Eco-Friendly
April 12, 2024 • 3 min reading • Eco-Friendly
5 Common Household Toxins & 4 Ways to Detox Your Home
Did you know that the air we breathe affects our health just as much as the food we eat?That's why it's so important to check the quality of the environment in our homes.Studies have shown that indoor air has up to 3 times more contamination than outdoor air, even if we live in the middle of a big city.How can this be?It's simply because we trap air in a small space, while simultaneously filling our space with unwanted substances from all kinds of sources.
January 12, 2024 • 13 min reading • Beauty
17 Harmful Substances in Body Care Products to Avoid for Health and Environment (2024)
The skin is a permeable barrier as it is our largest organ. That's why it's especially important that you use products that strengthen – and don't damage – this delicate barrier. Skin is highly absorbent, which you notice when you apply moisturizer. Ideally, we shouldn't put anything on our skin that we wouldn't eat. The same applies to hair care products and oral care products. It's simply better for you, nature, and animals to use natural products. In this article, we go through which chemicals we think you should watch out for in your bathroom cabinet.If you already have some of these in your products, it might be a good idea to clean out your bathroom cabinet and replace them with better alternatives. All hair and skincare products sold on Glimja.se are completely free from harmful preservatives, synthetic additives, animal derivatives, and other ingredients that are not good for us or the planet in the long run. Our products instead contain natural ingredients such as organic oils, fats and waxes, vitamins, plants and herbs, essential oils, etc. They have nourishing and healing properties that lay the foundation for long-term health and sustainability.
July 6, 2023 • 5 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Guide: How to Detox Your Home to Eliminate Harmful Chemicals and Toxins
"In the safe haven of home," as the saying goes. And surely home should be a safe place even when it comes to chemicals. Unfortunately, there can be many hidden chemicals lurking in our homes. Chemicals enter our homes in various ways. And most of it we actually bring into our homes voluntarily through the purchases we make. Often completely unaware of what substances are hiding in our tools, gadgets, and furnishings. When it comes to chemicals in the home, perhaps the first thing we think of are the chemicals in cleaning products.But then we have a lot of chemicals that we often don't even think about, which are constantly emitted from our electronics, plastic floors, furniture, and textiles. Chemicals that can disrupt our hormone balance or cause allergies or cancer. Plastic is a fantastic material and is, despite everything, necessary in our modern society. But various chemicals are used in plastic to give it different properties so that, for example, it doesn't crack easily or can withstand strong sunlight. Color and fragrance additives can also be added. Unfortunately, these chemicals slowly leak out of the plastic. And as a consumer, it's almost impossible to keep track of which plastics are dangerous and which are not. Legislation, controls, and labeling make it a little easier.
May 25, 2023 • 4 min reading • Eco-Friendly
DIY: 19 Natural and Non-Toxic Cleaning Recipes for a Clean Home
It's so great to be able to mix your own scouring agent or multi-purpose cleaner and then tackle all the dirty surfaces in your home, knowing that you made the cleaning product yourself with just a few simple ingredients.
December 9, 2022 • 7 min reading • Eco-Friendly
11 easy tips for a plastic-free Christmas
Firar du en plastfri jul? 🎄
July 6, 2022 • 4 min reading • Eco-Friendly
11 Travel-Friendly, Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Products for Vacation
Under sommarmånaderna reser vi extra mycket både inom Sveriges gränser och till utlandet.
February 10, 2022 • 4 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Why you should choose natural soap nuts instead of conventional laundry detergent
You've probably heard about soap nuts, right? But have you tried them yet? Soap nuts have many great advantages over most conventional laundry detergents.
January 20, 2022 • 4 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Guide: How to Properly Clean Your Stainless Steel or Glass Water Bottle
Du som läser det är inlägget har mest troligt redan gjort dig av med din gamla vattenflaska av plast och bytt ut den mot en fräsch vattenflaska av rostfritt stål eller glas.
August 27, 2021 • 7 min reading • Eco-Friendly
26 Ways to Use Baking Soda!
Did you know that baking soda can be used for everything from dental, hair, and body care to silver polishing and unclogging drains?
April 20, 2021 • 3 min reading • Eco-Friendly
DIY Recipe: Make Your Own Organic Dry Shampoo
It's easy to make your own dry shampoo, and the best dry shampoo can actually be made at home. Most ingredients you may already have in your pantry. Such as cocoa or essential oil. The basic idea of dry shampoo is that it should absorb oil and soak up excess scalp oil (sebum) from the hair. You can also use dry shampoo to style your hair if it needs more volume. The dry shampoo recipe we're sharing today is easy to make and gives you an effective dry shampoo that works well whether you have light or dark hair. Choose the recipe that best suits your hair color.
