My first post on this new blog is going to be about the 2 most important changes I will try to convince you to make! Plastic toothbrushes are a thing of the past. With the manufacturers and dentists recommending that you replace your plastic toothbrush every 2-3 months - well that is a hell of a lot of plastic waste. When you chuck your old plastic toothbrush in the bin, where does it go? Probably in the ocean, if not in landfill. It has been discovered that a plastic toothbrush can take up to 450 years to decompose, while a bamboo alternative can take just 6 months to naturally biodegrade. For me its a no-brainer.
This can be the easiest change to make, you can find bamboo toothbrushes just about everywhere online now, and Superdrug are also selling them. I got these lovely ones from Form Lifestyle Store, which is one of my favourite independent shops to buy useful products that have all been very considerately designed by different independent makers and considerately chosen by Elly and Harry. The brand is called Truthbrush and it is an eco-friendly and a sustainable company. Changing your disposable toothbrush is such a small and easy change but can make such a huge difference to the planet.
I decided to switch to a more natural deodorant than the typical store-bought and easily accessible kind in January 2018, when I found out that every deodorant I was browsing in the stores had aluminum as a main ingredient. I was shocked when I found this out, and I only had myself to blame for never taking any notice of the ingredients! I would never want to eat aluminum, so why the hell would I want to rub it into the most sensitive parts of my body? It’s completely bizarre that this is even a thing. I also wanted to find a deodorant that was certified vegan and cruelty free. As soon as I had hold of the balm deodorants from the Natural Deodorant Co I fell in love with the scents, but I was apprehensive about using a balm deodorant, purely because I didn’t expect it to work as well as the other ones I had used before. I’ll tell you now, that I will never be going back. One application in the morning lasts all day, and the jar will last you about a month or more, if you’re using it every day. I love the Vanilla and Manuka one because Vanilla is my jam, but the Lemon and Geranium scent has also won me over because it smells exactly the same as this beloved Aēsop scrub. You can buy the deodorants directly from their own website, but I like buying mine from the Kind Store, and supporting a fellow independent business.
