Tag: oil

Oil: It’s not just for cooking anymore

December 2, 2018 Off

Have you looked at all the ingredients in the commercial face cleanser or moisturizer that you buy? Do you find propylene glycol, butylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, triethanolamine, butylene glycol, EDTA, methylparaben, propylparaben, diazolidinyl urea?  Doesn’t sound particularly healthy, does it?  Searching for a more wholesome alternative for cleansing and moisturizing my face and body…

By Sandra Maki

Buying Oil and Vinegar in Bulk

September 16, 2018 Off

While Bulk Barn and Papillon have a lot of the things that I need for our Reduce Our Waste lifestyle, it has proven more elusive to buy canola oil and vinegar in bulk.  I had to head to beautiful downtown Montreal   and “The Main” aka Boulevard St-Laurent to find a store that offered what…

By Sandra Maki

Shopping to Reduce Our Waste

June 24, 2018 Off

People are often curious about how I shop zero waste.  It certainly is a big change from last year at this time.  The major difference is that I rarely go to the traditional grocery store.  When you look at today’s grocery store, you see packaging, packaging and more packaging!  Here is a high- level review…

By Sandra Maki

Soap Making 101

March 29, 2018 Off

As part of this zero waste journey, I am experimenting.  Today, I took a soap making class.  I registered for the class in January when I wasn’t sure that I could find un-packaged soap.   Now I know that I can buy “naked” soap at the bulk store! I took the three-hour class at Noblessence on St-Denis…

By Sandra Maki