We’ve featured several baby slings here on Hippyshopper but that’s because, in my opinion, it’s the easiest and safest way to carry your baby. Not only do you get to maintain that close bond, but your little one is kept safe and cosy, and there is no stress put upon it’s delicate…
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April 18th, 2007
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April 17th, 2007
Origins natural beauty
Origins study aromatic plants, earth and sea substances to produce beauty products that are kind to animals, the environment and the earth and insist that the raw ingredients are cruelty free too. As for the products, the large range contains everything you could think of for skincare, bath, sensory, make-up, fragrance, haircare and man stuff with recycled and recylable packaging.
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April 17th, 2007
Ecosoapia – soap up and save the rainforest
No, really, it’s true – get yourself some organic, vegan and surfactant free liquid and hand soap from Ecotopia and they’ll donate 10% of the profits to saving the rainforest. Available in almond, eucalyptus, lavender, rose, peppepmint, teatree and unscented, the products are ideal for sensitive skins and allergy suffers. £6 a bottle.
Ecosoapia [via our beauty blog Kiss and Makeup]
April 16th, 2007
Thymes natural bath & body care
Understanding the ingredients list on the back of regular toiletries requires a degree in chemistry, which is why the founder of Thymes set to work back in 1982, making a range of bodycare products in her kitchen from natural ingredients she’d grown herself, or picked up in the local farmer’s market.
The former art gallery owner also wanted her products to look like mini works of art, so she designed them to look as good as they smell. The Green Tea range, which includes items such as soap, body wash, cologne and candles, has been created with tea which has been used for centuries for healing purposes. They are also said to protect your skin against environmental damage. The line ranges in price from $5 to $100.
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April 13th, 2007
BTCV Green Gym – environmental workout
I don’t like gyms. I really can’t see the point of spending hundreds of pounds on a membership you probably won’t use, and if you do, why would you want to be stuck indoors on a static bike or treadmill when you can go outside and enjoy the real thing? The BTCV (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers obviously agree and have created the ‘Green gym’ scheme which is a way of improving your health and the environment at the same time.
During a weekly three hour session you will undertake some form of gardening or environmental conservation work, under the close supervision of a trained leader. It’s a great opportunity to get fit while helping out with local projects, such as building community gardens, renewing overgrown railway paths or tree planting, and unlike your local health club, this is totally free! The scheme runs nationwide and you can find details of how to join in here.
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April 11th, 2007
Little Book of Cruelty Free
If you want the definitive list of beauty and household cleaning products that haven’t done nasty things to furry creatures, then the Little Book of Cruelty Free is a must have. It’s been around for ages but it’s so comprehensive, not to mention free, that it is well worth having about the house.
All companies listed are approved by the Humane Cosmetics Standard or Humane Household Products Standard and it’s updated yearly in pamphlet form and regularly on the site. UK, US and EU guides are available. Click here for your free copy (and say you saw it here!)
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April 11th, 2007
Little Book of Cruelty Free
If you want the definitive list of beauty and household cleaning products that haven’t done nasty things to furry creatures, then the Little Book of Cruelty Free is a must have. It’s been around for ages but it’s so comprehensive, not to mention free, that it is well worth having about the house.
All companies listed are approved by the Humane Cosmetics Standard or Humane Household Products Standard and it’s updated yearly in pamphlet form and regularly on the site. UK, US and EU guides are available. Click here for your free copy (and say you saw it here!)
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April 10th, 2007
L’Occitane fairtrade shea butter
L’Occitane are committed to buying fair trade shea butter from Burkina Faso – and the great thing is they’ve been doing it since 1981! The shea butter comes from three women’s cooperatives which support 3,500 women. It is bought at a fair price with a 50% advance on each order to ensure that the cooperatives have finance in place for harvesting. In 2005, the yearly order amounted to 190 tons.
Products made from the butter include hand cream soap, moisturising cream and shea butter, of course!
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April 10th, 2007
L’Occitane fairtrade shea butter
L’Occitane are committed to buying fair trade shea butter from Burkina Faso – and the great thing is they’ve been doing it since 1981! The shea butter comes from three women’s cooperatives which support 3,500 women. It is bought at a fair price with a 50% advance on each order to ensure that the cooperatives have finance in place for harvesting. In 2005, the yearly order amounted to 190 tons.
Products made from the butter include hand cream soap, moisturising cream and shea butter, of course!
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April 10th, 2007
Tesco bnatural beauty range
Just as supermarkets have responded to the growing demand for organic food, they are also branching out into the natural cosmetic market, with Tesco introducing their ‘bnatural’ beauty range this month.
It’s an inexpensive range of skin, hair and bodycare products which are free from artificial colours or synthetic fragrances, and which contain active botanicals and some organic ingredients. It includes products such as ‘Skin brightening cleanser’ which boasts ingredients like pumpkin enzymes and Inca inchi oil at £3.69 for 150ml and ‘Sleep time pillow spray’ with valerian, hops and lavender at £3.29 for 50ml.
Despite the fact Tesco’s are aiming these products towards their organic buying customers, they themselves admit they have a long way to go to make the new line 100% organic and ethical. Senior Technologist Marion Morley has admitted that only two of the 40 products are organic, and they are struggling to source further organic ingredients. “The decision made corporately is to be organic where we can” said Morley.
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