Did you know that every year, over 6,000 tons of sunscreen ends up in areas in and around coral reefs? If that sunscreen isn’t made with ocean organisms in mind, that can amount to a lot of environmental damage. Fortunately, chemists and sunscreen manufacturers have figured out how to make sunscreen with less of anContinue reading “Demystifying “Reef Safe””
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Unplastic Your Laundry
We’re wrapping up Plastic Free July this week, but first, we want to cover a few ways to make your laundry more sustainable. In this blog, learn about the care and keeping of dryer balls and how to avoid microplastics in your laundry by switching to natural fibers. Plus, peruse our top picks for user-friendlyContinue reading “Unplastic Your Laundry”
Unplastic Your Personal Care
Our bathrooms are full of visible plastics, from toothpaste tubes and floss containers, to shampoo bottles and lip gloss tubes. Plus the synthetic ingredients we can’t readily see. The good news is that nowadays there are lots of comparable swaps that are plastic-free or at least unpackaged. As part of Plastic Free July, we’ll learnContinue reading “Unplastic Your Personal Care”