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Eco FRIENDLY Pads?

Did you know that commercial pads and tampons consist of 90% plastic (yup you read that right). How would we, it is not mandatory for sanitary pad manufacturers to disclose the ingredients and so they don’t. How naive of us to think that “cottony soft” means just cotton. I am on a mission to scout for greener and more healthier options. I am reviewing the Carmesi eco pads in my latest post.

HANDKERCHIEF

the re-usable hanky not only makes them better for the environment but is also a budget friendly alternative.

COTTON BUDS WItH PAPER STICKS

The cotton bud sticks are made of plastic, about 1.5 billion cotton buds are produced each year, imagine the poor ocean creatures trying to escape that intensity of ocean pollution

REUSABLE COTTON BAGS

Did you know that cotton bags need to be REUSED 173 TIMES to become more environmentally friendly than a disposable plastic (low density polyethylene LPDE) bag?

BAMBOO BRUSH

What difference is one brush going to make? – says 7 billion people.

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