BY Lady Sadie
In honor of Earth Day, consider a sustainable hair, skincare and beauty regime and products that are not tested on animals, feature recyclable or eco-concious packaging, are made with nontoxic ingredients and brands that decrease the carbon footprint from manufacturing to delivery.
And it’s not a fad; it’s a trend. A 2023 beauty industry report says that responsible sourcing is one of the most important sustainability claims to 45% of consumers. A further 24% of consumers want brands to increase their use of ingredients produced in a more sustainable way. Research products is easier than ever: clearforme.com
Top eco-conscious brands include Arbonne, Aveda, The Body Shop, INIKA, Burt’s Bees, Drunk Elephant, Blissoma, RMS Beauty, Native, Botanical Republic, My July, Lunalis, Just Beauty CBD, PURR Skincare, Origins, OSEA, RMS Beauty, Indie Lee, Lush, and Nopalera. Consider choosing products that are conscious about clean energy, harvesting techniques and ingredient sourcing such as Sangre de Fruta’s Garden of Earthly Delights hair products and soaps containing upcycled local ingredients such as cedar greens sourced from a family fun farm in Ontario which uses off-cuts of the forestry industry to produce the sustainable oil in the blend. Or Tarte’s Maracuja Oil, infused with sustainably harvested maracuja from an all-female cooperative in the Amazon Rainforest. French clean beauty brand La Louche sells refillable satin lipsticks and balms. Gisou lip bee balm is made at a plant powered by solar energy, harvesting only surpluses of honey and propolis from cruelty-free, sustainable bee farms.
Reduce your carbon footprint by changing your daily routine. Buy refillable bottles and stop buying minis. When washing your face or taking off your makeup, don’t use single use cotton pads or makeup wipes.
When washing your face, turn the water off when you lather and consider a konjac biodegradable sponge that can be decomposed after use. Switch single use razors to reusable blades.
Be beautiful but reconsider those gel manicures and ultraviolet nail drying machines. Avoid any products made with lead or petrochemicals, which can be highly toxic to humans and the environment. Years of synthetic cosmetics use has been traced to headaches, eye damage, acne, hormonal imbalance, and premature aging. Phthalates have even been linked to cancer and type II diabetes.