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Once upon a time, a friend told me about transfer buying.  It allows you to slowly but surely swap out the things that you use with better (i.e. less chemically or higher quality) in a way that is financially sustainable because you aren’t replacing everything all at once.  This is an easy way to introduce reusable products and simplify the inventory in your house as well.  


For each item, I am going to let you know what the swap or switch is, and then what I see as the benefits in each of 4 areas… Environmental, Financial, Minimalism, and Health.  


1. Replace disposable items with washable items. 

2. Switch from hyper-focused cleaning products to multi-purpose. 

3. Switch from chemical cleaners to natural cleaners. 

4.Ask yourself if you need the item you are about to replace?

5. Choose a glass, metal, paper, cloth, or wood option in place of plastic if possible. 

6. Reduce the frequency of showers. 

7. Reduce the chemicals in your chosen shampoo or conditioner. 

8. Reduce the frequency of hair washing.  

9. Use a product dispenser in the shower to reduce product dispensed. 

10. Switch to a safety razor for shaving.

11. Switch to reusable strips for waxing if you prefer to wax. 

12. Switch to sugaring wax.

13. Switch to reusable towels or washrags from paper towels. 

14. Switch to vinegar from fabric softener. 

15. Switch to hang drying from using the dryer. 

16. Switch to washing with water from detergent. 

17. Switch to natural fibers from synthetics in clothes. 

18. Switch to diffusers from air fresheners. 

19. Switch to washable mop heads from disposable. 

20. Switch to washable or reusable dusters from disposable. 

21. Switch to Norwex if natural products like vinegar or alcohol cause histamine reactions for you. 

22. Switch to single ingredient or pronounceable ingredients from more processed foods. 

23. Switch to metal or glass straws from plastic. 

24. Switch to travel utensil sets from plasticware. 

25. Switch from one time use packaging for birthdays and holidays to reusable items like cloth and ribbons or gift bags. 

26. Switch from plastic bags to reusable bags.

27. Switch from disposable feminine supplies to cloth pads or menstrual cups. 

28. Switch from dryer sheets to dryer balls if you can't hang dry your clothes. 

29. Switch from plastic wrap to beeswax wraps for wrapping leftovers.

30. Switch from plastic food storage to glass jars or containers, metal tiffins or silicone zippy bags in place of plastic.

31. Switch from a plastic splooshie to a natural bristle brush, washcloth, or loofah in the shower.

32. Switch from a plastic toothbrush to a bamboo brush. 

33. Switch from a plastic dish brush to a sustainable fiber one. 

34. Switch from a plastic brush or comb to a natural material comb or brush. 

Environmental- renewable versus non renewable resources used.

Financially- a little more expensive, but can sometimes reduce the need for extra products. 

Minimalistically- no change

Health- less plastic exposure.


DISCLAIMER: I am not a medical professional, I am just sharing what I have read and learned, or what has worked or not worked for me.  


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