8 Ways to Make Your Cosmetics More Eco-Friendly

For those of us stuck in limbo, loving both the environment and make-up

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I won’t deny it — I love cosmetics.

I find peace in the ritual of them; a form of semi-twisted self-care for me — putting on a facial mask, brushing serum through my hair, putting on my daily make-up…

I love it.

And I know I’m not the only one.

The global cosmetics market was valued at $532 billion in 2017, with a forecasted market value of $863 billion in 2024 — an increase of 7% in just as many years.

In the UK alone, the cosmetics market is worth £17 billion, which roughly equates to just over £250 per person.

That’s a lot of money spent on cosmetics.

So we can see that the market is massive, so there are a lot of us buying cosmetics every year.

Unfortunately, the impact on the environment is staggering and sickening:

• The cosmetics market created over 142 billion units of packaging in 2018, “most of which ended up in landfill or the ocean.”
• Plastic cosmetic packaging can take up to 1000 years to break down in landfill.
• Toxic chemicals that end up washed down drains…