As somebody who makes cold process soap, hearing chemical free, pains me. Chemical's don't always mean bad things. It's more important they're sustainable, eco-friendly and non toxic. You technically could make your own lye as it comes from wood ash. However then you have no measure of toxicity. Not all Chemical's are bad.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, free from harsh chemicals and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeElise Lotus Flower Life
Uhh...lye comes from ash. You know...when you burn wood and stuff? Ash is very alkaline already, which is why you can use it to wash clothes in a pinch, but you just concentrate it (Google for full instructions, I'm not gonna explain it here) until it can dissolve a feather. THEN you use that for making soap! Tannin is made from tree bark. That stuff is used to tan hides. Never seen tannin in a soap ingredient. O.o Please take at least 10 seconds to Google something before posting it. It can save you a lot of embarrassment.
@sprock i can think of two things that are already available where I live. You could package the refill in a thin plastic pouch, that only has a screw on top. It's still plastic but a lot less of it. The other way would be to have big vats filled with the stuff at the drug store and you bring your empty and refill it there.
@sprock selling in bulk will always produce less packaging than selling singularly but that's so obvious I'm sure you know that. Reducing is key, claiming to eliminate something completely is dishonest.
I used to buy refills for my detol spray bottle but I haven't seen the refills in months, its the same with everything company announces you can now buy refills and a few months later you stop seeing the refills in shops.
Because there’s so many varieties of shampoos and conditioners out there, having vats for each one will be harder to achieve. I believe the first option is more doable
The Lush Shampoo Bars are primarily comprised of sodium lauryl sulfate needles. It's the main ingredient and the item that allows the bar to be formed. When you look at one in person you'll notice it's made of densely packed tiny white things that look like sprinkles - that's the SLS. If you ask them they'll tell you "it's coconut derived," which doesn't actually make any difference. The chemical is the same regardless of where it originates. SLS isn't the devil the media makes it out to be, but I hate that Lush tries to gloss over this aspect of their shampoo bars or manipulate their customers into believing it matters where the SLS comes from. If you have dry hair, a sensitive or dry scalp, or want to avoid strong surfactants for any other reason, do not buy Lush shampoo bars. If that's not an issue for you, they're a great alternative to traditionally packaged shampoo. Signed, a cosmetologist
They didn't use sulfates in the beginning, but customers couldn't wrap their heads around the fact that there were no suds. They complained that it didn't feel like the products were actually cleansing if there were no bubbles. So unfortunately they started using SLS.
And putting cut up nori into your shampoo does nothing for your hair and creates problems for your drains. I have a tenant who uses Lush products and I am constantly having problems with his bathtub drains. They are always block with crap, such as sand, flower petals and it drives me mad.
Thing is, sulfate is found naturally. So they aren't necessarily misleading when they state that. And sls isnt the worst form of sulfate. They tend to use that when they claim to be sulfate free. If you see c14-16 sulfonate, that is the one you really want to avoid. Funny thing is the whole sulfate free kick is bs. Sulfate is in everything. Medicine, cleaning products, food, ect. It is a good preservative and is used a a binding agent when they add vitamins to something. There are so many forms a sulfate as well. Useally if your see the sulf prefix, it is a sulfate. Sucks when you are allergic and have to look at ingredients for everything you touch or eat. For a few years, i activelly avoided any packaging that stated sulfate free because i knew they just used a different form of sulfate. Now, that is on a lot more packaging so I have to look. You only see it cleaning and beauty products tho. I have never seen food or medicine toute they were sulfate free. So just avoid buzz words because it is just marketing that tends to be fake anyways. If it matters to you, you will avoid it anyways. If it doesn't, you won't even know the difference.
I physically cringe whenever I hear “chemical free” and it automatically turns me away from a brand because it tells me they are willing to market a lie
@@Trogdor1365 then your thinking is flawed and in a serious need of a reality check. Proof? The ongoing craze for ‘natural’ and ‘no artificial x added” labeled products. The fact that manufacturers go the extra step to put that all other their products, even ones that should be obviously so, like fruits, greens, nuts, etc.; just goes to show that people are that dumb and misinformed, or at least that easily swayed at any of these nonsensical keywords. Natural, Compostable, Biodegradable, Recyclable ... these don’t really mean anything in most contexts but consumers do like the way they sound. It makes them feel like they’re making the right choice without having to bother much. Don’t overestimate the masses’ awareness unless you want to be actively mistaken.
I feel I did not get any new insight into this issue. The question is: are shampoo bars more sustainable to produce, pack and transport? Because sustainability is not only about plastic, but also about CO2 production, and paper and glass industries do not make any good on this. Of course, it is great to reduce plastic waste, but as they say at the end of the video, that is just the peak of the iceberg. Big companies keep on blaming consumers, intead of working on a big change in their policies and life cycle assesment.
Yeah, the rabid avoidance of plastic in lieu of materials that are WAY more energy-intensive to produce and recycle is not a great solution. Unfortunately people are prone to emotional manipulation and oversimplifying. It's easy to see a picture of a sea creature covered in plastic and say "Oh, plastic is the devil!". It's a lot harder to see how complex the entire cradle-to-grave impact is of most products.
@@starja4477 I think the problems with plastic out-weight the issues with other materials. Ultimately the BPA is putting the health of humans and animals at risk. There is an issue with over simplifying but also an issue with overly complicating, and just like emotional manipulation happens, people not caring about a real issue until it affects them personally, is a problem. People want to continue over complicating when it comes to plastic bags as well. "It's not even 30% of plastic waste"... Cool, meanwhile, I now see plastic bags wrapped in the branches of trees ALL OVER the city I live in, as well as even the trees in my own backyard. Look at the side of the freeway. All plastic bags. I don't care about the percentage. It is a problem, and anyone whose backyard was littered with plastic bags would think so too. But as long as they live in an apartment and don't look up at trees and see hideous plastic bags wrapped in them, they want to make whataboutisms around the topic and talk about numbers. I personally don't buy into the "climate change" propaganda, and yet, even in matters of biodegradability and human health, I see the value in buying natural shampoo bars and reducing plastic waste. If you lived in a community near a landfill, you wouldn't be so cynical and snarky about environmentalism. The actual issue I had with this video is how low-effort it is. For example, they fail to mention Lush's shampoo bars contain some of the same ingredients that are mentioned as problematic when it comes to conventional shampoos. Lush is a scam. The Australian company sounds more legitimate, and a better option for people living in Australia.
It’s disappointing that this video didn’t consider the question in it’s title- do shampoo bars actually produce less waste than shampoo in plastic bottles? Shampoo ingredients are packaged before they reach the factory, and bars are sent to vendors in bulk packaging, neither of which was shown or discussed
Well both holds true for shampoo bottles too. And there you habe those bottles on top. So your point… is not really a point but they could have still looked into this.
I think this is pretty relevant when talking about small soap and shampoo bar manufacturers that love to brag about paper packaging while their oils come in relatively small plastic jugs and their ingredients come in plenty of plastic as opposed to the giant drums that big manufacturers get their ingredients in. Also how those big manufacturers will claim their bars are super environmentally friendly in their brown little boxes when they arrive to stores in massive amounts of plastic wrap. Only what the shopper sees seems to matter and sure, better less plastic than more but when the same companies actively pollute more in developping countries with areas where trash never gets collected with ridiculous items like single-use shampoo sachets etc, it cancels the green parade out.
Stores could just have big barrels of shampoo they refill and keep in the stores, then customers could go in and refill their bottles. Like they do with distilled water, or different kinds of bulk nuts and things. An easy way you can reduce waste is to bring plastic grocery bags with you to the store. I put them in my pocket before I go shopping. They are just as reusable as the "reusable" fabric bags stores sell.
That is actually smart- but with largely populated countries, and the fact that the norm is buying separate bottles, it would never happen. The government would have to directly get involved with everything.
@@ivylenzaeith9272 Yeah it would never be the norm because too many people are lazy and don't care. Some people would do it though. Stores could charge by the ounce (or gram) for bulk shampoo. It might catch on more than bars of shampoo. One thing the states in the US need to do is start charging a 10 cent deposit on water bottles, like michigan does for soda and beer. All the states should do it for all kinds of bottles. Then even if lazy people throw them out their window, poor people will pick them up and return them.
My favourite supermarket has a large dispenser of dish detergent, clothes detergent, and general cleaner. You take one bottle and bring it back when you need a refill.
My supermarket does this with dishwashing soap, laundry detergent and fabric softner. You buy the bottle and the refill is way cheaper than buying a new filled bottle. I love it but I don't think it is very popular
It's hard for me to pay 3x as much for things like biodegradable and sustainable shampoo bars and toothpaste pills... I wish these household items becomes more mainstream and affordable in the future
i make and sell body soap and yes its super expensive! But if you think of it large companies are just putting random crap into your body washes and shampoo bars to bulk it up. I started making my own soap based on my skin and i know everything that goes into it!
The interesting part is these biodegradable and “natural” options can be the same or worse than their non-biodegradable or “non-natural” counter parts in terms of functionality. Toothpaste pills for example don’t use cleansers/detergents (unless specified) to clean your teeth, it’s normally just baking soda or clay which can help to get plaque off your teeth because they’re abrasive, but they don’t actually clean your teeth, so over time your denote hygiene will most likely decline. Same with baking soda deodorant. It doesn’t actually do anything to people who seriously stink and can burn your under arms. I’m all for sustainability, but the product has to actually work.
You don't need to buy overpriced shampoo bars like these. And personally, I find the ones I use to be more cost-effective than the type of liquid shampoo I have to use for my scalp. That being said... dealing with up-front cost can definitely be a challenge, regardless of whether or not I'm saving money in the long run.
@@tiahnarodriguez3809 Yes, it's critical to investigate product claims and greenwashing hype terms like "all-natural". Many biodegradable ingredients, for example, can still do harm, especially in delicate ecosystems.
Why go through all this trouble when we could just switch to refilling the containers we already have? 1. It's cheaper: A massive percentage of a product's cost comes from its packaging. Certain products could even be sold in a concentrated or powdered form at the store in order to cut down on shipping expenses as well. 2. Better packaging: Brands could sell their initial product in a much nicer glass bottle with a pump dispenser at the top, instead of a cheap plastic squeezy bottle. These nicer bottles, although more expensive initially, could be used basically forever; therefore, these nicer bottles would become cheaper to use after just a few refills, and could even be used for other purposes if the customer no longer used that brand. 3. Shipping would be much easier: The shipper would only have to replace one item per SKU; this item being the bulk-sized refill containers. These containers wouldn't need to be manufactured as often as they too could be used almost an infinite amount of times. 4. There would be no need to change the products' formula: a lot of these companies are getting creative with their ingredients, but as someone with sensitive skin, I don't want or need these artisanal ingredients. A simple switch to refills wouldn't require any of this in order to be considered waste free. 5. No product sold in packaging is waste free.
Problem is having a glass container in a bathroom. If it was dropped or knocked down there could be injuries from broken glass. I would never have a glass container in my bathroom, I don't even have a water glass in there. For me it's just too risky.
All of the eco-refill stores that started opening just a few years ago are now starting to close down one by one because they weren't efficient enough to be sustainable. Not many people are environmentally switched on
But liquid soap is like 80% water no matter the packaging material. Soap bars are basically concentrates, a 100g soap bar is equal to up to 1-1,5L of liquid soap depending on the product. Nowadays they even make soap bars or cleaning agents that you turn into liquid soaps at home, in order to remove the needless emissions of transporting it as a liquid. The only reason people use liquid soaps is for convenience and/or laziness, which is the main issue IMO. I’ve switched to shampoo and soap bars in my bathroom and am currently looking for a local dish soap bar, I’m done paying for >80% water lmao
I thibk it would not be as profitable for companies to sell one large item in place of several small items. "Wouldn't need to be manufactured as often" translates to "Wouldn't be bought as often" and customers are not going to put up with huge price hikes to make up for it. The company makes more money by 'wasting' time and energy on delivering multiple small bottles each with their own plastic container, because they can include the cost of delivery and materials in the product yet leave the overall price small enough per bottle to entice customers. Unfortunately, capitalism depends on constant production of waste of consumers won't continue consuming.
"The same type of blue food coloring used in M&Ms makes it pop on the shelves and online." A very casual acknowledgement of how easily the consumer mind can be manipulated. The product sells better because it is blue, and people associate blue or white with cleanliness.
Lush's use of vibrant dyes and glitter in their products is a huge turn-off for me. So many hygeine products do this, it makes it seem fun, like reliving your childhood.
@@kellylyons1038 For me it's the scent of those cosmetics. I had their shampoo and conditioner set twice and every time I used them I had a light headache after the shower just because the scent was to much for me. Even entering the store alone is a turn off, just because of the horrible strong scent of everything. Idk, maybe it's just that I'm used to organic/any other "natural" brands, especially sensitive variants of their products which still do have a nice scent, but it's way more subtle.
@@Paula-um3js I can, in a best of the best case scenario, brave my local Lush store for 15 minutes before getting too clogged in the nose and my asthma starting to act up. I really like some of their products, but most of them are just obnoxiously scented. If they'd cut down the scents by 2/3 they'd still smell, but you'd actually be able to tell *what* the products smell of and enjoy the scents.
Often blue is added as a counterbalance to yellow to make it appear whiter. Such as with blue mouth wash or a blue toner for brassy hair. So while color association is definitely correct the temporary dying effect is very much a contributing factor.
I like how they talk about how sodium lauryl sulfate is bad for the environment while they're showing Lush literally pressing all of their ingredients into a bar of blue dyed sodium lauryl sulfate.
@@Chingy42069 The bright blue circular bar is clearly Lush Seanik solid shampoo. The stack of circular bars shown at 2:20 in the video are all Lush solid shampoos with some really easily identifiable ones like Flyaway Hair and Angel Hair. Beauty Insider did a video on how the Lush ones are made back in 2018 I imagine they used some of the B roll in this video as well.
One of the most frustrating things to me about the sustainability movement is the cost. I whole heartedly support doing anything I can to eliminate waste/ help the planet/ live healthier, but I often can't afford it. $12 for a bar that equals 3 bottles? I pay $2 per bottle, equaling $6 for 3. Shop local at farmers markets (I live rurally amongst a bunch of farmland)? A head of brocoli is $5 whereas I can get 3 or 4 heads for $5 at my local chain grocery store. Is it really sustainable long term if the masses can't afford it and therefore utilize it? I'm a working student with no time to make my own and no stores around me sell anything that is sustainable and affordable.
Exactly a huge problem. We can do all we can to be mindful of our habits and use of things and definitely learn to better prioritize what should be done first and how, but we all know all these sustainability efforts/climate change that is being pushed is going to hit allot of people negatively because they won't be able to afford it. Foods already expensive, the cost of living hasn't got better, and now we want to make it even more difficult for regular folk to get by for the chance that all the climate change efforts might save the future world and it's people then...if things even go as bad as how they say it will. How many times has science got things wrong. Or realized they didn't actually know all there was to know about something. It's an idea that all the climate change deal is gonna happen, and right now because they want to avoid it, they're gonna make people suffer now. Alot of BS going on
I understand. I am the only one using shampoo bars in my house. I've tried no‐poo with teas, vinegar and baking soda in the past but switched to the shampoo bars during the Pandemic. Yes they are more expensive But what I can say is that once you change to a more natural hair wash, you can go way longer without washing. Some people might think it's gross but I can easily go a week without washing, I could go even 2 no problem but I like the feeling of clean hair. Years ago when liquid shampooing I would wash every other day. One bar can easily last me a few months... I think I buy them twice a year. (I have fine hair so I don't need much and it is not oily. I know it can be different for different people)
@@Foreign_Sheep I've done the no poo methods also. I tried sticking it out even though my hair did awful. What soap bars do you use? I've hesitated because of cost but also nervous that it would ruin my hair. My fine hair turned to crunchy straw like texture when I did no poo methods it had always been smooth and silky. Humans didn't have soap in bottles like we did, so I wonder was they hair just a nasty texture or what?
