Get the ‘ugly’ out of your beauty routine: save your skin, our planet and a small fortune

When it comes to excess plastic & waste, toxic chemicals and over-the-top and completely unnecessary consumer spending the beauty industry has a LOT to answer for. We are constantly exposed to its advertising, whether it’s about some new anti-aging technology, an exotic fruit extract that will give us salon-perfect hair, or a new mascara that promises even longer lashes. It’s an easy sell for them, because most women place a lot of emphasis on appearance and even more on trying to avoid the aging process. The truth is, most beauty products are loaded with chemicals and ingredients that create dryness, irritation and ACCELERATE aging (as well as many other serious health problems). We don’t actually need most of the products in our bathroom cabinet (in fact we’re probably better off without many of them), so learn how to create a beauty routine that will help you kick your plastic addiction, simplify and detox your life and stop stripping your skin (and your wallet!).

What’s wrong with beauty products?

The packaging

The global beauty industry is worth over $500 billion and in 2017 produced around 77 BILLION plastic packaging units. As only a fraction of plastic gets recycled (particularly difficult-to-recycle products…