the greatest tool ever!!
I have the greatest little tool to squeeze all the last bits out of tubes. It's called the Tube Wringer, and it works great on toothpaste tubes and a bunch of other products you may have around your home. It's a great money saver! You'd be surprised by how much extra toothpaste you can squeeze out. It's great for the environment too, because it helps to use things up properly. I love it!
In fact, I might get one for my mom because she loves squeezing the last bits out of things. She and I have this strange bond over using things up. I usually give her products that I don't want, and she uses them up and brings me the empty containers. We find it so satisfying that she gets every little bit out of the tube or bottle! She is way more patient with this than I am. She probably doesn't need this little tool, because she is so good at getting to the very bottom of a lipstick tube! I mean, once she's done with a lipstick, you can't even tell that there was ever anything in the tube! It's quite impressive. Yay mom!!!
I got my squeezer at the Jurlique store, but Dr. Hauschka makes them too, and you can get them on Amazon or on BeautyHabit.com.
Do you have any household tools that you use and love?
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Oh YES! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this tool! I always feel that I'm getting the most out of my tubed products! Such a great waste preventer! :-)
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But first i should have to sqeeze those cans as flat as possible on the old fashioned way, of course.
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Maybe this item can also be used tho squeeze all empty tin cans, before dropping them into the carbage bucket. That saves space and (thus) the use of too much garbage bags. Smart invention.
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I have one of those! I've had it for about 10 years. Mine's all metal, but it works great! I didn't know they still made them. Thanks!
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I find that if I use a tube made out of metal (like Tom's) I can get much more toothpaste out than from a tube make of plastic (like Colgate). Running the end against the edge of the counter helps to push the remaining paste to the top and then it's all thumb power...I can get several days out of a tube that the rest of my family has given up on. As with so much of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle- it's all about determination... :)
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I usually just cut the tube with a pair of scissors and dig out what is left. It's amazing but toothpaste tubes last at least a week more after you think they are finished. Just cut it in half and you have clean teeth for another week.
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It's actually a paint tube squeezer! I've been usinng these for a zillion years to get the oil paint at the very, very bottom of the tube! VERY cheap in art supply stores!
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I remember using this tool for scrapbooking, it crinkles your paper (cardstock or verythin metals) for a textured look.
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YOU CAN GET THE SAME BASIC TOOL, BUT MUCH SMALLER AND FITS ON THE END OF A TUBE OF TOOTHPASTE--FOR ONLY $I AT THE DOLLAR STORE.
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I agree with askvor. Is it worth the resources? Plastic is derived from petroleum. The metal piece is some kind of metal, so that involves a resource that has been mined, and perhaps could be better suited for things like wind towers or mounting brackets for solar panels. Of course, it could all be recycled materials too. But then you have the issue of the energy used to recycle those materials. And there's about a 50% chance that power was generated by coal.
Just to squeeze out a few more squirts of toothpaste, I'm just not sure it's worth it.
Don't mean to be a downer, but as an energy analyst, these are the things that constantly weigh on me. : ) -
I really wonder, what's better for the environment. The wasting of all the little leftovers or the produce and supply of this tool. Would really be interesting to compare the energy and resources it needs to be produced, how many energy and resources to be delivered, and how many waste it gives at the end of his life. It's made of plastic. And the metal thing looks like aluminium. Both very bad for the environment.
Think about that too.
A science report would be helpful, I really can't say which way is better. Or less harmful...
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its, funny that you mention it. I remember when was just a little girl i had that exact same thing. an i used it to get out toothpast. It worked like a charm
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i recently got this awesome tofu press:
http://theactorsdiet.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/lynn-dresses-and-presses/
not only does it make draining tofu a cinch, it also squeezes out frozen spinach!!! -
I remember having "keys" for our toothpaste tubes when I was a kid. Now I just struggle - but tomorrow I'm stopping at the art or beauty supply store to get a few. Although I'm going to San Francisco for the weekend and it would be a great excuse to go to the Jurlique store, but I'd probably get into trouble.
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i have a "key" we use in salons for getting the last of haircolor out. can get them in beauty supply stores for under a dollar each. got a few to use around the house. i think you can also find them in art supply stores for paint. it's a tiny metal thing clips on the end of product tubes and you twist away until all done. -
This really is a very useful tool. I never realized how much product was being wasted until I had one of these.
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I have the tofu xpress - it squeezes all of the water out of tofu and is amazing!! makes such a difference in your recipes. all you do is put the tofu in the press and stick it in the refrigerator...in about 2 hours the tofu is all squeezed out and ready to use. it can also be used to drain the water out of frozen spinach!
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have this and LOVE it!!!! i use it for my dr. hauschka b/c i love the stuff but boy is it pricey!!!! also use for toothpaste. it is such a great tool!!!!
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I've had one of these for years and they are very helpful, though i actually got mine at an art store for my paints. When your tube of paint can cost up to $50 and sometimes more, you want to be sure you are using all of it. Just don't use the same wringer for ingestible and non-igestibles, because some products are highly toxic. -
i was just flipping through VegNews last night and there was an ad in there for a tofu press to squeeze the last bit of water out to make it more able to crisp up and stuff in recipes. im finding that i dont mind tofu, but i always end up with a soggy crumbly mess when i make it myself because i always give up on trying to really dry it. i might have to get one of these!!!
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