I love that you re-review items that you previously thought were good options. This is super important! Our knowledge evolves, and sometimes companies change.

Loophas are plants. I've grown them. They are a sort of courgette. You keep the fruit and dry it out and there is your loopha.

"i don't need my bathroom to half smell like lavender and half smell like poop" that resonated with me 😂 nice video, thank you!

I saw a soap hack: you cut one bar into 4 pieces and store the 3 away. The whole soap wont be soaked or suck up all the moisture sum when you're showering. Also I accidentally fit the bar into a teeny tiny glass jar I then took to a camping trip :D (and totally rocking with the day after makeup myself too XD) Also about dent tabs, I wish someone could innovate multi tasty tabs, like a candy jar, but in different flavored dent tabs (for mental/sensory health reasons)

girl i don't get the tongue scraper hate haha. it's literally one of the few "zero waste swaps" i actually use EVERY single day - and one of the things where the "zero waste swap" is so much better than the "normal" version. it has been such a game changer for my dental hygiene; it just makes my mouth feel way more clean and makes my breath a lot nicer as well. but anyway, loved the video as always

Natural Loofah comes from the Loofah Gourd which is a land plant that you can dry into a sponge. It is more like an exfoliator sponge and not as soft as sea sponge.

"I dont need my bathroom to half smell like lavender, half smell like poop." LOL I 100% agree with that. I don't get these air fresheners. They don't get rid of the bad smell, just add another smell on top which just makes it worse in my opinion. Just open a window!

Agree with a lot but tongue scraper is a staple every day since I got it. Cant compare with just brushing the tongue with the toothbrush, it feels so much cleaner with the scraper. Aside from actual or perceived benefits, the feeling alone for me is enough and I've used it almost every day since I got it :)

we love these videos, thank you Gittemary! as an italian, i will never NOT be surprised when people don't use a bidet, to me it is so natural! Also, I wish tooth tabs weren't so expensive still - they come at 20 cents each in my local zero waste/ bulk store which is WILD to me, and the 100% aluminum tube toothpaste is even more expensive... that's not accessible to me, sadly.

In Germany, recycled toiletpaper is Not as recent as in other countries. I remember using virgin fibre toilet paper for the first time in my home like 2011. And that was only because my brother and I begged my mother to buy softer tp for weeks (cause recycled tp used to be way more stiff and scratchy).

I agree with your take on LastSwab and their extra packaging. There is also no way you can get more than 10,000 uses on one swab. All the ones I tried broke within 10 😂

This is great, but remember if you are unable to use a sustainable option (ie due to disability or low income), that is okay - it's better to make the changes you can, than to feel so guilty for the ones you can't that you don't do anything. Sustainability must include accessibility and inclusion. I would also add that throwing away what you currently have to buy sustainable is not helpful - wait until you've finished with your item before making the swap

Love all your tips. Love the fact that you come times review decisions made earlier in the journey of helping to heal Planet Earth! We’re all on the journey and it’s great to hear other people’s tips for earth friendly living ❤ Bless you I’d like to add some points about towels for people if I may: never use conditioner on your towels - it coats the cotton fibres with a layer of silicone, which doesn’t absorb moisture. This turns your towel into a device for pushing water around the body, instead of absorbing moisture from the body. Also conditioner causes slimy build up in washing machines. Use a tablespoon of white vinegar in the final wash and dry stuff outdoors. This makes towels crisp and fresh to dry efficiently and slightly exfoliate the top layer of skin. And when people are thinking about buying towels, don’t throw away your towels and then buy organic cotton towels - please use the ordinary cotton towels you already own, until they are threadbare. Only when something is broken is the time to buy new. The constant pressure from homeware shops to update the colour of towels is alarming. There was a navy blue towel craze, there was a cream towel craze, then suddenly everyone had to buy new grey towels, we’ve had wine, peach, turquoise, brown, lime green etc. And now we’re all told we must buy new white ones. By the way, I think white is best, because watching the poor employees in sweatshops of hot countries, attend to dark dyed towelling is distressing! They are inhaling the toxic dyes for many hours each day just to satisfy our desire to create a boutique hotel effect in our home bathrooms!😢 I always think the most earth friendly thing to do, is to use what you own, until it cannot be used any more.

