Conscious Considerations
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Denver Makers Save Lives by Infusing Eco-Conscious Business Practices Into Mask Production
In March, when the CDC shifted their recommendation on wearing masks and municipalities and businesses began requiring them, people with sewing and... -
What's In Your Water?
At TCM some of our top concerns are PFAs, heavy metal exposures such as lead and farming runoff. We also have concerns about the levels of fluoride and chlorine bi-products (trichloromethanes) but we will leave those for another day.
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How To Start Decreasing Your Waste: Earth Day 2020
We have all seen the “perfect” social media zero-wasters, with their tiny jars of trash and thought, “I am never gonna get there.” Rome wasn’t built in a day, and likewise, your waste reduction journey does not need to happen overnight. -
Saving Sustainably: 4 Money Saving Bathroom Swaps
Making these four easy swaps in your bathroom really adds up, both from a financial and disposable waste standpoint. So you can help save the Earth while also saving a couple (or $1000!) bucks by moving away from single-use disposable items and into beautiful reusable ones.
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Saving Sustainably: 4 Money Saving Kitchen Swaps
We have all heard the saying “a penny saved is a penny earned,” and while little expenses often go unnoticed, they definitely add up. When looking at your finances you may not consider plastic baggies and paper towels but when you total up how much you spend in a year, you may be surprised.
Here is a quick roundup of just how much money you can be saving with a few product swaps. The best part? You’re helping save the earth too by using more zero and low waste products.
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Cleaning Out Closets for Cash: The Conscious Consumer Recirculating Clothes
Did you know that the United States generates an average of 25 billion pounds of textile waste per year? That’s about 82 pounds per resident, of th... -
Fertility Friendly Swaps with Kate Potvin
The fact is, many of the products we use in our daily lives are full of chemicals and toxins that have an impact on our fertility. Things like deodorant, shampoo, soap, and laundry detergent can all contain a whole cocktail of chemicals that aren’t doing your body any favors.
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Celebrate A Safe and Sustainable Valentine's Day!
Despite all these facts, Valentine’s Day is still one of my favorite holidays. Yes, consumerism is there, but so is showing affection and appreciation to those I love. We love giving experiences to our loved ones instead of physical gifts, but sometimes flowers and perfume are just the right way to say I love you. So, whether you're sending Valentines to your kids’ classmates or trying to find a gift for your eco-minded husband or girlfriend, we have tips and swaps to help make sure Mother Nature feels the love as well. -
BPA Plastics and Our Health
The Endocrine Society has made recent statements regarding concerns over human exposure to BPA and its "newer" replacement bisphenols like BPS and BPF. Bisphenols are found in plastics (recycling label "7"), epoxy resins that line canned foods and beverages, and on thermal receipts.
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Welcome to Our Home
"We have created our home concept through our experiential retail space, The Conscious Merchant. It is in our curated home space that we hope to educate, engage and empower you as our friends and guests. Have you ever read a post about beeswax being “the bees knees” only to try it and be terribly disappointed? We get it. We want you to experience it!"
