It’s been a busy time for me, I’m setting up a mobile business as well as working full time. So unfortunately this blog has taken a bit of a backseat lately.
My aim this year has been to convert to only using eco-friendly products in our bathroom. The whole point of doing this is to make sustainable changes to our lifestyle and I felt concentrating on this area of our home-life first was going to be the easiest.
Did you know that every toothbrush you’ve ever used will be sat somewhere in landfill? They take so long to biodegrade and when you think most people use 4-5 brushes (if not more) per year, that is an awful lot of plastic from toothbrushes sitting and poisoning our environment.
There are loads of eco-friendly toothbrush companies out there and I spent a long time looking at them all. Some of them offer carbon bristles to supposedly help whiten your teeth, others have a natural bristle. However after a lot of thought I decided I didn’t want to compromise on oral hygiene and quickly realised that, unfortunately I would need to use a nylon bristled brush in order to give my teeth the care they deserve! So having looked at various alternatives I came across The Pearly White Club.
This is a British company and the brush handles are made out of bamboo and bristles made out of nylon 6 making it a 99% biodegradable toothbrush.
When disposing of them, the bristles do have to be removed first and thrown away, before the brush handle can then be put onto a compost heap.
It is a subscription service so we pay £5/month for 2 brushes to be delivered each month.
https://www.pearlywhiteclub.co.uk/product/monthly-brush-subscription/
Each month the brush colours are a surprise- how gorgeous are these!!
For every subscription they donate a toothbrush to “new hope” a charity supporting the homeless.
The packaging is also all completely recyclable.
What’s not to love! I can be completely lazy and never worry about when I need to go and buy a new toothbrush, as they just come in the post. I’m looking after my teeth in a fun and environmentally responsible way. No brainer!
Also this rainbow brush is amazing and means I can support my LGBT+ friends by brushing my teeth! Good work Pearly White Club!
Sustainable living for a working family 