by Lindsey McCoy | Jan 31, 2018 | Blog, Home
Plaine Products is proud to announce their approval as a B Corp and for receiving Leaping Bunny’s cruelty-free certification on all of their products. B Corps are a new type of company that recognizes the power of business to solve social and environmental...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jan 24, 2018 | Blog, Home, Podcasts
I had a great time talking about Plaine Products and our packaging revolution with Meghann on her Kiss that World podcast, a show for every day environmentalists. Her interviews are full of actionable tips from environmental leaders and changemakers who have dedicated...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jan 20, 2018 | Blog, DIY Recipes, Home
As Plaine Products considers expanding our product line, we’ve so appreciated your feedback and thoughts! As some of you have pointed out, there are some products that are easier to make at home, while others are a little more challenging. We’re happy to...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jan 19, 2018 | Blog, Home, Podcasts
It was such fun to chat with Molly and an honor to be on her Business with Purpose Podcast. Here’s her take on Plaine Products and the podcast for your listening pleasure! If you enjoy this there are lots of other great episodes over at Still Being Molly. Did...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jan 10, 2018 | Blog, Home, Our Products
Plaine Products is proud of our vegan products and the fact that they are toxin-free. We’ve talked about what you don’t want in your shampoo. Here’s a few of the natural ingredients that make our products so special! Natural Ingredients in our Shampoo, Conditioner,...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jan 3, 2018 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Ready for a new type of new year’s resolution? This year we’d like to suggest some eco resolutions that can help create less waste and help the planet out. It’s a win-win. You and the environment get to feel good. Eco Resolutions Idea #1: Make some...
by Lindsey McCoy | Dec 20, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
At the beginning of 2017, and the opening of our business, we set the ambitious eco resolution to keep 10,000 plastic bottles out of landfills. I’m more than delighted to say, thanks to your overwhelming support, we did it! We’re not even to the end of...
by Lindsey McCoy | Dec 12, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
The holidays can be overwhelming for lots of reasons: shopping, entertaining, traveling. But it the amount of waste created can also be stressful. We’ve come up with some suggestions about thoughtful gifts, but now we have 3 gift wrapping ideas to help with...
by Lindsey McCoy | Dec 8, 2017 | Blog, Home, Podcasts
Conversation with A Sustainable Mind Podcast On A Sustainable Mind host Marjorie Alexander interviews some of today’s more influential environmental change makers. She talks to scientists, entrepreneurs, inventors, policy makers and activists to uncover the knowledge,...
by Lindsey McCoy | Dec 6, 2017 | Blog, DIY Recipes, Home
We love sharing our customer’s experience with Plaine Products. I read a comment Kyla made about us, noticed she had her own blog, Back Yard Seahorse (website no longer maintained), a lifestyle blog about living consciously, simply, and as eco-friendly as...
by Lindsey McCoy | Nov 28, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Gift giving can create stress. We all need less stuff in our lives, but we want to give a gift that shows we care. We’ve got some ideas to help reduce holiday stress and inspire thoughtful, caring gifts. Reduce Holiday Stress by Shopping with Intention I have to...
by Lindsey McCoy | Nov 21, 2017 | Blog, Home, Our Products
The holiday season is upon us. Decorations are appearing, along with the annual stress of finding presents for our loved ones and our not so loved ones. To help, we’ve got a list of 6 types of people for whom Plaine Products would be a great gift idea! To help you...
by Lindsey McCoy | Nov 14, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Thanksgiving, and the holidays that follow, are fast approaching. While planning, consider these 5 ideas for a more sustainable, environmentally-friendly holiday season. Use them to avoid disposable plastic options and help the planet! Don’t save it for a special...
by Lindsey McCoy | Nov 7, 2017 | Blog, Home, Our Products
We worked hard to ensure Plaine Products’ vegan shampoo & conditioner work well for all hair types. However, some times it takes a little tweaking in the application to work for different hair. We’ve got some ideas on how to make it work best for your hair!...
by Lindsey McCoy | Oct 31, 2017 | Blog, Home, Our Products
This post has been updated to add another ingredient you don’t want in your personal care products – liquid plastics! Just when you think the plastic problem can’t get worse…”liquid plastics” have entered the chat. The first...
by Lindsey McCoy | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
There’s mystery surrounding composting, but it is easier than it sounds. We’re going to share 5 reasons you should try composting, provide you with a basic how-to, and inspire you by sharing how Ali built her own yard composter from pallets! 5 Reasons to...
by Lindsey McCoy | Oct 18, 2017 | Blog, Home
We are thrilled to announce that our new products, body lotion and hand wash, are available in the shop! We’ve also added a citrus lavender scent option to our shampoo and conditioners! Our new scent leaves your hair feeling fresh, clean and lightly scented with...
