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Sarah Barnard - Ethics Trading Owner and Writer.

Hi and Welcome,

I'm Sarah and I own and run Ethics Trading. I'm a single Mum with 2 adorable children, who are home educated.

I became self employed in 2003 after my daughter was born and became single in 2005. 

Ethics Trading was set up after I found it increasingly frustrating finding natural alternatives for me and my family. My son had a type of localised infant eczema that was aggravated by commercial washing powders, bio ones in particular. His asthma was also aggravated by air freshener and synthetic perfumes. So my hunt began for an alternative.

Essential oils in a burner replaced our air fresheners and we switched to non bio powders but I found we were restricted to certain brands  - those with no perfume are hard to find. Then someone handed me a small cloth bag with some leathery berries in and said they were for laundry. Call me a sceptic but I wasn't sure. That was my first sight of soap nuts.

I've never looked back. In fact I now clean pretty much everything with them. The kitchen floor gleams and the room smells of tea tree or lavender. My son's skin is clear and rosy.

I try to live in as Green a way as possible and to limit the amount of chemicals we are exposed to. So we grow some of our own vegetables and make our own compost but we haven't got chickens, yet. I use a homeopath and I try to avoid my doctor as much as possible - but still allopathic medicine has it's place.
You'll find me online in various places, usually known as Soapnutter or Morrow. Do feel free to say Hello if you stumble across me. Some of my most frequently visited places can be found on the links page. You might be interested in my writing projects too.

Happy Browsing!

Sarah.

 

 Questions or problems regarding this web site should be directed in writing to sarah@ethicstrading.com

Ethics Trading, 31 Birdholme Crescent, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2TQ