Whether you spend time in the gym, go jogging, or play sports such as squash, wearing the right clothes is important for working out. The wrong clothing can lead to excess sweat, make you feel overly hot and lead to unpleasant smells. They can also impinge on performance, especially if the clothing doesn’t stretch to accommodate your [...]

Having a baby is one of the most joyous periods of our lives, but of course, raising a family is not cheap and new babies can be expensive, but bring up a baby can also be a problem for the environment. Babies require a lot of attention and a lot of new clothes, nappies and [...]

Having a new child, while one of the most joyous experiences of our lives, can also be one of the most expensive. Estimations suggest the cost of bringing up a baby in the first year can be as much as £10,000. And while a lot of this expense comes from buying the initial equipment–prams, pushchairs, [...]

When most people hear the word bamboo, their mind either turns to canes that support plants in the garden, or the food that panda bears consume; however, bamboo is one of the most useful, practical and sustainable resources on Earth. Bamboo is a grass and is one of the fastest growing plants on Earth; this [...]

Babies are very expensive, not just financially, that much is obvious to most new parents, but babies are also costly to the environment. From nappies, to the swathes of clothing that has constantly needs replacing as baby grows, being a parent buts a heavy burden on the environment. Bringing up a child in greener and [...]

With more and more people becoming aware of the environment, climate change and the need to live in a greener and more responsible way, a lot of products are often labelled as green, eco, or energy efficient. The term eco-friendly can often be misleading with many products brandishing it without real merit, and some cases [...]

With the annual Academy Awards last week and British film The King’s Speech taking many of the top prizes, leading man winner, Colin Firth, was showing off some eco-friendly clothing when he picked up his best actor Oscar. The fifty-year-old actor and his wife, Livia, wore eco-friendly outfits at this year’s Academy awards to help [...]

Eco fashion used to only appeal to a minority of people as many eco materials and clothing were unappealing with little style – often hemp-based and only worn by fringe groups. However, increasingly eco-fashion is becoming mainstream with more high street stores stocking it and some eco-clothing designers exhibiting their items at shows like the [...]

More and more people are choosing to buy eco-friendly products and live their lives in a more environmentally conscious way. And while care for the environment is a primary concern for most people there are other advantages to eco-friendly products. People are becoming more eco-aware these days as the threat of global warming and climate [...]

There are so many products designed for babies and new mums that it can be daunting to find the right products for your baby. Many of the clothes that babies are introduced to are often made from man-made fibres that while they won’t harm your child, are not natural or eco-friendly. And as babies grow [...]