Living

We hope this will encourage you to drink tap water and stop buying bottled water!

Intro

It may seem counterintuitive to purify your drinking water with a stick of charcoal, but the Japanese have been doing it for centuries.

Our binchotan is cut to a fixed length, so it slots perfectly into most water bottles, carafes and jugs out there.

How to Use

The charcoal stick is ready to use. Simply fill your bottle / carafe / jug with drinking (potable) tap water and wait for the charcoal to filter impurities from the water. Leaving it overnight is ideal, but you will taste the difference after just one hour. Then, enjoy great tasting water!

IMPORTANT NOTES

- It must only be used with drinking safe tap water.

- Occasionally you will notice tiny particles / fragments of the charcoal in the water, but do not be alarmed as it will do you no harm if you swallow them (active charcoal tablets are prescribed to treat diarrhoea, digestion and flatulence).

- Your binchotan charcoal is already washed and ready to use.

- Please do not wash with detergent or soap.

- Please do not use with flavoured cordials or juices.

- Please remove the binchotan from the bottle you are using it with these before washing it.

- Boiling the binchotan for 10 minutes in water will release the impurities it has been holding.

The origins are not completely clear, but it is believed that a form of Binchotan charcoal (sometimes referred to as 'white charcoal') was introduced to Japan by a Japanese monk and scholar called Kukai 1,200 years ago. It was during the Edo Period (17th century) that a man called Binchuya Chozaemon made it popular.

Sustainably sourced wood is placed in a kiln and charred at a relatively low temperature for some time, then, near the end of the process, the kiln temperature is raised to about 1,000 degree Celsius to make the wood red-hot. The charcoal is then removed and quickly covered with a special powder made from earth, sand and ash, and this gives the charcoal surface a whitish hue (explaining the name 'white charcoal'). The rapid rise in temperature, followed by a rapid cooling, incinerates the bark and leaves a smooth, hard surface. If you strike it, you'll hear a clear, metallic sound.

Binchotan charcoal has an incredibly porous surface with tiny cavities oriented in many directions. Just 1 gram has a surface area in excess of 500 m2 (about one tenth the size of a football field). It is also known as active carbon as the ions of contaminants are attracted to the surface of the carbon, where they will be held. It is also able to release minerals such as calcium, iron and magnesium back into the water which enhances its taste and health benefits.

If you are using your Binchotan with your reusable water bottle and fill it up once a day, then it should last three months. You are then able to recharge it by boiling it in water for ten minutes and then leaving to dry in sunlight. You should be able to keep recharging it for a further three months.

Dagda was the Celtic god of the earth, and was a figure of immense power, a name we just had to borrow for this powerful shampoo bar.

Baobab oil, which is a powerful oil packed with omega 3 fatty acids as well as vitamin A, D and E, seeps deep down in to the hair follicle and helps to trigger hair growth, as well as leaving hair moisturized yet not greasy. Together with Lemongrass and Eucalyptus which give a fresh scent, it is a good bar for moisture control, as they leave hair shiny but helps to reduce the production of excess oil.

Weight: 75 g (Preventing 2 plastic bottles from being produced)

Ingredients: Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI), Andasonia Digitata (Baobab) Seed oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Stearic Acid, D-panthenol, Montmorillonite (French Green Clay), Spirulina Maxima poweder, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus (Lemongrass) oil, Eucalyptus globules (Eucalyptus) oil, Melaleuca Alternafolia (Tea tree) leaf oil.

A solid soap for your cleaning needs.

No more plastic in the kitchen when you use this bar to wash your dishes, clean up your countertops and stove and so many others!

Oh, and why not have one in the bathroom too?

Its simple yet effective composition fights any bit of grease as well as being anti-bacterial and anti-fungal, in a natural way - no need to worry about harsh chemicals here! 

Ingredients: (Saponified) Cocos nucifera (Coconut oil), Sea salt, Cymbopogon (Lemongrass essential oil), Lavandula (Lavender Essential oil).

If You Care Sponge Cloths are made in a patented process from a three dimensional blending of cellulose, non-GMO unbleached cotton and mirabilite - a natural mineral salt. During the production process, the mirabilite is washed out, leaving the remaining blend (70% cellulose & 30% cotton) extremely porous, which makes the sponge cloth extraordinarily absorbent. It can absorb up to 20 times its own weight in water.

CLEANING

There is no better or more effective cleaning cloth for kitchens, countertops, bathrooms and general household cleaning, available anywhere. If You Care Sponge Cloths leave no streaks. They absorb liquids easily and quickly and release them with simple wringing. They are remarkably durable, tear and abrasion resistant, reusable over and over again, and can be machine washed in water up to 1900F (880C), up to 300 times.

