From toothbrushes and their bristles to toothpaste tubes; toilet roll, deodorant, skincare, mouthwash and soap... It’s time to face reality, our bathrooms are littered with plastic.
When we hop in the bath for a hot soak or treat ourselves to an extra-long shower after a difficult day, we rarely consider that the plastic surrounding us will inevitably end up as one of the 8 million pieces of plastic polluting the ocean every single day.
There is so much plastic in our oceans in fact, 1 in 3 fish caught for human consumption now contains plastic. Even once we eliminate the plastic from our homes, it comes right back to us via the food we eat, the clothes we wear and the products we use.
Unfortunately, the average person doesn’t have the power to dictate the way in which our essential products are manufactured. We can’t go without toothpaste, deodorant and soap - not without knowing stares and a wide berth, anyway. So, without legislative change, what can we, as individual consumers, do to reduce the plastic crisis we’re experiencing?
Make conscious buying choices by opting for eco-friendly, plastic-free products that can be reused, refilled or recycled.
With so many brands and products to choose from, we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to making a purchase. Whether it’s a new top, TV or toothpaste, we have dozens of brands throwing themselves at us to part with our well-earned money.
That’s why we’ve compiled a dedicated list of our top-quality and entirely plastic-free bathing products picks:
Soaps & Body Wash
Some soaps and body washes contain tiny microplastics in order to exfoliate the skin and remove dead skin cells. These microplastics find their way into our environment and the ocean, causing both physical and toxicological risks to living organisms.
The majority of packaging for bars of soap and body wash bottles are single-use plastics. We simply unwrap our soap and discard the outer layer, binning our body wash bottle as soon as it’s empty.
Sento’s range of natural soaps are packaged using a home-compostable bag, made from NatureFlex, a clear greaseproof film made from wood pulp. With four distinguished scents to choose from, including Honey & Oatmeal and Coffee & Coconut, Sento’s soap range keeps you clean and fresh without posing a plastic-threat to the planet.
For a reusable body wash, Sento’s Sandalwood Body Wash is cased in a glass bottle with a removable pump in order to refill with ease.
Razors & Deodorant
In the US alone, 2 billion disposable razors end up in landfills every single year. In other words, one razor every 63 seconds! Plastic, often single-use, razors are a huge contributor to our plastic pollution problem.
Make the swap to a more permanent razor, like Shoreline. Unisex and made with sustainable and environmentally-friendly materials, Shoreline expertly design their razors to last not one shave, but a lifetime of clean, precise and sustainable shaving.
Something we use everyday, but forget to consider its environmental impact, deodorant tubes are often filled with plastics - from the stick itself to the packaging it arrives in.
Fussy use a refill, reuse and and repeat method to battling body odour. First purchase your permanent deodorant tube, then the refills of your chosen scent and repeat the process, well, forever.
Face Masks & Moisturiser
We all like to turn our bathroom into an at-home spa and indulge in a spot of skincare now and then. Single-use face masks are often saturated with chemicals that not only irritate our skin but aren’t suitable for biodegrading.
Self-care doesn’t have to be harsh on our environment, though. Sento’s Charcoal or Green Tea face mask bars are designed with more than one use in mind and are carefully wrapped in eco-wax paper for protection during the delivery process and protection for the planet, too.
After a calming face mask, there’s no better feeling than finishing your skin care routine with a moisturising lotion or balm. Sento’s Bergamot & Cedar Post Bath Moisturiser is a super hydrating, plastic-free balm perfect for post-shave, post-bath or simply a luxurious hydration boost.
Shampoo & Conditioner
A staggering 552 million bottles of shampoo end up in landfills every year. As landfills pile high, animals and humans suffer the grave consequences.
Luckily, we have an alternate option. With no toxic nasties and plenty of gentle-yet-effective cleaning, Bower's range of eco-friendly shampoo and conditioner refills are paving the way for plastic-free hair care. With each order, Bower works with CleanHub to prevent ocean-bound plastic waste.
Bath Salts & Bath Bombs
Continuing the at-home spa theme, who doesn’t love going all out and adding some sultry bath salts and a fizzy bath bomb when having a long, relaxing soak?
Unfortunately, mainstream bath salts and bath bombs are often filled with microplastics such as glitter and colourants. If you do stumble across a plastic-free bath bomb, you’re likely presented with lots of plastic packaging protecting the bar from getting prematurely wet.
Sento’s range of Bath Bombs, including Tree Tree & Lime and Lemon & Avocado, are plastic-free in both product and packaging. Arriving right to your door in a protective eco-wax paper, carefully nestled inside an eco-friendly postal bag with the rest of your chosen bathing box.
Sento also has four unique bath salts to choose from, such as the new Pine & Sandalwood aroma. All bath salts are contained in recyclable glass jars and are free from tiny microplastics but full of relaxation.
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Until the world catches up, be the one to make an individual change and bathe consciously.
First step: making our bathrooms a plastic-free zone, next step: making our oceans plastic-free forever.
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