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Plastic toothbrushes are one of the top ten items found during beach cleanups.  In fact, every plastic toothbrush ever made still exists today. These bamboo toothbrushes are such an easy switch!  With their easy-grip handles and durable bristles, they're as useful as they are pretty. 

Use and care

Apply toothpaste and brush teeth for two minutes, 

Sizes

Adult and child sizes available.

Materials

Bamboo handle with nylon bristles.

Packaging

Comes in a compostable paper box and a compostable bioplastic sleeve.

Origin

Sustainably harvested from organic, wild bamboo. Vegan, BPA-free, and certified non-toxic. USDA Certified Bio-Based Product and Green America Certified Business.

End of life

At the end of its life, these toothbrushes can be reused as a cleaning brush or a makeup tool like a brow brush. The handle can be composted, and the bristles are the most advanced bio-based option available, but they're still not biodegradable (pig hair is the only alternative, and it's highly controversial), but they can be recycled anywhere that recycles nylon. To separate, pluck bristles out with pliers, or break the head off to dispose of separately. Read more about composting your toothbrush on our blog.

Whether it’s a long day at the office, an afternoon of downward dog, or a night out dancing, this is the only mascara you’ll ever need. Elate Essential Mascara plumps and lengthens your lashes, but is created for sensitive eyes to be water and sweat resistant, so no matter how your day changes you’ll be ready to meet it all.

Ingredients

Aqua (Water), Oryza Sativa Wax (Rice Bran Wax), Olea Europea Fruit Oil (Olive Oil), Vegetable Source Cetyl Alcohol (Coconut), Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba Wax), Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla Wax), Vegetable Glycerin, Stearic Acid, Acacia Gum, Black Iron Oxide (CI 77499), Aminomethyl Popandiol (Ph Adjuster), Phenoxyethanol (Preservative).

Clean, Vegan, certified Leaping Bunny Cruelty-Free. Elate ingredients are about 90% organic; when faced with the choice between organic and fair trade, they’ll choose the latter.

Packaging

Refillable bamboo container.

Origin

Sourced from Elate Cosmetics. Woman owned and local, located in Victoria, BC.

This locally made conditioner bar is super moisturizing and has a subtle scent of cocoa butter and geranium with a touch of tea tree oil. It can last up to 100 uses depending on on the length of your hair. 

We love it for travel since it's compact and solid - it's a great minimalist conditioner choice!

Apply it by rubbing it on your hands in warm water or directly on your hair to moisturize and loosen tangles. You can also use it as a leave-in conditioner after the shower!

These all natural, plastic-free shampoo bars are a such a treat. Hailing from Gott's Island, a tiny island on the Maine coastline, this woman-owned company grows and wild-harvests their botanicals and seaweeds. The bars are handmade with castor oil, soothing seaweed, and botanically infused essential oils.  They had us at "wild harvested plant materials."

These shampoo bars last twice as long as a typical bottle of shampoo. We stock the curly hair, straight hair, and men's varieties. Each one conditions hair without leaving it greasy. Powdered kelp stimulates the scalp, keeping your hair smooth and shiny, and helping to relieve itchiness.

Check out our soap tins to store your shampoo bars while traveling.

Use and care

Use it just as you would a bar of soap, massaging into your scalp. It will create a sudsy lather, and each one is packed full of plant based goodness to leave your hair silky and shiny.

The curly hair is much more moisturizing, while the straight hair variety is more cleansing.

Size

Each bar is approximately 3 oz. 

Ingredients

Rosehip and Sugar Kelp Tea, Saponified Oils of: Cocoa Butter, Coconut Oil, Rosehip infused Castor Oil, Calendula infused Sweet Almond Oil, Rosehip infused Olive Oil, Rosehip Oil, Powdered Kelp, and Essential Oils of Lavender, Rosemary, Bergamot, and Peppermint.

Vegan, palm oil free, sulfate free.

Packaging

Wrapped in tissue paper made from 100% recycled paper. The packaging is compostable.

Origin

Gotts Island, Maine, United States.

Dulse & Rugosa is a mother and daughter business in Gotts Island, Maine. Their ingredients start on their small farm or growing along the rocky shores of the island. They handpick each flower, leaf, and piece of seaweed and then solar dry them. Using the dried seaweeds and botanicals, they then handcraft each of the soaps, lotions, scrubs, and oils with love and care.

Learn what's in season where you live!

Once you know what to pick up at your local farmer's market and grocer, you'll get the freshest, healthiest produce. This poster inspires many a meal. From winter squash to huckleberries and chanterelle mushrooms, you can proudly support Northwest farms and foraging.

