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Eco-friendly hand sanitiser: Natural, organic hand sanitiser alternatives

Eco-friendly hand sanitiser is useful when you can’t wash your hands with soap & water. Try these alternative eco-friendly hand sanitisers with natural, organic ingredients which could be kinder to your skin and more moisturising than conventional hand sanitiser gels. I’ve also included sanitising hand washes which are an alternative to soap and require you […]

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Cotton bud ban: Best cotton bud alternatives

Looking for the best cotton bud alternatives? The cotton bud ban in England means that cotton buds or q tips with a plastic stick were banned from sale and distribution from Thursday 1 October 2020. The ban also includes single-use plastic straws and stirrers. I spoke to the BBC in April 2018 about alternatives to

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What’s the green alternative to baby wipes & wet wipes?

Looking for the best reusable baby wipes so you can reduce your use of single-use items? In this post, you’ll find out about different types of washable, reusable wipes and other green alternatives to wet wipes such as biodegradable wipes. Having a baby and raising children can mean the use of many single-use items which

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What’s the green alternative to cotton wool pads?

Looking for a green alternative to cotton wool pads? We give you some ideas for reusable cotton wool pads and cloths so you can reduce your use of single-use items. The non-organic cotton industry is a huge source of global environmental pollution using almost one quarter of all the world’s insecticides and 10% of pesticides.

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Best reusable produce bags: Green alternative to supermarket fruit & veg produce bags

Want a green alternative to the fruit and vegetable plastic bags in supermarkets? Here are some of the best reusable produce bags made from various materials and designs including organic cotton, cloth, recycled plastic bottles, net, mesh and string. Cut down on single-use plastic bags with eco-friendly reusable mesh grocery bags. Plus one of my

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Gem's Dry Skin Cream - green alternative to Vaseline and petroleum jelly

Green alternative to Vaseline & petroleum jelly

Unilever’s Vaseline is basically petroleum jelly (also called petrolatum) so if you’d rather not put this oil industry by-product on your skin or lips, you need a green alternative to Vaseline. In this post I give you some alternative products to try plus some recipes if you’d like to make your own. I always used

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