Refillable Travel-Size Bottles

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Next time you are getting ready to travel somewhere, bypass the travel-size item aisle – opting instead for your own refillable bottles – and save quite a bit of money in the long run.

I bought a small travel kit made by Nalgene before my first study abroad trip almost ten years ago and still use it whenever I head out of town. With the kit, there is no need to hit my drugstore’s travel aisle before every trip and cross my fingers that they will have a small version of my favorite shampoo or soap. Instead, I simply label the bottles and fill them with my favorite products from home.

It goes without saying that bringing your own products in refillable bottles is greener than using the complimentary items offered in hotel bathrooms. But on the occasion that my environmentalism is tested by a particularly tempting free product offering in a hotel – as it was by designer products during a recent stay at a five-star hotel for a cousin’s wedding – I hang onto those bottles and refill them for use in my gym tote or overnight bag!

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