Looking for ways to clean up and green up your lifestyle? There are plenty of small steps you can take to make your beauty routine more eco-friendly. Here are five ideas to get you started
Additional reporting by Andrea Saadan
1. Ditch the disposables
While most of us have got the memo about avoiding plastic straws and shopping bags, our beauty cabinets could also do with a bit of work. Think about swapping disposable items for more sustainable, long-lasting alternatives—for instance, metal safety razors instead of plastic disposable razors, reusable cloth facial rounds instead of single-use cotton wool pads or cleansing wipes, and brushes made from natural materials like wood or bamboo rather than plastic.