Brits use more than 200 plastic polluting hair care bottles a year

By Sarah Parsons | 21-Aug-2020
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British consumers use more than 200 plastic hair care bottles per year, a new report suggests.

A study of 2,000 shoppers found that the average household will go through 216 hair-related plastic bottles, including shampoo, conditioner, hairspray, hair gel and heat protector.

The research was carried out by Swiss beauty tech firm Réduit, which warns

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