testing stuff

I recently started a new board on my pinterest, 
it's about green DIY projects and products.

My concerns about the environment started many years ago, 
but when my daughter was born they became amplified. 
As time goes by my concern grows.

So I started to look for ideas and products that will help me 
to do more about it, and now I think I'm ready to share them 
with those of you who have the same concerns.

Plastic: plastic is everywhere, if you go to a beach, 
you will find many tiny coloured particles mixed to the sand,
that is plastic! it won't degrade for centuries. 
Fishes are eating it and so birds, it has entered in our food chain, 
and that is scary as we don't know about the consequences.
Supermarkets make me totally frustrated since I can't find 
a vegetable that isn't wrapped in plastic!

For these reasons and more I'm very keen to make of "alternatives" the routine. 
I made this board, which is the easiest part and I've started 
to test those ideas I've pinned, to see if they are any good.

To start with, I tried this project.
Let me tell you that it is a great way to recycle old t-shirts, but, 
make sure your t-shirts have no seams on the sides, because if they do, 
this method is not good at all.

Think about the project you want to make based on the number of t-shirts 
you have to recycle. I'd like to make a bathroom rug, crocheted 
(I find it hard to knit this kind of yarn). For my project I crocheted 
a chain of 23 stitches, with a n8 crochet hook. So far I obtained 
4 1/2 rows with one t-shirt, which is roughly 9cm, to finish this 
project I need in total 5 t-shirts. I quite like the result.
I think it's worth it if you want to avoid to send your stained, 
full of holes t-shirts to landfill.

The next project I tested is this one.

Using cheap garden twine and some wool filling, 

I made a scrub a bit larger and I knitted two 

rectangles rather than a folded one, 

then I sewn them together.

I tested it on the breakfast washing this morning 

and I must say that it worked perfectly.

I'll stick to these scrubs and I'll try with 

different natural materials and sizes.

Last I tested this one

Yep! I gave it a go, because I'm keen to avoid plastic bottles

 as much as possible. 

I've been using expensive organic products for more than a decade, 

but the plastic bottles that come with them are bothering me.

 I've tried many of them but still, my hair gets dry and heavy, 

sometimes my scalp irritated, not to mention

that I really spend a fortune on shampoos and conditioners! 

I had nothing to loose so I've tried this recipe last night, 

as soon as I washed my hair with bicarbonate of soda 

(baking soda is exactly the same product) I got really worried 

because they felt like fuzzy wool! then I added the apple cyder vinegar

 and the feeling changed completely, thank goodness it worked, 

the scalp felt clean and my hair looks fine! I'll stick to this recipe 

for a while then I'll do a recap with you to let you know 

if I have lost all my hair or not! ;^)

Ok, sorry for the long post, I hope I haven't bored you, 

instead somehow managed to inspire you.

Oh and this is my 500th post! 

update: after a couple of weeks I gave up, my scalp became quite dry and itchy.

I hope to find alternatives, for now I stick to a brand that is organic and 

use glass bottles. I diluted the shampoo with water.