Every year, on June 8th, the world comes together to celebrate World Oceans Day—a global event dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of our oceans and promoting actions to protect and conserve these vast bodies of water.

Our oceans provide us with oxygen, food, and climate regulation, while also serving as a habitat for a diverse array of marine species. However, our oceans are facing numerous challenges, including pollution, over fishing, habitat destruction, and climate change. World Oceans Day aims to raise awareness about these issues and inspire individuals, communities, and organizations to take action to protect our oceans.

One crucial aspect of ocean conservation is reducing plastic waste. According to estimates, approximately 8 million metric tons of plastic end up in the oceans each year.

World Oceans Day serves as a call to action for individuals and organizations alike. In addition to choosing ocean-friendly products, there are several other ways you can make a positive impact on our oceans. These include reducing single-use plastic consumption, supporting organizations dedicated to marine conservation, participating in beach clean-ups, and spreading awareness about ocean issues through social media and community events.

Here at Salt of the Earth we’re passionate about helping people to reduce their plastic intake in a manageable way while still being able to buy and use the product formats they love! That’s why we offer refillable deodorants in 3 different formats, deodorant sprays, refillable roll-ons and deodorant sticks, these can help you use up to 65% less plastic!

By offering refill bottles we’ve helped save over 500,000 plastic bottles from going to landfill! We also offer a range of plastic free deodorants for anyone who wants to cut down the plastic from their personal care routine, these are available as our deodorant balms, deodorant stick refills and our plastic free crystal!