My Green Tips » pollution http://www.mygreentips.com Tips for living a greener life. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:32:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. http://www.mygreentips.com/2008/05/09/turn-off-the-water-while-you-brush-your-teeth/ http://www.mygreentips.com/2008/05/09/turn-off-the-water-while-you-brush-your-teeth/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 12:46:08 +0000 Zach http://www.mygreentips.com/2008/05/09/turn-off-the-water-while-you-brush-your-teeth/ Turn off the water while you brush your teeth. Dentists say you should brush for at least two minutes. Turning the water off during that time will save about eight gallons of water!

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Or you could shave your head like me and not use any shampoo at all! :)

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