Sustainable Bathroom Swaps To Green Your Morning Routine

Half-empty serums loaded with toxic synthetic elements, cleansers mass-produced by faceless corporations and tubes of moisturisers with missing lids everywhere. Does that sound like your bathroom right now? You're not alone; even we're guilty of it. But that all changed when we serendipitously stumbled upon ZeroYet100 and its handcrafted natural deodorant, which contains nothing synthetic…

ByOlivia Wycech05/02/20207 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION

So Hot Right Now: Conscious Brands We’re Loving This February

The world has made it through the first month of 2020. Barely, but we made it. And while there is not a lot we can do to dictate the course of the year, we can make better choices where we can — and that starts with making conscious choices when we shop. This month, we…

ByOlivia Wycech03/02/202011 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP EAT

New Year, New You: How To Snack, Consciously

It's easy to walk into 2020 with mindful eating intentions; more plants, more organic, less sugar, less processed junk. Funny then, that when the munchies hit, self-control wanes. Here's how to stay on track without cutting the snacks. There's a lot of food chat in the Green Is The New Black office: where are the…

ByOlivia Wycech31/01/20208 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The Conscious Scoop: What Happened in Davos?

Ah, Davos. We meet again. What happened in the latest gathering of important folk talking about climate change? (And what's this about a Doomsday Clock?) Read on to find out this week's top environmental stories. (Want to get top environmental stories in your inbox every week? Here's the sign-up.) Davos: all the updates, STAT. First…

ByTammy Gan30/01/20209 minRead time

BUSINESS CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Hello CEO: The Entrepreneur (And App) On A Mission to Reduce CO2 Emissions

Heard about the new app touted as the “Fitbit for your carbon footprint”? Say hello to Capture; a consumer app that enables users to track, reduce, and remove CO2 emissions from everyday life. We chat to Josie Stoker, Capture’s inspirational co-founder, to talk technology, conscious living, the problem with carbon-offsetting, flight shaming, and how Capture…

BySally Shoult29/01/202014 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION

Sustainable Fashion Goes Mainstream: The R Collective Launch On Net-a-Porter

Ahhh, 2020: A new year, a new decade. There's something about a fresh start that leaves us feeling optimistic. And as we roll into the year of the rat, we caught wind of an exciting new beginning for one of our favourite sustainable fashion brands: The R Collective. Now rewind quickly to…

BySally Shoult29/01/20205 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP FASHION

Five Cute Ways to Make Your Kids Dress More Consciously

The next generation are now fully aware of what's going on with our planet. And The Extra Smile finds it fantastic to watch how invested our green warriors in training are towards it. Our kids have a role to play in getting our planet on the right track, and that starts every morning when they…

ByOlivia Wycech24/01/202010 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The Conscious Scoop: Hunger Crisis in SA, Barcelona Declares Climate Emergency & China Bans Single-Use Plastic

This week: Southern Africa is in the throes of a climate emergency. China cracks down on single-use plastic. And Barcelona declares a climate emergency. Plus, Microsoft sets itself ambitious net-zero target, YouTube is promoting climate denialism, and Colgate launches a recyclable toothpaste. Read on for the week's top environmental stories. (Want to get top environmental…

ByTammy Gan23/01/20206 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP WELLBEING

How Green Is Your Workout: Are You Killing The Planet To Get Killer Abs?

Many things in life are big environmental polluters: transportation, large gatherings, agriculture; we could go on - you get the gist. But we never thought the gym was a place that would end up on the list. Then we went for a workout at the Green Curve, the first eco-friendly gym in Singapore, and learned…

ByOlivia Wycech22/01/202010 minRead time

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Australia Day Bushfire Fundraiser: Join Us For Dinner, Drinks & Fun. Who’s In?

Australia is burning. And the fires are leaving a path of destruction and devastation in their wake. With an estimated one billion animals lost, thousands of homes destroyed, people displaced, fires the size of Manhattan, and at least 28 people losing their lives - Australia needs our help. In partnership with Kilo Kitchen, and thanks to…

BySally Shoult21/01/20208 minRead time