Go Zero and Be a Hero

Since I posted a picture of my newly purchased tooth powder some of my friends are asking how it’s working out for me. So here’s the skinny on that. Last month I went to The Good Trade PH Lawn Party with the intent to buy a new scrub for the kitchen and nothing else. Of course, that didn’t happen. I ended up buying a reusable razor, a deodorant in a refillable bottle and a tooth powder. Great buys! I have been doing some research on how I can replace our toothpaste and haven’t really made a decision yet when I chanced upon the solution at the Zero Basics booth. Please note that this is not a paid review in any way, shape or form. According to their FB post , the tooth powder is: 100% natural, handmade and effective Absolutely preservative-free, vegan, cruelty-free and has no artificial ingredients It has minerals to help strengthen your teeth Photo from Zero Basics FB page. Our honest review? We love it! It’s SUPER affordable and, of course, DOES NOT COME I...

Did you know that 291,241 plastic straws were collected in the 2018 International Coastal Cleanup in the Philippines? Read about it here and find out more about them in the Philippines. In the US a little over 500 MILLION straws are used EACH DAY! That’s 1 BILLION in two days and a lot of ILLIONS in a year. It won’t solve the plastic crisis. But it’s a start. I’m not going to scare you with a lot details on how bad plastic straws are to our environment but here are some just to get you curious enough to do your own research. Most plastic straws are too lightweight to make it through mechanical recycling sorter. When they make it to the ocean it breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces called micro plastics. We all know where these end up.  Plastic straw is the 11th most found ocean trash  They do not biodegrade and never fully degrade. Here’s some good news though - the simplest way to reduce plastic pollution is to REJECT the use of single-use plas...