After having clear aligners for orthodontia which necessitated using straws, it's a habit that's so ingrained in me and I'm now hyper aware of what will stain my teeth over time. By using a straw, I also remove the urge to want to have to whiten/remove stains from my teeth.
Instead of the reusable cotton rounds, I bought a bundle of baby wash cloths. They are larger in size, are made of the same material as the cotton rounds, but they don't irritate my face like a washcloth.
I like in the UK do this probably isn't relevant to most people. But Boots make cotton rounds which are a really good size for removing make up and they do a microfiber and a towel texture in the set which is great.
Getting waterproof mascara off is the worst. The oil-free eye makeup removers work best, but I haven't figured out a way to apply it without a cotton pad.
YALL ive been using rags forever & i just got an ad (by bounty maybe?) that called rags/resuables "unsanitary" & said we all need to be buying paper towels instead because they dont smear germs around. Just blatant anti-sustainability marketing smh
exactly! i also almost always use a disinfectant spray with it anyway, or wash it if i had to pick up grimy stuff, crazy that they're really pushing their product that way
I saw the ad. And wondered, what exactly are they eating thats is so toxic? Do they not know you just get a ton of washcloths and wash them often? I’ll swap after any messy clean up, especially oily things, and always daily. So, I’d say I use 10-12 in a week. In contrast, my hand towels are daily-ish.
I saw the same ad and thought the same thing! Just another commercial to scare people into thinking using dish cloths are unsanitary even though people wash them and have multiples of them 🙄
Thank you for your honesty! It can be really frustrating when people are just not truthful about what swaps they actually dislike and then the guilt creeps in when you buy something and hate it!
I tend to use the reusable cotton rounds for applying treatments like acids. I love them for that because using a big cloth would absorb a lot of product. So they can be great for treatments! I use bigger facial towels taking my makeup off too the little ones would be annoying.
Yeah, I mostly use the reusable cotton rounds for applying toners and treatments. I've always just used a regular wash cloth for removing makeup and washing my face.
I use Stasher bags for dry snacks so it is doesn’t have any residual flavors and for storing my extra face masks safely in the car. I would recommend getting the snack size over the sandwich just because the sandwich one is more clunky and takes a LOT more space.
Wooo! We made it to the last episode in this saga! (3/3) What are your least favorite and most favorite swaps!? LEMME KNOW! 🙂🦋🌸🥳🪴🤗🦩🤟 Herro friends! Just here to remind that the disclaimer I didn't go over in this video, but did in episode one of this saga was that what works for me, might not work for you, and vice versa. And I don't hate any of these products or companies, by any means! They just weren't perfect (and ya girl is a big of a seeker of perfection when it comes to the things I own :) I think the main thing I always want to get across with sustainability, is being okay with messing up -it's okay to buy something that didn't work for you! It's okay to accidentally create waste, etc. And that my biggest lesson has been to listen to myself, and what I really need, not what I see in a zero waste inforgraphic or because it works for other people. And that happens to also save me time, energy, and waste -buying the things that I actually need. While all of these products work for the person who designed and made them (and perhaps you love them too!), they didn't work for me. Hopefully sharing my opinions helps others make purchases they love to save time/money/waste if they resonate with my preferances :)
i found a linen coffee filter from the kitchen garden series for my chemex and i love it so much. it is so much thicker and more sturdy than the coffee sock
stasher bags are hard to use too. The opening isn't very wide. They do have a new bowl design which I decided to buy because it seems a lot easier to put things in there. The standing ones are also easier but the sandwich shape is like impossible. They do have a recycle program with terracycle which I appreciate.
Nice video!! I’ve tried all the reusable cotton rounds, cloths and micro fiber towels, like different brands of each of these, and they just really irritated my skin. I have super sensitive skin and my skin just hated me! So now I just do a double cleansing method and yeah that’s that.
