• Awww, who doesn’t love Rose Geranium? Especially when it’s organic and comes in a gorgeous and almost completely plastic-free cobalt blue bottle (the only part that we haven’t been able to get in a plastic-free format is the little dropper) with a recycled paper label! Rose Geranium is one of those #essentialoils that is full of possibilities: it is uplifting, mentally balancing, relieves stress and anxiety (just what we need right now), it is great for skin care (which is why you find it in lots of cleansers) and is reputed to be good for menstrual cramps as well as menopausal symptoms. It is also, as far as we’ve heard, pretty good as an insect repellent. Quite a lot going on for such a small blue bottle, don’t you think? When all is said and done, the reputed benefits of Rose Geranium are wonderful, but for us, we love it because it smells, well, so very darned lovely. It's the latest addition to our range of #essentialoils that we stock in our online shop - so even if you don't love Rose Geranium, we also have: Organic Lavender, English Lavender, Organic Eucalyptus, Organic Lemongrass, Organic Sweet Orange, English Peppermint, Organic Tea Tree and Organic Lemon. #RoseGeranium #OrganicEssentialOils #NaturalFragrance #NaturalSkinCare #OrganicRoseGeranium #RoseGeraniumEssentialOil #PlantPower #BotanicalSkincare #Uplifting #PlasticFree #PlasticFreeLiving #SustainableBathroom
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    Awww, who doesn’t love Rose Geranium? Especially when it’s organic and comes in a gorgeous and almost completely plastic-free cobalt blue bottle (the only part that we haven’t been able to get in a plastic-free format is the little dropper) with a recycled paper label! Rose Geranium is one of those #essentialoils that is full of possibilities: it is uplifting, mentally balancing, relieves stress and anxiety (just what we need right now), it is great for skin care (which is why you find it in lots of cleansers) and is reputed to be good for menstrual cramps as well as menopausal symptoms. It is also, as far as we’ve heard, pretty good as an insect repellent. Quite a lot going on for such a small blue bottle, don’t you think? When all is said and done, the reputed benefits of Rose Geranium are wonderful, but for us, we love it because it smells, well, so very darned lovely. It's the latest addition to our range of #essentialoils that we stock in our online shop - so even if you don't love Rose Geranium, we also have: Organic Lavender, English Lavender, Organic Eucalyptus, Organic Lemongrass, Organic Sweet Orange, English Peppermint, Organic Tea Tree and Organic Lemon. #RoseGeranium #OrganicEssentialOils #NaturalFragrance #NaturalSkinCare #OrganicRoseGeranium #RoseGeraniumEssentialOil #PlantPower #BotanicalSkincare #Uplifting #PlasticFree #PlasticFreeLiving #SustainableBathroom
  • Back in stock alert! Possibly the creamiest, loveliest and best natural vegan lip tints around, these tints from @juniperseedmercantile really are amazing – we have four colours: Boysenberry, Sugared Peach, Frosted Rose and Sugar Plum (which is the one open in the foreground). Each of the different tints is perfect if you fancy a hint of colour, need some nourishment for your lips and dislike the gloopy feeling that you often get with lip tints. They provide enough colour to make a difference but aren’t so saturated that you have to be an expert make up artist to make them look good – just a quick once over and you are sorted. They last for ages and come in a handy cardboard tube too! #NaturalCosmetics #NaturalLipBalm #NaturalLipCare #SustainablePackaging #PlasticFree #BetterChoices #PlasticFreeLiving #SayNoToPlastic #EthicallyMade #VeganCosmetics #VeganLipBalm #EcoFriendly #TreatYourself #NoMorePlastic #ZeroWaste #plasticfreejuly
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    Back in stock alert! Possibly the creamiest, loveliest and best natural vegan lip tints around, these tints from @juniperseedmercantile really are amazing – we have four colours: Boysenberry, Sugared Peach, Frosted Rose and Sugar Plum (which is the one open in the foreground). Each of the different tints is perfect if you fancy a hint of colour, need some nourishment for your lips and dislike the gloopy feeling that you often get with lip tints. They provide enough colour to make a difference but aren’t so saturated that you have to be an expert make up artist to make them look good – just a quick once over and you are sorted. They last for ages and come in a handy cardboard tube too! #NaturalCosmetics #NaturalLipBalm #NaturalLipCare #SustainablePackaging #PlasticFree #BetterChoices #PlasticFreeLiving #SayNoToPlastic #EthicallyMade #VeganCosmetics #VeganLipBalm #EcoFriendly #TreatYourself #NoMorePlastic #ZeroWaste #plasticfreejuly
