My Plastic-free Life - Topic: Q tips? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 julsie on Q tips? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p657 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p657 Cool!  I'll have to see if I can talk the hubby into giving up his Q-tip habit. 

]]> Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:04:28 -0800 Melissa B on Q tips? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p652 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p652 Totally check out the ear pick! J-list sells them. http://www.jlist.com/search/al.....ar_cleaner
I think they work better than Qtips because you scrape out gunk. Just be careful. Oh, they work best fresh out of the shower - I think ear gunk is softer then.

]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:51:25 -0800 julsie on Q tips? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p546 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p546 Drat!  I already ordered mine. 

]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:05:43 -0700 Beth Terry on Q tips? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p544 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p544 Sadly, Valerie says they come shrink-wrapped in plastic.  :-(  Oh well.

]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:59:28 -0700 Beth Terry on Q tips? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p542 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p542 Julsie, that's potentially exciting.  I just emailed Valerie from Greenfeet to see if the box contains any plastic.  The organic Swisspers swabs come in a cardboard box, but it is shrink-wrapped in plastic.

]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:01:05 -0700 julsie on Q tips? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p540 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p540 I just stumbled across these and thought of this thread:

http://www.greenfeet.com/Cotto.....1-0000.htm

I haven't actually ordered from this company, but it says they're packed in recycled cardboard. 

]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:58:06 -0700 Eve Stavros on Q tips? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p518 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p518 You could try this neat trick I saw a manicurist do once and which I've adapted - make your own! Take an orange stick (or the "back end" of a fine wooden artist's brush, which I use for eye shadow, so it's in my makeup drawer) and wrap/swirl it with a piece of a cotton ball.  When finished, throw away the cotton part and re-use the stick. Cotton is available plastic free at the drugstore, and the orange stick/artist's brush at any crafts store.

]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:43:16 -0700 Beth Terry on Q tips? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p517 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p517 Oh, assuming you wanted to use them to clean your ears. I sometimes forget there are many other uses for Q tips.

]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:43:37 -0700 Beth Terry on Q tips? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p516 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p516 So far I haven't found any without plastic. Even the organic ones come with in a cardboard box wrapped in plastic. You could try switching to a Japanese ear pick.  

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_pick

 

They come wrapped in plastic, but you only have to buy it once.

]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:43:02 -0700 Lisa on Q tips? http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p515 Plastic-free Alternatives http://myplasticfreelife.com/forum/plastic-free-alternatives/q-tips/#p515 I am currently running out of my q-tips and want to find them in non-plastic packaging.  Seems like i am out of luck! I have looked around everywhere.  Does anyone have any ideas or even what company to order online? 

Thank you

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