My recommendations, based on my experience.
Alexa’s favorite things
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Here you’ll find products and brands that I use regularly and stand by. I’ll be honest, I don’t use many, but the ones listed here have been vetted by me and recommended to my closest friends and family. All the brands have a commitment to sustainability or the environment in some way. I hope you find something you love that makes your life easier or better!
Products
Stream2Sea
About:
20% off your order with the link below (I earn commission)
What I use:
Everyday Tint Mineral Sunscreen
Water Sport Sunscreen SPF30
Leave-In Hair Conditioner
Why I love it:
Research-backed reef safe mineral sunscreen
Only scientifically proven & certified personal products on the market to not harm aquatic life (including corals)
Small, woman-founded business
Made in Florida (USA)
Smooth & silky application
No white cast
Vegan
Post consumer recycled packaging
Cruelty-free
Fragrance-free
Organic Olivia Herbal Tinctures & Teas
About: get $10 off your first order when you spend over $40
What I use:
Mane Magic
Mood Juice
Glucose Bitters
All her teas
Why I love it:
Ethical and sustainable sourcing
High-quality ingredients
Transparency around products, sourcing, and marketing
Renuable Composting Services
About:
$10 off your first month’s compost service
Serving Broward, Miami-Dade, Hillsborough & Pinellas counties
What I use:
Weekly residential pick-up service
Also have drop-off services, business, and event/wedding services
Why I love it:
Good for the environment
Diverts waste going to the landfill
Part of the circular economy
Support a local small business
Affordable & easy to do
Offsetting the non-sustainable industrialization of Florida
Less trash to take out
Clean way to compost at home (or at your business)
Thrive Causemetics
About: $10 off your first order of $50
What I use:
Liquid Eyelash Extension Mascara (my favorite mascara ever)
Why I love it:
100% cruelty-free formulas containing proven ingredients without the use of parabens or sulfates
Vegan formula
Their mission: For every product you purchase, we donate to help communities thrive.
Humble Brands
About: Commission
What I use:
Any and all of the Vegan deodorants!
Especially the Vegan Simply Unscented deodorant
Why I love it:
Works better than any other natural deodorant I’ve used
Natural ingredients, no aluminum
Transparent around their ingredients and environmental impact
1% of all sales donated to planet nonprofit partnerships
Zero Waste Store
Coming soon!
What I use:
Why I love it:
4Ocean
About:
Florida-based business that pulls trash out of the ocean all over the world and makes bracelets to fund the projects
What I use:
4Ocean x Stream2Sea Reef-Safe Sunscreen Balm
4Ocean Bracelets
Why I love it:
Easy to put on
Funds ocean clean-up projects all over the world
Florida-based business
Comes in an infinitely recyclable aluminum tin
Gives jobs to locals to clean-up local beaches/waterways
Sunscreen doesn’t harm the ocean
Thrive Market
About: 40% off your first order with purchase of Thrive Market, annual membership (cost is $59.95)
What I use:
Dry goods: olive oil, lentils, quinoa, canned tuna, flax seed, chia seeds, baking ingredients, etc.
Frozen grocery: chicken thighs, chicken breast, salmon, shrimp
Exhaustive list coming soon
Why I love it:
Quality ingredients at great prices
Thrive Market is on a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for everyone
Every annual membership purchase sponsors a free membership for a family in need
Currently carbon neutral, looking to be carbon negative by 2025
Certified B Corp