The wheel shows foods sourced from Oregon, Washington, and Idaho as well as from coastal waters. Some of the unique local foods available in the region include an abundance of wild and cultivated berries and unique seafood items like geoduck! 

Bonus: it's a woman owned company and they crafted the wheels in collaboration with farmers, ranchers, foragers, fishermen, and local foods experts.

Origin

The wheels are printed at a local printer with soy based ink. The small batch designs make for a low carbon footprint. Woman-owned company!

Packaging

It comes in a beautiful paper sleeve that can be reused as scrap paper or recycled.

End of Life

The wheel and the paper sleeve can be recycled.

Use and care

Sizes

2 fl. oz. yield compostable packet - Perfect for sampling the product to try it out for the first time, or using for travel. The packet contains 0.21 oz. (6g) of granules, and yields 2 fl. oz. of liquid shampoo when mixed with hot water. Fits perfectly in our 2 oz. travel jars.

8 fl. oz. yield packet - One packet creates one batch of liquid shampoo. Pour the granules into any of our 8 oz. reusable pump bottles, fill the rest with hot water, mix, and let cool! This compostable packet contains 0.85 oz. (24g) of granules, and yields 8 fl. oz. of liquid shampoo.

20 fl. oz. yield packet - the 20 fl. oz. yield quantity is our best value - if you've fallen in love salonsolids shampoo, want the least amount of packaging and/or go through it quickly - this is for you! The bag is resealable for storing granules. One jar is enough for 2.5 batches of liquid shampoo in our 8 fl. oz  reusable pump bottles. The packet contains 2.12 oz. (60g) of granules, and yields 20 fl. oz. of liquid shampoo when mixed with hot water.

Ingredients

Packaging

Origin

End of life

Use and care

Sizes

2 fl. oz. yield compostable packet - Perfect for sampling the product to try it out for the first time, or using for travel. The packet contains 0.21 oz. (6g) of granules, and yields 2 fl. oz. of liquid conditioner when mixed with hot water. Fits perfectly in our 2 oz. travel jars.

8 fl. oz. yield packet - One packet creates one batch of liquid conditioner. Pour the granules into any of our 8 oz. reusable pump bottles, fill the rest with hot water, mix, and let cool! This compostable packet contains 0.85 oz. (24g) of granules, and yields 8 fl. oz. of liquid conditioner.

20 fl. oz. yield packet - the 20 fl. oz. yield quantity is our best value - if you've fallen in love salonsolids conditioner, want the least amount of packaging and/or go through it quickly - this is for you! The bag is resealable for storing granules. One jar is enough for 2.5 batches of liquid conditioner in our 8 fl. oz  reusable pump bottles. The packet contains 2.12 oz. (60g) of granules, and yields 20 fl. oz. of liquid conditioner when mixed with hot water.

Ingredients

Packaging

Origin

End of life

These classic Boston Round glass bottles are a perfect choice to beautifully store liquid soaps, lotions and more. The clear glass allows the product within to shine.

Use and care

Reuse and refill this bottle with your favorite liquid soap, lotion and more. Buy in bulk and refill this bottle to reduce waste.

To unlock the pump, push down and twist counter clockwise. To lock the pump, push down all the way and twist clockwise until it locks.

Wash the bottle with soapy water and a bottle brush, rinse, and let dry before reuse. To wash the dispenser, pump soapy water through it until it's been cleared of the product, then pump clean water through it to rinse, then let dry before reuse.

Size

Two size capacity options:

16 fl. oz.

8 fl. oz.

Materials

Glass bottle with a plastic pump dispenser lid and metal spring.

Packaging

None.

Origin

Sourced from a local distributor in Seattle, WA.

End of life

This item is refillable and reusable. If you choose to get rid of it, the bottle is recyclable, and the lid is in most cases, trash.

Over 2 billion disposable plastic razors are thrown out each year in the U.S. alone.  A safety razor is a fantastic alternative to disposable razors, and this one can last you a lifetime.  This attractive stainless steel razor is appropriate for all your shaving needs, regardless of your gender.

As women, we got sick of paying more for our razors just because they’re pink and come with fancy features (that we were never quite convinced were necessary). We bring you this sleek alternative. It’s unisex, easy to travel with, and reusable for a lifetime. Blades are just $2.25 for a set of 10!

For more info on bundled products:

Replacement blades

Shave soap

Soap tin

Use and care

Allow the weight of the razor to guide you; never press down with the razor head or drag it across your skin like you might with a disposable razor. Use a shaving soap for best results.  When you follow these tips, you'll have a cleaner, safer shave. To travel, simply remove the blade. Dry off the razor after each use and replace the blade when it becomes dull; Bea Johnson says her sons take the razor head apart to let the blade dry after every shave, and the blades last them for an impressive 6 months!

