Myrtle & Maude: natural remedies for the pregnancy journey
We were very interested to talk to Julia d’Albert, the founder of Myrtle & Maude. Her company is dedicated to helping pregnant mothers choose natural remedies during their pregnancy journey and is certified organic by The Soil Association like Greenscents....
Create your own refill station at home
You may have heard of zero waste – you may have even visited a zero waste shop but did you know that you can create your own refill station at home? It can be a lot of effort going green but here is one way that is fun and saves you time & money. Buying in...
A Healthy Happy Christmas – getting ready for guests!
House Guests for Christmas? The Do’s and Don’t’s. Christmas can be one of the most stressful times of the year, especially if your guests are staying for a few days. We all know that Christmas planning makes an enormous difference to the quality of the...
How to avoid non-vegan products
November is World Vegan Month and it's a time that more and more people every year start to consider the change towards a plant based diet and a way of life which excludes anything which is derived from animals or fish. However, it can be difficult to know for sure...
Try organic wool bedding to help with menopause symptoms
We talk to David Reid of Urban Wool, who tells us why wool bedding will ensure a great night's sleep, particuarly if you are suffering with night sweats and hot flashes. Can you tell us a bit about what you do at Urban Wool? We offer organic wool bedding to ensure...
How to prevent breast cancer – simple ideas to reduce your risk
This October we want to consider how to prevent breast cancer rather than cure it. Every October people across the world recognise Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The campaign was started in the USA in 1985 by pharmaceutical company, Astra Zeneca, and introduced to the...
What does organic food mean for us and the planet?
What does organic food mean is the question we have decided to consider for Organic September. At a time when the world as we know it could change irreversibly unless we do something differently. Urgently and dramatically. Could organic agriculture be part of the...
Sustainable food – interview with chef, Arthur Potts Dawson
Sustainable food is a growing trend. The way we produce our food is having a profound effect on the health of our soil and the food which is cultivated. Pesticides and insecticides are now known to be contributing to declining pollinator populations and increases in...
For Zero Waste Week meet our customer, Lesser Litter
Lesser Litter, a successful zero waste shop in Taunton, Somerset Zero Waste Week is from 2-6 September 2019 and at Greenscents we are delighted to be working with a growing number of zero waste shops who stock our 20 litre refills and Lesser Litter is one of them....
Zero waste living is the right thing to do but it’s fun too!
A picnic of fresh, local ingredients with no plastic in sight! What is Zero Waste? ‘Zero Waste’ living is a very helpful idea which is about waste prevention as much as recycling and has been around since the 1990’s. The ultimate goal is that the world...