SUSTAINABILITY!

With Hueverse by Evo as their colour brand of choice, they are able to keep their clients' hair healthy, all while achieving their dream locks. Hueverse is PPD, ammonia and resorcinol free. As the cleanest colour on the market, this made complete sense!

All of their hair care ranges are free of parabens, sulphates and artificial silicones, as well as being vegan with packaging derived from reduced or recycled plastic.

If you want to make the switch to natural, low-tox haircare, you will see the benefits for yourself.

Little Birdie Hair Co owner and founder Tenille Lawrence says Australians are choosing greener options to reduce their impact on the planet. “People are saving the sea turtles by opting for paper straws and decreasing landfills by using reuseable shopping bags,” Tenille says. “While most of us know of the everyday ecofriendly alternatives, like eliminating plactics and purchasing locally, how many of us think about how ‘green’ our hair is?”

Tenille and her team at Little Birdie Hair Co make their pledge to health and sustainability by:

1. Using Low-Tox and Eco-Friendly Hair Care Brands

Unfortunately, a lot of hair products on the market are brimming with toxic chemicals. They may give your hair instant gratification as they usually smell and feel great, which is even more misleading, but the truth is these ingredients can be harmful to your hair and your health.

The average woman uses 12 different beauty products each day, so as you can see, our contact with toxic chemicals can quickly add up.

At Little Birdie Hair Co salons, we commit ourselves to being low-tox by: v Using paraben and sulphate free products. v Reduced waste or recycled plastic bottles. v Chemical bins instead of excess washed down sinks.

2. Recycle, Recycle, Recycle!

Once you learn Australians produce one tonne of plastic waste each minute, but only 11.8 per cent gets recycled, you can see why pledging to recycle is vital to fight climate change.

Although it’s the tip every eco-conscious salon should give, the statistics speak for themselves, not nearly enough of us are following through with recycling! So whilst you’ve likely heard it before, we think we should remind you of its importance.

Without it, all of that recycled plastic makes its way on our beloved beaches, parks and landfill, something we want to avoid to keep Australia beautiful. Luckily, recycling is one of the easiest and most effective solutions for hair salons and families who want to help protect the planet.

At Little Birdie Hair Co, some of the recycling practices we’ve pledged ourselves to uphold include: v Use of sustainable and recycled hair care products. v Using toilet paper and paper towels from recycled goods. v Use recyclable hair foils. v Recyclable gloves. v Donate hair cuttings to local community gardens. v Recycle coffee grounds as compost and purchase biodegradable coffee pods.

3. Reduce that Wastage

While recycling often gets the spotlight of waste management solutions, learning how to reduce our waste is equally as important if we want to create a sustainable future. The reality is Australia is running out of landfill space, with 40 per cent of our country's waste going into landfills each year.

One of the easiest ways to reduce this is simply reducing our waste! The fewer items that are put into landfills, the fewer emissions are generated. Reducing your waste can be as simple as using a reusable water bottle so you skip out on the plastic.

It may not seem like a big difference to the environment, but it’s estimated if one reusable v Little Birdie Hair Co client welcome tea and hand lotion.

5. Partnering with Greenfleet

At Little Birdie Hair Co, we deeply care for the environment. Our pledge to sustainability led us to partner with Greenfleet in 2022, a trusted and leading environmental non-profit organisation.

Greenfleet protects our climate by planting native biodiverse forests to capture carbon emissions. Since 1997, Greenfleet has planted over 9.6 million trees across over 500 forests in Australia and New Zealand.

“At Greenfleet, we are restoring native forests and growing climate hope thanks to the contributions of our amazing supporters, just like Little Birdie Hair Co,” Greenfleet CEO Wayne Wescott says.

How Greenfleet Works

bottle was used instead of four packaged water bottles each day, you could save 1,460 plastic bottles per year. Now that's a difference you would see if we collectively got on board in waste reduction.

The next time you want to throw something out, ask yourself whether it can be repurposed, recycled or donated.

Our pledge to waste management sees us: v Using EcoHeads showerheads which reduce water and energy by 65%. v Reduced energy lighting. v Request suppliers to deliver products with little to no packaging. v Recyclable paper POS and digital receipts.

4. Educate Others on Being Green

Luckily, as hairdressers, part of our job is meeting and talking to multiple customers each day, which provides us with the perfect opportunity to educate our clients in the benefits of choosing sustainable locks.

The Little Birdie Hair Co family are constantly bringing new ideas to the table, from environmentally responsible ideas to initiatives that allow us to give back to the community we feel so deeply connected to. Whether it's renewable, resourceful or responsible, the Little Birdie team is all over it!

Besides introducing our clients to our eco-friendly salon partners and products, we extend our environmental efforts into the community by: v Choosing three local eco-friendly charities a month to support through the help of client donations. v Provide education on how to support sustainable salon practices.

Every year, Little Birdie Hair Co offsets our carbon emissions by planting native forests around Australia with Greenfleet.

For every new customer, we plant 5 native trees with Greenfleet to help restore native forests around the country.

As these trees grow, Greenfleet forests help the environment by absorbing carbon emissions, improving soil and water quality, and restoring habitat for native wildlife and endangered species. The best part is Greenfleet forests are legally protected for up to 100 years, ensuring they can grow for future generations.

With our dreams to change the hairdressing industry to go green, partnering with Greenfleet made complete sense! To learn more about how you can take action against climate change, visit www.greenfleet. org.au.

So, there you have it, recycle, reduce waste and educate oneself, this is our secret formula on how we became Australia’s Best Eco Salon. As proud pioneers of low-tox, sustainable hairdressing, we are elated to become carbon neutral and hope that we may be able to lead the way for other salons to also follow suit.

If you want to make the switch to an ecoconscious salon, you’ll feel comfortable joining the Little Birdie Hair Co family. Everything we put on your head is eco-friendly, animal friendly and follicle-friendly, so sit back and enjoy your appointment knowing your new look isn’t compromising your health or the environment.

To book your appointment head to their booking system at www.littlebirdiehairco.com or get in touch with their booking concierge on 0487 871 107. They can’t wait to hear from you! e www.littlebirdiehairco.com