Materials

Stainless steel.

Packaging

None. Blades come wrapped in paper.

Origin

Manufactured in China through an environmentally conscious factory.

End of life

The safety razor should last a lifetime if you take care of it properly.

Replacement blades can be sharpened with denim and eventually recycled.

We recommend collecting used blades in a closed metal container for safety since they are sharp and could be hazardous to you or anyone else handling them on their way to be recycled. Blades fit well in our 2 oz screw top tin, or you can use something you have at home.

To recycle the blades, we have a few suggestions...

1. An easy catch-all option is to ship them to Albatross Designs (PO Box 2254 Berkeley, CA 94702), a company that recycles used razor blades - just be sure to double-envelope them or ship the closed tin of blades so they don't cut through the envelope.
2. You can also check with your local recycling collection service to ask if it's alright to put the closed container of blades directly in the recycling bin. Some are okay with it, and others aren't!
3. Another option is to take your tin of blades directly to a nearby scrap metal recycler.

Dulse & Rugosa’s Shaving Bar is perfect for a smooth, close shave. It creates a wonderfully thick lather and is packed full of moisturizing oils to leave your skin ultra-smooth. The soap base is two types of seaweed (oarweed, and kelp) which are nourishing and all natural.

As a bar soap, it's easy to toss in one of our soap tins and take with you to the gym, tuck in your suitcase, or bring on your next your camping trip.

Use and care

Lather like a bar of soap, and spread as you would shaving cream, or swirl a shaving brush over the top to load and apply with a brush. Pairs perfectly with our safety razors. Every now and then, store puck with the tin open or in a dry area so it can dry. 

Size

Approx. 3 oz.

Ingredients

Oarweed and Rosehip Tea, Saponified Oils of Coconut, Cocoa, Rosehip infused Castor, Calendula infused Sweet Almond, and Rosehip Oil, Kelp, Essential Oils of Lavender, Rosemary, Bergamot, and Peppermint.

Packaging

Wrapped in tissue paper with a paper sticker label. The packaging is package-free and compostable.

Origin

Gotts Island, Maine, United States.

Dulse & Rugosa is a mother and daughter business in Gotts Island, Maine. Their ingredients start on their small farm or growing along the rocky shores of the island. They handpick each flower, leaf, and piece of seaweed and then solar dry them. Using the dried seaweeds and botanicals, they then handcraft each of the soaps, lotions, scrubs, and oils with love and care.

End of life

Use the bar until completely gone.

Our customers have been asking us for a low waste hair gel, and we're so excited to introduce this option! It's a just-add-water formulation, which means no shipping heavy liquid, and no bulky plastic containers to speak of - just a simple compostable packet! And best of all, it's made locally right here in Seattle.

To use this innovative hair styling gel, simply add half a teaspoon of the powder per ounce of hot water to make your desired amount of product. It has a medium hold, and works wonders for encouraging your natural hair texture. We highly recommend it for curly hair - it smooths out frizz, locks in moisture, and encourages springy curls.

It's a natural product that's best used fresh. While it lasts 3 months once mixed, we recommend mixing what you'll use within a month. 

Use and care

Mix 1/2 a teaspoon per fluid ounce of hot water to create your styling gel. Mix thoroughly until smooth - like pancake batter. It will thicken more into a gel consistency as it cools. 

This is a natural product that's best used fresh. While it lasts 3 months once mixed, we recommend mixing what you'll use within a month. 

Use as you would a normal styling gel. Works well after a leave-in moisturizer. With wet hair, add between a dime size to a quarter size amount of hair gel to your palm (depending on desired hold and how much hair you have), and use your hands to evenly spread the product throughout your hair. To encourage curls, scrunch your hair in an upward motion. Let your hair air dry or use a diffused hair dryer. 

Sizes

Travel/sample size: 2 oz yield packet - The perfect amount to try it out before committing! Includes 1 tsp of powder.

8 fl. oz yield packet - Enough to last you a while! We recommend mixing what you'll use in a month - it includes 4 tsp of powder and makes four 2 fl. oz. batches. 

Ingredients

Horsetail extract, dehydroxanthan gum (non-gmo xanthan gum), organic cocoa butter, panthenol, and organic aloe vera extract. 

Cruelty free, vegan, palm oil free, paraben free, and alcohol free. "Curly girl method" approved. 