I have a few LastObject items I've tried and I agree with what you said. I really wanted to like their Last Swab, and I used it for a long time, but mine broke with less than a year of use. I couldn't find anything on their website about how to dispose of it, and at first they didn't have refills so I would have had to buy the whole item with the case again. (And the case is not necessary IMO). I think their LastTissue item makes more sense, if you're someone who is used to carrying tissues on the go. The case makes a lot of sense. I'm curious to see what they do in the future. I will say, a bunch of people I know who aren't interested in low waste have items from them, so it feels like they are reaching an audience that is normally not interested in lower waste swaps.

Agree with everything except the homemade toothpaste and deodorant 😆 I have made my own for several years now and it’s so convenient to be able to whip up more using ingredients I already have in my kitchen, I would never go back to buying it pre-made.

2:57 I have made my own make-up removal wipes from lots of different materials but my favourites so far are those I made from ”swedish dishcloths”. Washable over and over again and eventually compostable.

If you "can't do" without Q Tips, just wrap a tiny bit if cotton wool around e.g. a match & twirl it between thumb & forefinger. Just discard the cotton wool. - If you have the toilet right next to the armature of your bathtub, you can just use the showerhead instead of installing a bidet 😉

My mum has been buying her towels from thrift stores for years and she always finds the coolest patterns and prints❤

Bidet PSA. Using one makes it very unpleasant when you don’t have access to it. I have driven out of my way to get back home so I can use it. I need to do a calculation to see if it’s actually better for the environment for me. But for sure, I can’t go back to paper.

The safety razors which are double edge razors have been around for hundreds of years. My dad and brothers all used them with either soap lathered up or shaving foam. This was well before the disposable kind came out which were meant to be easier to use and more convenient.

I've got a glass nail file that I've had for about 25 years and still looks as good as when I got it. Though I've also got disposable nail files in my knitting bag & car from when I've been given them as gifts, because it's better to use them than throw them straight away. (Is having a car zero waste? Of course not! But sadly, my health means I do need a car for transport. Even more reason to do the best I can in other areas.)

I had to send my safety razor to leaf shave for repair. I was lost without it but they are amazing! I sent my recycling tin with it and they repaired my razor and sent it back so quickly with a new recycling tin! Highly recommend leaf safety razors! Also I spent $2.00 on blades for the entire last year just saying ❤

This one time many years ago I made deo and used tangerine oil for scent that made it the color of butter. I put some in a mason jar to give to my mother. I put it on her kitchen table and forgot to tell her about it. Later that week she told me that the butter I left her tasted gross. hahaha

The 5 you don't recommend anymore are my go to swaps for yéars 😛 (I'm late to the party with my comment, just discovered your channel and hooked ;-) ).

I'm 5 months late to this discussion, but the Last Swab was one of my first purchases in my zero waste journey and I fall in and out of love with it. The ear one I use more, though you're not supposed to use things like that in your ears. But I cannot get on board with the other one that mimics a "standard" cotton bud. I use it for my make up and it's so hard to clean and I find it just smears my make up everywhere. I do use it to apply spot treatment though. So hopefully I can find uses for these things!

Interesting. I watch alot of zero waste KZfaqs for ideas. Little by little I try adapting them to my life. You did introduce me to a couple of items I didn’t know snot that I liked. Also I appreciate your thoughts on some I knew about but haven’t tried yet and maybe won’t now.

Du er virkelig en inspiration for mig. Jeg har idag været ude og købe bambus tandbørste, sæbe bar til bad og hår. Da jeg lige er flyttet til tyskland og ikke rigtig har noget indkom vil jeg ind i genbrugsbutikker og finde glas så jeg kan udskifte alt plastik beholdere med glas som du har i dit køkken. Tusind tak for dig. Jeg elsker seriøst dine videoer. Hvor er jeg glad for at have fundet dig herinde. Og nå ja så jeg også stoppet med købe fra shein takket være dig igen 😂❤

I have the last tissue and the last tissue box, along with the last swab from the last object. I like it but it's true that the last swab looks flimsy so I'm always very careful when using it. I think the last tissue (a to-go tissue box) is a great idea and can make reusable hankies more accessible to non-zero waste folks. I like it a lot. The box... meh. It's nice, but any other box would have been nice too, I think.