  • We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. “Such a great set to keep in your bag as a replacement for plastic cutlery! Very sturdy and comes in a lovely case. Was so pleased with the straw also. Couldn't recommend it enough!" Yay! We try really hard to find and bring you products that are not only plastic free, but that are also super useful. We test everything before we sell it (to make sure that we do actually love it before saying that we love it!) so It is lovely when people leave reviews that reflect how we feel about our products. Not only are these @bambaw.zerowaste cotton wraps with bamboo cutlery an easy and great way to avoid single use plastic cutlery, they are also really handy to take to socially distanced BBQs and family meet-ups in the garden because it means you can keep your own cutlery handy for when someone offers you a big slice of cake… The wraps are available in four different colours so you can pick your favourite! #DitchSingleUse #PlasticFree #SustainableLiving #EcofriendlyDining #Picnics #CutleryWrap #SayNoToSingleUse #ReduceReuseRecycle #marineplastic
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    We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. “Such a great set to keep in your bag as a replacement for plastic cutlery! Very sturdy and comes in a lovely case. Was so pleased with the straw also. Couldn't recommend it enough!" Yay! We try really hard to find and bring you products that are not only plastic free, but that are also super useful. We test everything before we sell it (to make sure that we do actually love it before saying that we love it!) so It is lovely when people leave reviews that reflect how we feel about our products. Not only are these @bambaw.zerowaste cotton wraps with bamboo cutlery an easy and great way to avoid single use plastic cutlery, they are also really handy to take to socially distanced BBQs and family meet-ups in the garden because it means you can keep your own cutlery handy for when someone offers you a big slice of cake… The wraps are available in four different colours so you can pick your favourite! #DitchSingleUse #PlasticFree #SustainableLiving #EcofriendlyDining #Picnics #CutleryWrap #SayNoToSingleUse #ReduceReuseRecycle #marineplastic
  • Small things. Making a big difference. Chances are, you don't need pegs at the moment. If you are anything like me, you'll have a bag of various styles of pegs, inherited from about five different people. A lovely jumble that works just fine. Likewise, you probably already have a plastic soap dish holder that you bought years ago on a whim which feels a bit dated now, but will never be anything other than a soap dish. No upcycling there! (Unless you have done already in which case send us a photo and you might win a lovely Tough Hands soap from @planetdetox in our little #PlasticFreeJuly competition! And nailbrushes. Well, in the current climate, nail brushes are all the rage. But many of us already have a cheeky old nail brush that just needs a bit of a wash in order to get it 'under the nail, cleaning ready'. But, when you realise that your peg bag is looking a bit empty, or your soap dish gives up the ghost and becomes a ghost of a soap dish. Or when your nail brush finally stops being able to clean, we can help. We stock a wide variety of those 'random housey' things that you don't need to buy very often. When you do need to buy them, most shops tend to stock the made-from-plastic versions which makes them easy to find and cheap to buy - which isn't necessarily good for the world. Our items aren't just made from good stuff, like bamboo, or tampico fibres. They are also packaged either in cardboard or paper, or often not packaged at all. And when we send them out to you, they'll come in the smallest parcel possible, often in a reused box, making them a really good way of making a very big difference with really small things. You'll find them all in the 'kitchen and home' section on our website. Wishing you a most lovely Friday! #PlasticFree #PlasticFreeHousehold #PlasticFreeLiving #SustainableLiving #SmallChanges #SimpleSwaps #EthicallyMade #EcoLiving #Pegs
