Sustainable beauty swaps

Updated: May 7, 2022

Hi everyone ♡

At the beginning of the year I've made a few New Year's Resolutions and one of them is to try to keep reducing my plastic usage. For the past two years I've already started to decrease my (plastic) waste, but there are still many ways to improve. That's why today I wanted to write a little something about sustainable beauty swaps. Living sustainably definitely doesn't mean having to give up your beauty products! These days there are a lot of sustainable alternatives to most, if not all, beauty products. Unlike regular beauty products, these products come in environmentally friendly packaging, are plastic-free/made of recycled plastic or are made of natural materials such as bamboo. For me, it's definitely a nice feeling knowing that (currently most of) my beauty routine is not only vegan, but isn't harmful to the environment either. I also think that a lot of sustainable alternatives are actually even more aesthetically pleasing than regular products. While that's certainly not the most important thing, it doesn't hurt either :)

Here's a list of sustainable beauty swaps to try out:

～ Reusable make up pads

～ Plastic free razor

～ Bamboo toothbrush

～ Body (scrub) bar

～ Plastic free deodorant

～ Toothpaste tablets

～ Shampoo bar

～ Conditioner bar

～ Menstrual cup

～ Reusable cotton swabs

～ Bamboo hairbrush