Pls always have q tips and cotton rounds on hand for first aid kits! You dont wanna be using something that has been washed in any kind of detergent or soap on a wound.
So happy to hear the phrase “non-functional home decor.” As someone who has moved over 15 times, having something in my home that doesn’t serve utility actively stresses me out.
Yessss 😂 I've moved 23 times and everytime I want to buy something I think, will this fit in my two suitcases? The only decor I have is a bunch of candles I bought from the op shop. My apartment is sad and empty but at least I'm helping the planet lol
@@skunkjo3195I do make an exception for wall art because I feel it's not "taking up space" when it's on the walls. I recently moved and put each frame inside several layers of t-shirts, stacking them with plenty of fabric/towels in between, easy peasy. Highly recommend getting some wall art because your mental health is important! Environment is everything when it comes to mental stuff. You can find plenty of unique wall art pieces at thrift stores, yard sales, or Marshall's, if that would make you happy :)
As a collector this is very hard for me. As soon as I have two of something my brain says "COLLECTION". I try to go for small collections with only the best of the best now.
Honestly I’m so glad that you make this kind of content because I was in a whole team meeting this week at the company I work for and the idolization of encouraging rampant consumerism and the big-brother type advertisement campaigns was truly unnerving. “How can we be with our customers, a l w a y s 😀”
Just this weekend I was annoyed as I was leaving a huge shopping center and the walls on the way out of the park said smth like: "We are already thinking about you coming here tomorrow". No!
At the same time culture shifts. If you’re an American there is literally an influx of people to buy products that already exist. No one is going to lose a job anytime soon with one out of seven people being a first generation immigrant and many with almost nothing who would benefit from buying quality. Capitalism is all about giving people what they want to buy not forcing people to buy what you want them to buy. It would do advertisers good to realize that. If culture wants more reusable products, more reusable products will be sold and make companies money, if more people want disposable products, companies will produce more disposable products but that’s not any benefit to them to make more money as customers get fed up with products that can’t last and a bad reputation has people stop buying. Consumerism and capitalism isn’t the same thing. You can sustainably sell products people want as a capitalist without ever forcing consumerism. I was willing to pay for pul snap reusable diaper covers, Quality over quantity shoes, but if I do want something trendy and temporary I am going to buy fast fashion that’s not going to last forever, because I don’t want or need some things to last forever and it will get it’s use. And while I don’t want that aluminum utensil carrier, it’s not going to hurt anything as long as the person recycles it in the end.
@@SRose-vp6ew your idea of capitalism is that of a sweet summer child. Capitalism aims for perpetual growth, it doesn't care what you need. Capitalism creates need.
honestly the cotton rounds are the only thing I disagree with, mainly because I use reusable ones for toner, I feel like it soaks less of it up than a wash cloth, allowing me to use less product per day :) edit: thank you for all of the replies! I now have repurposed a small spray bottle for my toner!
I love knicknacks but i can't stand the generic unidentifiable objects you can find in home goods stores. I think theres a difference between seeing something you love, vs going "hm i need some clutter, lets go find some" and picking up whatever random junk you can find. I go to thrift/antique stores a lot because i love stuff like antique perfume bottles, snuff boxes, nice picture frames, etc. But it's all stuff i plan to keep for life
@@halobaby0331 lol it's basically just a little trinket box. People used to keep tobacco in them and they were just things old rich men used to collect. They're really pretty though, they're usually porcelain and have pretty patterns. They're pretty cheap at thrift/antique stores.
Everytime im tempted to buy one of those generic home decos I remind myself its someone else's "must have" item that'll end up in a thrift store for 20$ cheaper xD
@@defectiveaffect exactly!! And i'm willing to pay for quality but $40 for a functionless ring of wood is ridiculous. Id rather buy a good meal or something
I’ve never really understood mass-produced Knick knacks. It’s essentially a huge corporation saying “hey, this useless thing? You need it, and you need to give us money for it. Also everyone in your neighborhood and every low effort open house has them too. ~*Live authentically*~”
@caitlinhanks9670..... I'm sure if she had experienced that, she would've stopped or simply chosen to scrub less hard. And I am sure she cleans it out regularly.
