Koala Eco News, Stories & Inspiration

What if the things we're told to do for our health — move gently, breathe deeply, quiet the mind, eat well, belong somewhere — could...

Why Oxygenated Bleach? One bottle that covers a surprising amount of ground. Oxygenated bleach is made from hydrogen peroxide — it lifts stains, brightens whites...

“Attention is the beginning of devotion.”— Mary Oliver To grow plants for their essence is to enter into a long conversation with timing — with...

A guide to embracing the new week  Spicy. Powerful. Forever lemon.   Where to start? The spicy lemon power of this oil has been revered...

An Hour in Nature with Allison Taylor, co-founder of Le Prunier. Raised on a Northern California farm surrounded by horses, orchards, and the rhythms of...

Look closely at a laundry basket and you'll find a record of the week. Grass from the park. Coffee from the morning. Chocolate, berry, a...

I like to go back to this idea about the capacity of nature to inspire awe. It's a reminder that while we are connected to...

An Hour In Nature For Nikki van Dijk, the ocean is home, teacher, and constant. It grounds her, challenges her, and keeps her in conversation...

Stain removal is a delicate art, with each type of stain requiring a targeted approach. Here at Koala Eco, we recognise that a one-size-fits-all approach...

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson A growing body of research in environmental psychology suggests that natural time helps...

An Hour in Nature Kelli Larson moves through the world with an attentiveness to nature, where design and life are inseparable. As the founder of...

Jessica is the co-founder of Koala Eco, the family-owned brand behind the plant-based products many of our customers use every day to care for their...

Our homes should be a refuge — but research shows household dust can carry traces of phthalates, synthetic fragrances, flame retardants and phenols. These everyday...

“Life is made up of small things. Small things that matter.”— Joan Didion.  Clinical ecopsychology describes something called micro-restoration: small, frequent interactions with natural elements...

Scent is an ever-present part of daily life — from morning coffee to the cleaning and body-care products we use throughout our homes. But while...

On becoming Plastic Neutral "With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth...

The initiatives behind everything we doAt Koala Eco, we give back to a selection of initiatives that reflect our commitment to the planet, to people,...

A Mother’s Day reflection There are forms of work that leave no visible trace. They don’t accumulate in obvious ways. They rarely announce themselves and...

“Nothing revives the past so completely as a smell that was once associated with it.”— Vladimir Nabokov Of all the senses, smell has the most...

An Hour In Nature Carly Kremer is the founder of Beekeeper’s Naturals, a company she launched in 2017 after discovering the remarkable health properties of...

Every Earth Day invites the same quiet question: what does progress actually mean? This year, the question feels sharper. Artificial intelligence is advancing quickly, reshaping...

Modern life has made many things efficient. It has not made us feel more placed.Psychologists now speak of “nature connectedness” as a measurable trait —...

An Hour In Nature Nkechi Deanna Njaka lives in the Presidio, where San Francisco’s forest meets the Pacific. She is a neuroscientist, and contemplative artist,...

EDITION 02 “Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.”— John Muir There are places where the body changes before the mind...