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THE RISE OF CONSCIOUS LIVING

Right now, there is something of a beauty revolution going on. And it’s all to do with saving our seas. To help turn the tide against an ocean in crisis, beauty brands are taking on the challenge of sustainability and finding ways to reduce their production of single-use plastic. And it can’t come soon enough. One sobering statistic: experts claim that personal care and beauty products account for up to one-third of all landfill waste.

Since plastic became widely used in the ’60s, many of our beauty products have been lovingly housed in beautifully designed plastic packaging. The issue is, when we as consumers have come to the bottom of our favourite tub of night cream, or traded in our favourite mascara for a new one,

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