I recently dropped by the Newlands Nudefoods package free store in Cape Town and found a few cool things that I haven't seen before as well as stocking up on a few staples, all plastic packaging free of course. I refilled my Vinegar and Bicarb soda, both which I use for cleaning as well as laundry. The bicarb soda has so many uses such as under arm deodorant, cleaning products and even a face...
If you're a fan of falafels, but are too lazy to make them, then this post is just for you. Fate has led you here and is about to impart some great wisdom into your life :p Well maybe, maybe not. That was me though, I love falafels but always thought it's too much of an effort to make them from scratch and I have never had the greatest experience with blending chick peas. Luckily, on my recent...
Bicarbonate soda is such a versatile and useful compound. It can help to simplify our lives by replacing the many commercial products we use for various things. Some of the things I personally use bicarb soda for are: As a face wash.As a body wash.As an under arm deodorant (it can be used on its own or in addition to a cream base like coconut oil or shea butter).As a household cleaning agent in...
If you just want the recipe, scroll down to the Recipe heading :) When it comes to cleaning, it can feel like it would take a whole lot of time and effort to create your own diy cleaning solution or product. After all it must require some harsh ingredients that can kill germs and target all that grease and those stains that most commercial cleaners must use, right? Well no, to make your own...
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 can use to house your bars. It serves as a really cool addition to keep your bar dry and makes...
Toothpaste tubes and plastic mouth wash bottles are a massive source of waste for people, usually going through a number of these each year. Both can probably be replaced or at least alternated with home made more waste free versions. I won't lie, for the toothpaste I still use the regular ones much more as I am still little skeptical and afraid for my teeth :/ But I do use very little with each...
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. This post just lists the basics of the bars, to read the full post on fitnish.com find it here.
Conditioner bar
I bought this conditioner bar from Shop zero. I have used shampoo bars and soap bars as shampoo bars and they all worked...
A lot of people want to switch out their cosmetic products or products in general, but don't really know what to switch them out for, or are too hesitant to make the switch due to thinking that these commercial products that they use are far superior to any other products, and more so compared to more natural products. The main reason for this hesitancy, is because the manufacturers and brands of...
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 waste. One simple way to reduce your waste is to switch to alternatives, which...
Gittemary Johansen takes us through "8 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Menstrual Cups!" In case you are thinking of starting to reduce your waste or even reducing your waste a bit more and maybe trying out a Menstrual Cup, Gittemary Johansen has 8 things to tell you that she wished someone had told her before she used one. Hopefully her tips can be quite useful and steer you in the...
