We're not sure why this idea never crossed our mind before: the bathroom gets greener all the time, from our cleaning products for the sink to the facial toner in the medicine cabinet. But we still buy cotton balls, 100 at a time. Etsy seller Eco Chic Hand Knit is out to save hundreds of cotton balls from the trash, though. Here's how.
Etsy Find: Organic Cotton Scrubbers
At the Eco Chic Hand Knits shop, you can purchase a handy set of 100% organic cotton pads, hand-knit of course, that come in their own little organic, hand-knit bowl. This seems like a great alternative to something we'd throw away, and we can imagine washing them in a delicates bag in the wash would be as easy as pie.
Pictured: Organic Cotton Face Scrubbies in Holder - Almond Scrubbies with an Olive Bowl, $15
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(Image: Etsy seller Eco Chic Hand Knits)
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these are pretty cute and i love the colors, but how is this any different from a wash cloth?
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It's, um, smaller.
Yup.
view alina's profile
Depending on the yarn used, it can be more like a cotton ball and thus doesn't absorb the way a washcloth would. Also depending on the yarn, there are some you can use to scrub pots etc too.
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Ok, so I knit, and this looks like a good substitute for the little circular cotton pads that I used to use for facial toner (have refused to buy any more, am currently using up a bag of cotton balls I found at the back of my fiance's cupboard, I've found this is the best way for me to green my habits) - any suggestions for good yarns to use?
My immediate thought is an 8-ply organic cotton I saw in my local yarn store, but I'm not sure how it would hold up to toner and lots of washing (I'll probably be in the store at the weekend, because I can't resist the place...). Has anyone made their own versions of this?
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