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Find strength within your fear
LifestyleArlette Diederiksfear, life, alive, big waves, surfing, mental health, afraid, accident, survival, healing, surfergirl, waves, ocean
My surf journey. Part I
LifestyleArlette Diederikssurf journey, my journey, surfing, girls that surf, surfgilr, mommies that surf, surfmommy, Portugal, Surfing portugal, Xhapeland, Atlantic Ocean, surfboard
Band aids
LifestyleArlette Diederiksband aid, plaster, marine pollution, marine litter, band aid in water, polyurethane, Polyethylene, pvc, plastics, plastic pollution, polyvinyl chloride or vinyl, petroleum-based, latex, scoby, cotton bandage, patch strips
Is "pleather" a better alternative for the environment?
LifestyleArlette DiederiksLeather, Animal welfare, toxics, toxic, animal skin, faux leather, vegan leather, palstics, PVC, Phthalates, cork, fungus, Pulitzer Center, pleather
Wildlife taking over the streets
How we flush away our forests
LifestyleArlette Diederikstoilet paper, toiletpaper, Worldwatch institute, virgin wood, deforestation, toilet tissue, fiber, fluffy paper, recycled toilet paper, Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, bidet, washlets, thinx, miki agrawal, tushy
Wildlife consumption and the Coronavirus
LifestyleArlette Diederikscoronavirus, COVID-19, China, Wuhan, wet market, panedmic, WHO, pangolins, bats, zoonotic disease, outbreak, SARS, pneumonia, lung disease, viral disease, wildlife consumption, Leo Poon, delicacy, TCM, Traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, traffficking, wildlife trade, Xi Jinping, Environmental Investigation Agency, Aron White, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Southeast Asia, Peter Ben Embarek, World Health Organization, International Food Safety Authorities Network, Peter Daszak, EcoHealth Alliance, Paul Hilton, corona, interspecies transmission, glycoprotein
Nail polish
LifestyleArlette Diederiksnail polish, Dibutyl Phthalate, Formaldehyde, Toluene, Camphor, Triphenyl Phosphate, Xylene, toxic-free nail polish, 7 free, toxic, DBP, chemicals, skin irritant
Petroleum on your skin
LifestyleArlette Diederikspetroleum-based, petroleum, petrolatum, skincare, vaseline, paraffine, paraffin, toluene, phenoxyethanol, mineral oil, perfume, toxins, natural skincare, 1, 4-dioxane, carcinogen, EPA, ethyl, butyl, methyl, eth, benz, polyethylene glycol
The circular economy
LifestyleArlette DiederiksThe circular economy, plastic pollution, Ellen McArthur, recycling, cycles, Ellen McArthur Foundation, ExxonMobi, plastics, single-use plastics, The Alliance to End plastic Waste, AEWP, PET
Ingredients you want to avoid and why
LifestyleArlette Diederikstoxic ingredients, natural products, unsafe ingredients, beauty products, harmful ingredients, parabens, Butylated compounds, bha, bht, estrogen, endocrine disrupting, Oxybenzone and Octinoxate, san and Triclocarban, triclosan, toluene, Ethoxylated ingredients, ppg, peg, Phthalates, synthetic fragrance, Ethanolamines, mea, dea, tea, Formaldehyde, Diazolidinyl Urea, Petroleum distillates, petrolatum, microbeads, skin deep
The most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet
LifestyleArlette Diederikspalm oil, vegetable oil, deforestation, Indonesia, Orang Utan, Orang Oetan, Greenpeace, habitat degradation, climate change, animal cruelty, forest clearing, rainforest, Sumatra, Borneo, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
