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Sustainable Beauty

Practical advice and projects for an eco-conscious beauty routine
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In Sustainable Beauty by Justine Jenkins, the book provides a guide to achieving beauty in an eco-friendly and sustainable way. It explores various natural and low-impact beauty practices, offering practical tips and insights into making better choices for both personal care and the planet. As part of the Arts & Culture category, it delves into the intersection of sustainability and aesthetics, encouraging a conscious approach to beauty rituals.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in transforming your beauty routine into an eco-friendly and ethical practice. It offers insightful guidance on sustainable beauty choices, helping you navigate conscious consumption while embracing creative and cultural perspectives in beauty.

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Simplify and planet-proof your beauty routine and dresser with Sustainable Beauty. Featuring all the eco-friendly practical information and guidance you need, plus over 20 step-by-step projects and tutorials to start making your own zero-waste beauty products. Written by leading authority and make up artist to the stars Justine Jenkins.

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Sustainable Beauty is an inspirational and practical guide to living a more eco-conscious lifestyle and maintaining a low-waste beauty routine. Vegan, cruelty-free, 'clean', organic, non-GM, zero-waste, not to mention palm oil, silicones and micro-plastics - where do you start when it comes to creating a sustainable beauty routine? There are thousands of products claiming to be better for the environment and your skin, but they also come with a hefty price tag. So what can we actually do to make a difference? This book provides the small steps everyone can take to make a big difference at home. Justine Jenkins, an holistic and sustainable make-up artist & consultant, guides you through - breaking down the issues and explaining how we can mitigate them at home. With easy tutorials to follow - from simplifying your beauty routine and product label literacy through to recipes for DIY hydrating serums and superfood face masks - Jenkins shows you how small changes in habit can result in a more sustainable beauty routine that doesn't break the bank.

Did you know that...

- More than 120 billion units of packaging are produced in the global cosmetics industry annually.
- If refillable containers were used for cosmetics, as much as 70% of carbon emissions associated with the beauty industry could be eliminated.
- An estimated 70% of beauty products contain a palm oil derivative, the production of which is believed to be responsible for 8% of the world's deforestation between 1990 and 2008.

With this book you can...

- Take your first steps in creating an eco-smart dresser: learn how to read a label, and find out what natural ingredients you'll need to make your own recipes such as making your own soap and deodorant
- Make essential, nature-based cosmetics: minimize your make-up drawer and master both the application and creation of your new go-to beauty products, from multipurpose lip balms to colour mixing
- Simplify your skincare and body routines: from cleansing and toning to boosting your tan, discover your body's needs from head to toe and the secret to beautiful skin, body, hands and nails
- Get luxurious hair with low-waste practices: from hair masks to natural dyes, remedying, maintaining and styling shiny, healthy hair has never been easier with Jenkins savvy recipes, hacks and tutorials

Other titles in the Sustainable Living series include: Sustainable Home, Sustainable Travel, Sustainable Gardening.

Series: Sustainable Living Series

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  • Sustainable Beauty
    Sustainable Beauty is an inspirational and practical guide to living a more eco-conscious lifestyle and maintaining a low-waste beauty routine. Vegan, cruelty-free, 'clean', organic, non-GM, zero-waste, not to mention palm oil, silicones and micro-plastics - where do you start when it comes to creating a sustainable beauty routine? There are thousands of products claiming to be better for the environment...
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  • Sustainable Home
    Sustainable Home is an inspirational and practical guidebook to maintaining a more environmentally friendly household. Sustainability enthusiast and zero-waste advocate Christine Liu takes you on a tour through the rooms of your home - the living area, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom - offering tips, tricks and 17 step-by-step projects designed to help you lead a more low-impact lifestyle. Whether its...
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  • Sustainable Wardrobe
    Sustainable Wardrobe provides a straightforward introduction to maintaining a low-waste wardrobe. Breaking down the key issues into easy-to-digest sections and over fifteen practical projects, the book teaches that small changes in habit can result in a more sustainable, eco-friendly wardrobe. Statistics show that how we are consuming, maintaining and discarding our clothing is having a devastating effect on the planet....
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  • Sustainable Garden
    A stylish, inspirational and practical guidebook to maintaining a more environmentally friendly outdoor space. Sustainable gardener Marian Boswall walks us through the process of creating and maintaining a sustainable outdoor space, offering tips, guidance and step-by-step projects designed to help you lead a more low-impact lifestyle. Whether it's by making your own fertilisers, converting to peat-free compost, reducing your consumption...
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  • Sustainable Travel
    Sustainable Travel offers practical and achievable advice for those who want to make a difference in the way we experience the world. Having travelled around the world without flying, sustainability expert Holly Tuppen knows a thing or two about low-carbon and positive-impact adventures. Here, she shares what she's learnt from over a decade of sustainable travels. Sustainable Travel will help...
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  • Sustainable Kitchen
    Sustainable Kitchen is a positive, practical handbook on how to shop, cook and eat in an ecologically sustainable way. Founders of the Sustainable Food Story, Abi and Sadhbh, have put together tips and step-by-step projects on how to adapt your kitchen habits to a more eco-friendly way of life. Whether you are unsure about the best places to shop, what...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780711265974

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 21 December 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: White Lion Publishing

Illustration: 100

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 650g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Justine Jenkins is a highly-acclaimed makeup artist with over 20 years' experience beautifying British and international celebrities, including Fearne Cotton, Jodie Comer, Elisabeth Moss and Amy Poehler. She is also a lifelong campaigner and pioneer of ethical, cruelty-free beauty: she is committed to raising awareness to animal cruelty in the cosmetic industry, working alongside a number of charities including PETA and Humane Society International. Cruelty-free, vegan and organic makeup are her speciality. Her work is regularly featured in Vogue, Harpers, Stylist, Glamour, The Times and Red magazine to name a few, while her writing is published monthly in Veggie Magazine. Follow Justine on Instagram @justinejenkins.

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