Personal Care & Wellness

Seven plastic-free swaps for the bathroom: a 10-pack of biodegradable-handle bamboo toothbrushes ($9.99), solid shampoo bars in two formulations ($13.99 and $18.44), a cotton-and-hemp soap saver bag, a natural loofah bath sponge, a long-handle wooden bath brush ($35–$60 depending on size), and a jade facial roller in a range of stone finishes ($16–$39).

Where to start

If you're replacing single-use plastic in the bathroom one item at a time, the toothbrush and shampoo bar are the two highest-frequency swaps — both replace something you're rebuying every 1-3 months in plastic packaging. The soap saver bag and loofah are lower cost, lower commitment add-ons if you want to try a swap before going further.

Shampoo bars behave differently from bottled shampoo (less lather, a short adjustment period for some hair types) — if you're deciding between the two, that's a genuine trade-off worth understanding before you switch, not just a marketing claim in either direction.