Nécessaire

As a brand that is both Climate and Plastic Neutral Certified, Necessaire uses a range of recycled packaging materials to complement their clean, vegan, cruelty-free body-care products. Producing exfoliators and natural lubricants, Necessaire adheres to EU’s standards for safe and clean beauty, as well as allocating a 1% earth tax to environmental non-profits that fight to defend our air, water, land, and wildlife globally. Try their Eucalyptus body wash to rid the skin of impurities, a daily multi- vitamin cleanser that promises to cleanse and nourish your body with niacinamide, vitamin C, and omega-6.

£ 20.00

NÉCESSAIRE – THE BODY WASH EUCALYPTUS

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Fussy

Fussy – the ‘natural deodorant that doesn’t stink.’ If you are looking for deodorant that will come beautifully packaged and delivered straight to your door, look no further. These plastic free refills are natural, vegan, and certified carbon neutral, and to make matters more exciting, you can choose from shades of lilac, blush or burnt orange to brighten up your bathroom! Durable and planet- friendly, we can’t think of a better product to invest in – for your body nor for our planet.

£ 13.00

GET FUSSY – DEODORANT

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Summer Fridays

Summer Fridays is your one-stop shop for all your recyclable, cruelty-free and vegan skincare, that never falls short of hydration or rejuvenation. Their Cloud Dew Oil-Free Gel Cream Moisturiser is filled with antioxidants to plump and protect your complexion, leaving your skin with a luminous, smooth finish without ever clogging your pores. Achieving glowing skin should never come at the expense of our planet, but when it comes to Summer Fridays; you’ll never have to worry.

£ 16.00

SUMMER FRIDAYS – CLOUD DEW OIL-FREE GEL CREAM MOISTURIZER

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Milk Makeup

Partnering with How2Recycle to provide more detailed recycling information on their labels, Milk Makeup is more than just a Tik-Tok favourite. Whilst their Lip and Cheek stick is 100% vegan and does not contain any animal-derived ingredients, it is also the perfect product to brighten your lips and cheeks, giving them that irresistible glow. Apply the cream directly on lips or cheeks for a sheer tint, then blend with your fingertips.

£ 18.00

Milk Makeup – Lip & Cheek

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Dear Sundays

Sundays Studio creates non-toxic and vegan product lines that are mindful of not just your cuticles, but the Earth too. Their Non-Toxic Nail Antibacterial Cuticle Serum cures wounds, kills surface

bacteria, restores moisture, and strengthens your nails beds, topped off with a natural scent, too! Credited for its mindfulness, if you’re looking for new nail products, then Dear Sundays is perfect.

£ 14.95

Dear Sundays – Non Toxic Nail Antibacterial Cuticle Serum

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Words by : Gracie Eastwood

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Eco-friendly beauty products are now more available than ever before. Sustainability has become increasingly popular recently due to the deteriorating environment. When it comes to beauty, the industry is sadly well known for its negative impact on the environment. However, many beauty brands have been changing the ingredients within their products and how they package them. We have collated a few of the brands offering sustainable beauty products.

Face Halo

Are you still using cotton pads to take off your makeup? It’s time to swap out the cotton pads and start using the Face Halo Makeup Remover Pad. Used by makeup professionals, the award-winning Face Halo is highly rated. As well as removing all your makeup, it will also deeply cleanse the skin while gently exfoliating. This dual-sided reusable makeup remover replaces up to around 500 cotton makeup wipes! To use the Face Halo, wet the pad with cold or warm water and softly wipe away your makeup. The Face Halo removes stubborn mascara by adding more water to the pad and holding it on the eyes for 10 seconds.

£ 17.95

Face Halo Pads

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£ 55

Face Halo Gift Box

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Spectrum Brushes 

The well-loved brand Spectrum is based around doing better for our planet. They continually strive to make more sustainable choices, and their products are vegan. The Spectrum Beauty Fix 6 Piece Brush Set is an essential set to start with when making the change to using sustainable makeup brushes. Within the brush set, you’ll receive six brushes to create a full face of makeup including, the A03 foundation brush and the B04 eyeshadow blending brush. After using these cruelty-free, high-quality brushes, your makeup will look flawless. On Earth Day 2021, Spectrum shared to their Instagram how they REDUCE RE-USE and RECYCLE as a brand. The post also included how they have designed new plastic-free packaging. The brushes are available to buy in various colours and patterns, so there is something for everyone. Spectrum Brushes are the sustainable swap to make this year.

