Category: Sustainable Living

Have you ever tried hemp clothing? It’s naturally antibacterial, resistant to odours, moisture-wicking, and it gets softer as it ages. So you can imagine how great hemp is for underwear! Wama Underwear contacted me to see if I was keen on trying some of their products, and of course I...

Use this guide to find sustainable gift ideas for kids, adults & pets! They’re ethical, eco-friendly, practical & suitable for any occasion.

Modern bathrooms typically generate a lot of waste. Most products are sold as single-use items and made of several different materials, which renders them difficult to recycle and therefore just thrown in the dump. Consider simple toothbrushes for example: over one billion are thrown away every year in the United...

To celebrate Earth Hour this very strange year, here are some environmental solutions that you can complete from the comfort of your home. Most of us are social distancing or in isolation now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t reduce our carbon footprint. With the blessings of technology we can...

Last year on my Facebook page, we had a great discussion of the merits of different reusable grocery bags. In light of reports comparing the number of uses each type of bag needs to have for equal or lesser impact than plastic ones, it seemed that reusables might not be...

June 2021 update: this Modibodi review is the most popular post on my blog! This makes me very happy as I put a lot of work into it, and I’ve been using Modibodi since 2017 so I’m very experienced with them and still absolutely recommend their products. And I love...

Palm oil is ubiquitous in our modern life. It is in one of every 2 items on a Western supermarket shelf and has over 500 different names. It has seeped into nearly every category of products we buy: from chocolate, chips, bread and butter, to cosmetics and toiletries (including razor...

We’ve tried stacks of kids water bottles over the years. Some have broken, others have become too small, and of course, some have gotten lost! But we persevere because we think it’s important that our children’s water bottles are of high quality, and we don’t want to buy disposable bottles...