Buy Refills for your Eco Friendly Household Cleaning and Beauty products (that you don't make) a
I love this concept!! It seems such a simple thing, and I can't understand why every supermarket/whole foods/health shops don't offer the service. By re-using your own bottles, and reusing them many, many times you can reduce plastic waste, and reduce plastic production!! Also buying natural eco friendly products as well!
Now there are not Refill stations everywhere yet, my nearest one with Ecover is 50 miles away, (checked on their website) Ecover is widely available, from many shops, including major supermarkets.
So I visited https://thezerowaster.com/zero-waste-near-you/
They have a list of shops all over the country who offer various Refill services. but I am sure there are more if you just google it. :-)
My Closest is In Northampton 'The Daily Bread Co-operative Ltd' So as well as selling a huge range of vegan products and eco friendly products they have a refill station with the following...
For Natural planet friendly Beauty products they use...
Shampoo - Faith in Nature - Lavender and geranium
Conditioner - Faith in Nature - Lavender and geranium
Also for natural Household Cleaning products they use..
Toilet Cleaner - Bio-D
Washing Up Liquid - Ecoleaf
All Purpose Cleaner - Ecoleaf
Fabric Conditioner - Ecoleaf
Laundry Liquid - Ecoleaf
White Vinegar - SESI
Cream Cleaner - SESI
Lavender and Rosemary Surface Cleaner - SESI
Most of the above comes unscented so you can add your favourite EO's . (Unless otherwise stated).
The benefits are 4 fold..
1. Buying natural eco friendly products (helping to save the planet)
2.Reduce the production of more plastic bottles.
3.Reduce plastic waste.
4.Cheaper on the pocket, than buying with the bottles
Its a WIN, WIN, WIN, WIN for PLANET, BODY and POCKET!!!