Miniml Refillable Body Wash & Bubble Bath

Miniml coconut body wash

Miniml Bodywash & Bubblebaths (avoid essential oils for pregnancy/nursing).

Although baths use more water than showers (though usually not more than power showers), many people like a weekly bath to while away half an hour with a relaxing soak. It’s good for relaxing both joints and mind. So here are some tips to still enjoy a relaxing bath time, but without less footprint for the planet.

Read also about zero waste baby bathtime (including safety tips).

Bath safety tips 

  • Test the water before you get in the bath, and stand up slowly when you get out. Avoid slippery bath oils.
  • Choose unscented bath products if pregnant/nursing. Avoid hot baths as high temperatures restrict blood flow to babies, increasing risk of complications. If you take baths, keep them warm (not hot) and no more than 15 minutes.
  • If you use bath water diverters (that hang out the window to reuse water for the garden), use unscented biodegradable products – even sea salt could harm plants and pets/birds/wildlife drinking the water below.

Keeping pets safe near bathrooms 

Epsom Salts (healing tired aching legs)

Epsom salts (named after the Surrey town) contain magnesium. Preferable to dead sea salts that are from a dying sea (home to 500 million birds sand many fish and wildlife).

Add a couple of handfuls to bath water, the magnesium helps you sleep. Stir the water to dissolve crystals and soak for 12 to 15 minutes. Rinse off with clean water, and drink a glass of water. You can also add them to a foot bath .

Avoid Epsom salt baths for open wounds/burns, diabetes, kidney disease, low-magnesium diets, skin infections or heart disease (hot baths can lower blood pressure and increase heart rate). 

Never ingest Epsom salts or use for cooking. Salt is toxic to pets, so keep them away too (close the bathroom if using, to avoid them licking warm water if it splashes). If using as a fabric softener, give an extra rinse cycle for laundered pet blankets.

Miniml refillable bubble bath (and body wash)

Miniml lavender body wash bubble bath

Miniml Bodywash & Bubblebaths are for baths or showers, made with biodegradable ingredients (and Yorkshire water), with natural scents. Empty bottles can be taken to zero waste shops for refilling. Or use the QR code to send them back for washing, refilling and sending back to you.

Choose from:

  • English Lavender and Chamomile
  • Nourishing Coconut
  • Tea Tree and Mint
  • Pink Grapefruit and Aloe Verea

There are discounts for regular subscriptions, and students.

Bio-D offers a fragrance-free biodegradable bubble bath, if you prefer or need not to use scent. Approved by Allergy UK, there are 5L refills available.

Recycle empty bottles with kerbside collections. Bottles with toxic liquids go to your council’s hazardous waste department (don’t pour down sinks).

Dip & Doze organic towel bales

Dip & Doze organic cotton towels are nicer than scratchy polyester (which should be laundered in microfiber filters, to avoid ocean pollution).

In natural colours to blend with any bathroom design, organic cotton is good for the planet too (and lasts longer, as fabric have not been treated with chemicals). Hang up after use, wash hand towels every couple of uses, and avoid fabric conditioner, as this reduces absorbency.

Old towels used to transport creatures to wildlife rescue shelters should not have tassels (they can tangle in paws and claws).

Choose talc-free body powders

talc-free body powder

Talc is an inorganic mined substance that may contain asbestos (there are upcoming bans due to lawsuits from women who got ovarian cancer). And babies are also at risk from a pulmonary condition from inhaling talc.

Ovarian cancer symptoms include pelvic pain, bloating, feeling full after meals and changes in urination).

Talcum powder is also frequently found in cosmetics (eyeshadows etc). Natural cosmetics may contain zinc oxide, so wash off of your skin, before letting pets kiss you!

Talc is only used to absorb moisture, so there are better ways to do this:

  • Good towels (above) is one of the best ways to absorb moisture.
  • Wear loose breathable clothing (cotton, hemp, linen) let sweat evaporate.
  • Oatmeal baths: Good for chafed skin, add blended oats to a warm bath, and soak for 10 to 15 minutes. Losing weight can help bring lasting relief.
  • Corinne Taylor Body Powder is made with Bentonite clay, jojoba seed oil, chamomile flower extract and essential oils (avoid for pregnancy/nursing)

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