These shampoo buttons are more sustainable than plastic sachets

At this point, the world's plastic problem — as well as the Philippines' contribution to it — cannot be denied.

Many people have taken it upon themselves to live a more sustainable lifestyle, including bringing water tumblers to replace plastic bottles, rejecting plastic bags with their reusable totes when shopping, and opting for shampoo bars instead of regular shampoo to lessen their personal plastic waste.

In a "Next Now" video, a husband and wife team has even come up with shampoo buttons — shampoo bars in a smaller size — to address sachets, which ultimately contributes to plastic pollution.  

Marvin works in research and marketing while his wife Ronna has a chemistry background. Together, they produce plastic-free shampoo and conditioner bars, feminine wash and lotion from their kitchen.

With their products coming in compostable packaging, they are able to promote sustainability by refusing plastic one shampoo bar at a time.

"We make origami boxes from used papers to make it more presentable and eco-friendly at the same time," Ronna said.

To address the Philippines' "sachet culture,"  Ronna and her husband Marvin decided to make shampoo buttons, that is shampoo bars in a smaller size.

Each shampoo button costs just P15 and can last up to 3-6 washes — perfect for traveling!

They even have variants to cater to different hair qualities, including chemically treated hair. How cool is that?

Ronna and Marvin sells their sustainable products under a brand called Showerhut. 

Here's to doing what we can to help the environment, to supporting businesses like  that are looking for solutions to our growing environmental problems like Showerhut, and to holding those in power into account. Because look: microplastics haven't only been found in salt samples, they have already been found in human blood, as well. — LA, GMA News