It’s Earth Day and I have a bunch of great products I’ve been using for green self care and cleaning. I’m going to share these with some general tips for creating a greener home and self care routine.
5 Earth Day Tips for a Greener Home and Self Care Routine
Reduce plastic waste in your kitchen. Switch to reusable bags from Stasher or beeswax sandwich bags from Ecologie Danica. Swap traditional sponges for loofah style or resuable Swedish Style ones like these from Ecologie Danica (Get 20% off now with code SPRINGCLEAN20). Check out the Grove Collaborative for tons of great clean home products and great Earth Day Deals. Get $10 off your first purchase with this link.
Be mindful of what’s in your cleaning products. I’ve replaced many traditional cleaning products for natural products. Check out the Grove Collaborative for tons of great clean home products and great Earth Day Deals. Get $10 off your first purchase with this link. Some people suggest using UV light for disinfecting, too.
Invest in reusable food containers, travel mugs and water bottles. Switch to reusable bags from Stasher or beeswax sandwich bags from Ecologie Danica. There are tons of clever, eco friendly lunch boxes and picnic sets. I love my Hydroflask coffee mugs and Ecovessel water bottle (Get 30% off site wide with code EARTHDAY30.)
Turn off the lights and use LED bulbs. This is a no-brainer! Use less energy by turning off lights and appliances when they’re not in use. Use LED and energy efficient bulbs, too.
Green your beauty routine. Pay attention to what’s in the products you put on your skin and the packaging they come in. Apps like Think Dirty and CodeCheck rate ingredients so you can evaluate products before you buy them. You can also check the Environmental Working Group’s website for information on the products you use and get recommendations.
I love natural deodorant options like Magsol (now with no plastic!) and CRYSTAL. I’m also trying plastic free shampoo bars and body butter from ATTITUDE Living’s Natural Care line and using shampoo bars from Kitsch (Get 15% off with code ERICAAGRAN15).
Do you have any other tips for greening your home life? Please leave them in the comments.
I’m linking up with Darlene, Michelle, Renee, Jenn and Zenaida, for Fit Five Friday. Join us!
Happy Earth Day and a great weekend!
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