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How to shave with zero waste

How to: Shave with zero waste Shaving generates hundreds of thousands of tons of waste each year. Maël, who is a volunteer at La Maison du Zéro Déchet, shares his eco-friendly shaving alternatives.

Thousands of tons of waste are produced as a result of shaving every year

Maël, a volunteer at “La Maison du Zéro Déchet”, explains how to shave with zero waste.

Choosing your razor

“Disposable razors are made mostly from plastic, a type of plastic that is almost never recycled, and a huge quantity is thrown out each year. Yet a pretty simple alternative exists: switching to a metal razor, known as a safety razor, which is unbreakable and has an infinite lifespan. Unlike disposable razors, metal razors are made of a single material with just one changeable part, the blade, which is right here, made of metal, which can be recycled with other metals at the recycling center.”

Using a shaving cream substitute

“With commercial shaving cream, you’re producing new waste with the container, but it’s very easy to do without it. One of the first zero-waste solutions is to make your own shaving cream… Another zero-waste solution, which I prefer, is to use soap.”

Changing your aftershave

If you use aftershave, you can easily replace it with the vegetable oil of your choice, depending on your preferences. It will help hydrate your skin.”

Brut.

01/20/2020 5:08 PM
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13 comments

  • Aarti B.
    02/11/2020 13:35

    Nice way

  • Steve B.
    01/23/2020 20:40

    The single blade bics are still the best. 2 blades and I'm wearing a roll if tp everywhere.

  • Ryan G.
    01/21/2020 23:44

    Mais pourquoi pas utiliser un rasoir électrique? C'est exactement le même principe. Non ?

  • Dan B.
    01/21/2020 17:13

    Shave in the shower turning using shampoo for your cream, turn off the water, shave and rinse. In the shower, the steam naturally moisturizes your skin and the shampoo lather saves buying shaving cream and the can it comes from....way better than this clown.

  • Petyr B.
    01/21/2020 06:02

    Не се коси нашия, я се фащам с машинката и арча само био ток от частните вецове или колектори

  • David H.
    01/21/2020 00:23

    it is simple, I do not shave as humans did for billions of years :-D only metrohomosexuals and Unterpantofels shave ;-)

  • Marc W.
    01/21/2020 00:09

    I stopped shaving 42 years ago, problem solved.

  • Zolly E.
    01/20/2020 22:40

    I get serious irritation even when I use a 2-blade razor instead of a 4-blade one. How can I use a 1-blade razor? This was a rhetorical question.

  • Kovács F.
    01/20/2020 22:14

    It's very easy to shave with zero waste: you don't shave

  • Gildas K.
    01/20/2020 21:49

    DON'T SHAVE! HOLY BEARD!!!

  • Prabal B.
    01/20/2020 18:22

    Hats off.

  • Zafar S.
    01/20/2020 17:22

    It's very nice way

  • Brut nature
    01/20/2020 15:58

    Maël volunteers at , which offer all sorts of workshops designed to help people cut down on packaging and waste: www.lamaisonduzerodechet.org