by Lindsey McCoy | Oct 11, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
You don’t have to be Kermit the Frog to have a Green Halloween. Here’s 7 ideas for a less plastic and more eco friendly holiday! Get creative with costumes Skip the Halloween mega store. Instead start a green Halloween tradition. Maybe make your own costume out of...
by Lindsey McCoy | Sep 26, 2017 | Blog, Home
We’re super excited to announce new plastic-free products with vegan, gluten-free ingredients are on the way! We took all of the feedback, comments, and thoughtful ideas you shared and are adding 4 new products. They will be hitting the site soon. If you...
by Lindsey McCoy | Sep 26, 2017 | Blog, Home, Our Products
While Plaine Products was originally created to be an easy way to avoid single use plastic, during our start up process we became committed to providing quality, natural products inside those containers. That means our products are good for the planet and for your...
by Lindsey McCoy | Sep 13, 2017 | Blog, Home, Our Products
Plaine Products is the only company we know that pays to have our packaging come back so we can reuse it. I’m excited to announce that our first set of bottles have been returned, sterilized and refilled are about to make their way out into the world. It’s...
by Lindsey McCoy | Sep 11, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reviews
My Beauty Bunny™ is an award-winning, top 10, cruelty free beauty, lifestyle and fashion blog. My Beauty Bunny™, focuses on finding the best in beauty from companies who do not test on animals. We are positive that once you go cruelty-free you’ll never go back....
by Lindsey McCoy | Sep 6, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Guest post from Katie Abarr. She highlights planet-centered classroom activities and habits to help get plastic out of schools. She’s in Cambodia right now, you can follow on her Instagram, @UnlaminatedEdu. For several years, I have been steadily curating my...
by Lindsey McCoy | Aug 30, 2017 | Blog, DIY Recipes, Home
Zero Waste Week is next week! What does that mean? Zero Waste Week is an annual international awareness campaign for reducing the amount of trash we all contribute to landfills. While the concept of Zero Waste may seem a little overwhelming, there are lots of easy...
by Lindsey McCoy | Aug 28, 2017 | Blog, Home, Podcasts
In August 2017 I had the pleasure of speaking with Tony Loyd, host of the Social Entrepreneurship about Plaine Product’s origins, roadblocks along the way and where we’re headed from here. You can listen to the Plaine Products podcast on his site here! You...
by Lindsey McCoy | Aug 23, 2017 | Blog, Home
Summertime is a great time for movies. If you’ve thought about checking out a few documentaries in between show binges, we’ve got some recommendations of environmentally educational movies that may change the way you see the world. We’ve picked some...
by Lindsey McCoy | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reviews
At Plaine Products we love it when someone enjoys our stuff so much they have to tell the world. Cat decided to try out our shampoo and conditioner on her own, and the resulting Plaine Products review from The Do Something Project made us so happy we had to share!...
by Lindsey McCoy | Aug 15, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
As summer ends, kids are heading back to school. School lunches can involve a lot of single use plastic, but we’ve got some easy ideas to make for a more sustainable school lunch. We’d love to know what environmentally friendly choices you’ve made for...
by Lindsey McCoy | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
We are delighted to have Annika Paradise join our Plaine Promoter community. She and her family are casting off from their life in Boulder, Colorado to travel around the world: Nepal, China, New Zealand, Thailand, Costa Rica and Italy. You can follow their adventures...
by Lindsey McCoy | Aug 1, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
I hope everyone got to refuse single use plastic at least once in July. Remember the goal is progress, not perfection! We got lots of inspiration from posts throughout the month. We’re excited to share some of the photos we were tagged in to give you some ideas...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jul 24, 2017 | Blog, Home
Plaine Products was designed to make being environmentally friendly easy! From our aluminum bottles, to our chemical free products, we want to empower you to make choices that are good for your family and the planet without having to leave your home! Our lives our so...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jul 18, 2017 | Blog, Home
“The best way to solve the world’s ocean plastic problem is to prevent trash from getting there in the first place,” Marcus Eriksen, research director and co-founder of The 5 Gyres Institute. Plaine Products works hard to keep plastic out of the...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jul 11, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Plastic-Free July is a movement challenging everyone to choose to refuse single use plastic during July. Whether you know it or not, you’ve already won at Plastic-Free July! Congratulations. How have you won? I’m sure you’ve already made lots of choices this month to...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jul 5, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Are you considering the Plastic-Free July Challenge to reduce the amount of plastic in your life? Plaine Products has set the goal of avoiding the Big 4: plastic bags, to go cups, straws, and water bottles. And of course no plastic shampoo bottles! Why those? 50% of...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jun 28, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
50% of all plastic is used once and thrown away. There are four main items that make up the bulk of that statistic: plastic bags, straws, to go cup tops and plastic bottles. Of those, plastic bottles probably represent the most as they include everything from soda, to...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jun 21, 2017 | Blog, Home, Our Products
At Plaine Products we believe in being transparent. We get a lot of questions about whether or not our products are truly chemical free. We wanted to share more details about the ingredients in our environmentally friendly products and provide answers to a few...
