3 Simple Ways to Make Your Self Care More Sustainable
For me, I’ve found that when trying to make sustainable changes, I end up sticking with the ones that allow me to do good by the earth without changing up my typical routines too much. I know sustainability can honestly be kind of intimidating since it’s hard to know how to help, but every little bit is a great step in the right direction. No one is perfect with this (trust me I know i’m not!) but we all get better by sharing new ideas and things that make a difference.
Over the past few months, I have been using the Peach line from Grove Collaborative. I’m sure you’ve heard me talk about Grove before but if you haven’t, they are a plant-based, sustainable market place and might I say: my faveeee. What I love about Grove is that when I go onto their site, they have all of my favorite sustainable products in one place. It makes it really easy to shop and quite frankly, I always feel good about what I’m buying. Today, I am sharing a few tips on how you can *easily* shop more sustainable when it comes to self-care without any hassle! Let’s do it!
1) Find products that are going to last
When looking into new personal care products (haircare, skincare, all that good stuff), try to find products that will last for a lot of uses. This means products that work effectively enough to only use a small amount, so that they can be used again and again without needing to be replaced often.
2) Invest in plant based products
I feel like lately we hear about the benefits of plant based products all the time, and that is for good reason! Plant based self care products are more sustainable then their traditional counterparts due to their manufacturing, packaging, and selling processes. Simply put, they’re a lot easier to produce since the ingredients are found in nature (less production power), and break down easier once they’re used. Choosing plant based when you can severely reduces your carbon footprint which is something I know we can all get behind.
3) Buy plastic free products (aka no packaging!)
It’s so easy to forget but personal care products are almost always in single use plastic packaging, which isn’t the best for the environment since these things end up in landfills after they’re used (since they don’t break down). This is why i’ve started looking for plastic free options, like the Peach line from Grove Collaborative. It geniunely feels so good knowing that i’m not contributing to *any* waste when using their products. You can save over 4 lbs of plastic a year just by switching to Peach, LOVE IT.
