Conventional liquid shampoo Liquid shampoo in a virgin plastic bottle
Conventional liquid shampoo
Liquid shampoo in a virgin plastic bottle
Scored 7 out of 10, a high plastic footprint. Confidence: Partial.
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High plastic footprint
Single-UseVirgin Plastic
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A format-level entry, not a single brand. Standard liquid shampoo sold in a single-use virgin plastic bottle.
How this score breaks down
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern
Moderate
Phthalates, bisphenols such as BPA and BPS, PFAS and similar plastic-linked chemicals in the product or its packaging.
Intentionally added microplastics
Moderate
Microbeads, glitter, or synthetic polymers deliberately added to the product itself.
Packaging plastic intensity
High concern
How much plastic the packaging uses, and whether it is virgin, single-use, or refillable.
Microfibre / shedding
None found
For textiles and similar goods, how much synthetic fibre sheds in use and washing.
Transparency and disclosure
Moderate
How fully the brand discloses what is in the product and how it is packaged. Confidence: Partial. Lower factor values are better. 0 means no concern found.
About the brand
This entry represents the conventional format most shampoo is sold in: a virgin plastic bottle, mostly water, often with synthetic polymers in the formula. It is here so you can compare it against the plastic-free bars.
Strengths
- Widely available and inexpensive up front
Trade-offs
- Single-use virgin plastic bottle
- Liquid formulas commonly contain synthetic polymers
- Disclosure is often partial
The details
- Packaging
- Virgin plastic bottle, single-use
- Microplastics
- Synthetic polymers common in liquid formulas
- Disclosure
- Often partial
- Attributes
- Single-Use, Virgin Plastic
Sources
- Format-level reference entry
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