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Dive into the details on everything I’ve tested below! And I do mean details. I’ve thoroughly tested every single item I write about, and I tell you the truth about what works, and what isn’t worth your time and money.

You can also skip to the highlights (and discounts) on my Trusted Products page.

A Red Yao woman adjusting the hair style of another Red Yao woman during an indigenous tour of Longsheng, Guangxi, China. ©KettiWilhelm2025
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Viori Shampoo Bar Review: Hair Products that Support a Tribe in China? [We visited them!]

Earth Breeze laundry sheets and other brands of eco-friendly detergent strips in plastic-free packaging: Zero Waste Essentials, Cleancult and Tru Earth. ©KettiWilhelm2025
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TruEarth vs. Earth Breeze Detergent: Which are the Best Plastic-free Laundry Strips?

Dropps laundry pods featured in this review, in their plastic-free packaging sitting on the writer's kitchen countertop. ©KettiWilhelm2025
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Dropps Review: Testing the Original Plastic-free Laundry & Dishwasher Pods

All of the plastic-free and eco-friendly cleaning products I tested for this review of Cleancult vs Blueland vs Dropps sustainable laundry and cleaning products. ©KettiWilhelm2025
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Blueland vs. Cleancult: Which Plastic-Free Laundry & Cleaning Swaps Are Worth Your Time in 2025?

Workers stand on a pile of denim to be recycled into DL1961's circular jeans.
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23 Sustainable Clothing Brands & What Makes Them Better

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35 Unique Sustainable Gift Ideas – for Picky Gifters [2025]

Glass jar and bottles of refillable skincare products from Rebrand Skincare (left to right: Dream Cleanser, Power Serum, Organic Face Oil, and Day & Night Cream) on the mirrored bathroom shelf of Ketti Wilhelm, the blogger who tested and reviewed these products. Ketti is visible in the mirror behind the products with a camera in hand. ©KettiWilhelm2024
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Rebrand Skincare: the Easiest Routine + Why These Are the Best Refills

Two of the best backpacks for travel, leaning against each other on the review writer's bed: the Travel Backpack Pro, and the Travel Backpack Lite, both made by Tortuga. ©KettiWilhelm2024
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How Lite is too Light? Testing Tortuga’s Pro vs. Lite Travel Backpacks

Organic, cold pressed orange juice from the Imperfect Foods brand, in a perfectly good-looking bottle, in front of the rest of my weekly home grocery delivery from Misfits Market. ©KettiWilhelm2024
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Misfits Market: Testing the “Rescued” Grocery Delivery Service

Comparing the plastic-free, environmentally friendly toilet paper from Reel and Who Gives A Crap – displayed on a white countertop next to a plant. ©KettiWilhelm2024
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Change Your Toilet Paper, Save a Forest! (Finding the Best Bamboo & Recycled TP Brands)

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Tortuga Backpack Review: Why This Is The (New) Best Travel Backpack

My LARQ self-cleaning water bottle, and Grayl filtering water bottle, sitting on a rock with the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean behind. ©KettiWilhelm2021
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