If you get complications, you may need further treatment, such as surgery to drain a build-up of pus (abscess). Preventing MRSA infections

Reusable tissue might not sounds appealing, but seriously we’ve been using them since the dawn of time. Handkerchiefs were not just for our grandpas, the cave people used them too! If the result shows you have MRSA on your skin, you’ll need to treat it with a special nasal cream or spray, body wash and shampoo for around 5 to 10 days. But why even bother with these products? Well, remember that picture of the little seahorse in the ocean clasping onto a q-tip with its tail. That picture is a stark reminder of what we as humans are doing to our planet with our single-use products. They’re piling up in our landfills, clogging our oceans, and polluting our beaches. We know we should make a switch, but how? Last Rounds themselves are made in Denmark, in one of the most environmentally friendly factories in Europe. The rounds are comprised of 70% Scandinavian wood fibers and 30% cotton fibers that are too short to be used in the textile industry. I love to see companies going out of their way to use scraps that would otherwise go to waste. I imagine it would be a lot easier to not do this, but it is an essential part of creating a more sustainable economy and world.Last Swab aims to be part of the solution as a reusable cotton swab or reusable Q-Tip. There are now two versions of Last Swab, the Basic and the Beauty. The Basic version is a reusable q-tip like the ones you’d use to clean your ears. The Beauty version is a reusable cotton swab for applying and touching up makeup (Last Swab review of beauty in the following section). The swab ends are made of Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), a rubber like material and the case is made of either a plant based material or recycled ocean plastic. LastObject, the makers of LastSwab, LastRound, and LastTissue, is founded by a woman! Okokok, there are a few guys involved too but that’s fine. However, you do eventually get used to how it interacts with products like mascara. I now tend to nudge the eye makeup away from my eye and then wipe it off with a flannel or even my fingers once it’s at a safe distance. This approach is a bit of a compromise, but one I’m willing to make. have a break or opening in your skin, for example for a drip into a vein, a cut from surgery, a serious burn or wound, or other damage to your skin

More serious infections may need to be treated in hospital with antibiotics given by injection or a drip into a vein in your arm. Last year, I made a pledge to reduce my dependency on single use plastics. From products I used to cleanse my face, to how I shaved my legs, I wanted to replace my usual throw-away items with new, innovative designs that were not only good for me, but great for the wider environment. This reusable q tip comes in two different models for different applications. One for general q tip uses and one for more beauty oriented ones. They are both made from durable yet flexible, high quality, and non-toxic materials which are gentle on the skin and very easy to clean.

With 1.8 million cotton buds manufactured every day (worldwide), the industrial effort that goes into the creation of each swab is enormous. One pound of plastic requires 22 gallons of water to make, whilst one kilogram of cotton requires 20,000 litres. The byproduct of this is thousands of gallons of polluted wastewater, much of which is flushed into our rivers and oceans.