@@youtubecommentator6023can you not read? or do you not know what the word micro means? she wouldn’t be able to tell if she was getting micro abrasions
I don't even scrub, I don't get the point of it. Like my dead skin will just fall off and I take a shower everyday. And in case it doesn't fall off you just need a good towel and with wet skin it's easy to remove?
You could just have one really old washcloth/rag be designated as your nail polish removal rag. Just make sure you rinse it thoroughly in the sink before you put it in the washing machine
I use a papertowel. Tissue, napkins, and cotton balls always leave a cottony residue on my nails that I have to clean up; but papertowels don’t do that for me ❤
Idk how to explain this but sanitary products need to be disposable. There’s a reason doctors don’t reuse gloves. That’s a great way to get an eye infection if you’re not cleaning anything right and I highly doubt most people are. There are ways to be sustainable without making your life harder.
you get an eye infection and you learn to clean it more often/better. and of course doctors aren't going to wash their disposable rubber gloves, but they absolutely do wash and reuse their scalpels. medical supplies don't NEED to be disposable; they need to be properly SANITIZED. when you have one or two of something that is going to last your whole/majority of your life, you learn how often and how you wash it. when you are used to throwing away everything, you probably aren't educated on how much you should clean something. it's about providing better resources to people, helping educate more about health & safety, and encouraging less consumerism. not a simple black and white "actually THAT should be ONE use only."
@@bunnyellabell yeah I’m aware of that. you can’t sanitize certain materials like you can with metal- like scalpels. my point was there are better ways to be sustainable that aren’t this close to sensitive parts of your body.
@@softcoffeewhispers i think we're saying the same thing abt sanitization (rubber gloves aren't easy to clean but metal is, yes. not sure what would replace them but doctors predate rubber gloves so it's possible). and any tiny bit of change helps! if you feel better using disposable qtips, that's valid. it's just that people are so used to disposable products that they barely think of alternatives or truly believe reusable items are gross. i switched to washable cotton menstruation pads and they are 100x better than plastic disposable ones in every possible way. people think i'm crazy because smth like that in modern times is unfathomable to them. i just try to encourage thinking outside the norm (what is normalized for us by consumerism). not meant to argue with you or say you're wrong necessarily!! imo if you're doing everything else to help the planet/consume less but you still wanna use disposable qtips (for example), i don't think there's anything wrong with that. it's not that black or white. anyway have a lovely day :)
@bunnyellabell and they passed on a lot of nasty stuff to their patients without them. I mean, doctors used to go from working on corpses to a woman in labor and were all 'gosh, I wonder why so many mothers and newborns die?' They blacklisted the guy who suggested they, at the very least, thoroughly wash between touching a dead person and touching a bleeding woman and her vulnerable child. Just because things used to be done a certain way, does not mean that way was good. Overall, I don't disagree with you but, at least for the time being, some things being disposable is the best option.
@@bunnyellabell I get your point but the average person simply does not know or have the proper materials / resources to properly sanitise something. No one just has a UVC Disinfection System in their home. Just look at all those people who got sick from Stanley cups because they weren’t properly cleaning/ sanitising them and letting bacteria and mould grow in them. And that’s a cup. Imagine all the gross skin infections people are getting from using these “sustainable” reusable products and not sanitising them because you simply can’t, not without UVC.
Esthetician here! When using cloths to wash the face or remove makeup, you need to use something CLEAN each time! That means a new cloth each wash, to avoid spreading bacteria and causing it to just spread and not clean. Also, fry brushing is not the best effective exfoliant and is more of a stimulant to the lymphatic system. It also needs to be cleaned regularly to avoid spreading bacteria. I love the idea of not wasting items and products, but these two are the ones to be careful about!
@@shaybelle8495You can, but do you wash two washcloths a day? I’d be needing to wash that many, plus one in the shower. I don’t have a washer in my apartment, personally I have like 6 or 7 washcloths. Disposable is the way for some things for some of us.
