Episode 96: The Not-So-Clean Business of Soap (with Melissa of Vellum St. Soap Company)
09/05/21 • 146 min
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It's the first episode of NOTHING IS DISPOSABLE month (aka September), and Melissa of Vellum St. Soap Company is here to educate us about soap (and so much more). We talk about skin care, packaging waste and fragrances...but we also muse about throwaway culture, food waste, and so much more. And Amanda discusses the fallacy that beauty/personal care products are disposable.
Find Melissa on IG: @vellumstsoapcompany
Extra Credit Reading list:
"1 Pound of Essential Oil = 250 Pounds of Lavender," Earth Island Journal.
"How Essential Oils Became the Cure for Our Age of Anxiety," Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker.
"Unseen 2019: The ugly side of beauty waste," Vasudha Rai, Mint.
"The beauty industry generates a lot of plastic waste. Can it change?" Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic.
"Monkeys still forced to pick coconuts in Thailand despite controversy," Rachel Fobar, National Geographic.
Impacts of Palm Oil, WWF.
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Clotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable brands:
Picnicwear: a slow fashion brand made by hand in NYC from vintage and deadstock textiles. Picnicwear strives for minimal waste but maximum authenticity; Future Vintage over future garbage!
Shift Clothing, out of beautiful Astoria, Oregon, with a focus on natural fibers, simple hardworking designs, and putting fat people first. Discover more at shiftwheeler.com
No Flight Back Vintage: bringing fun, new life to old things. Always using recycled and secondhand materials to make dope ass shit for dope ass people. See more on instagram @noflightbackvintage
Late to the Party, creating one of a kind statement clothing from vintage, salvaged and thrifted textiles. They hope to tap into the dreamy memories we all hold: floral curtains, a childhood dress, the wallpaper in your best friend’s rec room, all while creating modern sustainable garments that you'll love wearing and have for years to come. Late to the Party is passionate about celebrating and preserving textiles, the memories they hold, and the stories they have yet to tell. Check them out on Instagram!
Vino Vintage, based just outside of LA. We love the hunt of shopping secondhand because you never know what you might find! And catch us at flea markets around Southern California by following us on instagram @vino.vintage so you don’t miss our next event!
Gabriela Antonas is a visual Artist, an ethical trade fashion designer, but Gabriela Antonas is also a radical feminist micro-business. She’s...
It's the first episode of NOTHING IS DISPOSABLE month (aka September), and Melissa of Vellum St. Soap Company is here to educate us about soap (and so much more). We talk about skin care, packaging waste and fragrances...but we also muse about throwaway culture, food waste, and so much more. And Amanda discusses the fallacy that beauty/personal care products are disposable.
Find Melissa on IG: @vellumstsoapcompany
Extra Credit Reading list:
"1 Pound of Essential Oil = 250 Pounds of Lavender," Earth Island Journal.
"How Essential Oils Became the Cure for Our Age of Anxiety," Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker.
"Unseen 2019: The ugly side of beauty waste," Vasudha Rai, Mint.
"The beauty industry generates a lot of plastic waste. Can it change?" Alejandra Borunda, National Geographic.
"Monkeys still forced to pick coconuts in Thailand despite controversy," Rachel Fobar, National Geographic.
Impacts of Palm Oil, WWF.
OMG WE ARE APPROACHING EPISODE 100! Share your favorite CH segment, guest, or how listening to CH has changed your habits/thinking:
- Call the The Clotheshorse Hotline! The phone number is 717.925.7417.
- Send an email: [email protected]
- Record a voice memo on your phone/computer and email it.
- Or DM via instagram @clotheshorsepodcast
If you want to meet other Clotheshorse listeners, join the Clotheshorsing Around facebook group.
Want to support Clotheshorse *and* receive exclusive episodes, a weekly newsletter, and some swag? Then become a patron!
