My zero waste bathroom swaps

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

Since a lot of you are interested in the Leaf razors, check them out here: shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2130977&u=2660543&m=130203&urllink=&afftrack=

[@That.Lady.withtheYarn]

White cotton thread for floss. I keep my hair short, so I don’t need to use so much to get it clean. Dish soap, me, sinks, etc… good to clean a lot of things. So I buy fewer bottles of different products. Any hand soap containers get refilled. I love the foaming ones, one fourth dish soap, great on the kitchen too. No make up, no hair products. Reusable toilet paper, they have their own laundry basket though

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

love to hear it!

[@respondstonancy]

I use and absolutely love my leaf razor, my reusable menstrual underwear/pads and cup, the quip floss is a staple in my car, reusable makeup pads and a diy unscented castile soap/jojoba oil/water makeup remover and body soap. I still use conventional toothpaste, mouthwash, shampoo, and conditioner and lotion and toilet paper...looking forward to slowly making the switch once my budget allows

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

some of the best swaps for sure! I love that mindset :)

[@chrstopherblighton-sande2981]

The reusable floss pic with compostable floss is tempting me a lot. I currently use bamboo interdental brushes which are still a bit wasteful so I think I'm going to make the switch. My favourite bathroom swap was toothpaste tabs which I found out about on your channel. For a bit of follow-up on Simple Living Eco's genuinely plastic-free laundry strips, I've now used them and they cleaned well, left no residue and have a very gentle but nice scent. The whole greenwashing PVA laundry strips saga has left me very distrustful, but it seems that these are the genuine article and work well.

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

It is seriously the BEST no exaggeration! I'll have to check out that brand then!

[@Savvymammagreenlife22]

I love to use a water flosser.then if something is so stuck I use those wooden toothpicks..it's reusable and saves me I like the challenge of seeing how much I can go without buying. It's not perfect but it works

[@SamanthaHamilton-l2g]

What was the brand on that floss pick?

[@kayliemcintosh7841]

I like this. I have so much stuff to use up first, but I'll come back for tips on what to replace the things with!

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

love that you're using what you have first!

[@crowgrl13]

I'm the same way about hair ties! I pick them up and throw them in a mesh laundry bag in the laundry, then it's clean and good to use!For product reviews, I see a lot of items from a brand called 9 Elements: dish soap, laundry soap, bathroom cleaner, etc. They claim to be all natural, but I can't tell if they are greenwashing.

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

too easy to get free hair ties hahaha. I'll look into them!

[@persephone213]

As someone with an RV and who is very interested in doing RV life, I’d love to see some videos about zero waste living in an RV. 😊

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

i'm on it! it'll be a lot of my summer content :)

[@persephone213]

@@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist awesome, I definitely need some help in this area!

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

@@persephone213 excited to share more! If you have any specific questions let me know :)

[@persephone213]

@@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist cool, I’m definitely trying to consider doing zero waste food in the RV. Right now, we have a compost pickup service at our house so I just take a compost bin from there to compost in the RV on road trips but that won’t work if we go full time, although we are considering investing in a Lomi if we do that. If I think of any more specific questions, I can let you know!

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

@@persephone213 we're using the Lomi full time right now and I have some videos coming to YouTUbe soon about that but for now they're on TikTok :)

[@kelso160197]

I saw someone put their conditioner bar scraps into a small blender with some water to turn it into a regular cream conditioner. Something to try out with leftover bars

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

i'll have to try for sure!

[@aimeeseek]

I like to use daylight as much as possible because if I do not use electricity than I do not have an electric bill.

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

exactly

[@whoah567]

I use Terraseed vegan multivitamins which is in a paper container and also contains vegan omega 3. Also you try out the Attitude sunscreen sticks if you haven't yet!

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

i'll have to check them out thank you!

[@MM-te8fu]

Thank you I asked you a question on the under eye serum but it was on another video because i have watched so many of them..i went back e looked and have found it... I have the same problem...thank you again

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

yay! I wouldn't say it's a problem but I hope it works for you was it in this video?

[@suzubee9602]

My safety razor works for me but a little jealous mine doesnt pivot lol. Ik where im going if i lose it or something but i hope to keep it forever

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

for sure! Leaf for the win!

[@anniehosking2408]

I don't wear make up, I don't shave and I'm post menopausal so that cuts out a lot of things. I use an electric toothbrush (recommended by my dentist) and Dentabs. I buy recyclable toothbrush heads and do recycle them. I use a refillable deodorant, shampoo bars, soap bars and I get my shower gel refilled at my local zero waste shop. I use bamboo toilet paper. I bought recycled toilet paper for years but I find bamboo is stronger. I am finding it hard to buy the supplements I take in reusable/recyclable packaging. Very frustrating. I can recycle the blister packs from my prescribed medications though.