@@SharonHF I understand that, but that really wasn’t where my concern was when I asked the question. I was more so asking if washing a cloth was sanitary enough as a lot of people don’t have the time or money to buy new cloths every time they need to wash their faces/body.
@@SharonHFwell, one would assume you have enough to get you through the week and just wash them at the end of the week with the rest of your towels and linens.
@@user-mg3ix7sz7nhydrogen peroxide can be more practical sometimes if there’s a lot of blood and you’re in an environment where you maybe need to clean up quickly, such as in the restroom at work. I’m also allergic to the soap in most public restrooms - so I’m always grateful when a first aid kit has alternatives when I get injured in public or at work, which happens a lot cause I’m super clumsy.
You can also buy lots of these things from the thrift. Home decor, for example, isn’t always about functionality. So if you want to decorate for fun and pleasure and not overconsume, you can buy almost any home decor item you’d want or need at the thrift.
i’m vision impaired so i really like drawer organizers since they give me a more tactile way of finding things but they’re also something you really only need to buy once and then you’re good - something something being mindful about a purchase and doing things that make sense for each person and all that
Yeah I think the organizer thing was the one part I disagreed with, kind of. I think buying the organizers at Target etc without a lot of thought to how they'll be used ends in them not being used very effectively. But putting a lot of thought into where and how you store items, so that they're kept in a logical place that is functional and encourages actually keeping it organized, and then buying for your exact storage needs is MUCH better than a hodge podge of leftover containers that will result in a space that is harder to keep organized and uses the space less efficiently.
@@itsgoingtobeok-justbreathe4808 yep, i understand that. i’m also saying that for my disability, the organizers are most helpful to me. not judging anybody who reuses containers or saying that my way has to be the only way to do it. it’s just what works for me.
I have OCD - that is the opposite of the cliche - which makes it really hard to put things away. I also have some neurodivergence that has the same effect, so drawer organizers have been literally lifechanging 😅 I do reuse jars when I can for additional organization but don’t go out of my way to find or make things work. And these will last years. The ones from college are already 10 years old (😭👵🏻😩) and still like new
When i was a teen my mother told me to never buy cheap jewelry. I didn't. I have a lot less, but some things i bought 25 years ago are worth a lot of money now. Some just because the price of gold went up, some because they are discontinued pieces. I sold a ring I bought on consignment from when i was 23 $7k for $26k recently so i could buy a new to me car. Im not saying buy $7k pieces of jewelry regularly. That was my second biggest purchase ever. Im saying if its not a precious metal leave it behind. Even just simple gold or platinum hoops will increase in value. Target jewelry is trash before you even bought it. Just stay away from mass produced pieces like Cartier bracelets. If they made thousands upon thousands of the same trendy piece it will only be worth its weight in gold and the branding wont help you. Investment pieces is my point. If you like jewelry, invest in ONE instead of buying 30.
So true. It doesn’t even have to be platinum. It can be sterling silver. It’s still gonna last you a lot longer than some junk from target or one of those cheap corner stores from the mall. I’ve been wearing the same sterling silver thumb ring for 20 years.
Except that not everyone lives dainty lives in the suburbs to be wearing thousands of dollars on them constantly. I'd rather wear cheap jewelry on a daily basis and expensive jewelry for special occasions, so I don't get mugged, or more likely, have a breakdown over losing a $7k investment on the sidewalk.
You are very wise. I still have to buy the plastic containers to put stuff in because I am so overwhelmed with trying to figure out organization. I hope someday to achieve your mastering of this lifestyle! Congratulations! I am so happy that you were able to do this, and I commend you highly! I’m heading in that direction direction but it’s going to take a bit… Thanks for sharing this!
I agree with most of this except the decor. I love supporting artists in my community. So if I’m going to buy some decor or art, I’m getting supporting the local economy. I think that’s much better than mass produced, emotionless decor/art from target. I love the laundry basket idea tho!
I wouldn’t consider than non functional decor. I think she means like random wood balls in a bowel that serves no purpose other than to fill empty space and probably doesn’t really bring you joy when you look at it. If the art you buy brings you joy then it serves a purpose.
