Before we begin, a note from the Author.
Welcome to the most frustrating blog in the world!
You've probably landed here looking for clear-cut answers, for someone to tell you what is the right thing to do, what to buy, what to believe in. If so, I must warn you: you are in the wrong place.
And this is not because I don't have my own personal position (I really do). I just believe that, especially now, we need less Revealed Truths and more Methods of Reasoning, so that everyone can decide for themselves what their position is.
This is why I decided to write these mini-articles: to give you small facts, bits of knowledge, as fast and simple as possible, that will enable you to get your idea on things. And if I will also be able to inoculate you a little bit against crap and blahblahblah, I'll be even happier.
And with that I think I have lost 50% of the people who have come this far. Damn.
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tool kit toilet read
Assessing the sustainability of products
Here're some mental macro-categories that might be useful to orientate ourselves and understand what choices lay behind a product. And then some big words to show off at dinner with friends.
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toilet read
(More) eco-sustainable detergents
An overview of what is being worked on in order to make home cleaning less impactful.
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toilet read
Concentrated detergents
Why does less water mean less effort? And why is this important for the environment?
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toilet read
Super-concentrated detergents
The only situation in which it is convenient to be running dry
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toilet read
The fabulous world of surfactants
Why do surfactants clean? And what's the difference between "natural" and "synthetic" surfactants?
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Just lather it all up
Why we have the association more foam = more cleanliness in our heads and why it doesn't make sense