Skincare

With the beauty industry being one of the biggest contributors to climate change, it's time we seriously took a look at sustainable and eco-friendly beauty product and brand alternatives. Skincare is the most profitable industry with an annual revenue of £2.8 billion, meanwhile the global beauty industry is estimated to be worth a staggering $603 billion (£446 billion). So it's no surprise that with all the packaging that comes with all the purchases we make, that our beauty and skincare regimes are massively contributing to climate change. Thankfully, there are lots of beauty and skincare brands that are now using eco-friendly and sustainable products and packaging - all that's needed is for us to make that change. But in order for us to make that all important change, we need to understand exactly what eco-friendly and sustainable is, and also what to look out for when we're buying. What does eco-friendly and sustainable mean? Sustainable : Able to be maintained - Many … [Read more...] about 10 sustainable and eco-friendly beauty brands including facetheory and Nails inc

Boots is to stop selling all wet wipes that contain plastic fibres by the end of the year. The pharmacy chain, which sold more than 800 million wet wipes in the last year, said it would replace plastic-based wipes with plant-based biodegradable alternatives. The move follows Boots reformulating its own-brand wipe ranges to remove plastic. A large proportion of the 11 billion wet wipes used in the UK every year still contain some form of plastic, according to the Marine Conservation Society, and evidence suggests they are the cause of more than nine in 10 blockages in UK sewers. Boots is one of the biggest sellers of wet wipes in the UK, with more than 140 different lines stocked across skincare, baby, tissue and health care categories. Steve Ager, chief customer and commercial officer at Boots UK, said: "Our customers are more aware than ever before of their impact on the environment, and they are actively looking to brands and retailers to help them lead more sustainable … [Read more...] about Boots follows in Aldi’s footsteps and announces product ban in every UK store

Commenters are divided over a viral TikTok of an Arizona woman arguing with her son's dentist because of a cut inside his cheek. The woman named Danitza Torres, or @glamrush_dani on TikTok, uploaded the video on May 13 and it received nearly nine million views and 24,000 comments. The video can be viewed here . The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends children between the ages of 1-17 years visit the dentist every six months to ensure proper dental care. But according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics, 80 percent of children received a cleaning between 2019 and 2020 compared to about 84 percent the year prior. In the video captioned "always a doctor with a god complex who refuses to take responsibility and make you feel like you're overreacting smh blow this up TikTok," Torres showed her young son crying at the dentist. She explained that she was at the dentist when she heard him cry while getting a tooth filled in the other room. … [Read more...] about Viewers divided over mom’s “freak out” after son’s dentist mishap