DIY Natural Bronzer

Have you ever wondered how the make up you put in your face was made?

Have you ever thought about making your make up yourself?

Today we will share with you a video on how you can make your own

natural bronzer. It's very easy to make, will save you money,

and it's natural and you will now what exactly it is you put in your face.

The video is by: Elise Buch

We hope you liked the video

if you make your own bronzer

snap a photo and share it will us on #earthychildren on Instagram.

5 Easy Ways To Zero Waste In Your Kitchen

To make the process of getting more into zero waste as smooth and simple

as possible, we have decided to slice the information up into several blog posts,

and just take a little bit at the time.

In our last blog post we talked about toothbrushes, if you didn't see that one

and want to catch up with it there's a link right here: Link

In this blog post we will take a look at 5 easy ways to zero waste in your kitchen.

Here we go!

1.

Replace your paper towels with reusable rags.

This is something we all know by now, but sometimes tend to forget.

So next time you run out of paper towels, get yourself some reusable rags.

2.

Pack your to-go meals with reusable sandwich bags.

We must admit we didn't even knew about these sandwich bags,

but look how cute they are while they are saving the planet!

Here's a link to where you can find some: Link

3.

Get yourself some non-Disposable or biodegradable dinnerware.

An example could be this bamboo dinnerware as you see on the photo.

It's Eco friendly and very cute to look at.

 Here's a link to where you can get this set and more like it: Link

4. 

Say no to plastic bags, instead always bring your own shipping bags.

And once again being Eco friendly is what looks the cutest,

because just look at these two 100% cotton bags from forever21.

With these you can be doing your shopping Eco friendly and look fab

Link to these two: The sun: Link

And the mountains one: Link

They are only €4,00 each. 

5.

Last advise is to use earth friendly sponges.

These are 100% biodegradable 

If you want to take a closer look at them here's the: Link

That was all for our 5 easy ways to zero waste in your kitchen.

We hope you enjoyed and found some inspiration.

First Step To Zero Waste - Get A New Toothbrush

We decided that our first blog post should be a zero waste tip!

Today we are looking at the toothbrush, something pretty much everyone

all over the world use every day. These are 99% of the time made by plastic.

Here's 4 quick reasons why plastic is bad:

1. There is a lot of it.

According to a study by the Ocean Conservatory in 2015, plastic bags came in second to discarded cigarette butts as the most-identified type of trash.

2. Rampant waste.

Items like plastic packaging, bags and bottles are thrown away every day, and end up in trash sites as well as in forests, creeks, rivers, seas, and oceans around the world. 

3. Doesn't break down.

Plastic is not biodegradable, but photodegradable. And in reality, most plastic does not ever disappear, but becomes long-lasting "plastic dust". 

4. Danger to aquatic life.

Every square mile of ocean has 46,000 pieces of plastic floating in it. That is why over a million sea birds, whales, seals, dolphins, sea turtles, and so on die from plastic debris that ends up in our oceans and seas. 

(Read the rest of the article on: Creeklife) 

So here's our advise to you: 

The next time your plastic toothbrush is ready to be replaced with a new one, invest in a toothbrush that isn't made out of plastic.

Here's some of the options we would recommend: 

This toothbrush is from: Ecobamboo is made out of bamboo, it's 100% vegan. The bamboo is brought from private farmers, so it's not taken from the bamboo pandas eat. It's a great alternative for the plastic toothbrush.

This is an alternative to the first bamboo toothbrush, it's from: Ecovik.com. It's basically the same concept, so you can choose the one which is located closest to you, are the cheapest one, that's your decision.

And the last option that we have found online is this one from: Hydrophil. Still the same concept, this shops is located in Germany. 

We really hope you liked our first blog post, and will consider purchasing a bamboo toothbrush when your current one needs a replacement. It might not feel like a big change, but imagine if everyone on earth changed their plastic toothbrushes! it would make a big difference!