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Sustainability This Week - Issue IX

Welcome to the ninth edition of Sustainability This Week! Our biweekly blog posts where we bring you sustainable alternatives to everyday products and sustainability initiatives. This week, it’s all about self care products. As always, no sponsors, no affiliate links, just sustainable products brought to you by us <3 Let’s begin!


Versed Face Mask

Where to buy: Amazon

Price: $17.99 (As of May 23, 2023)


First up we have the Versed Doctor’s Visit Instant Resurfacing Face Mask! This award winning face mask from Versed Skincare, a vegan and cruelty free skincare line, is made up of the perfect concoction of ingredients. Salicylic, glycolic, and lactic acid are used to help with aging skin, while pineapple and papaya enzymes give you that refreshing feeling and healthy vitamin C glow that we’re all looking for. Winning both the Byrdie 2022 Eco Beauty Award and the Holy Grail 2021 Cosmopolitan award this product is both a crowd favorite and is wholeheartedly committed to sustainability.


Versed is driven by making an impact in climate action, waste reduction, and wildlife protection. Each product on the website has an information section dedicated to sustainability. This handy feature includes scales measuring the product's level of carbon emissions and waste impact, allowing consumers to make active decisions on how their consumption imparts the environment. In addition to the sliding scales, Versed provides information on how to recycle each product and highlights the percentage of how much of the product was made with post consumer recycled plastic, promoting the importance of reducing waste and spreading knowledge on the topic.


Humankind Reusable Deodorant

Price: $22 for original, $12 for refill (As of May 23, 2023)


The next product of the week is byHumankind’s refillable deodorant! ByHumankind was created with the purpose and mission of reducing single use plastic. They’re refillable deodorant, which comes in a variety of delicious scents ranging from Lavender-Citrus to Eucalyptus, is an extremely convenient way to reduce your plastic waste usage. They make it especially easy with the option to subscribe to refills, receiving a free container and 10% off each two pack refill. Refills are made with biodegradable paper and cellulose lining which is compostable, while the container and rest of the parts are easily recyclable. Additionally, byHumankind invests in forest preservation in order to combat its carbon footprint.


Initiative of The Week: Conserving Beauty


This week we’ve chosen to highlight Conserving Beauty, a sustainable beauty company founded in Australia in 2021. Conserving Beauty offers a range of products which are environmentally friendly, however their revolutionary invention is the first ever dissolvable makeup wipe! Using patented technology, Conserving Beauty has created a makeup remover wipe which is able to completely dissolve in water after use. According to Conserving Beauty, makeup wipes have contributed to approximately 75% of sewer blockages in Australia alone and take about 100 years to get broken down! As the first beauty company to partner with the Water Footprint Network, a nonprofit dedicated to making sure the earth's freshwater supply is used efficiently and sustainably, Conserving Beauty is committed to the mission of preserving water and reducing waste.They are reaching this goal utilizing science to create more proactive solutions to the challenges the earth is facing today!


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