You can also make a one-time contribution via Venmo to @crystal_visions
Clotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable brands:
Picnicwear: a slow fashion brand made by hand in NYC from vintage and deadstock textiles. Picnicwear strives for minimal waste but maximum authenticity; Future Vintage over future garbage!
Shift Clothing, out of beautiful Astoria, Oregon, with a focus on natural fibers, simple hardworking designs, and putting fat people first. Discover more at shiftwheeler.com
No Flight Back Vintage: bringing fun, new life to old things. Always using recycled and secondhand materials to make dope ass shit for dope ass people. See more on instagram @noflightbackvintage
Late to the Party, creating one of a kind statement clothing from vintage, salvaged and thrifted textiles. They hope to tap into the dreamy memories we all hold: floral curtains, a childhood dress, the wallpaper in your best friend’s rec room, all while creating modern sustainable garments that you'll love wearing and have for years to come. Late to the Party is passionate about celebrating and preserving textiles, the memories they hold, and the stories they have yet to tell. Check them out on Instagram!
Vino Vintage, based just outside of LA. We love the hunt of shopping secondhand because you never know what you might find! And catch us at flea markets around Southern California by following us on instagram @vino.vintage so you don’t miss our next event!
Gabriela Antonas is a visual Artist, an ethical trade fashion designer, but Gabriela Antonas is also a radical feminist micro-business. She’s...
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Episode 95: The Greenwashing Detective Academy (featuring Garik of Eco-Stylist)
Garik--the founder of Eco-Stylist--drops by to talk about all of the different ways brands engage in greenwashing (aka when they confuse us into giving them our money by offering us the illusion that they are doing something great for the planet and its people). We'll debunk the Loooooop machine, explain how greenwashing claims begin to look like hard facts, and reveal some of the surprising greenwashing culprits out there! And Garik will share his favorite truly sustainable/truly ethical brands.
Find the Eco-Stylist directory here. And go give a follow on IG: @yourecostylist
Listeners can use code CLOTHESHORSE for 20% off any personal styling service.
We have so much EXTRA CREDIT READING/VIEWING (Thanks to Garik):
"Report: 60% of sustainability claims by fashion giants are greenwashing," Edie Newsroom. This is a great gateway to several studies of greenwashing and synthetic fabrics.
From Eco-Stylist: We tested Everlane and they failed. Here’s what happened.What Happened to Alternative Apparel?We tested Allbirds and they failed. Here’s what happened.
Greenwashing Alert: H&M and Billie Eilish Collaboration
10 Reasons H&M (still) Sucks (video)
5 Things I Hate About Zara (video)
OMG WE ARE APPROACHING EPISODE 100! Share your favorite CH segment, guest, or how listening to CH has changed your habits/thinking:
- Call the The Clotheshorse Hotline! The phone number is 717.925.7417.
- Send an email: [email protected]
- Record a voice memo on your phone/computer and email it.
- Or DM via instagram @clotheshorsepodcast
If you want to meet other Clotheshorse listeners, join the Clotheshorsing Around facebook group.
Want to support Clotheshorse *and* receive exclusive episodes, a weekly newsletter, and some swag? Then become a patron!
You can also make a one-time contribution via Venmo to @crystal_visions
Clotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable brands:
Late to the Party, creating one of a kind statement clothing from vintage, salvaged and thrifted textiles. They hope to tap into the dreamy memories we all hold: floral curtains, a childhood dress, the wallpaper in your best friend’s rec room, all while creating modern sustainable garments that you'll love wearing and have for years to come. Late to the Party is passionate about celebrating and preserving textiles, the memories they hold, and the stories they have yet to tell. Check them out on Instagram!
Vino Vintage, based just outside of LA. We love the hunt of shopping secondhand because you never know what you might find! And catch us at flea markets around Southern California by following us on instagram @vino.vintage so you don’t miss our next event!
