Sustainable Toiletries
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Basics
- This page aims to list various Sustainable Toiletries
- For both personal use, but also for use in a FeF General Store / “In case you forgot to pack”-Hotel Minimart type thing
- Also for inspiration for later OSE Adaptation/Development
List
Body Wash
- Dove does make a refillable dispenser + concentrate based system
Conditioner
- Most are still Plastic Bottle Based
- Main thing is refill dispenser bottles if possible (Mixed Metal Spring+Plastic Bottle waste is hard to recycle/sort+ has more Embodied Energy )
Deodorant
- Also includes Anti-Perspirant, but not necessarily (A distinction which CAN MATTER lol)
- ”Wild” Refillable Deodorant had a neat dispenser with Cardboard packaged refills system
- The comsumable part’s only waste is a Molded Pulp “pusher” base
- User: Eric here though…sadly it is a bit more “goey” (Probably due to using Coconut Oil / Palm Oil instead of Soy Wax or Paraffin Wax
- THUS it would fair EVEN WORSE in the “Hot Car Storage” test
- Also worse if any anti-perspirant performance (at least to Dove whatever Solid)
- Also leaves marks on Clothing. Granted all do (to some extent), but minimal Opacifier content Paraffin Wax based ones leave minimal visible staining etc
- All in all GREAT concept, but need less “crunchy” actual deodorant
Moisturizer
- As with most soaps, typically only available in bottles
- Thus as with conditioner reduce wastage of dispenser bottles if possible
- Also choose rigid containers over flexible multilayer film sachets etc
Shampoo
- *As with most soaps, typically only available in bottles
- Thus as with conditioner reduce wastage of dispenser bottles if possible
Toothpaste
- Toothpaste Tablet work quite well
- If a paste is still desired, finding something in a Bottle or Dispensing Syringe would be ideal over a multilayer film sachet
Razors
- Using a Safety Razor such as Henson Shaving ‘s Design (or for low cost, a FDM 3D Printed Clone, semi-disposable if PLA or BHA is used)
- Also putting spent blades in a Blade Bank made of the same metal, then securing the blade bank for disposal makes sorting easier, and removes any Sharps/Biohazard Risk