THE ENVIRONMENT

If You Care Sponge Cloths and their packaging are made from 100% renewable resources and contain no petroleum or other fossil fuel products. Each cloth is reusable and washable many times. These sponge cloths reduce waste and the amount of material going to landfill. The packaging is a biopolymer made from corn starch which is certified compostable in commercial composting facilities, leading to a further reduction in waste, greenhouse gasses and diversion from landfill.

USE & CARE

Rinse cloth and wring out excess water to increase absorbency. Use with water, soap and water, or any household cleaner. After using, rinse thoroughly, wring out water, and leave flat to dry. Cloth can be washed at temperatures up to 1900F (880C) in dishwasher or washing machine with normal loads. Do not use chlorine bleach or chlorine products. After washing, leave to air dry. Do not tumble dry.

Did you know that both If You Care Sponge Cloths and their packaging are certified compostable? Throw them in your compost bin after use. No need to separate!

If You Care Aluminum Foil is made with 100% recycled aluminum.

While traditional foil manufacturing is a power-intensive process, If You Care Aluminium Foil uses 95% less energy to produce. Because there is no need to mine, their production creates less waste, while reusing a precious resource.

If You Care Aluminium Foil protects food against light, oxygen, humidity and bacteria. It is not recommended for use with acidic or fatty foods.

If You Care Aluminium Foil can be recycled again, provided that your local recycling centre accepts aluminium foil - always ring your bin management company to check!

Athena, the greek goddess of wisdom, lends her name to this glorious bar. 

Packed with Shea Butter and Pink Clay but also Raspberry Seed oil you are in for a mild but effective cleansing wash, that restores hair and promoted shine. Raspberry seed oil is also great for heal and protect from daily damage including sun damage. Scented with Pink Grapefruit and Lemon it gives a citrus yet sweet and fun scent. Great for people with curls or coarse hair, stabilizes moisture so great for the whole range from dry to oily hair.  

Weight: 75 g (preventing approx. 2 plastic bottles from being produced)

How to use: Wet your hair and the bar. Slide the bar from root to tip in a combing motion, cover each section of your hair. Put the bar down and spread the lather around, it will foam! Rinse and follow up with our Conditioner if needed.

Ingredients: Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI), Robus Idaeus (Raspberry) Seed oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Butyrospermum parkii (Shea) butter, Stearic Acid, D-panthenol, Kaolinite (Pink Clay), Citrus Paradisi (Grapefruit) oil, Citrus Limon (Lemon) oil, Mica ci77019, ci77891, ci77491, ci77861, citral**, limonene**, linalool**

**naturally occuring in essential oil

Say no to aluminum foil with this fantastic alternative!

Made from unbleached totally chlorine-free (TCF) greaseproof paper, If You Care Parchment Baking Paper is a fantastic product.

Our Parchment Paper is totally chlorine-free, so no chlorine or chlorine derivatives are dumped into our lakes, rivers and streams.

Use If You Care Parchment Baking Paper for baking, roasting, reheating and wrapping. 

If You Care Parchment Baking Paper offers incredible value at 70 sq ft (other brands at 30-45 sq ft).

PRODUCT DETAILS

Unbleached, all natural, microwave safe, cruelty-free, GMO free, vegetarian, vegan, compostable, allergen free and gluten free.

6 jumbo chalks per pack. Free of toxins, washable.

Easy to use and quite cool looking, this brush is made in Germany from FSC certified European hardwood, metal, and agave fibre bristles.

Replaceable brush-heads available.

Love your body, furry friends + mother earth. 

Free of the nasties — aluminum, parabens, talcs, palm oils, triclosan, phthalates, propylene glycol and fragrance. This balm works with you rather than stopping the natural function of sweating to allow your body to exhale what does not serve it.

Made with ethically sourced vegan ingredients of organic raw + unrefined coconut oil and shea butters that nourish the skin. Candelilla wax from the arid desert of mexico is protective + skin conditioning and a lovely alternative to beeswax. Gentle arrowroot powder that absorbs moisture whilst leaving a silky texture + a daily dose of pure magnesium oil to replenish the body. The essential oil blend of earthy patchouli, vetiver + sweet orange leave you grounded in the present ready to greet the day with intentionality. 

To use gently push from the bottom, leaving a bit of balm peeking out. Apply to clean underarms, use sparingly as it glides on so smooth, let dry + go take on the world. 

Made with love by hand in small batches in ireland. Wild Rose Botanicals use mindful ingredients to lessen our impact + their cardboard tubes have been created from 100% recycled paper, are compostable & recyclable. 

Ingredients: Organic Unrefined Coconut Oil + Organic Raw Shea Butter. Organic Candelilla Wax. Pure Magnesium Oil. Organic Arrowroot Powder + Cornflour. Patchouli, Vetiver + Lemon Organic Essential Oils. Organic Sunflower Oil. 