What you say is absolutely true. These products that promote the environment are usually artisinal products that cost more and harder to access. It's just not practical for most people.
Kudos to them for trying to make a difference, but suggesting that "lye" isn't a chemical is partly why people don't take this sort of project seriously.
@@eugenelye01 Water is a chemical. Organic matter is made of up hundreds if not thousands of chemicals. They're they're trying to say is that they don't use harsh synthetic chemicals or non-biodegradable substances, but the blanket statement "we don't use chemicals here" is such a laughably uninformed statement that it beggars belief they actually appreciate what is harmful and what isn't. For instance, rattlesnake venom, poison ivy, and hemlock are all natural substances, but that doesn't mean they're safe.
"No chemicals" cut to them using lye (sodium hydroxide). Reducing packaging is good. Telling people chemicals are harmful is some cult of ignorance bullcrap.
Lye gets completely used up during the saponification process. Which means the sodium ions and hydroxide ions are attaching to the ends of the triglyceride chains creating oil salts. Because lye is completely used up, it is no longer present as lye in the finished product. Soap has been made for many many thousands of years. That is true soap. Everything else is a synthetic detergent. Which is all still derived from natural products, like cocamidopropyl betaine which is derived from coconut oil. Chemicals definitely aren't bad. And it is harmful to say chemicals are bad. Citric acid is a chemical too. It's almost as bad as saying something is "all natural". Like bud, arsenic is all natural but you don't see me using it.
I was thinking the same thing, but it's used in so many things that we eat and use everyday, I would assume there's some sort of chemical reaction that renders it harmless.
I’ve tried shampoo bars in the past trying to reduce waste, but they made my hair very dry and damaged. The problem with trying to use “natural” ingredients is that often they are not as tested and controlled than lab produced products and they can be irritating for your scalp and skin and they often use really harsh perfumes which are also irritating for some people. I'd much rather try to refill glass jars with shampoo at the stores, and have the brands trying to replace some ingredients that are harmful to the environment, but use products that are safe for my hair and skin. I’m all in for trying more sustainable options, but I think we need to improve them constantly and look at which ones are actually helping, not just label them as “chemical free” and have the consumers not look at what the actual ingredients do to you and if they’re really more sustainable.
I had the same problem with dry Hair, but you can solve that by using a "sour rinse" after washing your hair. Simply put some apple vinegar and in an empty bottle, fill up with water and rinse over your hair :)
you are confusing shampoo bars and hair soap bars. hair soap is actual soap, dries out the hair a lot, I've had the same problem. When you use actual shampoo bars it is literally normal shampoo as you know it but in a bar shape.
@@milkymatcha8307 I actually saw a HUGE difference between when I started using bar shampoos and stopped, so I don’t think it’s water, but maybe I just need to try a different kind
Thank you smart person. Who would've known they weren't talking about the harmful chemicals! Oh my, maybe out entire life isnt so chemical free. ... I'm being heavily sarcastic btw
You know, when they said that the Clay was from Morocco and Lye is from Tasmania, imagine how many litres of gas was wasted for the transfer of it... So in the end, is it really sustainable?
@@Henlarious Not even close and it is rude to assume one's ethnicity or religion. I just pointed out one problem with it. If their goal is to actually save the environment, then the next step for them is to source local ingredients.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life
Honestly I feel a great way would be to have giant dispensers at stores where you can buy your shampoo by weight, filling your own bottle for reuse. The shampoo will look and feel the same, which will motivate more customers to adopt the system. The large bags the company uses to fill the dispensers will produce much less waste than many single use bottles. Problem is that this requires the company to take the initiative in changing a system that works and has preexisting infrastructure, so most companies are very unlikely to make such a change.
This is not a bad idea and I hope this reply pops your commrnt up to show others. Finding a good opening mechanism to prevent contamination is key, but you can always use the plain "dont touch the nozzle" approach.
I like the idea but don't think it works in practice. I bet the dispensers would be an absolute pain to maintain. I bet they would get clogged constantly. But the biggest problem imo is that it would severely limit our options. People (including me) love being able to choose exactly which shampoo we buy, and shampoo is highly subjective--from their effects (which vary wildly and would also effect each hair type differently) to the added scents. I don't think this can be realistically implemented because it wouldn't be successful enough to be profitable and that's all that matters to these companies
@@xmunchyx Scent capsules to dissolve in the bottles? Clogging is not a huge issue in my experience though, as long as they get popular enough, there is enough circulation to prevent that. (Granted, you might need to smack them a bit after a holiday and they have been unused for a day or two, but that is a few times pr year. No big deal for most.)
In Germany's, you can't buy liquid soaps per weight. Sadly. It's easy-to-implement, but the legal system REQUIRED you to properly compare with packed bottles. It would make the world a better place. Alas, it's not allowed by law. Cheers. A metrologist (not meteorologist)
I love the concept of shampoo and conditioner bars… I’ve tried many different brands. I’ve personally never had one last 80 washes. I also have really thick, corse hair and so for me they don’t seem to last as long and my hair started to feel really dry and brittle. Which is saying a lot because I don’t wash my hair more than twice a week. I personally think having stores where you can reuse plastic bottles and refill your shampoo, conditioner, and soap is the way to go. There aren’t a lot of places like that and if there are there aren’t very many product options.
You should be able to buy powdered refills. That way you could reuse an old bottle by filling x amount of water and the soap-powder, let it sit for some time and shake about to get a "fresh" bottle of shampoo.
@@MalawisLilleKanal That’s a great idea. There is a company called Fat and the Moon. They have a shampoo powder that comes in a glass bottle. I really liked it, but it would be cool if they had compostable refill packets so you don’t have to get a new glass bottle each time.
@@goldenrose1445 compostable refill packets and powdered shampoo (definitely very hydrophilic) do not sound very feasible for production though :( manufacturing, bulk shipping, packaging, storage, last mile shipping - this process could take months to complete, in all of that process you need non compostable materials for packaging and in between stages that can prevent contamination of products and materials. Unfortunately any product that comes in contact with human skin especially cosmetics and skincare cannot do away without plastic. The risk to the human health would be too great. Obviously though, I wish we had less of a wasteful mindset. Refilling your own bottles is the way to go. I'm hoping that in the near future the big brands actually start selling their stuff in bulk to bulk stores. As is it now, the big brands keep producing single packaging ad infinitum, while bulk stores are left with unknown brands and little variety that makes most people turn away. Sigh, there is such a long way to go 😔
Or concentrated refills in biodegradable cornstarch plastic bags. I tried the bars back in 2005 or 2006 and they stripped my hair as well. I had to buy some expensive conditioner to undo the damage.
Its not, a lot of these "green movements" have good PR and intentions. But they're multi regional or international companies who have a goal the increase profit and SELL MORE. The video pieces like this clearly show its never about buying less and reducing immisions or buying locallying sourced. How eco friendly is almomd/oat milk that's grown in California desert and shipped around the country. At the same time most counties in the US have dairys they could be buying local milk from. It's all just a way to sell you the new thing they have in stock increase they're market share. BUY LOCALLY SOURCED.
@@Ryan0Gray Totally agree. Always thought it hilarious that the mainstream eco talking heads always turn out to be pro-globalism, pro-growth, etc. Exactly the same positions as the planet destroying billionaire class they continually rail against 🤔
@@temhawpin Personal view now, it feels as if America is about 15-20 years behind the rest of the world when it comes to eco friendly activism. In my suppossed progressive city we just switched from coal to natural gas, In 2017. We're a coastal city too and the windfarms were stopped in their infancy from people complaining it would ruin the historic harbor and skyline, Rich people in the neighboring town Marblehead, and the Very rich in the MacIntyre district. are the ones who went against off shore wind farm. This is happening in Salem, Massachusetts. So sad when rich elites can have so much pull over your local city
This is why I hate the mix between “natural bs” and “eco friendly”. Yes, I want to buy eco friendly products, but I couldn’t care less if their ingredients are “natural” or not. It’s not necessary for something to be natural for it to be biodegradable. And “natural” is not evens regulated term. Legally it means nothing!
Depends. In this video, they mentioned that they went to 2 locations and one wasn't the US, so maybe it is closer to these locations and therefore not so hard to ship. Also, you are assuming that big brands only use local ingredients.
I assumed the biggest draw for shampoo bars was reduced water use and more efficient shipping because they're smaller and not full of water weight (well less, they're not 100% dry). I wish you had covered the water side of things more.
As much as I find Lush Cosmetics' products endearing, I wish they'd tone it down with the essential oils. PR and environmental awareness are good, but the professional background in terms of formulation still leaves a LOT to be desired.
Anyone remember when Axe liquid body soap had bits of plastic in it as body scrubbers? Apparently it was making its way into lakes and the oceans and getting consumed by fish. I don’t know what they were thinking when they were doing that crap.
Yeah, why would soap brands add beads of plastic of all things into their soap? Doesn't make any sense!!! But I am glad I have never seen soap with plastic beads in it before.
My mom is a hairdresser and has always gotten us top of the line shampoo and conditioner. I tried bars once and they left my hair so dry and damaged. My mom was so mad! So I think making environmentally friendly jars, and refilling them at the store would be easier, better for hair and skin, save on money and cut down on plastic. It’s a start anyways.
As someone who used to make soaps there are downsides to saponified oils in soaps and shampoo bars. One is they're harsh to the skin and hair with their high pH. There are now naturally derived surfactants that can replace sls/sles that you can adjust the pH to suit skin and hair. Soaps also I found left too much scum in the shower. You'll have to clean it more often.
I would definitely never use a shampoo bar that is formulated like a normal soap bar, my hair would disintegrate just looking at them. My skin is perfectly fine from soap bars though, and as I use very little of it I don't need to clean the shower more often than usual.
@@zeldapinwheel7043 beeswax can give you a harder soap but you need to melt it with the other oils. Some like to add it for the "story" of their products.
@@mdml0 I get that it would make it harder, I've never made soap ( Bar soap and Castile soap just leave a gross, sticky film on my skin) but I've made creams, balms, scrubs, etc. But why beeswax in a shampoo bar? Wouldn't that be rotten for your hair? The soap is probably already pretty drying, and isn't the beeswax going to coat the hair?
@@zeldapinwheel7043 their website says it's for moisture and shine. For something that's supposed to clean hair you don't want wax in it. There are so many better ingredients to add moistureand shine. I've never added waxes in cleansers. Beeswax may be used for hair styling or skincare products.
Whenever people say "chemical free" it makes me laugh, I understand what they mean is it does not have harmful or artificial chemicals but everything is made up of chemicals, water a chemical, air made up of chemicals... nothing is chemical free. That term has became a buzz word that is frankly misinformed.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life.
@@anewlife5846 C16H11N2NaO4S The chemical make up of an orange, what you make while 'natural' is not at all chemical free, which was the point of what I was saying.
@@annnee6818 I should have worded that better, I did not intend to imply that artificial meant harmful or worse than, I was simply meaning what the people who say "chemical free" mean.
And the thing is... these brands are lying about harmful chemicals. They are lying about parabens, sulfates and aluminium, all of which are safe in cosmetics. The "clean" and "natural" brands are using lies as marketing.
I’ve been using bar shampoos and bar conditioners from 5 different companies in US for last 3 years and I love 3 of them. They last 2-3 times longer than liquid ones, so it’s costing me much less. I have very coarse and thick Japanese hair and they make my hair shiny and soft and don’t dry out. I can’t say anything about the products in this video without actually using them, but my preference is not to use body products with bright neon colors. I also use bar soaps for body, hand, and face. Another great thing about it is takes much less space for storing in my small bathroom. I love them.
I knew some shampoo had plastic in it for a while but luckily shampoo brands are rapidly working to save earth and some stopped including plastic as far back as 2014
actually a lot of shower gels, shampoos etc. contain plastic. many or most of those "peeling" grains are plastic. I think it's because plastic grains have a conveniently similar density to those soap gels, so they stay nicely dispersed in the bottle instead of sinking or rising. it's basically intentional microplastic.
Even the empty package would contain air, which contains chemicals like O2, CO2 and more. If you want it to be completely chemical free, you need to fill the package with noble gasses…
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life
all of the ingredients you use will contain natural chemicals (and that is NOT a criticism or a bad thing), the argument here being when people promote the term "chemical free" when discussing their product - it's always *technically* wrong because *everything* is made of chemicals, for example one study estimated that Orange peel contains 17.5% of cellulose, 6.4% of lignin, 25.4% of pectin, and 8.6% of hemicellulose. the real issue here is that the term "chemical free" is used essential to create a "halo effect" around the product or experience as people associate this term with safety and good health. even if this isn't the case for most products or companies that use it.
As someone on a very tight budget, my main concern is the pricing of these new products. Okay, my current shampoo bottles are bad but when it comes down to a choice between food or a fancy shampoo bar, I know where I'm spending my money.
This argument is short sighted. Life will be a LOT more expensive in 10+ years when our environment is literally killing us. I'd rather pay more now and survive.
@@CRneu That's fine for you, but until I get more money each week, this sort of sustainable product is out of my reach. Currently my partner and I are averaging $60 a week for ALL our groceries and home supplies. That includes toilet paper, soap for clothes and dishes, medicine and incidentals. When your budget is that tight, see if you've got room for anything that isn't home brand cheap!
In india, we have affordable options which are natural and great. I don’t know if they are available on usa. There’s one brand - earth rhythm, it’s cheap and great
@@insectbite1714 Nah they are a scam. I don't want my hair to look like someone from 100 years ago, like straw like the witch in the video who owns the one eco scam company selling bar soap with clay and honey in it that costs 2 cents for a 10 000% profit. This natural junk is just that garbage. Billions have been spent on cosmetic RnD for a reason.
I mean yeah, making clay in disposable shampoo and beeswax which is from non-native bees is bad but the big brands of soap seem to be making more progress than the small brands.
This is my problem with this as well. I can make soap from things at my local grocery store and teach anyone else to, as well. There are more eco friendly sources than others. It's a rabbit hole, but trying to avoid giving your money to support multinationals that pillage the globe is a good start. Buying soap from Tasmania and having it shipped to Norway totally defeats this purpose.
I think there needs to be a global push for "refill and replenish" stores. Where you bring your containers and pay for amount you leave with. Since there is no shortage of plastic, people of all income levels could benefit.
