Earth and Body Friendly

Buying second hand clothing is a great way to help the environment. I wrote about it here, so I won’t repeat myself. Clothes swap parties are a brilliant way to get yourself some second hand clothing and be ‘green’ at the same time. When I heard that my new friend, Tash, was having a clothes [...]

I’ve not used traditional deodorant from the shops for years. In fact, for quite a while, I didn’t use any kind of deodorant at all. But I didn’t smell terrible.
Avoid chemicals and aluminium
I avoid traditional deodorants because of the all the chemicals contained in them. Antiperspirants often contain aluminium, which may or may not (depending [...]

I know this site is usually more about being friendly to the Earth and to your own body, but today I’m going to write about being friendly and kind to other people’s bodies.
Be kind. Give Blood
Today I gave blood. It was the first time in ages. I’ve given bloody only three or other four times [...]

Presenting Jillis again, from the Netherlands, who cycles a lot. Here is part two of his article ..
In the first part of this article, I ended with the problem of taking people or goods with you on a bicycle. Often, the backseat or boot of a car seems a much better and bigger place for them. [...]

I’d like to introduce to you Jillis, a friend from the Netherlands. He cycles a lot, for getting around town as well as for pleasure. He has written a two part article on cycling and some tips and tricks on how to make cycling a part of your everyday life. Here is part one ..

Cycling [...]

Okay, so I suppose it’s not as dramatic as the title suggests, but I was just trying to catch your attention.
Using real butter is just one more way to limit and reduce your use of plastic. Using real butter, and I mean real butter in block form, means that you’re buying something with [...]

Another way of limiting and reducing your use of plastic is to use your bread bags again for more bread. When the loaf is finished, simply turn the bag inside out to get rid of the crumbs and put it inside your resuable shopping bags so that you won’t forget it when you return to [...]

From all reports lately, it would seem that plastic is just about one of the most evil things ever invented, but perhaps it’s not the invention of plastic which is bad, but the way that we, as consumers, encourage the excessive production of it. Plastics certainly have a place in our lives and they perform [...]

Here are five very easy ways to save water at home which cost either nothing or next to nothing:

When adjusting the temperature in the shower, turn the taps down rather than up. For example, to make it warmer, turn the cold tap down instead of turning the hot tap up.
When rinsing dishes, etc, in the [...]