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Silk Floss

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$7.36 $9.95 In stock

Category: MUST-HAVES

Take care of your teeth and the planet with this biodegradable floss. Stainless steel dispenser you can refill a lifetime.

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Description

The package includes two compostable floss coils of 50 metres. You can put them in a reusable dispenser. This swap is ideal to keep your zero-waste flossing habits.

Silk coils

This compostable floss is made of natural silk. Silk has been used by humans for thousands of years for its incredible strength and softness. So, it is well suited for interdental cleaning.

The 50 meters long eco-friendly floss refills are made of mulberry silk, candelilla wax and it has a refreshing peppermint touch. 50 meters of floss is enough for 200 flosses.

    Impact

    Flossing: We all know we should do it more often. Dentists recommend doing it every day. Unfortunately, floss is mostly made of nylon and comes in disposable plastic packaging. So, basically, it is plastic wrapped in plastic. Being small and lightweight, floss thread is part of the plastic products that most easily enter the environment.

    Natural alternatives to synthetic

    Luckily some alternatives to plastic floss exist. The two main options are bio-based plastic and silk floss. The former biodegrade in an industrial compost the latter biodegrades in your backyard compost.

    A reusable floss dispenser

    To be really zero-waste floss, the container should be reusable as well. A reusable floss dispenser can be refilled with floss coils. Reusable floss dispensers are usually made of glass or stainless steel.

    Composition

    Scheme

    Stainless-Steel

    Floss dispensers are usually made of glass which eventually ends up broken on the floor. With this stainless-steel dispenser, you are good to go for life. On top of this, stainless steel is one of the world's most recycled materials. Indeed, 60% of the new stainless-steel production comes from recycled material.

    SILK

    The floss is made of Ahimsa silk which is a method of non-violent silk breeding and harvesting. This method allows the completion of the silkworm's transition to its moth stage. In contrast, most silk harvesting requires the silkworms to be killed in their cocoon stage.

    Silk is one of the strongest natural fibres. It is perfect for gliding between teeth without breaking. Afterwards, being 100% natural, the silk floss degrades easily in a backyard compost.

    Candelilla wax

    This vegetable wax is extracted by boiling the plant. It is a non-gelling thickener and film former with protecting properties and making it the perfect wax to lubricate the floss and enable it to slide through teeth easily.

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    Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 9 reviews)

    John N. ★★★★★

    The stainless steel dispenser feels wonderfully solid in my hand, and swapping in the second 50-meter coil took maybe ten seconds. I love that I’ll never have to buy another plastic container again, and it glides between teeth without shredding like the cheap stuff I used to get.

    Ellie X. ★★★★★

    The compostable coils are a game-changer for me—I’ve got two backups ready and the steel dispenser feels sturdy enough to last forever. My gums don’t bleed like they did with the plastic stuff I used before, and that’s enough to keep me hooked.

    Harper ★★★★★

    Refillable stainless steel dispenser feels so much sturdier than the plastic ones I've tossed over the years, and the floss itself glides between tight teeth without shredding. Compostable coils mean I don't feel guilty tossing the empty spool.