Completely agree with you on making your own lotion. It all comes with plastic packaging, and the oils were also not enough for my skin during winter. I need a lot of cream for my dry skin.
thank you for doing time stamps!! It's not the first time that I watched this video and I just really needed to hear your review and alternative to one particular swap which only recently became relevant to me.
I make a lot of smoothies and iced tea & coffee at home and I love reusable straws! Metal straws make my lips swell for some reason so I have a couple of bamboo ones and a couple reusable ones I got fro Starbucks lol. I love them :)
Barista here. If you do have a metal-mesh coffee filter, you may need to play around with the grind size. Metal filters need a coarser grind than a paper filter. It might take a while to get a good balance. I've certainly had a few terrible cups of coffee in the process. Coffee socks are nice but they need a bit more upkeep. If you don't have a proper storing/washing routine for it it can get gross. As someone with ADHD, coffee socks do not work for me, because I'm terrible at keeping a routine :P
I bought a few of the patch bandaids since they were on sale, they don't stick to my hands either but they work ok for when I inevitably knick my legs shaving... always, every single time. I swear me and this safety razor will eventually reach an agreement where they don't try and remove my leg skin. (I do still love my safety razor, just that learning curve for me is steep apparently and I am also impatient). I personally like the Stasher bags but they take up so much less space in my fridge that I share with 3 other people, and I put them in the dishwasher but they don't get dry in there, I have to put them in the dish rack afterwards to fully dry. I don't get the un-paper towel thing... just buy a pack of regular kitchen towels and keep them in a drawer.
Idk I think my unpaper towels are synthetic (and definitely imported…sorry) but the static kind of helps them cling together and create a roll on the detachable paper towel roll thing. My only regret is not buying more
We used the bees wax wraps to wrap our (me my siblings and cousins) school sandwiches like 7 years ago and they where great probably wouldn’t use them now as I’m not in school but yeah great for some things
the first time i saw a stasher bag, all i could think about what WASHING them would be like.... it's just too much for me. I was gifted some grove bags made of this plastic similar to the material of beach balls? and i never had any problem with them! I just use them for freezing things like bread and veggies.
Silicone will be one of those items that will be on a TV add, " Have you or a loved one used silicone.. . .there is now a settlement for. . ." Use a French Press for coffee. I use paper towels.
I think metal coffee filters are the best. They do clog up, but they just need to quickly get cleaned with a brush or if you can just put it in the dishwasher. Cleaning them is very easy and they will probably last forever 😊
I’ve been using the metal pour over device for almost a year now and I haven’t had a single problem yet. (I make coffee everyday lol) It said on the instructions you can put it in the oven to burn off the stuck coffee beans but I haven’t had to do that yet. I don’t use any papers or cloths, just the metal works fine for me. Got it off of Amazon. “Barista approved”, honeycombed design and has an orange rubber handle for those of you who want to find it
same on the beeswraps - i use containers cause it's easier and i'm lazy. we use stashers primarily for freezing certain things vs a go option like we'd normally use a ziplock for. re diy body stuff: it's great for having full control over what is in your products, but not necessarily less wasteful. to do a lotion, you need 75% water 25% oil and an emulsifying wax. so if you keep it super basic and use the same olive oil you cook with, you're only buying the wax and that's not too bad, but if you want to add to the oil blend, you end up with more and more bottles or tubs that you then have to fin reuses for or recycle....
I don’t use anything to remove my makeup. I just use a cleansing balm. I have been tempted to get those reusable cotton rounds but I don’t even use it anyways
I have some knock off stashers that I love... I couldn't bring myself to pay the disgusting price of stashers when I only used ~1-2 boxes of disposables in a year (so it'd take like 10 years to recoup the savings) , but the knock offs were $12 I think for 10? And now I use them lots for snacks and such. Never had a leak or spill. Only downside is difficult to open if they are frozen
I used Meloria dish block and it also left a film on my dishes no matter what I did Edit: I had to temporarily go back to liquid because it was the only option nearby because I ran out of soap but when that runs out im about to try the powder Blueland dish soap, and if that doesn’t work i will use the bronner’s and see how that goes
I just bought a locally made dish block and I'm so sad that I don't like it. We have crazy hard water, and I think combined with that, everything looks so dirty. 😭 I'm going to try Dr Bronners, and I really really hope I like it. I don't want to go back to liquid.