And I've switched away because I want something that people weren't using 100 years ago and makes your skin like sand paper and hair like straw. Case in point the witch who owns that eco scam company. Her hair looks like straw.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep There are other formulas. Bar soap alone should not be used. It's the wrong pH, for a start. I've been making my own soaps for almost 20 years, but I still use regular shampoo. I just haven't found a formula that works. I know people with shorter hair do ok with them and they use a rinse of either diluted apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar and condition with neem oil or a mix like Jojoba/argon, that sort of thing. When you make your own soap, you can control how much 'over fatting' is done, meaning, you have extra fat and it doesn't leave your skin dry. Manufacters don't like to do this because it limits the shelf life of the product. My favourite is using goat milk in my soap. It adds extra fat and lactic acid, which is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) and it's a gentle cleanser for your skin. I don't get the impression this woman cares very much about the chemistry of it all. There is far too much bullshit in the marketing of these products.
@@TheAccidentalViking thanks for your share. I'm so confused because all debates between should or not use shampoo bar. Should I change to use it or not🤔
@@huynhngan7660 some companies are offering refill type bags with much less plastic now. Some of the shampoo bars (lush) aren't a true soap, but are made with solid sls beads. It pays to read up on formulation and where the ingredients come from. So much of the stuff they put in is so unnecessary and is pure marketing dritt. Making 'boarderline' medical claims, just skirting the rules. I used to wash my hair everyday. Now, it's once, twice a week. That in itself is cutting down a great deal of plastic. To he company I buy from now sells in refill bags so I don't have to buy a new bottle every time, which cuts down my plastic consumption again. Like the video says, it's industry waste that contributes more to plastic trash. Some plastic is absolutely necessary, like in medical use, because it saves lives due to sanitary requirements. We have a system of 'pant' here in Norway. Deposit on certain forms of packaging, like aluminium and plastic drinks bottles. It takes something like 1/3 to 2/3 less energy to make another can or bottle from recycled aluminium or glass than producing it from scratch. We see more plastic waste from the offshore fishing industry here. There are realistic battles to be found that are winnable. Individually, we take on those. Collectively, we can take on the bigger ones, like the industrial waste. Punish the industrial polluters so it is no longer economical for them to simply shrug their shoulders at containers of spilled plastic pellets used in their extruder machines, so the power wash them away and they end up in the waterways (that actually happened here, near where I live). Save your energy for the worthy effort and watch out for marketing campaigns based on emotional appeal rather than real world logic and facts.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life
I love this concept yet as a hairdresser I'd be concerned about my clients with very blond hair getting stained by the hot pink and blue ones. No artificial pigment would be more desirable.
There are lots of brands, they aren't all neon. Ethique is my go-to, and the colors are all muted and not all of the bars even have any artificial color at all.
@@cbpd89 Thankyou! Do you order them online? If so, does Ethique have their own online shop or is there another distributor? I absolutely love this idea and the lack of packaging. Thanks in advance. Take care from Australia. 🐨
always hilarious to me how the responsibility is transferred to the consumer, as if we could buy our way into being environmentally conscious. ...and complete ignore the real problem of companies not being regulated.
@@imightbebiased9311 i suppose that explains that. this is all clever propaganda designed to shift the blame from the producers of the problem to the consumers of the problem.
We all need a little bit of that responsibility though. Sure, some people trying to be environmental friendly won't do nothing if big corps don't change too, but first we need to accept the change, as companies almost always chase the clients. At least that how it should be, consumers affecting the market, not only the market affecting the consumers.
Chemical free is a generally understood term to mean without petrol-chemicals or synthetic materials. Boiling water will have dozens of chemical changes, thus if you use any sort of filtered water, you're using a chemical product. If you mean the Lye, Lye created by ash is simply just burnt wood and quartz. While I doubt this is what they did, any final soap product does not contain any lye by the time saponification has occurred.
@@normanicusinvictus7416 everything you just mentioned is a chemical. Everything is a chemical. I find it a sign of ignorance talking about “chemicals” as all dangerous or saying one thing is a chemical and say, water, is not. If you have ever taken a class on chemistry (which someone in this field should) you would never use this word in the context this woman did.
@@MyDuckSaysFucc To take from even a cursory google search: Chemical free Chemical free or chemical-free is a term used in marketing to imply that a product is safe, healthy or environmentally friendly because it only contains natural ingredients. From a chemist's perspective, the term is a misnomer, as all substances and objects are composed entirely of chemicals and energy. The term chemical is roughly a synonym for matter, and all substances, such as water and air, are chemicals. This is recognized by Advertising Standards Authority in the UK, as well as here in the United States by the FCC. Yes. IN Science when we say "Chemicals" we mean everything in the periodic sense, roughly equating it to matter. In the *real world* where a majority of humans interact with each-other, people mean chemical free in another way. Advisory: Green Energy does not produce green electricity. Non-GMO does not mean the food hasn't been genetically manipulated by humans. (All food is GMO, FEE) Non-Toxic does not mean safe-to-eat in every quantity. ( Water Toxemia ) Lead Free does not mean the substance contains zero lead. (Just under a threshold). Additionally, Unleaded Gasoline still has lead. Reduced Fat usually means increased sugar, same caloric content per gram. (I.E. Unhealthy still) Energy Star Ratings just means that the product performs better than appliances 50 years ago in energy savings. 'Going Ham' does not turn you into a pig. Complaining about the validity of the term "Chemical Free" - I'm sure you also have complaints about these and literally hundreds of other terms and ideas humans use technically wrong every day. Additionally, I would question your scientific literacy when striving for accuracy and precision if your referring to "water" as a chemical. H2O, which is the primary ingredient of water is a chemical. Water can contain multiple chemicals, such as Chlorine, and Fluoride. Water is NOT a chemical. It contains chemicals. A human is NOT a chemical. It contains chemicals. Same thing with Lye. Lye is not a chemical. Sodium Hydroxide is a chemical. Lye often *refers* to Sodium Hydroxide, but it also could be a series of other chemicals. This is the difference between being scientific literate and trying to be smug. Check out "Water is not H2O" by Michael Weisberg, an article published by Stanford University.
@@normanicusinvictus7416 didn’t have the energy to read this, all I’m gonna say is take a chemistry class to learn how to properly define chemicals lol Don’t give a crap about how cosmetic companies classify their bullshit products
@@MyDuckSaysFucc So your response to criticism is simply: "I don't have time to properly look at your arguments nor will I bother with actually changing my mind or dealing with the consequences of thought, or put forward a rational argument because I know better. Take a chemistry class, because I obviously have and you haven't." Just making sure. And if you don't care about how cosmetic companies (And the governments of the world) classify products, why would you even bother replying to this video or spamming a dozen comments? Trying a bit too hard there.
I have really started to like shampoo bars (but I don't use the ones with soap). I don’t, however, like that you said that plastic can contribute to climate change without mentioning that so can pretty much any other material. It has even been proven that plastic is often the option that produces less greenhouse gases (for example plastic bag vs paper bag vs cotton bag). In shampoo bars the reason why those can be an environmentally friendly option is because they need less packaging overall as well as take up less space and weigh less when being transported.
i think having no packaging on some things definitely can help and that we use far more packaging for things than whats necessary, like individually wrapping soaps with plastic within an already existing box, but it really depends on the product. and often packaging is not only for annoying marketing but also for protecting the product from damage or contaminants etc. there is also the fact that just because new manufacturers enter the industry, it doesnt necessarily mean that old ones drop out, so in a sense unless the damaging manufactures practices can be destroyed through loss of demand or something, theyre not going to give up their throne as the biggest polluters, and you could just be adding more pollution onto the line even if you are more eco-friendly than the previous, since its still more production in the end unless you can replace your predecessors hopefully over time.
I started to make shampoo bars half year ago, I only make for myself and some friends, but is one of the best things I could do. I have the control of the supplies, the production, and I definitely consume less plastic now. In a big scale, a business, depends on where the sustainability lays, if it's only part of the final product then there is not such a big difference, if we also talk about the supplies, and the production, then yes.
Jill is exactly what I want a shampoo creator to look like. Creative, conscious, and business minded. I already buy bar shampoo & conditioner bc it’s easy and lighter to travel with. But next time I’ll try out her brand!
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life
Thanks for shedding the light on the zero waste shampoo bars. As a curly head I tried it twice.. first it was made domestically by a Professional person and I liked and hated it. I liked the shampoo so much but it was only for 11 wash. The conditioner was long lasting but after few months my hair wasn't good and I switched to bottled one. The Unilever one the heart shape unfortunately didn't match my hair at all! I used it only twice and I lost a lot of hair while combing and the curls were bad. May be this is not for curly hair but it smells very nice. And where I live there are several tries for zero waste but so expensive. I wish that the entire world come as one for once to save the planet.
Yeah the first thing I thought when I clicked on this video was “how well does it work it very curly very temperamental hair.” It already took me long enough to find a liquid shampoo that works.🥲
It's hard to be eco friendly when all the eco products are so expensive. One Lush shampoo bar costs $12 and will have to be shipped, or I can go down to the local dollar store and buy shampoo, conditioner, body wash and a loofah for under that price. Some of us don't have the money to spend on stuff like that just to save some plastic.
You can buy bar soap for cheap everywhere and it will last longer and have less plastic packaging than bottle shampoo. it doesnt all need to be those super fancy brands
My $15 shampoo bar lasted me 6 months. The conditioner bar of the same price last an entire year! Seriously, 2-3 washes a week with long hair. Per wash that probably comes out the same as a drug store brand shampoo. I use Ethique, not whatever the video's brand was, but I totally love them.
I tried shampoo bars and other natural shampoos and conditioners for over a decade. None of them properly cleaned my hair and I had to give up on them and go back to more common hair products. With the right products, my hair feels amazing, but none of what I use are natural anymore.
@@cbpd89 you are lucky to live in a part of the world where you can get $15 shampoo bars. Here in Korea they usually are $45 for the good ones, not the atrocious Lush ones which cost 20 bucks and last like 3 washes which at that rate I can get my hair washed at the local hair salon
I work in manufacturing and on the surface it seems like this company is doing good by reducing plastic waste on packaging but upstream waste is the main issue. Disposable gloves, hairnets, packaging from raw materials and byproducts can’t be recycled.
People have no idea about the manufacturing side. Everyone is so focused on single packaging that they're forgetting that the most waste happens behind doors. There is so much waste in manufacturing and shipping it's astounding. I hope there is more pressure to make the waste supply chain more transparent. Reducing our consumption/waste is only one side of the problem.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life
Except they are doing good. Or at least better than all the companies that do the same thing, but then also use hard plastic packaging. Why are so many of you trying to make this negative? Its not perfect but it is progress
i’ve tried the lush shampoo bars, they foam up a lot, but leave a very “stripped” friction-y feeling, unlike regular shampoos i’ve used that feel more moisturizing. maybe you have to buy a conditioner bar as well?
I use a conditioner bar as well, and it works fine I think stripping is a pretty common feeling with shampoo bars, almost all of the ones i have tried made my hair feel this way
You had me untill „chemical free“.. like what..? Life literally cannot exist without chemical or chemical reactions. And synthetic chemicals can be healthy ehile „natural“ chemicals can kill. It makes only sense if you say there are no harmfull chemicals and you ensure that on a scientific basis (look up newest research for harmfull chemical side-effects)
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life
I’ve been using shampoo and conditioner bars for a long time. I have very curly hair, and avoid sulfates and mineral oil like the plague. These bars are the perfect solution for curly and textured hair. The initial cost may seem higher than your usual hair care products, but a bar lasts FOREVER and takes us much less room in your shower.
Can confirm that they last forever. I wash my har 1 to 2 times a week and a shampoo bar usually lasts me 7 months. Conditioner bars last even longer. (Long, wavy and dyed hair. )
Plastics also require lots of oil to make and finding ways to be less reliant on oil may also be a good idea. I think its good to not be too reliant on one resource.
First ingredient: coconut. I am allergic to coconut and it's rough finding "natural" products without it! Even processed coconut products turn my skin red, itchy, and burning, like a charcoal mask I tried recently. Maybe I need to study how to make solid shampoos without coconut products and see if it gains a supporting.
If you figure out a recipe, I'd love to hear about it! I'm trying to make my own shampoo bars to avoid coconut and other food ingredients, but so far, it's been difficult to find guidance because everyone else who's making their own bars are using those ingredients.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life
You didn't actually tell us whether shampoo bars reduce trash. I thought you might have some stats for us about how much trash a shampoo bar makes over it's production and consumption life cycle vs. a shampoo bottle
I've never taken chemistry, but even I know that chemicals are unavoidable in our lives. Technically speaking, whenever you cook dinner and are mixing ingredients together and heating them up, there are chemical reactions happening.
I love this idea, and the fact that she is doing something positive for our environment. I think she just got another consumer out of me. If it’s environmentally friendly then it’s for me. I want my children and everyone else’s children have a beautiful world to live in.
It does, actually, and I would prefer that - until you realize that no store exists that does it. Even with all the eco-friendly options here in DC, that is not one of them (sadly). Until someone actually starts that idea, I’m going to do what I can
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life.
@@josiahmerz357 maybe make like shampoo vending machine. Sort like your coffee vending machine, but for a shampoo. Maybe even have the machine custom make you a shampoo with different ingredient, like a Barista, but for shampoo. Should I be patenting this instead of telling you about it? Lol
@@josiahmerz357 How much startup $ do you need for a few shelves and bulk size shampoo? Sounds like you’re passionate about this and can be the change you want!
I've tried JR Liggets which has been around a while, but it's not conditioning, my hair felt like straw. I like the newer brands with conditioner oils.
I LOVE the lush shampoo and conditioner bar. Honestly best shampoo I’ve used. However, it really only is a good option for short hair. For long, woman’s hair, it proves to be a bit tough to use
Do you use shampoo on the whole hair? You're supposed to only put it on the scalp and let it run through the hair only when washing it off so unless you have a bigger head than the average then you wont need to spend too much on shampoo. Conditioner though is the opposite
I was the same. I eventually found one of the Ethique bars (Healing Kiwi) that works for my hair. But the Lush and a whole bunch of smaller brands made my hair greasy and limp.
@@vegasgirl3538 What I’ve read is it is 1. bc the previous products have been so harsh that your scalp changed its output to compensate. What you experience using the bar is your scalp re-adjusting 2. Hydroxide (especially sodium hydroxide) reacts with metals in hardwater But I agree. The period of waxy, stringy hair is not fun. If I were to recommend to friends trying the switch from bottles, I’d not give anything with actual soap
I appreciate their efforts in reducing plastic packaging and instead they are using glass,tin,wood ...etc ...which is a good initiative to help the world 🌎 from dangerous effects of plastic..
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life
About 20 years ago I was a Lush enthusiastic customer… then they tried to play tricks with prices (lower one on the shelf, way higher on the packaging) and also their prices skyrocketing in general. I stopped buying.
I've been using shampoo and conditioner bars for a while now, trying many different brands, and honestly, my hair is starting to become super dry, brittle, and quickly mats and tangles. The bars themselves are quite hard to use and break up into little pieces after a while so you waste the last few bits. It breaks my heart to return to disposable plastic bottles but until they can nail the formula, ease-of-use, and of course affordability of these products, there won't be any widespread change.
