Most of us buy far more clothes and cosmetics than we need. These contain chemicals that are bad for us and the environment and, like anything else, it takes energy and resources to make, package and transport them. Buy fewer new clothes and switch to natural bodycare.
Key Steps for our Body:
Buy fewer new clothes:
Buy secondhand, learn to sew to repair clothes, swap with friends, invest in quality that will last, dye faded white clothes to give them a new lease of life, get shoes resoled, etc.
Buy organic cotton or hemp clothes:
Cotton uses 10% of pesticides and a quarter of insecticides worldwide.
Use fewer cosmetics:
Healthy skin comes from exercise, fresh air, eating well, getting enough sleep and good fluid intake. Many cosmetics are even counter-productive, blocking your body‘s natural cleansing mechanisms.
Switch to natural bodycare:
Use all natural brands or make your own natural bodycare recipes.
Use unbleached organic cotton tampons:
Or reusable menstrual products.
Want to do More..
- Buy razors with replaceable blades and toothbrushes with replaceable heads.
- Use recycled toilet paper.
- Give unwanted clothes to second-hand shops.
- Buy fair trade clothes.
- Grow your own natural remedies such as aloe vera for bites/burns and peppermint or rosemary tea for headaches. A naturopath can advise on chemical-free treatment for many conditions.
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