Plastic-free shampoo bar: my favourite!

Sep 15, 2017 | 4 comments

Shampoo bar from Ethique HERE

/ After writing THIS post a while ago about how to change some of your conventional products on the bathroom shelf, with some that both work for more than one purpose and, in particular, reduces the use of unnecessary amounts of plastic, I have been in search of a good plastic-free shampoo bar. The shampoo I mention in the post did not work on my hair. Many shampoo bars require you to use a hair tonic or similar afterwards, and so I think the idea of the concept is lost. The idea is less waste, and although you can easily buy hairtonic that does not come in a plastic bottle, I just think it seems like “too much” work. I just want to wash my hair, rinse the soap out add some oil at the tips, comb it out, DONE! The pursuit of finding the perfect shampoo bar continued, and now I have found it!

Efter jeg for noget tid siden lavede DETTE indlæg omhandlende hvordan du kan skifte nogle af dine konventionelle produkter ud på badeværelseshylden, med nogle der både fungerer til mere end ét formål og ikke mindst udelader brugen af plastik, så har jeg været på jagt efter en god plastik-fri shampoo bar. Shampoo’en jeg nævner i indlægget, fungerede desværre ikke på mit hår. Mange shampoo barer kræver, at du bruger en hårtonic eller lignende efterfølgende, og så synes jeg idéen går lidt af konceptet. Idéen er jo netop mindre spild, og selvom man sagtens kan købe hårtonic der ikke kommer i en plastik flaske, så synes jeg bare det virker som “for meget” arbejde. Jeg vil gerne bare kunne vaske mit hår, skylle sæben ud tilføje lidt olie i spidserne, rede det ud, færdig! Jagten på den perfekte shampoo bar fortsatte derfor, og nu har jeg fundet den!

/ I bought the shampoo bar on Ethique’s webshop and I chose the one called Heali Kiwi. It’s great for people with irritated or dry scalp. Now I’ve tested it and it works like a charm! It is both easy to apply, has a rich lather and most importantly, it leaves NO greasy film on my hair whatsoever. Now I’m looking forward to trying out a body bar and a face bar as soon as I have emptied those we already have. The soap smells very mild and fresh, and the same goes for your hair afterwards. The packaing it comes in is bio-degredable and recyclable too. I keep my shampoo bar inside the shower cabinet in a little box with a lid, so that it doesn’t become all sloppy and soft but stays in shape. It costs 22$ an even though it might seem  little expensive, Ehtique claims that you save an average amount of 3 regular bottles buy purchasing just 1 shampoo bar. So already, you are saving money in the long run if your average shampoo costs around 12$.

Jeg købte shampoo baren på Ethique’s hjemmeside, og jeg valgte den der hedder Heali Kiwi. Den er nemlig god til dig, som har irriteret eller tør hovedbund. Nu har jeg testet den, og den fungerer så godt! Den er både nem at påføre, skummer godt og ikke mindst efterlader den INGEN fedtet hinde på mit hår whatsoever. Nu glæder jeg mig til, at klikke en body bar og en ansigts bar hjem også, så snart jeg har tømt dem vi allerede har. Sæben dufter meget mild og frisk, og det samme gør dit hår efterfølgende. Hverken for meget eller for lidt, bare dejlig rent. Desuden er indpakningen både bio-nedbrydelig og genanvendelig. Jeg opbevarer shampoo baren i en lille bøtte med låg inde i bruse kabinen, så den ikke bliver helt sjasket og blød. Den koster ca. 180 danske kr. inkl. forsendelse, og selvom det virker pebret, så skulle den altså til gengæld også holde meget længere end en almindelig flaske shampoo. Ethique siger, at du i gennemsnit sparer 3 flasker shampoo ved, at købe 1 shampoo bar. Hvis den shampoo du normalt køber koster, lad os sige 80 kr., så har du allerede sparet penge lige dér.

/ Obviously it’s much easier to bring home a bottle of shampoo when you’re out shopping anyway or to buy those 5 bottles that are on sale in your local hyper market. I really hope that this trend of plastic-free products will spread to various drug- and materialist stores and maybe we will eventually find them in our regular supermarkets. As our community and shopping opportunities are organized right now (in Denmark at least), we have to admit that it’s not particularly convenient to make the most environmental-friendly choices every time we shop. Having said that, I will keep trying to find plastic-free alternatives online so that you can always come in here on my blog and get some inspiration both on cutting down on your general consumption, but also get tips on where to even find the best plastic-free products! I’m all about supporting the local shops, but until they up their game in this whole environmental issue, I don’t see any other way than to shop supplies for my home online.

Det er klart, at det er meget nemmere at tage en flaske shampoo med hjem fra Brugsen når du alligevel er ude at handle, eller købe de der 5 flasker for xx kr., når du er ude og handle stort ind i Bilka. Jeg håber virkelig, at den her trend med plastik-fri produkter vil brede sig til diverse helsekost- og materialist forretninger og måske vi på sigt endda vil kunne finde dem i vores almindelige supermarkeder. Sådan som vores samfund og indkøbsmuligheder er indrettet lige nu, så må vi erkende, at det ikke er særlig bekvemmeligt, at tage de mest miljørigtigevalg hver gang vi handler. Når det så er sagt, så vil jeg blive ved med at gøre mit for, at finde plastik-fri alternativer online, sådan at I ihvertfald altid kan komme herind på bloggen og få lidt inspiration til både at skære ned på jeres forbrug, men også få tips til hvor pokker man skal finde de bedste plastik-fri produkter henne! Jeg gå all-in på at støtte de lokale fysiske butikker, men indtil de får oppet deres game i forhold til miljø og forbrug, så må vi som forbrugere jo finde alternative metoder, at handle nogle af vores produkter ind på.

4 Comments

  1. Mai

    Bodyshop has a lot of container free products including shampoos and conditioners (also toothpaste, mouthwash etc). I have received them with PR packages, but haven´t tried the shampoo and conditioner yet, because I have found that my scalp and hair tolerate/like living proof or John Frieda the most.

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  2. Johanna

    Hi! I am currently looking for a shampoo bar (plastic free, of course) myself and will definetely check out the one you use! I love finding plastic free alternatives and your blog/channel has helped a lot, thank you! x

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  3. Amina

    We are transitioning to plastic fee products and as you said it is a complicated step, because so far we bought most of our products online which makes us think that we are not being realty affective helping the environment because buy shopping online we are supporting the shipping business that runs on oil.
    However, we thought about reaching out to the local half-hour sites and embodiment shops and ask them to carry these products this way the shipping is not going to be collective instead of individual.

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  4. Rikke

    Yes! Hvor er det bare super vigtigt at du gør det! Jeg vidste faktisk ikke du havde en blog, har set nogle af dine youtube videoer (især dem med miild makeup). Er selv ved at blive mere bevidst om forbrug og ikke mindst emballage! Klikker lige lidt videre rundt herinde – er virkelig nysgerrig på alternativer til plastikskraberne så jeg håber du har et indlæg med det 🙂 🙂 🙂

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