The microfiber washcloths from the Dollar Tree are EXCELLENT for cleaning my face and removing the makeup gently. They’re washable and reusable. I use one to wipe off the Albolene for the makeup remover, I use one for face wash, and I use one to dry my face. Works way better than the disposable makeup remover cloths. The only time I take anything disposable (ex: baby wipes for sanitary things) is when I’m out and about since public restrooms don’t have bidets in the US and they only have toilet paper.
True and you get 5 in a pack for 1.25. They are so gentle as well. TBH I just use mine as a wash cloth (not even... just a face towel to wipe my face after using cleansers. I use an oil cleanser then a foaming one but oh Lordy there's still a fair bit of makeup on my face after splash splash splash). But yeah they're so good!!
@@halobaby0331yup! And it literally CAN'T be filtered out. It's too small. It'll end up killing top predators and will go out in nature again from their decomposing body.
Love love love. I just gave up online shopping for Lent and have realized (only after 2 weeks) that I am really content with the things I already have and I don't need half of the stuff that I'd usually buy online
well, i mean, yeah. you can buy a lot of things once and then not have to buy extra stuff, or buy something with multiple purposes and use cases so you don’t consume as much. the message of these videos is just to be conscious about not buying in excess when you probably already have stuff in your house that could suit your purposes.
My grandma taught all this to me in the 90s 😊 glad to see it becoming trendy and I'm not weird anymore! You're so right. We live in a culture of excess and so much waste. My drawers have the same clamshell containers. They are so useful.
I agree with everything else except the Q-tips because I use my Q-tips to clean my piercings and I need them to be very sterile and a reusable one is hard to fully clean
how to clean & sterilize - wash with hot water or boil in water if it will hold up (always read cleaning instructions; this is just general). disposable and sterile are not synonymous. doctors literally reuse scalpels.
@bunnyellabell every single reusable q-tip I have found, the stick part is made of nylon, and also, I don't have $600 minimum to spend on a second-hand autoclave, let alone the effort to run the damn thing twice a day! Yes scalpels are reusable, but they're only reusable because they're sterilized in a steam autoclave, which uses heat and pressure to get the steam temperature up to 134°C/273°F, and hold it there at 30 psi for 10 minutes, in a vacuum. Nylon can't be autoclaved, and your suggestion of boiling it doesn't actually sterilize things to a degree that I would be comfortable with for an puncture wound, like a fresh piercing.
You're the first person I've read that actually likes that idea which is a good thing. I feel like I only see comments saying it's trashy or people fighting the people saying it's trashy, but they never say they actually like it haha. For me, I don't like it because there's other disposable packaging for products I have that looks nicer for desk organization like a cute tissue box and you can use the strawberry containers as starter pots for baby seeds.
I have to watch your videos to stop myself from impulse buying lmao saved me a few times like instead of buying more books I’m now checking out 3 books at my local library 🙌🙌
Cotton rounds are great for removing nail polish! Washcloths don’t work well and can’t be cleaned. Find what works for you and be sustainable in as many areas as fit into your life without added stress!
I agree with this except the cotton balls one. I have sensitive acne prone skin and I won’t even use the same cotton ball for more than one area of the face. If I were to rub a reusable washcloth all over my face that was washed with laundry soap it would rub the bacteria from my breakouts all over my skin and irate the hell out of it.
You didn’t ask and I’m not offering advice, just providing my story. I used to have acne for a period of time. I did a 40-day juice/water fast and daily enemas. I haven’t had acne since then and it’s been 14 years. I stopped wearing makeup at that time and I used a new washcloth daily. I also changed my bedding twice a week. Finally I changed my diet. Whatever is causing your acne, I trust you will overcome that!
Yep, I agree with most of her stuff generally but the stuff about functional/practical single-use items really irks me. There's a loooot of reasons for cleaning/body/etc things to be meant to used once and thrown away, and a lot of times where there IS a reusable alternative but that alternative just isn't always actually a good solution.
@@so.many.obstaclesI feel like it's the lifestyle change that got rid of your acne, not the enema and juice fast, but you do you. And doing enemas so often isn't good for the gut health btw.
