Eco-friendly Hair Care

I know this might seem like a pretty lame idea for a post and that I’m really scraping at the bottom of the barrel for things to write about, but if you’re thinking that then I :P to you.

For those of you that try to do your small part to help the environment by purchasing eco-friendly products you’ll know that it can be quite expensive to do so.  However you weigh the long term environmental costs against the short term monetary costs and it doesn’t seem like such a bad trade off.  To me, it’s really amazing how many products are out there for the environmentally conscious consumer.  You really have to know where to look for these sorts of things.

Previously, I have been using Down Under Naturals as my shampoo and conditioner of choice.  Then I switched over to the Whole Foods Market brand of shampoo and conditioner but since I don’t often go to Whole Foods, it’s not really worthwhile for me to use it on such a frequent basis.  If I lived closer to Whole foods, then I would consider using it on a regular basis, but that is not the case at the moment.  I’ve recently found a new line of shampoo and conditioner at Shopper’s Drug Mart.  The brand line is called Live Clean.  It features 3 different shampoos and conditioners: Green Earth (Invigorating), Clean Air (Volumizing), Fresh Water (Moisturizing).  While they may be a little pricey ($7.99 at Shopper’s Drug Mart or $6.99 at Pharmaplus/Rexall), they are great products.  I personally use the Fresh Water because my hair has a tendency to dry out.

According to the label, the company is based in Canada and the product as well is manufactured in Canada (so for those of you who are concerned about buying eco-friendly products that are made locally need not worry).  If you’d prefer to do more research on the company itself then you can contact Live Clean via email (info@live-clean.com) or through their toll free number 1.800.668.1118.  As to where you can find the product lines, so far I have only seen them at Shopper’s Drug Mart and Pharmaplus/Rexall stores.  If you have seen them anywhere else please feel free to leave a comment.