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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Shower gel: Original Source. We love the mint one in our household and have loved it for at least ten years. The brand is British and vegan too, for those who care. They have a lot of fun and wacky variants, but the mint one is still the best one.

For hair I will probably return to Elvital (L'Oreal Paris) when my last Herbal Essence bottle is empty.

As for face creams and other stuff like that, I use Neutral which is a Danish brand that is known for their neutral products that are suitable for people with allergies or people like me who would like to put less toxic shit on our skin.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Whichever one has no warnings in ToxFoxยน. I am partial to Schwarzkopf's Nature Box line but I'm the end I'm not picky as long as there's no nasty shit in there.

ยนExplanation for non-Germans: ToxFox is a mobile app released by German eco-NGO BUND. It lets you scan a cosmetic product's barcode to look it up in an ingredients database. It will show warnings if the product contains stuff like microplastics or ingredients that aren't entirely harmless.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

This is a body wash rather than a shampoo, but I use Wild, they're based in the UK.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[โ€“] [email protected] 50 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

and theyโ€™re quite involved in israel too

(to be clear: so are P&G and unilever, who own H&S, pantene and dove)

[โ€“] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago

And they participated in fabricating the case against Navalny which eventually killed him.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My hair likes some Garnier conditioners and masks. I thought Aussie was, well, Australian but it seems that's part of pg so... And I've been using a solid shampoo that's great but I threw the wrapper many months ago and I can't remember the brand.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I use Nizoral, which I'm pretty sure is made in the UK.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oof, haven't checked prices recently but above names make my "expensive brand" sirens go off

[โ€“] [email protected] 41 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Dove is from Unilever which is British.
Head and Shoulders and Pantene are Procter & Gamble Which is from USA.
Pantene was originally from Switzerland. So I wasn't aware it's American now. Since 1985. ๐Ÿซฃ

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Well not Pantene anymore I guess :)

~~But I use Guhl for my conditioner, which is european, right?~~ turns out its not, its Kao (japanese).

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