Ecotourism is growing and holidays are a great time to try using less
Live a simpler life on holiday and connect with the great outdoors More and more holidaymakers are considering the environmental impact of their holiday and actively searching for more sustainable options with ecotourism certifications like Green Tourism helping them...
Experience sustainable tourism at The Orchard Retreat
Enjoy a glamping holiday in rural Devon Here we talk to Vicky Ritchens, Director of The Orchard Retreat to find out more about this glorious glamping destination for holidaymakers looking for a sustainable tourism option. Can you tell us a bit about your place? We are...
Using organic pet products – best for your pet and the family
A Healthy Happy Home for your pet with organic pet products! Pet owners enjoy great health benefits Are you one of the nations pet lovers? Just under half of all UK adults own at least one pet - that’s over 11 million cats, nearly 9 million dogs and 1 million rabbits...
Organic baby products for protection against allergies
Congratulations to all pregnant mums and new parents! This in an exciting time and we know you want to do your best for your baby. Avoiding allergies is important for the future health and wellbeing of your growing child. Here at Greenscents we want to help you to...
How to prevent eczema in babies
Here at Greenscents we want to share information on how to prevent eczema in babies and help mothers keep their babies healthy. Protection against eczema in babies as well as asthma is so important as these allergies are so common these days. This is why we always...
Allergies – you are what you breathe
As it's Allergy Awareness Week we take a look at outdoor and indoor air pollution. Do you know people with allergies? Is the number growing? You are not alone if the answer is ‘yes’. A staggering 44% of British adults now suffer from at least one allergy and the...
The future of fashion and why we can do better: Reduce, reuse, recycle!
“Today’s textile industry is built on an outdated linear, take-make-dispose model and is hugely wasteful and polluting” Ellen MacArthur Most of us will remember the terrible tragedy when the Rana Plaza factory collapsed in 2013 killing over 1,100 people. This was a...
Meet People Tree, sustainable and fair trade fashion pioneer
We talk to Gabriella Rose May, Head of Ecommerce at People Tree Can you tell us a bit about your company? The company started in 1991, what may surprise many people is that it started in Tokyo, Japan. Founded by award-winning social entrepreneur Safia Minney who...
What is MCS (multiple chemical sensitivity)?
We recently found out about MCS-Aware when a couple of its members with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) tried Greenscents Nonscents range. They told us how great our products were for them and told the charity about us. Greenscents founder, Christina Hawkes, is an...
Spring Cleaning Naturally
Tips for natural organic cleaning A traditional spring clean used to mean the domestic cleaning of the entire home and while most of us would find this overwhelming, the lengthening days and increasing sunshine are uplifting and motivate us to tackle forgotten tasks....