April 20, 2021 • 11 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Natural & Organic Hair Care: Interview with Malin in Ratan
För mig innebär naturlig och ekologisk hårvård att man gör ett aktivt val för en förbättrad hälsa och en renare miljö. Genom att välja vilka produkter man använder för hår och kropp med noggrann omsorg så kan man bidra till detta.
April 20, 2021 • 4 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Chemical Guide - 7 Tips for a More Plastic-Free Life
Det är lätt och roligt att leva ett plastbantat liv. Här tar vi upp 7 st smarta tips som är enkla att använda i din vardag.
April 20, 2021 • 6 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Material Guide: Plastic
Du som har hittat till Glimja kanske redan vet att vissa plaster kan utsöndra skadliga kemikalier. Därför jobbar vi med att i så stor utsträckning som möjligt hjälpa dig som kund att plastbanta för att minimera din exponering för potentiellt farliga ämnen.
April 20, 2021 • 3 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Chemical Guide: Bathroom
In the bathroom, we often find large amounts of harmful chemicals. Primarily in products many use daily such as shampoo, conditioner, skin creams, shower gels, soaps, styling products, fragrances, and deodorants.
April 20, 2021 • 2 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Chemical Guide: 5 Important Products to Switch to Eco-Friendly According to Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
Do you, like many others, find it difficult to fill your entire shopping cart with organic products? Then start by switching out a few important items that make a difference for the environment and people. Here are five products that are best when they're organic.
April 20, 2021 • 4 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Chemical Guide: Children's Room
Older toys often contain much higher levels of harmful chemicals than those produced today. This is mainly because previously there was a lack of knowledge about how many of the substances used in, e.g., plastic affected and still affect both humans and the environment. Therefore, it's a good idea to start by removing the oldest plastic toys from your home. Today, legislation is much stronger and modern toys are safer. However, there is still a lack of knowledge about more than 90% of all chemicals used in plastic, so it's best to avoid plastic toys as much as possible and instead choose toys made from safer materials, such as wood, rubberwood, wool, organic cotton, stainless steel, and natural rubber. Keep in mind that some soft toys that appear to be made of cotton may actually be made from textiles containing plastic.
April 20, 2021 • 4 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Chemical Guide: Kitchen
Studies have shown that more than 90% of all plastic releases additives when the plastic becomes warm. There is no safe temperature, as chemicals from plastic can leach even with minimal heating. Fat has also been shown to make plastic more likely to release substances that can be hormone-disrupting for humans. Therefore, you should avoid using plastic in the kitchen. Otherwise, we risk having harmful chemicals end up in the food we eat and the beverages we drink. If we ingest these substances, they can cause problems and lead to health issues later in life.But don't despair. There are other materials that we know with certainty do not release particles and that you can therefore safely use instead. Safe materials include stainless steel, glass, porcelain, untreated wood, and solid bamboo. Bamboo fiber is often said to be a good and non-toxic material, but it can contain additives such as plastic and melamine that can leach. (Sometimes bamboo can be okay, but many times there are additives that leach even there. In that case, it's important to ensure that the bamboo products you use don't contain any harmful additives.) All bamboo sold here at Glimja is solid and safe to use because it doesn't contain any harmful additives.
April 20, 2021 • 3 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Chemical Guide: How to Start Reducing Plastic
Plastic diet means replacing plastic in your home and everyday life with more environmentally friendly and safer alternatives that are better for both your health and the environment. It means reducing the plastic in your surroundings and also cutting down on your plastic consumption.
September 29, 2020 • 3 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Ballot Flurin - Gentle Beekeeping
Vi säljer ekologisk propolis och bipollen från ett fantastiskt företag som heter Ballot Flurin. Du hittar dem på den pittoreska honungsgården i hjärtat av Pyrenéerna, i sydvästra Frankrike, belägen i vacker natur som är full av liv. En plats där bin kan vara lyckliga.
June 12, 2020 • 5 min reading • Beauty
Household Tips for Summer Pests
There are many great aids, home remedies, and natural cures in your home that help with various ailments and discomforts. They can be found in the pantry, refrigerator, or on the windowsill, without you perhaps even knowing which remedies are hiding there. We will now take a closer look at some old traditional remedies that still work today and some modern ones that are good to know about.
December 4, 2019 • 1 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Make your own cleaning products
Rengöring för blanka ytor som krom: