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NOHBO Balls

Blog by: Rob Merlino

Benjamin Stern first got the idea for NOHBO Balls while watching a movie about pollution in middle school. Unlike most kids, he decided to do something about it. Inspired by laundry detergent pods, he believed he could put shampoo, conditioner, and other personal care products typically packaged in plastic bottles into water-soluble balls. This would effectively reduce a large portion of plastic waste that finds its way into our landfills and oceans instead of the recycling bin. The balls come packaged in compostable packaging. Stern hopes the Sharks like his idea when he pitches it in Shark Tank episode 717.

NOHBO Balls aren’t a product yet, Stern’s patent is still pending. What isn’t pending is the young man’s vision. He wants to build his own brand, selling shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and shaving cream to prove the concept. Initially, he hopes to target hotels to create awareness. Ultimately, he sees NOHBO Balls as a delivery mechanism for a wide variety of personal care items.

The NOHBO Balls not only save the environment from plastic waste. Each ball contains a semi-liquid product which gets activated by water, meaning there’s less water used in manufacturing. They also cost nearly half of what a plastic bottled product would cost – a significant savings for his target market. After reducing waste in hotels, Stern hopes to sell to the military and, before long, the mass market.

When I first saw the name of this company, I thought the kid had something against a certain cable TV network, but once I learned his story, I was impressed. Ben not only came up with the idea, but got a job to hire a chemist and a lawyer to get his idea off the ground. So far, he hasn’t been successful with crowdfunding the concept, but he’s only 16; you can’t expect him to create a world-changing product AND be a marketing whiz!

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