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4 Amazon Alternatives for Conscious Online Shopping
Remember: the goal isn’t to replace every single Amazon purchase overnight. What we really want is to chip away at a system that rewards convenience over care. Small shifts matter. They add up.
Shifting Gaia Team
May 53 min read


Can Adaptogens Really Reduce Stress?
In this way, adaptogens are a reminder that healing is not always fast or flashy. Sometimes, it looks like a small daily habit that helps us hold steady in a complicated world.
Melhem Scientific
May 43 min read


The Future of Personalized Nutrition
Eating with care is a form of participation in our own well-being, as well as in the larger systems that make life possible.
Melhem Scientific
Apr 273 min read


4 Sustainable Laundry Brands Making Clean Clothes Cleaner for the Planet
If you're looking to keep your clothes fresh without harming the planet, these are some of the best sustainable laundry brands to get started with.
Shifting Gaia Team
Apr 173 min read


How to Make Your Laundry Routine More Sustainable
From energy consumption to water usage and microplastic pollution, the way we wash and dry our clothes has significant ecological consequences. Fortunately, adopting just a few sustainable laundry practices can mitigate these effects.
Shifting Gaia Team
Apr 143 min read


How Sustainable Is the Waterless Beauty Movement?
The key, as always, lies in the details. Removing water is not enough if it leads to other environmental trade-offs or obscures ethical lapses further up the supply chain.
Melhem Scientific
Apr 133 min read


9 Reusable Home Goods That Save You Money and Reduce Waste
Transitioning to reusability really is easier and more cost-effective than it’s often made out to be. None of these mean we’re living the perfect zero-waste life, but they certainly lighten the load on our bodies, our wallets, and our precious, precious planet
Ari Winslow
Apr 74 min read


Decoding the Sunscreen Controversy
Sunscreen is a tool that serves a purpose. It shields the skin, reduces the risk of damage, and supports public health. But it is not isolated from the systems that surround it.
Melhem Scientific
Apr 64 min read


Sustainability Is for Men Too
Sustainability needs more people in the room. It needs fewer excuses to avoid being part of the work.
Garrett Stockwell
Mar 313 min read


You Should Really Stop Fighting Your Skin
Many of the products marketed as clarifying or deep-cleaning are designed to strip away oils and bacteria. But your skin isn’t meant to be sterile.
Melhem Scientific
Mar 303 min read


3 Sustainable Perfume Brands Changing Fragrance
The fragrance industry has long been shrouded in secrecy, with "fragrance" or "parfum" on ingredient lists often concealing a multitude of undisclosed chemicals.
Shifting Gaia Team
Mar 271 min read


The Hidden Cost of Scent
Sustainability is nearly impossible to measure when no one is obligated to name their materials. And that makes sustainable fragrance incredibly difficult to identify, let alone define.
Garrett Stockwell
Mar 243 min read


The Dark Side of ‘Natural’ Beauty
Without accountability, the word natural becomes just another marketing tool: attractive, reassuring, but ultimately hollow.
Melhem Scientific
Mar 235 min read


6 Plastic-Free Haircare Brands for Less Single-Use Shower Waste
These six companies are proving that effective, nourishing haircare doesn’t need to come wrapped in plastic.
Shifting Gaia Team
Mar 192 min read


The Plastic Problem Lurking in Your Shower
Enshrined in the uncomfortable fluorescent rows of drugstore shelves, the haircare industry has built its promise on petroleum packaging.
Garrett Stockwell
Mar 174 min read


The Future of Sustainable Skincare
Beauty marketing thrives on excess: quick-to-expire trends, mountains of plastic waste, and a never-ending undercurrent of new 'must-haves.'
Melhem Scientific
Mar 164 min read


8 Women-Owned Sustainable Brands to Support This Women's History Month
Sustainability has always been deeply tied to the work of women: restoring, preserving, and building for the future.
Shifting Gaia Team
Mar 133 min read


9 Easy Eco-Swaps You Can Make Today
A sustainable lifestyle doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. Really, most eco-swaps are about breaking small habits.
Shifting Gaia Team
Mar 104 min read


6 Palm Oil-Free Shampoo & Conditioner Brands for a More Sustainable Haircare Routine
Here are six brands that have taken a firm stance against palm oil, offering cleaner, more sustainable alternatives for your haircare routin
Shifting Gaia Team
Mar 73 min read


The Silent Warriors: Honoring Women Fighting Cancer on International Women's Day
Today, I want to take a moment to recognize a different kind of warrior—the women who suffer silently
Hiba Yazbeck
Mar 62 min read
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