We have ones that attach to the toothpaste (or other) tubes and we push them up as we go, and I use them on EVERYTHING, face lotion, acne gel, everything. I tilt the shampoo bottles up in the shower to make sure I get everything out of a bottle. I use a little handheld snake for our drain instead of buying drano, I don't trust how that stuff is so potent it cant touch your skin, and we just pour it down our drains and let it go back into the water system. 

i was just flipping through VegNews last night and there was an ad in there for a tofu press to squeeze the last bit of water out to make it more able to crisp up and stuff in recipes. im finding that i dont mind tofu, but i always end up with a soggy crumbly mess when i make it myself because i always give up on trying to really dry it. i might have to get one of these!!!

I've had one of these for years and they are very helpful, though i actually got mine at an art store for my paints. When your tube of paint can cost up to $50 and sometimes more, you want to be sure you are using all of it. Just don't use the same wringer for ingestible and non-igestibles, because some products are highly toxic.

have this and LOVE it!!!!  i use it for my dr. hauschka b/c i love the stuff but boy is it pricey!!!!  also use for toothpaste.  it is such a great tool!!!!

I have the tofu xpress - it squeezes all of the water out of tofu and is amazing!!  makes such a difference in your recipes.  all you do is put the tofu in the press and stick it in the refrigerator...in about 2 hours the tofu is all squeezed out and ready to use.  it can also be used to drain the water out of frozen spinach!

This really is a very useful tool. I never realized how much product was being wasted until I had one of these. 

i have a "key" we use in salons for getting the last of haircolor out. can get them in beauty supply stores for under a dollar each. got a few to use around the house. i think you can also find them in art supply stores for paint. it's a tiny metal thing clips on the end of product tubes and you twist away until all done.

Wow!... I didn't even know this gadget existed! neat-o! :)

--Jazzy
www.theveganverdict.com

I remember having "keys" for our toothpaste tubes when I was a kid.  Now I just struggle - but tomorrow I'm stopping at the art or beauty supply store to get a few.  Although I'm going to San Francisco for the weekend and it would be a great excuse to go to the Jurlique store, but I'd probably get into trouble. 

i recently got this awesome tofu press:
http://theactorsdiet.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/lynn-dresses-and-presses/
not only does it make draining tofu a cinch, it also squeezes out frozen spinach!!!

its, funny that you mention it. I remember when  was just a little girl i had that exact same thing. an i used it to get out toothpast. It worked like a charm

i need one!

and more toothpaste.

I really wonder, what's better for the environment. The wasting of all the little leftovers or the produce and supply of this tool. Would really be interesting to compare the energy and resources it needs to be produced, how many energy and resources to be delivered, and how many waste it gives at the end of his life. It's made of plastic. And the metal thing looks like aluminium. Both very bad for the environment.
Think about that too.
A science report would be helpful, I really can't say which way is better. Or less harmful...
Greetings,Andrea

I agree with askvor.  Is it worth the resources?  Plastic is derived from petroleum.  The metal piece is some kind of metal, so that involves a resource that has been mined, and perhaps could be better suited for things like wind towers or mounting brackets for solar panels.  Of course, it could all be recycled materials too.  But then you have the issue of the energy used to recycle those materials.  And there's about a 50% chance that power was generated by coal.

Just to squeeze out a few more squirts of toothpaste, I'm just not sure it's worth it. 

Don't mean to be a downer, but as an energy analyst, these are the things that constantly weigh on me. : )