I’ve never heard of the mimikaki! I’m so excited I’ve been looking for a different way to clean my ears and I’m very excited to try this. I just can’t get behind the silicone q-tip thing, the idea of that in my ear kind of grossed me out. I know this is an older video but I had to comment.

I don't need my bathroom to smell like half lavender and half poop 😂😂😂😂😂 loved it!

I bought last objects box of tissues and like them a lot. Very helpful when I was sick and had to go through a whole box of tissues in 2 days

I would love to hear you talk about the new (?) microplastic filter by „planetcare solutions“ for the washing machine. Apparently it‘s the first of that kind!

I have the LastStraw and I love it. My drinks tend to not make it into my mouth without a straw because of nerve damage to my lips and jaw, so this has been a good swap for me. I think in that type of situation it could be more eco friendly than disposable. I have a set of reusable facial rounds as well. I use them twice a day, so I think that is probably better than disposable. Mine came in compostable packaging and are compostable fabric. I love my Ethique solid personal care products. They're affordable and sustainable. I have a reusable swab set made from controlled harvest bamboo and silicon. They're okay but not a true swap. They're currently my only eco swap regret. My travel bidet though... I don't want to be without it.

I just found out you are coming to my hometown Zagreb and I am high key in tears 😭😭😭😭😭

thank you for mentioning the last swap or whatever! I got some of their products as gifts from family, which yeah nice thought, but I was also baffled at the small plastic container for a single swap stick, like wtf? I also have a metallic ear spoon (from korea) which I use, so I had no use for the last swap thing so I sold it to someone who was interested in it. It feels such an "aesthetic of ethics" brand to me, as they're just more needles pretty junk for people to buy. I love my stainless steel tongue scraper, took maybe three nights to get used to it but now it feels bad to be without. You can't get the same result with your toothbrush, but the spoon point is great, I need to try it out since with the scraper the position comes naturally but don't know how to use the edge of the spoon unless maybe a small spoon 🤔

Lol safety razors should have a health warning, I've used one for years can't remember how many times I've nearly hacked off my lower leg below the knee the knees always seem to catch it😊

I love yout war of talking, your Humor! Thanks! I ve been on my Zero waste journey for quite some time now too but always hear a thing in your Videos that encourages me to go back to sth i tried once or try sth new.

I tried LastObject with the LastSwab and I loved it, I have hyper sensitivities (I'm autistic, I can handle wood or metal, sadly) and this one helped to keep proper ear hygiene, 3 years and it's still ok (I had to reglue one tip, tho) but I agree with you, the case for it is not necessary and I also got their tissues (home and pocket ones, because mine were old and full of holes 😅 i finally got rid of it), and I really love the silicone sleeves, and I still can use any of my tissues in that sleeve to keep it clean in my bag. I never heard of straws from them, and their packagings is just a piece of carboard. I wouldn't buy cotons, I made my own with some old teeshirts ^^

I love Greendoor‘s deodorant. It comes in a little tin. You can recycle or reuse the packaging. And you’ll never smell bad again. Ever.

Love the video! It would be super cool if you made a video only reviewing shampoo and conditioner bar's.

These are some of my favourite videos from you. Liked that it's an update from your previous recommendations ❤

The only problem with a bidet, is it uses water. We are on tank water and so water is precious and we couldn't waste water in this way. If we had mains water, and didn't have to think about our water usage, then maybe. Not everyone has the luxury of unlimited water, including having to pay for water usage. Love your channel, just bought your book. ❤

I work at a grocery store and they are constantly spraying air fresheners in there. I keep telling them it's a bathroom not a perfume palor, and people with asthma and COPD like me, that chemical smell is very dangerous. i tried to use a natural orange scented vinegar that I made myself and people complained that it smelled like vinegar. ummm, and chemically nauseaous air fresheners are any better?? For Teeth I like to use The Dirt's Sweet Orange Toothpowder. Works a solid treat and I don't need the foaming nastiness of some of the tooth tabs nor the overpowdering flavoring of toothpastes and my teeth get cleaned beautifully.

