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Coliving: An Alternative to America’s Addiction To Large Homes
We are happy to host this guest post by Shannon Yrizarry. Shannon is also an author on www.dailylife.com. She uses her social media to promote a lifestyle that is empowering and sustainable of Instagram at @shannonyrizarry. She was an environmental studies major and...
Plaine Products Now Shipping to Canada
We are thrilled to announce that Plaine Products is now shipping to Canada directly from our on-line shop! Thank you to everyone who took the time to write and ask us to take this step. We hope this is only the beginning of our international growth and our work to...
Sustainable in the Shower: Natural Hair Care with Plaine Products’ Shampoo
We are happy to share this review of Plaine Products’ Shampoo and thoughts on natural hair care by Curated Cassi. Her mission is to educate other women about the environmental harm of the fashion industry, while demonstrating that it’s possible to be...
Plastic-Free Shipping
Plaine Products not only offers an alternative to single use plastic bottles, we also offer Plastic-Free shipping. There’s three key steps we took to make that happen and we want to share our work with you! EcoFriendly Packaging We chose to work...
Crab Island Shampoo Company: Shampoo around the World
As a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1992-1995 in the south of Thailand I learned a lot about the cultural implications of shampoo consumption. I mostly taught English Monday through Thursday. But from Friday to Saturday, I was charged with the early “micro-lending” idea...
3 Ideas for Grocery Shopping with Less Plastic
Plastic is all around us, but there are ways to avoid some of it. We’ve got 3 easy ideas to help you do the grocery shopping with less plastic! That will mean less plastic in our landfills and oceans and less in our homes and bodies, wins all around. Right now...
Hurrah for a Successful Kickstarter Campaign!
Plaine Products is thrilled to announce a successful kickstarter campaign to add face wash and face moisturizer to our line of toxin-free, sustainable products. We could not have done it without your incredible support. Our customers are, without doubt, the best....
4 Plastic-Free Ideas for a Green Easter
Easter is coming which means it’s basket prep time! Here are four tips for a Green Easter with less plastic for your family and the planet: Paper filling instead of plastic grass. Love how easter baskets look when they are full of grass, candy and eggs? That’s fine....
Kickstarter Campaign: Face Wash & Face Moisturizer
Another first for Plaine Products, March 6th we are launching a Kickstarter Campaign! Remember last November when we asked for help on what products we should add next? Well, we heard an amazing amount of feedback from all of you on Facebook, Instagram and offline...
How Effective is Your Recycling?
Recycling is a good thing. It’s always better to reuse than than to toss it straight into the landfill. But like most issues, when you dig into the details, the benefits of recycling are a bit more complicated. So how effective are your recycling efforts? We let...
Zero Waste Hair Care: Deep Conditioning Treatment & Rinse For Dry/Damaged Hair
Plaine Products is happy to host a guest blog by Zerowastezen on her zero waste hair care routine. It includes recipes for her deep conditioning treatment and a rinse for dry/damaged hair. Enjoy! I used to think that dry and damaged hair was a right of passage....
Why Our Natural Hand Wash Will Stop Germs & Won’t Dry Your Skin
It’s no secret that it’s been a scary flu season. One of the easiest preventive measures for avoiding the flu, and other illnesses, is hand washing. But not all hand washes are created equal. Plaine Products offers an aloe based hand wash that’s...
6 Sweet Gift Ideas for Valentine’s Day (That Aren’t Wasteful)
Say “Valentine’s Day” and the immediate association is one of disposable delights: The flowers. The card. The candy. Surely there’s a better way to show you care — one that’s not so wasteful (not to mention, expensive). Of course, it’s the thought that counts....
Plaine Products Becomes B Corp Certified & Leaping Bunny Certified
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...
The Packaging Revolution Starts in the Shower
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...
Zero Waste DIY Exfoliant Recipes
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...
Business with Purpose Podcast featuring Plaine Products
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...
Natural Ingredients Make Plaine Products Special
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,...
Try Out Eco Resolutions and Help the Planet
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...
2017 Eco Resolution Reached! Thank you!
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...
3 Gift Wrapping Ideas for Less Waste
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...
Podcast: My Conversation with A Sustainable Mind
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,...
Non-Toxic Beauty Products & DIY Hair Treatment
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...
5 Ways to Reduce Holiday Stress & Inspire Caring Gifts
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...
6 People for Whom Plaine Products is a Great Gift Idea
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...
5 Ideas for a Sustainable, Environmentally-Friendly Holiday Season
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...
Our Vegan Shampoo & Conditioner are Great for All Hair Types
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!...
6 Things You Don’t Want in Your Shampoo
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...
5 Reasons to Try Composting & an Easy How To
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...
New Citrus Lavender Scent & New Lotion and Hand Wash are here!
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...
7 Ideas for a Eco Friendly, Green Halloween
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...
Exciting New Plastic-Free Products Coming Soon!
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...
Biodegradable, Sulfate-Free, No Tears: 3 Key Features of Plaine 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...
Sending out our first Refilled, Reused Bottles!
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...
My Beauty Bunny: Cruelty Free Beauty Review
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....
Getting Plastic out of Schools: Planet-Centered Classroom Activities
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...
Zero Waste Week Idea: DIY Toothpaste (it’s not as hard or as crazy as it sounds)
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...
Social Entrepreneurship: Plaine Products Podcast
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...
5 Environmentally Educational Movies Worth Watching
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...
Plaine Products Review by The Do Something Project
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!...
5 Ideas for a More Sustainable School Lunch
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...
10 Ways to Minimize Environmental Impact While Traveling with Kids
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...
15 Ideas from Plastic-Free July to Keep you Going
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...
Sustainable Subscription: We’ve Lowered our Prices
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...
Our 5 Gyres Partnership: More Ocean, Less Plastic
“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...
You’ve Already Won at Plastic-Free July
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...
5 Tips to Help Create a Plastic-Free July
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...
Three Myths about Bottled Water
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...
Chemical Free Products, Natural Ingredients
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...
Purge the Plastic: Ideas to Free Yourself
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...
Plaine Products on the Sustainable Living Podcast
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...
Stopping the Spread of Single Use Plastic Straws
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...
5 Facts about Plastic Recycling & Pollution
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...
Three Things to Help You Travel Sustainably
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...
5 Ways to Create Less Waste in the Morning
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...
5 Ways to Shop Smarter for the Planet
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...
5 Ideas to Celebrate Earth Day
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...
Plastic Art Inspires and Educates
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...
Review of Plaine Product’s Shampoo, Conditioner & Body Wash by The Yatra Project
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...
5 Easy Ways to Have Less Plastic in Your Life
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...
Single Use Plastic: Think Before You Shop
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...
Sailing the Atlantic Searching for Oceanic 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...
Why Plaine Products and 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...
Plastic Bags Are Hurting More Than The Environment
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...
