Bathroom is an important part of house where you use lots of water, energy and chemicals everyday. Due to excessive use of all such things, a disturbance is created in our environment which is not good for all of us. Here in this article we will learn some methods to go green in your bathroom.

Try choosing bath linens that are made up of organic cotton as they are cozy and soft to use and also generates lesser pesticides than regular cotton towels. Makers should make a habit of using natural dyes and softeners in all expensive and inexpensive organic cotton as they have little effect on environment in comparison to man-made chemicals.

Replace vinyl shower curtains in your bathroom with cotton curtains. The basic reason behind this is that plasticizers in PVC (plastic present in vinyl shower) have ability to damage your hormones and therefore considered very harmful for use.

Most of the cosmetics available in market contain a lot of chemicals inside it. These products are not only harmful for your skin but also disturb the ecological balance as they are also very harmful for the environment. Instead of using these chemical laden cosmetics, you should always use the natural bath products. This will help you as well as your environment.

Water conservation is a great way to help your environment and bathroom is a place where a lot of water is wasted. Therefore, you should device some ways of conserving water inside your bathroom such as by installing low flow shower heads (conserves around 30% of water) or by use of grey-water-diverter in your bathroom. Grey-water-diverter has ability to store the water in which you bath. This stored water can be used later in garden and like this you can save water wastage.

You can also save some energy inside your bathroom. For this you need to insulate your water heater and set the thermostat at 120 degrees. A thermostat setting of 120 degrees is sufficient for your water heater and also saves energy. If the toilet in your bathroom is very old then immediately change it with a new one as newer toilets (1.6 gallons) consume much less water than old toilets (3-7 gallons).

If you are planning to remodel your bathroom then look for tiles made from recycled materials for floors, baths, showers and counter tops. You can get plenty of colors and finishes in these tiles.

In your bathroom, for cleaning bath tubs or toilets you use chemicals. On many chemicals you will find warning label that says “warning” and “poison/danger”. These chemicals are extremely harmful for the environment and should never be used.