THEURBANREALIST
  • UR LIFE & STYLE
    • UR FASHION
    • UR FIT
    • UR CULTURED
  • UR HOME
  • UR BEAUTY
  • UR TRAVEL
  • UR AESTHETIC
  • UR PETS
  • UR ABOUT
  • UR DISCLOSURE
T H E U R B A N R E A L I S T

YOUR GUIDE TO LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST

THEURBANREALIST
  • UR LIFE & STYLE
    • UR FASHION
    • UR FIT
    • UR CULTURED
  • UR HOME
  • UR BEAUTY
  • UR TRAVEL
  • UR AESTHETIC
  • UR PETS
  • UR ABOUT
  • UR DISCLOSURE
  • UR LIFE & STYLE

4 Ways To Make Your Beauty Routine More Eco-Friendly

  • May 24, 2019
  • 3 minute read
ways to make your beauty routine eco-friendly
Pin it
Share
Tweet
Share
Share
Share
Share

Make your beauty routine more eco-friendly and look good while doing it!

Trying to reduce your impact on the planet is more important than ever but it’s also incredibly difficult. You can do all of the obvious stuff like using low energy appliances, watching what you eat, and trying not to use your car too often.

But even then, it seems like everything that you do is damaging the environment in some way. One area that people always forget about is their beauty regime but there are a lot of nasty chemicals in there that can damage the environment.

Luckily, the increased focus on environmental responsibility means that there are far more options for green beauty products.

Here’s how you can make your beauty regime more green.

1. Check The Label.

This is the most important thing when you’re trying to buy beauty products, always check the label to see what’s in there. Most products should indicate whether they’re made from environmentally friendly products or not.

Look out for symbols that indicate whether the packaging is made from recyclable materials or not. When you’re reading over the ingredients, you need to look out for certain things that are damaging to the environment.

Things like micro-beads have recently been banned because they’re not very green but there are a lot of other nasty chemicals that are still legal.

Fragrances tend to be quite damaging to the environment but you can get non toxic perfume so make sure that you’re always going for that.

Other products that contain fragrance (like skin creams or shampoo) can also be risky so double check what ingredients are in there.

2. But Also, Don’t Trust The Label Blindly.

Why are you checking the label if you can’t trust it?

Well, you can trust it a lot of the time but in some cases, the companies might not be completely honest.

Greenwashing (companies lying about products using green ingredients when they aren’t) is a big problem at the moment.

Authorities are cracking down on it and making sure that companies are being honest about what they’re putting in their products but there’s always a chance that they could be bending the truth.

Always double check and don’t take anything for granted.

3. Use Fewer Products.

If you looked through the cupboards in your bathroom, you’ll probably find all sorts of different products in there.

But the more different products you’ve got, the more likely you are to be using damaging chemicals. If you can streamline your beauty regime, it’ll be a lot easier to make sure that you’re keeping things green.

When you’re trying to keep your skin looking healthy, you don’t need 10 different products. Just find one or two good ones that don’t contain any bad chemicals and you’ll get the same results.

4. Make It Yourself.

You can do all of that but if you’re still not sure about the beauty products you’re using, why not consider making your own?

It’s the only way you can be absolutely sure that there aren’t any harmful chemicals in there at all. There are plenty of recipes for beauty products that are cheap and easy to make, great for you, and most importantly, don’t damage the environment.

Follow these simple rules and you can make your beauty routine a lot greener than it is right now.

Photo by Anna Sullivan

Share
Pin it
Tweet
Share
Share
Share
Share
Danasiafantastic

Danasia Fantastic founded TheUrbanRealist in early spring 2013. She loves good cocktails, great conversation and doing what she wants.

JUST FOR YOU, BOO.
View Post
  • UR LIFE & STYLE

8 Easy Ways to Make Exercise Fun

  • Danasiafantastic
  • April 16, 2021
View Post
  • UR LIFE & STYLE

4 Sensible Driving Tips to Avoid Awful Truck Accidents

  • Danasiafantastic
  • April 12, 2021
tillamook meltyfest atlanta
View Post
  • UR LIFE & STYLE

4 Ways To Have A More Optimistic Attitude

  • Danasiafantastic
  • February 23, 2021
View Post
  • UR LIFE & STYLE
  • UR PETS

6 Tips to Take Care of Your Pet in Winter

  • Danasiafantastic
  • February 19, 2021
View Post
  • UR LIFE & STYLE

Five Ways a Car Accident Can Negatively Affect Your Finances

  • Danasiafantastic
  • January 22, 2021
View Post
  • UR LIFE & STYLE

How To Plan For Your Future While In Your 20s

  • Danasiafantastic
  • April 11, 2021
2020 design trends
View Post
  • UR LIFE & STYLE

Helpful Tips to Creating a Healthy Home Environment and Living Space

  • Danasiafantastic
  • December 17, 2020
View Post
  • UR LIFE & STYLE

Injecting Hope Into Type 2 Diabetes

  • Danasiafantastic
  • November 13, 2020

Input your search keywords and press Enter.

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.

TheUrbanRealist
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Policy

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.

Cookie Policy

For More information about our privacy, affiliate, and cookie policy, please click here: