(Photo:prom dress shops)Ethical beauty isn’t a new concept, but many of us don’t know where to start when it comes to being more eco-friendly.
One way you can contribute is by giving your beauty routine an overhaul. There are some simple yet effective ways that you can make your regime a little more environmentally friendly
1. Ban the beads
Greenpeace demanded a ban on all plastic microbeads last September because of the alarming amounts of pollution they are causing to our oceans. Plastic microbeads were often found in many budget high street shower gels, scrubs and exfoliators. These tiny plastic microbeads are not only harmful if caught in your eye but they are also poisonous to fish and marine wildlife.
To help the environment, use natural exfoliators instead. Look for ones that use sugar, walnut or coffee.
2. Pass on the palm oil
Palm oil or vegetable oil as it is also widely known is found in many beauty products from shampoos to lipsticks.
This natural ingredient may seem innocent but in fact the extraction and production of palm oil is contributing to mass deforestation in Eastern Asia. This in turn has resulted in devastating loss of life of orangutans and tigers with the threat of their extinction ever paramount. Odylique is ranked as one of the top three skincare brands that chooses not to use palm oil in their skincare or cosmetics, alongside Dr Hauschka and Lush
3. Mind the packaging
Buying from brands that use recyclable and sustainable packaging is another way you can reduce the damage you could do to the planet. There is a growing trend for brands to use biodegradable packaging that is less harmful to the environment.
4. Go organic
It goes without saying but natural and organic ingredients are the gentlest to incorporate in your daily skincare routine. The damage to your health and wellbeing of using a cocktail of artificial ingredients which are commonly used in mainstream beauty products – has yet to be fully understood. Using natural ingredients is literally picking the wholesome bounty of Mother Nature and applying it to your skin, without being concocted artificially in a lab using a variation of parabens and preservatives.
Odylique’s Co-Founder, Margaret Weeds comments: “Much of what we apply to our skin is absorbed into the body so it makes sense to cut down on your toxic load and ‘feed’ your skin with wholesome organic ingredients.
“Buying organic encourages more plants to be grown organically which is better for the environment: fewer pesticides and herbicides and greater biodiversity.”
5. Save water where you can
We are all told to keep our showers below five minutes and limit the amount of water we use in our baths. Try turning the shower off while you lather up or switch to having a shower rather than a bath a few times a week.Read more at:MarieProm UK
