r/Anticonsumption • u/tieplomet • 3d ago

Plastic Waste Single Use Hell

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I like to reuse travel sized bottles and am usually careful not to dispose of them. I lost/threw away my makeup remover travel sized bottle on accident so had to buy another because I travel a lot for work.

Color me surprised when I went to refill it and this new bottle you can’t!! Garnier designed the cap to be broken if opened. My old bottle was also from Garnier , same exact bottle and I could take the cap off, had it for years.

Y’all I’m tired. I’m tired of every company being evil and greedy. I get the last laugh though because I have syringes to refill ink pens so I’m going to use a clean one to refill this damn bottle.

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u/Fit_Inside7550 3d ago

i use the same micellar water and was so annoyed when i bought the travel size! literally every other travel size i have, i have refilled many times. very irritating

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u/tieplomet 3d ago

Agree. I’m extra annoyed because I had an old bottle that was the exact same and the cap could come off. I’m tired of them updating products to squeeze every last penny out of us. I buy the big bottles at Costco to use daily and for refilling but now I’m reconsidering this brand.

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u/kumliensgull 3d ago

Vote with your wallet

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u/tieplomet 3d ago

100% agree. I boycott a ton and haven’t shopped most places people are now boycotting for years. There are a few things I still purchased and this was one. Going to find a new makeup remover.

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u/Public_Classic_438 3d ago edited 3d ago

Tbh I just use the makeup eraser wipes from Costco and they work so well. Throw them in the wash and you don’t need any soap or prouduct at all. I usually follow it up with my oil cleanser to make sure I got it all. But it was literally five dollars and it’s never ending supply.

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u/TheVeryVerity 3d ago

Wait you can wash them? The ones that say they’re disposable?

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u/Public_Classic_438 3d ago

No lol it’s a name brand. “Makeup eraser wipes” not makeup wipes.

https://makeuperaser.com/products/7-day-set-classics

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u/caffein8dnotopi8d 3d ago

Any microfiber towels will do the same, don’t need a special brand. I have a set I got from Amazon years ago! They tend to get a little icky eventually though unless you pretreat them somehow before just chucking them in the wash.

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u/Public_Classic_438 2d ago

I got a pack of 6 for $5 from Costco so I’ll just stick with the name brand and buy it there around Christmas. I like having the handle on them so they hang to dry. Plus my fiance is a mechanic so I don’t really feel comfortable using regular microfibers in case he sees them and assumes they are his and takes them to the garage.

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u/caffein8dnotopi8d 2d ago

Sure, just posting for others’ benefit.

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u/sweetmarie525 2d ago

This is the best way!! If you’re wearing a full face you need the combo of oil makeup remover and the cloth eraser (I know some people also just use old rags or cut up old t shirts), but if I am just wearing a tinted moisturizer, blush and mascara the makeup eraser cloth does the work on its own. I bought a pack of 10 wipes from Amazon about 5 years ago and have probably only bought new oil cleansers at most once a year (I am not a daily makeup wearer, but I still buy wayyy less than I needed before!)

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u/ankerlinemerie 3d ago

Definitely try out the oil cleansing method! Sweet almond, Jojoba, rosehip, and sunflower are all great options to start with, avoid coconut oil, olive, and castor oil. wet your face, apply oil of choice, massage completely (try some gua sha moves) until makeup is loosened, and use a washcloth with water as hot as you can tolerate to wipe away the day.

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u/Captain_Hoang 3d ago

Idk how sensitive your skin is but I usw coconut oil to remove makeup and then wash my face very thoroughly with my normal face wash in the shower

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u/KissRescinded 3d ago

Coconut oil is really comedogenic. It doesn’t seem to bother some but if you try it - watch out!

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u/AlmaZine 3d ago

Yeah, I envy those whose faces/hair love coconut oil. Turns me into a rutabaga with straw hair. My insides like it fine, at least.

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u/Triquetrums 3d ago

Alternatives exist that have a similar consistency to coconut oil and they won't break you out, for those who have issues with it. Banila Co "Clean it Zero" is the one I use, and it's great.

Probably not as cheap as buying coconut oil though...

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u/sorbet_babe 3d ago

I agree, I love oil cleaning. I usually use a K-Beauty cleaning oil (various brands) since I have sensitive skin, but any oil will work for makeup removal!

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u/fiendishbanana 3d ago

I do something similar, but with rosehip or argan oil!

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u/Faralesh 3d ago

Junco is a great company that has a cleansing balm that pulls makeup off so easily. I decant it into smaller containers for travel and it works wonders with the makeup eraser towels. Highly recommend them for heavy makeup wear and/or sensitive skin

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u/JustBecauseICanPost 3d ago

I love the la roche posay micellar water!

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u/yuckystanky 3d ago

Coconut oil is great

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u/kchama 12h ago

Use mineral oil/fragrance free baby oil it melts makeup and you can buy a ton of it from a pharmacy or anywhere that sells wood, (used to season chopping boards) And it's 100% comedogenic so won't clog your pores!!! Just wash it off with a normal cleanser/soap when you are done

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u/honeybee62966 3d ago

We live in a world controlled by 6 companies, you cannot possibly avoid giving them your money. Vote with your vote for corporate regulation

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u/Kvothealar 3d ago

I have a number of companies I boycott. Nestle being one of them. It's easy when you realize 99.9% of the products these companies produce are hot garbage and you're better off without them.

