LUQEL BLOG
SUSTAINABLE CHANGES, THE IMPACT
CAN A PAPER STRAW CHANGE YOUR TASTE EXPERIENCE? Have you given up ordering a McDonalds Milkshake as part of your meal? I used to love a chocolate shake but having tried drinking one through the new paper straws, all I can say is I failed and may have to resign to...
WATER POLLUTION WE CAN’T SEE
Microplastics in our bottled and tap water PLASTIC WASTE Plastic is now part of our everyday life, from bottles and containers that we use, to the bags we carry the items in, to cutlery and straws we use to consume the food and drink with. Since the 1950’s when it was...
SECRET TO GREAT TASTING WATER
Personalised mineral water by LUQEL. Water is needed for life; we can’t survive without clean water. The current world has contaminates that are getting mixed into our water source, and it is therefore becoming less and less pure. Rainwater is our cleanest source of...
WATER’S HIDDEN ENEMY
The choice between tap and bottled water isn't as simple as you think. Why the picture of a washing machine, let me share my thoughts. How many settings do you use on your washing machine? I’ve just been to count mine, the benefit of working from home at the moment,...
SINGLE-USE PLASTIC
Single-Use Plastic - Covid-19 Impact It is estimated that eight million metric tons of plastic leak into the oceans and waterways each year – harming the creatures that inhabit them, with the remaining plastic waste often not decomposing and lasting centuries in...
TASTE & AGEING
Challenges of staying healthy and hydrated as you age. Getting older we experience many changes to our physical appearance and body, greying hair, weakening eyesight and hearing loss, some people seeing more dramatic changes than others. These aging ailments can to...
TEMPERATURE & TASTE
Can temperature affect your love of food and drink? Water is a bit like marmite, you either love it or hate it. Whether you find it boring, tasteless or flavourless, it is needed for our bodies hydration and wellness. You can impact how it tastes, the effect it can...
HIDDEN SUGARS IN WATER
CAN A KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUT BE BETTER THAN A BEVERAGE The office birthday cakes, or doughnuts seem like a thing of the past at the moment, as many of us are home working, but how many times have you actively avoided them with a hope of being good? Ok, so no I’ve never...
CARBON FOOTPRINT OF WATER
Glass is better than plastic, right? The awareness of the pollution and contamination to our waterways, and oceans of plastic is not one we can avoid, we must therefore look at alternatives and one choice that seems logical would be that glass. In fact, “Glass bottles...
IMPORTANCE OF DRINKING WATER
Water is essential for the human body to function. A continuous supply of water is therefore essential for survival