Tag: personal care

Sustainable rucksacks and bananas stem from the same tree. Now a young female founder in Nigeria is using banana fibre, organic cotton and cassava starch to produce sanitary pads. The aim: to ensure her fellow countrywomen have access to comfortable, reliable hygiene products during their periods. The pad is not only 30% cheaper than conventional products, but also completely...

One app offers disability assistance for those changing trains, while another helps those with Parkinson’s navigate the web. Now a startup from Berlin has created a platform which enables families to find caregivers for their loved ones. Carers are matched to a patient’s specific needs, and are subject to background checks - even when coming from abroad. Once chosen,...

Front yards not only look picture-perfect. In big cities, vegetables grow high in the sky. Now a Brooklyn startup is drawing on unused rooftops to grow botanicals for its skincare products. Spread across 3 rooftops, 50 different plants are sprouting in local compost. Crops are fertilised with tea, and irrigated by rainwater - automatically, thanks to solar energy. Nets...

Unfolding pasta saves on packaging, a sensor can reduce our electricity use for hot water. Now, a CO2 neutral startup from Toronto is making savings with its waterless concentrates for head and body. The female founders' innovation is for all genders and comes in neutral packaging from recycled paper. The three-times concentrated, cruelty-free and plant-based pastes are free from...