Preparing my small human for the apocalypse one reusable nappy at a time.
What fresh hell is this? Surely this is taking the whole eco-friendly thing too far? That's what my friends think anyway. I love it. I am a convert. Goodbye conditioner. Hello an old Coke bottle filled with apple cider vinegar (ACV) and water. I first heard about ACV when looking for advice about how to … Continue reading Apple Cider Vinegar Conditioner
I use a lot of hand cream with being a toddler mum, a cat parent and a purveyor of wax so finding a plastic free (and cheap) alternative was really important to me. I used this recipe from Dagmar's home although I used slightly less coconut oil and than shea butter. It's really easy. You … Continue reading DIY Hand Cream
This summer I finally used up all my supplies of various cleaning products and I decided to try a homemade all purpose cleaner. As usual, I opted for the most simple recipe I could find which was citrus peel soaked in white vinegar with a few drops of essential oil. I'm not a big fan … Continue reading DIY Vinegar All Purpose Cleaner
It's been a while thanks to exam marking and many glorious weeks of summer holidays but I'm back, and I'm still trying to cut down on plastic and save some pennies. One of my favourite discoveries this summer was homemade deodorant. I found an amazing recipe from Mama Lina Uk. You should check out her Instagram … Continue reading DIY Deodorant (It works honest!)
Since Christmas I've made a few simple swaps to reduce the amount of plastic and single use waste in our house. Milk Deliveries! We now get milk delivered 3 times a week from Milk and More. We also get bread, eggs and a yummy organic squash in glass bottles from Rocks. There is something special … Continue reading Simple Eco Swaps
One of my favourite eco swaps has been unpaper towels. And they didn't cost a penny. I still use paper towels to clean up cat sick and for wax making related spills but otherwise I use old cheeky Wipes, and muslins. I keep a box by the backdoor ready to take out to the washing … Continue reading Unpaper Towels
If I had to pick only one product to recommend to prospective parents (or current parents) it would be Cheeky Wipes. We stumbled across these at a baby show at Kensington Olympia and were immediately sold on the idea because disposable wipes are horrible for the environment and we wanted to try to limit our … Continue reading Review: Cheeky Wipes
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