Combining his knowledge of chemistry with his passion for sustainability, Dr. Brian Watson created Ash & Mill to honour South Africa’s rich biodiversity. The name ‘Ash & Mill’ is inspired by the history and chemistry behind soap making. During the 19th...
Product packaging is the number one contributor of plastic waste. The cosmetic industry is guilty of exacerbating this problem with its excessive packaging. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation advises that we eliminate the plastics we don’t need so luckily, there are...
Simplifying your skincare is not just better for your skin, but better for the planet too. We should all be familiar with the three R’s of waste hierarchy – reduce, reuse, recycle. While there is a focus on reusing and recycling, reducing is the one R that often goes...
Husband and wife team, Sipho and Zikhona Tefu started their organic, handmade and natural skincare brand O’live in their kitchen in 2011. Zikhona produced a batch of 10 soaps as a personal experiment to move towards a more natural lifestyle and to help her daughter’s...
This month Bekah Vogel has tried and tested three beauty products which contain mostly natural ingredients and are plastic free. By featuring these products, we hope to promote better beauty care, both for you and for the planet. We don’t expect brands to have...
