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The LastSwab Is a Reusable Replacement for Q-Tips

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While its been drilled into our heads lately that straws are bad for the environment, apparently, those Q-Tips you use take like a billion years to break down and they are hurting wildlife in the sea as well. LastSwabs are medical silicone grade tipped swabs that are designed for reuse to help prevent pollution.

 

This seems like a good idea, but I think it would feel pretty weird for most of us to use silicone at this point because we are so used to sticking cotton in and around our ears.  But it’s probably a good idea to get used to it so we don’t kill the planet because we have to clean our ears. For $20 you’ll get you two reusable swabs and carrying cases. They come in ten different colors and they come in a nubby version for cleaning, and a smooth version for applying makeup.

Here’s a fun fact: Over 1.5 billion cotton swabs are manufactured every single day, and a lot of those find their way into the ocean. According to LastSwab, anyway. Never seen it myself. But their video has a fake seahorse all wrapped up in cotton swabs, so you know it’s the truth. Personally, I think it was just jousting.

[via This Is Why I’m Broke via Geekologie]

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Nevermind Baby Wipes, Adults Use Life Wipes

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Baby wipes are great, and not just for babies. I know enough girls who carry them around everywhere because they think their skin is as soft as a baby’s bum, and deserves the same kind of treatment. Ok, fair enough, but for those of us who need a good wipedown and aren’t so fussy about hypoallergenic this, or no-scent that, there’s Life Wipes. Their claim to fame isn’t that they’re not super soft, because they probably are. No, it’s that they’re super big. One wipe measures 1′ X 2′! That’s not a wet towelette, it’s straight up a wet towel. So when do you need it? How about when you go camping, get all muddy and dirty and shit, but what… you’re gonna shower? Soak in a cold stream? Didn’t think so. You’re gonna wipe yourself down with these and call it a day. It’s great!

A 10-pack will set you back $25, which seems like a lot until you remember these aren’t freaking baby wipes. These are Aloe Vera soaked, “all-natural spunlace biodegradable cotton”, Vitamin E totin’, adult-wipes for when you don’t wanna wash properly but don’t wanna look all dirty. There’s a place in the market for them, for sure.

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When Life Gets Messy

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Life Wipes adult body wipes were invented for the sh*t life throws at you! Those are the words of the designers at Life Wipes who are bringing the baby wipe to us adults. The super-sized wipes were inspired by action & adventure experiences like camping where it’s not always possible to shower or bathe. At a whopping 2×1 feet, each sealed wipe is enough to ensure you can clean all the nooks and crannies adequately! Perfect for your next road trip, beach day or other outdoor adventure!

Designer: Life Wipes

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Breathometer Mint Lets You Know When You’ve Got Bad Breath

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Oral hygiene is one thing you should never ignore. Brush, floss, gargle, and make sure you’re doing it right– and doing it enough times. A good way to keep track of it is with the Breathometer Mint. It’s a portable oral health monitor of sorts, as it monitors and keeps track of your overall hydration and oral bacteria level. The latter sounds strange, but it makes sense, because it’s probably all that bacteria that’s making your breath smell rank.

To use it, just stick the Breathometer Mint into your mouth. It’ll take a sample of your breath and give you results about the state of your oral health within a few seconds. It’s currently up for funding, where a minimum pledge of $89 will get you one of your very own.

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More Room to Scrub: Shower Curtain Space Extender

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Space comes at a price. We can’t all afford to shell out hundreds extra in rent for a bigger bathroom, but it’s fortunate gizmos like the Curvit shower curtain exist. It’s a space-creating curtain ring that lets you enjoy up to 50% more space while you’re taking a bath, not by curving the rod but by curving your shower curtain. Just snap the rings onto the rod and you’re good to go.

Some added benefits? It prevents leaks and closes messy gaps. The Curvit shower curtain rings are available online for $25.

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Activated Charcoal Toothbrush Cleans Your Mouth Better Than The Competition

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So it seems there’s a bunch of people who believe that activated charcoal does some pretty magical things.

Binchotan Charcoal is a highly porous activated charcoal from Japan that naturally removes unpleasant odors from the air, regulates the humidity, absorbs chemicals, dissipates the electromagnetic field, generates beneficial negative ions, and is used in everything from cooking to water purification to household deodorizing.

since it allegedly does so many great things, it’s no surprise to see it integrated into the bristles of a toothbrush, an implement tasked with cleaning some of the dirtiest parts of your body. The Morihata Binchotan Charcoal Toothbrushes are black and apparently will “help remove plaque, stop bad breath, and even prevent harmful bacteria and viruses from growing within the brush itself.” Maybe it’s true, maybe it’s snake oil, but either way the toothbrush is all black, which is kind of cool. It’s $10 for one.

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PullClean Sanitizes Your Hands as You Open the Door

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Proper hygiene is key to decreasing the spread of diseases. It’s applicable for everyone, but it’s especially true for those working in hospitals and research labs. Cue the PullClean, a door handle with a built-in sanitizer dispenser so people can sanitize their hands as they walk past it or pull on it to get to another room.

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The PullClean comes with some smart features too, thanks to the CountClean software which monitors sanitizing rates and keeps track of the level of sanitizer left in the dispenser.

Hospital-acquired infections have become a big issue so it makes sense to have something in place to at least prevent or decrease those rates of infection. The PullClean handle will go on sale later this year, and can reserve your own now for $200(USD).

[via Geek]

PullClean: Pull to Clean Your Hands

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How often do you wash your hands in a day? Most people are uncertain, but one thing’s for sure: we use our hands a lot. To write, move stuff, open doors, pick something up from the floor, or eat chips– and not necessarily in that order. Who knows, you might be eating grime from the floor with each and every chip that you’re feeding yourself.

Then along came PullClean. It’s a door handle with built-in sanitizer dispensers so you can sanitize your hand each time you pass by or leave the room. Before you write it off as being a mere dispenser, it comes with the Countclean software which takes note of sanitizing rates and the level of sanitizer left in the dispenser.

Interested? You can reserve a PullClean system for $200 here.

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