Feature Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Waste is a Recent Problem Before the 1950s products were typically made to be high quality and reusable, and refill models such as “the milkman” and “money-back bottles” were popular. We were a society of “make-do and mend”; we repaired, repurposed, or reused our belongings. We mended our […]
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Feature Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash Having read through some really interesting articles on the KHUS + KHUS Blog I realised that our skin has an amazing way of telling us what’s going on inside our body; if you feel happiness and love, your skin is radiant and glowing, reflecting those feelings, however, negative emotions cause dull,
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Feature Photo by Brian Yurasits on Unsplash The Ocean Bottle company was described by The Guardian as “Hydration with a Heart” because their Ocean Bottle is not only the ultimate in the latest innovative sustainable technology, the company is also a Certified B Corp that helps over 4300 plastic collectors live and work in places
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Feature Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG (formerly Earth Day Network) involving 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. Throughout the years, Earth
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As an Ambassador of re/MAKE, a community of fashion lovers, women rights advocates, and environmentalists on a mission to change the industry’s harmful practices on people and our planet, I wanted to urge you to sign the #PAYUP petition. The #PayUp campaign formed in March 2020 out of the fashion industry’s catastrophic decision to refuse
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Our skin absorbs A LOT of what’s put on it, so if I’m going to slather 90% of my body with a body butter, I want to know I’m using a product with clean ingredients and no toxic nasties. Since returning to the UK from Vietnam at the end of 2020, the central heating over
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I’d been living in Hanoi, Vietnam for eighteen months and lockdown had just ended so I couldn’t wait to go out for a drink to celebrate, but that night I decided to go home early to watch a webinar I’d signed up for, hosted by Nathan & Hannah Buchan, who are the owners and founders
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**This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. As part of my sustainable journey, I have been trying to eliminate chemicals from my life, so I’ve been researching clean beauty products, as I wanted to find brands and products I could trust to
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The huge rise in environmental-consciousness over the last decade has come at a cost, namely the increase in greenwashing, sometimes also referred to as “green sheen”. If you’re sick of greenwashing, then read my guide to decoding the labels on your beauty products, and tips on what to look out for on the packaging, in
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Feature Photo: Tobia Zambotti’s “Couch-19”, a direct reference to Covid-19, is made of more than 10,000 single-use face masks. Re-Worked / Re-Made / Re-Purposed / Re-Paired / Re-Cycled / Re-Claimed In a previous post I highlighted the enormous environmental issue for the planet and the impacts on human health due to the colossal 1.3 billion
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