As we are all increasing our awareness of our impact not he environment we are becoming more conscious shoppers and looking for alternatives to reduce our waste. One huge waste creator is menstrual pads and tampons. Pads & Tampons make up for around 200,000 tonnes of waste per year and because most of them contain plastic, they take thousands of years to breakdown. Luckily for those that like the traditional period solutions of pads and tampons there are many brands that are now creating environmentally friendly versions. One Australian company doing this is Bamboo Babe, their pads are 100% bamboo, biodegradable and compostable.
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Simple Christmas Nail Designs
A simple googling of Christmas Nails designs results in intricate handprinted Christmas images each unique to the finger it's painted on. Firstly I don't have time or patience to sit in a nail salon to have this done, not to mention the cost of this kind of design eek!! So here are a few ideas to add a Christmassy touch to your standard manicures.
TOXIC Moisturisers
Moisturisers are a daily staple in most peoples beauty routines they sit on your skin for long period of time and are designed to absorb into your skin. With this in mind its imperative that we choose moisturisers which contains safe ingredients that don't cause long term health issues.
TOXIC- Deodorant
Anything you put on your skin gets absorbed into your skin. The problem with this is that unlike when you eat something and it makes it way though your digestive system, when it goes on your skin it can enter your bloodstream without filtering. Chemicals we place on our skin can mess with our reproductive systems and hormones so we need to be careful what we use.
Toxic Makeup- Foundation
So this week my curiosity has peeked when it comes to investigating toxic products in my house. After investigating Baby Wash, Cleaning products I'm not onto Makeup. Makeup is something I wear everyday and products you put on your face absorb into your system. Therefore I was super interested to seeing how the products I…
Summer looks for nursing Mumma’s 2020
I want outfits that flow over my postpartum body but have easy access and will hide any leaks.
Mum’s have you booked your self-care appointments?
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com For me I treat my self-care appointments like health appointments. They need to be made regularly to keep my emotional and spiritual self well. By self-care appointments I'm talking about the ones that improve how your feel about yourself. The ones that remind you of your identity before kids, partners…
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