Beauty Mythbusting
This is where I pin bad stuff and tear it a new one. Science, bitches!
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Natural ingredients aren't actually better for the environment
Beauty brands are talking a lot more about sustainability and the environment, and it makes sense. Climate change is a huge problem, and most of us don't want to make things worse. But beauty marketing is full of false promises and meaningless buzzwords. What's actually better for the environment, and what's just feelgood fluff? Well... a lot of it is fluff.
Are plastics and petrochemical products bad for the environment?
More beauty brands are talking about sustainability, but there's a lot of greenwashing. In the last installment we talked about the impact of producing natural ingredients and after they go into the environment, as well as organic versus conventional farming. In this part, Jen of The Eco Well and I are breaking down myths about synthetic ingredients made from petroleum (petrochemicals) and plastic packaging - and talking about how to actually be sustainable.
10 Amazing 2 ingredients all natural homemade face masks
* Coffee doesn't have enough caffeine to do much for skin. * Lemon juice can cause hypopigmentation (permanent white spots) and phototoxicity (where you're basically allergic to the sun for a while and break out in blisters). * Honey and lactic acid aren't too bad... they're not amazing, either. Get some glycerin and lactic acid products instead.