Two ways of reducing plastic use
Aug. 29th, 2019 10:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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So you want to help save the world by reducing your use of plastic? And you also want to save money?
Make your own cleaning products
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/natural-resources/homemade-cleaning-products-5-fantastic-recipes
I’ve done this and wouldn’t now go back to the shop bought versions because mine work better and smell nicer, as well as meaning that I don’t throw out a ton of plastic spray bottles every month.
Abandon shampoo and conditioner
How about saving money on shampoo & conditioner while no longer having to buy and throw out shampoo & conditioner bottles every month? Consider going to water-only hair washing.
http://justprimalthings.com/2014/10/20/the-ultimate-water-only-hair-washing-routine-no-shampoo/
I’ve been doing this now for the past couple of months, and after an initial 4 days of feeling miserably grimy, my hair now feels no different than it did when I was shampooing and conditioning it. I can’t believe I wasted so much time, money and plastic on a bunch of completely unnecessary chemicals when I could have been doing this all my life instead.
(I live in a moderately hard water area and occasionally benefit from rinsing my hair with apple cider vinegar to make it extra bouncy and fluffy, but if you’re lucky enough to live in a soft water area, you’ll get soft, glossy locks without bothering with that.)
So you want to help save the world by reducing your use of plastic? And you also want to save money?
Make your own cleaning products
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/natural-resources/homemade-cleaning-products-5-fantastic-recipes
I’ve done this and wouldn’t now go back to the shop bought versions because mine work better and smell nicer, as well as meaning that I don’t throw out a ton of plastic spray bottles every month.
Abandon shampoo and conditioner
How about saving money on shampoo & conditioner while no longer having to buy and throw out shampoo & conditioner bottles every month? Consider going to water-only hair washing.
http://justprimalthings.com/2014/10/20/the-ultimate-water-only-hair-washing-routine-no-shampoo/
I’ve been doing this now for the past couple of months, and after an initial 4 days of feeling miserably grimy, my hair now feels no different than it did when I was shampooing and conditioning it. I can’t believe I wasted so much time, money and plastic on a bunch of completely unnecessary chemicals when I could have been doing this all my life instead.
(I live in a moderately hard water area and occasionally benefit from rinsing my hair with apple cider vinegar to make it extra bouncy and fluffy, but if you’re lucky enough to live in a soft water area, you’ll get soft, glossy locks without bothering with that.)