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Ecology + Design
“Sustainability the only future of Mankind “
Although shampoo and conditioner products are used together, they have to be bought separately, which means that the number of plastic bottles used in hair wash is doubled.
The Starting Point.
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'What can be done of single used plastics'
Why is there a need?
Do we need an alternative solution?
More than 1000 million shampoo and conditioner bottles made using plastic could be ending up in landfills in a year; since only a few people consistently recycle items from the bathroom. This constitutes ecological waste.
Ethnography
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An average person consumes 10 bottles of shampoo and 6 bottles of conditioners made out of plastic in a year.
Most of the important aspects, people need in a shampoo bottle.
60 people participated in an online survey.
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The number of shampoo bottles thrown out, every year could fill 1,164 football fields bought every second
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60% of the people who participated in the survey, need a sustainable solution for the same
Current solutions
Sustainable solutions
Market study and current solutions
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These are some current market solutions I studied. Image1 is a shampoo pouch, Images 2 and 3 represent soap solutions for shampoo, and Image 3 represents shampoo and conditioner bottles in steel.
Inspirational Board
HMW Statements
How might we replace plastic bottles?
How might the solution be a practical ?
How might we make it cost-efficient?
How might we make it portable??
How might we make two products in one?
CREATIVE PHASE
IDEATION AND FINALIZING THE FORM
FORM AFTER FUNCTION
Thus, I realized designing a sustainable bottle for shampoo and conditioners by merging the two utilities in one bottle can be an opportunity for designers to design.
“Sustainability is the only future of Mankind “
Ecology +Design
Meet the best Hair care product
with 100% sustainability
The Bottle Story
The pieces were cut such that we could get two compartments on either side of the node.
Drilled and grinded so that the steel nozzle cap and the base with a nozzle could be fitted
We chose matured bamboo and cut them into pieces.
Each piece was polished
How to develop bamboo into a bottle?
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MATERIAL ANALYSIS
WHAT MAKES THE PRODUCT NATURAL
The future belongs to Bamboo with a huge product range. The proposed product encompasses all the ecological parameters which make it an optimal sustainable and cheap substitute for plastic.
THE REFILL PACKS
WHAT MAKES THE PRODUCT NATURAL
Reuse the bottle by filling it using pre-purchased refills or by sending it to a collection center in order to get it filled.
THE USAGE
How to use the bottle, after using the shampoo
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Hold the bottle in a position such that the nozzle is downwards and the conditioner cap is upwards.
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Open the conditioner cap.
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Place the bottle at an angle suitable for the conditioner with respect to the amount you need and shake it.
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