You shouldn't wash washcloths and towels with laundry soap, it reduces their absorption... wash them with vinegar, or hydrogen peroxide, or bleach (cotton balls are treated with hydrogen peroxide or bleach). And a wash cloth is big enough that you just use different parts for different areas of the face; just use a cotton-ball sized area for each area of the face. Also it might actually be the texture irritating your skin, so instead of a terrycloth washcloth try cotton flannel. Cotton balls are just balls of cotton, they don't do anything magical that another shape of cotton can't do.
Honestly buying the separators for storage is the only one I disagree with. I don’t want to feel like I’m storing my very important medications in trash, or even storing my trash in other trash
@@s0nicfreakbecause a lot of one time use plastic containers are built really poorly, or made out of bad materials and just feel uncomfortable to handle for long periods of time. like for instance those strawberry boxes she was using, i know for myself i would hate those because the edges and holes are really sharp and they make a lot of loud noise when you handle them which messes with my ND sensitivities. they also just don’t look nice in my opinion, and i’ve had past experience with people keeping those sorts of things in the case that they may one day use them… which just became hoarding. i’d prefer having separators made out of nicer material that look better, that i could use for a long time.
@@opalpersonal Fair enough... but, that doesn't explain why you're okay using it the first time, it sounds like you wouldn't be okay with using them at all. Once you put them in the drawer you don't have to handle them again (you don't have to leave the lid on). Buying things can be hoarding just as easily as keeping for reuse - it's a disorder someone either has or doesn't, it's not caused by someone deciding to reuse things. Side note, I know that finding a store that doesn't sell fruit in plastic containers can be difficult, but if you have a farmers market available to you, they will usually be happy to empty the plastic container into your own container or bag so that you never have to touch it/take it home in the first place, because it saves them a bit of money.
@@s0nicfreaki know that you don't "catch" hoarding- i was just saying i dislike saving things that would usually be thrown away because i've had experience with people who do that in my life and it became unhealthy for them and extremely inconvenient and uncomfortable for everyone else in their life. still, i also really dislike being wasteful and try to be as eco friendly as someone can these days. also thanks for the tip! i usually don't like handling them at all.. that's the thing haha.
Where do you get your groceries, and how do you make sure they don’t bag them? When I worked grocery pickup we had to bag items immediately after picking them off the shelves, and the more lazy employees would use SO many bags because they couldn’t plan ahead for what types of items bag well together. I’ve never used grocery pickup because of that😅
hai i worked at walmart, managers get pissed if we don’t use bags. if we fill a bag with too many items, they make us pull some stuff out and put it into another bag. it’s not lazy employees, at least not where i worked.
Depends on where you are, but they usually will take the stuff out and put them in my bags so they can reuse their bags and I get my bag fee back, but I’m in the Portland, OR area. I’m sure many other places in the US aren’t as accommodating
I haven't done grocery pickup since this started in my city, but we have a bylaw where places must charge for shopping bags (with exceptions for "necessary" bags like in pharmacies or food delivery services), so people either bring their own or go without if they don't want to pay. Where I work we offer curbside services and customers can choose to pay for some or we bring their orders out in large totes to put in their vehicles so if that's the case that could be an option!
I will never have someone else pick out my groceries, especially when it comes to fruit and veggies! I hate getting substitutions. They often won't check expiration dates either.
Must be nice lol. I’m disabled and can’t get to the store because all my friends and family who used to help me out with rides have moved far away 😢 it sucks to rely on other people to pick out my stuff but better than not having groceries at all! 🤷🏼♀️ it’s the only option for many of us who don’t drive. I’m thankful for grocery delivery. Taking a taxi to the store is too costly.
I had an old cotton t shirt that got messed up in the wash, so i cut it up into little squares. That’s what i use to take off make up and nail polish. I love this kind of content!
Im happy uve found this for urself and some people like you have the luxury of being able to replace disposable items with reusable but for medical stuff and if you're immunocompromised or disabled at all, reusable is out of the question. We depend on disposable items like the cotton pads for so much. Im all for being ecofriendly but lets also remember that not everyone has the luxury to be ecofriendly. Without disposable items id be dead and im trying not to die everyday as it is.
