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The Dirty Dozen: 12 Cosmetic Ingredients to Avoid

The Dirty Dozen: 12 Cosmetic Ingredients to Avoid

Joshua Ménard

At Green Beaver, our philosophy is that everything we need for personal care can be found in nature. But beyond having a lighter ecological footprint and more nourishing ingredients,  the benefits of...

The Dirty Dozen: 12 Cosmetic Ingredients to Avoid

Joshua Ménard

At Green Beaver, our philosophy is that everything we need for personal care can be found in nature. But beyond having a lighter ecological footprint and more nourishing ingredients,  the benefits of...

Try Castile Soap for Natural Personal Care

Try Castile Soap for Natural Personal Care

Chelsea Forster

You wouldn’t think to use your laundry detergent as a body wash, but with Castile soap it’s an all-in-one solution. Gentle enough to be used on both people and pets,...

Try Castile Soap for Natural Personal Care

Chelsea Forster

You wouldn’t think to use your laundry detergent as a body wash, but with Castile soap it’s an all-in-one solution. Gentle enough to be used on both people and pets,...

Spring Air: Natural vs. Synthetic Fragrances 101

Spring Air: Natural vs. Synthetic Fragrances 101

Joshua Ménard

Springtime starts when the breeze whooshes in. The sky is cloudless and blue; the sun is beaming down. At the start of April, a humid and warm force of relief...

Spring Air: Natural vs. Synthetic Fragrances 101

Joshua Ménard

Springtime starts when the breeze whooshes in. The sky is cloudless and blue; the sun is beaming down. At the start of April, a humid and warm force of relief...

Four Ways to Make Your Personal Care Routine More Sustainable

Four Ways to Make Your Personal Care Routine Mo...

Joshua Ménard

You may already know recycling and upcycling, but what about precycling? Precycling is the habit of avoiding products that use up more plastic than necessary; it’s basically opting for the product...

Four Ways to Make Your Personal Care Routine Mo...

Joshua Ménard

You may already know recycling and upcycling, but what about precycling? Precycling is the habit of avoiding products that use up more plastic than necessary; it’s basically opting for the product...

A view of a wooded campsite from within a tent

Traceless Camping on the Noire River

Joshua Ménard

My dad and I share a passion for white-water canoeing and a deep respect for rivers, so when we set out on our first four-day expedition, three years ago, we...

Traceless Camping on the Noire River

Joshua Ménard

My dad and I share a passion for white-water canoeing and a deep respect for rivers, so when we set out on our first four-day expedition, three years ago, we...

The Ottawa Riverkeeper

The Ottawa Riverkeeper

Joshua Ménard

When it comes to sustainability, change happens in numbers. It’s not our individual carbon footprint, but the collective mark we leave on our environment that strains it. At the same...

The Ottawa Riverkeeper

Joshua Ménard

When it comes to sustainability, change happens in numbers. It’s not our individual carbon footprint, but the collective mark we leave on our environment that strains it. At the same...