Plastic-free directory

Hello and welcome to the world of plastic-free options! 

When I first started making the choice of decreasing the use of plastic (especially the non-recyclable ones) in my life, there were not many options and it was difficult to find the plastic-free or less-plastic products that I was looking for. So I have gathered a list here for you that I hope will help you find what you are looking for.

For more ideas, there are also shops that curate plastic-free and zero waste products:
Content Beauty
Wearth London
Boobalou
The Plastic Free Shop
Lush

Categories:

  • Beauty and Self-care
  • Food
  • Home
  • Household

Bath bomb

Funky soap - Comes in cardboard box

Conditioner

Beautykubes - Conditioner cubes in cardboard box
Biovene - Conditioner bar in cardboard box
Conscious skincare - In glass bottle with metal cap
Fushi - In glass bottle with plastic pump

Plastic-free conditioner

Deodorant

Native Unearthed - Glass jar with plastic cap
The Natural Deodorant Co - Glass jar with metal cap

Exfoliator

Dr. Botanicals - Glass jar with plastic cap.

Face Cleanser

Meow Meow Tweet - In glass bottle with plastic cap

Face mask

Both in glass jars with plastic caps.


Floss

Georganics - Glass container with metal cap

Plastic-free floss


Hair mask

Neal's Yard Remedies - Glass container with plastic cap

Hair brush

Boobalou - Bamboo hair brushes

Hair tie

Koosho - made from cotton and rubber
Tabitha Eve - made from cotton and rubber

Make up remover

Skin & Tonic - Glass bottle with plastic cap

Mouthwash

Georganics - Glass container with metal cap

Nail polish remover

Fresh Therapies - Natural Polish Remover - It is in a glass bottle but it has a plastic cap. Available in their webpage and in other online stores.
Plastic-free nail polish remover

Shampoo

Beautykubes - Shampoo cubes in cardboard box
Conscious skincare - Shampoo in glass bottle with metal cap
Fushi - Shampoo in glass bottle with plastic pump
Oway - Shampoo in glass bottle with plastic pump
According to Recyclenow, plastic pumps are not recyclable. It might be a good idea to find ways to re-use the plastic pump rather than sending it to landfill (e.g. if you are going to make your own products such as body cream, shampoo etc.) the pump and bottle could be re-used.
It is sold on their webpage, I have bought the shampoo from a hairdresser near where I live as I am not really a fan of online shopping due to packaging and transportation involved. On Oway's webpage, the shampoo bottle does not seem to have a pump, but in the hairdresser the shampoo bottles came with a pump.

Plastic-free shampoo

Shampoo bars There are so many shampoo bars available out there, it would be difficult to fit them all in here, some good options are: My. hair, Biovene and Funky Soap.



Sunscreen

Meow Meow Tweet - In metal bottle with plastic pump
Shade - In metal tin

Toothpaste

Georganics and Truthpaste both come in a glass jar with a metal lid.

Milk

Milk&More
Milkman delivers milk in 1 pint glass bottles with foil caps. Bottles can be returned to the milkman to be re-used. Available in organic and non-organic.
Plastic-free milk

Pasta

Waitrose red lentil pasta - In cardboard box
Waitrose green pea pasta - In cardboard box

Pillow

Green fibres pillows filled with selection of natural materials (millet, spelt, buckwheat, wool and so on) with organic cotton outer fabric

Yoga mat

Bicarbonate of soda

Dri-Pak - In cardboard box. The webpage of Dri-Pak states that they are using recycled carboard. Sold in Robert Dyas. (This one has large grains, so it is not very effective as a deodorant.)

Borax subsitute

Dri-Pak - In cardboard box. The webpage of Dri-Pak states that they are using recycled carboard. Available in Robert Dyas.

Candle

Liha candle

Hand sanitiser

Some natural hand sanitiser options:
Evolve hand sanitisers
Neal's Yard Remedies natural defence hand spray

Natural hand-sanitiser

Laundry

Ecover laundry powder - In cardboard box
Living naturally soapnuts

Toiletbrush

Wooden toilet brush with Union fibre bristles
Available in Labour and wait and Boobalou

Toilet paper

Who gives a crap - Made with bamboo or recycled paper. Individually wrapped with paper. It is possible to order 24 or 48 rolls which goes a long way.
The Cheeky Panda - Bamboo toilet rolls come in carboard boxes.

Plastic-free toilet paper

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