Packaging

Origin

End of life

Unpaper towels are a simple reusable swap for those who often find themselves reaching for a fresh paper towel to clean up spills, wipe down surfaces, etc. They are a more sustainable alternative to disposable paper towels because they can be used again and again. When they are dirty, just throw them in the washer and dryer. Plus, no need to frequently run to the store to restock!

They can be used for anything you would use a paper towel for.  They are also safe in the microwave, so you can use them to cover dishes while cooking.  Each set comes with 12 towels. They naturally cling together, making it easy to roll up on a paper towel holder without the need for snaps, or you can fold them and store in a basket.

Absorbency is increased after the first few washes and will shrink just enough to be the perfect size for a standard paper towel roll. 

The optional unpaper towel holder is custom designed to store your unpaper towels with ease on a roll. Slide the dowel off of the base, roll your unpaper towels, and slide it back on. It also fits a standard roll of paper towels.

Use and care

Machine wash warm with like colors, dry in dryer. 

Size

Set of 12 12"x10" towels.

Holder is 6" diameter with a 1" diameter removable dowel. It's a perfect fit for a roll of unpaper towels, the same size as a roll of paper towels.

Material

Towels are 1 ply cotton flannel, and edges are serged for durability and to prevent fraying.

Assorted prints, rainbow solids and vintage lemon unpaper towels: 100% cotton.

Natural and white unpaper towels: 100% organic cotton.

Unpaper towel holder is is a birch plywood base with removable hard wood dowel and adhered 100% felted wool counter protector. Holder is finished with a natural tung oil.

Origin

Made locally in Eugene, Oregon by Marley's Monsters.

End of life 

These cotton unpaper towels can be donated for textile recycling at an organization such as Threadcycle, or composted. 

The holder is entirely compostable as well.

Plastic cutlery is one of the top 10 items found during beach cleanups! These handy reusable utensil sets hold a spoon, fork, knife, and a pair of chopsticks. Their convenient carrying case and non-serrated knife make them easy to pack and TSA-approved, for all your travel needs.

The carrying case has a carabiner so you can easily clip it onto your purse, backpack, or briefcase.  This kit is ideal for picnics, take-out, and eating on-the-go.

Use & Care

They are heat and stain resistant, and they don't absorb any flavors.  Dishwasher safe, but handwash for optimal lifespan.

Dimensions

Package:  8.5"H x 1.85"W x 1.13"D

Fork: 7 1/8" long x 1 1/8" wide

Spoon: 7 1/8" long x 1 1/2" wide

Knife: 7" long by 3/4" wide

Materials

The fabric utensil holder gives plastic bottles a second shot at a useful life - and an opportunity to stay out of our landfills. Made out of RPET (recycled PET plastic), they call the fabric RePEaT because it lets plastic reincarnate for a second life.

Utensils made from sustainably sourced renewable bamboo, hand finished with top grade natural, food-safe wood oil.

Packaging

Small paper tag that creatively attaches to the sets without a plastic tie.

Origin

This durable and BPA free, pthalate free alternative to plastic cutlery is a win-win for you and the planet. Made by Togoware.

End of life

If one of your utensils breaks, you can compost it. You can buy a replacement utensil here.  The holder can be tossed in the wash and reused or taken to textile recycling.

Keep all your zero waste containers sparkling clean with this durable and sustainable brush.

This elegant wooden bottle brush features durable coconut fibers that are ideal for cleaning water bottles, baby bottles, glasses, jars, vases, coffee and tea pots and any vessel with a narrow opening. 

This brush is naturally antibacterial, and it has been safely tested to be non-scratching on thousands of surfaces. However, test a small area before use - certain materials such as soft or low quality plastic in particular are more prone to scratching and we cannot ensure it won't scratch every surface.

Use and care

Insert the brush end into a bottle or another vessel and gently scrub the inside with soap and water. Rinse.

Store the brush upright and avoid letting it sit in water for extended periods of time, as this can cause the bristles and handle to deteriorate more quickly.

Size

Brush measures 13"; Bristles are 6" x 2" wide.

Materials

FSC certified wood handle - made from the wood of rubber trees at the end of their life in a plantation. 

Recyclable metal wire.

The bristles are made from sustainably farmed coconut husks which is the outside of dried coconuts.

Contains no plastic or toxic chemicals.

Packaging

Recyclable cardboard.

Origin

Made sustainably and ethically in Sri Lanka. Sourced from EcoCoconut a company dedicated to a completely plastic-free product line, down to their shipping and packaging materials! They take care in the sourcing of every material used in their products.

End of life

Reuse the brush for cleaning around the house if it no longer seems fit for bottles. Later, untwist the wire to separate bristles for compost. Separate the wire from the brush to recycle, and compost the wooden handle.