By
Sarah Goble
November 5, 2010
10 STEPS TO AN ECO-CONSCIOUS شاور
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10. Avoid using products in plastic containers
I know it’s hard to avoid plastic in our everyday lives but آپ can تلاش for alternatives. If you’re using body wash that is packaged in plastic try switching to bar soap. Usually soap is packaged in a cardboard box that can biodegrade یا be recycled.
9. Switch to plant-based ingredients
Whether it’s your shampoo, bar of soap of even bathroom cleaning products, this will be healthier for آپ and your family and you’ll be reducing your impact on the planet as well. The many chemicals found in our everyday household products have a major effect on our water and our health, so switching to a plant-based, biodegradable product will really help.
8. DIY!
If you’re crafty, try creating our own soap, shampoo, etc. This way آپ will know exactly what’s in your product and it usually is مزید cost effective. There are many great resources online, such as YouTube, and soap making websites that can help آپ get started!
7. Simplify
Instead of having a specialized product for each part of your body, re-evaluate whether آپ actually need it. For me, I use my handmade soap for shaving as well, saving me dough and space in my small shower.
6. Short ‘n’ sweet
Keeping your showers short is one of the best ways to conserve water in the bathroom. If you’re used to a 20 منٹ shower, try limited your routine سے طرف کی a منٹ each دن until it takes less than 10. Use a timer. If you’re used to a 10 منٹ shower, try a 5 منٹ one. آپ get the picture.
5. Low-flowin’
Make a small investment in a low-flow شاور head. All آپ have to do is install it and you’re being kinder to the planet! Buy one with a flow rate of 2.5 gallons per منٹ — they come in all different styles, from sleek and modern to simple and practical
4. Looking glass
Ever opened up a new شاور curtain and that chemical odor nearly knocked آپ down? Vinyl شاور curtains are actually very toxic and full of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), phthalates and metals. A study has shown that some chemicals remain in the air 28 days after the شاور curtain had been hung! And these شاور curtains do not last forever — except in the landfill. In fact you’ll probably have to buy a new every year. Try using a water-resistant hemp شاور curtain, instead. It can be put in the wash. یا try installing a glass شاور door instead. It may be a larger initial investment but it will save a lot of vinyl going to the landfill. Plus it can really update the look of your bathroom!
3. In the Navy
A navy شاور is where آپ turn off the water while آپ lather up. This can save a ton of unused water from going down the drain! آپ can also install a shut-off device that reduces شاور flow to a trickle while آپ lather یا shave. If آپ really want to be hardcore, try a “traditional” navy شاور and keep it under two minutes!
2. Plants need H2O
Place a bucket in the شاور with آپ and collect the run off water to water your plant یا garden. This is a little extreme, but why not do it? Plants don’t care where the water comes from! Just make sure that آپ are using a natural, biodegradable soap so the roots of the plant won’t get damaged.
1. Sharing is caring
This is my پسندیدہ tip...share your شاور routine with your significant other. This will not only save water (unless آپ get distracted…), it can give آپ two some valuable time together, especially if آپ have a busy work schedule یا have children.
Some of these tips are مزید attainable than others but adopting just a few of them can help آپ conserve water یا reduce your impact on the planet on شاور at a time. Happy showering!
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Sarah Goble
November 5, 2010
10 STEPS TO AN ECO-CONSCIOUS شاور
_____________________________________
10. Avoid using products in plastic containers
I know it’s hard to avoid plastic in our everyday lives but آپ can تلاش for alternatives. If you’re using body wash that is packaged in plastic try switching to bar soap. Usually soap is packaged in a cardboard box that can biodegrade یا be recycled.
9. Switch to plant-based ingredients
Whether it’s your shampoo, bar of soap of even bathroom cleaning products, this will be healthier for آپ and your family and you’ll be reducing your impact on the planet as well. The many chemicals found in our everyday household products have a major effect on our water and our health, so switching to a plant-based, biodegradable product will really help.
8. DIY!
If you’re crafty, try creating our own soap, shampoo, etc. This way آپ will know exactly what’s in your product and it usually is مزید cost effective. There are many great resources online, such as YouTube, and soap making websites that can help آپ get started!
7. Simplify
Instead of having a specialized product for each part of your body, re-evaluate whether آپ actually need it. For me, I use my handmade soap for shaving as well, saving me dough and space in my small shower.
6. Short ‘n’ sweet
Keeping your showers short is one of the best ways to conserve water in the bathroom. If you’re used to a 20 منٹ shower, try limited your routine سے طرف کی a منٹ each دن until it takes less than 10. Use a timer. If you’re used to a 10 منٹ shower, try a 5 منٹ one. آپ get the picture.
5. Low-flowin’
Make a small investment in a low-flow شاور head. All آپ have to do is install it and you’re being kinder to the planet! Buy one with a flow rate of 2.5 gallons per منٹ — they come in all different styles, from sleek and modern to simple and practical
4. Looking glass
Ever opened up a new شاور curtain and that chemical odor nearly knocked آپ down? Vinyl شاور curtains are actually very toxic and full of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), phthalates and metals. A study has shown that some chemicals remain in the air 28 days after the شاور curtain had been hung! And these شاور curtains do not last forever — except in the landfill. In fact you’ll probably have to buy a new every year. Try using a water-resistant hemp شاور curtain, instead. It can be put in the wash. یا try installing a glass شاور door instead. It may be a larger initial investment but it will save a lot of vinyl going to the landfill. Plus it can really update the look of your bathroom!
3. In the Navy
A navy شاور is where آپ turn off the water while آپ lather up. This can save a ton of unused water from going down the drain! آپ can also install a shut-off device that reduces شاور flow to a trickle while آپ lather یا shave. If آپ really want to be hardcore, try a “traditional” navy شاور and keep it under two minutes!
2. Plants need H2O
Place a bucket in the شاور with آپ and collect the run off water to water your plant یا garden. This is a little extreme, but why not do it? Plants don’t care where the water comes from! Just make sure that آپ are using a natural, biodegradable soap so the roots of the plant won’t get damaged.
1. Sharing is caring
This is my پسندیدہ tip...share your شاور routine with your significant other. This will not only save water (unless آپ get distracted…), it can give آپ two some valuable time together, especially if آپ have a busy work schedule یا have children.
Some of these tips are مزید attainable than others but adopting just a few of them can help آپ conserve water یا reduce your impact on the planet on شاور at a time. Happy showering!
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