Water is our most precious beauty ally and for this reason too we should commit ourselves to curbing its waste.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himHow to take care of yourself without wasting water? We propose some simple solutions in this regard, which often are only haste or laziness to prevent us from putting into practice every day, every time it is necessary to pay particular attention to avoiding really useless waste of water, for example when washing. hands or teeth, you decide to take a shower or to shave, or you have to perform the operations necessary to remove make-up or shave.
Water is our most precious beauty ally and for this reason too we should strive to stem its waste.
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Wash your face twice a day
The face normally needs to be washed in the morning, before starting your day, and in the evening, to remove impurities collected from the skin during daily activities. Unless there is a particular need, for example due to activities carried out during the day, washing the face too often could be counterproductive and cause phenomena such as dry skin, as excessively frequent washing could remove the natural protective lipid layer. of the skin. In case you need to cool off, it is better to use lukewarm water, therefore neither too hot nor too cold, in order to avoid redness or problems with the capillaries. Fresh water can still be used for a quick final rinse.
Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth
It is one of the best habits related to saving water that we all should learn to put into practice every time we brush our teeth, an important precaution that we unfortunately often forget, without thinking about how many liters of water are flowing. to no avail while brushing our teeth. While we're busy using the toothbrush, why not turn off the tap then? Maybe we don't do it because we are in a hurry, or out of laziness, but if each of us learned to remember not to let the water run for no reason while brushing our teeth, we would avoid consuming 15 liters every time. Therefore, it is better to open the tap only at the time of the necessary rinsing.
Pee in the shower
This is a slightly bizarre piece of advice that model Gisele Bundchen spoke about two years ago. This way you will avoid having to flush the toilet when you pee normally just before or shortly after getting out of the shower, saving up to 4000 liters of water per year. The advice was part of a series of green suggestions aimed at spreading positive behavior towards saving the resources that our planet makes available to us. If your toilet allows you to use less water by pressing a button, don't forget to prefer this water-saving option when you pee.
Prefer the shower to the bathroom
The reason is soon to be said. A bath uses three times the amount of water that would be used when choosing a shower. This certainly does not mean that you are not allowed to indulge in a nice relaxing bath from time to time. In fact, even in the event that you tend to prefer the bathroom, it is possible to implement a stratagem to recover water, with particular reference to the one that is left to run empty before starting to fill the tub while waiting for it to heat up. Therefore, place a basin under the tap of the tub to collect at least part of the water, which will be clean and can be used for example for washing clothes or for watering plants. Then keep an eye on the time you spend in the shower.
Turn off the tap when soaping or shaving
This is a suggestion that sounds quite logical, but which perhaps too often we forget to implement, captured by the pleasant splash of water - wasted - that flows in the tub, in the shower or in the sink. Flowing water will not help us make them easier or more effective shaving operations or soaping. So we try to always remember to turn off the faucet in the shower, sink or bathtub when we don't need any more water. To wet and rinse the razor when shaving, you could keep a bowl with water next to you or turn on the tap only when needed.
Wash your hands properly
It is not necessary to let liters and liters of water flow when it is time to wash your hands, especially when you soap them and are about to rub them. The ideal method to save water in this sense would be to soap your hands when they are still dry and rub them well, or moisten them with a simple trickle of water before applying the detergent, avoiding opening the tap to the maximum. It must always remain closed during the rubbing and cleaning operations, only to be opened once when rinsing, always trying not to overdo the amount of water used. If you are in a public bathroom and need to dry your hands with paper towels, don't forget to apply the infallible “Shake & Fold!” Anti-waste method.
Remove make-up with a do-it-yourself eco-wipe
The make-up removal operation can be tedious and tiring at times. To avoid wasting water when you have to remove your make-up at the end of the day, it is good to resort to some do-it-yourself remedies but fully functional. If the makeup is not very persistent, just use a small sponge cloth made from an old towel to moisten with warm water or with your own make-up remover, bearing in mind the possibility of how simple olive oil can often prove to be suitable for facilitating the removal of foundation and lipstick. Do not open the tap excessively when rinsing your face.
Make masks and scrubs before or during the shower
Applying the face mask before taking a shower and dedicating yourself to the scrub before starting to rinse will allow you to carry out different beauty treatments at the same time, saving you both time and water used in case you dedicate yourself to these operations separately, at other times of the day. Of course, turn off the water while applying the mask to your face or while massaging with yours scrub, which you can prepare yourself with completely natural ingredients.
Use an air mixer
Using an air mixer to apply to the sink, tub or shower will allow you to reduce the amount of water used each time. Without your realizing it, in fact, a mixer will be able to add air to the water at the outlet, so that you get the desired flow, but with the use of a smaller amount of water. It is a useful tool to be used not only in the bathroom but also in the kitchen, to extend water savings when you have to wash the dishes.
Fare uno dry shampoo
It is a solution to be applied in case you are in particular situations, illness or other, in which it is not possible to wet the head or hair, or a remedy to be used simply to refresh the roots of the hair while not wanting or not having the time to devote to a real shampoo, which can be postponed for a few days. To make a natural dry shampoo, you can apply cornmeal, rice flour, angelica root or iris root powder to the hair. Dry shampoo does not require rinsing. It will be necessary to leave the powders to act for a quarter of an hour and then carefully brush the hair to remove any residue. The result obtained may surprise you!
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Marta Albè
