One Kind: Giving Animals a Voice

 A ‘Smol’ Eco-friendly Alternative I am constantly looking for ways to reduce plastic waste in everyday items as well as to shop as ethically as I can. I recently came across this fantastic little start-up company ‘Smol’ who have formulated concentrated, plastic-free, harmful chemical-free and cruelty-free household products. Smol operate on a subscription basis, delivering products often as you need them. I opted to test both the dishwasher tablets and the non-biological laundry capsules. Thankfully, Smol offer a free trial (£1 delivery fee for each product) containing 9 tablets or capsules to be tested out. The frequency of delivery is based on how often you use those products. The cost of subsequent packs of laundry capsules (24 per pack) and dishwasher tablets (30 per pack) is £4.50 and £4.60 respectively. It didn’t take long for these products to arrive despite the COVID-19 postal issues which was impressive. Their packaging is completely plastic-free and comes with a uniq...

Faith in Nature: Handmade Soap This weeks post is Shannara's review of cruelty free soap from Faith in Nature: These beautiful soaps were a gift from my boyfriend’s mum and are completely vegan, cruelty free and hand made in the UK. One of my favourite things about these soaps is their eco-friendly, recyclable packaging, which is bright and attractive, giving the soap a lovely handmade aesthetic. These soaps were bought from Tesco so should be relatively easy to find. Faith in Nature also have a website where they sell numerous other hand made products. Each bar is around £1.83 on the website which is fantastic value for money. The soap bars I tested were dragon fruit and orange scented. Both were subtle but beautifully scented, however did not leave much scent when used. This could be both a positive and negative. The bars themselves were quite oily in texture which made lathering them easy, however be careful as this can leave residue on material. They were easy to lather and lef...

Eco-living  toothpaste tablets This weeks post is Emily's review of Eco-living toothpaste tablets: So I have been wanting to try out these toothpaste tablets for a while now and a brand new zero waste shop has just opened up beside my flat in Glasgow, giving me the perfect opportunity to try all things zero waste. The shop is called Society Zero and is located on Queen Margaret Drive (check them out).   The brand of the tablets is E co-living . They are made from completely natural ingredients ( 100% vegan) and are not tested on animals, unlike many normal toothpaste brands! They were fairly priced for a package of 62 tablet which will last you a whole month. They contain fluoride which is a plus.  All you have to do is chew one of them until it starts turning creamy and then start brushing as normal. I've been using them with an electric toothbrush and I found that wetting   my toothbrush before brushing made the paste a bit too watery. I'm not sure if you will...

  Fight for Cruelty-Free Onekind is a charity that works to end cruelty to Scotland’s wildlife, pets and other animals through campaigns, research and education. One of the many issues in animal welfare is the use of animal testing for products. In this blog we aim to educate people about the importance of cruelty-free products and to highlight some that are available. In this first post I will be discussing what animal testing is, which countries still allow animal testing, why it has historically been used and how we can change this. I’ll also talk about the difference between cruelty free and vegan products, as well as how to distinguish false cruelty-free products from reliable ones; finally I’ll tell you how you can join the fight against animal cruelty.   What is cruelty-free? Animal testing can occur at many different stages of production. Cruelty-free products are not tested on animals at any stage in production. I ngredients are not tested on animals Finishe...