Comments on: Kleenex, Neti Pots, Twitter, and Facebook

By: BethTerry

BethTerry — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 22:43:45 +0000

@Beth Yes! I discovered them too a few years ago. Here’s my review: http://myplasticfreelife.com/2011/02/hankybook-cleverly-replaces-disposable-tissues-like-kleenex/

By: ap

ap — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:52:02 +0000

@Beth Terry
Hi Beth, I just read about Hankybooks on TakeOutWithout blog. Looks like a good version of hankies http://hankybook.com/category/hankybook

By: NutItOut

NutItOut — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:34:48 +0000

I also think handkerchiefs are more hygienic. They do not reinfect us as some would like us to believe, and we “single use” ours when we are sick. Also, we kill the germs when we wash them instead of passing them on to the unknown. To top that off, they are far more absorbent than any tissue paper and do not tear easily so no chance of goop fingers.

By: NutItOut

NutItOut — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:22:46 +0000

You don’t want to know how many hanky’s we have. Normally a couple on hand, in the handbag, etc is enuf. But during a mega-germ time we pull out the stash.
The inflicted member is given a stack with a washable container (to save getting up too much) and uses them as if they were disposable tissues. The container is then filled with hot water to soak them for a bit before that lot goes in the wash. Cloth is so much softer and gentler on the nose regardless of paper types out there. I’ve even tucked them into my nostrils at times trying to get a break from “the runs”. Neti pots are great for relieving a blockage but most of the family prefer a steamy shower when they’re really blocked (like getting up in the morning) then dealing with hankies. Ours are about 31-33cm squares. They are lovely 70′s prints in 100% cotton and so soft, probably because they’ve been washed so much since they were first sold as table napkins years ago.

By: rich meyer

rich meyer — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:20:55 +0000

i use a plastic one, because i use it in the shower, and it just bounce, not break, when i drop it!

By: urban woodswalker

urban woodswalker — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 12:19:59 +0000

Add a pinch of baking soda to the salt water! It acts as a buffer against the salt sting in your nose. Its not good to use plain salt. I have had extreme sinus problems my entire life….this works the best! You can also use it for gargling for a sore throat…but I like plain salt water for that. I use a “bulb” type baby ear syringe…its rubber…and I got it years ago. It forces the mixture up into sinus caveties much better then the pouring method. The pouring method is Neti, or using anything kind of spouted pour vessel. Believe me…I have tried them all…

By: Zanne

Zanne — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:22:30 +0000

Thank you so much for being brave enough to post a picture of how this works! Yes, I needed the picture to go, ah, this doesn’t looks as….well, whatever I was thinking about those things. Really wasn’t up to watching a video of it… I just wanted to say you sold me on a lovely ceramic neti pot. Really hope it works for me.

I also 3rd? fourth? the idea of the tissue blocks in nose when it’s running like a mad thing. My dad teased me about being a fire-breathing dragon when I had to do this, but it’s so much simpler, and less gross/wasteful. I don’t use tissue though, can’t get those square to work right for that, so I use a thick, soft TP, that doesn’t lint all over.

By: Fox

Fox — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:41:46 +0000

When I first saw neti pots I thought they would sting horribly or just feel horribly wrong but it wasn’t bad at all for me.

You look the cutest I’ve seen a girl using a neti pot. Which certainly isn’t much but take it as a compliment.

By: Return of the Hankie « Give Green A Try

Return of the Hankie « Give Green A Try — Sun, 02 May 2010 17:59:18 +0000

[...] if hankies just ain’t your cuppa tea, maybe look into this: Neti Pot in Action over at Fake Plastic [...]

By: Cousin Yellowstone

Cousin Yellowstone — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:55:56 +0000

I buy “365″ brand facial tissues at Whole Foods. Some boxes have plastic at the top, but others don’t. I’m not certain how Whole Foods decides which boxes get the plastic strip, but I think it might be based on size, because, of the boxes currently in my home, the smaller ones all have plastic and the slightly larger ones (144 count) are all free of plastic. The smaller boxes were purchased a long time ago and the larger ones more recently, so it could also be that Whole Foods has changed its practices and doesn’t use plastic in any tissue boxes any more. Maybe you could contact Whole Foods and find out. Anyway, I wanted to let you know that at least some boxes of “365″ facial tissues are plastic free.