r/Anticonsumption • u/crackedp3pper • Apr 17 '23

This is insane. Plastic Waste

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No one needs this many body care products. And no one needs THIS many products to keep themselves clean. Large corporations tell us (mostly women) that we need to spend money on these "self care" products. They profit off of women's insecurities by telling us that in order to be beautiful, clean, smell nice, etc., we need to buy their products. But people literally do not need all of this to stay clean. What the hell.

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u/ferretfacesyndrome Apr 17 '23

You are 100% right, OP. She not only doesn't need all this, but there's no way she could possibly use all this before it expires/passes it's "best by" date. For me, this would probably be a 10 year supply, no exaggeration.

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u/CrabWoodsman Apr 17 '23

10 years seems like a low estimate, but I'm not really sure what most of these products are supposed to be.

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u/budgetwife Apr 18 '23

A regular sized bath and body works bottle of perfume I have worn every day since I was 17 is just now at probably a tablespoon left. I will be 24 soon. I think specifically for the perfume, that's a lot longer than 10 years.