Aloe Vera hand cream

I have been trialling this product for about a week now and I have to say that this hand cream actually makes my hands feel re-hydrated. Most hand creams I use feel like they are doing the job but I have to re-apply them to maintain that hydrated feeling. With the Aloe Vera hand cream, I do not.

I like the fragrance of this cream and don't find it over-powering, although it will probably be too strongly fragranced for those people who have an aversion or intolerance to any fragrance in beauty products.

Belinda

But where do I start?

Have you ever felt so overwhelmed by the global warming/climate change issues that it stresses you out and you don't know where to even begin?

"But how can I help, how is what I do going to make a difference when I am just one person?"

I have asked myself this question so many times. I guess the easy answer is... start somewhere. It doesn't matter where or what, just pick something and do it.

The perfect place to start is with plastic bags!

The "western world" consumes billions of plastic bags every year, and unfortunately most of those bags are not being recycled. Most end up either in landfill or in one of the garbage patches out in the middle of the ocean, killing our marine wildlife.

Start by

• trying totally degradable bin liners and freezer bags
• refusing plastic bags

Buy a few fabric carry bags, keep some in your car boot and one by the front door. They are inexpensive and can be used hundreds of times before they need replacing. And best of all, cotton and hemp are both recyclable. Some clever clogs have even invented ways for denim, help and cotton to be turned into paper and gift cards too!

I can never have enough cotton bags to carry my shopping, I have about 20 bags at a guess! They are always being used to carry something when they aren't filled with groceries, which is why I buy so many of them.

In the past 10 years (yes, that is approximately how long I have been using re-useable bags) I have probably saved myself from collecting THOUSANDS of plastic bags.

Now imagine if you did the same. And you got just your family to do it too. It really adds up doesn't it?

Here is a great news article about the plastic problem.

Another great way to start helping our planet a little more is to go to your local playing field or the next time you visit the beach, take a bag and collecting some rubbish! What a great way to contribute a few minutes of your time and give a little love back.

Embrace eco, embrace our earth

Welcome and thank you for stopping by my blog.

If you are concerned, as I am, about the harmful effect our state of living is having on the planet, and you want some great ideas to help reduce or even reverse these effects, please read on!

I will be posting lots of useful information about how I am having a positive impact on our planet by recycling, reducing waste and energy, and how my husband and I are living cleaner and greener lifestyles just by changing some old habits and also starting some new ones!

I am a distributor of eco-friendly products for Wikaniko (pronounced we can eco).

What on earth is Wikaniko??

Wikaniko is the UK's best eco friendly business!

" Becoming more ‘eco friendly’ is on many people’s lips these days. However, it is difficult to know where to start, and what to believe. So we have unravelled the mysteries for you in the most innovative and creative ways that you could ever imagine.

Please take time to explore Wikaniko. You will be astonished at what you will discover, and delighted about how you can benefit from the services and resources oozing from this web site. Above all, we will show you how to become a whole lot more environmentally aware, whilst actually benefiting your wallet or purse! It needn't cost the earth to go ‘green’ - but it will cost us all the earth (literally) if we don't.... "

I will also be telling you about my favourite Wikaniko products and why I have chosen to use them for everyday living.

Please follow my blog - I will be holding competitions and giving away product samples in the coming weeks to my customers!

Belinda