Are you an avid beauty lover and would you like to contribute to the environment? Then this article is exactly what you are looking for:we have listed 5 beauty mistakes that have a negative impact on the environment. By not making these anymore, you can do something good for the world! Are you reading along?
This is the simplest, but perhaps the most common mistake made. Throwing your empty beauty products in the trash has a huge impact on the environment and you can easily change that. How? By recycling your products. This way you can ensure that your beauty waste will not pollute the environment and you ensure that you can shop your next beauty products with a clear conscience. By the way, did you know that some brands also allow you to return empty packaging to themselves? Then they use them again and you can get a nice discount on your new products. Sounds good, right?
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Although you sometimes think that you are shopping from clean beauty brands, it can also be that you have been misled and the brand is not completely sustainable. Therefore, make sure that you do your research before you shop for a certain brand of products. For example, you can usually find out whether brands produce animal-free products and you can see from the list of ingredients whether or not the products contain any unwanted substances. It is also good to pay attention to packaging that is recyclable.
Do you clean your face every day with make-up wipes that you immediately throw in the trash? You better not do that anymore. The cotton that is used for this is non-degradable and is therefore not environmentally friendly. It is better to switch to reusable pads that you can wash. Not only better for the environment, but also handy for yourself:you no longer have to replenish your stock and you do not expose your skin to harmful pesticides in the cotton. So win-win!
Chances are you have certain beauty products that have been favorites for a while. But be honest; do you always buy a new one when the previous one runs out, or do you have the old one refilled? Some brands give you the option to refill your empty products, so you waste less packaging material. There are probably initiatives around your favorite products, so do some research and have your empty products refilled!
Are you a serial beauty dater? In other words:do you often buy new products without using up the old ones? Maybe you want to switch brands or maybe you just want that one product. We get that, we really do. But it is not really environmentally friendly (and your wallet will find it less pleasant, trust us). So try to define your beauty routine better and agree with yourself that you can only buy a new product when an old one is gone. Do you really want to experiment? Then choose brands that deliver their products without packaging, but in recyclable paper, for example. Do you really have a lot of products that you no longer want to do anything with? Then give them away to people who will use them. Pay attention to what products they are:mascaras and eyeliners generally do not want to be shared due to personal hygiene.