 40 ml

| all natural • vegan • organic | 

Made with love in ireland

INTRO

a biodegradable and highly durable multipurpose scourer that has been designed to bring sustainable style to your kitchen, with the functionality to deliver a superior clean.

its handles are made from FSC accredited timber and the bristles are made from sustainably farmed coconut husk's which is the outside of dried coconuts.

this product is 100% plastic free!

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

hand wash in warm soapy water.

DIMENSIONS

4.5 x 10cm dia. (each scourer)

Easy to use and quite cool looking, this brush is made in Germany from FSC certified European hardwood, metal, and agave fibre bristles.

Replaceable brush-heads available.

Replacement heads for your small dish brush (4cm).

INTRO

Abeego is a wrap which protects food while letting it breathe. It is flexible and slightly adhesive so it can easily be shaped around food and bowls or folded into packages to store food at room temperature, in the fridge or the freezer. Each wrap is made of hemp and certified organic cotton that's been infused with pure beeswax, certified organic jojoba oil, and tree resin.

DETAILS

This pack comes with 3 wraps (1x large = 33cm x 33cm, 1x medium = 25cm x25cm and 1x small = 18cm x 18cm). This product is fully biodegradable and compostable. Its natural antibacterial properties will help keep food fresh and allow repeated usage.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

Used several times each week, your Abeego wraps should last for approximately one year.

Simply wash with cool water and a little soap and hang to dry.

Don't use it with raw meat, poultry and fish.

Avoid strong heat sources like microwave ovens, boiling water and direct sunlight.

REPLACEMENT FOR...

Cling film & kitchen aluminium foil!

To give you an idea, many recycling centres and public recycling programs in Ireland won't accept aluminium foil, leaving many scratching their heads as to why. if you can recycle an aluminium can you should be able to recycle foil as well, right? Well, the fact is, aluminium foil is 100% recyclable though the catch is that it is often much dirtier than cans. With the sheets of foil often being filled with food waste that can lead to contamination, many recycling centres simply won't accept it.

Gentle and calming, Apollo was developed for those with sensitive scalp.

Apollo, the god from greek mythology best known for healing, is the perfect god to represent this bright yellow shampoo bar, loaded with Goats Milk powder, Ylang Ylang and Castor oil.

Goats Milk is great for a problematic scalp, it get's right in there and help to prevent dryness, itchiness or dandruff, without leaving it oily. Castor oil acts as an humectant to lock in moisture, leaving hair smooth and shiny but also promotes hair growth together with the glorious Ylang Ylang and works especially well on curls.

Weight: 75 g (approximately 2 plastic bottles prevented from being made)

Ingredients: Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI), Ricinus Communis (Castor) oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Butyrospermum parkii (Shea) butter, Stearic Acid, D-panthenol, Goat Milk powder, ci77019, ci77891, ci77492.

How to use: Wet your hair and the bar. Slide the bar from root to tip in a combing motion, cover each section of your hair. Put the bar down and spread the lather around, it will foam! Rinse and follow up with our Conditioner if needed.

f You Care Baking Cups are made from unbleached totally chlorine-free (TCF) greaseproof paper.

They are perfect for sweet and savory baked goods. Your muffins, cupcakes, mini quiches and other recipes won’t stick to our baking cups because of their natural easy release properties.

Like all If You Care paper products, these Baking Cups are totally chlorine-free, so no chlorine or chlorine derivatives are dumped into our lakes, rivers and streams.

GreenSax 5LTR Compostable Bags are perfect for lining your small caddy bin, cleaning up after your pet or bagging those used nappies. When full, use the tie handles to close the bag and keep bad odours in. In the case of organic waste, you can put the filled bag into your home composter or kerbside organic waste bin. This bag is certified 100% compostable and will break down completely and quickly, helping return nutrients to the earth. Do not put non-organic waste into a composter or organic waste collection system.

With 1/3 of the food we buy ending up in landfill shows that we are not doing enough to tackle food waste.

These bags are 100% compostable so once full they can be popped in your home composter, the bags are perfect for getting rid of bad smells left by rotting food and they also help keep your kitchen tidy.

What?

• Use for scraps and peelings when preparing food
• 100% compostable
• Leak resistant
• The eco-friendliest way to keep your kitchen counter tidy
• Dispose of in your compost bin or home composter
• 12 bags per pack
• MADE IN IRELAND :-)

How?

• Place on the kitchen countertop
• Pop in any waste – kitchen scraps, peelings, leftovers, etc.
• When full, drop into your compost bin or home composter

Why?

Pack of 20 high-quality natural-rubber balloons in a rainbow of colours!