Such a great video! Love that you review what you once endorsed. ❤ I have been living almost zero waste since 2017 and there has been some trial and error. I use a no package deodorant from a local company Nous le Savon ( which means we know and we the soap, play on words). It works great. I am lucky that we have a local vendor here in Montreal Rose Citron who also makes and sells toothpaste in bulk. It tastes great and works well, better than the tooth tabs that I have tried. Love your content!

So from the one thing that you mentioned that you don't recommend is homemade deodorant and that's the one thing I have been loving to make for years now. It took my sister and I few days to get used to it because it works on the lymphatic system differently and there was a lot of detoxing that took place :( However, I found my recipe that works well for me and it gives me 12 hour coverage without staining my clothes. That part also took a while to get right. I also do agree, not a big advocate for essential oils being used in air fresheners and the likes, mainly because they are meant to a large degree to be medicinal. Using lavender in the bathroom after pooing isn't going to help my anxiety even in the slightest so wasting that much time and that many resources which were put into making essential oils seems silly. However, side note, you might find this useful or useless, if you need to get a fowl scent out such as cat urine, a few drops of lavender and rose I have found works like a charm either in the washing machine or cleaning agent.

You look so pretty and peaceful today ❤

I agree with everything except the tongue scrapper. I love it and used it for years with oil pulling it keeps my mouth so clean on a level I can't match with anything else.

instead of using makeup wipes i just use an oil cleanser that i buy in glass containers and just re use them i fin it much easier to use and they are super gentle on the skin!

i recently started using a "medieval" dry shampoo method using cornstatch and a little bit of cacao powder for coloring. It sound ridiculous but it WORKS! Theres a great youtube video about it from Katherine Sewing that takes you through the (very easy) process

I agree about the homemade toothpaste. I tried it once. I hated hated hated it!!

Hi. Loved this vide. Just curious have you ever tried tooth soap? I use tooth soap, and it is great for travelling (if you're away for more than a few weeks I find tabs can get bulky). Just an extra idea for you. 😊💜

After having learnt more about cottons inpact on the environment - including organic cotton - I absolutely refuse to buy any more cotton (other than thrifted). Comming to the comment section looking for recommendations on linnen towels. I have one linnen bath towel but it was very poor quality so it leaves fuzz on all the laundry. I use linnen washcloths. They are gently exfoliating when dry. Estetitions don't recommend loofas - natural or synthetic as they are too abrasive. Just learnt that myself and thought I should share.

I recently switched to using tooth tabs! And love them! Super effortless swap to start with!

you are a joy 🌸

Waiiit, can you do an impact video on essential oils??? I have friends and family who sell them and I’d love to have more info!

I grow luffa it is so fun and they can be sanitized and composted ❤

"You could also use a spoon... WOW" I lost it 😂

serious tissues in the uk uses recycled kerbside paper waste to create their loo roll

I've even seen natural sponges as Beauty Blenders (saw them at Whole Foods)

I agree with you about homemade deodorants. It is how I found out that I get a rash from baking soda-

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the bamboo toothbrushes 😊 I've been using them for a while but it really sucks the bottom of them get moldy really quickly in my bathroom. I'm not sure if there may be a brand that has a solution for that 😬

I actually use my metal tongue scraper regularly. And I don't think a spoon has a sharp enough edge to do the job properly?

