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Eco bathroom on the cheap

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Hidinge · 28/01/2021 14:25

Looking for help and recommendations 🙂

Here's what I have so far:
Toiletries:
Body wash and hand soap is diluted castile soap with lavender essential oil
Deodorant is home made
Toe spray of white vinegar and tea tree oil (got a nail infection :( ).
Toothpaste is from kingfisher, a luxury but we buy in bulk and it works well for all of us.
Bamboo tooth brushes
Body oil is sweet almond with essential oils.
Face scrub is from the brand sukin, but looking to change this to a bar for less £ and plastic.
Period stuff is a cup and reusable liners.

So what I'm stuck on is hair washing. I tried castile soap as a shampoo then cider vinegar rinsing. Really stuck it out but it just didn't work so I'm about to order a shampoo bar, though what do I follow it up with? A vinegar rinse? But then what to condition it? It's dry and a bit curly if that helps. I like a leave in conditioner...

On the cleaning side of things I've got white vinegar, cloths, and am about to order a big shaker full of bicarbonate of soda.

What can I use to mop the floor? And the toilet? I mean aside from using method and ecover as I do currently.
Hair dye?

Anything else??

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theneverendinglaundry · 28/01/2021 19:51

I got a sample pack from Ethique for shampoo and conditioner, and it's lovely. No messing about with an apple cider vinegar rinse or anything like that.

When my hair is dry I put a tiny bit of coconut oil in it to smooth down frizz.

I use method and ecover for cleaning but Splosh bathroom cleaner is very good too. They also do toilet cleaner and floor cleaner. You buy the product and then refill packs.

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Hidinge · 28/01/2021 21:18

Thank you will look into those

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Rio631 · 07/02/2021 14:52

I use a cold pressed shampoo bar and I had to do a transition period of about 3 weeks, using an apple cider rinse (it does not smell of vinegar when dry) x After that I didn’t need the rinse and I don’t need a conditioner anymore x

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theneverendinglaundry · 08/02/2021 10:18

I ordered lush shampoo and conditioner bars last week and can confirm they are lovely, with no transition period and I am in a really really hard water area!

The ethique ones also very good.

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