The best and worst foods for containing pesticides

Buying organic is expensive and difficult to maintain if you’re on a limited food budget. Fortunately the Environment Working Group have compiled a shopper’s guide to the worst and best foods for containing pesticides. The Shopper’s Guide ranks pesticide contamination for 47 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of 87,000 tests for pesticides [...]

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Eco sanitary pads and the moon cup, I know, it sounds grim but…

The average UK woman spends around £90 a year on sanitary products and uses nearly 11,000 disposable pads and tampons throughout her lifetime menstrual cycle which end up in a landfill or the sea. In the UK alone, 4.3 billion disposable sanitary products are used every year. Switching to reusable sanitary towels, a moon cup [...]

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Presents for a newborn

My friend is due a baby in a few weeks and I have been in search of the perfect gift.  Check out our favourite finds… Emma and Alice – Happy Hour Cot Pockets – £45 + P & P – This is our most expensive item but a real treasure and made entirely from recycled [...]

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Dangers of cooking with Teflon and non stick cookware

According to tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG), in the 2-5 minutes that Teflon coated cookware coated is heating on a conventional hob, temperatures can exceed to the point that the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases. At extremely high temperatures these coatings can release at least six toxic gases, including [...]

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A gentle winter detox

For most of us, toxins build up faster than the body can eliminate them and we are left feeling lethargic, heavy, and irritable; with the toxic overload taking its toll on our skin, weight and immune function. A detox is an effective way of re-energising. It needn’t be extreme, inconvenient or unpleasant. It is simply [...]

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The average woman applies 515 chemicals to her face every day

A recent study from Bionsen found that the average woman applies 515 chemicals to her face a day. The study revealed that the typical woman uses about 13 different beauty products a day. Most of these products contain at least 20 ingredients and additives, many of which can have a detrimental effect on the body [...]

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Make your own beauty products; save money and avoid toxic chemicals

Most of us use many beauty products on a daily basis, often containing toxic chemicals.  Although the chemicals in any one product are unlikely to cause harm, think about how many products you use in a day, year, and over a lifetime. Small amounts of toxic chemicals add up and accumulate in our bodies through [...]

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BPA free baby bottles

Following the recent launch of Breast Cancer UK’s campaign to get the government to ban the use of the controversial chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) in baby bottles, you may be wondering what are the alternatives? Plastic has long been associated with many health and environmental problems. Although glass is a preferable material on both fronts, the thought [...]

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The best and worst of the highstreet for buying organic for your baby

Buying organic baby products can be a pricey business so we asked Mumzine mum Kimberly Bernhardt to look into the affordable options on the high street. “Dressing your newborn in organic clothes is important because their skin is very sensitive and is more likely to absorb harmful chemicals, dyes and finishes. There are no regulations [...]

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Quest for a safe sippy cup

I was recently at a 1yr olds birthday party where I met a mum who lives in San Francisco. She was amazed at the number of plastic drinking cups that pretty much every child was using in the UK, including our 2. Plastic kiddie cups have long been abandoned by stateside parents. Stainless steel and [...]

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