It's about finding your comfort level when it comes to "green" (and non-green) cosmetics.
Natural cosmetics used to mean compromising
the quality
- not so anymore!
The choices we make have an impact!
Tips on how you
can be more "green"
- Don't bring the bag home - just the product!
- Clean your old empty palettes and use them to put your favorite lipsticks and harder
cream products in - use it for your purse, office stash or travel.
- Wipe out old compacts and give them to a niece, granddaughter, etc - those little
girls LOVE to play pretend with them.
- Use organic cotton makeup pads, washcloths, etc. Over 16% of the world's pesticides
are used on cotton alone!
Here
are some companies that have some great programs:
The Body Shop- The pioneer of goodwill cosmetics! This company walks the walk. Zero animal testing, Community
Trade ingredients, Defending Human Rights, Protecting our Planet all while making
us feel good about ourselves and the skin we're in!
MAC –
Bring them any 6 empties from their line for recycling with their "Back to MAC" program
and you get
a FREE lipstick of your choice! They also have their VIVA Glam products –
which 100% of the proceeds go to AIDS research (and the colors rock).
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