Tap-Free Hair Wash Sheet by Ausmetics Daily Chemicals (Guangzhou) Co Ltd

Launch Worldwide Date (First worldwide launch must have been launched within 12 months prior to the event). Date (Month/Day/Year)

09/19/2026

Product Description (No Prototypes accepted)

Allowing for hair to be washed with a no-rinse sheet, this innovation saves up to 21 liters of water by avoiding a shower. The sheet is formed from a binder-free, hydroentangled web of 100% lyocell which is cellulosic, plastic-free, and offers mechanical sebum pick-up. The sheet carries a single dose of an alcohol-free essence composed of a rice-ferment filtrate base; an oil-absorbing silicone crosspolymer powder; panthenol; a sugar-based glucoside surfactant; a cationic cellulose conditioner; and seven botanical extracts. The sheet delivers 80% sebum removal, with volume improved by 70% after use, and the formula air dries in 15 minutes. The 100% lyocell fiber is sourced from a producer holding FSC Chain of Custody and PEFC Chain of Custody certification. The 100% lyocell fiber is not classed as plastic by EU guidance, and the sheet falls outside the UK wet-wipe ban, and does not require the EU "turtle" single-use-plastic marking.

Research, Clinical Tests & Trials Results (Safety & Dermatological)

(1) Hair-wash water baseline (20 real homes, inline flow meter on the shower line): one shower wash uses 21 litres of water — the volume saved each time a sheet replaces a wash. (2) Instrumented sebum-removal tress test (in-vitro, three-arm: product vs dry-tissue control vs water-wetted wipe control; n≥6 tresses × 3 batches per arm; gravimetric; wiping protocol standardized): one sheet removes 80% of sebum. (3) Hair-volume imaging (n=20, fixed-rig front/top views, silhouette-area analysis, blinded grading): volume +70% after one sheet. (4) Sensitive-scalp tolerance self-assessment (n=15, all self-reported sensitive scalp; sting and itch self-rated on a 0–10 scale immediately, 5 and 30 minutes after use; pre-set acceptance criterion: mean <1.0, no individual score ≥3): 0/15 participants reported sting or itch at any time point (mean 0.0), meeting the criterion. (5) Time-to-dry: 15 minutes vs a water-wetted wipe control (gravimetric drying curve).

Claims & Benefits

One sheet completes one no-rinse cleanse of hair and scalp — no running water needed. 80% sebum removal in tress testing. Volume +70% after a single use. No rinse; air-dry in about 15 minutes. Alcohol-free and well tolerated on sensitive scalps: none of 15 self-reported sensitive-scalp participants reported sting or itch at any time point. Up to 21 litres of shower water saved per sheet — metered in 20 real homes.

Technology Features

A binder-free hydroentangled (spunlace) web of 100% lyocell — cellulosic, plastic-free, engineered for mechanical sebum pick-up — carrying a precision single dose (process-verified dose uniformity) of an alcohol-free essence: a rice-ferment filtrate base, an oil-absorbing silicone crosspolymer powder, panthenol, a sugar-based glucoside surfactant, a cationic cellulose conditioner and seven botanical extracts (Sophora flavescens root, Fucus vesiculosus, Eclipta prostrata, Portulaca oleracea, Polygonum multiflorum root, camphor-tree leaf, Phellodendron amurense bark). Fibre provenance: 100% lyocell from a fibre producer holding FSC Chain-of-Custody (SCS-COC-008815) and PEFC Chain-of-Custody (SCS-PEFC-COC-008815) certification covering dissolving pulp and lyocell fibre, issued by SCS Global Services and valid to 15 December 2026 — traceability certificates, cited as such; closed-loop solvent process. Regulatory position: being 100% lyocell and binder-free — a fibre that EU SUPD guidance does not classify as plastic — the sheet falls outside the UK plastic wet-wipe bans (Wales 18 Dec 2026; England 19 May 2027) and does not require the EU "turtle" single-use-plastic marking that plastic-containing wipes must carry.

Packaging Materials

Single-dose aluminium-foil barrier sachet, sized to the smallest fold the sheet allows — only as much packaging as one sheet needs, and enough to shield the alcohol-free essence and its botanical extracts from moisture loss and oxidation for the full shelf life, so no product is wasted. No secondary plastic.

Website and/or Social Media Channels + Editorial pitch

Website: www.ausmetics.com · LinkedIn: Ausmetics Daily Chemicals · TikTok: @ausmeticsoemodm · YouTube: Ausmetics Channel. Editorial pitch: “The greenest hair wash is the one you delete. Every sheet saves up to 21 litres of shower water — metered in real bathrooms, not modelled — from a 100% cellulosic.

Product Innovation

The innovation is in the use phase, not the bottle. Haircare’s largest environmental cost is the water of the wash itself; this sheet makes that wash unnecessary — one no-rinse sheet, no running water, cleanses hair and scalp. And we did not stop at asserting it: the wash it replaces was metered at 21 litres in 20 real homes, and that number is printed on the pack — measured, not modelled. The sheet is 100% lyocell, binder-free and plastic-free, clearing the UK wipe bans and EU turtle-marking.

Ingredients List & Formulation (INCI List Mandatory)

INCI: Aqua, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Butylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hydroxyacetophenone, PPG-3 Caprylyl Ether, Panthenol, Decyl Glucoside, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polyquaternium-10, Ethylhexylglycerin, Fragrance, 1,2-Hexanediol, Sophora Flavescens Root Extract, Disodium EDTA, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Polygonum Multiflorum Root Extract, Cinnamomum Camphora (Camphor) Leaf Extract, Phellodendron Amurense Bark Extract. Formula notes: alcohol-free (no Alcohol / Alcohol Denat); preserved with phenoxyethanol, supported by hydroxyacetophenone, ethylhexylglycerin and 1,2-hexanediol; oil absorption from a silicone crosspolymer powder; sugar-based (glucoside) surfactant; cationic cellulose conditioner; seven botanical extracts. Substrate (not a formula ingredient): 100% lyocell nonwoven, binder-free.

How to use it

Tear open the single-dose sachet and unfold the sheet. Section the hair; wipe the scalp, roots and visibly oily or sweaty areas first, then the mid-lengths and ends. No rinsing — let hair air-dry (about 15 minutes) and comb through as normal. Use as needed between regular washes. Single use; avoid contact with eyes. After use, dispose of with household waste — do not flush.

Sustainability List of Certifications

Fibre chain: our lyocell fibre producer holds FSC Chain-of-Custody certification (SCS-COC-008815; FSC 100% / FSC Mix; scope: trade of dissolving pulp and production of lyocell fibre) and PEFC Chain-of-Custody certification (SCS-PEFC-COC-008815; scope: cellulosic fibre from dissolving pulp), both issued by SCS Global Services and valid 16 December 2021 to 15 December 2026 — cited as traceability certificates. Quantified use-phase impact: one sheet replacing one wash saves up to 21 litres of water (metered in 20 real homes). The sheet is single-use and not flushable, which is why the saving is stated per replaced wash rather than per unit.

Certifications & Patents

ISO 22716 (GMP), GMPC, Sedex SMETA, FDA registration.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Tap-Free Hair Wash Sheet

This product is a finalist in the category Sustainability of Cosmopack Asia 2026