COP26: Scottish soap to offer 'gentle' wake-up call at United Nations climate talks in Glasgow
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Delegates coming to the United Nations talks are to be presented with special eco-friendly bars of soap, made locally and capturing the essence of Scotland. Its creators, Soapworks, hope the Coastal Shores cleansing bars – which are inspired by Scotland’s dramatic coastlines, fresh sea air and crashing waves – will act as a “gentle” reminder of the need to protect the planet as negotiators go about their daily ablutions. “Coastal Shores is a practical symbol of a sustainable future for...
Shampoo Bars Are the Travel-Ready, Eco-Conscious Essential of the Moment
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Ready to join the plastic-free, waterless revolution? Here are the shampoo bars that hairstylists and sustainability experts recommend. BY ARDEN FANNING ANDREWS As I write, I’m listening to the first ear-splitting flights of Chicago’s pandemic-modified Air and Water Show. Since 1959, the city’s “second most popular” festival (versus 2021’s nauseating summertime swell of 400,000-ish Lollapalooza attendees) has offered Lake Michigan’s beachside onlookers aerial military plane maneuvers above parades of boats. When it began, phrases like “emissions” and “carbon offset fee” had...
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Eco-friendly hygiene: My experience switching to shampoo bars
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Switching from regular shampoo, conditioner and soap to bar soap and shampoo was something I waited a long time to do. Even though I knew it was an environmentally friendly option, I put it off because I wasn’t sure what brands to choose and how it would work. But one year after finally making the switch, I feel super happy about my soap routine, and love feeling as if I’m not using more plastic than I need to. That being...
Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands
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SUMATRA, Indonesia (AP) — With his hand clamped tightly over her mouth, she could not scream, the 16-year-old girl recalls – and no one was around to hear her anyway. She describes how her boss raped her amid the tall trees on an Indonesian palm oil plantation that feeds into some of the world’s best-known cosmetic brands. He then put an ax to her throat and warned her: Do not tell. At another plantation, a woman named Ola complains of...
Why You Should Ditch Plastic Bottles, And Switch To Bar Soaps And Solid Skincare
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With so much extra time (and not to mention, less scheduled activities) on my hands, I’ve developed some good habits in the past few months. But one I never imagined? Making the switch over from plastic bottles to solid-based skincare and haircare. And that’s partly because today’s beauty bars are a far cry from the harsh, overly-perfumed versions I grew up with. In fact, many offerings on the market now are incredibly gentle, help maintain your skin’s natural pH balance, and...