Did you know that Proctor and Gamble own most hair gel companies?
Did you know that sometimes when there are two products by the same brand one will say that it is made by Proctor and Gamble or by Unilever, and the other product of that same brand will simply say that it is made in the USA?
Did you know that (at least at my local Shaws) organic shampoo is about 10x the price of regular shampoo with no guarantee of being fair trade?
Did you know that there are apparently NO fair trade certified beauty products in my local Shaws?
Did you know that most shampoo and hair gel is produced in the United States?
Did you know that Garnier is owned by L'Oreal?
These are all things that I learned. However, what I didn't learn was which type of hair gel or shampoo I "should" buy. I care a lot that the people who made and packaged my shampoo are able to feed their families, but I don't care as much if my shampoo is organic....and I really don't like to spend $15 on a bottle of shampoo! So, after all my looking at this and that, I just ended up getting regular, cheap shampoo.....it's probably made by some multinational company that does some good things and some bad things.
One of the issues was that once I was at the store, I couldn't get any information about companies and compare different business practices. I had looked up a list of most/least socially responsible beauty care companies, but it was often hard to even find which companies made which products. I think next time I'm buying health/beauty products, I may try to plan ahead a bit more so I can shop online.
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