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Low Waste Products at Beauty Bliss

Posted on Monday, 31 January 2022 - By Amelia

Living a sustainable, eco-friendly lifestyle can be difficult and expensive. However, at Beauty Bliss, we stock a range of products that can help you on your zero-waste journey without breaking the bank! The products listed are low-waste, affordable and have been tested, tried, and really do work - there is no need to compromise on quality.

Skin Care


Makeup Remover

At Beauty Bliss, we stock three different forms of reusable makeup removing pads - Carousel Cosmetics Makeup Removing Puffs, Garnier Micellar Reusable Eco Pads and XO Beauty Rapid Makeup Take Off Set. All styles are designed to remove makeup using only water, saving you using (and buying) hundreds of makeup wipes and multiple bottles of makeup remover. I recently bought a pack of the Carousel Puffs for myself and I have been so impressed. They really do work!

The Bonbon Factory also stocks a number of low waste cleansers, including the Oil Cleanse (which comes in a recyclable glass bottle with no plastic pump) and the Charcoal Facial Bar (which comes is a recyclable and reusable tin).

Skin Products

Salt by Hendrix
Salt by Hendrix has a range of skin tools that are packaged in cardboard and are relatively plastic-free. Their range of Gua Sha's (pronounced go sha) for example simply contain just the Gua Sha stone packaged in a cardboard box. No excess packaging here.

Tailor Skincare
With an ethos of minimising packaging and reducing their environmental footprint, all Tailor Skincare products are packaged in boxes made using FSC certified card and printed with vegetable inks, making them home-compostable. Their Awaken Eye Cream additionally comes in a tube made from PCR plastic sourced from milk bottles and is 50% recyclable once the product has been fully used.
Trilogy
Trilogy is a brand dedicated to minimising their environmental footprint when it comes to creating beautiful skincare. The brand has been carbon neutral since 2007. Last year, Trilogy switched many of their products from plastic to glass (including the Hydrating Jelly Mask, the and the Very Gentle Eye Cream) and introduced post-consumer resin (PCR) plastic for their tube products. Further, they switched over 208,000 plastic spatulas per year to renewable and responsibly grown all natural bamboo. All packaging that their products come in is fully recyclable too.

The Bonbon Factory
Gentle on skin and affordable is what the The Bonbon Factory aims to be, and this holds for their face moisturiser, the Daily Dollop, which comes in a reusable and recyclable tin. All of the Bonbon Factory products are vegan and cruelty free.

Hair and Body Care

Hair

Body

The Bonbon Factory
The Bonbon Factory strikes again with their range of body butters, lip products and deodorants that come in reusable and recyclable tins. They also have a range of body washes + scrubs that do come in plastic tubs, but which can be recycled after use.

Salt by Hendrix
Salt by Hendrix often uses glass as the main component of their body products, including the Dream Polish and Dream Body Oil. Their range of bath salts and soaks also come in glass jars, so you can relax and unwind with no guilty conscience. It should be noted that these products do have plastic lids and some have plastic droppers, but majority of the product is able to be recycled after use.

Faith in Nature
As well as their shampoo bars, Faith in Nature also have an Orange Soap Bar that again, comes only in a cardboard box and is completely plastic free. This is again another great way to reduce plastic and space in your bathroom.

Makeup

theBalm

theBalm is a fantastic brand in that the quality is incredible, the price is affordable and (best yet), many of the products have cardboard components or metal tins instead of plastic! Almost every single powder product (such as eyeshadow palettes, bronzers and blushers) comes in this cardboard packaging. While each product does contain a mirror, they still have a significantly reduced amount of plastic when compared to counterparts from other brands.

I also love theBalm products because they almost all have more than one use! For example, the Bronzers, (Bahama Mama is my fave) can be used as a bronzer of course, but also as the perfect contour powder, neutral brow-filler and eyeshadow. Each product also has its own QR code on the back. When scanned, it takes you to a tutorial on how to use the product to ensure you make the most out of your purchase!

Eye of Horus

Eye of Horus is another brand that has put a huge focus on making their products environmentally sustainable. This goal has been reflected in how their products are packaged and the ingredients that goes into them. All Eye of Horus products are cruelty free and made of natural, organic ingredients that help your skin thrive.

Eye of Horus, like theBalm, has put all of their powder products in cardboard components (including their eye shadow palettes, bronzers and blushes) which although do come with a mirror, reduce the amount of plastic as the packaging is eco-recyclable. Additionally have a Bio Lipstick range, all of which come in fully eco-friendly, biodegradable packaging.

Garnier BB Creams

Garnier is a brand that still has a long way to go on their zero-waste journey, but they have just recently released several of their famous BB creams in a more sustainable integrated cardboard tube made with 49% less plastic and 100% recyclable cardboard box that is responsibly sourced.

With more products looking as though they may make the switch to similar packaging, this a brand to keep an eye on.

Wellness

Studio MiLK

Studio MiLK is committed to growing an ethical, sustainable business supporting a waste free consumer journey - from packaging to product. Their gorgeous scented candles are made from natural soy wax - a renewable resource, originally from the soya bean. They are 100% vegetable, all natural and biodegradable.

My absolute favourite candle in the range has to be the Salted Caramel Soy Candle - it smells like dessert and changes the atmosphere of any room it is in. There are two other scents in stock at Beauty Bliss which also smell amazing: Baked Pear, and Sweet Pea & Jasmine.

All Milk Studio Candles are vegan friendly and not tested on animals. Their fragrance oils are all highly purified and guaranteed to be free of phthalates, paraffin and UV inhibitors. The cotton wicks are braided with paper fibres and free of all zinc and lead.
So there is a list of some of my favourite low-waste products stocked at Beauty Bliss. Making the switch to any one of these products is you taking one step towards a more environmentally friendly, low-waste lifestyle. Your zero-waste journey does not have to be perfect and any change you make towards such a goal is taking you that little bit closer. It is important to note that every little bit counts. xx

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Amelia

When she's not busy studying, Amelia joins us in our warehouse organizing stock and creating awesome editorial content for The Edit.