Lucy at Sunset Desires - Mother's Day Gifts

Live In The Light *Shea Body Butter - French Lavender and *Lavender Soy Candle

The Shea Body Butter is great for seriously dry skin and hair and is beneficial for conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and sun-damaged skin. The Lavender Soy Candle has a burn time of 20 hours and it is said to soothe and open the heart while easing tension. Two perfect items to give your mum some much-needed relaxation time.

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Do you Really Need to Wash Your Salad - Daily Mail

We know how important it is to get our five-a-day, so it’s no surprise the pandemic brought a surge in demand for subscription services like fruit-and-veg boxes, with sales increasing by 111 per cent in the first six weeks of the pandemic and Riverford’s organic veg box sales are still up 45 per cent year-on-year.

Enter the latest consumer trend: fruit and vegetable washes, sprays, wipes and powders.

Some brands, like eatCleaner, insist their washes can also extend shelf life by as much as five times — thanks to a unique mix of ingredients, including antioxidants and fruit acids.
‘If you see earth, you wash it off,’ says food industry expert Nellie Nichols, former Head of Food at Pret. ‘The biggest issue is you can catch a lot of serious conditions from earth which can be there without being visible.’

Castile Soap

Overall Winner - Best eco friendly Cleaning Product - The Independent

A clean home is essential, but at what cost to the planet? For too long, too many of us have used products with harsh and toxic chemicals that can be harmful – to humans, wildlife and the environment.

With spray cleaners such as furniture polish, you could inadvertently contribute to air pollution, not to mention breath in toxins.

That washing up liquid we pour down the drain when doing the dishes could cause chemicals to enter waterways and harm aquatic life. And then there is that mountain of plastic waste created when you have gone through your 100th bottle of window cleaner.

Dustbusters - Homestyle Magazine

For a long-lasting, easy-to-clean duster, look
no further than this jolly number from Marley's Monsters. Their fun, colourful duster is a qreat eco choice as it is made with repurposed pieces of flannel and fleece, which will, once washed, fray and help to collect dust.