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    Small things. Making a big difference. Chances are, you don't need pegs at the moment. If you are anything like me, you'll have a bag of various styles of pegs, inherited from about five different people. A lovely jumble that works just fine. Likewise, you probably already have a plastic soap dish holder that you bought years ago on a whim which feels a bit dated now, but will never be anything other than a soap dish. No upcycling there! (Unless you have done already in which case send us a photo and you might win a lovely Tough Hands soap from @planetdetox in our little #PlasticFreeJuly competition! And nailbrushes. Well, in the current climate, nail brushes are all the rage. But many of us already have a cheeky old nail brush that just needs a bit of a wash in order to get it 'under the nail, cleaning ready'. But, when you realise that your peg bag is looking a bit empty, or your soap dish gives up the ghost and becomes a ghost of a soap dish. Or when your nail brush finally stops being able to clean, we can help. We stock a wide variety of those 'random housey' things that you don't need to buy very often. When you do need to buy them, most shops tend to stock the made-from-plastic versions which makes them easy to find and cheap to buy - which isn't necessarily good for the world. Our items aren't just made from good stuff, like bamboo, or tampico fibres. They are also packaged either in cardboard or paper, or often not packaged at all. And when we send them out to you, they'll come in the smallest parcel possible, often in a reused box, making them a really good way of making a very big difference with really small things. You'll find them all in the 'kitchen and home' section on our website. Wishing you a most lovely Friday! #PlasticFree #PlasticFreeHousehold #PlasticFreeLiving #SustainableLiving #SmallChanges #SimpleSwaps #EthicallyMade #EcoLiving #Pegs
  • It’s still #PlasticFreeJuly (whoopee!) and to help you get the most out of the month, we’ve created a new section on our website called ‘Best Sellers’. Unsurprisingly, this new section contains some of our best selling products…😇 At the same time, it doesn’t contain absolutely all of our best selling products. Why? Well, here's the thing; to make it on to our Best Sellers page, the product also has to be a really good example of what we like to call #SimpleSwaps – an item which is a super simple alternative to something that you probably use all the time but which usually contains, or is made from, plastic. That's not to say that the other items we sell are tricky to use. But the Best Sellers list is all about making it easy for you. We created the Best Sellers page to help you feel comfortable making the swap to #plasticfree which is why it contains items which, as a beginner, you can buy with confidence, knowing that you’ll have to put very little effort into using the product and will get very similar results as you would with your regular version (although, to be fair, you might find the plastic free version even more effective!) Amongst others, our Best Sellers section contains products such as the wonderfully effective @EarthConsciousUK deodorants, our fave @JulietRoseSoaps conditioner bar which leaves your hair swishing like it’s never swished before, the very loveliest @FriendlySoapLtd soap bars, interdental Brushes from @TheHumble.Co and of course, @Denttabs which are a brilliant way to switch away from toothpaste, as well as a good few others. There’s plenty there to help you get started, but not so many items that you’ll feel swamped by all the choices – so if you are wondering how to start your plastic free journey, or want to know what we love here @ThePlasticFreeShop why not grab a cuppa, head over to our website, and click on the Best Sellers in the header bar and spend a minute or two having a little browse. You never know what might strike you as being a good idea!   #PlasticFreeLiving #PlasticFreeShopping #PlasticFreeUK #PlasticFreeJuly2020 #ReduceWaste #DitchSingleUsePlastic #EnvironmentallyFriendly #SupportSmallBusinessesUK
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    It’s still #PlasticFreeJuly (whoopee!) and to help you get the most out of the month, we’ve created a new section on our website called ‘Best Sellers’. Unsurprisingly, this new section contains some of our best selling products…😇 At the same time, it doesn’t contain absolutely all of our best selling products. Why? Well, here's the thing; to make it on to our Best Sellers page, the product also has to be a really good example of what we like to call #SimpleSwaps – an item which is a super simple alternative to something that you probably use all the time but which usually contains, or is made from, plastic. That's not to say that the other items we sell are tricky to use. But the Best Sellers list is all about making it easy for you. We created the Best Sellers page to help you feel comfortable making the swap to #plasticfree which is why it contains items which, as a beginner, you can buy with confidence, knowing that you’ll have to put very little effort into using the product and will get very similar results as you would with your regular version (although, to be fair, you might find the plastic free version even more effective!) Amongst others, our Best Sellers section contains