Replacing Dirty Sponges with an Eco-Friendly Alternative
Here are some of the things that this linen cloth can do that your sponge cannot!
Fit inside tiny spaces like the corners of Stasher Bags, the handle of your blender, between the threads of screw on bottles, inside any narrow jar/small space.
Last a very long time, without ever getting stinky. Linen is naturally anti-microbial. (Sponges seem to be a natural breading ground for bacteria.) If you rinse, squeeze, and hang your dish cloth between uses, it simply doesn’t get gross. I started using my first one in February (5 months ago), and it has holes in it, and is getting tread bare from so much use, but it still works great and doesn’t smell. I used to replace sponges every month.
It is washable! If you wanted to, just toss it in the wash along with your towels.
Better scrubbing power than your average sponge with the scrubby pad.
Safe on all surfaces.
Wrap around the end of a wooden spoon to instantly become a bottle brush.
Great suds power. I thought that it would probably not lather up the soap as well as a sponge, but it is the opposite!
Better for the environment (obviously)!
I hope to start making more of these and selling them on my Etsy shop, as well as have plenty on hand to give as housewarming gifts.
Let me know if you are interested! Comment bellow!
And I MUST give credit to the lovely and talented Susan Baker! She is my photographer, and has taught me so much about healthy living, and this was her idea.
Be sure to read my other posts about the first steps I took towards a greener life in 2020, and (coming soon!) how the progress has been going in 2022!