Most of these solid soaps are made from saponified oils like a Castile soap. This more traditional soap is not a great option if you have really hard water. The reaction of soap with the dissolved minerals is what creates soap scum.
@@raewebb7761 I’m sure it works for some people but it didn’t work for me. I also live in a place with really hard water so I was getting hard water build up along with the residue.
Oooh wooow the coffee filter thing, that's so interesting. I have one at home that works great!! But mine has like a mesh on top of the holes? It's not for a specific coffee-maker though. So you put the coffee-filter on like a random thermos/insulated mug and pour and man... I love it!! Thanks for the video! I'm looking forward to that leaf razor video :D
Thank you so much for mentioning how plastic straws are essential for many disabled people to eat and drink. It seems very glossed over by able bodied sustainability bloggers
I love my cotton rounds! I don't wear make up every day and even when I do a full face of make up I can usually get my whole face clean with about 3 of them. My sister got different ones than me, which were bigger and I will say that they're better.
Does anyone know if the Stasher or ziptop bags prevent freezer burn I throw so much food away because of it. If I use a ton of cling wrap and tin foil and a Ziploc bag I can cut down on freezer burn but I don't want to spend the money on Stasher or ziptop bags if they don't help with freezer burn
I have a kid and let me confirm that Stasher bags SLAP. However my husband hates them with the burning passion of a thousand suns. I’ve had mine for maybe 4 years and they’ve held up incredibly well.
I can soooo relate to this list!! I’ve also made all these swaps and oh my the un paper towels 😂 I now just have a stack of dish cloths and just end up using them for everything. Also, DIYing creates SO MUCH WASTE. Imagine all those ingredients in individual packages and then they just end up sitting and collecting dust 😩 so awful
So interesting to hear people that didn't like stasher! I am such a fan, we use them all the time, especially to freeze things. Upd. At the same time lol i am probably one of the few people who doesn't like dr bronners :-)
I have tried the notox life dish block and I also hated it unfortunately 😔 I went back to dr. Bronner's Sal suds in a plastic bottle, but at least it is a huge one that takes forever to get through instead of a bunch of smaller bottles... I would like to do a package free version at some point, but the block was just so horrible to use and didn't really clean the dishes 😬
I want a zero waste alternative to ziplocks to exist that actually works and I can clean. I buy food in bulk and like to break it into meal sized ziplocks to freeze. And if I freeze them in a Tupperware they don’t thaw as fast and seem to get freezer burned faster :(
also I couldn't get on the stasher bag bandwagon either so I just wash and reuse the few ziplock bags I still have and use my old containers/mason jars lol (my mother just moved so she gave me all her old butter/yogurt/cheese/ice cream containers along with any mason jars she wanted to give back to me)
Unpopular opinion I know but I HATED the no tox life bar of dish soap, I just have a hard time with feeling like I'm getting my dished clean and completely rinsed off properly with all the bar dish soaps I've tried. I still use them camping and hiking but at home I go to my local refill zerowaste bulk store and get my mason jars filled with their biodegradable dish soap. this was my hardest transition to date with sustainability.
