Hey lovelies, welcome back!
Week three of Sustainable Sunday - A weekly feature
whereby I share eco-friendly products that I've been loving and that are
helping me live a more sustainable lifestyle. Today I'm continuing last week’s
post about eco-friendly beauty products but focusing on the one we don't use
daily.
2 billion disposable razors are thrown away each
year in the UK, thank
you patriarchy for convincing me I need to shave and therefore creating this statistic!
Again, contributing to that figure was not something I wished to do. So, I invested
in a 'Plastic Free Shaving Kit' from All
Plastic Free - which contains a bamboo
razor, replacement blades and shaving bar that is free from cruelty, plastic,
palm oil, parabens and much more! All beautifully boxed in
recyclable packaging. Priced at £17, this is initially the more expensive
option, but when you calculate how much a pack of DECENT (that don't rip
you're legs to shreds) disposable razors is, how long they last (1/2 uses
per razor) and compare it with how long this will last, I'm saving myself money
as well as the environment... The psychological need to shave is a battle for
another day...
Another big
contributor was a shower loofah. I have quite oily, spot-prone skin so
exfoliating to remove the build-up is a must. Just like toothbrushes, bacteria
quickly build up and it's recommended you replace Loofahs regularly. That's a
lot of plastic finding its way into landfill... So, I started looking at
sustainable alternatives to which there are a few options. Cotton mitts are the
most common, however I find they lose their shape and become flimsy very
quickly rendering them useless after a few uses. That's when I found this
bamboo back scrubber in Primark. Alongside their sustainable clothing range,
they've also brought out eco-friendly beauty products including bamboo make-up
brushes, cotton face clothes and shower loofahs. Priced at £3, this may seem
spenny, especially when you can pick up its plastic counterpart for £1, but
considering each products lifespan, I'm again saving money in the long run!
And obviously soap must accompany the back scrubber, most of which comes
in a plastic bottle. Yes, this can be recycled, but remember what Zac Efron
said, "reducing...is really the most effective
solution". Thankfully, a lot of shops sell bars of soap alongside the
bottled stuff, however when they're wrapped in plastic, that can't be recycled,
you're actually causing more harm than good... DOVE TO THE RESCUE! Their single
bar comes in a cardboard box without any plastic packaging whatsoever, and
they're cruelty free! Priced at only £1! Winner winner, Quorn chicken nuggets for
dinner!
I still have a long way to go with reducing my plastic
consumption, I haven’t made the switch to shampoo bars or toothpaste capsules
just yet, but I’m getting there. As Tesco once said, “every little helps”.
What sustainable switches have you made? Do you use any
sustainable beauty products that I haven’t listed here? Let me know in the
comments below.
Until next time, lovelies!
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