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M E S SAG E I N A B OT T L E

Plastic
earth
COSTS THE

Want to rid
the planet
of plastic
pollution?
Start with
a zerowaste
bathroom

nyone who saw the clip of British
diver Rich Horner swimming
through a sea of discarded plastic
bottles off the coast of Bali would
have been horrified at the amount of waste
that ends up in the sea. So bad is the situation,
the Ellen MacArthur Foundation predicts that
by 2050 the oceans will actually contain more
plastic by weight than fish. And with plastic
taking around 450 years to decompose, the
stuff that ends up in landfill isn't exactly going
anywhere soon either.

A

SIDE WITH MOTHER NATURE

LEE
KYNASTON

Although a firm
believer that
real beauty comes
from the inside,
Lee sees no
harm in giving the
outside some TLC.

The good news is zero-waste shops, where
you fill your own jars with food, are popping
up everywhere. The Netherlands boasts the
world's first plastic-free supermarket and 65
London businesses are offering free water
bottle refills as part of Refill London.
But if we're to win the war against plastic,
we have to take the battle to the bathroom,
too. A quick recce of my own smallest room
reveals 25 lotions, potions and gadgets that
contain plastic, and I like to think of myself as
relatively low-maintenance!
To minimise the amount of plastic in your
own bathroom, opt for products in recyclable
glass jars (S.W. Basics have ones with metal
lids); ones that swap plastic for paper (like
Organic Essence's deodorants) or little wonders
like Lush's best-selling shampoo bars that are
totally packaging-free.

A zero waste
bathroom is
closer than
you think

NOT HING
L A S TS
FORE VER?

Virtually
every piece
of plastic
that was
ever made
still exists
in some
shape
or form.
Shockingly,
there is
now more
microplastic
found in
the oceans 
than stars
in the 
Milky Way

Ditching the face wash for a non-soap
cleansing bar means one less plastic tube,
as does swapping face scrub for a cleansing
cloth. Biodegradable bamboo toothbrushes
will help too, and since razors are a major
source of plastic waste (two billion are
disposed of annually in the US alone), you
might want to invest in an old-fashioned
metal safety razor. There are plenty of online
tutorials to teach you how to use them.

TIME FOR A CHANGE
As was the case with microbeads, the
beauty industry knows it's on borrowed
time with plastic packaging, especially as
consumer pressure to ditch it mounts. In
the meantime, we can all make an impact
by cutting back on how much of the stuff
we buy and throw away. After all, if you want
to be able to look yourself in the mirror in
years to come, that reduction has to become
part of your daily routine. B

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June 2018 BA LA N CE

1.Make-Up
Remover, £15.95,
S.W. Basics
(abeautifulworld.
co.uk)
2.Seanik Shampoo
Bar, £6.50, Lush
(uk.lush.com)
3.Chrome Knurled
DE Razor, £26,
Edwin Jagger
(edwinjagger.co.uk)

4. Pai Dual-Effect
Cleansing Cloth,
£5.30 (jolie.co.uk)
5.Cleansing Bar,
£9.90, Gallinée
(gallinee.com)
6.Relentless All
Day Deodorant,
£8.95, Organic
Essence
(planetorganic.
com)

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