Okay, so you’re thinking ‘Stop with the click bait Anna-Belle!’. Well, for once I’ve actually started using a product that does all of the above, simply and easily. For the past year or so I’ve been making a conscious effort to be conscious, you won’t find me picketing outside the UN, but it’s been an incredible journey to become aware of what I’m putting into my body and putting back out into the world.
If you’ve been anywhere near the internet this month you’ll know that July is ‘plastic-free month’. In essence, the movement is aimed at raising awareness about single-use plastic. Once you start thinking about how much you use it get’s pretty crazy. ANYWAYS, it’s a pretty awesome coincidence that I chose this month to tell you a little more about KURO-Bō and how I’ve literally started taking it everywhere with me.
So What Is KURO-Bō and how does it work?
In essence, it’s a glass bottle with a few pieces of activated charcoal in it. What does this mean for you (besides an awesome conversation starter ‘Are those rocks in your water?’)?
The activated Charcol acts as a natural, affordable and eco-friendly filter to make sure you’re always able to enjoy great tasting, purified water. This means it works just the same for you if you’re living in a city or if you’re in a rural area. I’ve been using my KURO-Bō for about a month and I can taste the difference in my water, for reals!
If you want to get into the science of it all you can read more about it here but in essence, the magical little Koins attract positively-charged toxins and metals (like chlorine, lead and mercury) and attach those toxins to itself on a microscopic level, removing them from the water.
Why Should You Care?
It really is eco-friendly and healthier for you, what’s more, it requires almost no effort from your side you just have to drink water! The glass used to make KURO-Bō is made from recycled glass, even their ‘plastic’ packaging is made from recyclable cornstarch. The filters are also the only 100% natural, recyclable and plastic-free water filter in SA!
Okay No, Seriously How Does It Work?
When I first cracked open my KURO-Bō I couldn’t really grasp that I was going to have charcoal floating around in my water, but it really is that simple, I promise! Here’s a video see?
Want One Of Your Own?
I’ve partnered with my buddies at and KURO-Bō to help you live a healthier lifestyle. You can win a KURO-Bō of your own and a R500 Wellness Warehouse voucher.
To enter:
- Just comment in the comments section below OR on . Tell me how you’ve started living a more conscious life (no matter how big or small the change) and you could win.
- Follow and
- Don’t forget to smile!
I’ll announce the winner on Monday July 2, 2018.
UPDATE: congratulations Janisha Hari! You’re the winner. Thanks to everyone who entered you’re all AMAZING. Here’s what she had to say:
🌱 My home cleaning products are chemical-free and toxic-free.
🌱 My body and beauty products are cruelty-free and chemical-free.
🌱 I follow a plant based healthy diet, and choose local, organic and package-free produce whenever possible.
🌱 I refuse single-use plastic.
It all started with buying myself a steel re-usable straw. From there my need to lessen my carbon footprint took on a life of its own! I only use reusable bags for shopping, I drink 2.5 liters of tap water a day, I’m very close to being vegetarian (I’m weening myself off of fish and chicken) and I leave a tablespoon of sugar water on my balcony everyday to help energize tired bees on their journey home 💛 The world is magnificent and I love treating it as such 🌍
Firstly I have a glass straw that I take everywhere I go and deny the plastic straws when ordering out ^^ and secondly take my little ceramic mug when I go to Vida Cafe (((:
Besides using my steel straw and refusing single-use plastics when possible, I’ve started to completely rethink my toiletries: I make my own toner, I use 100% organic and local day/night cream, I use coconut oil instead of lotion and also a bamboo toothbrush. My shampoo/conditionner and soap are also all made of local products, without any harmful chemicals in them. Where possible I shop local to reduce my carbon footprint, and try to buy clothes sustainably (second-hand or prefer quality).
I choose consciousness over convenience and try to live mindfully everyday.
🌱 My home cleaning products are chemical-free and toxic-free.
🌱 My body and beauty products are cruelty-free and chemical-free.
🌱 I follow a plant based healthy diet, and choose local, organic and package-free produce whenever possible.
🌱 I refuse single-use plastic.
Hi Janisha! I hope you’re having such an awesome day! Congrats on winning this giveaway. I hope it helps you lead even MORE of a conscious life! Yay!
I recycle, which ive been doing for years, but ive recently started saying “no” to straws at restaurants and taking fabric shopping bags along when I get my groceries! 🍌
I refuse the use of all single use plastics. I have a bamboo and a glass straw which I carry around for all my drinks. I take my canvas bags to the grocery store every time I go shopping. I also buy only organic/ vegan products on Faithful to nature (things like shampoo and soap etc) and I am a proud vegetarian, conscious earth lover and single use plastic refuser! :’)
Conscious living is so impactful. I bought some stainless steel straws which I take everywhere and I bought a whole lot extra which I keep giving out to unsuspecting friends and family. I always take my own (sometimes homemade) shopping bags with me to the shops too!
I’ve been keeping a bucket in the shower so all the extra water goes there and gets used on the plants in my garden. No longer use straws on a night out or when drinking refreshments of any kind. Car pooling with friends on a night out instead of all using one separate Uber to go the same place. We sleepover at one place and share one Uber to and fro. Have stopped eating meat and chicken, trying my best with seafood. But making sure to eat vegetarian dishes during the week, it’s a little more difficult on the weekend but I am trying.
I refuse plastic bags at shops, I recycle too and definitely no straws.
Healthy lifestyle means a happier lifestyle for me
I’ve tried to start living a more conscious life by being aware of my plastic and water consumption, switching to a plant based diet and using a bamboo toothbrush 😬 This win would help me keep that all up!
have reduced my use of plastic a the office, round my desk. use my own coffee mug when shopping from the coffee shops
no more plastic water bottles bought daily. currently re-use until the labels are faded, although quick hot water rinse daily.
say no to the straw for freezos at the office.
Great read from a hospital bed . I’ve agreed with the doctors to increase my water intake by trying to find something to make it interesting to add to my water, so that I can be drawn to it and this hear sounds really great and beneficial. Also i keep a recycled shopper bag in my handbag so that I never buy plastic. If I don’t finish my water I use it for my plants. That’s me.
I’ve got reusable straws, shower with a bucket, reduced significantly the amount of beef I eat, no longer get plastic shopping bags, and take a resuasble mug whenever I go for coffee! All I’m missing is the water bottle 😉