Does this sound like you or like a situation you may be in: You have a spare room, or a garage, or even a cupboard (or cupboards) that you put stuff into that you don’t know what to do with. Or you keep putting things into there, thinking you may need them at some stage […]
The modern way of living often feels like it’s too fast forward. Many people might not even realize just how fast things progress until they stop to analyze what’s going on, which is usually when the desire to slow down comes about. With all the anxiety and stress that comes attached to modern life, the […]
With all that is going on in the world, if you haven’t heard about zero waste, minimalism, reducing plastic waste, or at least what is happening with Climate change then you must be living with no internet somewhere! What all these lifestyle changes have in common is the preservation of the environment by reducing our […]
Essential oil is a type of concentrated oil derived from different plants. The term “essential” means it contains the plant’s essence, i.e., its fragrance. It is extracted using a variety of methods, such as cold pressing and distillation. Buying essential oils can sometimes be confusing, even if you’re buying it from a trusted distributor like […]
I recently ordered a few package free goodies from The Refillery, and tried out a Falafel mix from a brand called Outcast foods. To find out more about this cool and easy mix, check out my post on qoo.co.za! “Outcast Foods creates easy-to-prepare healthy and yummy plant-based meals. We create instant whole-food pre-mixes, but we […]
What is The Refillery? “The Refillery is an exciting, new planet-friendly grocer offering a stylish, convenient, PLASTIC-FREE, ‘weigh-and-pay’ shopping experience that helps you to stock and re-stock your pantry with the highest quality, ethically-sourced products without all that wasteful packaging normally associated with a trip to the grocery store.” The store operates and […]
What is Jarajar? Jarajar is a cool new innovative business in Cape Town where you can shop online to order a whole bunch of food products such as nuts, grains, pasta or rice, spices; you know, all the stuff you use in your kitchen! The beauty of it, is that all your products get delivered […]
I recently tried out, (and posted about) Zero Shampoo bars, that are hair and body bars. Check out that post for a whole lot more information on these wonderful, more Eco friendly soap and shampoo bars. In addition to the bars, they have now added a cool little bar container, the bar saver, that you […]
I bought a conditioner bar, soap bar and an under arm deodorant bar from two package free shops and I thought I would share a bit about my experience with them below. Conditioner bar I bought this conditioner bar from Shop zero. I have used shampoo bars and soap bars as shampoo bars and they […]
I recently visited the Constantia Pick n Pay in Cape Town after I had heard that they have set up a small package free station in the shop. As I got there, (the shop being sooo big) I looked around and initially could not see it. Immediately my heart sank and I thought “ahh they […]
