- Replace Q-tips with reusable swabs
Choose a cleaner, safer, and more effective alternative to Q-tips. Try these instead and reduce your waste. - Invest in mason jars
The mason jar DIY craze still hasn’t ended and with good reason. What can’t you do with classic mason jars? From preserving to endless home DIYs, and farmhouse-style kitchen accessories. Stop using plastic and upgrade your home decor style at the same time. - Buy your shampoo and conditioner in bar form
Reduce your amount of disposable plastic by replacing your bottled shampoo and conditioners with handy bars. - Make your own natural multipurpose cleaners
So many of the expensive everyday spray cleaners we use could be replaced with non-toxic, multitasking superstars like vinegar, baking soda, and hydrogen peroxide. There are lots of natural recipes online for cleaning just about every room in the house, and most can be created in under a minute! - Use Microfiber cloths to remove your makeup
Makeup wipes are incredibly convenient, but the damage they do to the planet isn’t. For taking off makeup, switch to reusable microfiber cloths like these. They’re gentle on your skin, and remove every trace of dirt and makeup with a single swipe.
- Make your own yogurt
Yogurt is an incredibly convenient, tasty, and nutritious snack, however, barely 1/5 of yogurt pots make their way to recycling every year. Create a fun project for yourself and learn to make healthy homemade yogurt that you can put into reusable containers instead. - Choose multifunctional pans
Eliminate Tupperware-style plastic altogether by choosing pans like these. They may seem a little pricey upfront, but not only do you save kitchen space, with the single handle Ingenio pans they are also multi-functional and let you store leftovers straight in the fridge thanks to airtight lids. - Be more mindful of what you buy
Get into the habit, just before you purchase something in the store or click ‘add to cart’, of asking yourself if you really need this item.
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You can even scent them by adding your choice of essential oils. WellnessMama.com is a great place to go to start learning more.
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Will you get ‘enough’ use or enjoyment to justify it? A good tip that we use is to make a wishlist of non-essential shopping instead of automatically buying things without thinking. Once a week or once a month, review the list and either delete it, hold it over, or buy it.
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