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How to decrypt cosmetic products’ labels | Comme Avant

How to decrypt cosmetic products’ labels

It is often complicated to read labels on cosmetic products. Brands are subject to quite a few obligations, for example: the company’s name and ad...
The benefits of solid cosmetics | Comme Avant

The benefits of solid cosmetics

  Solid cosmetics are more and more present on the market. Soaps, shampoos, deodorants... Today, nearly all liquid products we use have a solid al...
Zoom on kokum butter | Comme Avant

Zoom on kokum butter

Probably among the lesser-known plant-based butter, kokum butter earns its reputation thanks to its many purposes and benefits.  Found in western ...
Chickens at home | Comme Avant

Chickens at home

For those who remember, a few weeks ago we attended a workshop on chickens in the garden. Since then, the idea of housing chicken caught on! ...
Organic agriculture certificate | Comme Avant

Organic agriculture certificate

We’ve just achieved an important milestone in our permaculture project! We're very happy to let you know that we received the organic certificat...
Gain insight on sun protections | Comme Avant

Gain insight on sun protections

  Before discovering the sun’s benefits (particularly vitamin D) on our body, people rarely got exposed to the sun. Not that long ago, tanning sta...
Zoom on cotton: conventional, recycled, organic | Comme Avant

Zoom on cotton: conventional, recycled, organic

  Cotton is a plant fibre that comes from cotton plant seeds. This plant doesn't just grow anywhere, it needs a specific climate: sun, water, and ...
Dry toilets | Comme Avant

Dry toilets

Some news from our permaculture garden! Our garden is slowly starting to take shape and we’ve installed a dry toilet, with no water.  A practical...
Zero waste meals | Comme Avant

Zero waste meals

We’re always trying to improve life at work and we’ve recently launched a scheme to order cooked dishes for lunch, made by a local caterer. 
It's...
Sterilisation: instructions | Comme Avant

Sterilisation: instructions

Many of you reuse your own containers to store our products, whether it be for our toothpaste refills, our creams, or even our household products m...
Chickens in the garden | Comme Avant

Chickens in the garden

This weekend, we braved the cold weather and went to a workshop called "Chickens in your vegetable garden". 🐓 Sophie’s persuasion paid off:- this...
Plan for the permaculture vegetable garden | Comme Avant

Plan for the permaculture vegetable garden

Our permaculture garden is starting to take shape!The season is soon going to start so with Alice, we need to get ready to be successful in our f...