I had your same experience and went back to usual bottles. In my opinion a solution may be concentrated shampoo tides you can melt off in tap water and refill your bottle. That would save a lot of space/weight to transport therefor being more sustainable than bottles
Same experience. Tried 4 different shampoo bars - I figured they'd be great for air travel since they don't use up any of your liquids allowance - but they absolutely FRIED my hair and scalp. When the severe itching started I threw the last bar out in Berlin and went and bought some unscented gentle liquid shampoo. Fortunately the Germans have nice drugstores!
Personally I think it would be pretty cool to have shampoo bottles like we do water bottles, yes there is still plastic but it's used hundreds of times over. If we sold shampoo like we do laundry powder you could get a big ass container of, take a scoop and toss it in a shampoo bottle mix it up and you have your shampoo for the shower. You could even get little single use packets (like koolaid) and have multiple ones to mix scents with and have a different scent every shower
I love the idea of plastic free though but there is one thing that quite annoying when using soap bar or shampoo bar which is there will always be something like a bee wax left on your bathroom marble or tile 😅 because the main ingredient is oil/bee wax so it's freaking annoying when you need to clean your bathroom. I'm just saying I love that they are plastic free and eco friendly and I use soap bar too.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life
I'd personally love a very no bs line. No sparkles, no dyes, no unnecessary fragrances... Just shampoo and conditioner. Extra of unnecessary items generally means more packaging and a bigger carbon foot print for the seller and after a while... I just feel like it doesn't make a big enough impact for me to buy those products.
Several years ago I switched to a Castile soap because of eczema. I use it to shower and wash my hair. Not only is it cheaper than detergent based shampoo but my skin is healthier.
I’ve been using shampoo bars for the last few years. Love them. I get mine from Chagrin Valley online. My hair has actually gotten thicker. I only need to shampoo once and not repeat. I also don’t need conditioner in the shower and just put some hair butter from them as well after I get out of the shower as a leave in conditioner. Saves time. Make my hair feel amazing. My hair is down to my butt, so if it can work for me, it can work for most people. P.s. it felt weird the first time or two when I switched over, but it became normal for me quickly.
ive been using shampoo bars for three years and honestly will never go back, once you find the one that suits your water type (soft or hard) and hair type it's fantastic, also better for traveling because it doesn't count as fluid weight
These look great but are very expensive here in NZ. I just looked up online and Lush is $17.50 per bar and good cube is $29.95. The manufacturers really have to find a way to bring those prices down if they want more adoption.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life
The amount of chemicals in the normal shampoo products we use which cause cancer and hormone changes needs to be shared and more products like this more common !
Finding hypoallergenic fragrance free options in biodegradable products is seemingly impossible. I'm allergic to some essential oils and will break out in eczema, hives, or swell up. I also get migraines from fragrance. I hope more genuinely fragrance free options will become available. For now I have to stick with what I can tolerate.
Dr broners baby soap bar followed by a diluted apple cider vinegar rinse has worked for my hair. I spent a long time trying to find a fragrance free shampoo, and that's what I ended up with.
I'm not really sure why shampoo and conditioner need to be provided in every hotel room. Yes it's nice, I don't think most people use any of the products left in the bathroom other than the obvious hand soap. So if it must continue, maybe have them available upon request? 💚
I see two things happening. When people travel they are no longer bringing hair products because of the liquid limit and also I've seen some hotels adapt to have shampoo, conditioner, and hand soap dispensers that housekeeping refill when low.
Shampoo bar has been used by my family since ages.. My grandma used to use it.. Now a lot many companies in India is using the same ayurvedic formula for making these bars.
What I don't like about a true soap where an acid(oil) and a base(lye) make salt(soap) and water(is evaporated) is that it leaves soap scum when it is used in bathing. It sticks to your drain clogging it up and the sides of the tub. Just my preference.
I'm not sure what you're referring to, unless you have very hard water or are using bar soap with titanium dioxides in it to whiten them. That scum builds up on the shower wall below the soap shelf and needs scraping and its disgusting. If you have hard water, what you are seeing is the minerals precipitating out. It's not the soap.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life
@@anewlife5846 Wow thank you for sharing all your knowledge. You are using all the resources in your environment. If you had a channel I would watch you. I love the old ways of doing things. I think it is real living. Foaminess is over rated and an indication of synthetics.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life.
Honestly, I, like a lot of people, am very cautious about what things to buy for our hair, face and body - especially for cleaning and in relation to skin sensitivity. Virtually all package- less and environmentalist brands use bizarre or niche ingredients and essentially want to become a slightly different Lush. Apart from the extremely potent and often clashing smells of all their different products, they use really obscure or odd ingredients that otherwise makes the product terrible for purpose - from adding bits of seaweed for aesthetic or making it a literal slime soap bar because “oh my gawd slime is popular”. There’s just an empty market for package-less, biodegradable, sustainable and environmental care products which aren’t gimmicky, childish or another Lush. I also dislike the whole “chemical free” logic. Everything is chemicals. I’d rather something which had a “chemical” name which did its job, was cheaper, safer and, yes, environmentally safe. Organic or natural doesn’t always necessarily mean it’s better for the environment, more sustainably acquired nor as high a quality at doing its job.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results. For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week. Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth. Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are: Homemade Solutions Maa, ye kaise karu? WholeEliseLotus Flower Life.
The major companies need to come up with better solutions. I’d be happy to buy my boring old shampoo in a cardboard container or from a refill station if possible. I have tried 4 brands of shampoo & conditioner bars and didn’t like any of them.
Make these products actually affordable for people who come from lower income and with much more product for the cost. A $6 tiny ass shampoo bar that lasts "80" washes. For a white person with thin hair. I have extremely thick and long hair so I need a lot of shampoo to properly clean. That cuts me down to much less than 40 washes of that tiny bar. I can buy a big bottle of shampoo with a plastic container for the same price if not less that has everything I need that lasts so much longer. They want to get everyone moving into this direction but it's not gonna happen for the majority. It's a nice idea, but completely faulty, there's too many holes.
Ikr? When I saw the size of the bars, and heard the expensive sounding *imported from exotic places* ingredients, I laughed my ass off. These people are not trying to save the world, they’re just another corporation trying to use our guilt against us.
Bar soaps come in cheaper versions: remove all thosr fancy ingredients like honey and seaweed (honestly, they don't even do anything), replace expensive oils with the cheaper ones and you get a much cheaper but still effective soap bar. I think they have to add all that fancy stuff, because that's how people buy it.
Beauty and the Bees conveniently miss that off their ingredients… is that legal? There’s nothing wrong with lye anyway, despite being a synthetic chemical, not all chemicals are bad.
@@christopherhughes2953 in theory the lye reacts with the fatty acids in the oils to make the soap itself. soaps are salts of fatty acids. in the end product there shouldn't be any lye left
@@Ubya_ Yeah nothing inherently wrong with lye. You can get it from wood ash. But you can also probably bet they’re buying it by the 50 pound bag as a refined chemical.
@@HughesEnterprises probably by the ton. Anyway lye is really one of the easiest chemicals to make, just electrolysis of salt water, it is dangerous only because of its alkalinity
@@Ubya_ Totally understand that, but with soap ingredients you either show what's gone in, e.g. olive oil and lye, or what's left at the end, e.g. sodium olivate and glycerin. Legal requirement in the UK and EU, I imagine the same for Australia where she operates.
I think this is a good step. I've been using shampoo bars or baking soda for a decade now. Obviously some improvements need to be made in the industry still, but it's still a good step. Ironic that I received an ad to buy wholesale plastic bottles immediately once this video was finished though -.-
Its awesome that eco-friendly options are becoming more popular! Although these large companies mass produce these items don’t forget to support your local soap makers too!
I once tried such a shampoo bar...it was a disaster. It didn't clean my hair, in order to get it at least half way clean, I had to use a third of the bar. After a very short while it broke apart, and a lot of crumbles naturally got lost. It's a moneymaking machine, I don't see anything positive about it to be honest. Sure there's no plastic bottle, but considering the efficiency/usage amount its way worse then any bottle
you found a terrible one. I've used a couple and none had this effect on me. Garnier is making some that have a very similar composition to their liquid shampoos too
Not all shampoo bars are the same just like not all liquid shampoos are the same: there are good ones and there are bad ones. As for the crumbs: some bars are sold in small net bags, even after the bar crumbles you can still use it.
Really great video. I've used solid shampoo for over a year now and I love it. My biggest struggle, though, is finding coconut oil free sustainable products. I am unable to use them and it really sucks to see coconut/coconut oil in nearly EVERYTHING coming out these days.
I use mostly natural shampoo and conditioner cuz it makes my hair less oily for more days and it smells great, I have to admit I’ve also used an all natural shampoo and conditioner bar and the results were just as good and there was zero plastic used it’s more pricy and doesn’t smell as nice but it they manage to get that really nice floral smell I’ll completely switch to shampoo bars
I think for the bars if they want to reduce waste maybe they can just put a sticker on the bar with their logo and product name. Maybe also place a QR code that you scan to see the ingredients and product information. But I’m sure there are some laws in place that would make that difficult. Edit: I’m not referring to brands like lush which sell their products in house. I’m referring to one’s that are sold in supermarkets like Walmart/Target.
I love their bars, just ordered another shampoo bar (healing kiwi) and I think the wonderbar for conditioning. Also got some curl shampoo and conditioner Minis for my sister to try. I love that they have a concentrate now but I’ll probably never switch from the bar, lasts like 4 months
As somebody who makes cold process soap, hearing chemical free, pains me. Chemical's don't always mean bad things. It's more important they're sustainable, eco-friendly and non toxic. You technically could make your own lye as it comes from wood ash. However then you have no measure of toxicity. Not all Chemical's are bad.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, free from harsh chemicals and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeElise
Lotus Flower Life
Uhh...lye comes from ash. You know...when you burn wood and stuff?
Ash is very alkaline already, which is why you can use it to wash clothes in a pinch, but you just concentrate it (Google for full instructions, I'm not gonna explain it here) until it can dissolve a feather.
THEN you use that for making soap!
Tannin is made from tree bark. That stuff is used to tan hides. Never seen tannin in a soap ingredient. O.o
Please take at least 10 seconds to Google something before posting it. It can save you a lot of embarrassment.
@@anewlife5846 I don’t think you understand what chemical means
@@anewlife5846 Fun fact: salt, water, sugar, and fruits are all made out of chemicals.
You all should be doing Ted talks.
Honestly, if I could buy refills for my existing products, that'd already be a start. Why do I need to get a new plastic bottle every time?
@sprock i can think of two things that are already available where I live. You could package the refill in a thin plastic pouch, that only has a screw on top. It's still plastic but a lot less of it.
The other way would be to have big vats filled with the stuff at the drug store and you bring your empty and refill it there.
@sprock selling in bulk will always produce less packaging than selling singularly but that's so obvious I'm sure you know that. Reducing is key, claiming to eliminate something completely is dishonest.
I used to buy refills for my detol spray bottle but I haven't seen the refills in months, its the same with everything company announces you can now buy refills and a few months later you stop seeing the refills in shops.
Because there’s so many varieties of shampoos and conditioners out there, having vats for each one will be harder to achieve. I believe the first option is more doable
Plaine Products does this.
The Lush Shampoo Bars are primarily comprised of sodium lauryl sulfate needles. It's the main ingredient and the item that allows the bar to be formed. When you look at one in person you'll notice it's made of densely packed tiny white things that look like sprinkles - that's the SLS. If you ask them they'll tell you "it's coconut derived," which doesn't actually make any difference. The chemical is the same regardless of where it originates. SLS isn't the devil the media makes it out to be, but I hate that Lush tries to gloss over this aspect of their shampoo bars or manipulate their customers into believing it matters where the SLS comes from. If you have dry hair, a sensitive or dry scalp, or want to avoid strong surfactants for any other reason, do not buy Lush shampoo bars. If that's not an issue for you, they're a great alternative to traditionally packaged shampoo. Signed, a cosmetologist
They didn't use sulfates in the beginning, but customers couldn't wrap their heads around the fact that there were no suds. They complained that it didn't feel like the products were actually cleansing if there were no bubbles. So unfortunately they started using SLS.
I use a shampoo bar from My Little Eco Shop has zero SLS. Much preferred over the Lush bars.
Any advice for dry haired gals who want to be environmentally conscious?
And putting cut up nori into your shampoo does nothing for your hair and creates problems for your drains. I have a tenant who uses Lush products and I am constantly having problems with his bathtub drains. They are always block with crap, such as sand, flower petals and it drives me mad.
Thing is, sulfate is found naturally. So they aren't necessarily misleading when they state that. And sls isnt the worst form of sulfate. They tend to use that when they claim to be sulfate free. If you see c14-16 sulfonate, that is the one you really want to avoid. Funny thing is the whole sulfate free kick is bs. Sulfate is in everything. Medicine, cleaning products, food, ect. It is a good preservative and is used a a binding agent when they add vitamins to something. There are so many forms a sulfate as well. Useally if your see the sulf prefix, it is a sulfate. Sucks when you are allergic and have to look at ingredients for everything you touch or eat. For a few years, i activelly avoided any packaging that stated sulfate free because i knew they just used a different form of sulfate. Now, that is on a lot more packaging so I have to look. You only see it cleaning and beauty products tho. I have never seen food or medicine toute they were sulfate free. So just avoid buzz words because it is just marketing that tends to be fake anyways. If it matters to you, you will avoid it anyways. If it doesn't, you won't even know the difference.
I physically cringe whenever I hear “chemical free” and it automatically turns me away from a brand because it tells me they are willing to market a lie
you mean market a "lye"? hahaha... i'll excuse myself
I think everyone understands that when someone says "chemical-free" they mean free of man-made or harsh chemicals.
i also find it to be a stupid saying but i mean what brand doesnt use that buzz word to represent specifically harmful chemicals?
@@Trogdor1365 then your thinking is flawed and in a serious need of a reality check. Proof? The ongoing craze for ‘natural’ and ‘no artificial x added” labeled products. The fact that manufacturers go the extra step to put that all other their products, even ones that should be obviously so, like fruits, greens, nuts, etc.; just goes to show that people are that dumb and misinformed, or at least that easily swayed at any of these nonsensical keywords. Natural, Compostable, Biodegradable, Recyclable ... these don’t really mean anything in most contexts but consumers do like the way they sound. It makes them feel like they’re making the right choice without having to bother much. Don’t overestimate the masses’ awareness unless you want to be actively mistaken.
Like when they say fat free on a package of something like gummy bears, a candy that never had fat.
I feel I did not get any new insight into this issue. The question is: are shampoo bars more sustainable to produce, pack and transport? Because sustainability is not only about plastic, but also about CO2 production, and paper and glass industries do not make any good on this. Of course, it is great to reduce plastic waste, but as they say at the end of the video, that is just the peak of the iceberg. Big companies keep on blaming consumers, intead of working on a big change in their policies and life cycle assesment.
Yeah, the rabid avoidance of plastic in lieu of materials that are WAY more energy-intensive to produce and recycle is not a great solution. Unfortunately people are prone to emotional manipulation and oversimplifying. It's easy to see a picture of a sea creature covered in plastic and say "Oh, plastic is the devil!". It's a lot harder to see how complex the entire cradle-to-grave impact is of most products.
Quite a bit of the soap is sold completely package free. And you are saving a lot on transport because you're not transporting a bunch of water.
@@starja4477 finally someone gets it!!
yeah, felt more like clickbait.