I get a lot of the backlash behind LastObject. There are 2 products that I like from them though which are their straw and tissues. The tissues I enjoy a lot more than one handkerchief as it's a lot more inconspicuous than a big ass handkerchief and it's better for little snot issues throughout the day. Their straw too I like the metal encased silicone a lot better than the full silicone straws. Their other stuff though seems like they're focusing too much on the smaller part of sustainability

Agree on almost everything! Would love to swap to a safety razor but am still too scared, will have to give myself a push some day. But the toothpaste tabs have never worked for me. Not only are they insanely expensive (at least in the zero waste shops available to me), like 10 times more expensive than tooth paste, but also they don't have the right ingredients to actually protect the teeth like flour and xylithol. So switched back after trying for a few months, there might be better ones out there now though, so might be worth checking again. At the moment I use the toothpaste from happy brush, which is vegan, has all the ingredients I want, the tube is 30% recycled and 100% recyclable, so not great, but better than the very low standard atm and works a lot better for me than the dental tabs :)

I love the Last Swab! I tried out the Mimikaki stick before resorting to the Last Swab & I hated the stick! It was painful to clean my ears. The Last Swab is much gentler & I prefer the swab case to protect it from being broken or lost. Just my opinion though.

I agree with you on the tongue scraper thing, if in part because I can't stand the sensation that goes along with it. I would much rather just use my toothbrush to clean my tongue instead of doing that. As for the crystal deodorant, I'm half and half. I actually do use it and I like it better than most any other deodorant I've tried! I hate things that transfer onto my clothing or leave stains, and the crystal stuff has never done that, which is great! I don't think it /completely/ covers up smells, but I don't think I've ever found a deodorant that has for me either. However, the one thing I don't like about it is the application process. You really want to take your time to make sure you get enough transferred onto your skin and I haaaaaate it. It's such a privileged problem to complain about, but I really do wish it didn't take so long to use lol

Hi. I want to add something. About changing towels. I think it was in tænk I found information about it, but often it is just better to use up the towels, blankets and what not you allready have. And then you need new ones then remember to buy the plastic free versions. Cause compared to how much plastic it leaves in the water to use the ones you allready have vs. the inpact of producing new ones is bigger. And I am new to your channel, do you have good suggestion to how to travel with soapbars? Cause I use soapbars for my body at home (I gave up on hair it seems all the ones I tried was bad). But when I travel I use liquid soap. I have a toiletbag that is always packed, so I don't really take it out when I come home, so I worry about the soap drying proberly and not just become a bacteria bomb cause it is sitting there all wet waiting for me to go on a trip again. So I would need some kind of small container with air holes, I havn't really seen that anywhere...

I too tried the home made tooth paste.... Yes I agree. It was awful. I buy the biggest tube of tooth paste, without the stripes and use the size of a green pea to brush my teeth and 😝.. 🤣 🤣 🤣

The besttttttt

I also hate touching cotton swabs/puffs!! Everyone I’ve ever told acted like I was crazy haha.

loofahs are vine growing plants in the pumpkin/gourd family, not a fungus

I don’t mind the last swab as a product, but it’s not the *last* swab you’ll ever need(same with tissues etc you’ll always need more than one unless you feel like washing them between uses). I already feel like I need a few more because one swipe is not enough and I can’t wash it every time I need to reuse it multiple times, I also hate the (recycled??) plastic case it comes in, I’d much rather have a little container with a few in it than one weird little case that the swab doesn’t stay in the right spot, the only thing that could possibly make sense about the case is maybe the hole is to put it on a keychain? But otherwise just kind of weird useless packaging

I have a question that has been going on in my head for a while now! Soon I will live in my very first own place and I‘ve been thinking of getting a bidet that you can attach to the toilet. Now my question is, is there even a way to get these thrifted of would that be kinda nasty? I have a tight budget and we do have some stores that offer them..for a pretty high price though. You can get them online like Amazon but that’s the option I would like to avoid :/ Does anyone have some advice about that? Thanks for listening 💗

Jeg er lige begyndt at følge dig og hold da op du er virkelig inspirerende. Hvor kan,jeg købe de skrabere som din ?? Og du lavede på et tidspunkt en video af hjemlavet creme men nu kan jeg ikke finde videoen ❤

Question on soap bars: are the ingredients of the bars in any way harmful/ acidic to the ocean or contain plastic?

I would love your take on Native as a whole. Their plastic free DO is widely used and works, but what about the rest of it? 1% for the planet but only on the plastic free product. Seems sus.

Hi Gittemary! Is there a sustainable floss alternative? Possibly one that doesn't break the bank... Thanks!