products such as the wonderfully effective @EarthConsciousUK deodorants, our fave @JulietRoseSoaps conditioner bar which leaves your hair swishing like it’s never swished before, the very loveliest @FriendlySoapLtd soap bars, interdental Brushes from @TheHumble.Co and of course, @Denttabs which are a brilliant way to switch away from toothpaste, as well as a good few others. There’s plenty there to help you get started, but not so many items that you’ll feel swamped by all the choices – so if you are wondering how to start your plastic free journey, or want to know what we love here @ThePlasticFreeShop why not grab a cuppa, head over to our website, and click on the Best Sellers in the header bar and spend a minute or two having a little browse. You never know what might strike you as being a good idea!   #PlasticFreeLiving #PlasticFreeShopping #PlasticFreeUK #PlasticFreeJuly2020 #ReduceWaste #DitchSingleUsePlastic #EnvironmentallyFriendly #SupportSmallBusinessesUK
  • Trying to shop more ethically can sometimes be filled with some almost impossible choices: do you go for the non-organic loose bananas in the fruit aisle, or do you opt for the organic ones which come in a plastic bag? Is it better to drive five miles to the farmers market to get locally grown, seasonal veg, or is a walk to the nearby supermarket and buy beans grown far far away? As far as we can tell, there are as many correct and incorrect answers as there are people living different lives and doing different things, and we certainly won’t be telling you what to do (although there are some fab books out there which can help you decide which aspects of going plastic free might suit you best – we especially like The Sustainablish Living Guide by Jen Gale @sustainableish, which handily enough, we stock in our online shop…) Likewise, going Plastic Free in July (or in any month at all really) can be a bit hit and miss when it comes to making the ‘right’ decision. For example, there are lots of easy swaps to make – such as taking your own sarnies to work, or resolving to never buy a disposable plastic razor again, and instead opting for one of our beautiful rose gold safety razors like this one... At the same time, lots of ‘plastic free’ alternatives aren't quite as free from plastic as you might hope. Bamboo toothbrushes tend to have nylon, or nylon which is made from castor oil, bristles. The reason for that is quite simply that the only currently available alternative to standard bristles are bristles made from, well, bristle. You know. The hair from an animal such as a boar. Which for some people is fine, but for many others, not so good. Which is why not only do we have bamboo toothbrushes with nylon bristles, but we also stock shaving brushes like these which are vegan because the bristles are synthetic rather than from animal hair. Continued/
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    Trying to shop more ethically can sometimes be filled with some almost impossible choices: do you go for the non-organic loose bananas in the fruit aisle, or do you opt for the organic ones which come in a plastic bag? Is it better to drive five miles to the farmers market to get locally grown, seasonal veg, or is a walk to the nearby supermarket and buy beans grown far far away? As far as we can tell, there are as many correct and incorrect answers as there are people living different lives and doing different things, and we certainly won’t be telling you what to do (although there are some fab books out there which can help you decide which aspects of going plastic free might suit you best – we especially like The Sustainablish Living Guide by Jen Gale @sustainableish, which handily enough, we stock in our online shop…) Likewise, going Plastic Free in July (or in any month at all really) can be a bit hit and miss when it comes to making the ‘right’ decision. For example, there are lots of easy swaps to make – such as taking your own sarnies to work, or resolving to never buy a disposable plastic razor again, and instead opting for one of our beautiful rose gold safety razors like this one... At the same time, lots of ‘plastic free’ alternatives aren't quite as free from plastic as you might hope. Bamboo toothbrushes tend to have nylon, or nylon which is made from castor oil, bristles. The reason for that is quite simply that the only currently available alternative to standard bristles are bristles made from, well, bristle. You know. The hair from an animal such as a boar. Which for some people is fine, but for many others, not so good. Which is why not only do we have bamboo toothbrushes with nylon bristles, but we also stock shaving brushes like these which are vegan because the bristles are synthetic rather than from animal hair. Continued/