Notes on Nature
After nearly fifty years in the natural products movement, we've learnt a thing or two along the way and we've certainly got plenty of stories to share.
22, July 2024
The Parks We Love Most
It’s almost Love Parks week – and we really love parks! Organised by Keep Britain Tidy, Love Parks is all about celebrating our green spaces and the good things they do for our communities, health and environment. In the spirit of this, we asked our team to throw the spotlight on their favourite parks around the UK.
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19, July 2024
Rights of Waves in Brazil Recognised
We’ve seen rivers and lagoons be granted legal rights, but never waves – until now! In the latest development in the Rights of Nature movement, some much-loved ocean waves off the coast of Brazil have been recognised as having intrinsic legal rights, entitling them to special protection.
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17, July 2024
Culture Forager, Vol. 9
Welcome to Volume 9 of Culture Forager! We’ve been foraging away again to uncover the best Nature-related cultural happenings. Tuck into this fresh crop of things to see, read and do this summer.
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16, July 2024
Court Rules Pollution Violates River’s Rights
In 2008, Ecuador became the first country in the world to recognise the rights of Nature in its national constitution. Last week, a judge ruled that pollution in the country’s Machángara River violates its legal right not to be polluted or degraded.
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16, July 2024
The Benefits of Jojoba Oil for Hair
We heart jojoba oil. Pronounced ‘ho-ho-ba’, it was first discovered by the Indigenous American Tohono O’odham people centuries ago – and has even been attributed to helping save the whales! We use organic, zero-waste golden jojoba oil in our smoothing Jojoba Shampoo and Conditioner. Discover the benefits of jojoba oil for hair and scalp.
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10, July 2024
Going to Bed with Wet Hair
5 reasons why you shouldn’t sleep with wet hair, and 5 alternative ways you can do it without causing too much damage if you can’t avoid it!
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25, June 2024
Going All Out to Get All Out of Plastic
We’re going all out to get all out of plastic, starting with our new, 100% recycled and infinitely recyclable 500ml aluminium range. These shiny new bottles are the latest milestone in a 50-year journey of making packaging as planet-friendly as we can – and the result of a long search for the right metal bottle.
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21, June 2024
Behind the Scenes: Outside with Lira X Earth Minutes
Our Marketing Executive, Ellie, recently travelled to Croydon for the filming of Episode 1 of Outside With Lira, supported by Faith In Nature. This original miniseries is a collaboration between Earth Minutes and urban environmentalist Lira Valencia, AKA ‘Croydon’s David Attenborough’. Here, Ellie gives us the lowdown on her day behind the scenes…
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20, June 2024
Ingredients that Give Back
By appointing Nature as a voting member of our board, we’ve been able to listen to and understand the needs of the natural world. With that in mind, we’ve carefully sourced ingredients for our new 99.5% natural origin range that don’t only work beautifully, but give something back.
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20, June 2024
Even More Active Naturals: Our Expertly Formulated Base Blends
So, we listened to Nature and made our products even more natural (up from 99% natural origin to 99.5%!). In response to Nature’s role as a voting director on our board, we’ve packed even more active naturals into our liquid haircare, hand and body wash. It all begins with two expertly formulated base blends of organic ingredients – one for haircare and one for hand and body.
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17, June 2024
Introducing: The First Products in the World Voted On by Nature
This year marks a big birthday for us: we’re 50 years old! And we’re celebrating with an evolution: of our products and our packaging – inspired (of course!) by Nature. Because since we made Nature a voting member of our board in 2022, we’ve been listening. And Nature needs us, like everyone, to adapt and improve...
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31, May 2024
Create Your Own Refill Station at Home
We’ve been making bigger bottles for decades, so we’re thrilled that so many of you have joined our refill revolution. It’s simple – refill means less landfill. Want to set up your very own at-home refill station? Here’s how…
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