Most women love investing their time and money in self-care practices like buying and using beauty products to serve their lifestyle needs.
As advocates of environmental conservation and protection, there are ways to still glow beautifully while being conscious of our beauty product consumption, like incorporating mindful beauty habits that are sustainable and environmentally friendly.
To do this routine correctly, we should look out for things like the ingredients of the beauty products that we are using, the materials they are made from, and the environmental consequences of using them. If you are still not incorporating these mindful beauty habits, this is your sign to start embracing this lifestyle!
Here are some ways to be environmentally conscious while incorporating eco-friendly beauty habits into your daily beauty routine:
1. Buy Cruelty-Free Products
Purchasing products that have certifications that were not tested on animals is a great way to start embracing a sustainable lifestyle in terms of beauty routine incorporation.
By switching to using cruelty-free products, you can engage in baby steps by supporting companies that embrace a cruelty-free production of products and helping them in their cause towards making environmentally friendly beauty essentials.
2. Be Familiar With Toxic Ingredients
Besides checking the ingredients of your beauty essentials for skin suitability, it is important to routinely check bought products and learn if the ingredients that were used in producing them are environmentally friendly.
When the typical ingredients in beauty products like paraben and sulfate get washed down, they can cause ecological harm, according to an international study.
3. Choose Products With Sustainable Packaging
When it comes to packaging, it is vital to pick products that are packaged sustainably. As much as possible, avoid single-use plastics and opt for recyclable ones.
Apart from choosing products with recyclable packaging, opting for glass packaging, which can be repurposed later on, can also be a great way to embrace this specific beauty habit.
4. Avoid Exfoliating Scrubs Or Microbeads
Did you know that the small beads that are found in your skin cleansers and exfoliants are some of the most toxic skincare ingredients out there? Those microbeads are a type of microplastic, which is threatening to our environment as they do not decompose.
Their sizes are so small that they do not get captured by our drainage systems. When these tiny beads of plastic get washed down, they can be ingested by marine animals, which could pose physical damage to these species’ lives and the overall marine life.
5. Choose Eco-Friendly Beauty Tools
Certain beauty tools are made in an eco-friendly way. One common example is bamboo products, which are designed to be sturdy, durable, and absorb carbon dioxide.
Bamboo hair brushes, bamboo toothbrushes, and bamboo beauty organizers are only some of the eco-friendly beauty tools you can consider buying. Buying from companies that utilize bamboo in developing products shows that there are sustainable alternatives that we can buy our beauty essentials from. Other eco-friendly beauty tools that you can consider buying are reusable makeup wipes, which can even save you money in the long run.
6. Switch To Biodegradable Products
During the inevitable times that we cannot avoid single-use products, which we really can’t most of the time, there are better options for choosing a material when buying those.
There are biodegradable beauty products that we can opt to buy that compost easily. Beauty essentials that are made with biodegradable materials like cotton pads, Q-tips, and even face masks are capable of breaking down naturally, making them environmentally friendly.
7. Save Water
The importance of saving water cannot be overemphasized enough, as the constant need for water in our daily lives is inevitable. When doing your skincare or any beauty routine, we often forget that we are using too much water, like when we remove our makeup or cleanse our face.
Let us not forget to always be mindful of our usage of water and practice turning off the tap of water when not in use!
8. Finish Using Your Products
The possible overconsumption of beauty products due to the constant release of products by beauty brands or companies can make it hard for some of us to finish using our beauty products until the last drop.
We often forget that the residue that is left when we throw out our essentials, as well as the packaging of our used beauty essentials, can contribute to environmental and ecological waste. To add to that, apart from saving the environment, we are doing ourselves a favor by saving money.
Overall, there are numerous mindful ways that we can embrace a sustainable and eco-friendly beauty routine as part of our lifestyle. In reality, we don’t need to have an extravagant routine where we overconsume beauty products and tools.
As long as we have a basic routine that serves its purpose in our daily lives, then we’re good to go! Keep in mind that simplifying our beauty routine is vital for us to be environmentally conscious. Together, let us champion sustainable and eco-friendly beauty habits to contribute to a better and greener environment.
