I came across this great article from Daily Makeover. In short, Rachel Hayes tells us 5 Easy Ways to Green our beauty routine. Not only are these tips great for the environment, but great for our wallets as well!
Rachel Haye’s Tips….
1. Save water by turning it off while you’re waiting for your hair conditioner or hair mask to sink in when you take a shower. - I do this too, however, I hate to admit that it’s hard to turn off the warm water during cold weather. Here’s another tip that I do to save water, when washing your face, turn off the water when lathering your face and turn the water back on when you rinse your face.
2. Pick a body or face scrub that has naturally sourced granules like crushed almond or walnut. Many scrubs out there contain sythentic ingredients that can harm our ocean critters.
3. Use bar hand soap instead of liquid hand soap. According to Rachel Rayes, bar soap lasts longer than liquid hand soap. I can attest to that, because hand soap is more concentrated than liquid soap. However, I still prefer liquid soap…bar soap leaves a residue.
4. Whip up your own beauty treatments instead of buying prepackaged ones. I’m sure all beauty bloggers/addicts can justify this statement. Homemade brush cleansers and facials are not only inexpensive, but just as effective as other products on the market.
5. Don’t over-serve yourself. Go easy on product application and prevent product overload. Rachel Raye suggests to “use only a dime-size of shampoo, a quarter size of conditioner, a pea size of face cream, and a shot-glass size of body lotion” to prolong the use of beauty products.
My Tips::
1. Instead of throwing away empty beauty containers, if possible, try to reuse them for something else. I have a ton of mineral makeup sample containers and reuse them for other makeup storage uses.
2. Use a brush instead of disposable cosmetic wedges. It will eliminate some of your trash and a brush will provide better application.
3. Recycle, if possible. Check your beauty products if they can be recycled. For example, MAC has a their recycling program - bring in their empty containers and you will be rewarded for a full sized lip or eye product.
Additional Tips from Readers:
4. Using up existing products, before purchasing new ones.
If anyone else has any green beauty tips, please share them and I will add them to this list! Don’t forget to try to reuse, reduce and recycle!
Source: Sephora
