Refilling a bottle instead of throwing it away has become a popular way for people to reduce waste — a small, tangible action in response to larger environmental problems.
Concentrates are the way. I get my handwash in powder form. Half a kilogram makes 10 liters of very good liquid handwash. Same for floor cleaner, I just buy pine oil with some additives. A single 1L bottle makes 40-60L of very good floor cleaner, all biodegradable.
Buy shampoo concentrate/base, dilute 3x to make very good, sulfate-free shampoo.
And it saves just ridiculous amounts of money.
This works for fruit juices, too. Even most ‘real’ juices are created from fruit concentrates. You can just cut out the middleman and get the concentrates directly. Even including the sugar/invert sugar you gotta put in, it costs less than half as much. And you control the amount of sugar you want. I use them extensively.
Just search for concentrates or soap bases on amazon. They all have guides on how to prepare them. I usually also just look up the main/active ingredients in the products I use and just order that.
Concentrates are the way. I get my handwash in powder form. Half a kilogram makes 10 liters of very good liquid handwash. Same for floor cleaner, I just buy pine oil with some additives. A single 1L bottle makes 40-60L of very good floor cleaner, all biodegradable. Buy shampoo concentrate/base, dilute 3x to make very good, sulfate-free shampoo. And it saves just ridiculous amounts of money.
Do you have any guides or resources you use for getting started with them?
This works for fruit juices, too. Even most ‘real’ juices are created from fruit concentrates. You can just cut out the middleman and get the concentrates directly. Even including the sugar/invert sugar you gotta put in, it costs less than half as much. And you control the amount of sugar you want. I use them extensively.
Just search for concentrates or soap bases on amazon. They all have guides on how to prepare them. I usually also just look up the main/active ingredients in the products I use and just order that.