ECO HOT LIST

sustainable road trip essentials

BY ZOEY

Hit the wide-open road while retaining your green credentials with these nifty travel essentials. Here ’ s our hotlist for eco-friendly products to slip into your bag.

Cheeky Panda Wipes

Eliminate sticky paws with these 100% natural wipes, made from sustainable bamboo. The wipes are plastic-free and totally biodegradable, so they don’t clog up the oceans. They ’re also made with 99% purified water, so work very well on sensitive skin types. Sometimes, regular hand washing while on the move just isn’t possible. But pack a bottle of this cleansing gel and pesky germs will be kept at bay. The sanitizer is packed with all sorts of natural and fragrant ingredients, including lavender and peppermint essential oils. Bramley takes pride in not testing their products on animals and all packaging is completely recyclable.

LarQ water bottle

There’s absolutely no reason to buy disposable water bottles again, once you ’ ve invested in this super smart bottle. The beauty of the LARQ bottle is that it purifies tap water while you ’re on the go. For outdoor adventurers, there’s even a setting that makes stream water safe for drinking.

Little B AlcohoL-Free Hand Sanitizer by Bramley

organic sunscreen by green people

Protect your family ’s skin and the planet, with these award-winning sun lotions. Their best selling SPF 30 sunscreen avoids harmful chemicals so can even be used on eczema prone skin. There’s also a family travel pack that includes scent-free lotion and a soothing aloe vera after sun. Green People are one of the few brands in the world making sun lotion that’s non-toxic to marine life, plus it comes in renewable sugar cane packaging.

The Usborne Little Children’s Travel Activity Book

How to keep kids entertained on long car journeys is the milliondollar dilemma! This fun activity book should help to ease any backseat boredom, as it’s packed with vacation-related tasks and stickers. Plus it’s made from paper that’s been sustainably sourced.