Often people get intimidated by people who speak about reducing their waste and living a more ‘minimalist lifestyle’. What you must understand though, is that all it takes is a very small change to start, you don’t have to be implementing and worrying about reducing every tiny bit of waste in your life, initially. It all comes with practice and time and through that we can all do our bit. The great thing that I like about reducing waste and becoming conscious of it, is that it helps reduce our attachment to material things.
I put together a short (sped up) video below, which shows myself making a few toiletry items that I use daily. Once you know how, it’s really easy and fun to make your own.
My reasoning was really simple, I wanted to reduce my plastic waste, reduce the amount of chemicals and ingredients used in daily toiletries, and reduce my dependence on mainstream commercial brands that sell us all their marketing, which we cannot help but fall prey to.
In the video I make some body lotion, which doubles as face lotion for me and under arm deodorant. All made with only a few ingredients, the main two being coconut oil and raw shea butter. If you would like to know more or have any questions feel free to email me.
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