@@starja4477 I think the problems with plastic out-weight the issues with other materials. Ultimately the BPA is putting the health of humans and animals at risk.
There is an issue with over simplifying but also an issue with overly complicating, and just like emotional manipulation happens, people not caring about a real issue until it affects them personally, is a problem.
People want to continue over complicating when it comes to plastic bags as well. "It's not even 30% of plastic waste"... Cool, meanwhile, I now see plastic bags wrapped in the branches of trees ALL OVER the city I live in, as well as even the trees in my own backyard.
Look at the side of the freeway. All plastic bags.
I don't care about the percentage. It is a problem, and anyone whose backyard was littered with plastic bags would think so too. But as long as they live in an apartment and don't look up at trees and see hideous plastic bags wrapped in them, they want to make whataboutisms around the topic and talk about numbers.
I personally don't buy into the "climate change" propaganda, and yet, even in matters of biodegradability and human health, I see the value in buying natural shampoo bars and reducing plastic waste.
If you lived in a community near a landfill, you wouldn't be so cynical and snarky about environmentalism.
The actual issue I had with this video is how low-effort it is. For example, they fail to mention Lush's shampoo bars contain some of the same ingredients that are mentioned as problematic when it comes to conventional shampoos.
Lush is a scam. The Australian company sounds more legitimate, and a better option for people living in Australia.
It’s disappointing that this video didn’t consider the question in it’s title- do shampoo bars actually produce less waste than shampoo in plastic bottles? Shampoo ingredients are packaged before they reach the factory, and bars are sent to vendors in bulk packaging, neither of which was shown or discussed
Exactly, a very good point. This video just tells us straight away that shampoo bars are better, but it doesn't really make a research.
Still obviously way less packaging than normal shampoo
Well both holds true for shampoo bottles too. And there you habe those bottles on top.
So your point… is not really a point but they could have still looked into this.
I think this is pretty relevant when talking about small soap and shampoo bar manufacturers that love to brag about paper packaging while their oils come in relatively small plastic jugs and their ingredients come in plenty of plastic as opposed to the giant drums that big manufacturers get their ingredients in. Also how those big manufacturers will claim their bars are super environmentally friendly in their brown little boxes when they arrive to stores in massive amounts of plastic wrap. Only what the shopper sees seems to matter and sure, better less plastic than more but when the same companies actively pollute more in developping countries with areas where trash never gets collected with ridiculous items like single-use shampoo sachets etc, it cancels the green parade out.
Stores could just have big barrels of shampoo they refill and keep in the stores, then customers could go in and refill their bottles. Like they do with distilled water, or different kinds of bulk nuts and things.
An easy way you can reduce waste is to bring plastic grocery bags with you to the store. I put them in my pocket before I go shopping. They are just as reusable as the "reusable" fabric bags stores sell.
That is actually smart- but with largely populated countries, and the fact that the norm is buying separate bottles, it would never happen. The government would have to directly get involved with everything.
@@ivylenzaeith9272 Yeah it would never be the norm because too many people are lazy and don't care. Some people would do it though. Stores could charge by the ounce (or gram) for bulk shampoo. It might catch on more than bars of shampoo.
One thing the states in the US need to do is start charging a 10 cent deposit on water bottles, like michigan does for soda and beer. All the states should do it for all kinds of bottles. Then even if lazy people throw them out their window, poor people will pick them up and return them.
My favourite supermarket has a large dispenser of dish detergent, clothes detergent, and general cleaner. You take one bottle and bring it back when you need a refill.
My supermarket does this with dishwashing soap, laundry detergent and fabric softner. You buy the bottle and the refill is way cheaper than buying a new filled bottle. I love it but I don't think it is very popular
@@BrettonFerguson Michagin is a disaster don't praise it for helping enviorment
It's hard for me to pay 3x as much for things like biodegradable and sustainable shampoo bars and toothpaste pills... I wish these household items becomes more mainstream and affordable in the future
i make and sell body soap and yes its super expensive! But if you think of it large companies are just putting random crap into your body washes and shampoo bars to bulk it up. I started making my own soap based on my skin and i know everything that goes into it!
The interesting part is these biodegradable and “natural” options can be the same or worse than their non-biodegradable or “non-natural” counter parts in terms of functionality. Toothpaste pills for example don’t use cleansers/detergents (unless specified) to clean your teeth, it’s normally just baking soda or clay which can help to get plaque off your teeth because they’re abrasive, but they don’t actually clean your teeth, so over time your denote hygiene will most likely decline. Same with baking soda deodorant. It doesn’t actually do anything to people who seriously stink and can burn your under arms. I’m all for sustainability, but the product has to actually work.
You don't need to buy overpriced shampoo bars like these. And personally, I find the ones I use to be more cost-effective than the type of liquid shampoo I have to use for my scalp. That being said... dealing with up-front cost can definitely be a challenge, regardless of whether or not I'm saving money in the long run.
@@tiahnarodriguez3809 Yes, it's critical to investigate product claims and greenwashing hype terms like "all-natural". Many biodegradable ingredients, for example, can still do harm, especially in delicate ecosystems.
How about eggs from free range chickens, they're chickens, they are scared to go outside.
Why go through all this trouble when we could just switch to refilling the containers we already have?
1. It's cheaper: A massive percentage of a product's cost comes from its packaging. Certain products could even be sold in a concentrated or powdered form at the store in order to cut down on shipping expenses as well.
2. Better packaging: Brands could sell their initial product in a much nicer glass bottle with a pump dispenser at the top, instead of a cheap plastic squeezy bottle. These nicer bottles, although more expensive initially, could be used basically forever; therefore, these nicer bottles would become cheaper to use after just a few refills, and could even be used for other purposes if the customer no longer used that brand.
3. Shipping would be much easier: The shipper would only have to replace one item per SKU; this item being the bulk-sized refill containers. These containers wouldn't need to be manufactured as often as they too could be used almost an infinite amount of times.
4. There would be no need to change the products' formula: a lot of these companies are getting creative with their ingredients, but as someone with sensitive skin, I don't want or need these artisanal ingredients. A simple switch to refills wouldn't require any of this in order to be considered waste free.
5. No product sold in packaging is waste free.
Problem is having a glass container in a bathroom. If it was dropped or knocked down there could be injuries from broken glass. I would never have a glass container in my bathroom, I don't even have a water glass in there. For me it's just too risky.
@@dotcassilles1488 Ok, it doesn't have to be glass then. It could be something more durable, like aluminium or even decent quality plastic
All of the eco-refill stores that started opening just a few years ago are now starting to close down one by one because they weren't efficient enough to be sustainable. Not many people are environmentally switched on
But liquid soap is like 80% water no matter the packaging material. Soap bars are basically concentrates, a 100g soap bar is equal to up to 1-1,5L of liquid soap depending on the product. Nowadays they even make soap bars or cleaning agents that you turn into liquid soaps at home, in order to remove the needless emissions of transporting it as a liquid. The only reason people use liquid soaps is for convenience and/or laziness, which is the main issue IMO. I’ve switched to shampoo and soap bars in my bathroom and am currently looking for a local dish soap bar, I’m done paying for >80% water lmao
I thibk it would not be as profitable for companies to sell one large item in place of several small items. "Wouldn't need to be manufactured as often" translates to "Wouldn't be bought as often" and customers are not going to put up with huge price hikes to make up for it. The company makes more money by 'wasting' time and energy on delivering multiple small bottles each with their own plastic container, because they can include the cost of delivery and materials in the product yet leave the overall price small enough per bottle to entice customers. Unfortunately, capitalism depends on constant production of waste of consumers won't continue consuming.
"The same type of blue food coloring used in M&Ms makes it pop on the shelves and online." A very casual acknowledgement of how easily the consumer mind can be manipulated. The product sells better because it is blue, and people associate blue or white with cleanliness.
Lush's use of vibrant dyes and glitter in their products is a huge turn-off for me. So many hygeine products do this, it makes it seem fun, like reliving your childhood.
@@kellylyons1038 It's a serious turn off for me. They are going in completely the wrong direction.
@@kellylyons1038 For me it's the scent of those cosmetics. I had their shampoo and conditioner set twice and every time I used them I had a light headache after the shower just because the scent was to much for me. Even entering the store alone is a turn off, just because of the horrible strong scent of everything.
Idk, maybe it's just that I'm used to organic/any other "natural" brands, especially sensitive variants of their products which still do have a nice scent, but it's way more subtle.
@@Paula-um3js I can, in a best of the best case scenario, brave my local Lush store for 15 minutes before getting too clogged in the nose and my asthma starting to act up. I really like some of their products, but most of them are just obnoxiously scented. If they'd cut down the scents by 2/3 they'd still smell, but you'd actually be able to tell *what* the products smell of and enjoy the scents.
Often blue is added as a counterbalance to yellow to make it appear whiter. Such as with blue mouth wash or a blue toner for brassy hair. So while color association is definitely correct the temporary dying effect is very much a contributing factor.
I like how they talk about how sodium lauryl sulfate is bad for the environment while they're showing Lush literally pressing all of their ingredients into a bar of blue dyed sodium lauryl sulfate.
They are liberals they are hypocrites
How do you know its ACTUAlly that?
Not calling you out, but how do you ACTUALLY know?
@@Chingy42069 They are required to list all ingredients and Lush uses SLS in many of their products
@@iair-conditiontheoutsideai3076 What does that have to do with shampoo lmao
@@Chingy42069 The bright blue circular bar is clearly Lush Seanik solid shampoo. The stack of circular bars shown at 2:20 in the video are all Lush solid shampoos with some really easily identifiable ones like Flyaway Hair and Angel Hair. Beauty Insider did a video on how the Lush ones are made back in 2018 I imagine they used some of the B roll in this video as well.
One of the most frustrating things to me about the sustainability movement is the cost. I whole heartedly support doing anything I can to eliminate waste/ help the planet/ live healthier, but I often can't afford it. $12 for a bar that equals 3 bottles? I pay $2 per bottle, equaling $6 for 3. Shop local at farmers markets (I live rurally amongst a bunch of farmland)? A head of brocoli is $5 whereas I can get 3 or 4 heads for $5 at my local chain grocery store. Is it really sustainable long term if the masses can't afford it and therefore utilize it? I'm a working student with no time to make my own and no stores around me sell anything that is sustainable and affordable.
Exactly a huge problem. We can do all we can to be mindful of our habits and use of things and definitely learn to better prioritize what should be done first and how, but we all know all these sustainability efforts/climate change that is being pushed is going to hit allot of people negatively because they won't be able to afford it. Foods already expensive, the cost of living hasn't got better, and now we want to make it even more difficult for regular folk to get by for the chance that all the climate change efforts might save the future world and it's people then...if things even go as bad as how they say it will. How many times has science got things wrong. Or realized they didn't actually know all there was to know about something. It's an idea that all the climate change deal is gonna happen, and right now because they want to avoid it, they're gonna make people suffer now. Alot of BS going on
I understand. I am the only one using shampoo bars in my house. I've tried no‐poo with teas, vinegar and baking soda in the past but switched to the shampoo bars during the Pandemic. Yes they are more expensive But what I can say is that once you change to a more natural hair wash, you can go way longer without washing. Some people might think it's gross but I can easily go a week without washing, I could go even 2 no problem but I like the feeling of clean hair. Years ago when liquid shampooing I would wash every other day.
One bar can easily last me a few months... I think I buy them twice a year. (I have fine hair so I don't need much and it is not oily. I know it can be different for different people)
And that thing does not last as much as three bottles. It lasts like a normal piece of soap and that's definitely not three times as long
@@Foreign_Sheep I've done the no poo methods also. I tried sticking it out even though my hair did awful. What soap bars do you use? I've hesitated because of cost but also nervous that it would ruin my hair. My fine hair turned to crunchy straw like texture when I did no poo methods it had always been smooth and silky. Humans didn't have soap in bottles like we did, so I wonder was they hair just a nasty texture or what?
What you say is absolutely true. These products that promote the environment are usually artisinal products that cost more and harder to access. It's just not practical for most people.
Kudos to them for trying to make a difference, but suggesting that "lye" isn't a chemical is partly why people don't take this sort of project seriously.
The final shampoo doesn't contain any lye, it has already reacted with the fats and oils to make soap and glycerin.
@@marc-andreservant201 yeah, and everything you just mentioned is still a chemical.
@@NotHPotter everything is chemical wdym? We just want to avoid harmful chemical to us and environment.
@@eugenelye01 Water is a chemical. Organic matter is made of up hundreds if not thousands of chemicals. They're they're trying to say is that they don't use harsh synthetic chemicals or non-biodegradable substances, but the blanket statement "we don't use chemicals here" is such a laughably uninformed statement that it beggars belief they actually appreciate what is harmful and what isn't.
For instance, rattlesnake venom, poison ivy, and hemlock are all natural substances, but that doesn't mean they're safe.
@@NotHPotter most people understand chemicals in this context as artificial chemicals.
"No chemicals" cut to them using lye (sodium hydroxide). Reducing packaging is good. Telling people chemicals are harmful is some cult of ignorance bullcrap.
Lye gets completely used up during the saponification process. Which means the sodium ions and hydroxide ions are attaching to the ends of the triglyceride chains creating oil salts. Because lye is completely used up, it is no longer present as lye in the finished product. Soap has been made for many many thousands of years. That is true soap. Everything else is a synthetic detergent. Which is all still derived from natural products, like cocamidopropyl betaine which is derived from coconut oil. Chemicals definitely aren't bad. And it is harmful to say chemicals are bad. Citric acid is a chemical too.
It's almost as bad as saying something is "all natural". Like bud, arsenic is all natural but you don't see me using it.
@@101kurtj perfect response
Literally everything is a chemical, water is a chemical, air is a chemical
Thank you
I was thinking the same thing, but it's used in so many things that we eat and use everyday, I would assume there's some sort of chemical reaction that renders it harmless.
I’ve tried shampoo bars in the past trying to reduce waste, but they made my hair very dry and damaged. The problem with trying to use “natural” ingredients is that often they are not as tested and controlled than lab produced products and they can be irritating for your scalp and skin and they often use really harsh perfumes which are also irritating for some people.
I'd much rather try to refill glass jars with shampoo at the stores, and have the brands trying to replace some ingredients that are harmful to the environment, but use products that are safe for my hair and skin.
I’m all in for trying more sustainable options, but I think we need to improve them constantly and look at which ones are actually helping, not just label them as “chemical free” and have the consumers not look at what the actual ingredients do to you and if they’re really more sustainable.
I had the same problem with dry Hair, but you can solve that by using a "sour rinse" after washing your hair.
Simply put some apple vinegar and in an empty bottle, fill up with water and rinse over your hair :)
you are confusing shampoo bars and hair soap bars. hair soap is actual soap, dries out the hair a lot, I've had the same problem. When you use actual shampoo bars it is literally normal shampoo as you know it but in a bar shape.
It's because of the water.
@@sofiebrammer1482 I’ve tried them a couple of times, they’re amazing!!
@@milkymatcha8307 I actually saw a HUGE difference between when I started using bar shampoos and stopped, so I don’t think it’s water, but maybe I just need to try a different kind
“Chemical-free”. Um, everything is a chemical, what we want to avoid are harsh chemicals.
Thank you smart person.
