Brush with Bamboo Review

This is the second brand of bamboo toothbrush I have used and although I am used to the straight back that is standard for bamboo toothbrushes, something about the way the bristles are placed on this one made it slightly uncomfortable in my mouth. 

• Form: This toothbrushes is made of bamboo and nylon bristles. The bamboo can be composted but unfortunately, the bristles are not biodegradable. They should be removed before composting the handle. As you can see, this backside of the handle is straight, rather than curved like many plastic toothbrushes. 
• Price: I purchased one of these individually, for $5. You can buy 4 for $20 on their website. This is $12 more than what I would normally pay for a pack of 4 plastic toothbrushes.
• Fragrance: Not applicable, it’s a toothbrush!
• Packaging: When I ordered this, I did not see a picture of how it came, so I was pretty unhappy to find that it came with plastic wrapping in the window of the box. The box itself is recycled material and there is no extra packaging inside the box.
• Use: After adjusting to this brush, I realized why I was not as fond of this one as the first one I tried. Personally, i thought the brush part just felt too big in my mouth. It did eventually stop bothering me but it took a little longer to adjust to than it did to the straight back of these kinds of toothbrushes.

Overall, this wasn’t a bad toothbrush. The fact that the brush felt a little larger to me isn’t a deal breaker, but I did find it a little more expensive than the first I tried and the fact that it has a plastic window in the box means that I won’t be purchasing it again. 

Staying Aware

I don’t know how you found this blog, but my guess is that since you found it you’re interested in sustainable living on some level. Regardless of where you are in your journey, and especially if you haven’t started or you’re not sure if you want to, I’d like you to take a moment and look around you. Open your bathroom cabinets, your kitchen cabinets, just look around your bedroom and think about what you see. If I had to hazard a guess, I’d say in your bathroom you have toothpaste, a toothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, body soap, a razor, shaving cream, hand soap, perfume, lotion, contact solution, face wash, sunscreen, hair gel, mouthwash, and makeup remover. Some of you will have more products than these and some of you will have less, but I’d say these are the common items most people will have. Most of these come in plastic containers. In the kitchen, I’m sure you have containers of juice, milk, condiments, fruit and vegetables in plastic bags, saran wrapped meats and granola bars nicely wrapped up. These things are also all in plastic, whether bulky or thin. That’s just two of the rooms in your house. Now, don’t think I’m trying to make you feel bad. Consuming things is in our nature and marketing has long targeted us to make us believe we need more things than we do. I simply would like you to be aware of how much you have in your house, how much of it will be around long after you are gone. If you can remember that once in a while, making sustainable changes should be that much easier.