How to make sugar scrub bars + body scrub bar recipe
Exfoliating sugar scrub bars are a wonderful kind of solid, zero waste skincare product! They can be formulated as body scrub bars or even facial scrub bars. Body scrub bars don’t have to contain sugar, there are lots of other exfoliants to choose from too, though...
Preservatives in solid beauty bars: Do you need them? How? Why?
If you are a student of ours, or have been following us for a while, you’ll know that many skincare and haircare products need preservatives. Preservatives prevent microbial spoilage that would make the product unsafe for consumers. The general rule is that if a...
How to create a minimalist beauty routine with zero waste products
In addition to making and using zero waste beauty products, another fantastic way to create less waste is to use fewer beauty products! Embracing multi-purpose products and knowing a few beauty hacks can help reduce the number of products you need to make or buy, and...
Lotion bar recipe without beeswax
Lotion bars are a really popular skincare product to make, especially for beginners, as they are simple to make and effective. Lotion bars are one of more than 21 solid, zero waste beauty products you can make. They are so popular that we include them in both our...
5 types of solid, zero waste bar formulations to learn
It’s possible to replace almost every product in your skincare routine with a solid, zero waste product! But did you know that not all solid bar formulas are the same? There are actually five main types of solid bar formulas that you can make: emollient-based bars,...
Formulating solid skincare products – what’s different?
Solid skincare products look and feel very different to ‘regular’ skincare products. Rather than being pumped from a bottle, sprayed from a nozzle or dripped from a pipette, solid products are all solid, and mostly in a bar format. So you may be wondering what the...
21 solid, zero waste beauty products you can make
Sold on the idea of switching to zero waste beauty products? Hooray! Us too! You might be wondering what kinds of beauty products can actually be zero waste. Which beauty products can be switched for zero waste equivalents? It’s common to assume that the types of...
10 benefits of solid, package free skincare
Concerned about the amount of packaging, especially plastic packaging, created by skincare and beauty products? Join the package free skincare revolution! A huge range of beauty products can be created in a solid bar format that does not require packaging. Everything...
What is zero waste skincare?
Zero waste skincare aims to dramatically reduce the amount of waste created by our use of beauty products, or even eliminate it completely. Recycling finished bottles and jars isn’t good enough any more. Problems in the recycling system means not everything that we...
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