Plastic-Free Beauty Brands to Shop
Check out some gifts for the eco-freindly folks on your holiday list.
Perhaps you know a hardcore envionmentalist, or even a budding low-waste individual. These folks can be hard to shop for, as everything offers the potential for a major eco-mistep. There's nothing worse than watching someone open a gift around the Christmas tree or menorah and seeing them try to stifle a grimace.
We have you covered. These plastic-free beauty brands are sure to have something to satisfy everyone on your list, especially if you're the environmentalist yourself! Shop free from the worry that your gift will end up in a landfill by this time next year.
This brand's slogan is "Thanks plastic, we'll take it from here," and it has. The shampoo and conditioner bars offered by HiBar get great reviews and come in a variety of formulas to moisturize, maintain, or volumize hair. Its products are not only eco-friendly but also vegan and cruelty free.
Dew Mighty has created a skincare serum bar. It promises a long list of benefits: moisturizing, brightening, reducing redness and appearance of fine lines. The block is also estimated to be equivalent to two bottles worth of product. The zero-waste product may be the perfect gift for the skincare junkie in your life who doesn't want to compromise on environmentalism.
Kjaer Weis products come in metal, or paper that assured to be 100 precent refillable, recyclable, and compostable. The brand has a fully stocked line of makeup, from face to eyes to lips. Metal compacts give the user a feel of luxury, just slick enough to satisfy your makeup addict friend.
This handmade-to-order business, founded by herbalist Rachel Budde, calls upon traditional remedies and recipes to make all manner of beauty, first aid, toiletry, and skincare products. The brand even has a line of Mama and Babe items for the new mother you know. If you want to get even more involved, Fat And The Moon leads online workshops and classes to teach you how to craft your own products at home.
This ocean-friendly brand makes affordable, zero-waste cosmetics, skincare, and candles. The biodegradable packaging ensures that your makeup won't end up polluting the waters marine wildlife need to survive. If you're holiday shopping, Nudi offers pre-made gift sets with beauty products, stickers, candles, and optional add-ons.
David's toothpaste is both effective and environmentally friendly. The natural toothpaste come in a metal tube, with a helpful metal tube roller to make sure you get every ounce of product out. According to the brand, "about 1.5 billion plastic toothpaste tubes end up in U.S. landfills each year," and they're doing their part to lower the number.
This brand is carbon-neutral, vegan, and low waste. Its products also come in the cutest packaging. Meow Meow Tweet makes a range of skincare and body products, including deodorant, toners, and sunscreen. Lips balms and soaps come in paper wrapping, and would make wonderful stocking stuffers.
Elate offers "consciously curated gift sets" this holiday season. The wooden packaging of Elate products is both environmentally friendly and beautiful. Shop for cosmetics, brushes, and palettes with this brand. The brand has also committed to donating two percent of their profits to charatible organizations.
Have a friend or relative that loves the editorial makeup look, but struggles to find eco-freindly options? Introduce them to Flavedo & Albedo. The sustainable makeup world is flooded with neutral colors and low-impact products. This brand sticks out with their brights pinks, purples, and shimmers, all in sustainable packaging of course.
"Imperfect environmentalists welcome," reads Everist's site. The brand is helping eco-minded individuals start their zero-waste or low-waste journeys. If you know someone a bit overwhelmed by swapping out every plastic item in their home, start them off with an Everist essentials kit, containing a compostable sponge, and plastic free shampoo and body wash.
Kate McLeod, a former pastry chef, is now cooking up something entirely different. Her face and body "stones" offer waste-free moisturization. Warm the stones in your hands and then glide across the skin for long-lasting and deep moisture. As a gift, pair the stone with a dry brush to really combat flaky skin.