It’s interesting to hear what works for some and doesn’t for others. One thing I will never use is the safety razor. Brings back too many memories of my sister and I sneaking my Dad’s and cutting our legs! And that Leaf.. wow, so expensive! So my hunt continues.. 🤷🏻♀️
I was instead of shave but I'm thinking of getting the leaf for my sister and the safety razor for my stepdad. My mom already told me she wasn't interested in the leaf so she'll continue with the disposable ones lol
When it comes to "eco-friendly" or "zero waste" products my first question is what did people do before it and it's non eco-friendly counterpart existed. Thankfully I have my mother who is old enough to remember some of these things, so that's been a great benefit for me. I used straws as a child because I didn't like the feel of ice on my teeth, but now I don't drink ice cold liquids anymore, so I have no need for a straw. However, I love bubble tea and I found a recipe to make my own so I'd buy a reusable straw for that. I drink middle eastern style coffee, so there's no need for a strainer. In the middle east and North Africa we strain tea not coffee, you Europeans really need to educate yourself about that. Lols OMG unpaved towels. My mother, who's decidedly uninformed about modern day life, I asked her about unpaper towels and she was like, "What, are you talking about regular towels or paper towels". My mother, lololol. Except for what she's learned from me and her high school students, she knows practically nothing about modern day consumer products. Unpaper towels, who thought of this term? Forget the unpaper towels, buy some terry cotton or linen towels (if you can afford them) and just live your life.
oooops omg someone else had commented down here and I accidentally just deleted it and I feel so bad! I didn't mean to and I don't know how to get it back ahhhh 🙈
idk how much protein powder is used for one serving of shake, but those formula powder container is a good option (if you need to carry 2-5 servings), it has separate compartments and a cone-like top so no need to worry about spilling!
I like using the stasher bags for freezing vegetables ends to eventually make veggie stock. Or for freezing herbs. I can see how they'd be difficult with powders etc though.
@Isa Tailor they can only be washed a certain number of times before 1) they get holes or tears in it, or 2) you have to throw it out because that plastic isn’t made to reuse, so if you use it too many times, the plastic can become toxic and go into your food. i do reuse any ziplock bags i have left for non-food items like storing batteries or scrap paper :)
lol I freaking love my stasher bags their probably my favorite swap they're so good for freezing things and for holding cut up fresh veg! Same with reusable straws, glass ones are so good for smoothies I probably use them almost everyday. A lot of swaps are def not for everyone it really just depends on individual lifestyles!
Yes!! I use stasher bags for cut up veggies in the fridge, and they take up wayyy less space than the Tupperware I used before! I also use one for my toiletries when I travel!
I bought wax wraps thinking I'd use them in place of cring wrap all the time- I hate how the wax feels. It gets on my hands. I freak out about it getting in my food. Was a waste of money. I'm with her on this: containers are the best.
The beeswax wraps are perfect for baked goods in my opinion. Usually when I buy a muffin fresh from a bakery and store it in a beeswax wrap it’s still moist and fresh like it was made that day. When I used to use plastic wrap to wrap up a fresh muffin the texture would actually change by the next day; it would be a noticeable difference that the muffin is still soft but not as moist as the previous day. I don’t have stasher brand bags specifically but I love the silicone freezer bags I have to freeze fruit for my smoothies or to store a sandwich or some chips for my lunch. I have reusable straws and tbh I like them. They’re not used everyday but when I have a cold drink I enjoy using the straw since I have sensitive teeth or just bringing it out when going out to eat with friends
I feel like we all forget that some things work for someone & others don't for others. 😂 I was sitting her offended that she didn't like the Stasher bags 😂 it's okay, we all do our best & we all like what we like ya know. Great video Christie I love seeing your vids.
I agree with all of these, glass containers work great and almost never need to be replaced. Regular reusable napkins and towels are fine for anything you would use a paper towel for. I do use reusable cotton rounds, they are the large sized ones for removing mascara or eyeliner.
Love my reusable cotton rounds! I use them with my pre make up micellar water and taking off my eye makeup. And I found out that if I roll them into a point the sewn border can replace the q tips I was using for smudges.
