As the official sustainability partner of the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave, in 2024 we’ll continue to collect the hair and ponytails from fundraisers all over Australia and give it an amazing second life!
Help beat blood cancer!
Every year thousands of Australians step up to Shave, Cut, or Colour their hair in the ultimate act to support people facing blood cancer.
Over the last 25 years, more than two million people have sacrificed their hair, or donated to someone who has helped the Leukaemia Foundation’s goal of zero lives lost to blood cancer by 2035.
The latest figures show 53 Australians hear the words “you have blood cancer” every day – and that number is expected to nearly double by 2035. Taking part in the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave is an unmistakable and unmissable way to show you’re part of a caring community, committed to stopping blood cancer wrecking lives.
Find out more about World’s Greatest Shave and sign up today to join one of Australia’s most iconic events.
Power up your ponytail
WAIT… before you shave! Do you have 20cm or more of natural or coloured hair? Your ponytails have the power to become a charitable wig for someone suffering from cancer, and give them back their confidence!
Every single day we receive precious packages from those who’ve sacrificed their long locks to raise money in the fight against blood cancer – and have gone the extra mile to donate their ponytails!
Hair clippings can soak up an oil spill
Don’t have enough hair for a ponytail? Don’t worry! The hair clippings you shave can help soak up oil spills thanks to the Hair Boom Project.
Once it reaches the Sustainable Salons depot, your hair is stuffed into stockings to make sausage-shaped Hair Booms that can absorb up to 4L of oil in a spill on land or at sea.
Find a sustainable salon who can help you cut, colour or shave on the big day, and collect your hair for recycling. Use our Salon Directory below to book your experience.
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