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 precisely why it's extra important that you use products that strengthen – and don't damage – this delicate barrier.
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
Tänk så bra det är att kunna blanda ihop sitt eget skurmedel eller sitt egna multirengöringsmedel och sedan gå loss på alla smutsiga ytor i hemmet med vetskapen om att man gjort rengöringsmedlet själv med några enkla få ingredienser.
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 • 5 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Why you should choose natural soap nuts instead of conventional laundry detergent
You've probably heard about soap nuts, haven't you? But have you had a chance to try them?
January 20, 2022 • 4 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Guide: How to Properly Clean Your Stainless Steel or Glass Water Bottle
If you're reading this post, you've most likely already gotten rid of your old plastic water bottle and replaced it with a fresh stainless steel or glass water bottle.
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 drain unclogging?
April 20, 2021 • 3 min reading • Eco-Friendly
DIY Recipe: Make Your Own Organic Dry Shampoo
It's easy to mix up a dry shampoo and you can actually make the best dry shampoo yourself. You might even already have most of the ingredients at home. Such as cocoa or essential oil. The basic idea with a dry shampoo is that it should work as an oil absorber and soak up the excess scalp oil (sebum) from the hair. You can also use dry shampoo to style your hair if it needs more volume, for example. The dry shampoo recipe we're sharing today is easy to make and gives you an effective dry shampoo that works whether you have light hair or dark hair. Choose the recipe that best suits your hair color.
April 20, 2021 • 12 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Natural & Organic Hair Care: Interview with Malin in Ratan
For me, natural and ecological hair care means making an active choice for improved health and a cleaner environment. By carefully choosing which products to use for hair and body, you can contribute to this. For me, it's about the entire mindset of reducing product consumption to use fewer but better products that are naturally good for both me and the environment. By reducing the number of unnecessary chemicals in the bathroom, you help prevent them from being washed down the drains where they would otherwise end up in the oceans. The entire chain is connected, which is why even the choice of shampoo and soap is so important.
April 20, 2021 • 4 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Chemical Guide - 7 Tips for a More Plastic-Free Life
It's easy and fun to live a plastic-free life. Here we share 7 smart tips that are simple to use in your everyday life.
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.Mainly in all the products many people 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? 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
Det har visat sig att mer än 90% av all plast släpper ifrån sig tillsatsämnen när plasten blir varm. Det finns ingen säker temperatur utan ämnen från plast kan släppa även vid liten uppvärmning. Fett har också visat sig medföra att plast lättare släpper ifrån sig ämnen som kan vara hormonstörande för oss människor. Därför bör man undvika att använda sig av plast i köket. Annars riskerar vi att de skadliga kemikalierna hamnar i maten vi äter och drycken vi dricker. Får vi i oss dessa ämnen kan det ställa till det för oss och leda till ohälsa längre fram i livet.
April 20, 2021 • 3 min reading • Eco-Friendly
Chemical Guide: How to Start Reducing Plastic
Reducing plastic use means replacing plastic in your home and daily 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
Cleaner for shiny surfaces like chrome: