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5 easy changes you can do for organic September

Wednesday, 7 September 2016


You don't have to go completely organic for September. Doing too much at once can be too hard and normally won't make you stick to it.  However, there are a few easy ways you can make some small changes for Organic September this year. The next time you do your shopping,  consider the things you buy on a regular basis. Try and change them to organic alternatives. 


Du behöver inte gÃ¥ helt ekologisk för september. Att göra för mycket pÃ¥ en gÃ¥ng kan bli för svÃ¥rt och oftast orkar man inte fortsätta. Hursomhelst, det finns nÃ¥gra smÃ¥ lätta ändringar du kan göra för organic september i Ã¥r. Nästa gÃ¥ng du gör din shopping, tänk pÃ¥ sakerna du köper regelbundet. Försök och byt ut dem till ekologiska alternativ. 


Tea/coffee
Normal tea bags are usually bleached and the tea leaves aren't always washed before bagging which means you're putting pesticides and bleach in boiling hot water when you're having a cup of tea. Same goes for coffee beans that are washed in chemicals before they reach your morning coffee. Choosing organic tea or coffee will also help the growers avoid breathing in dangerous chemicals and pesticides. 

Normala tepÃ¥sar är normal blekta och  telöven är inte alltid tvättade innan de packas i pÃ¥sarna, vilket betyder att du doppar pesticider och blekningsmedel i kokande vatten när du har en kopp te. Detsamma gäller kaffebönor som är tvättade i kemikalier innan det nÃ¥r din mugg av morgonkaffe. Att välja ekologiskt te eller kaffe undviker även odlarna att andas in farliga kemikalier och pesticider. 

Milk
Milk normally goes with the tea and coffee. Whether you drink milk or choose an alternative, next time try and swap to the organic one instead. 
It will give healthier cows, happier farmers and a better environment.

Mjölk gÃ¥r ofta hand i hand med te och kaffe. Vilket du dricker mjölk eller väljer ett alternativ. Nästa gÃ¥ng försök att byta till ekologiskt istället. Det kommer ge hälsosammare kor, gladare bönder och en bättre miljö. 


Fruit and vegetables
They're are sprayed with lots of pesticides which are bad for you, animals and nature. You can easily swap out one or two products each time you shop. You'll be surprised that it won't cost you much more. 

Frukt är sprayade med massor av pesticider, vilket är dÃ¥ligt för dig, djur och naturen. Du kan lätt byta ut en eller tvÃ¥ produkter varje gÃ¥ng du shoppar. Du kommer bli förvÃ¥nad att det inte kommer kosta mycket mer. 


Beauty product
Try to swap just one product this month. My advice would be something you use a lot of or big parts of your body, like shower gel. Your skin will thank you as it won't dry out as quickly. It will also be kinder to the environment when it's going down the drain. 

Försök att byta bara en produkt denna mÃ¥nad. Mitt rÃ¥d är nÃ¥got som du använder ofta eller pÃ¥ större delen av kroppen, som tex dusch gelé. Din hud kommer att tacka dig, eftersom den inte kommer torka ut lika fort. Det är även bättre för miljön när det spolas ner i avloppet. 


Hairdresser
Next time you need a haircut or your colour doing. Consider going to an organic hairdresser. The vast amount of dangerous chemicals that you expose yourself and your hairdresser for is not worth it. Imagine no harsh smells and healthier hair. 

Nästa gÃ¥ng du behöver klippa eller färga hÃ¥ret. Försök gÃ¥ till en ekologisk frisör. Antalet farliga kemikalier som du utsätter dig själv och din frisör för är inte värt det. Föreställ dig hälsosammare hÃ¥r utan hemska lukter. 

What things are you going to swap for organic this month? 

Vilka saker ska du byta till ekologiskt denna mÃ¥nad? 







I'm getting my hair done with natural colours

Sunday, 25 October 2015

Today I've decided to bring you to my salon where I work whilst I get my hair done.

I want to share a little bit more about what I do and also about our hair colours.

I work as a senior stylist in Natural colour works in Soho. Which is an organic salon using natural hair colours.

I have my highlights done by the amazing Jess.  Today she's  doing a full head of highlights on my hair and also a haircut. It's been too long since I had either done.

Jess working her magic
Colour
Earlier this year I had red hair and you can see that from my early blog days.
I've since then decided to go back blonde. But my hair got pretty damaged after going red. I kept colouring it every 2-3 weeks because it didn't want to stay in. So I didn't want to do a big job and change it all in one go. I decided to just add a few more blonde highlights each time. And we are more or less all there now. You can only see a little bit of red in my hair now.

Today I will have 3 different blondes in there to give it a nice, natural blonde colour. 

My colours (from left watercolour, soya and seaweed)

The first colour I use is the seaweed lightener that works like bleach. But doesn't dry your hair out as much and more gentle. This is the blondest highlight.

I then have a soya based colour. A golden honey colour. It contain no ammonia or ppd.

Finally a few low lights with the water colour that's a medium blonde. Watercolour is our most gentle colour as it's not mixed with a peroxide or contain any ammonia. But you can't lighten the hair with it so perfect for low lights.

A good look or what do you think?

All together this will make a nice blonde colour that blends in well and looks natural. Most of the red will finally be gone. 

Haircut

For my haircut I know I need to cut a good amount off. I also like the length at the moment. But healthy hair wins and I chop about 3 inches off because it needs it. Jess cut in a few layers as well do make it a more textured look. 

It now feels nice and healthy and I do like the length as well. 

Before and after
 And a selfie of course
What do you guys think? Have you done anything different to your hair lately? 






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