THIS!! im so sick of people acting like they’re superior for only having reusable stuff, and acting like disabled people who need it are personally responsible for climate change.
@@twideslauriers7875 I don't think this particular person is acting superior though? She's just sharing what works for her. Of course it's common sense to know when something is just for convenience and when it's imperative to one's health. I'm sorry that you had to go through that, just don't think this particular creator is doing that
My favorite drawer organizers are boxes! I cut off the top and enough of the sides to fit it inside a drawer. If you want them to look pretty, you can paint them, too. It's a good way to recycle after buying stuff online.
My reusable cotton pads are essential for me to keep my body piercings clean with saline. Purchased a set of 20 over a year ago and haven't needed to buy any since
I love your videos!! I've been "minimalist" for years. I'd also suggest the "reusable lint roller" if you haven't heard of it, it's a like rubber-ish washable lint roller. Ive had huskies for 15 years.... this has saved me probably HUNDREDS of lint rollers!!
cotton rounds are so much easier to remove makeup with than a washcloth, especially waterproof. they are also used to remove nail polish and washcloths cant do that
just remember, its okay to treat yourself to things you want, even if its not considered sustainable. this channel is good for people who need to be more environmentally concious, but using a plastic bag isnt going to ruin the air we breathe if we still use planes, and cars, and have factories. its okay to buy that body scrub if its something you want or enjoy using
That's exactly with that state of mind nothing will get moving. I care about my environement and do my best to contribute, especially knowing some, like you, won't put their right weight. 😒
@oceaneo4603 You know how much the individual contributes? Just about nothing. Great for you to keep a sustainable mindset but you aren't superior to anyone else for it when the main issues are systemic. What are you doing to contribute to the biggest issues ruining the environment - corporations? Do you call your representatives? Or is all you do use a washcloth and never buy anything ever?
Yeah I’m a big body scrub fan even though i dry brush. But i am trying to be more cognizant to use what i have before buying more from now on! I’ve been in a bad habit of buying stuff i don’t need myself so these are helpful reminders.
Yeah, obviously it's important to not overconsume, but getting something you like and will keep for years isn't the end of the world. The main thing is just to not buy every single thing you want. Choose. Stop buying unnecessary things or fast fashion. Be content with what you have. But if you want that one thing, don't beat yourself up for getting it.
as a person who has worked for a grocery curbside pickup service im just baffled at how you don’t get bags. do you have them like… fully unload the bags that they’ve prepacked for you to pick up?
for anyone reading… at least at my store, that’s not gonna fly. we work on *extremely* tight timelines (we have 120 seconds from the instant you say you’re here to get to the parking lot) and you are gonna make yourself the most hated customer in history for not just taking the paper bags and finding a way to reuse or recycle them.
Yeah I'm not sure how doing pickup is lower waste in general. If I buy too much at the grocery store at least it's food that I'll either eat or freeze.
@@colleenwilliams1689 Because like she said, it gets rid of impulse buys - buying things on a sudden urge, that you don't actually need but would consume. Grocery stores put a lot of research into it, are set up to encourage it, and studies show it works on "over 87%" of buyers. That part is about overconsumption, not waste.
again, as a person who works doing this job, that's not how it works. the groceries need to be stored in seperate temperature zones (room temp, fridge, freezer, occasionally a warmer for like, rotisserie chickens and stuff) for several hours. the easiest way to handle this is to separate items by temperature using bags. the fridges and freezers and shelves are built to accommodate bags. the carts we use to shop are built to facilitate putting items directly into paper bags. there are significant systemic barriers here to contend with, and when the bags are recyclable or compostable, i don't see the reason to make minimum wage workers' extremely time sensitive jobs harder.@@s0nicfreak
Cotton rounds are good for products such as toners. If you put some skincare products on your wash cloth the chemicals may ruin the towel. They also have other uses. Sometimes my sink has gunk in it and the cotton rounds slip in at the perfect angle and width to clean it in one swipe.
And when it comes to decor, a good hack is to first find a thing in your house that you no longer like, and then replace it with something second hand that you enjoy more.
