IYO, what's more green?
Posted by Minke on Jul 03, 2010 · Member since Feb 2010 · 3503 posts
In your opinion, what's more green? All in one products like Dr. Bronners and Tates....or solid products like shampoo bars, deo bars, soap bars, conditioner bars, etc?
I like to buy a big amount of everything for when I'm living in the dorm so that I don't have to worry about anything like that while I'm in school so I'm either going to buy a big thing of Dr. Bronners and Tates or I'm going to buy a bunch of solid products. I also like to be as green as possible too though. It might seem kind of like a stupid question but it's important to me.
what's that? no soap? yes, me!
A navy shower is when you only turn on the water to get wet and rinse off only, keeping it off while lathering up. It suppose to save thousands of gallons a year per person. The only two conceivable problems. First, in the winter when the air is too cold to just stand there while soaping up. Second, the time it takes to heat the water, unless your fine with freezing water just out of the pipes.
oh i see. i just don't shower as much as i can and share showers to save ;)
A navy shower is when you only turn on the water to get wet and rinse off only, keeping it off while lathering up. It suppose to save thousands of gallons a year per person. The only two conceivable problems. First, in the winter when the air is too cold to just stand there while soaping up. Second, the time it takes to heat the water, unless your fine with freezing water just out of the pipes.
I do this in the summer here because it's so hot. Our water pipes are outside in full sun so the water is blood-temperature when it comes out of the tap, I don't even turn on the heater. But as you say, in winter it's too cold. We have no heating in our house except space heaters, and with marble chip floors, I'd just about turn blue. Also in winter we don't get as much sun on the pipes so I do have to turn on the heater and leave the water on then.
We had 47º C yesterday.
I do have one of those water-saver things on the shower.
I like a good old whores bath personally.
And dont forget the juice bath... :P
Bars take less packaging, shipping space and dont use plastic containers.
You can take old bar remains and melt them into new bars or make liquid.
Or if you can crochet or know someone who does, you can make a soap-bar-sized baglet with a draw string and put your tiddly bits of soap all in there together, and use it like a washcloth.
I like a good old whores bath personally.
And dont forget the juice bath... :P
Bars take less packaging, shipping space and dont use plastic containers.
You can take old bar remains and melt them into new bars or make liquid.
Or if you can crochet or know someone who does, you can make a soap-bar-sized baglet with a draw string and put your tiddly bits of soap all in there together, and use it like a washcloth.
Indeed and quite. I have done both of these things! tiny nubs that are difficult to use without losing them down the drain are best kept in a little somethin'. you can also just wrap them in a bit of muslin cloth tied shut with a natural string that won't scratch.
Admittedly I have really hard water here, but I also hate Dr. Bronners in my hair. I have waist lenth hair, and it leaves it as a lump that I can't comb out without ripping it out. Vinegar rinses don't cut it with that soap either. I do love it for washing just about everything else, and I use it for my daughter's hair. As far as what is more green, it probably depends on how often you use it, if you can get refills, etc. I don't think there really is a straight forward answer.
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