Kleen Soaps are not just vegan and free from palm oil, but they are all handmade with rope attached, so you can them in the shower, without need for a slatted soap dish, to stop them going squishy. They are made with natural plant butters and oils, and essential oils. Avoid shea butter for latex…
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Switch to Eco-Friendly Bathroom Tissue
Rather than support the tearing down of Boreal forests (where the moose and elk live near the North Pole), switch to online subscription brands that deliver toilet paper made from recycled paper in plastic-free packaging. Less likely to clog drains (than luxury brands) and more affordable and local than bamboo, these are also good for…
Switch to an Old-Fashioned Flannel
Using an old-fashioned flannel to wash your face, is much better than disposable facial wipes, that are wasteful, expensive and usually sold in plastic packaging. They also cause blocked drains and garden floods, if wrongly flushed down the toilet. Disposable wipes are one of the main ‘ingredients’ of ‘fatbergs’ (great balls of goo found in…
A Tub Soak (with natural bath salts)
Choose bath salts that are either plain or scented with essential oils (not fragrance oils) to avoid causing algae bloom when they wash down sinks (this chokes oxygen out of the water, and harms marine wildilfe). Plastic-free packaging is also good! This jar of soothing lavender bath salts contains real lavender flowers and traditionally harvested…
Ideas to Improve Public Bathrooms
Most public bathrooms smell because they use old cisterns with water traps, have little airflow and few staff to clean them. This ecological restroom (Spain) is made from local wood with natural ventilation and sunlight. Energy-saving lights illuminate outside at night. Public restrooms should be free, as older and disabled people often refuse to drink water (or…