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

Woah does the company take the recyclable toothbrush heads back? Or does your municipality accept them? Where do you recycle blister packs?

[@anniehosking2408]

@@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist I'm in the UK. The company takes the toothbrush heads back. There is a return envelope included in the pack of 4 brush heads. The chain store Superdrug runs the blister pack recycling scheme (took over from Terracycle). They have collection bins in any of their shops that has a pharmacy. There is one in my nearest town.

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

@@anniehosking2408 that is amazing that they do that and so cool you have accessible recycling for other odds and ends :)

[@bmarieluvstheearth3879]

Fortunately our township recycles terracycle containers directly into the bin for the municipality. Also they collect lawn debris as long as it is properly encased in a paper bag. That's a large paper bag like the size of two or three grocery bags. So we do our gardening like trimming and pruning and weeding and we put them all in these bags and then they take them and compost them at their facility in the township. That's really fortunate for us because I'm just not made to compost. It intimidates me. I tried it once a long time ago. Very unsuccessfully. We take our aluminum cans of soda that friends of ours give to us to recycle to the local animal rescue shelter. No kill rescue. They take hundreds of bags and recycle them and get the money to use for the services for the animals. Kind of like charity donation of in kind sort of thing.

[@jacquieb1529]

I use wholier for a vegan zero waste multivitamin. It has vitamin b12, d3, iron, omega 3 (DHA/EPA) and more. Edit: I’m looking for a affordable, vegan probiotic option.

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

i'll have to check it out and will keep searching for a probiotic! I personally just drink kombucha a lot hahahahah

[@connie5689]

Great video. I learned something new, I am going to try reusable TP. thank you .

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

best of luck!!

[@HolisticTake]

You'll love Washington!

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

i'm so excited!

[@crystalp9304]

Trying the razor!

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

literally the best!

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

here is a link that will support me if you'd like to use it: shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2130977&u=2660543&m=130203&urllink=&afftrack=

[@TwentyTwoOctober2001]

Hey, I just have a quick question about your compostables jar. Are all those cotton swabs in the compostables jar your own used cotton swabs? Like, you used them for cleaning out your ears? Just because quite a few of their ends look like they have chunks of earwax on them.

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

eww you don't need to analyze my bodily fluids I use them for haha

[@TwentyTwoOctober2001]

@@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist Haha, I was just curious is all

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

@@TwentyTwoOctober2001 okie dokie

[@pawtrichor]

i bought a bamboo toothbrush once but after a week or so it started getting mold because it was getting wet every day😭

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

I've heard that from sooo many people but I have never had one mold! how do you store it?

[@stzxvkzzn]

I am loving your content! I admint that I haven't really cared very much about this topic but I'm beggining to make small steps to improve. Thank you for sharing all these tips with us :-)

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

lovely to have you here! we can all care about the planet in our own ways to help for a cleaner future :)

[@ashy812a]

would you mind checking out one of the probiotic deodorants bc I've tried a lot of the other ones and none of them last long/well on me especially bc the +oil/shea butter formula of these stains the underarms of my shirts (which I cant get off...) tysm!!!

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

woah I've never heard of that! What is the brand?

[@janniedison2244]

This girl I watch uses Seed vitamins. I've been going to try them.

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

is that the brand name?

[@janniedison2244]

Do u order for Grove

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

I have once before cause I had a $50 off coupon oops to impulse shopping. But...they kinda seem greenwashy to me so I'm going to do a deep dive in the future

[@imscanon]

What are you thoughts on recycling that isn't actually happening? Large freighters are taking it to 3rd world countries and they're essentially burning it or dumping it into the ocean rather than actually recycling it. We're essentially just passing off the responsibility to poor people and severely polluting their water and ground and air. It's become a huge problem. I think about that when buying plastic wondering if, in fact, it actually WILL get recycled or if it will just end up in a landfill or polluting the environment in some far off place where people are suffering and getting sick from it. It really makes my head hurt knowing all the many ways we get duped every day into thinking we're doing the right thing only to later find out, nope, maybe not any better than the regular stuff we used to do. What's the answer to the problem though? Thoughts?

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

check out my recycling playlist, I've talked about this before and have lots and lots of thoughts haha

[@cara.lee.h]

You're amazing!! 👏

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

awwwwww, thanks, Cara!

[@graces128]

Good luck in the RV!

[@graces128]

I think The Nue Co is sustainable vitamins and such

[@TheSimpleEnvironmentalist]

thanks so much, Grace! I will have to check them out :)