Okay, so I haven't actually needed to purchase any new eco-friendly, biodegradable products in the past few weeks unfortunately so here's my article on Everyday Water Conservation Practices (as in stuff I do in my own home).
Water is our most prescious resource so here are some tips that I use on a daily basis to help conserve water for future generations.
- we already know not to run the water while we brush, well don't do it when you rinse either, just use a cup of water and rinse your mouth.
- when washing your produce, fill a bowl with cold water and wash and scrub it all up in the bowl of cold water instead of under a running tap
- use hot water to rinse your dishes in when you're done you can use the same water to put in a bucket with a cup of vinegar and a dash of eco-friendly soap to wash your floor with
- don't wash dishes under running water, wash the cleanest to the dirtiest dishes in one sink full of hot water and eco-friendly biodegradable dish soap and one sink full of plain hot water for rinsing your dishes off
- share the tub during bath time, if you have one or more younger children take a bath with them (this is also a great parent/child/sibling bonding technique) when your children get a little older bathe the youngest to the oldest in the same tub of water, you'll save a tonne of water that way
- wash yourself and your kids with environmentally friendly body washes/ shower gels and bar soaps and use eco-friendly shampoos and conditioners for your families hair. Not only will you be keeping your environment clean you won't be applying chemicals and carcinogenic (cancer causing) preservatives (parabens) to your children's bodies or your own
- use safely bio-degradable, eco-friendly laundry detergent to clean your clothes use Purex (this is the one I use and love)
- don't use clothing softeners unless you can find one that's evironmentally friendly (we've stopped using dryer sheets / softeners in my home because of lung problems and that's aside from it being carcenogenic and bad for the environment) I do want to get those dryer balls though and purchase a bag of soap nuts when I get a chance
- I'll let you all know how that works our when I finally order a bag of that stuff, apparently you can wash your dishes and your hair with it too for awesome results, we'll see.
When I think of some more at home water conservation techniques you'll be hearing about it from me, till then look out for my next product review, will it be bio-degradable eco-friendly dish soap or environmentally friendly shampoo? Stay tuned,
Bye for now
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