Implement Sustainability Into Your Hair Care Routine!
It is essential for us as individuals to adopt more sustainable habits and at Mien Salon and Spa we dont take these issues lighlty, read on to discover our must-have tips for creating a more eco-conscious hair care routine!
Swap plastic disposable bottles for shampoos bars.
By making the switch to shampoo bars you reducing plastic consumption and your Carbon footprint! Our favourite Shampure nurturing shampoo bar by Aveda provides weightless, long-lasting nourishment for your hair in planet friendly packaging!
2. Support sustainable hair care brands!
At Mien Salon and Spa we are committed to using products that will make your hair feel gorgeous without compromising the environment! Our Aveda product range is our go to, why? Because their mission for providing 100% post-consumer recycled materials in packaging, wind and solar powered manufacturing - to reduce water and energy consumption and responsible sourcing of ingredients (all vegan!) is too good to pass up!
3. Learn how to recycle used bottles and tubs
4. Ditch aerosol cans
Aerosol cans can be harmful to our environment, we recommend ditching the aerosol cans used for your dry shampoos and hair sprays with spray bottles! One of our favourite aerosol replacements is the Aveda Pure Abundance Volumizing Hair Spray, this weightless micro-mist delivers extra-firm hold to all hair types.
5. Read the ingredients!
Maybe an obvious one.. but you would be surpised with how many nasty chemicals can be found in your products! Ensure you are supporting brands that aren’t using chemicals that pollute our oceans that are harmful to wildlife such as Sulfates and Phthalates.
6. Consider refillable products to reduce wastage
Refillable products are becoming increasingly popular at health food shops and online stores, this small decision can be greatly helpful in order to reduce your plastic consumption!
7. Support your local sustainable salon!
Come in to Mien Salon & Spa for your next hair appointment, we proudly partner with Sustainable Salons a revolutionary resource recovery program which is helping us to acheive zero waste in the salon, all while giving back to the local community. So next time your visit our sustainable salon, ask your stylist what we do with used foils and tubes, product packaging, disposables, broken tools and your cut-off hair! It’s amazing, we promise!
