The Fussy Guide to COP26

Let’s break this down with the most simple question first - what is COP26? COP stands for Conference of the Parties, the parties being members of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC (catchy we know!)

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Natural Deodorant for Kids: Finding the Best for Your Family

It’s this fear of embarrassment (and general consideration for other people) that means we as adults don’t think too much about using deodorant. But what about our kids?

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Sharing is Caring: Natural Deodorant For Men and Women

Lots of standard deodorants are designed, packaged and marketed to be more attractive to a particular gender, but when it comes down to the way they work, there’s not much difference. In most deodorant formulas, the odour-causing bacteria is inhibited by antibacterial properties. 

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Our Year In Numbers 2021

What a first 6 months it has been. Thank you to you and your wonderful armpits for helping in our mission of banishing single-use plastic from the bathroom. Here's our (half) year in numbers...

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Get Dirty To Get Clean - Probiotics and Prebiotics

Cleansers, masks, mists, serums, and - most importantly - natural deodorant. We’re putting it in everything and as it turns out, there’s a lot of evidence to suggest that it really is worth it. Read on to find out everything you need to know.

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We Come In Peace 🕊

We mucked up. We ran some adverts online comparing our product to some Unilever products. And after a receiving an eloquently written legal letter from Unilever HQ, we made a peace offering to their CEO, Alan. 

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Aluminium Free Deodorant: Is It Really Safer For Our Pits?

What’s the deal with aluminium in deodorant? Is it as harmful to us as people say? Is “clean” really king? If these are some of the questions that keep you up at night, look no further as we lay down the bare facts.

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The Best Eco-Friendly Gifts: Giving the Gift of Sustainability

While at the Fussy headquarters we celebrate Mother Earth every day, officially, April is Earth Month. This is the perfect time to think about what you love about our unique planet and how you can celebrate it. 

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How to Make Your Own Deodorant at Home (and Feel Like an Independent Eco-Warrior!)

Making your own home-made deodorant is fun, zero-waste, and you can make it right in your kitchen. That’s how we started, just a group of pals looking to change the deodorant industry for good.

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We Bust Some Myths (And Some Moves) About What “Clean Beauty” Really Means.

“Clean” is one of the many buzzwords in the personal care and skin care space, but is it just another of the industry’s made-up slogans? Let's bust some myths and some moves. 

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Back To The Future

Is it time to call time on daylight savings? We investigate how having an extra hour of light in the evenings all year long could make us happier, safer and greener. 

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How to Switch to a Natural Deodorant

So, you’re thinking about making the switch to natural? Unsurprisingly, you’re not alone. Transitioning from a chemical-based antiperspirant to a non-toxic deodorant is a simple step towards living a cleaner lifestyle.

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Designing the Single-Use Plastic Free Deodorant of the Future

Four friends and their life savings sat round a kitchen table sniffing essential oils and discussing how to design an eco-friendly deodorant. Sounds like the start of a good story -  and it is.  

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The Vegan Deodorant Tackling. Our Big Plastic Problem

Every year over 3.2 billion single-use plastic deodorants are thrown away. Many end up in landfill or even worse our oceans.

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Antiperspirant vs Deodorant? And Other Big, Sweaty Questions

When it comes to asking what’s the difference between antiperspirant and deodorant or exactly where you should and shouldn’t use the stuff,  we’ve got the answers. 

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Zero Waste: What It Really Means?

To put it simply, zero waste means we aim to send nothing to landfill. We reduce what we buy, reuse as much as possible, send little to recycling, and compost what we cannot. Easy.

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Sex And Sustainability: Is Climate Change Sexist?

Any conscious consumer will find a huge range of options when it comes to shopping for a greener home. Reusable sanitary pads and menstrual cups are now cool companions to your period, cosmetics come in glass jars or recyclable containers, and we all have a reusable coffee cup and deodorant, right?

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Parenting Lessons From The Animal Kingdom

We’ve been calling our nature ‘mother’ for as long as we can remember. However, we can’t ignore the incredible dads in nature that give us some major #dadgoals by redefining the ‘duties' of a father.

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