The best way to freshen the air is to give everything a good deep eco-clean, open the windows ajar (if safe to do so) and then keep the air fresh, simply through using common sense (removing unwanted clutter and furniture, steam-cleaning carpets and not bringing anything smelly into the house! But if you need extra…
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zero waste silicone toilet brushes
Conventional toilet brushes have plastic nylon bristles, which leach microplastics down the bowl and into the sea, each time you use them. Silicone is made partly with oil (along with sand), but does not break down into microplastics, and is easy to recycle at end of life. If used, choose unscented biodegradable toilet cleaners for…
a natural alternative to chlorine bleach
Some laundry brands boast of being ‘phosphate-free’ (that’s because phosphates are illegal to sell in the UK due to environmental concerns and being linked to heart disease and osteoporosis. But many still use chlorine bleach and Benzisothiazolinone (hazardous to eye health, and banned for cosmetic use in Europe). Companies say it’s used as the only…