We talk a lot these days about renewable energies such as solar, wind and wave power. I love the ideas, and I hope that one day we can become fully sustainable, but I also believe that we can each contribute, if only in a very small way, to keeping the earth stable and clean.
Let me give you an example. For many years I groomed myself each morning with an electric razor. I plugged it in each night so it’d have a fresh charge by morning, and for years I just didn’t think about where the energy was coming from. I didn’t consider how much I wasted every day with my morning shave.
So one day I had an idea. I’d stop using every electrically powered device in my home if there was a more energy neutral way to achieve the same goal. I packed away my blender and bought a hand whisk. I put away my electric razor and learned how to use a straight razor (I can just sharpen it on a whetstone, rather than buying new blades all the time). Finally – and I was quite pleased with this one – I found the best nose hair trimmers I’ve ever seen.
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The Groom Mate is a fully manual device. It’s a slim tube, just like any of the other best nose hair trimmers on the market, but this one doesn’t require batteries or mains. All you have to do is push the tip of the tube gently up your nose, where the hair will push through the blade shielding. Next, simply rotate the base of the tube to turn the blades, and they’ll cut through the hairs with no problem.
It’s funny how we never consider these things. For years I just used battery operated devices for this kind of job, but the fact is that even the best nose trimmers that run on batteries will take us one step closer to Armageddon. Do yourself (and the earth) a favour and follow my example.