I wanted to use this short blog to highlight a great new product I came across in my bid to reducing the amount of plastic within my household; this time, replacing a couple of products we use on a daily basis ... shampoo & conditioner. Every year in Australia alone, it is estimated that over 10,000 tonnes of detergent and shampoo bottles are produced. Now while Australia is getting better at recycling these bottles, a large portion are still entering landfill, and the production of the bottles themselves has a large environmental footprint. The new trend on the market which I just had to try out, are shampoo and conditioner bars.
I purchased mine from Flora & Fauna, and chose the Dirty Hippie Cosmetics Brand. This bar is a vegan product, made from neem, tea tree, citrus, sage and bamboo powder. The neem oil soothes any itchiness from dry scalps and reduces dandruff while other components reduce frizz and provide vitamins to the hair and scalp. One thing I loved about the product is its packaging. It comes simply in a paper band (made in Australia) which is compostable. To use the product you just lather the bar into your scalp (or your hand and then rub the suds through your hair). As well as being available online, shampoo bars are available at a range of stores within Australia, including Lush. Now I understand not everyone will make the transition to shampoo bars, due to a range of reasons, including, cost, suitability of the product for your hair/skin and the convenience of being able to purchase larger bottles for families. Thankfully there are some other products out there doing their part to reduce their environmental footprint. One of these is Heads & Shoulders. In 2017, Heads & Shoulders introduced the first shampoo bottle made from recycled beach plastic! Since then, the company has produced over one million bottles with this recycled beach plastic, diverting more than six tonnes of plastic which could have ended up in our oceans. In addition to using beach plastic, the company has committed to introducing 25% of recycled plastic across its range of hair care products, estimating a saving of 2,600 tonnes of recycled plastic per year (the equivalent of 500 million bottles!). Whats even more exciting about this, is that Heads & Shoulders is the most popular brand of shampoo within Australia (with approximately 16.4% of Australian buyers, choosing Heads & Shoulders). Better still, Heads & Shoulders aren't the only product on the market doing the right thing. Another great example is the company Natures Organics (widely available in Australia). The company uses 100% recycled plastic in its shampoo and conditioner bottles, and their products are Australian made & owned, grey water safe, not tested on animals, sourced from plants and support the sustainable production of palm oil. So why wait to start reducing your environmental footprint, get started today and use your head ... & shoulders!
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AuthorMy name is Garry and I am extremely passionate about the environment. I have completed my BSc. Conservation and Wildlife Biology with First Class Honours and have worked in the Environment sector since 2009. Archives
October 2019
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