Who would've known they weren't talking about the harmful chemicals!
Oh my, maybe out entire life isnt so chemical free.
...
I'm being heavily sarcastic btw
@Stewie Griffin
There will be idiots. So I am double checking their stupidity.
“Green washing” , I hate when they criminalize chemicals… everything’s chemicals agreed
@Stewie Griffin most vanillin in the market is synthetic, just saying.
That’s kind of pedantic, when people say “chemicals” coloquially they are referring to artificial and harsh chemicals
You know, when they said that the Clay was from Morocco and Lye is from Tasmania, imagine how many litres of gas was wasted for the transfer of it... So in the end, is it really sustainable?
Definitely a point to consider.
Guess you must be Amish.
@@Henlarious Not even close and it is rude to assume one's ethnicity or religion. I just pointed out one problem with it.
If their goal is to actually save the environment, then the next step for them is to source local ingredients.
Yeah.. i'm looking forward for a future with better environment but things like these is what actually make them tone-deaf
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life
Honestly I feel a great way would be to have giant dispensers at stores where you can buy your shampoo by weight, filling your own bottle for reuse. The shampoo will look and feel the same, which will motivate more customers to adopt the system. The large bags the company uses to fill the dispensers will produce much less waste than many single use bottles. Problem is that this requires the company to take the initiative in changing a system that works and has preexisting infrastructure, so most companies are very unlikely to make such a change.
This is not a bad idea and I hope this reply pops your commrnt up to show others.
Finding a good opening mechanism to prevent contamination is key, but you can always use the plain "dont touch the nozzle" approach.
I like the idea but don't think it works in practice. I bet the dispensers would be an absolute pain to maintain. I bet they would get clogged constantly. But the biggest problem imo is that it would severely limit our options. People (including me) love being able to choose exactly which shampoo we buy, and shampoo is highly subjective--from their effects (which vary wildly and would also effect each hair type differently) to the added scents. I don't think this can be realistically implemented because it wouldn't be successful enough to be profitable and that's all that matters to these companies
@@xmunchyx Scent capsules to dissolve in the bottles? Clogging is not a huge issue in my experience though, as long as they get popular enough, there is enough circulation to prevent that. (Granted, you might need to smack them a bit after a holiday and they have been unused for a day or two, but that is a few times pr year. No big deal for most.)
In Germany's, you can't buy liquid soaps per weight. Sadly. It's easy-to-implement, but the legal system REQUIRED you to properly compare with packed bottles. It would make the world a better place. Alas, it's not allowed by law.
Cheers. A metrologist (not meteorologist)
I love the concept of shampoo and conditioner bars… I’ve tried many different brands. I’ve personally never had one last 80 washes.
I also have really thick, corse hair and so for me they don’t seem to last as long and my hair started to feel really dry and brittle. Which is saying a lot because I don’t wash my hair more than twice a week.
I personally think having stores where you can reuse plastic bottles and refill your shampoo, conditioner, and soap is the way to go. There aren’t a lot of places like that and if there are there aren’t very many product options.
You should be able to buy powdered refills.
That way you could reuse an old bottle by filling x amount of water and the soap-powder, let it sit for some time and shake about to get a "fresh" bottle of shampoo.
@@MalawisLilleKanal That’s a great idea. There is a company called Fat and the Moon. They have a shampoo powder that comes in a glass bottle. I really liked it, but it would be cool if they had compostable refill packets so you don’t have to get a new glass bottle each time.
@@goldenrose1445 compostable refill packets and powdered shampoo (definitely very hydrophilic) do not sound very feasible for production though :( manufacturing, bulk shipping, packaging, storage, last mile shipping - this process could take months to complete, in all of that process you need non compostable materials for packaging and in between stages that can prevent contamination of products and materials. Unfortunately any product that comes in contact with human skin especially cosmetics and skincare cannot do away without plastic. The risk to the human health would be too great. Obviously though, I wish we had less of a wasteful mindset. Refilling your own bottles is the way to go. I'm hoping that in the near future the big brands actually start selling their stuff in bulk to bulk stores. As is it now, the big brands keep producing single packaging ad infinitum, while bulk stores are left with unknown brands and little variety that makes most people turn away. Sigh, there is such a long way to go 😔
Or concentrated refills in biodegradable cornstarch plastic bags. I tried the bars back in 2005 or 2006 and they stripped my hair as well. I had to buy some expensive conditioner to undo the damage.
@@sleekoduck Sounds like a great way of doing it. Sounds like they just need a better product in the same packaging.😊
How eco friendly is it to ship clay from Morocco to Tasmania, or all the other ingredients for that matter?
Its not, a lot of these "green movements" have good PR and intentions. But they're multi regional or international companies who have a goal the increase profit and SELL MORE. The video pieces like this clearly show its never about buying less and reducing immisions or buying locallying sourced. How eco friendly is almomd/oat milk that's grown in California desert and shipped around the country. At the same time most counties in the US have dairys they could be buying local milk from. It's all just a way to sell you the new thing they have in stock increase they're market share. BUY LOCALLY SOURCED.
@@Ryan0Gray Totally agree. Always thought it hilarious that the mainstream eco talking heads always turn out to be pro-globalism, pro-growth, etc. Exactly the same positions as the planet destroying billionaire class they continually rail against 🤔
@@temhawpin Personal view now, it feels as if America is about 15-20 years behind the rest of the world when it comes to eco friendly activism. In my suppossed progressive city we just switched from coal to natural gas, In 2017. We're a coastal city too and the windfarms were stopped in their infancy from people complaining it would ruin the historic harbor and skyline, Rich people in the neighboring town Marblehead, and the Very rich in the MacIntyre district. are the ones who went against off shore wind farm. This is happening in Salem, Massachusetts. So sad when rich elites can have so much pull over your local city
This is why I hate the mix between “natural bs” and “eco friendly”.
Yes, I want to buy eco friendly products, but I couldn’t care less if their ingredients are “natural” or not.
It’s not necessary for something to be natural for it to be biodegradable. And “natural” is not evens regulated term. Legally it means nothing!
Depends. In this video, they mentioned that they went to 2 locations and one wasn't the US, so maybe it is closer to these locations and therefore not so hard to ship. Also, you are assuming that big brands only use local ingredients.
I assumed the biggest draw for shampoo bars was reduced water use and more efficient shipping because they're smaller and not full of water weight (well less, they're not 100% dry). I wish you had covered the water side of things more.
As much as I find Lush Cosmetics' products endearing, I wish they'd tone it down with the essential oils. PR and environmental awareness are good, but the professional background in terms of formulation still leaves a LOT to be desired.
And the glitter, omg! 😯😱🤮
Someone who wears rings like that, I'll never be able to take them seriously about anything that comes out of their mouth.
@@ittimjones Weird things men brag about: Judging people on their appearance and not respecting them because of it
Anyone remember when Axe liquid body soap had bits of plastic in it as body scrubbers? Apparently it was making its way into lakes and the oceans and getting consumed by fish. I don’t know what they were thinking when they were doing that crap.
Those plastic beads were in a lot scrubs, not just Axe products.
Yeah, why would soap brands add beads of plastic of all things into their soap? Doesn't make any sense!!! But I am glad I have never seen soap with plastic beads in it before.
a lot of big face washes have this too like clean and clear. like chemical exfoliation is the way to go anyways🙄
@sprock One day you are going to be made of more plastic than you would prefer.
It's for exfoliating. That was the reason they put them in.
My mom is a hairdresser and has always gotten us top of the line shampoo and conditioner. I tried bars once and they left my hair so dry and damaged. My mom was so mad!
So I think making environmentally friendly jars, and refilling them at the store would be easier, better for hair and skin, save on money and cut down on plastic. It’s a start anyways.
As someone who used to make soaps there are downsides to saponified oils in soaps and shampoo bars. One is they're harsh to the skin and hair with their high pH. There are now naturally derived surfactants that can replace sls/sles that you can adjust the pH to suit skin and hair. Soaps also I found left too much scum in the shower. You'll have to clean it more often.
I would definitely never use a shampoo bar that is formulated like a normal soap bar, my hair would disintegrate just looking at them. My skin is perfectly fine from soap bars though, and as I use very little of it I don't need to clean the shower more often than usual.
What about the beeswax? Why beeswax in soap?
@@zeldapinwheel7043 beeswax can give you a harder soap but you need to melt it with the other oils. Some like to add it for the "story" of their products.
@@mdml0 I get that it would make it harder, I've never made soap ( Bar soap and Castile soap just leave a gross, sticky film on my skin) but I've made creams, balms, scrubs, etc. But why beeswax in a shampoo bar? Wouldn't that be rotten for your hair? The soap is probably already pretty drying, and isn't the beeswax going to coat the hair?
@@zeldapinwheel7043 their website says it's for moisture and shine. For something that's supposed to clean hair you don't want wax in it. There are so many better ingredients to add moistureand shine. I've never added waxes in cleansers. Beeswax may be used for hair styling or skincare products.
Whenever people say "chemical free" it makes me laugh, I understand what they mean is it does not have harmful or artificial chemicals but everything is made up of chemicals, water a chemical, air made up of chemicals... nothing is chemical free. That term has became a buzz word that is frankly misinformed.
"Artificial" chemicals are actually often LESS harsh, because they were engineered to be. This nature bollocks needs to stop
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life.
@@anewlife5846 C16H11N2NaO4S
The chemical make up of an orange, what you make while 'natural' is not at all chemical free, which was the point of what I was saying.
@@annnee6818 I should have worded that better, I did not intend to imply that artificial meant harmful or worse than, I was simply meaning what the people who say "chemical free" mean.
And the thing is... these brands are lying about harmful chemicals. They are lying about parabens, sulfates and aluminium, all of which are safe in cosmetics. The "clean" and "natural" brands are using lies as marketing.
I’ve been using bar shampoos and bar conditioners from 5 different companies in US for last 3 years and I love 3 of them. They last 2-3 times longer than liquid ones, so it’s costing me much less. I have very coarse and thick Japanese hair and they make my hair shiny and soft and don’t dry out. I can’t say anything about the products in this video without actually using them, but my preference is not to use body products with bright neon colors.
I also use bar soaps for body, hand, and face. Another great thing about it is takes much less space for storing in my small bathroom. I love them.
i thought they meant shampoo without plastic as it's ingredient and i was like "huh?" 🤣🤣🤣
Same
I knew some shampoo had plastic in it for a while but luckily shampoo brands are rapidly working to save earth and some stopped including plastic as far back as 2014
Same here 😂😂😂
Omg I'm so dumb I was thinking that too 🤡 glad I'm not the only one.
actually a lot of shower gels, shampoos etc. contain plastic. many or most of those "peeling" grains are plastic. I think it's because plastic grains have a conveniently similar density to those soap gels, so they stay nicely dispersed in the bottle instead of sinking or rising. it's basically intentional microplastic.
Love how she said it has no chemicals,must be just an empty package lol
Even the empty package would contain air, which contains chemicals like O2, CO2 and more. If you want it to be completely chemical free, you need to fill the package with noble gasses…
They sell you a perfect vacuum lol
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life
@@anewlife5846 literally everything on and including the earth is made from chemicals
all of the ingredients you use will contain natural chemicals (and that is NOT a criticism or a bad thing), the argument here being when people promote the term "chemical free" when discussing their product - it's always *technically* wrong because *everything* is made of chemicals, for example one study estimated that Orange peel contains 17.5% of cellulose, 6.4% of lignin, 25.4% of pectin, and 8.6% of hemicellulose.
the real issue here is that the term "chemical free" is used essential to create a "halo effect" around the product or experience as people associate this term with safety and good health. even if this isn't the case for most products or companies that use it.
As someone on a very tight budget, my main concern is the pricing of these new products. Okay, my current shampoo bottles are bad but when it comes down to a choice between food or a fancy shampoo bar, I know where I'm spending my money.
This argument is short sighted. Life will be a LOT more expensive in 10+ years when our environment is literally killing us. I'd rather pay more now and survive.
@@CRneu That's fine for you, but until I get more money each week, this sort of sustainable product is out of my reach. Currently my partner and I are averaging $60 a week for ALL our groceries and home supplies. That includes toilet paper, soap for clothes and dishes, medicine and incidentals. When your budget is that tight, see if you've got room for anything that isn't home brand cheap!
In india, we have affordable options which are natural and great. I don’t know if they are available on usa. There’s one brand - earth rhythm, it’s cheap and great
"""chemical free"""
never trust someone who say that.
true!
😂😂😂. They need to stress on the term 'Harmful Chemicals'.
Lol I heard chemical free and was like, wait. Wut?
Well you can trust natural soap brands. Nothing wrong with that.
@@insectbite1714 Nah they are a scam. I don't want my hair to look like someone from 100 years ago, like straw like the witch in the video who owns the one eco scam company selling bar soap with clay and honey in it that costs 2 cents for a 10 000% profit. This natural junk is just that garbage. Billions have been spent on cosmetic RnD for a reason.
So no plastic but exotic ingredients transported from around the world.
I mean yeah, making clay in disposable shampoo and beeswax which is from non-native bees is bad but the big brands of soap seem to be making more progress than the small brands.
This is my problem with this as well. I can make soap from things at my local grocery store and teach anyone else to, as well. There are more eco friendly sources than others. It's a rabbit hole, but trying to avoid giving your money to support multinationals that pillage the globe is a good start. Buying soap from Tasmania and having it shipped to Norway totally defeats this purpose.
I think there needs to be a global push for "refill and replenish" stores. Where you bring your containers and pay for amount you leave with. Since there is no shortage of plastic, people of all income levels could benefit.
I’ve switched to bar soap for body, shampoo, and conditioner and I’ll never go back. Purchasing bar soaps is a great way to support local businesses.
And I've switched away because I want something that people weren't using 100 years ago and makes your skin like sand paper and hair like straw. Case in point the witch who owns that eco scam company. Her hair looks like straw.
@@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep There are other formulas. Bar soap alone should not be used. It's the wrong pH, for a start. I've been making my own soaps for almost 20 years, but I still use regular shampoo. I just haven't found a formula that works. I know people with shorter hair do ok with them and they use a rinse of either diluted apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar and condition with neem oil or a mix like Jojoba/argon, that sort of thing. When you make your own soap, you can control how much 'over fatting' is done, meaning, you have extra fat and it doesn't leave your skin dry. Manufacters don't like to do this because it limits the shelf life of the product. My favourite is using goat milk in my soap. It adds extra fat and lactic acid, which is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) and it's a gentle cleanser for your skin. I don't get the impression this woman cares very much about the chemistry of it all. There is far too much bullshit in the marketing of these products.
