Yup... ONE HUNDRED! Not sure what to do this Plastic Free July Aotearoa 2023 ? We have you covered! Please comment below with what you are going to give-a-go, and feel free to ask questions about any of the ideas! Plastic free toothbrush Try toothpaste tablets Plastic free dental floss Plastic free deodorant Face wash bar Shampoo bar Conditioner bar Opt for a Safety Razor, or a razor with replacement heads Use a bar of soap instead of liquid body wash Try a shaving bar Plastic free toilet paper DIY dry shampoo with cornflour (and cocoa for colour) DIY Sugar scrub Hair products in glass or me ..read more

Could you go for a whole year without buying any new clothes? If someone had asked me that a few years ago, I think my answer would have been, “Yeah I probably COULD if I had to, but I don’t WANT to”. Things have changed a lot for me in the last few years though; so when I posed myself that question at the beginning of this year, my answer was ‘Too right I could, and I will!”. I have to be really honest: this isn’t the ‘challenge’ that it would have been a few years ago for me. You see, my way of consuming fashion has changed so much. I spent my teens and twenties with a pretty mainstream shop ..read more

After nearly three months of trialing, researching and learning, it's here: The Eco-friendly Sunscreen Article! I'm not going to lie, I quickly realised that I had bit off more than I could chew with this one. I thought I could just compare the prices, ingredients, packaging, SPFs and water resistance of the sunscreens, and leave the science stuff to the scientists… but I have learnt that there really is a LOT more to sunscreens than meets the eye, and that science and sunscreen cannot be separated. I have spent many hours lost down a rabbit hole of terms and technologies far beyond my School ..read more

I don't think there are many people out there who just don't want to be eco-friendly. But other factors get in our way, convenience, lack of knowledge, and price. For those of us already attempting to reduce our waste, price is probably the biggest remaining factor. When it came to opting for a more eco-friendly toilet paper for my family, I was a bit baffled... there were the supermarket brands that marketed themselves as 'eco', but all came wrapped in plastic, or there were the two brands that I could order online, one 'naked' and one in very appealing packaging. But what I wanted to know w ..read more

Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re a bit of (or a lot of) an Eco Warrior. I use the term 'Eco Warrior' pretty freely. I think Eco Warriors come in all sorts of forms; from the ceramic keep cup devotee to the op shop queen, from the sourdough starter experimenter to the vegan yogi. From a child who joins the school Kaitiaki Team and uses their reusable straw, to a grandmother who teachers her grandchildren how to mend. There are those who shout their plastic-free exploits from the roof tops (raising my hand for that one ️) and those who quietly read labels to check for palm oil. But ..read more

Knowing what can and can’t be recycled in your specific region can feel a bit like rocket science! So I’ve taken the hard work out of recycling for you. I’ve scoured the various recycling websites and apps, emailed waste specialists and contacted councils, and here it is, your comprehensive guide to what can and can’t be recycled in the different areas of NZ! You can read the blog on the Oh Natural website, right ,here ..read more

I wrote this blog for Miabelle, you can read it here ..read more

I have dead-straight hair. So, of course, I curl it! As a girl I plaited or made little buns (my brother called them ‘hair-worts) overnight, dappled with perming in my teens and twenties, and until recently I took to it with the curling irons on a regular basis. You can read the full blog here on the Lusid Beauty website. I love that, as part of my job, I get to share about incredible, sustainable NZ businesses. This post is written in collaboration with ,,Lusid Beauty. I only work with businesses that I use, trust and love. The words and opinions expressed are entirely my own. Juliet - The G ..read more

See The AM Show interview ,,here. Did you know that the average household has more than SIXTY plastic bottles,containers and tubes in their bathroom/s?! * While these numbers are pretty mind-boggling, the great news is that the bathroom is also a place where there are lots of easy ways to reduce plastic! This Plastic-free July, I’m sharing tips for gradually reducing the plethora of plastic in your bathroom. As always, I endeavor to find tricks and tips that are easy, don’t take up much time, and can save rather than cost you money. 1. REFILL. There are a number of bathroom items that you can ..read more

IF YOU JUST WANT THE LIST - SCROLL DOWN! Yes, the 'C' word is upon us. (no, not 'Covid', or any other unsavory 'C' word your brain took you to!!) CHRISTMAS! 'Tis the season to be jolly, and nothing says jolly like a fat man in a red suit stacking sack-loads of colorfully wrapped presents under the twinkling Christmas tree!  But wait a second... what about that whole sustainable, eco-friendly thing we're working on? How does that tie in with the complete commercialism and indulgences of Christmas presents? Can we have our Christmas cake and eat it too? Can we take part in the chaos of Chr ..read more