Above all, a little story, taken from a Native American legend. Imagine a rainforest on fire. All the animals, then panicked, flee towards the plains, to escape the flames. However, at the edge of the forest, a small hummingbird remains facing the fire, and tries to extinguish the fire drop by drop. A passing armadillo points out to him that he will never succeed, to which the hummingbird replies:"I know but I am doing my part".
It is true that our actions alone have no impact. But if we are 2, then 10, then thousands, hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, to act in the same direction, our actions have an impact. Because yes, at NUOO, we believe that going through zero waste beauty is already changing the world. Every gesture counts, and the more of us there are, the more things will change. Switching to solid toothpaste rather than a plastic tube, choosing a soap rather than a bottle of shower gel, a bamboo toothbrush rather than yet another plastic one, are all actions which, put end to end, have a meaning. Let's all be hummingbirds fighting to put out the fire!
First of all, we sort in our bathroom, as we would with clothes. What do I really need? What am I going to use? And we keep the essentials. Be careful, the idea is not to throw away all the contents of your bathroom, but to focus on the essentials and therefore less superfluous. We don't hesitate to give our loved ones the products we won't use!
Solid cosmetics are above all ecological and economical! This is one of the first reasons that generally lead to the use of solid cosmetics. The principle ? Cosmetics no longer need a container as they are not liquid. No more plastic bottles that overflow our bathrooms, make way for biodegradable textures! There are so many alternatives to liquid cosmetics today that you can opt for a 100% solid routine. A quick overview of the barters that await you:
- We replace the shower gel with… a cold saponified solid soap. The advantage? It washes the body as well as the face, the beard and the hair!
- We replace the liquid shampoo with… a solid shampoo. The advantage? It lasts 3 to 5 times longer than a bottle of shampoo, washes the hair perfectly and is very easy to take everywhere.
- We replace the tube of toothpaste with… a solid toothpaste. The advantage? Economical and practical, it lasts a very long time and can be recharged.
- We replace the cotton swabs with… oriculis. The advantage? One oriculi, no more waste!
- We replace make-up remover cotton pads with… washable and reusable make-up remover cotton pads or wipes. The advantage? We use it, we wash it, we reuse it. Isn't life beautiful?
- We replace the deodorant in a plastic tube with… a deodorant in balm or solid. The advantage? As effective as it is practical, it lasts just as long.
- We replace the classic toothbrush with… a bamboo toothbrush. The advantage? Recyclable and compostable, you don't even have to throw it away!
Discover all our zero waste products to get off to a good start!
