Italian hairdressers face fines for shampooing amid heatwave
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from World news | The Guardian on (#60V7T)
Mayor of town near Bologna says thousands of litres of water wasted due to double-shampooing of customers' hair
The mayor of an Italian town has banned hairdressers and barbers from shampooing their customers' hair twice in an attempt to conserve water during one of the most severe droughts in decades.
Carlo Gubellini, the mayor of Castenaso, near Bologna in the Emilia-Romagna region, said thousands of litres of water was squandered each day through double-shampooing, which many hairdressers believe is beneficial, and hence double-rinsing.
Continue reading...