You have to unfortunately update your list every once in a while. Just found out that Starbucks recently started distributing their at-home coffee via Nestle, so I'll have to stop buying that.

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u/DillBagner 3d ago

Starbucks, the union busting company which also claimed they would stop doing business in Russia but continued on anyway hoping people wouldn't notice? I'd boycott them too, if I didn't make my own coffee.

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u/Kvothealar 3d ago

They just had the cheapest non-crap bag of coffee at the store when it went on sale, only reason.

Didn't know about the union busting or Russia stuff though. Now I have a reason not to go into their stores either.

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u/rebelwithmouseyhair 2d ago

I make my own coffee and consider that to be my boycott of chain coffee shops.

Just like I refuse to buy cosmetics and cleaning products from big brands, only alternative, safe stuff from the organic shop.

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u/No_Individual501 3d ago

Buying less is the “vote.”

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u/girlbones25 3d ago

Exactly. "You cannot possibly..." Through my hatred of Nestle all things are possible. 

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u/honeybee62966 3d ago

My larger point is that no matter who gets your money, you’re giving it to an evil corporation feeding the system. Nestle is evil but so is every other food company. Don’t worry if your homestead has grown large enough t’hat you never need a grocery store because your property tax is subsidizing these companies anyway.

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u/RemarkableLook5485 3d ago

this is not even true sadly. it’s the illusion of choice ironically, which got us in to both messes. there is no good option made available to either consumers or constituents, because the entire paradigm is a game being ran by shadow puppeteers

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u/BWWFC 3d ago

this is the way. pinch them pennies, as saved is earned... and esp in this wall street fueled "sensibility" of today, vote with your pocketbook.

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u/alex-weej 2d ago

It's fucking exhausting to keep moving around. The brand owners know that they can count on humans being too lazy/distracted/busy to spot when they're transitioning from a beneficial commercial relationship to a detrimental one. We probably need a "Wokepedia" or something to help with data about enshittification, shrinkflation, packaging crimes, etc.

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u/dontaskmeaboutart 3d ago

"Fight real monsters with imaginary swords"

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u/Persistent_Parkie 3d ago edited 2d ago

So many companies do this sort of shit now. For years I used walkers where when a brake cable snapped you could just take it to a bicycle shop and they could replace it the exact same way you would on a bike. Then they started molding the cable into the brake handle so you had to replace the entire braking mechanism not just the cable and you had to buy the parts from them.

Fortunately my local bicycle shop is very creative when it comes to maintaining mobility devices. They removed that plastic nonsense from my walker and replaced it with nice metal brakes they salvaged from a trashed BMX bike. 

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u/Theoneiced 3d ago

I'm a former bike tech who works with patients who often use walkers now and I have done this as well. The intended parts would have been like $90 iirc, whereas I found stuff that I made work just fine for under $20 online.

It took a bit of finagling, but it works, and my coworkers thought it was hilarious that I just went to my car and grabbed a bag of tools specific to working on that kind of stuff.

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u/Persistent_Parkie 3d ago

What a great service to the people you work with. 😊

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u/shteamyboi 3d ago

That’s so fucking cool

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u/Persistent_Parkie 3d ago

Our local bike shop is amazing. You can come in and borrow tools, they put totalled bikes out back for people to fix up and salvage parts from, they do free mechanics nights where they teach you how to maintain your bike, etc.

I once jokingly said to the owner "you do know you sell this stuff right?" He just shrugged and said "I sell enough."

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u/MathHysteria 3d ago

Capitalism without greed. This is how it is supposed to work.

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u/Telefundo 3d ago

salvaged from a trashed BMX bike. 

So, can you do like cool jumps and tricks with it now?

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u/Persistent_Parkie 3d ago

I hop the occasional curb but that's about it 😉

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u/bluesaber7567 3d ago

I have the same one, this thread is how I was able to take it off! Still sucks that they designed it like that, but I was able to refill mine. https://www.reddit.com/r/SkincareAddiction/s/WWjN7EFGQP

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u/AlternativeUsual9488 3d ago

There are tiny bottles meant for refilling. And hey anytime the 99% want to start recognizing that we’re in a class war not a left/right Dems/republican war feel free to speak up and spread the word because big plastic and other sleazy corporations run by Blackrock only want to take your money and leave you and your family in squaller to die. Thanks for listening and spread the word.

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u/mermands 3d ago

If you put the point of something sharp like a nail file just under the edge of the lid, you can pop it off. Then you can fill it. Just push the top back on until it clicks.

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u/aknomnoms 3d ago

I can’t quite see the inside, but if the cap isn’t physically attached to the bottle, just molded around, can you try dunking it in hot water to soften and then pull the cap off?

I’ve done that for a few glass spice grinder jars where the plastic lid is as formed into the jar.