- Washing hair every day is not only unnecessary, it can be damaging. Taking every other day off from shampoo – or even 2 or more days off if your hair is dry or damaged – gives your hair a break from the detergents and the inevitable
- If one in ten households purchased shampoo in a bottle made from recycled materials, the energy conserved could wind-power 160 homes for a year.
- It takes less energy to make a recycled plastic than it does to make a Virgin Plastic (the majority of shampoo bottles are made with Virgin Plastic)
INGREDIENTS
| score | concerns | ||
| FRAGRANCE | 8 | Neurotoxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Miscellaneous | |
| EXT D&C VIOLET 2 | 5 | Cancer, Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity | |
| BENZYL ALCOHOL | 6 | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Neurotoxicity, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Occupational hazards | |
| METHYLCHLOROISOTHIAZOLINONE | 6 | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) | |
| METHYLISOTHIAZOLINONE | 6 | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity | |
| ZINC PYRITHIONE PYRITHIONE ZINC (ACTIVE INGREDIENT) |
5 | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Allergies/immunotoxicity, Persistence and bioaccumulation, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) | |
| COCAMIDE MEA | 2 | Contamination concerns (NITROSAMINES) | |
| CITRIC ACID | 4 | Violations, restrictions & warnings, Neurotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) | |
| TOCOPHERYL ACETATE | 4 | Allergies/immunotoxicity, Contamination concerns (HYDROQUINONE) | |
| AMMONIUM LAURETH SULFATE | 3 | Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs), Contamination concerns (ETHYLENE OXIDE, 1,4-DIOXANE) | |
| DIMETHICONE | 2 | Violations, restrictions & warnings | |
| FD&C BLUE 1 | 2 | Cancer | |
| NIACINAMIDE | 2 | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) | |
| SODIUM BENZOATE | 2 | Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) | |
| GLYCOL DISTEARATE | 1 | Multiple, additive exposure sources | |
| AMMONIUM LAURYL SULFATE | 1 | Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) | |
| CETYL ALCOHOL | 1 | Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) | |
| SODIUM CITRATE | 1 | Neurotoxicity, Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive) | |
| AMMONIUM XYLENE-SULFONATE | 0 | none identified | |
| HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE | 0 | none identified | |
| TRIMETHYLOLPROPANE TRICAPRYLATE/ TRICAPRATE | 0 | none identified | |
| POLYQUATERNIUM-10 | 0 | none identified | |
| SODIUM CHLORIDE | 0 | innocuous | |
| WATER | 0 | innocuous |
What can you do?
1.) Consider a companies business practices before buying.
2.) Is the shampoo bottle recyclable?
3.) Try to buy concentrated shampoo- lasts longer and use less water in manufacturing.
4.) Buy local as much as possible- shipping products requires massive amounts of energy.
5.) Is the product tested on animals?
6.) Evaluate the ingredients before you buy. Check them out at Safe Cosmetics
7.) Use less shampoo- make it last longer.
8.) Dilute with Water- make it last longer
9.) Wash hair less.
Fortunately I also have Eufora-: 1.) Approved by Safe Cosmetics 2.) Local, actually about 5 miles away- support local economy 3.) Cruelty Free 4.) #4 Plastic Bottle
Even though I am shampooing in toxic waste, I’m still not going to throw it away. Based upon the principles above, I will dilute my 1/2 filled bottles, use less, and expand my savings and shampoo.
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