Gabriela Antonas is a visual Artist, an ethical trade fashion designer, but Gabriela Antonas is also a radical feminist micro-business. She’s the one woman band, trying to help you understand, why slow fashion is what the earth needs. The one woman band, to help you build your brand ! She can take your fashion line from just a concept, and do your sketches, pattern making, grading, sourcing, cutting and sewing for you. Or the second option is for those who aren’t trying to start a business, and who just want ethical garments! Gabriela will create custom garments for you. Her goal is to help one person, of any size, at a time, including beyond size 40. For inquiries about this serendipitous intersectional offering...
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Episode 97: Nothing is Disposable (with Liz Ricketts of the OR Foundation), part I
Throwaway culture may not seem to affect you personally (spoiler: it actually is), but the fast fashion cycle of shop/wear a few times/donate is having a massive negative impact on humans, animals, and the planet...it’s just happening out of our line of sight. In part one of a three part series, Liz Ricketts of the OR Foundation breaks down the repercussions of our overconsumption on Ghana, its people, and our entire planet, bringing it into our full line of sight.
About 15 million secondhand garments from the Global North arrive in Accra, Ghana each week. These bales of "dead white man's clothes" represent a massive industry with incredibly negative economic and environmental impact. Liz will describe a typical day in Kantamanto (the secondhand clothing market). She'll explain why resellers often say a prayer before opening a bale, and what happens to the 40% of these clothes that are simply not sellable.
Please follow the OR Foundation on IG @theorispresent
Extra Credit Reading
"This is not your goldmine. This is our mess," Liz Ricketts, High Snobiety.
"Dead White Man's Clothes," Liz Ricketts, Atmos.
If you want to meet other Clotheshorse listeners, join the Clotheshorsing Around facebook group.
Want to support Clotheshorse *and* receive exclusive episodes, a weekly newsletter, and some swag? Then become a patron!
You can also make a one-time contribution via Venmo to @crystal_visions
Clotheshorse is brought to you with support from the following sustainable brands:
Salt Hats: purveyors of truly sustainable hats. Hand blocked, sewn and embellished in Detroit, Michigan.
Republica Unicornia Yarns: Hand-Dyed Yarn and notions for the color-obsessed. Made with love and some swearing in fabulous Atlanta, Georgia by Head Yarn Wench Kathleen. Get ready for rainbows with a side of Giving A Damn! Republica Unicornia is all about making your own magic using small-batch, responsibly sourced, hand-dyed yarns and thoughtfully made notions. Slow fashion all the way down and discover the joy of creating your very own beautiful hand knit, crocheted, or woven pieces. Find us on Instagram @republica_unicornia_yarns and at www.republicaunicornia.com.
Gentle Vibes: We are purveyors of polyester and psychedelic relics! We encourage experimentation and play not only in your wardrobe, but in your home, too. We have thousands of killer vintage pieces ready for their next adventure!
Picnicwear: a slow fashion brand made by hand in NYC from vintage and deadstock textiles. Picnicwear strives for minimal waste but maximum authenticity; Future Vintage over future garbage!
Shift Clothing, out of beautiful Astoria, Oregon, with a focus on natural fibers, simple hardworking designs, and putting fat people first. Discover more at shiftwheeler.com
No Flight Back Vintage: bringing fun, new life to old things. Always using recycled and secondhand materials to make dope ass shit for dope ass people. See more on instagram @noflightbackvintage
Late to the Party, creating one of a kind statement clothing from vintage, salvaged and thrifted textiles. They hope to tap into the dreamy memories we all hold: floral curtains, a childhood dress, the wallpaper in your best friend’s rec room, all while creating modern sustainable garments that you'll love wearing and have for years to come. Late to the Party is passionate about celebrating and preserving textiles, the memories they hold, and the stories they have yet to tell. Check them out on Instagram!
Vino Vintage, based just outside of LA. We love the hunt of shopping secondhand because you never know what you might find! And catch us at flea markets around Southern California by following us on instagram @vino...
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