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I do the rinse thing with every possible bottle of detergent/conditioner. Shampoo, conditioner, laundry detergent, dish soap, hand cleaners, everything I can. Money is tight enough these days without wasting product.
I'm pretty much of the same school. I was a child in WW II and the post-war recession, and this sort of behavior is what I saw all around me, so it just became part of my repertoire of unexamined habits.
I, too, was a child during WWII and there were shortages of so many things that if you were lucky enough to have an item, you didn't dare be wasteful because you didn't know when you could get more. We had to be frugal.
Since most factories were turning out products for munitions or military vehicles or for the armed forces, there was a saying - Use it up; wear it out; make it do or do without. And we did.
That continues today. I picked up an item made by Evriholder called SqueezIt that will virtually empty any tube. The package contains two pieces of plastic. I purchased this item at Walmart, but I'm guessing you might find it at any variety store, probably near the toothpaste display. Cost about $1.99
As for cutting bottles, I don't but I will swish a bit of water around to get the last product out. (If it has a lid that doesn't unscrew, I use pliers or a vise=grip to get the lid off.)
Frugal? Sure. Ever since I found out that money doesn't grow on trees.
Shampoo and conditioner are easy to rinse the bottle, but lotion is not so easy (I had this thing that is not very helpful if the leftover is not heavy enough to fall through). Until now I also make max effort to get the last bit, but I was just starting to estimate, how much (or little) I might have saved a year by doing so, if the lotion is inexpensive? But again, it's really not about money, but you just feel it's a waste to throw it away when it's still usable. If there is someone, some homeless, say, who collect them, I'd give to them
Oh, and the same applies to food, such as Olive oil, salt in a cylinder carton with tiny opening,...
Yeah lotion. I forget about lotion. I have always had oily skin, so applying lotion just aggravates it. I guess, in that case, turn the bottle upside down to drain to the opening. Like catsup
Yes, I do. Not just because I paid for the entirety of the contents, but also because the containers are often recyclable and must be clean before placed in the bin.
When a lipstick/gloss/whatever lip product is used up I scrape down into the holder and apply the
leftover product...I keep them those at home, take the regular ones in my purse.
To me, there is something so satisfying about scrapping the bottom of the bottle haha.
I wouldn't cut it open though. I just try to squeeze it out and let it stand up side down and go from there.
When a lipstick/gloss/whatever lip product is used up I scrape down into the holder and apply the
leftover product...I keep them those at home, take the regular ones in my purse.
I do this using a lip brush to get the last bit out.
Here's another variation: Save those little pots that lip balms like Carmex or sample sizes of cosmetics come in. Scrape out lipstick from the bottom of the tube and put it in the [clean, microwaveable] jar. Melt in the microwave for a few seconds. Stir the melted lipstick with a toothpick if you are combining different colors. Then use a lip brush to apply it.
This is a good way to salvage lipstick colors that are too light, too dark or too whatever. Take an equal part of each color, melt them together, and the result is often a very flattering shade that's just right.
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