Germs are bad, which is why you need to wash your hands with soap. And antibacterial soaps kill even more germs, so they should be better than normal soap, right? Well, maybe not. Recent studies show that: "Antibacterial soap containing...
Difference between castile soap and other liquid soap I was chatting to a customer this week about castile soap, and she asked a very good question. What is the difference between castile soaps and other liquid soaps? What is castile...
There's been some articles in the news recently about the sunscreen ingredient oxybenzone. Marine scientists from Virginia, Florida, Israel, the US National Aquarium and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have recently completed a study that shows that oxybenzone...
Mozzies. They're as Australian as flies at a barbie, but did you know that the mosquito is actually the most dangerous animal on the planet? It's true. Mozzies kill more than 725,000 people every year. Mosquitoes carry diseases like dengue...
Spring is here. The weather is warming up, the sun is shining, and we're just about to release our updated Sunscreen Cheat Sheet for 2015. So I thought that now would be a good time to answer a question that...
Updated 2 November 2017 There's something about sunshine that makes you happy, isn't there? Coming out of a really cold winter in Victoria this year, it's lovely to finally be able to sit out in the sunshine, feel the warmth...
There's something about sunshine that makes you happy, isn't there? Coming out of a really cold winter in Victoria this year, it's lovely to finally be able to sit out in the sunshine, feel the warmth on your face and...
What is BPS and what's it used for? A while back, I wrote a post talking about how going BPA free wasn't enough, as Bisphenol S (BPS) was becoming a problem. Consumers demanded that companies stop using BPA in their...
It's not uncommon for me to get a little heated about greenwash on this blog. I get cross with companies that try to fool us into thinking that their product is somehow greener or more eco than everyone else. If...
If you're thinking about living a greener life, knowing where to start can be tricky. There's so much information that it can feel overwhelming, especially at the beginning. That's why I suggest that you make small changes to the tasks...
When you're pregnant, you're not just eating for two, you're using skincare for two as well. There are many chemicals in skincare products that aren't great for adults, so they're certainly not great for developing babies. It's never too late...
I had an email from one of my lovely readers, Dina, asking me about a mainstream brand supermarket laundry powder and whether I thought this could be the cause of irritations and allergies. We thought it might be useful to...
