Natural beauty products and ideas, the best natural products for you, and how to shop earth friendly beauty products according to your values.
What is oil pulling Oil pulling is an ancient Ayurvedic practice that is said to purify the mouth of toxins and bacteria and improve gum health. The ‘nasties’ that cause cavities are easily removed thus whitening teeth, improving gum health and alleviating bad breath amongst other ailments. It sounds like a too-good-to-be-true complete cure-all...
Our skin and hair is often calling out for extra nourishment and moisture during the cool winter months, and we we’ve found your hero ingredient – shea! Packed full of vitamins, nutrients and essential fatty acids, shea works to moisturise, protect, soothe and nourish and will leave your skin and hair looking and feeling...
Brisbane is one of Australia’s best locations for finding nifty eco friendly products and solutions that help you to reduce plastic waste, live a healthier life, minimise and get back to basics. So read on as we share where you can find the best range of eco friendly products for our home and lifestyle...
What item that you currently own do you imagine you’ll still be using in 20 years time? One of the most effective ways to reduce waste of resources on our planet is to choose products that are high quality, can be reused over and over without significant decline in quality, and that have replacement...
By Slow Fashion blogger Leah Musch, @unmaterialgirl In an age of hashtags and buzz words, two terms have recently seemed to gain a lot of traction within both the eco and fashion community – Fast Fashion and Slow Fashion. Read on as we explain what these two terms mean, and why it’s so important to know...
Planning a camping trip or holiday away? A kit of multi-purpose natural remedies is great to keep on hand for dealing with issues like mozzie bites, sunburn, sore muscles and other minor conditions that may dampen the fun. Read on to find out the must have products we pack in our natural remedy travel...
If your hair is looking dull and your scalp is feeling dry, our DIY deep conditioning hair treatment may be just what you need to bring it back to life. Our recipe combines coconut oil to condition, shea butter to moisturise and argan oil to fight fizz and add shine, as well as a...
With autumn weather upon us, many of us are reaching for scrubs, clay masks and moisturisers to buff and nourish dry skin. An autumn skin care routine needn’t be complicated though. Read on as we show you four easy ways to simplify your autumn skin care routine, with eco friendly products made from close...
Our DIY perfume balm is a beautiful, simple, low tox way to create a pretty personal fragrance without harmful synthetic chemicals and fake smells. Combining nourishing shea and jojoba oil, as well as a range of pure essential oils, our DIY perfume balm is long lasting, customisable and easy to keep in your bag...
The environmental devastation happening in Asia due to incessant demand for palm oil is thankfully coming out in the open, as are its dire consequences for our entire planet, including global warming. We all need to take action to help solve the problem, starting with awareness of which products actually use palm oil as...
Solutions that help you simplify, reduce toxins and live more gently on our planet is what we’re all about here at Biome, and this is one of our new favourites. In this recipe we show you how to combine a few simple ingredients to make either a DIY foundation cream, DIY concealer or DIY...
Avoid harmful chemicals like DEET and deter mosquitoes and biting insects naturally with our easy DIY mosquito repellant recipe. Combining apple cider vinegar and a blend of essential oils that mosquitoes and sandflies just hate, you can enjoy your picnic or hike in the bush without pesky mozzies buzzing around or harmful chemicals on...
For healthy, clear and glowing skin, it is important to take off your makeup before you go to sleep each night. Makeup remover wipes are convenient and easy to use, but are wasteful and often full of harmful ingredients. But what if you could make your own makeup remover pads using simple, natural ingredients,...
This is such a great DIY hair care recipe for those hot days, as it helps you to keep cool naturally and leaves hair looking and feeling great. Our cooling Rhassoul Clay (Moroccan Lava Clay) Hair & Scalp Mask will cleanse the scalp, soothe inflammation, reduce flaking and dandruff, invigorate and cool you down....
Our DIY festive bath bombs smell just like Christmas in Australia! Combining traditional festive spices with a hint of classic Australian lemon myrtle, soothing Epsom salts and moisturising castor oil, our DIY festive bath bombs will help you wind down and get straight into that Christmas spirit. Use these DIY festive bath bombs for...
