Tackling sticky fingers without creating fatbergs

Ice-creams which melt and run down your fingers. Fish and chips which leave salt and fat on your hands.

Summer is fraught with (“first world”) difficulties — especially when we are in the car, driving around WA on our holidays.

Reach for the “wet wipes”? Maybe not so fast.

Many wet wipes contain synthetic plastics (polyester and polypropylene, for example) that don’t break down, so they are not biodegradable. It is material like this that can add to those “fatbergs” we occasionally read about.

But Kine Australia’s plant-based cloths are made from natural cellulose fibres — with no plastic or petroleum-based materials.

Kine Body Cloths break down naturally within 180 days, and are made in Australia.

A company spokesperson confirms: “They are ideal for family holidays, long car trips, camping and flights, as well as practical moments like gently removing sunscreen and salt after beach days, or dealing with inevitable Christmas day spills and sticky fingers.”

The wipes are pH balanced, hypoallergenic and free from alcohol, parabens and sulfates.

The recommended prices are $27 for a regular size multipack of 100 wipes and $40 for a smaller “travel size” pack of 100. kine.com.au