Sustainable Beauty: Practical advice and projects for an eco-conscious beauty routine

Sustainable Beauty is an inspirational and practical guide to living a more eco-conscious lifestyle and maintaining a low-waste beauty routine. It provides easy tutorials to follow, such as simplifying beauty routine and product label literacy, and recipes for DIY hydrating serums and superfood face masks. It also highlights the environmental impact of the beauty industry, such as the production of packaging and the use of palm oil derivatives. By making small changes in habit, readers can create a more sustainable beauty routine that doesn't break the bank.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 160 pages
\n Publication date: 21 December 2021
\n Publisher: White Lion Publishing
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Sustainable Beauty is an inspirational and practical guide to living a more eco-conscious lifestyle and maintaining a low-waste beauty routine. Vegan, cruelty-free, 'clean, organic, non-GM, zero-waste, not to mention palm oil, silicones, and micro-plastics – where do you start when it comes to creating a sustainable beauty routine? There are thousands of products claiming to be better for the environment and your skin, but they also come with a hefty price tag. So what can we actually do to make a difference? This book provides the small steps everyone can take to make a big difference at home. Justine Jenkins, an holistic and sustainable make-up artist and consultant, guides you through – breaking down the issues and explaining how we can mitigate them at home. With easy tutorials to follow – from simplifying your beauty routine and product label literacy through to recipes for DIY hydrating serums and superfood face masks – Jenkins shows you how small changes in habit can result in a more sustainable beauty routine that doesn't break the bank. Did you know that... More than 120 billion units of packaging are produced in the global cosmetics industry annually. If refillable containers were used for cosmetics, as much as 70% of carbon emissions associated with the beauty industry could be eliminated. An estimated 70% of beauty products contain a palm oil derivative, the production of which is believed to be responsible for 8% of the world's deforestation between 1990 and 2008. With this book, you can... Take your first steps in creating an eco-smart dresser: learn how to read a label, and find out what natural ingredients you'll need to make your own recipes, such as making your own deodorant and body butter. Make essential, nature-based.

\n Weight: 646g\n
Dimension: 177 x 238 x 22 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780711265974\n \n