Sustainable Toiletries

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
  • Sadly it is a bit different than the “normal” product, either due to varying mineral content in Tap Water or for being optimized for “canceling out” some aspects of Tap Water rather than be diluted with DI Water at/near the final destination of the product

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
• A Right to Repair Frieldly Electric Shear/Razor would be nice as well, however most aren’t GREAT on parts availability
  • They still have a long product lifespan however, especially if Corded/The Battery is Replaced