by Lindsey McCoy | Jun 13, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Want to purge the plastic from your life? It’s more pervasive than you may think. You might start your day by turning off a plastic alarm clock or hanging a towel on a plastic hook. Maybe you prep your lunch and store it in plastic containers. Or sit in a car...
by Lindsey McCoy | May 30, 2017 | Blog, Home, Podcasts
We’re grateful to the Sustainable Living Podcast, especially Marianne West, for hosting Plaine Products. We enjoying talking about our mission to eliminate single use plastics! More about the Sustainable Living Podcast: Ever wonder what life will look...
by Lindsey McCoy | May 24, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Plaine Products has a mission to help eliminate single use plastic. We created our products to make it easier for people to use less plastic in their lives. But we also work to support other groups whose mission aligns with ours. One of those groups is One More...
by Lindsey McCoy | May 16, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
People often wonder why Plaine Products uses aluminum bottles instead of plastic ones. Our friends at Eco Green Love created an infographic about plastic recycling & pollution that is a great explanation. While plastic is an easier, and cheaper, way to bottle...
by Lindsey McCoy | May 8, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
It’s almost summer and everyone has travel on the brain. Traveling is one of my favorite things to do. But trying to travel sustainably brings its own set of challenges. Especially if you like to travel light. Here are three things that make it easier to travel...
by Lindsey McCoy | May 2, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Lovely Leah Wise at the StyleWise Blog included us in her 5 ways to create less waste in the morning. Check it out and see if you can easily incorporate some of her other ideas in to your day. If you do let us know about your #easywin for the environment by sharing a...
by Lindsey McCoy | Apr 24, 2017 | Blog, Home
Every time we buy something we make a choice. A choice between something that’s better or worse for the planet and ourselves. Sugary drinks in a single use plastic bottle? Worse for us and the planet. Refiling our reusable water bottle, better for both. It extends...
by Lindsey McCoy | Apr 19, 2017 | Blog, DIY Recipes, Home
Looking for ways to celebrate Earth Day this year? We’ve got 5 different ideas that offer at least one option for everyone. Let us know which ones you’ll be using to honor our Earth! Did you known that each year Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 to demonstrate...
by Lindsey McCoy | Apr 11, 2017 | Blog, Home
Looking for a good activity to celebrate Earth Day? Try using plastic trash to create plastic art. Plastic lasts forever and yet half of it is used once and thrown away. Art is a great way to give plastic pollution another life. Want some inspiration? Check out the...
by Lindsey McCoy | Mar 14, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reviews
Review of Plaine Product’s Shampoo, Conditioner & Body Wash by Aditi of The Yatra Project. ‘Yatra’ means ‘journey’ in Sanskrit. The Yatra Project is her journey encompassing travel, beauty and conscious living! Her motto: “Life...
by Lindsey McCoy | Mar 5, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Plastic is designed to last forever and yet half of it we use once and throw away. That’s a system that doesn’t work. We need to do something to change it. The good news is plastic is a problem we can solve. We just have to use less plastic in our lives. But before...
by Lindsey McCoy | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
The impact of purchasing single use plastic is brought home by this video, made by a customer and supporter, highlighting the need for all of us to consider the impact of our daily choices. Think before you shop from Lory Kenyon on Vimeo. Single Use Plastic is a...
by Lindsey McCoy | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
Guest post from a family friend whose experience detailed below was part of the inspiration for Plaine Product’s creation! Growing up in The Bahamas I have always had a deep love of the outdoors and especially of the ocean. In my lifetime, plastic on beaches has...
by Lindsey McCoy | Feb 8, 2017 | Blog, Home, Reducing Plastic
I am starting a business, Plaine Products, but for me it’s not about the selling, it’s about the mission. It starts with all natural shampoo, conditioner and body wash in bottles that can be returned and refilled. Who knows where it will end? Why start...
by Lindsey McCoy | Feb 7, 2017 | Blog, Home
Plastic bags, they’re everywhere. About 100 billion are used in United States every year. New York City is responsible for 5.2 billion of that count; Tempe, Arizona contributes 50 million. These mundane conveniences that you probably have stuffed in a drawer or under...
by Lindsey McCoy | Dec 13, 2016 | Blog, Home
We were hoping to get things up and running in October but there more bumps in the road than expected. It matters to us that our customers enjoy the product experience as much as they enjoy being able to return their bottles to be refilled and reused. We plan to be...
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