You don't actually need makeup wipes if you double cleanse, and double cleansing is much gentler on your skin than pulling it with makeup wipes.

Couldn’t find the mimikaki stick on Amazon 😢

Fun fact, den mimikaki pind er ikke nyt i Danmark, vikingerne havde i sin tid det vi kalder øre skeer, til at rense ørerne❤ tak for hyggelige videoer. 🥰

Careful with composting loofahs - certain cities will not compost any kind of sponge because whatever cleaning product traces remain on it might inhibit the organisms facilitating the biodegrading process. Seattle for example does not compost loofahs. That said, do use a loofah over a plastic sponge even if you have to throw it in the regular trash. That way you are not contributing to microplastic pollution in the water system.

In the US, I buy 7th Generation recycled toilet paper. I find it is not stiff, goes far, and I'm all about recycled.

I really love my tongue scraper, but to each their own. I'd love to consider something like dental tabs. Does anyone in the comments know if there is a good option for someone who has been told they need to use toothpaste made for sensitive teeth?

I bought the last swab after watching one of your videos years ago…hated it, used it once and now it’s sitting lonely in the back of the cupboard. Terrible

Love the video! Does anyone have recommendations for natural or low-impact antiperspirants? In summer I sweat quite a bit, sometimes in winter too if I have one too many layers, and when I used natural deodorant I ended up staining my white or pale-colored shirts. I don’t want to depend on products with aluminum in them (which I understand is what blocks perspiration) but I also would like to be able to wear my lighter colored clothing without worrying about ruining them. (My current solution is natural deodorant when wearing dark colors, and the mass market in plastic antiperspirants when wearing white…but would love to see what other options exist)

I tried Who gives a crap and found the quality of the paper absolutely atrocious. The places I had to pick paper pieces from... I'd rather have it a little more cardboardy than disintegrating. Went back to the bleached recycled paper from my local supermarket, hoping for a bleach-free version.

Question I am using solid soaps for a lomg time but something that bothers me is that in the end it is always sticking to the soapholder and can almost not be removed. do you have a tip for that so it does not stick so much ?

I enjoy this video very much then.

Loofas are a gourd, almost like a squash, not a fungus

I am such an essential oil hater (minus the one I made a mix with for yoga mat cleaner), and the most popular scents just have to be my two LEAST FAVORITE scents. And my reusable makeup remover pads were amazing for years but have hurt my skin this past year 😭 I had to go back to cotton balls

Can you please please PLEASE cover the environmental impact of fishing? 😭

Using a GOOD safety razor is so much more comfortable than using a (good) "regular" razor. Using a lower quality or cheaper safety razor is like trying to shave with a cheese slicer.. yes I have a scar on my ankle where I scraped my skin off

Omg yes🤍🤍🤍🤍

“Let butts be butts” 🍑

No more "cardboard toilet paper"... "Moving out of the medieval times" lol in those times people stuck a sponge to the end of a stick and kept it in a bucket full of water and EVERYONE used it throughout the day. Yeah that's astonishingly similar lol

Just brush your tongue with your toothbrush to clean it. No need to buy a tongue scraper.

I have only ever seen bedits in Muslim friend's houses. Not common in south africa at all.

8:37 The Medieval Times are getting so much cr*p... Meanwhile that is the time when civilisation was thriving, science was developing and first universities were created. By no means were those the dark ages! Please give the Middle Ages some love, they don't deserve the bad press they are getting. 💔

One thing I find interesting is that some of these swaps to me are still totally unnecessary: for example, I don't wear makeup, shave or do anything to my nails besides cutting them with a nail clipper, so I have no need for makeup remover or razors. I understand that we are all different and value different things, but to me it feels like when I speak with vegetarians and they mention how they could give up meat but not cheese and eggs, despite the many valid reasons to do so. I think existing sustainably nowadays is of course impossible to do perfectly, but I think as women it's also important to realize the impact of beauty rituals that have no real purpose besides "this is what you are expected to do as a woman" and to challenge society on this. After all, besides their environmental impact, these beauty rituals deprive us of precious time, money, and effort.