Eco-friendly Skincare in 7 Steps
The backdrop of the promises given by the cosmetic world to women is cruel practices against the environment and natural life. Thus, we have already become aware of the fact that many products on the market for beauty and care are produced under pitiless conditions for human health, natural life, and the environment.
Frankly, the cosmetic sector values nature and health less than finance and they promote every product dwarfing the conditions of production. Be that as it may, people must care about their skin, which is delicate and certainly needs special care because the custody circles or the paleness quickly occurs on the skin, when a person sleeps less, or when someone is under stress.
Therefore, almost all of us have a personal skincare routine. It is possible to continue this routine by avoiding harmful chemicals, choosing products or methods that do not involve cruelty and promote sustainability.
# 1 Create your own skincare formula if possible
This is the best choice for skincare. You will not create packaging waste, you will be sure that no harmful chemicals are used inside, and you will be able to care your skin with peace of mind.
Also remember, the skincare routine applying isn’t always preparing a mask or forming a gel.
It is possible to care about your skin with more eco-friendly ways such as drinking vegetable or fruit smoothies or choosing a healthy diet to help cell regeneration. However, if there is a restriction on the time and recipe you need, you can continue with the second step.
# 2 Pay attention to the packaging of the product you purchased
Examine the packaging of the product you intend to buy. Make sure that it is packaged with recyclable, reusable material. Particularly avoid PVC packaging because PVC packings are harmful to the environment and health from production to disposal.
# 3 Investigate the values and philosophy of the product supplier/manufacturer
You have chosen environmentally friendly packaging, now it is time to write the manufacturer brand on the google search button. For instance, does the firm conduct tests on animals? Do their production processes cause environmental pollution? Does this company have commitments to reduce environmental impacts in the Product supply process? Has the company committed to the Ministry of Health that it supplies safe cosmetics, or is it involved in international reliable cosmetics campaigns? After considering these, you will have very few alternatives.
# 4 Review the ingredients before purchasing the product
Some products are sneaky enemies for only for the planet but also for our skin. The ingredients that severely damage the environment and natural life will not help you to have better skin. After all, we humans are also part of natural life.
Therefore, before purchasing the product, check its ingredients and see if they are harmful to the natural life and the environment. Check if there is something that your skin is sensitive about. If you prefer products with herbal ingredients, you will be friendly to the environment and your skin. Often, the content of the cosmetics is confusing, their label contains words we do not know. In such a case, do not buy that product, take a picture of the product content and be informed about the content in your spare time.
#5 Check out the “Skin Deep” database of the Environmental Working Group
This free database, created by the Environmental Working Group, is a resource that scores each product on the least toxic and most toxic scale from 0 to 10. When you evaluate the product you choose from here, you get a general scoring result about the product content, packaging material.
#6 Stay away from single-use only products
The easiest and most common step in an eco-friendly life is to reduce waste. So do not buy disposable products. The cosmetics market may offer a lot of testers. Most of the products also make promises that they cannot fulfill. Choose not to buy testers or single-use products. If you have really decided to use a product and have a tester for it, it’s okay. Otherwise, these products will be a load for both your skin and your trash.
# 7 Reduce the products in your makeup or skincare bag
First of all, you should be aware that it will be useful to perform your skincare routine with as few products as possible. The world of cosmetics is misleading in most of its promises, it cannot fulfill most of its promises and even causes disappointments from time to time. It is such a cruel industry. That’s why it’s best to make a product choice based on your needs and avoid using a lot of products as much as possible. Don’t think you care about your skin by using plenty of products. This is not caring but harming it. Wash your face with rose water in the morning, prefer the rose water you prefer to be as pure as possible. You don’t need to spend a lot of money on this. There are cosmetologists who make and sell pure rose water. If there is a skincare product you use due to skin problems, make sure that this product has a moisturizing feature. This reduces the number of products you need for your skincare.
Likewise, reduce the number of your makeup materials. Do not use products such as foundation, makeup base that will prevent the skin from breathing. Use them if only you have to.
No formula in the world has anti-aging qualities, we are well aware of this, but the tendency to resist aging and the desire to remain young and beautiful causes us to be fooled very easily.
Neither we are Dorian Gray nor the world of cosmetics is that devil that n offer us endless youth and beauty. So you don’t have to deal with the devil and sell your soul. Nothing can give you a miracle like rejuvenation except proper nutrition and regular sports.
