DIY – Waste Makes Waste

DIY Air freshener

Have you ever wondered whether you can make your own air freshener? Well the answer is, yes you can. Air fresheners are one source of plastic that we often ignore – if you only buy a few a year it won’t make much difference will it? Well unfortunately it is part of the 8 millionContinue reading “DIY Air freshener”

Homemade Bath Salts

This week, I tried out a few recipes for the first time, and here is the first one! My mum loves baths, and she’s very keen on bath salts. Whenever I’ve bought her bath salts, I’ve tried to buy plastic free, sustainable etc – but what could be more sustainable than making them myself? ItContinue reading “Homemade Bath Salts”

DIY All Purpose Cleaner

I find that cleaning products are one of the things that people tend to be sceptical about swapping when they want to lower their waste. I get it, we’re set in our ways and we like to use reliable products. But, there are many reasons to try zero-waste cleaning. Firstly, it’s often cheaper, because itContinue reading “DIY All Purpose Cleaner”

Zero Waste Face Masks

As requested, today I’m going to be sharing some more zero waste skin care. The beauty industry is a huge culprit of giving us unnecessary plastic and convincing us that we need more and more products. A lot of the skincare we have, we don’t need, because it strips our skin of natural oils soContinue reading “Zero Waste Face Masks”

Making a Bee Water Source

Hello! As I said in Wednesday’s post, bees are really important. One of the things you can do in your own garden is create a water source for them. Bees use these sources of water for drinking water and also to cool down their hives. It can often be quite difficult for bees to findContinue reading “Making a Bee Water Source”

DIY reusable make-up wipes

To take my make-up off, I use the Little Green Wood make-up remover pads and coconut oil, which works really well for my skin. However, I get through quite a few of these, and so I wanted to see whether I could make them myself. I happened to have an old towelling dressing gown andContinue reading “DIY reusable make-up wipes”

Adapting Clothes

I can’t be the only one that has cleared out their wardrobe during lockdown and realised two things. Firstly, how many clothes they have that they love but never wear, and secondly how many clothes they have that they never wear because they don’t love them. This blog post is about the latter. I hadContinue reading “Adapting Clothes”