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Use Less Save More - February 2020

With any products you use, consider how you can use less to save more. For instance I dilute handwash to about a tenth of it's full strength, just enough to lather up and do the job (otherwise most of your handwashing is washing off the handwash, wasting precious water in the process.)  With toothpaste, you only really need the tiniest dot on your toothbrush, to clean your teeth and  don't forget to cut open the tube, to get to the last of the toothpaste. I break my dishwasher tablets in half and my dishes come out just as clean (better in fact as they used to have a soapy residue). 
Experiment with your preferred personal care and cleaning products, to find the sweet spot between, using less to save money and effective use. 
Contributed by Therese Krix

Editor's note: I've done this for years - so many I can't remember. I have always diluted dishwashing liquid 50:50 with water; diluted shampoo and conditioner 50:50 with water and put them in pump bottles. Dishwasher powder is measured - 2 level teaspoons for a light load, 3 level teaspoons for a heavy load. Jars of jam are swished with milk, peanut butter jars are scraped clean with the silicone spatula, dressing and sauce bottles are turned upside down to drain. Using all of what you buy makes sense - otherwise you're just putting money in the bin.  Cath
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