@@TheAccidentalViking thanks for your share. I'm so confused because all debates between should or not use shampoo bar. Should I change to use it or not🤔
@@huynhngan7660 some companies are offering refill type bags with much less plastic now. Some of the shampoo bars (lush) aren't a true soap, but are made with solid sls beads. It pays to read up on formulation and where the ingredients come from. So much of the stuff they put in is so unnecessary and is pure marketing dritt. Making 'boarderline' medical claims, just skirting the rules. I used to wash my hair everyday. Now, it's once, twice a week. That in itself is cutting down a great deal of plastic. To he company I buy from now sells in refill bags so I don't have to buy a new bottle every time, which cuts down my plastic consumption again. Like the video says, it's industry waste that contributes more to plastic trash. Some plastic is absolutely necessary, like in medical use, because it saves lives due to sanitary requirements. We have a system of 'pant' here in Norway. Deposit on certain forms of packaging, like aluminium and plastic drinks bottles. It takes something like 1/3 to 2/3 less energy to make another can or bottle from recycled aluminium or glass than producing it from scratch. We see more plastic waste from the offshore fishing industry here. There are realistic battles to be found that are winnable. Individually, we take on those. Collectively, we can take on the bigger ones, like the industrial waste. Punish the industrial polluters so it is no longer economical for them to simply shrug their shoulders at containers of spilled plastic pellets used in their extruder machines, so the power wash them away and they end up in the waterways (that actually happened here, near where I live). Save your energy for the worthy effort and watch out for marketing campaigns based on emotional appeal rather than real world logic and facts.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life
I love this concept yet as a hairdresser I'd be concerned about my clients with very blond hair getting stained by the hot pink and blue ones. No artificial pigment would be more desirable.
I can see the blue one doing it because the coloring of blue m&ms is coomasssie brilliant blue, also used in biochemistry to color proteins blue.
On the other hand, as a brunette the blue may be a nice maintenance toner lol
There are lots of brands, they aren't all neon. Ethique is my go-to, and the colors are all muted and not all of the bars even have any artificial color at all.
@@eps3154 Unless your brunette has strong red/copper reflects that you want to dull down I'd avoid blue. (Only my opinion)
@@cbpd89 Thankyou! Do you order them online? If so, does Ethique have their own online shop or is there another distributor? I absolutely love this idea and the lack of packaging. Thanks in advance. Take care from Australia. 🐨
always hilarious to me how the responsibility is transferred to the consumer, as if we could buy our way into being environmentally conscious.
...and complete ignore the real problem of companies not being regulated.
"Presented by BASF"
BASF SE is a German multinational chemical company and the largest chemical producer in the world.
@@imightbebiased9311 i suppose that explains that. this is all clever propaganda designed to shift the blame from the producers of the problem to the consumers of the problem.
We all need a little bit of that responsibility though. Sure, some people trying to be environmental friendly won't do nothing if big corps don't change too, but first we need to accept the change, as companies almost always chase the clients. At least that how it should be, consumers affecting the market, not only the market affecting the consumers.
@@imightbebiased9311 Not anymore, there was a big merger a while ago
How can you in good conscience include such an obviously false statement as "It's entirely chemical free." without any fact checking?
Chemical free is a generally understood term to mean without petrol-chemicals or synthetic materials. Boiling water will have dozens of chemical changes, thus if you use any sort of filtered water, you're using a chemical product. If you mean the Lye, Lye created by ash is simply just burnt wood and quartz. While I doubt this is what they did, any final soap product does not contain any lye by the time saponification has occurred.
@@normanicusinvictus7416 everything you just mentioned is a chemical. Everything is a chemical. I find it a sign of ignorance talking about “chemicals” as all dangerous or saying one thing is a chemical and say, water, is not. If you have ever taken a class on chemistry (which someone in this field should) you would never use this word in the context this woman did.
@@MyDuckSaysFucc To take from even a cursory google search:
Chemical free
Chemical free or chemical-free is a term used in marketing to imply that a product is safe, healthy or environmentally friendly because it only contains natural ingredients. From a chemist's perspective, the term is a misnomer, as all substances and objects are composed entirely of chemicals and energy. The term chemical is roughly a synonym for matter, and all substances, such as water and air, are chemicals.
This is recognized by Advertising Standards Authority in the UK, as well as here in the United States by the FCC.
Yes. IN Science when we say "Chemicals" we mean everything in the periodic sense, roughly equating it to matter. In the *real world* where a majority of humans interact with each-other, people mean chemical free in another way.
Advisory:
Green Energy does not produce green electricity.
Non-GMO does not mean the food hasn't been genetically manipulated by humans. (All food is GMO, FEE)
Non-Toxic does not mean safe-to-eat in every quantity. ( Water Toxemia )
Lead Free does not mean the substance contains zero lead. (Just under a threshold). Additionally, Unleaded Gasoline still has lead.
Reduced Fat usually means increased sugar, same caloric content per gram. (I.E. Unhealthy still)
Energy Star Ratings just means that the product performs better than appliances 50 years ago in energy savings.
'Going Ham' does not turn you into a pig.
Complaining about the validity of the term "Chemical Free" - I'm sure you also have complaints about these and literally hundreds of other terms and ideas humans use technically wrong every day.
Additionally, I would question your scientific literacy when striving for accuracy and precision if your referring to "water" as a chemical. H2O, which is the primary ingredient of water is a chemical. Water can contain multiple chemicals, such as Chlorine, and Fluoride. Water is NOT a chemical. It contains chemicals. A human is NOT a chemical. It contains chemicals. Same thing with Lye. Lye is not a chemical. Sodium Hydroxide is a chemical. Lye often *refers* to Sodium Hydroxide, but it also could be a series of other chemicals. This is the difference between being scientific literate and trying to be smug.
Check out "Water is not H2O" by Michael Weisberg, an article published by Stanford University.
@@normanicusinvictus7416 didn’t have the energy to read this, all I’m gonna say is take a chemistry class to learn how to properly define chemicals lol
Don’t give a crap about how cosmetic companies classify their bullshit products
@@MyDuckSaysFucc So your response to criticism is simply: "I don't have time to properly look at your arguments nor will I bother with actually changing my mind or dealing with the consequences of thought, or put forward a rational argument because I know better. Take a chemistry class, because I obviously have and you haven't."
Just making sure.
And if you don't care about how cosmetic companies (And the governments of the world) classify products, why would you even bother replying to this video or spamming a dozen comments? Trying a bit too hard there.
I have really started to like shampoo bars (but I don't use the ones with soap). I don’t, however, like that you said that plastic can contribute to climate change without mentioning that so can pretty much any other material. It has even been proven that plastic is often the option that produces less greenhouse gases (for example plastic bag vs paper bag vs cotton bag). In shampoo bars the reason why those can be an environmentally friendly option is because they need less packaging overall as well as take up less space and weigh less when being transported.
i think having no packaging on some things definitely can help and that we use far more packaging for things than whats necessary, like individually wrapping soaps with plastic within an already existing box, but it really depends on the product. and often packaging is not only for annoying marketing but also for protecting the product from damage or contaminants etc. there is also the fact that just because new manufacturers enter the industry, it doesnt necessarily mean that old ones drop out, so in a sense unless the damaging manufactures practices can be destroyed through loss of demand or something, theyre not going to give up their throne as the biggest polluters, and you could just be adding more pollution onto the line even if you are more eco-friendly than the previous, since its still more production in the end unless you can replace your predecessors hopefully over time.
I started to make shampoo bars half year ago, I only make for myself and some friends, but is one of the best things I could do. I have the control of the supplies, the production, and I definitely consume less plastic now. In a big scale, a business, depends on where the sustainability lays, if it's only part of the final product then there is not such a big difference, if we also talk about the supplies, and the production, then yes.
Jill is exactly what I want a shampoo creator to look like. Creative, conscious, and business minded. I already buy bar shampoo & conditioner bc it’s easy and lighter to travel with. But next time I’ll try out her brand!
“Entirely chemical free”? I guess my biology classes are teaching me shit cuz i thought every single thing in the world is chemical
That is correct lol, this video is talking bs lol
Atoms, dont trust them..they make up everything lol(: chem joke
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life
@Sabrina Kall yes, it becomes useless advertisement and marketing term only used to gain profit for 0 extra work
Thanks for shedding the light on the zero waste shampoo bars.
As a curly head I tried it twice.. first it was made domestically by a Professional person and I liked and hated it. I liked the shampoo so much but it was only for 11 wash.
The conditioner was long lasting but after few months my hair wasn't good and I switched to bottled one.
The Unilever one the heart shape unfortunately didn't match my hair at all! I used it only twice and I lost a lot of hair while combing and the curls were bad. May be this is not for curly hair but it smells very nice.
And where I live there are several tries for zero waste but so expensive.
I wish that the entire world come as one for once to save the planet.
Yeah the first thing I thought when I clicked on this video was “how well does it work it very curly very temperamental hair.” It already took me long enough to find a liquid shampoo that works.🥲
"Presented by BASF" does this mean that this is an advertisement? What level of editorial control was provided to BASF?
THIS.
It's hard to be eco friendly when all the eco products are so expensive. One Lush shampoo bar costs $12 and will have to be shipped, or I can go down to the local dollar store and buy shampoo, conditioner, body wash and a loofah for under that price. Some of us don't have the money to spend on stuff like that just to save some plastic.
You can buy bar soap for cheap everywhere and it will last longer and have less plastic packaging than bottle shampoo. it doesnt all need to be those super fancy brands
@@yakb.7690 yeah but what does bar soap do to your hair and scalp?
My $15 shampoo bar lasted me 6 months. The conditioner bar of the same price last an entire year! Seriously, 2-3 washes a week with long hair. Per wash that probably comes out the same as a drug store brand shampoo. I use Ethique, not whatever the video's brand was, but I totally love them.
I tried shampoo bars and other natural shampoos and conditioners for over a decade. None of them properly cleaned my hair and I had to give up on them and go back to more common hair products. With the right products, my hair feels amazing, but none of what I use are natural anymore.
@@cbpd89 you are lucky to live in a part of the world where you can get $15 shampoo bars. Here in Korea they usually are $45 for the good ones, not the atrocious Lush ones which cost 20 bucks and last like 3 washes which at that rate I can get my hair washed at the local hair salon
I work in manufacturing and on the surface it seems like this company is doing good by reducing plastic waste on packaging but upstream waste is the main issue. Disposable gloves, hairnets, packaging from raw materials and byproducts can’t be recycled.
People have no idea about the manufacturing side. Everyone is so focused on single packaging that they're forgetting that the most waste happens behind doors. There is so much waste in manufacturing and shipping it's astounding. I hope there is more pressure to make the waste supply chain more transparent. Reducing our consumption/waste is only one side of the problem.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life
But it will be the same level of upstream waste creation with substances in plastic bottles - only there's a plastic bottle at the end of it.
@@anewlife5846 nothing is ever free of chemicals, that's like claiming to cook food without particles
Except they are doing good. Or at least better than all the companies that do the same thing, but then also use hard plastic packaging. Why are so many of you trying to make this negative? Its not perfect but it is progress
i’ve tried the lush shampoo bars, they foam up a lot, but leave a very “stripped” friction-y feeling, unlike regular shampoos i’ve used that feel more moisturizing. maybe you have to buy a conditioner bar as well?
I use a conditioner bar as well, and it works fine
I think stripping is a pretty common feeling with shampoo bars, almost all of the ones i have tried made my hair feel this way
Thats because of the SLS, try using Alverde shampoo bars, they're made with sodium coco sulfate which is a gentle foamer.
You had me untill „chemical free“.. like what..?
Life literally cannot exist without chemical or chemical reactions. And synthetic chemicals can be healthy ehile „natural“ chemicals can kill. It makes only sense if you say there are no harmfull chemicals and you ensure that on a scientific basis (look up newest research for harmfull chemical side-effects)
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life
I’ve been using shampoo and conditioner bars for a long time. I have very curly hair, and avoid sulfates and mineral oil like the plague. These bars are the perfect solution for curly and textured hair. The initial cost may seem higher than your usual hair care products, but a bar lasts FOREVER and takes us much less room in your shower.
Its just regular bar soap
Can confirm that they last forever. I wash my har 1 to 2 times a week and a shampoo bar usually lasts me 7 months. Conditioner bars last even longer.
(Long, wavy and dyed hair. )
Do you use a saponified oil bar (low PH) or a high PH shampoo bar? I need some suggestions, shampoo bars tend to dry my hair a lot.
As a curly girl I'd never use this because it's not recommended to use wax either. Wax will just build up
They are also ridiculously easy to make yourself. What type of conditioner bar are you using?
It's so great that these solutions are becoming more and more popular! Say no to plastic!!
Plastics also require lots of oil to make and finding ways to be less reliant on oil may also be a good idea. I think its good to not be too reliant on one resource.
First ingredient: coconut.
I am allergic to coconut and it's rough finding "natural" products without it! Even processed coconut products turn my skin red, itchy, and burning, like a charcoal mask I tried recently.
Maybe I need to study how to make solid shampoos without coconut products and see if it gains a supporting.
try using grandmas lye soap stuff no coconut just lye lard and salt I think ..
If you figure out a recipe, I'd love to hear about it! I'm trying to make my own shampoo bars to avoid coconut and other food ingredients, but so far, it's been difficult to find guidance because everyone else who's making their own bars are using those ingredients.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life
@@anewlife5846 You must have misunderstood this thread and not read the comment. It seems like your recipe contains coconut and other food products. 😊
Try the original Aleppo soap from Syria. It is made with olive oil and has anti allergic qualities. Can recommend as a fellow allergic 👍🏻
You didn't actually tell us whether shampoo bars reduce trash. I thought you might have some stats for us about how much trash a shampoo bar makes over it's production and consumption life cycle vs. a shampoo bottle
"I want to save the planet" ships mud from Morocco to Tasmania.
😅
There’s plenty of clay in Australia.
@@i.a.m.270 I don't think it's the clay I believe it's the shipping. Environmentalists aren't a fan of outsourced pollution.
I'm not sure they are "chemical free" lol
yeah ikr
yeah lmao, chemistry is everywhere....
They say it's chemical free while those people looking ready to fight in a nuclear wasteland.
Next they are going to say "Atoms free."
I've never taken chemistry, but even I know that chemicals are unavoidable in our lives. Technically speaking, whenever you cook dinner and are mixing ingredients together and heating them up, there are chemical reactions happening.
I love this idea, and the fact that she is doing something positive for our environment. I think she just got another consumer out of me. If it’s environmentally friendly then it’s for me. I want my children and everyone else’s children have a beautiful world to live in.
Reusable shampoo bottles you can rinse or throw into the dishwasher and refill at refill stations sounds far more practical and reasonable.
It does, actually, and I would prefer that - until you realize that no store exists that does it. Even with all the eco-friendly options here in DC, that is not one of them (sadly). Until someone actually starts that idea, I’m going to do what I can
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life.
@@josiahmerz357 maybe make like shampoo vending machine. Sort like your coffee vending machine, but for a shampoo. Maybe even have the machine custom make you a shampoo with different ingredient, like a Barista, but for shampoo.
Should I be patenting this instead of telling you about it? Lol
@@anewlife5846 That sounds like a very abrasive tooth powder that could compromise your enamel over time.
@@josiahmerz357 How much startup $ do you need for a few shelves and bulk size shampoo? Sounds like you’re passionate about this and can be the change you want!
Bar shampoo has been around for a long time. I have a shampoo bar on my tub side right now. It's mint!
Is that profile picture uncle Fester? If so, I approve.
Who makes it??
I've tried JR Liggets which has been around a while, but it's not conditioning, my hair felt like straw. I like the newer brands with conditioner oils.
