The Compass

Join the millions of people reducing their plastic waste. Plastic-Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans and beautiful communities.

The Which? magazine made wax wraps the clear winner. Food will stay fresh significantly longer resulting in tastier dinner times, less food waste and less single-use cling film and foil.

But one of the habits that I have found the most difficult to create is to move away from using paper kitchen roll.

Walkies. Also known as the best time of the day. When our four-legged friends get to roam (and roll) around in nature, taking in all the sights, sounds and smells. Bliss. But when it’s time to scrub-up your mucky pups, things can get a little tricky.

Did you know that we make 35,000 choices each day? It’s little wonder, then, that the number of changes and sacrifices we’re told to make in order to limit our footprints on the natural world can seem so endless.

In 2020, more than 50 billion single-use capsules were thrown away, amounting to more than 400 million kilograms of waste!

By replacing all or some of your consumption of coffee pods you will be part of the reuse movement helping the planet. Available for Nespresso Original Machines, Nespresso Vertuo Machines and Dolce Gusto Machines.

What you might not realise is that if there are 2 in your household drinking 4 cups a day of coffee a day then two reusable capsules pay for themselves in less than one month. That equates to a saving of over £900 per year.

Domestos, Harpic and Cillit Bang make up the bottom three in Ethical Consumer's review of toilet cleaners. Surprised?

Fill Refill Toilet Cleaner, supplied by Heart & Compass, is a Best Buy. Hooray!

Fill Refill scored highly whilst offering solutions to the issue of single-use plastics, as well as receiving a best rating for animal testing.

Each time you pick up a box or bottle of laundry detergent you’re probably aware that there are many different brands, sizes and prices of detergent available.  Some come in large boxes, some come in small bottles, some laundry detergents are biological, and some are non-biological, but what is the difference between bio and non-bio?

The Against Breast Cancer bra recycling scheme takes your unwanted or unloved bras and through their network of bra banks raises vital funds for pioneering breast cancer research.

It's one of life's mysteries what is the difference between baking powder, baking soda and sodium bicarbonate aka bicarbonate of soda.  This blog will hopefully help by doing a little bit of demystifying.

Mandy has owned several hair salons. What an expert! Mandy shares incredible insights into the right Faith In Nature for your hair type. Great questions were sent in by Lamis, Hannah, Skye and Steve. Skye has now changed how she looks after her hair with the help of Faith In Nature shampoo and conditioner.

The two cleaners that I would like to talk about are antimicrobial and antibacterial, so what are they and what is the difference?  What should we be choosing for our cleaning products?