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Fresh lemons are a natural, safe and economical way to clean your home (especially if you have your own lemon tree!). By replacing several common commercial cleaning products with fresh lemons you’ll reduce waste, save money and improve your health. In this episode I’ll share six simple ways to clean your home naturally with fresh lemons. For tips on how to use natural products from your pantry to clean your home, join my FREE 5-day Green Cleaning Challenge For my complete framework to reduce chemicals and toxins in your home, join my Home Detox Boot Camp
Pure soap is the original general purpose cleaner. In its purest form, natural soap contains no extra additives such as colours and fragrances and biodegrades completely. In this article I’ll share the benefits of using pure soap for household cleaning tasks and my three favourite uses for pure soap flakes. For strategies and support to reduce chemicals and toxins in your home, including a heap of natural cleaning recipes, join my Home Detox Boot Camp
Did you know that one of the growing threats to our coral reefs lives in your beach bag? Sunscreen, or more specifically the chemicals found in many sunscreens, are contributing to coral bleaching and the subsequent death of our beautiful reefs. In this episode I share what to look for in an eco-friendly sunscreen, and in particular how to ensure your sunscreen is reef safe. Always look at ingredient lists to make sure reef-damaging substances (such as oxybenzone, butylparaben, octinoxate and 4-methylbenzylidine camphor, all of which have been shown to cause coral bleaching even at low levels) aren’t included. For strategies and support to reduce chemicals and toxins in your home, join my Home Detox Boot Camp. Resources: 2008 Sunscreen by University of Marche Environmental Working Group Sunscreen Choices
Lotions and potions, deodorant, perfumes, soaps, exfoliants, shower gels and make up: many of us probably use some or most of these personal care products every day and may not give a second thought to the impact they might be having on the health or us or our environment. In this episode I’ll share why you need to be savvy when choosing which personal care products you use and why beauty products may not actually be that great for both you and the environment. To be in the running to WIN a place on my Home Detox Boot Camp be sure to share your best eco beauty tips in the comments on this episode's corresponding blog post HERE before Tuesday 31 October 2017.
Do you sometimes struggle to live up to your own expectations of yourself? Especially in the lifestyle areas of things like living more sustainably, eating healthier, or even being the kind of mum, wife, husband, or business person that you want to be? Then today’s episode is for you! I’m talking perfection and why it's not sustainable. Join me tomorrow Wednesday 8th March 2017 for my FREE online workshop 'Lurking Dangers: The 5 Main Sources of Toxins In Your Home and What To Tackle First When Creating a Healthy Home.' Click here to register. PLUS doors are about to close for my Home Detox Boot Camp.
Environmental engineer turned leading voice on sustainability, Laura Trotta is guiding thousands of followers and clients around to world to create sustainable homes and conscious businesses. A relative veteran in the online world, Laura founded her first online business, Sustainababy, in 2009. Juggling business and her new role as mother, she crafted Sustainababy from an idea into a multiple-award winning, six-figure brand, which she sold in 2015. The sale enabled Laura to focus on her popular sustainable living programs, Home Detox Boot Camp, where she guides women to break up with toxins in their home, and her new membership club, Self Sufficiency in the Suburbs, an online club that helps parents live a more self-sufficient life in the modern world. Driven by leaving a positive impact in everything she puts her hands to, Laura is