This month I thought I’d start with something relatively straight forward and look at switching my shampoo and conditioner.
This seems like a relatively easy switch, all I need to do is buy something which is kind to the environment ( i.e no nasty chemicals going down the drain), isn’t tested on animals and doesn’t use ingredients from non-fairly-traded sources … turns out it’s more complicated than that!
Looking on the British high-street I can see two options, Lush and The Body Shop. I’m sticking to products that are easy to buy on the high-street because I want to test the theory that anyone can be ethical without having to find niche products.
I’ve always loved the Lush model of business, they are really clear about their fresh natural ingredients and where they come from, they fight animal testing and have the best customer service around (seriously, how can their shop assistants be so happy all the time!?). My only problem is that my husband can’t stand the smell of Lush, he informs me it makes him feel physically sick so slight spanner in the works since this experiment involves my whole family getting on board.
Body Shop it is! A quick search on their website helped my find a few shampoo and conditioner options. A 250ml bottle of Rainforest Shine should be £4.50 so it’s probably at the more expensive end of what I would normal spend but luckily there was a half price sale on meaning they were a bit of a bargain. I bought this one because the other option was a banana shampoo which was quickly vetoed by my previously mentioned husband!
I’ll pop the bottles open this week and report back, I’ve also started looking into the ethics of haircare so will be much more well informed next week 🙂