No Tox Life® CASA AGAVE® brushes are an easy replacement for your plastic vegetable and cleaning brushes in the kitchen and home. With a Moso Bamboo and agave fiber with mixed agave and palmyra fiber bristles, these brushes can be used for vegetable washing and even general cleaning around the house. The duo tone design means half can be used for soft skinned fruits or vegetables while the other half can be used for root veggie scrubbing. Materials / Bamboo grown without pesticides. Agave fiber (plant fiber) bristles. Metal staples to hold the bristles. Sealed with a water-based polyurethane (non-plastic synthetic material similar to rubber) varnish.Agave Fiber: CASA AGAVE® agave fiber bristles are grown, harvested, sun-dried and processed in Mexico using traditional techniques to ensure a high quality and strong natural fiber. Care / To reduce cracking, keep the wood parts dry and do not soak or submerge them in water. You can oil your brushes to reduce the potential of cracking if you regularly submerge your dish brushes in water. Properly caring for your brushes will make them last longer. Extending the life of your products means that you can use them longer and replace them less often. A good habit: After you've used your dish brush, make sure is is not left with bits of food in between the bristles. Then give them a good shake to get rid of as much water as possible. Hang dry if possible, otherwise make sure they rest on the counter bristle side down to air dry. Do NOT leave brush in the water. Place on completely DRY surface after using. Do NOT leave brush on top of dish soap bar. Do NOT put your bamboo products into the dishwasher. You can do a vinegar bath to extend the life of your brush - Fill a shallow pan with enough vinegar to submerge the bristles (only the bristles!) and let it sit for about an hour. End of life / Continue using this brush until the bristles no longer work or the brush head falls apart, then compost or bury in garden. Stop using the brush and replace it if you see any mold growth. Why to wash produce? Fresh produce can harbor bacteria, fungi, and other microbes along with trace amounts of chemicals. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to help improve the safety of fruits and vegetables. Bacteria from the outside of raw produce can be transferred to the inside when it is being cut or peeled. Washing fresh fruits and vegetables is a proven way to remove germs and unwanted residues from their surfaces before eating them. Produce with a hard rind or firm skin may be scrubbed with a vegetable brush. This bamboo brush cleans all produce from apples to zucchinis. Sustainability / Moso bamboo, known as the giant bamboo or timber bamboo, has been used for centuries to fashion buildings, flooring and culinary tools. The young shoots are often prepared into Asian dishes. The plant fiber bristles are made from agave fiber mixed with palmyra fiber. Lightly coated with non-toxic wood coating to reduce cracking and splitting. FSC certified by TÜV SÜD Czech, Prague.Why it matters: Plastic bristle scrub brushes shed tiny pieces of plastic called micro plastics. Unfortunately these tiny plastic pieces are not filtered out fully by sewage treatment. So when you hear about the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" the majority of this garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean is actually tiny pieces of plastic that aren't even visible to the human eye.These tiny plastic pieces are being eaten by marine animals and ending up in the food chain, being consumed by humans in sushi restaurants around the globe! And if you're vegan, they are ending up in our tap water too. Help us turn off the plastic tap and choose a more sustainable option for humans and the planet.