£ 30

Spectrum Brushes Zodiac Set

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£ 35

Spectrum Brushes 6pc Set

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Fenty Skin Refills

Sustainability sits at the heart of Fenty Skin. One of the ways Fenty Skin is environmentally friendly is by their refillable packaging. Popular products such as the Hydra Vizor Invisible Moisturiser and SPF have a refillable option to purchase to save buying a whole new one. As well as being cruelty-free and vegan, the Hydra Vizor is also non-comedogenic, meaning it is suitable for those with acne-prone skin. As it says in its name, this SPF is invisible. Therefore, it works well on all skin tones. 

Another Fenty Skin product in the refillable range is the Overnight Recovery Gel-Cream Refill. This overnight cream will give the skin the boost of moisture it needs for plumper skin with hyaluronic acid. Over time, fine lines and pores will visibly improve in appearance. Just like the SPF, the overnight Recovery Gel-Cream is non-comedogenic. When it comes to finishing your Fenty Skin product, you can recycle the inner container and refill it. Refills save a lot of plastic and extra waste. So it’s necessary to consider refills when you are purchasing a new product.

£ 64

Fenty Beauty Day + Night Moisturiser Bundle SPF

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£ 28

Fenty Hyrda Vizor Refill

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£ 36

Fenty Gel Refill

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Garnier Shampoo Bars

As of 2021, Garnier shifted towards a more environmentally focused and sustainable future. Available now are various products that include environmentally friendly ingredients and packaging. Garnier is now offering four different shampoo bars, each targeting a hair concern. Shampoo bars are not only better for the planet, but they are a lot better for your hair health. They don’t include any nasty ingredients as many shampoos do and, shampoo bars last much longer than a liquid shampoo. The Garnier Shampoo Bars can last up to two months. They are easy to use and will leave your hair feeling softer and nourished. A shampoo bar is an easy swap to make with many more benefits for you and your environment. 

£ 7.99

Garnier Ultimate Blends Honey Treasures Strengthening Shampoo Bar for Damaged Hair

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£ 3.99

Garnier Ultimate Blends Delicate Oat Strengthening Shampoo Bar for Damaged Hair

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Wild Deodorant

Spray deodorant harms the environment due to the chemicals used within them. However, Wild has designed a sustainable deodorant made from recycled plastic and anodised aluminium. The deodorant comes in a customisable case and has compostable, 100% recyclable refills. Wild have produced this deodorant with active natural ingredients and added essential oils for the scent. Moisturising and hydrating, this deodorant is the perfect sustainable beauty buy to level up your eco-friendly game. Wild are transparent about what goes into their deodorants, so you know what’s going onto your skin.

By making these simple swaps, you’re taking the first steps towards a cleaner future. Always look for recyclable packaging or packaging made from recycled materials. Zero waste beauty is our future so let’s start making changes now.

£ 25

The “For Her” Pack – Wild Natural Deodorant

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£ 25

The Spring Pack – Wild Natural Deodorant

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Words By Eleanor Coleman

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Every new year requires a fresh start, whether that means decluttering our space, adopting new routines, or setting new goals. Whatever the case, change is necessary for our mental health and wellbeing by letting go of those things that no longer serve us. And it may be daunting to get started, especially after the challenging year we’ve all had—and that’s ok. We’re sharing our top five tips to tackle and reboot routines for the year ahead, while factoring in ways that can both benefit the environment and our drawer space.

1. Finish Before Replacing

We’re all guilty of impulse purchases, and in a world where the newest products are just at our fingertips, it’s easy to see how we can splurge on yet another trend or buzzword. Unfortunately after our adrenaline-fuelled buzz wears off, we’re left with a stack of barely used products gathering dust. Now more than ever, it’s important to step back from the screen and think to yourself “do I really need this right now?” If the answer is no, save it, wishlist it, note it down, and come back to it once you’ve used up what you already have.

2. Understanding & Tailoring

Finding the perfect formula can be a really tricky process, with most of us choosing something that sounds ideal but when push comes to shove, it’s just not cutting it. This can be especially true of haircare and skincare, with each of us having a unique set of preferences and requirements to accommodate. By using online tools, we can quickly find out what works best without the tedious guessing games.

Finding rigorous and professional solutions to our skin concerns has been simplified by the Dermatica online consultation, offering medical grade products that are stronger and more effective than high street alternatives. However, for skin woes that are a little less severe, Skin + Me has a supportive treatment programme that analyses the skin before sending out a monthly personalised formula pack. As for our hair goals, Function of Beauty uses a quiz setup to create the ideal formula from scratch within a subscription service. And they’re even branching out to skin and body care too!

3. Review & Trial Before Commiting 

There’s been countless times where we’ve quickly skimmed the description box before hovering over the ‘buy now’ button, unsure if what we’re about to splurge on will really be worth the hype. We recommend doing your research first because what may work for the majority, may not work for you. Actively search for reviewers that have similar needs and expectations to you, that way you’ll get a real idea of what you’re looking for. And, they might even recommend something better. Once you feel confident in your choice, opt for a free sample or free trial first—not only for your bank accounts sake, but to save the potential hassle and waste of returning it. 

