Glitter may not be as innocent as it seems. Some scientists have called for it to be banned because of its environmental impact, like Sherri A. Mason, the geology and environmental sciences department chairwoman at the State University of New York in Fredonia. Most glitters are microplastics, little pieces of plastic that are less than 5 millimeters.
Read MoreMicrobeads are tiny plastic beads added to numerous costumer care products, like toothpaste, scrubs and shower gels, for exfoliating power. Most microbeads are made of polyethylene (PE). They are too small to be filtered out by wastewater treatment process and end up in water bodies like rivers and oceans. Here they add to the already big amount of microplastic debris.
Read MoreIf you haven’t included serums in your daily skincare routine, now is the time to do so! They are more lightweight than moisturizers and contain higher amounts of active ingredients, so whatever skincare problem you are facing, you can do something about it with a serum. Whether you want to smoothen lines in your face, or want to get rid of dark spots, there is a serum for every complexion problem you might have.
Read MoreWhen I started My Green Goodiebag back in 2015, I was very much focused on clean ingredients and sustainable brands. Due to my son’s skin and breathing problems, I researched everything I could on what could aggravate his situation and what could make things better for him.
Read MoreAre you a momma? Then this article is for you. People go through different phases in their lives, and one such unique phase for women is motherhood. From the very first day of knowing that you are about to welcome a baby to all the months that they are growing, each and every day makes it a little out of the ordinary.
Read MoreWe sometimes say we feel good vibes or bad vibes when we are with a certain person or in a certain place. These vibes, short for vibrations, are frequencies or waves of energy. We sense these waves on the outside, but we also emit them ourselves. When someone has good vibes, that person emits higher frequency energy. Similarly, when you feel down, you vibrate at a lower frequency.
Read MoreWhen we are stressed and we need to calm down, we are often told to breathe in and breathe out. But it is actually the other way around: we first breathe out and then we breathe in. Just like all other aerobic creatures, we need oxygen to break down foods for energy and we produce carbon dioxide as a waste product that we exhale. And it’s important to exhale completely.
Read MoreMy Green Goodiebag is as much about my journey to a more sustainable lifestyle as it is about me as a mother. After all, I started this website because my second baby, Christopher, had so much problems with eczema and asthma. I wanted to find solutions for him and started researching. I found so much information and learned so much about toxic ingredients, healthy living and sustainability that I decided to share what I had learned. Today I want to talk about something else though.
Read MoreIt’s that time of the year that we look back on the past year. We remember the good days with a smile and look at the more difficult days and try to learn from them. I am sure many of us have had a lot of difficult days in 2020. We’ve had to deal with lockdowns, kids at home, sickness, we lost our jobs and some of us even lost a loved one.
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