10 zero waste bathroom swaps I use daily - and 5 I don’t recommend anymore 

We learn new things, and our preferences and lives change all the time, I think it is really important to be able to go back and reconsider when we gather new information - especially in sustainability 🌿

I remember getting a free plastic one from my dentist years ago, but I never incorporated it into my routines. Maybe it’s different for me, but I didn’t get the point since I can simply use my toothbrush on my tongue if I feel the need🤷🏼‍♀️

Not exactly the same and haven't tried them myself, but Crush & Brush tablets come in a few soda flavours- you could get them each and then mix them in another jar. Just an idea, I like your idea though!

The cutting up soap tip is very useful, especially with larger bars of soap.

the good thing about it is that if you can stand the first few days, you can kinda break the loofah in and it becomes a lot softer. i don't particularly mind the exfoliation anyway so it works super well for me edit bc i forgot: also i get mine for free from my relatives that grow the loofah plant at home so it's a money saver on top of being sustainable

Where does it grow?

@@Huntress_Raven It's native to Southeast Asia but can be grown almost anywhere. It needs tons of drying time if you plan to make loofahs out of it. It gas to mold during drying so best dried in like a garage, shed, basement etc

Air freshener has never in the history of toilets been able to actually cover the smell anyway, we all know what happened in there, but it’s okay 😂

Totally agree. The best punchline I heard about that was: Now it smells as if somebody pooped into a lavenderpatch!

Just flush the toilet.

So you just always have a towel next to the bidet to dry off? I’ve never used one before but I understand finally the value of one.

Could you see if you can order from Peace With The Wild? I use them in the UK, and they are great. With the tooth tabs, you can order them in a glass jar or a recyclable paper bag for re-fill. They also have loads of other eco friendly products. I think they shop to Europe

@@Thelilichannel6907 Yes, exactly :)

I saw a really cool idea of what to do with old ones: sew them together to make a big picnic or beach blanket.

@@sarahkinsey5434 That's a great idea!

@@angelika6620 more thoughts: makeup wipes, un paper towels, baby bibs/burp cloths, etc

I decided to start making my own "family cloth" last yr. I had left over tshirt pieces (sleeve portion from a short sleeve shirt) from making tshirt quilts that were sitting in my fabric remnants box. I learned about FC during '20 and finally tried it several months later. I watched a ton of vids about them but finally went for it after watching Heidi at Rain Country

I am 50/50 on the “reaching new consumers” thing, I understand 100%, and I also think that it is great that they reach people that perhaps wouldn’t look into reusables otherwise. But there could also be an issue with consumers learning that sustainability = shiny new things, rather than using that we have. I don’t have an exact solution, but yeah, I can see both pros and cons 😅

There are portable bidets. Probably not as comfy as a proper one but it might be worth a try :)

Any squeeza tube with water in it can function as bidet. Really... they are not a complex thing. Just carry an empty plastic bottle around that you can fill and squeeze.

Great that you enjoy it, kudos! 💪

Happy you like them 🥰

I LOVE them, so much better than the DIY toothpaste in my opinion

Absolutely. I tried that out too a while ago. Never again😂

I’ll have to check it out 👌

I just recently purchased a salt stone deodorant that has been working well for me, but, in case it doesn’t hold up during the summer, I’m going to check out your suggestion.

You can take travel bidet (basically a thick plastic bottle with nose throwing water out when you press it). I uses on a daily basis instead of a bidet

Compared to the amount of water and energy to make paper... probably much less, right?

@Julie Heath you are possibly correct, but when you live with only tank water, it isnt something you would do.

aw thank you 💕

I would like to add that the toothtabs from Denttabs can be purchased both with and without fluoride, I agree that they are still more expensive than supermarket options, however personally, it is one of those things I am okay paying extra for, now that I stopped buying so many other things 😁

Leaf razor the brand she has in the video makes a metal 3 blade razor that I've been using for over a year and LOVE.

If you dry the toothbrush(just the bamboo parts) after every use you won't have this problem :) well unless the jar or whatever you use to store it has water in the bottom

I’ve seen a lot of refillable corn floss jars online! I don’t know how much they are I bought mine a long time ago, I’ve heard water floss is also good since then you’d never have to throw it away and it can get in all the spots you can’t get with regular flossing if you have trouble but I haven’t tried it so I can’t say how good it actually is

@@smr6026 Thank you Sarah! I didn't know these alternatives existed, I've only ever seen the vegetable silk kind where I live and it's not ideal... I'll look for the ones you mentioned!