I have to use the cotton rounds for cleaning my dogs ears.. I have 2 that get the occasional ear infections so we have to be diligent about swabbing out their ears with vinegar and water mix to clean out the gunk. I have not been to a fabric store in a long time but thinking maybe cotton batting sewed in to circles might work as a alternative to throwing stuff in the trash. Anna In Ohio
Thank you for raising the issue around straws and disability rights! I've been in climate and environmental movements for over 15 years and it's been so disappointing seeing the plastic straw issue blow up & hearing from so many disabled friends how they've been disadvantaged by these campaigns. It's super yuck seeing disabled people's access to essential food and nutrition be removed because people have decided plastic straws are the number one public enemy, and then disabled people including disabled climate activists being targeted for pushing back. Like if you don't personally need a straw you can just not use them? I sometimes enjoy using a straw and am happy with my glass and metal ones, but there are plenty of disabled folks who literally can't use those alternatives & are now suffering because of plastics campaigns. This is why it's so important to have diverse and inclusive environmental movements. Anyway just was surprised to see this perspective being raised in a zero waste video, and as a disabled climate campaigner (though one who doesn't need straws for nutrition) is cool to see this. So thanks! :)
@Sunday Girl That's great that it doesn't apply to you, and they've never been in short supply for you. However there are many equity issues where people with disabilities will be disadvantaged by having to ask for one - incl. if they are not verbal, or if the wait staff are not educated and don't think they're disabled enough to deserve a straw. If you're still uncertain, I'd really encourage you to go research this topic, because there is a lot of information available about it from disabled experts who do need straws, and who are also environmentalists in their own right. It's also a human right which is meant to be protected under the UNCRPD the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities so you can read up on disability rights from the UN if you need. Hope that helps, and please remember that for a climate and environmentally safe future, we need to ensure that those most impacted by climate change already aren't further marginalised in the actions we take to try to prevent it. Disabled people are in that category. Cheers!
@Sunday Girl hi, disabled person here. They are becoming very hard to get in many places including wjere I live in australia where most cafes, pubs and restaurants have stopped even having them in stock. There are even government calls to completely ban them from sale here. Like Kera said, great that you haven't encountered it but that doesn't mean is not an issue.
@@basharalbutseggs8056 I am also wondering because I see this argument a lot but don't really understand why they can't just use the reuseable versions that are available. Like what is specifically wrong with the reusable versions that is not encountered by plastic?
A suggestion for making your regular cloths feel more like paper towels: you can put them in a sort of tissue box system! That way they have the same convenience as paper towels :) Though I recommend thin or small cloths, and having your other cloths that are maybe more absorbent or used for stuff other than just quick wiping in another place
I see sometimes in the thrift stores tissue box covers made out of wood that might be a good system though I think I'd go with a basket. I just set up one at my sink for all my cleaning stuff.. dish soap, scrubbers, etc so I'm not chasing them around my counters all the time also cleaning rags ( I use cut up jogging pants that my husband has worn out and I recycled). I have to laugh I've become my mother in law she use to have a bag of rags including cut up mens boxers). she grew up in the depression nothing was wasted. Anna In Ohio.
The Patch bandaids are actually perfect for checking blood sugar. I have to finger-stick myself quite often, and it's nice having one on there for a bit, and then by the time I was my hands they fall off, but I don't need it absorbing blood anymore. They stick between washes for me at least.
Here in India we dont really use most of these wasteful things like stashers or beeswax wraps or even cling wraps for that matter, what we do is we take a stainless steel container and put a plate or a smaller flatter container on top. And thats about it! We store curries, yogurt, cut veggies, cut fruits everything like this in the fridge. Terra cotta containers are available roadside to store food with lids as well. Simple eh? And we dont use aluminium wrap in almost 80-90% of the households. Instead we take a canvas or muslin cloth(kitchen cloth as we call it) and wrap our rotis, cut breads and sandwiches in that and just put that in a small casserole.
Thanks for sharing! I hope your comment moves further up so more people can read it 😊 I do have a question though: if you were to go out to the wilderness and need to bring your lunch, how would you pack it?
@@bridgetgidget72 we do go for picnics but not in the wilderness, that isn't common at all in my country. We use glass tupperware containers or stainless steel lunch boxes, with stainless steel cutlery. Thermos/insulated bottles for chai (tea) and shikanji(lemonade). Just wash em up when we come back 😊
The Patch bandaids seem less sticky. This is because they use "pressure sensitive adhesive" instead of regular chemical sticky stuff. If you press them firmly they will stick better. For those of us who are highly allergic to all medical adhesives, Patch bandaids are perfect, because they use a different method to adhere to the skin.