I was gifted a TON of chenille yarn and when I take my makeup off I find that my face cloths are a little too rough on my sensitive eyes so I’ve been crocheting little chenille squares to use and they work WONDERS. So soft, free, washing machine friendly and so cute!
I use cotton pads to put on my toner because I have acne and my hands and towels have too much bacteria 😭 I also use them to clean out my scentsy wax melter.
So, as far as the washcloth thing goes-I used to do this. Until about 6 months ago. I even had 7 so I used a new one each day and washed them religiously to prevent bacteria. I can say with certainty my skin improved when I started using disposable towels. I know that’s awful to say but my acne improved drastically and my skin used to always look patchy-I guess the cloths over exfoliated my skin-so I always had weird flaking on my face. That being said, I’m sure if I were to invest in muslin cloths, that might not be the case-but seeing less acne has made me feel like I can’t go back.
I wouldn’t use a wash cloth for nail polish removal or toner. Most wash cloths are too rough for your facial skin and the acetone in nail polish remover will eat through the towels
If you don't like dry brushing, making sugar/salt scrubs is SUPER easy: 1:2 oil to sugar or salt add essential oils if you want. If you use a solid oil or butter and keep it in a relatively temperate place you can make individual scrubs like you would sugar cubes. Hydrating and exfoliating with stuff you probably already have in your kitchen.
It's good that we're bullying consumerism now, but let's be careful not to suck all the joy from life and attack people for wanting smth pretty or silly here and there. Brand bitchering is a bigger problem than home decor
Can anyone ever make a video about their personal life without there being a comment from someone who felt personally attacked by something completely not aimed at them? When did she “attack” anyone?
@@LilyAurora9i feel like this was directed more at other comments, because i did see a few (most people are being nice though) that acted like people were assholes for not doing stuff like this in the first place.
@@nmorto2013 No... no they're not. There is a certain crowd (some present on this video) that can get a superiority complex and/or get a bit aggro around these sorts of things (like you apparently,) and as a community it's always a good idea to speak out and deal with these mentalities and bad actors. All this person said was to not be mean to the person that likes and still uses some of these things in the name of sustainability. What about that upsetted you so much that you felt the need to tell them to 'buy therapy'?
Honestly thank you for this because I’m trying to be more sustainable in the things I buy/do. I will live on my own someday within the next couple years so I’ve been trying to keep my consumption of products to things that are reusable/things I’ll be able to use for years that won’t clutter the house. The alternatives you showed are very helpful
@@solarlola5953 equating helping the planet/promoting less consumerism with "cheapness" is ignorant. also, health risks like what? an eye infection? then properly clean the thing. doctors reuse scalpels. point is: disposable does not equal sterile. something can be reused and be properly sterilized. just learn how to properly clean something and clean it often (after each use maybe). using a couple reusable rubber qtips your entire life is SO much better for the planet and your wallet than using 1 brand-new disposable qtip for every little thing.
Not to mention; a lot of cool unique decor can be thrifted! My favourite pieces (picture frames, furniture, shelving) is second hand & always has potential to be painted
Thank you for sharing this type of content in a realistic way. I'm not a minimalist, I don't have access to refill stores and laundry sucks enough without having to make your own detergent. But I find your tips and lifestyle suggestions are much more practical and easier to implement.
I wish I could use a washcloth to take off my eye makeup, but they all irritate my skin. I have super sensitive skin and I swear my hands and cotton rounds are all it can handle. I’d love to be free of bag a bag every month, but I can’t find anything that I works.
Using berry containers as organisers is such a good idea! I peeled the labels off and used a strawberry container for our chip clips, and a smaller raspberry container for miscellaneous items. It’s tidier now, and fits the space perfectly.
I almost never buy Tupperware unless they are larger than the standard plastic containers that lunch meat comes in. They don't have any advertising except for a top boardboard that is only stuck on top by a dab of glue...easy to take off. Most food leftovers fit in them, plus can be free organizers too. I d-o love to shop so never do pickup orders but you do you, honey...but I never buy extra stuff for home decor unless they are holiday specific and I don't already have them. I love these frugal videos!