I LOVE the lush shampoo and conditioner bar. Honestly best shampoo I’ve used. However, it really only is a good option for short hair. For long, woman’s hair, it proves to be a bit tough to use
Do you use shampoo on the whole hair? You're supposed to only put it on the scalp and let it run through the hair only when washing it off so unless you have a bigger head than the average then you wont need to spend too much on shampoo. Conditioner though is the opposite
My problem is that I haven’t found a soap bar that actually works for my hair. I either end up greasy or itchy.
or in my case dry and waxy ...
I was the same. I eventually found one of the Ethique bars (Healing Kiwi) that works for my hair. But the Lush and a whole bunch of smaller brands made my hair greasy and limp.
That's the biggest complaint I've heard from people who use shampoo bars. It seems like they create a lot of buildup.
@@vegasgirl3538 What I’ve read is it is
1. bc the previous products have been so harsh that your scalp changed its output to compensate. What you experience using the bar is your scalp re-adjusting
2. Hydroxide (especially sodium hydroxide) reacts with metals in hardwater
But I agree. The period of waxy, stringy hair is not fun. If I were to recommend to friends trying the switch from bottles, I’d not give anything with actual soap
@@hynnow18 That's good to know, thanks for the info!
I love it when people use "chemical free"
:-) Like "organic"
@@danmar007 lmao they'll be quaking if we tell them polythene bags are actually "organic polymers" by scientific definition.
Making a big effort to reduce plastic bottles going to landfills in addition to use more natural ingredients is highly commendable.
I appreciate their efforts in reducing plastic packaging and instead they are using glass,tin,wood ...etc ...which is a good initiative to help the world 🌎 from dangerous effects of plastic..
Assuming people throw their packaging into nature.
The alternatives tend to use a lot more resources than plastic.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life
About 20 years ago I was a Lush enthusiastic customer… then they tried to play tricks with prices (lower one on the shelf, way higher on the packaging) and also their prices skyrocketing in general. I stopped buying.
I've been using shampoo and conditioner bars for a while now, trying many different brands, and honestly, my hair is starting to become super dry, brittle, and quickly mats and tangles.
The bars themselves are quite hard to use and break up into little pieces after a while so you waste the last few bits. It breaks my heart to return to disposable plastic bottles but until they can nail the formula, ease-of-use, and of course affordability of these products, there won't be any widespread change.
I had your same experience and went back to usual bottles. In my opinion a solution may be concentrated shampoo tides you can melt off in tap water and refill your bottle. That would save a lot of space/weight to transport therefor being more sustainable than bottles
Same experience. Tried 4 different shampoo bars - I figured they'd be great for air travel since they don't use up any of your liquids allowance - but they absolutely FRIED my hair and scalp. When the severe itching started I threw the last bar out in Berlin and went and bought some unscented gentle liquid shampoo. Fortunately the Germans have nice drugstores!
I'd suggest not rinsing the conditioner out every time as a way to get your hair more hydrated.
Personally I think it would be pretty cool to have shampoo bottles like we do water bottles, yes there is still plastic but it's used hundreds of times over.
If we sold shampoo like we do laundry powder you could get a big ass container of, take a scoop and toss it in a shampoo bottle mix it up and you have your shampoo for the shower.
You could even get little single use packets (like koolaid) and have multiple ones to mix scents with and have a different scent every shower
You can't trust people to dilute things like shampoo/conditioner which everyone, including people with severe mental disabilities, needs to use.
I'd think the proces of handling, propper cleaning and relable them w'd be more costly.
I love the idea of plastic free though but there is one thing that quite annoying when using soap bar or shampoo bar which is there will always be something like a bee wax left on your bathroom marble or tile 😅 because the main ingredient is oil/bee wax so it's freaking annoying when you need to clean your bathroom. I'm just saying I love that they are plastic free and eco friendly and I use soap bar too.
Well, you need to clean your bathroom at least once per month anyway. At least...
If it's crusting on your tile, imagine what happens in the pipe. It'll clogged up one day.
@@Trasheater that's a long time
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life
Put it on a soup dish?
I'd personally love a very no bs line. No sparkles, no dyes, no unnecessary fragrances... Just shampoo and conditioner. Extra of unnecessary items generally means more packaging and a bigger carbon foot print for the seller and after a while... I just feel like it doesn't make a big enough impact for me to buy those products.
Several years ago I switched to a Castile soap because of eczema. I use it to shower and wash my hair. Not only is it cheaper than detergent based shampoo but my skin is healthier.
I live probably a mile away from a unilever soap factory for all their brands and I call bullshit on their effort because I see the impact first hand
I’ve been using shampoo bars for the last few years. Love them. I get mine from Chagrin Valley online. My hair has actually gotten thicker. I only need to shampoo once and not repeat. I also don’t need conditioner in the shower and just put some hair butter from them as well after I get out of the shower as a leave in conditioner. Saves time. Make my hair feel amazing. My hair is down to my butt, so if it can work for me, it can work for most people.
P.s. it felt weird the first time or two when I switched over, but it became normal for me quickly.
ive been using shampoo bars for three years and honestly will never go back, once you find the one that suits your water type (soft or hard) and hair type it's fantastic, also better for traveling because it doesn't count as fluid weight
These look great but are very expensive here in NZ. I just looked up online and Lush is $17.50 per bar and good cube is $29.95. The manufacturers really have to find a way to bring those prices down if they want more adoption.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life
The amount of chemicals in the normal shampoo products we use which cause cancer and hormone changes needs to be shared and more products like this more common !
Finding hypoallergenic fragrance free options in biodegradable products is seemingly impossible. I'm allergic to some essential oils and will break out in eczema, hives, or swell up. I also get migraines from fragrance. I hope more genuinely fragrance free options will become available. For now I have to stick with what I can tolerate.
Dr broners baby soap bar followed by a diluted apple cider vinegar rinse has worked for my hair. I spent a long time trying to find a fragrance free shampoo, and that's what I ended up with.
I'm not really sure why shampoo and conditioner need to be provided in every hotel room.
Yes it's nice, I don't think most people use any of the products left in the bathroom other than the obvious hand soap.
So if it must continue, maybe have them available upon request?
💚
I see two things happening. When people travel they are no longer bringing hair products because of the liquid limit and also I've seen some hotels adapt to have shampoo, conditioner, and hand soap dispensers that housekeeping refill when low.
Shampoo bar has been used by my family since ages.. My grandma used to use it.. Now a lot many companies in India is using the same ayurvedic formula for making these bars.
What I don't like about a true soap where an acid(oil) and a base(lye) make salt(soap) and water(is evaporated) is that it leaves soap scum when it is used in bathing. It sticks to your drain clogging it up and the sides of the tub. Just my preference.
I'm not sure what you're referring to, unless you have very hard water or are using bar soap with titanium dioxides in it to whiten them. That scum builds up on the shower wall below the soap shelf and needs scraping and its disgusting. If you have hard water, what you are seeing is the minerals precipitating out. It's not the soap.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life
@@anewlife5846 Wow thank you for sharing all your knowledge. You are using all the resources in your environment. If you had a channel I would watch you. I love the old ways of doing things. I think it is real living. Foaminess is over rated and an indication of synthetics.
You have to admit, Shampoo Bottles are so unecessarily HEAVY DUTY !
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life.
I love that you did little documentary interview. I’ve been using these kind of products since 2014 and absolutely love it
I'm more interested in the story behind all those rings like Thanos 😂
Honestly, I, like a lot of people, am very cautious about what things to buy for our hair, face and body - especially for cleaning and in relation to skin sensitivity. Virtually all package- less and environmentalist brands use bizarre or niche ingredients and essentially want to become a slightly different Lush. Apart from the extremely potent and often clashing smells of all their different products, they use really obscure or odd ingredients that otherwise makes the product terrible for purpose - from adding bits of seaweed for aesthetic or making it a literal slime soap bar because “oh my gawd slime is popular”. There’s just an empty market for package-less, biodegradable, sustainable and environmental care products which aren’t gimmicky, childish or another Lush.
I also dislike the whole “chemical free” logic. Everything is chemicals. I’d rather something which had a “chemical” name which did its job, was cheaper, safer and, yes, environmentally safe. Organic or natural doesn’t always necessarily mean it’s better for the environment, more sustainably acquired nor as high a quality at doing its job.
To be cynical about it, maybe the bizarre and niche ingredients are used to justify the high prices.
I make my own face wash, shampoo, dantmanjan, body wash etc at home - pocket friendly, eco friendly, chemical free and truly marvellous results.
For body ubtan(wash), I make a mixture of neem powder, orange peel powder, lemon peel powder and fuller's earth (multani mitti) - simply dry these ingredients in shade and grind to make a fine powder, strain it well, the left over coarse grains of it can be used as a scrub once in a week.
Dantmanjan/tooth powder - rock salt, black pepper, clove, lemon peel powder, saunf powder, cinnamon powder, mint powder, coconut ash powder (burnt coconut shell), turmeric powder (wild) - mix these well and while doing a manjan (not brush), add a drop of sesame or coconut oil and scrub your teeth - due to its scrub like texture - you will never require to use any brush and still it will cleanse your teeth.
Shampoo - I have lots of soapnut trees in my village . Simply, take out its seeds, grind and make a fine powder, strain it well. Soak it as per requirement overnight in a cup and next morning apply it twice just like a shampoo and rinse it well. This will not create as much foam but once your hair is dry, you will feel your hair and scalp super clean. Other herbs can be added as per requirement like hibiscus, neem powder etc.Note : overnight oiling is required or apply homemade hair serum after hairwash to prevent dryness.For hair oil, lip balm, lotions, night cream etc, very many videos are available on RUclips, you can make as per your needs. These require proper procedures so it is necessary to watch those videos.Some of the best channels are:
Homemade Solutions
Maa, ye kaise karu?
WholeEliseLotus
Flower Life.
The major companies need to come up with better solutions. I’d be happy to buy my boring old shampoo in a cardboard container or from a refill station if possible. I have tried 4 brands of shampoo & conditioner bars and didn’t like any of them.
Make these products actually affordable for people who come from lower income and with much more product for the cost. A $6 tiny ass shampoo bar that lasts "80" washes. For a white person with thin hair. I have extremely thick and long hair so I need a lot of shampoo to properly clean. That cuts me down to much less than 40 washes of that tiny bar. I can buy a big bottle of shampoo with a plastic container for the same price if not less that has everything I need that lasts so much longer. They want to get everyone moving into this direction but it's not gonna happen for the majority. It's a nice idea, but completely faulty, there's too many holes.
Ikr? When I saw the size of the bars, and heard the expensive sounding *imported from exotic places* ingredients, I laughed my ass off. These people are not trying to save the world, they’re just another corporation trying to use our guilt against us.
There's also the option of refillable products. I don't know if that is a thing were you live. It can be cheaper than shampoo bars in some countries
Yes-not perfect. But maybe instead of whinging you could come up with a better product?
@@catherinegreen8440 Exactly. People love to complain.
@@catherinegreen8440 how about a product sold in a larger amount, with ingredients that work from local suppliers? Hmm, not that hard is it.
Wish they made it affordable
They do. It's called dove bar soap. This garbage is the same but worse. And bar soap is garbage to start with.
Bar soaps come in cheaper versions: remove all thosr fancy ingredients like honey and seaweed (honestly, they don't even do anything), replace expensive oils with the cheaper ones and you get a much cheaper but still effective soap bar. I think they have to add all that fancy stuff, because that's how people buy it.
Bar shampoo is way less expensive in the long run, because you get so much use out of one bar.
@@mievaselli7910 Indeed it is but at the cost of your hair. If you don't care about your hair why even have it at that point just shave it off.
@@mievaselli7910 Not really, unless you put too much liquid shampoo in your hand.
Truth be told, these products don't need to stop every bottle! They just need to start, every contribution is a contribution!
Because Lye (Sodium Hydroxide) isn’t a chemical…
Beauty and the Bees conveniently miss that off their ingredients… is that legal? There’s nothing wrong with lye anyway, despite being a synthetic chemical, not all chemicals are bad.
@@christopherhughes2953 in theory the lye reacts with the fatty acids in the oils to make the soap itself. soaps are salts of fatty acids. in the end product there shouldn't be any lye left
@@Ubya_ Yeah nothing inherently wrong with lye. You can get it from wood ash. But you can also probably bet they’re buying it by the 50 pound bag as a refined chemical.
@@HughesEnterprises probably by the ton. Anyway lye is really one of the easiest chemicals to make, just electrolysis of salt water, it is dangerous only because of its alkalinity
@@Ubya_ Totally understand that, but with soap ingredients you either show what's gone in, e.g. olive oil and lye, or what's left at the end, e.g. sodium olivate and glycerin. Legal requirement in the UK and EU, I imagine the same for Australia where she operates.
I think this is a good step. I've been using shampoo bars or baking soda for a decade now. Obviously some improvements need to be made in the industry still, but it's still a good step.
Ironic that I received an ad to buy wholesale plastic bottles immediately once this video was finished though -.-
This is great idea but this product sometimes have 2 things
1. Higher prices
2. Higher prices
Its awesome that eco-friendly options are becoming more popular! Although these large companies mass produce these items don’t forget to support your local soap makers too!
I once tried such a shampoo bar...it was a disaster. It didn't clean my hair, in order to get it at least half way clean, I had to use a third of the bar. After a very short while it broke apart, and a lot of crumbles naturally got lost.
It's a moneymaking machine, I don't see anything positive about it to be honest. Sure there's no plastic bottle, but considering the efficiency/usage amount its way worse then any bottle
you found a terrible one. I've used a couple and none had this effect on me. Garnier is making some that have a very similar composition to their liquid shampoos too
I agree it’s a mixed bag. I like Lush’s bar with Honey.
Not all shampoo bars are the same just like not all liquid shampoos are the same: there are good ones and there are bad ones. As for the crumbs: some bars are sold in small net bags, even after the bar crumbles you can still use it.
Shampoo and conditioner bars are awesome! They last longer than the bottled version. At least for me.
Really great video. I've used solid shampoo for over a year now and I love it. My biggest struggle, though, is finding coconut oil free sustainable products. I am unable to use them and it really sucks to see coconut/coconut oil in nearly EVERYTHING coming out these days.
was that woman just the most suspect thing you've ever seen? not to mention the absolute dedication to being 1 part cat lady 1 part crazy auntie?
I use mostly natural shampoo and conditioner cuz it makes my hair less oily for more days and it smells great, I have to admit I’ve also used an all natural shampoo and conditioner bar and the results were just as good and there was zero plastic used it’s more pricy and doesn’t smell as nice but it they manage to get that really nice floral smell I’ll completely switch to shampoo bars
Incredible how things are made
A link to their website would be nice...
I think for the bars if they want to reduce waste maybe they can just put a sticker on the bar with their logo and product name. Maybe also place a QR code that you scan to see the ingredients and product information. But I’m sure there are some laws in place that would make that difficult.
Edit: I’m not referring to brands like lush which sell their products in house. I’m referring to one’s that are sold in supermarkets like Walmart/Target.
Ethique is another company doing great things.
Their St. Clements bar has been so good for my fine and oily hair. I tried some other brands before them and they couldn't get my hair to feel clean.
I love their bars, just ordered another shampoo bar (healing kiwi) and I think the wonderbar for conditioning. Also got some curl shampoo and conditioner Minis for my sister to try. I love that they have a concentrate now but I’ll probably never switch from the bar, lasts like 4 months
I need this for my camping shower kit.