Don't bother with zip top! They're just as clunky, if not more. Also.... they're not airtight. I messaged the company to see if I was doing something wrong, and they said "oh, we don't market them as air tight."
@@SedonaChristina target does sell a nice silicone bag that I like. It doesn't have the round edges like a stasher bag, and it is airtight. But it's pretty hard to seal. Once it's sealed, though...... it's SEALED 😂
@@LI22IEEE ooooh! That is what we like to hear! Though I can see myself laughing at my self and frustrated inside if I can't get it back open 😹 But I'd rather it seal than not! I broke a camera from having a Stasher explode in my backpack and my heart still hurts from it haha
I learned after buying my reusable straws (seriously I've never been a straw person... wtf) to take these swaps with a grain of salt. I agree with almost everything you said though. Except the metal coffee strainer. That thing has saved so much waste!
I ADORE silicon bags. I no longer use tiny plastic bags and they truly changed my life. I use them to carry my reusable mug, cutlery, period cups, frozen prepped food. Love love love.
I never really got into using the reusable paper towels. We have a little kiddo who is constantly staining/ripping/outgrowing clothes so we just cut up our own rags for cleaning/spills
Completely agree with the Stasher Bags. I couldn't get past the fact that I ALWAYS taste the bag... they are way too pricey for that to be an issue. I mostly use them for freezing stuff and they're handy to take with me on hikes when I end up with trash (orange peels, banana peels, etc). They're also good for taking stuff down to the pool - just not food! lol
I felt like I was the only one who didn't love bees wax wraps. It has like a weird texture and smell to it I don't love and puts me of using them. I have food huggers and bowl covers that do the job for me without the textural issues. Also I only use the small stasher bag as a mask holder (to keep them separate from the contents of my bag) and the standard one as an ice pack. Other than that, like you, I have no use for them. I use old jars or take away containers to freeze things and lunch boxes to transport food.
Different strokes for different folks. I love my wraps as I wrap my hubby's snacks in it. I ADORE my reusable storage bags as I can freeze in them and since we have a massive producing garden, where berries, cooked foods like veggie stews and soups, freeze so well in them. The reusable make up removing rounds are superb, I have saved so much money switching to these. I made my own un-paper towels too :D Why even bother with body lotion when we have shea butter, coconut oil, jojoba oil, etc? Honestly, I don't think you don't recommend these products, you are saying don't buy stuff you don't need and that is such more positive message.
I couldn't afford Stasher so I got a different brand, and I use them for so much more than food! Anything that I would have thrown into a plastic bag in the past goes into one of these, and they're so convenient for keeping things separated. Also for clean and used facemasks.
I have ziptop. They are not airtight and can pop open. Would not recommend for things like powder. I like them for other things but would not recommend for liquids. I have some cheeper ones which are more the weight of a traditional plastic bag and they would probably be better for something like that. Came from marshals or something so don't know the brand.
I have kids and I really don't like Stasher bags. They're so hard to clean and hard to store. I really like fabric zipper snack bags (like Bumkins ones) and they're way way better. Fold up small, take up less room, don't have any taste to them, and they can go in the washer (clothes washer) and come so clean every time.
We got a metal coffee filter over a year ago and love it. It came with this little plastic brush which I was initially irritated about since I was buying it to be more sustainable, but we quickly realized that the little brush was to help clean the grinds from the filter. Works amazing and never had an issue
I love my stashers especially with as much food my body building husband takes with him. I cook meat and store them in 5oz packages in the freezer so single servings can be microwaved to add to a meal. I save chicken carcasses and veggie bits in them to make stock. I make popcorn in the medium stand up one. As well as just for sandwiches and snacks to pack my lunch.
