Best Eco-Friendly Products for Your Home and Family
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Get your hair clean and soft with shampoo and conditioner bars. Photo: iStock
Personal care products
These days the beauty market burgeons with more options than were available even a few years ago. For light-on-the-earth oral care, consider low-waste bamboo toothbrushes as well as silk or bamboo dental floss housed in a reusable glass container. Try switching to toothpaste tablets to cut down on plastic packaging.
Shampoo, conditioner and shaving cream now come pressed into soap-like bars, lessening their plastic footprint or bypassing it altogether with compostable packaging. And, if you’ve budgeted for fancy, natural deodorant, several companies offer aluminum-free alternatives made with ingredients such as essential oils, tapioca starch and Dead Sea salt.
Reusable period products, such as menstrual cups and washable cotton pads, can make a real difference — for the planet and people! Did you know an individual can use up to 10,000 menstrual products over their lifetime? A reusable option can have a big impact, and save you a lot of money!
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