The best solution I've found is to let them dry. So, when I've used shampoo & conditioner bars, they need to dry out between use (we live in hard water land, I've found refill liquid shampoo & conditioner work best for my hair at the moment), so they're not getting the build up sticking them to the container. With the bars of hand soap on the sink... They do get sticky. So each time I use them, I leave them the other way up, so they can dry on the top between uses. I get less sticky build up on the bar that lives on a wire rack in the downstairs toilet than the bar that lives on the sink in the upstairs bathroom, and that's partly because air can circulate more around the wire rack, and partly because the sink is poorly designed and doesn't drain well from the soap wells on it. (I'm in a rented house, if you own your home & can change the sink, take your time to make sure the soap well actually drains effectively.) I had the soap on a loofah soap holder for a few months this year, but it went mouldy, so that's not an effective solution. Harder soap takes longer to get sticky - but I choose not to use tallow, so that's not an option for me. I've had lightweight sturdy plastic soap dishes in the past with drainage holes at the base and enough clearance between the holes at the base and the surface it will rest on that the soap can drain & dry between uses - but I've not seen affordable soap dishes for a long time, or more importantly, ones that aren't likely to crack my sink if my autistic son throws them into it... So I live with the soft soap bars. You can take the small ends of soap bars and press them together to make another bar to use.

Hi Crystle, I've had & used a tongue scraper for about a decade. Found out about 5 yrs ago I'm supposed to be using sensitive toothpaste. Are you just wanting to figure out the options available or does it have to be within the "Z-waste" concept?

@@hibiscus-dreams I have a tube toothpaste that works well for my teeth, but I was considering tooth tabs when I wrote that comment. Not really sure I want to anymore, purely because I tend to have a dry-ish mouth, so it may not work for me.

I do the same as you, haven't found a product that is natural and doesn't stain my clothes :(

Enfants sauvage is a brand that works well for me.

@@coline9332 thanks for the recommendation, I’ll look into that!

I use the Old Spice mens ones in cardboard! Although I don’t sweat much, I definitely don’t sweat with them. I’ve also never ever had clothing damage and have been using it for years. I also think the smell is the best of any cardboard deodorant I’ve tried. I think I tried one by Raw or something?? It MADE me smell. Tom’s was a little overpowering, so it’s the one I just keep in my work locker. My friend had some clothing damage from Native, which I had unfortunately already purchased and would be thrown out if I returned, so I just put it on with old sleep shirts or old workout clothing.

omg nevermind, I think it was discontinued 😭 I hadn’t realized 😭😭😭😭 Back to square one

Oh my, regarding the makeup remover pads. I just made my daughter a full set of extra large double-sided pads... she's tried them and said they are much softer than the commercially made ones. I'm hoping they will last a while. Where did you get the pads you were using from?

@@hibiscus-dreams Mine were microfiber ones from some brand off Amazon years ago and I think eventually the makeup just doesn’t wash out anymore

@April Ohhh, I use microfiber cloths to clean house with (have been since the 90s). TY for your reply I'm not sure I could imagine washing my face or body with it though 🤔 The pads I made I used cotton quilting batting - old towels or socks no longer being used, flannel/fleece sweatshirt, and satin or sateen for the outer softer layer (last part was daughter's request)

True. Though idk if you’ve ever used one, but there is no clean like a clean from a tongue scraper imo. But that could just be a cultural/ childhood thing for me.

​@Ira Takeuchi I agree. I didn't grow up with scraping, but I got sick a few times as an adult and scraping my tongue was the ONLY was to get the film out of my mouth. Idk if it was my mouth's chemistry when I was sick, the meds or both but a toothbrush just didn't cut through it. Scraping is a different kind of clean, but not everyday for my mouth.

@Cindy a toothbrush can't clean your tongue nearly as well as a tongue scraper

If you have trouble with gag reflex a tongue scraper has less chances of it happening then a toothbrush. And the spoon is too thick to clean as good as the tongue scraper

I first heard about tongue scraping in 1986, when friends joined an Indian religious group, from then on it has been a morning ritual, although you only would get one in the Indian temple. Wasn’t main stream at all then.

Cheese slicer😂 I agree, quality is best, what safety razor do you use or recommend ?

@@Ingrid-jx7iz I use Henson AL13 and it's actually so nice, like I look forward using it which sounds so odd but it's true. 😅 It bends the blade a little so it's in an easier angle to use. My bf actually got one to use to shave his head and he's loving it, and I tried it and wanted one for myself too. It's around 65€ but it's worth it.

they sound 1/1 like the same experience

@@Gittemary gross. So this toilet paper had other people's feces on it when you were using it?

@@juliamoreno3219 Julia either you’re not picking up on my sarcasm or you’re taking this joke miles longer than me, if so respect

@@Gittemary whoa, you get bothered so easily. And yes I can pick up on your sarcasm when I can so easily hear and see it

Sounds like an awfully efficient way to get yeast infections, doesn't it?

They may be unnecessary for some but others like to shave, file our nails and wear makeup. I don’t do it because society tells me to. I do it for myself and because it makes me feel good. I respect your idea and what you choose to do as well. 😊