The Water Cost of Washing Your Hair Every Shower
It's a habit most of us never question hop in, wash everything hair included, hop out. But hair is the slowest part of a shower to wash and rinse properly — and that extra time adds up in litres.
In Australia, a standard water-efficient showerhead (WELS 3–4 star) runs at roughly 7.5–9 litres per minute; older, unrated showerheads can run as high as 15–22 litres per minute. Washing and rinsing hair typically adds around two extra minutes to a shower. Do the maths on an efficient showerhead and that's approximately 15–18 litres — in the same range as the ~16 litre figure often quoted for skipping a hair-wash. On an older showerhead, it can be double that.
Multiply It Out
Skip the hair-wash on just three showers a week and that's roughly 48 litres saved weekly — around 2,500 litres a year, per person. For a household of three, that's upwards of 7,000 litres annually. It Saves Energy Too
Heating water is one of the biggest energy draws in an Australian home. Every minute you shave off a hot shower is a minute of water your hot water system doesn't have to heat — a smaller energy bill and a smaller carbon footprint, on top of the water saved.
The Best sellers Making It Easy
A good shower cap makes this an easy habit rather than a discipline problem. Right now, the styles our customers are reaching for most are:
Shower Cap — Black Night
Shower Cap — Pinky Panther
Shower Cap — Zebra Wild Fuchsia Pink
Shower Cap — Blue Bamboo
Shower Cap — Blossom Tree Black
Shower Cap — Wild Jungle Green
Shower Cap — Cherry Blossom Pink
Kids Shower Cap — Spotted Around Red / Dotty or Spotty Yellow
A Small Habit, A Big Impact
This is exactly the kind of small, everyday swap we built hairCAPsule™ around — sustainable by design, and backed by our Return to Good program, so when a cap has done its job, it doesn't end up in landfill either.
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For the love of hair and the planet.
Water flow figures based on WELS shower ratings (waterrating.gov.au) and energy.gov.au's household water efficiency guidance.
If you want it clickable, link "waterrating.gov.au" to https://www.waterrating.gov.au/consumers/compare and "energy.gov.au" to https://www.energy.gov.au/households/water-efficiency