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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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View of Bluestone, Pembrokeshire

Bluestone national park resort, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Visit Bluestone national park resort and explore the beautiful Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales. I love Pembrokeshire as I spent so many wonderful family holidays there as a child. If you’ve never been to Pembrokeshire, now is the perfect time to book a holiday at Bluestone national park resort. Location: Canaston Wood, Narberth, Pembrokeshire Bluestone

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Plastic & rubbish washed up on beach

2 minute beach clean – spare a few minutes

#2minutebeachclean is a wonderful idea where next time you go to the beach, you spend just 2 minutes picking up litter. A fraction of the plastic we pulled out of the rock pools tonight. #2minutebeachclean pic.twitter.com/NHNKlP1pcL — Jan Wells (@Mrsjw91Wells) January 28, 2016 What is #2minutebeachclean? If you go to the beach, you will have

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Review: Fair Squared Almond Hand Soap

Treat your hands to a little luxury with Fair Squared Almond Hand Soap which gently cleanses and nourishes hands with fair trade olive oil and almond oil.   Our hands are one of the hardest working parts of our bodies so deserve a special kind of hand soap. Fair Squared Almond Hand Soap is a

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Plastic bottles in the UK and green alternatives (infographic)

An incredible 2 million plastic bottles are used in the UK every day and nearly half of these end up in landfill despite plastic bottles being so easy to recycle. Ecover have come up with a “green plastic” made from sugar cane which is 100% renewable, reusable and recyclable. Ecover products are available from Big

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Re-use and recycle your Christmas cards

Don’t just throw your Christmas cards in the bin. Why not use them for craft projects or recycle them for charity? M&S christmas card recycling scheme for the Woodland Trust Recycle your Xmas cards by taking them to your local M&S shop and you’ll be helping The Woodland Trust protect our woodlands. The more cards

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