Cheeka Panda Bamboo Facial Tissues
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. And all this range is 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!
Whether you want standard boxes or boxes of tissues, these are 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! Soft and strong for anything that’s thrown at them!
The 4-ply luxury tissues include a little aloe vera, to soften our nose for the strongest flu-colds, or a full-blown meltdown (if it was a really bad break-up). No-one wants a tissue that’s going to fall apart, when you’re crying madly into it, or having the world’s biggest sneeze.
Pocket tissues (in plastic-free packs)
Just imagine if everyone switched, then you wouldn’t find littered plastic tissue packs on pavements, which would be good for wildlife. These are small enough for tiny noses, and also to fit into back pockets or your purse or glovebox.
How to blow your nose!
Apparently most of us don’t blow our hooters properly, and this can lead to not just making us feel more uncomfortable with a cold, but can make ears pop, rupture blood vessels and even force air into the middle ear (not good). So next time you come down with 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.