Feel great about where it comes from:
* Raw materials from EU? * TBC - TBC
* Organic? TBC
* Manufactured in EU? Yes - Germany
* What's it made from? Natural india rubber, colour pigments free of heavy metals and independently tested for toxins and safety
* What's it packaged in? Cellophane packet
* Shipping packaging from manufacturer to us: TBC
* Plastic-free? Yes 100%
* Vegan? TBC
* Animal-cruelty-free? Yes
* Reused upcycled or recycled? No

Feel great about where it goes after you've used it:
* Biodegradable? Yes 
* Reusable refillable? No
* Recyclable? No

Our supplier confirmed that the bag holding the balloons is compostable (NatureFlex) however the balloons natural rubber can take between 6 months and 4 years to biodegrade, which is a long time, so composting is actually not recommended.

Feel great about you and your child using it:
* Great for ages: 4+. Children under 8 years old can choke or suffocate on deflated or broken balloons...adult supervision is required.
* Shelf life: Indefinite
* Solvent-free? Yes
* Gluten-free? Yes
* Peanut-free? Yes
* Soy-free? Yes
* Lactose-free? Yes
* Easy to wash-off clothes skin? Yes
* Improvements we're working on in this product:

Care/use instructions: Do not release into the air - released balloons kill animals especially sea life. Keep deflated balloons away from children.

The Natural Detergent Breakthrough

INTRO

The award-winning Laundry Eco Egg is a complete replacement for washing detergent.

It contains scientifically formulated, patented cleaning pellets and it is these pellets that are the secret to the Laundry Eco Egg’s amazing cleaning power.

The egg contains two types of cleaning pellets:

• Dark coloured tourmaline ceramic pellets, these weaken the adhesive forces between the dirt and fabric
• White mineral pellets - these naturally ionize the oxygen molecules in the water which then penetrate deep into the fabric lifting away the dirt and grime, without fading colours or damaging the fibres.

Just pop it in the drum of your washing machine, no powder, liquid, tablets or gels required.

This innovative Laundry Eco Egg is a real alternative to harsh chemicals, giving great results, naturally.

HOW

- Just simply place it into drum of your washing machine along with your laundry, no other liquids or powders are required.

- Wash up to 60C and is even better on cooler washes to save energy.

PRODUCT DETAILS

- Safe for use with fabric softener or a few drops of essential oil

- Suitable for white and coloured clothes, no bleaches

- Safe for all fabrics, even delicates

- The Laundry Egg also does not leave any residue as with powdered detergent, therefore there is no need for a rinse cycle. This can save you time, energy and even more money with every wash.

- The Laundry Egg will naturally soften fibres even in hard water, so no fabric softener is required.

WHY?

The Laundry Egg will save you so much money, from just 3c per wash, you'll never buy washing detergent ever again!

Its hypoallergenic and great for sensitive skin, Supported by Allergy UK and the National Eczema Society, the Laundry Egg is dermatologically tested and perfect for even the most sensitive skin.

And let's not forget, it's eco-friendly, great for the environment, no harsh chemicals, far less pollution!

FAQs

- Does the Eco Egg contain harsh chemicals?

No, none of the products in the range contain any harsh chemicals, petrochemicals, optimisers, bleaches or amonias that normal detergents often contain.

- How Long Will the Eco Egg Last?

Approximately 720 washes, which is about 3 years, worth of washing for the average family (based on 4 or 5 washes per week). Note: The number of washes that the Laundry Egg will last for depends on many factors including the hardness of your water, the load size and the length of the cycle. 720 washes is an approximation for guidance only.

- Is the Eco Egg Safe to Use with Sensitive Skin including Babies Skin?

Yes absolutely, as there are no harsh chemicals involved. All our products have been assessed and approved by Allergy UK, the leading medical charity for sufferers of allergy, sensitivity and intolerance.

INTRO

a biodegradable and highly durable bottle brush that has been designed to bring sustainable style to your kitchen, with the functionality to deliver a superior clean.

its handles are made from FSC accredited timber and the bristles are made from sustainably farmed coconut husk's which is the outside of dried coconuts.

this product is 100% plastic free!

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

hand wash in warm soapy water.

DIMENSIONS

33.5 x 4.3 x 2.5cm.

Our cloth wipes come in 10-sets and are made of 100% organic cotton flannel. These wipes are soft and just thick enough to let you wipe all the tiny folds on your baby’s skin and beyond.

They are also ideal for make-up removal and to use in your daily hygiene routine.

ImseVimse’s washable wipes makes a great alternative to disposable wet wipes.

Size: 22,5×22,5 cm, 9×9 inches

This product is certified by OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 class 1 for baby products

Made in Turkey