Cheeky Panda (100% bamboo facial tissues and wipes)
Cheeky Panda is a brand of facial tissues made from bamboo. This is the world’s fastest-growing grass (up to 3 feet a day) so it’s pretty sustainable, although it’s not local. Industrial bamboo is not the same as fresh bamboo shoots, eaten by pandas. This range is all sold in plastic-free packaging.
Unlike some bamboo companies (that mix up bamboo fibre with tree fibres), this company guarantees that everything is 100% bamboo!
Don’t flush disposable tissues down the loo, as they clog drains and cause garden floods (won’t make you popular with neighbours).
This brand offers standard boxes or handypacks. Ideal for big sneezes, hayfever attacks or ugly cries after a break-up. Soft enough for a teary goodbye, but strong enough to survive a full-force nose blow!
The 4-ply luxury tissues include a little aloe vera, to soften your nose for the strongest flu-colds, or a full-blown meltdown (if it was a really bad break-up).
Don’t flush disposable tissues down the loo, as they clog drains and cause garden floods (won’t make you popular with neighbours).
How to safely blow your nose
Apparently most of us don’t blow our hooters properly. This not only makes it more uncomfortable if you have a cold – but can rupture blood vessels and even force air into the middle ear. Next time you have the sniffles:
- Place one finger against your nostril, and apply pressure.
- Take a breath, then gently blow the other nostril into a tissue.
- Do the same on the other side.
- Wash your hands, to avoid passing germs onto others.
