4 (Very Masculine) Environmentally Friendly Products for Your Home

June 13, 2010, By 8 comments

3. Classic safety razors. For a smooth, simple shave, you need a simple shaving kit. Classic safety razors can provide just that. What's more, you won't be wasting plastic. Be warned: Shaving with a safety razor will take some getting used to. You'll probably want to check a few videos online or visit a shaving forum such as BadgerandBlade.com for tips, or you'll end up wasting a lot of toilet paper and bandages. If you can get the hang of it, though, shaving with a safety razor is quite simple and will result in a better shave and a smaller carbon footprint.

And by the way, if you're not up for a safety razor, just look for ways to cut your water consumption during your shave. Also use cartridge razors, not packs of disposable razors. You'll pay less per shave and you'll help the environment while you're at it.

4. Scooters and motorcycles. When people talk about "green" and "eco-friendly," most tend to think about hybrid cars, which can look cool but give off a very dorky vibe. If you're willing and able, cut your gas consumption by going for a motorcycle or a scooter. You'll need a motorcycle license for anything really awesome (you don't want to cap the cc's on your bike if you can avoid it), but once you're past that little hurdle, it's smooth riding.

Remember, guys, the environment's worth protecting. Think about your energy consumption and then hit the web when you've got a chance. There are hundreds of very masculine green products out there, and all you've got to do is find them and look cool using them.

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Comments (8):

Kyle B. This illustrates two things: men who buy into the narrow, generic masculine stereotypes pushed by the dominant culture reveal themselves here to be insecure, whinny, with a view of themselves that is 100 years old. Also, personal change does not equal social change. These little individual "do what you can to save the planet" guilt trip is a myth. We are not the ones causing our environmental problems and we cannot solve them. Industry and industrial agriculture use more resources than we can dream of. The focus on the individual takes the focus off those actually causing the destruction. If Industry and industrial agriculture use 90% of the water, why are we the ones told to take shorter showers. Give me a break! Do all of these things, sure, if it makes you feel better. But PLEASE do not do these things because you think you're saving the planet. Because you're not. We're not going to buy our way out of these problems. This whole article trivializes the kind of real environmental and social issues facing us today. And any claim that these things will stop the atrocities is nothing less than an immature fantasy. Grow up. - 08/05/2011
Nycl P. Notice how they are slowly conditioning us to accept the whole "carbon footprint" nonsense. Meantime Al Gore uses more energy in his home than a small town. Wake up folks,,,,, - 04/02/2011
Anne B. Ok this review was weak. He missed the first and best enviro products -- namely anything that enhances the energy efficiency of your home -- new windows, flashing around the doors, insulation in the attic. And isn't a guy a chick-magnet when he's handy around the house? (My husband caught me for good by installing a new garage door opener for me in my new house back when....) Another chick magnet? A house that's not drafty! - 01/02/2011
Mike L. Motorcycle use isn't exactly environmentally friendly. Although I'm a motorcyclist myself (ride a GSX-1300R and a smaller bike that gets better fuel mileage), motorcycle emissions are rather high. Until motorcycle emissions regulations are stricter, I wouldn't exactly call them an environmentally friendly alternative to driving an economical car. - 11/15/2010
Elaine H. In #3 I think you don't mean safety razor. Safety razors are the ones most commonly used today (whether disposable, or with replaceable heads). You mean a straight razor, which is also commonly called a cut-throat razor. For good reason. Safety razors were invented...well..to be more safe. And to allow more men to comfortably shave themselves, rather than having to got a barber. - 10/15/2010
R A. but I'm a girl - 09/29/2010
Chuck T. How many disposable Classic Safety Razors are used in a five year period, how about the number of shaving cream cans will be used up? So what would the real carbon footprint be? My electric razor is 5 years going on 6... - 09/27/2010
Chuck T. Push lawnmower? Not with my yard, IPhone Solar Charger? I'm a Blackberry user, Safety Razor? doesn't that mean disposable, and more aerosol spray cans?, Scooters and Motorcycles? Sorry I'll stick with my Dodge Ram 5.9L 4X4. Any other suggestions? - 09/27/2010

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