2019
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When I was only four months old, my family took me to the beach in Scheveningen, The Netherlands. They told me that they didn’t know what happend with me when I saw the sea for the fist time. With my eyes on the price I tried to get out of my mothers arms, straight to the water. If she hadn’t hold me tight enough, I definitely went for a swim. From that day on, the sea has been the love of my life.
During the years I saw how my environment was changing. The sea and all the animals within are under attack from the plastic soup. The great pacific garbage patch is getting bigger and our planet is getting warmer and warmer. And we are the ones to blame.
I learnt that the sunscreen I use is killing the coral reefs, that the toothpaste I have is mostly made from microplastics and that the mascara I wear is tested on a fluffy little bunny.
This made me think. I want to use normal products but still make a positive impact. I want to be proud of the products I use. Instead of being filled with shame and being clueless how I can do better.
When I learnt that shampoo is the biggest polluter of them all , That was the drop.
It’s time to do our part for our planet. Let’s change “normal” standards by choosing better ingredients and materials for our daily used products.
That is the reason why I started a new shampoo brand: That’s the drop. This is a shampoo-bar that replaces 3 plastic shampoo-bottles from 250 ml and it’s made from organic & natural materials that are no harm to any living creatures.
The package of the drops are made from Coffee Polymer. This package is biodegradabble and therefore good for the environment. The package is in the shape of a water drop with the pathern of living coral. The shampoo-bar will be getting smaller the more you use it. But the box where the bar lies in will too.
So when you are done with the shampoo you won’t leave any trash.
This is a collaboration with Seaweedcentre Co. and Jenga from Zanzibar. The local woman from Zanzibar farm the seaweed and the other materials that are needed for the shampoo. Then they produce the shampoobars and sell it at the Jenga shop. The money that is raised in these shops goes directly to the woman. In this way they will be independent and their children can go to school.
Read more at: https://www.facebook.com/seaweedcozanzibar/
This shampoo-bar is a start of positive change worldwide. Jump in and join the movement.
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