Ahem. I too had exploded oatmeal when travelling too. 😐 the good thing was that it was mixed with cocoa powder as well. Soo.... things smelled like cocoa powder. I’m currently comparing no tox life dishblock and dr bronners myself. Both froths up. But the dr bronners here is more affordable in comparison. Can’t say how long it lasts for both, as I only just started using no tox life. I just use an oil cleanser for makeup removal. 🤣 i’m too lazy to use a flannel and oil for that unless i’m in a pinch. I relate to most of these “sustainable swaps”. I only own one stasher bag cause i used to bring grapes / berries ror work snacks, or carried food waste for home compost before. 🥲 otherwise I use it as extra storage or an extra bag for wet market shopping. 😂 much prefer my coffee cup as a spare container. 👀 I never understood about “unpaper towels” - it’s just.. tea towels?? U can ise tea towels?? They’re just tea towels with buttons?! And thank youuuu for mentioning about reuseable straws and disability. Aggravates me when zero wasters acts like an ableist. 😤 (I’m not disabled but i do have close disabled friends.) About sustainability and skincare (not diy). I’m just waiting for some genius to get a science based skincare packaged in genuine sustainable packaging. One with refills if it was possible. Maybe?? In the future?! 🥲
I love this style of video because it's important to address that not every swap is right for every person! I love the mentality to only buy what you need/will use even if it is a sustainable product. I also just love seeing what swaps other people dislike :)
Great alternative to bandaids is New Skin! Comes in a glass bottle and sticks until the new skin has healed then it just falls off and dissolves since its a liquid
Some waste-purchases are already substitutes for existing things. Instead of Q-tips, I clean the outside edge of my ears with the corner of a warm damp washcloth. The inside should only be cleaned by a medical professional! I use a damp washcloth to remove makeup, a cut-up wornout bath towel as paper towels/Swiffer pads, a damp washcloth in a wet-bag as a meal napkin/hand wipe, and I throw a spoon and fork from my tableware drawer into my bag to eat my lunch.
I have tried Zip Top bags and I like them for some things only. The seals don't always hold so I had things leak and sometimes go stale. YMMV, just a heads up. Sigh.
Yeah I was also not a fan of stasher bags either. They made all my food taste like soap and were hard to clean. I’ll just stick with my solid container :(
I have stasher bags for just F+V and stacks only. I plan on getting more stasher bags just for non food items. The see-through feature is all I really need.
I love my unpaper towels. I don't have the ones with magnets, and opted for a basket I use to store them folded up. I use them as reusable napkins, which at the end of the day yes, you could just buy reusable napkins. I did that "check what's in your trash can" and there were just so many paper napkins and paper towels that this swap worked wonders on reducing my trash. We use rags for cleaning, which works fine.
My nut milk bags came in a pack of two, so I use one for my oat milk and the other for my coffee. I usually make cold brew, so I just let the coffee ground steep in the water, then take them out after 24 hours!
I 1,000% love my Leaf razor. I had the regular butterfly safety razor first, and used to cut myself like crazy. The Leaf was a game changer for me. I actually enjoy shaving compared to previously.
I legit wouldn’t shave before I got the leaf razor, not because I didn’t want to but because I cut myself so much with the basic safety razor. Now i like to make a big deal about it using a scrub and lotion and feel like i’m taking care of myself :)
@@misspeaches1144 Nice. It's really just so much better than the traditional safety razor. That pivoting head was what the safety razor has always been needing. I too, was avoiding at all costs using my traditional safety razor. Glad we can shave our legs again with a razor.
This is intriguing! I was so excited to get a safety razor for Christmas from my SIL but I end up looking like I’ve been attacked by a cat after every shave 😸
The grove collaborative version of stashers are good! I haven't tried the original but I like theirs. Also - I was gifted some Trader Joes' wrap and it's waaaay worse than my DIY beeswax wraps. So if you have beeswax and scrap material, try the DIY version - it's the nicest smelling craft you'll ever do, at the very least.
