The Street Store: Hang up and Help Out!
byWelcome to The Street Store: just as its name implies, it’s a store on the street. But it’s so much more than that: an excellent fashion breakthrough that upcycles threads while helping those in need.
2014
Stem Cells used for Skincare?
byStem cells have been praised by medical researchers who study their ability to regenerate and form almost any type of cell in the body. This can be beneficial in the treatment of various chronic diseases. Now, stem cells are also appearing in skincare products.
Flip-Flops Become Art with Ocean Sole
byThis is upcycling at its best! A Kenyan company, Ocean Sole, has found a way to make use of flip-flops that get left on beaches in a way that prevents waste while making something beautiful.
Clean out Your Cabinets! What Eating Clean is All About
byIt’s not another diet fad doing the rounds – eating clean is focused on a simpler, purer approach to food. Here’s why you should try it.
Levi’s using 100% Recycled Water to make Jeans
byLevi Strauss has developed a new way to make jeans using 100% recycled water. The denim manufacturer, which applied the first-of-its-kind process to 100,000 pairs of women’s jeans during a test run, says it saved some 12 million liters of water, or enough to fill nearly five Olympic-size swimming pools.
Get Your Juicing On!
byMiranda Kerr does it, Gwyneth Paltrow does it. Juicing is not just a trend – it’s here to stay! Make juicing this month’s lifestyle change.
Bond Girl to Don this year’s Red Carpet Green Dress at the Oscars
byActress Olga Kurylenko will have the honor of walking the red carpet at the 86th annual Academy Awards on March 2nd for Red Carpet Green Dress. Kurylenko’s gown will be the sustainable vision of contest winner Alice Elia, a student of ESMOD in Paris, where she is currently being mentored through dress construction by the college’s couture team.
H&M Conscious Foundation donates over $28 million to education, clean water & women empowerment
byIn an effort to create more of a sustainable and ethical mission, H&M’s Conscious Foundation will donate over $28 million to global programs that enact change in the areas of education, clean water and women empowerment programs.
NekNominate: From Drinks to Good Deeds!
byBy now you will definitely have heard of the NekNominate craze that has been happening on social media. How it works is that it’s essentially a drinking game. You take a video of yourself downing a beer and then you nominate someone else to continue the game, daring them to be more extreme.
Why is Squalene in Your Make-Up?
bySqualene (or squalane) is found in many beauty products. But its origins are not pretty. It’s one of those names that you might see on a skincare product and not really know what it is. Squalene sounds like the other ingredients that we don’t even think twice about – but we should.