http://www.greenbugs.co.uk Green Eco-friendly Products and resources Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:22:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Everything that we put into our laundry in the way of detergents ends up staying on our clothes, this is one theory as to why people now have such sensitive skin and many more people are prone to skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis. Even the fragrance that is ... http://www.greenbugs.co.uk/home/washing/rethink-your-laundry-habits Did you know that due to the amount of chemicals now found in cleaning products, the air pollution inside a home is often worse that outside? Also, the amount of chemicals in the home is one possible cause for the sharp increase in childhood asthma over the last few ... http://www.greenbugs.co.uk/home/green-natural-eco-friendly-cleaning-products/change-your-cleaning-products-as-fast-as-possible Obviously, the less you use your car the better. Some people we know are not able to use public transport very effectively due to living in rural areas. But in most cases there will be times when you can leave the car and walk or cycle for short journeys, ... http://www.greenbugs.co.uk/green-resources/green-tips/change-the-way-you-do-short-journeys-etc Our bodies absorb up to 60% of what we put on it. If you are careful about what you eat then it makes sense to be careful about what you absorb too. Many of the chemicals in personal care and beauty products have never been tested for long-term ... http://www.greenbugs.co.uk/personal-care/stop-using-harmful-chemicals-on-yourself-%e2%80%93-immediately This is really easy to explain. Energy saving light bulbs use a lot less energy - that’s about all there is to it really! They can save you up to £60 in energy in their lifetime. So why would you want to keep on using the old style light ... http://www.greenbugs.co.uk/green-resources/green-tips/change-to-energy-saving-light-bulbs Considered purchasing is a great way of beginning to do your bit. If you just go for the cheapest option every time, are you sure that you are not practicing false economy? Take bin bags for example. You may buy the cheapest on the market, and think that ... http://www.greenbugs.co.uk/green-resources/green-tips/change-your-buying-habits So many things in our homes are now battery powered, and single use batteries can be very expensive. This is because you have to keep on buying new batteries each time the old ones run out. This is extremely harmful to the environment because of all the toxic chemicals that ... http://www.greenbugs.co.uk/recycling/don%e2%80%99t-keep-throwing-away-harmful-and-expensive-batteries The Business Times newspaper has reported a great initiative from Bundanoon in the south-west region of Sydney Australia, which is set to be the first town to ban bottled water in an effort to reduce their environmental impact. Heading the campaign, Huw Kingston confirmed that the new proposal recently discussed at ... http://www.greenbugs.co.uk/water/australian-water-bottle-ban-battle Aleppo Soap is originally from Syria, it is natural and made in a traditional way. the soap principal ingredients are olive oil and laurel berry oil. Mild, natural and moisturising, it won't dry your skin out. Once wet, it has a luxurious smooth creamy feel and it leaves your skin refreshed ... http://www.greenbugs.co.uk/green-resources/wikaniko-green-eco-friendly-natural-products-resources/aleppo-soap-made-from-olive-oil-and-laurel-berry-oil Trees are obviously very important. Without them we would all be in a lot of trouble. Around 4 billion trees are used every year to make paper. As our need to paper continues to rise it makes sense to do what we can to try and reduce the amount of ... http://www.greenbugs.co.uk/green-resources/green-tips/reduce-the-number-of-trees-being-decimated