Making Christmas a green event is already fraught with difficulties, but what about doing it on a budget? We're used to shelling out massively at this time of year, but as our guide will show you, it's quite possible to make it a green and affordable occasion.
Click on the image below for some smart strategies for a sustainable celebration.
A year ago, I started testing products in what was then quite a niche area of skincare: natural and chemically simple moisturisers and cleansers that didn't contain any ingredients that had raised concern. The idea of removing parabens (preservatives), SLS (a foaming agent) and animal ingredients was still considered a crazy move by many profit-driven beauty brands, so it was mostly unknown labels that had made the most progress in this area. But now, you're spoilt for choice if you want a more natural option for your skin, and the quality of the products has improved dramatically in just a few months.
Click on the image below to see the best products I've tried and tested so far
I was so inspired by the many uses of the humble hemp plant when I visited Collabear hemp Farm last week that I've done a bit of research into the various places this wonderfully sustainable, fast-growing organic crop ends up. From the kitchen table to your car and your underwear drawer, Its desinations are diverse. Click on the hemp sneakers below for more products you may never have guessed contained hemp.
As September draws to a close, it's dark at 7pm and we're starting to turn towards home comforts to get us through gloom. And what could be better than a bit of foodie indulgence to stave off those seasonal blues? If your usual comfort foods are bangers and mash and you're looking for something a little greener/healthier, fear not: there are plenty to go round that will help your conscience as well as your spirits.
Hungry? You will be! Click on the image below to see my top green and veggie comfort foods for Autumn.
Autumn is here, and with it a crop of new accessories to brighten up the duller days. Lots of eco-friendly, recycled, handmade and fairtrade labels have risen to the challenge nicely, inspired by the colour and change of the season, so I've rounded up a few of them for your viewing pleasure.
Click on the image to start the gallery
If you want to celebrate the more sensuous properties of organic produce, what better way to do it than to cover your body with treats that come from ingredients grown the natural way?
Click on the pic for a selection of delicious organic potions and lotions that come recommended by us.
Do you know your carbon bottom-print? Click on the knicks to see a stunning selection of smalls whose environmental impact is tiny.
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