Today I brainstormed & thought about & written about some other things that would have to ‘go’ on my beautiful zero-waste farm…

& Nivea is one of them! Nivea is much better than certain hand/face creams, it’s been around for ages & what our family has used in the winter. But Zero Waste? No.

The mental containers are just, well, more junk. (Though they can be reused, & I could inquire into whether they can be recycled too. Ideally, shops would take ‘em back & give them back to factories to put more Nivea in. We have a bunch for ‘arts & crafts’, but honestly, how many can you use?)

Also, I looked at the ingredients list, & there’s a bunch, including ‘perfume’. OoO /didn’t know this!/

Anyway, I smeared my face & hands with olive oil today. & then went for a walk. It does make one slightly greasy, but absorbed eventually (not sure if into my gloves or hands) & some protective grease on one’s face is a good thing in this kind of November weather!