Helping beauty lovers make planet-friendly choices
Zero waste beauty is one of the many ways you can enjoy skincare and makeup without harming the planet. The zero waste movement aims to prevent waste from entering landfills. What is Zero Waste Beauty? With traditional beauty products, you throw your empty packaging in the trash, and it gets taken to a landfill. Zero […]
Holiday Gift Sets for the Sustainable Beauty Lover We all know somebody who says sustainable products don’t work as well as traditional beauty. Or they think ethical and eco-friendly products are inconvenient. Or maybe you’re here because you have an eco-conscious friend and you don’t know what to get them. Not to worry, one of […]
“Waterless beauty is not a trend or fad, but will increasingly take the guise of an everyday necessity. With water reserves running low, consumers are making incremental lifestyle changes that posit planet positivity. Going waterless will mean swapping convenience for conservation — and that’s a good thing.” – Shanu Walpita For many of you reading […]
Learn how to develop a sustainable beauty routine in 5 steps. Ethical, eco-friendly, cruelty-free. All are worthy goals. But it can be hard to know how these ideals fit with our own beauty and wellness goals. All the choices make it even harder: natural, organic, clean. How do you even start a sustainable beauty routine? […]
How beauty uses plastic, why it is harmful, and what you can do about it Plastic is forever. You can recycle plastic into new plastic, but it will never biodegrade. Plastic can break down into smaller pieces of plastic (microplastics), but it still exists. We could reduce the need for new plastic by recycling, but […]
A Review of Blue Lizard Sensitive Face Mineral Sunscreen, Including a Discussion on Sustainability Looking for a good face mineral sunscreen? Check out Mineral Sunscreens for the Face Rated: 6 Reef-Safe Sunscreens! Blue Lizard Australian Sunscreen Sensitive Face Mineral Sunscreen ($17.99) is Blue Lizard’s mineral face sunscreen. It features a cap that changes from white […]
A review of Ethique deodorant, its sustainability, and the science behind its claims This post contains affiliate links. Beauty and the Planet earns a small commission for products purchased using these links. Botanica is a vanilla and lavender-scented solid deodorant bar. Botanica comes in a compostable cardboard box. (2022 Update: you can now get Ethique […]