4. Recycle or Upcycle?

Now that we’ve streamlined what’s coming into our routine, it’s important to deal with what we have already. Cashing in on any recycling programmes will help the environment and offer an additional reward—for instance, the MAC Cosmetics ‘Back to MAC’ programme will exchange six empties for a full-size lipstick of your choosing, while Lush only requires five pots in return for a fresh face mask. Kiehl’s have just launched their ‘Recycle & Be Rewarded’ scheme that promises to support a charity of your choice while knocking off 10% from your next purchase. Boots have also recently brought out their ‘Recycle at Boots’ reward scheme that gives back 500 Boots Advantage Card points per five empties—that’s about five quid a pop! Many other brands such as L’Occitane and John Lewis provide such programmes, so it’s always a good idea to check. Who knows how much we could be saving?

When recycling just isn’t an option, the next best thing is to up-cycle. Soak, rinse, and repeat to transform your old glass moisturiser tubs into cotton pad holders, used serum bottles into vases, and well-loved candles into makeup brush holders. 

5. Plan For The Long-Term 

There are some staples in our regimes that can’t be replaced or bartered with—hair removal tools and period products being two of them. While there are those who are exempt, most of us require a constant supply which can be costly and create unnecessary waste. A sure-fire way of combating these issues can be found in ethical subscription based brands like Estrid and Ohne—not only are we supporting small businesses, but by choosing a subscription service, we’ll only receive the amount that’s needed. Estrid works against ‘pink tax’ with their 100% recyclable vegan razors that come at a lower cost than mega brand counterparts. Whereas Ohne provides us with a hotspot haven for all our period-related needs—we’re talking 100% biodegradable organic cotton pads and applicators, cramp reducing tonics, and sweet treat bundles to see us through the worst. 

£ 7.95

Estrid Vegan Razor

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£ 29

Function Of Beauty Custom Shampoo & Conditioner

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£ 27

Ohne Holy Cramp Oil

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£ 5.90

Ohne Organic Applicator Tampons

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£ 22

Neal’s Yard Almond Moisturiser

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£ 8

Lush Shampoo Bar

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Words by Vinona Baines, Graphics by Victoria Zhao

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Sustainability has become one of the main issues of 2020. The importance of sustainable living beyond recycling but into every part of your lifestyle, including your beauty routine, is imperative to curb climate change. A sustainable beauty routine refers to the conscious effort in minimizing the carbon impact of various steps in your beauty routine. So how can you achieve a sustainable beauty routine?

To incorporate sustainability into your beauty routine here are a few easy alternatives to incorporate into your routine.

Use of make-up sponges

During our usual beauty routines, we utilize single-use make-up wipes and cotton pads which are not recyclable and take a considerable long time to decompose. Replacing the use of single-use make-up wipes and cotton pads with make-up sponges that can be rinsed and reused is one step closer to a sustainable routine.

Package free or sustainable packaging

One of the leading causes of environmental pollution is single-use plastics. These plastics if not recycled, end up in landfills and take thousands of years to decompose. Unfortunately, these plastics are the same used to package some of our favourite beauty products. To reduce the consumption of single-use some beauty brands like Lush, Ethique have adopted a package free system to their products. Another way is to consume brands that either use sustainable, recyclable packaging. Brands that use class and metallic packaging are ones to look out for when searching for sustainable packaging.

Shop on a loop

Recycling organisations like the Terracycle loop have adopted methods where their consumers can buy the products while renting the packaging. Ren is also supplying in label-free bottles whereupon the next purchase you can return the previous container. You can also seek out brands with refillable business models where your products can be refilled. Brands like My Myro deodorant and Kjaer Weis make-up have adopted these methods when it comes to their products.

Recycle in the bathroom

The main way to adopt sustainability is through the recycling of the products. This applies to your beauty routine the recycling of beauty products may be difficult as it is to recycle something comprising of various materials. However, many beauty brands are offering to recycle their packaging for you. Beauty brands such as MAC, Lush, Origins, Le Labo and Kiehl’s offer their own make-up return programs. Whereby you receive a free product or discount when returning old ones, other brands like L’Occitane offer 10% off on new products when they return a full-sized recycled product from any brand. This can be something to factor into while searching for beauty brands.

Alternative materials

When it comes to beauty accessories and tools, most of them come in plastic, switching the material with easily compostable and biodegradable materials like bamboo. This is best for tools like toothbrushes and hair combs.

Words by Precious Njogu

Graphics by Georgia Walters

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