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Category Archives: Health and Beauty
Be a Hydration Technician
More people should be carrying water from their house to their place of work. I read recently that most people don’t drink as much water as they should. A stainless steel water container in your bag or briefcase would be … Continue reading
Posted in Beverages, Bottled Water, Environment, Health, Health and Beauty, PlasticLess Tips, Water
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PlasticLess Makeup: How to Make Green Cosmetic Choices
Your makeup case is probably not a place where you can make a big reduction in plastic waste. If you were to make a pile with all the plastic cosmetic containers that Tammy Fae Baker emptied during her life, it … Continue reading
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Review of Overfly Brand Safety Razor
I said that I would do this if anybody double dog dared me. That was meant to be a lighthearted movie allusion to add some color to this otherwise quite boring green blog. Somebody dared me, in the comments, about … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Blogging, Environment, Food, Garbage, Health, Health and Beauty, Inspiration, News, Plastic, PlasticLess Tips, Safety, Shaving, Society
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Review of a Reduced Plastic Toothbrush
I bought this toothbrush today. It is a Trisa brand toothbrush with that comes with two sets of bristles. The bristle heads snap on securely. I had to apply quite a bit of force to remove the head from the … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Garbage, Health and Beauty, Plastic, PlasticLess Tips
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The Grey Area of Green Marketing
Green used to mean money. More recently, green has come to mean environmentally responsible. Once enough consumers started shopping with the environment in mind, there is an ever increasing overlap. Companies are falling all over themselves appealing to concerned consumers. … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Energy, Environment, Fashion, Food, Gardening, Health and Beauty, Home and Garden, Laws, PlasticLess Tips, cleaning
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Shampoo in Aluminum Cans
That’s right, you can get shampoo in aluminum cans. I didn’t have a camera at the little drugstore that had what I believe was a Swiss product. I don’t have hair, so I am not really in the market for … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Environment, Health and Beauty
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Impulse Plasticless Purchase
We went to a Car Boot Sale on Sunday. This was ostensibly only to look for good used books. We have kicked the habit of buying ‘stuff’ a long time ago. I fell off the wagon. I bought a used … Continue reading
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Using What We Have
Pump dispensers for hand washing liquid are generally plastic. We still have a couple of these dispensers from before we decided to make an effort to reduce our use of plastics. Buying commercial size refill bags is one way to … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Health and Beauty, PlasticLess Tips, cleaning
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We’re Plastic People
Recent research indicates that everyone in America has traces of plastics in their body. Phthalates have been implicated as a causal factor in several health problems. They are added to normally rigid PVC to make soft products such as the … Continue reading
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Plasticless List
One thing that I do regularly is to do a quick Google search for ‘plastic’ news. Today, I inadvertently typed ‘plasticless’ instead. Not surprisingly, this blog tops the list. Number two is Plasticless Lists. The goal of this page is … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Health and Beauty, Inspiration, PlasticLess Tips
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