or How I Gave Up the Bar and Learned to Love Flakes. But first, the recipe that will get you off the plastic-packaged liquid soap train: DIY Soap Flakes That Work – No Plastic, No Petrochemicals 1 5-oz bar natural soap in a paper wrapper 1 glass jar with tight lid; a 26-oz pasta sauce […]

Let’s talk teeth! I was a dental assistant for about a year in my youth, and I carry a bit of residual obsession with teeth and dental health with me today. That collided with my newer obsession with living without new plastic whenever possible and produced some changes around my home. As always, I’m not […]

DENTAL FLOSS During my search for low impact dental floss during our most recent Month Less Plastic, I had a few simple requirements: no virgin petroleum plastic packaging, no plastic or petroleum-derived components in the floss itself, and affordable. I checked our local natural foods market and found dental floss made from silk in a […]