Although I've had a bank account since 1993 when my Commonwelath Bank Dollarmite account was opened, it never really occurred to me that my banking and superannuation choices has an affect on the world around me until recently. When I did realise, I decided to take a look at the ethical options. Why is my... Continue Reading →

Before giving it up, I'd been dying my hair, originally for fun and then later on to cover greys, for about 15 years. Most of the time I just used an at-home-kit, with some regretful results including jet black and trailer trash blonde zebra stripes. I was usually too broke or too tight to afford... Continue Reading →

What's all the buzz about soap nuts? I've had a few people either recommend or ask me if I know anything about soap nuts for the laundry. Until recently I was washing cloth nappies on a regular basis and, for that reason chose not to explore soap nuts (after having many washing issues with the... Continue Reading →

Is my coffee habit ruining the environment? Since having a child my coffee habit has become my main source of debauchery, but hey that's life, you have a child and instead of staying out to 4am you now get up at 4am. Conducting My Environmental Audit has meant I have this new tendency to pick... Continue Reading →

One of the downfalls of moving away from Melbourne is the distance from work. Since moving in August, I had been travelling by car up to 800 km a week to work. Luckily for me (and the environment) my workplace is flexible and I am able to reduce my hours and work a day from... Continue Reading →

Of course I ran out of deodorant on a 41 degree day, in the middle of a heat wave. But I have been waiting for my current commercial brand of roll-on to run out so I could try a homemade pit paste. There's a bit of hype around the toxicity of deodorants and according to... Continue Reading →

It worked! It worked! I am delighted to tell you that this recipe actually works! I was very dubious before making my own mascara if it would work or not (full disclosure, the first recipe I tried did not work at all). Why? All natural ingredients Not tested on animal Thrifty No chemicals Easy Can... Continue Reading →

Last year I started making my own toothpaste to minimise plastic waste and to move to more simplified, low-tox products. You can read my earlier post here. I was using coconut oil as the base of my paste, but this time I omitted it to create a tooth powder instead. I much prefer the sensation... Continue Reading →

Would I even be a wannabe zero-waster if I didn't do a post on using a menstrual cup?! Pretty much every (female) zero-waste Instagram feed has at least one pic of a menstrual cup, so I thought 'd better see what all the fuss is about. What is a Menstrual Cup? There are a few... Continue Reading →

I started making my own dishwashing powder after auditing our soft plastics. At the time I had a bulk box of individually wrapped dishwashing tablets. How ridiculous! I still haven't figured out why they do this... perhaps a safety measure to stop children thinking they are treats? There are some brands that come as just... Continue Reading →