NEWS

We're joined here by Sophie Crichton from Natracare, an amazing company campaigning to shake up the period protection industry and provide viable, eco friendly period products. Sophie has some great advice on how to make your bathroom more sustainable, read on for more...

A lot of people don't seem to realise how much of our day-to-day lives are subject to gender rules and restrictions until some transgender (someone who identifies as something other than the gender they were assigned at birth) loudmouth like me points it out. But it's everywhere in our lives, influencing our behaviour, language, buying habits, and even interactions with others. Some of it is kind of ridiculous (like certain colours being meant for boys and others for girls) and I'm yet to see a gendered product that actually needed to be gendered, but for many trans folk it's a constant cause of discomfort.

While February is LGBT+ history month, June is Pride month (chosen because of the Stonewall riots) and the time most people choose to celebrate, so this summer's Pride parades and other LGBT+ events are no exception. For some, these events are seen as glorified parties and no big loss; for myself and a significant part of the LGBT+ community, these events are celebrations of freedom and the progress that has been made towards equal rights and, as such, key parts of the social calendar.

We hope you enjoyed our previous blog post on how to start making eco-friendly choices. Click here if you haven’t seen it yet!

Now that we’ve been introduced to the idea, let’s narrow down our focus and explore how we might move towards a more sustainable, eco-friendly beauty routine.

The whole concept of making green choices can be overwhelming. There’s so much information out there isn’t there?

We want to give you some initial ideas to set you on the right track. They’re changes that we think are pretty straightforward and will be a great way to get you started.