For many households using fabric softener is an unquestioned habit. We love our clothes to be as soft and fluffy as possible, without static and releasing a pleasant smell. While you may think that you are successfully solving the issue of stiff clothes, using fabric softener could be creating more problems, for your health and for the environment.
While humans used to make bonfires outside under the stars to cook and keep warm, we now choose to have controlled small fires in our own homes - purely for pleasure. Candles provide mood-lighting and, if fragranced, can fill a room with wonderful aromas. Most of us will use candles for relaxation, and as an escape from our modern LED-lit day.
Candles make great decoration pieces and are a must-have for every self-care relaxing evening at home. Calming scents and flickering light is the perfect antidote to a hard day’s work. But what is the real impact of all this soothing mood-lighting? What is being released into the air, and can it affect our health?
An ingredient or product is considered biodegradable if bacteria can break it down to at least 90-percent water, CO2, and organic material within six months. Plastic is incredibly far from being biodegradable - it can take hundreds or thousands of years to break into smaller and smaller components, never fully breaking down.
Leave No Trace (LNT) is an international movement that aims to teach people how to enjoy the outdoors responsibly. One important principle in the LNT movement is waste, and more specifically, how we use soaps in nature.
Before SLS was developed, the only man-made surfactant that existed was natural soap. During World War I there was however a shortage of soap, which spurred innovation for an alternative. SLS was first used as an engine degreaser, before being used in shampoos in the 1930’s.
Acne not only affects our skin, but can also affect our mood and self-confidence. Our faces are our window to the world. This is where others read how we are feeling, and on a more primitive level, assess our health.
As a teenager I went to the doctor, who prescribed a cream, but I never saw any significant improvement, and it seemed to even make it worse. Over the years it feels like I have used every possible special face wash, face mask, serum, and moisturising cream designed to fight acne.
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