Sustainable Beauty: Practical advice and projects for an eco-conscious beauty routine (Volume 3)

by Justine Jenkins

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 .

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Other titles in the Sustainable Living series Sustainable Home, Sustainable Travel, Sustainable Garden.

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Hardcover

Published December 14, 2021

Reviews

[Alicia Bayer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good modern guide to buying and using face, body and hair products that are good for the environment, sustainable, organic, cruelty-free, vegan, good for you and your skin and hair, etc. It breaks down what all of those criteria are and how they're not always the same (it can be not tested on animals but still contain animal products, for instance, or vegan but contain bad-for-you chemicals). It gives advice on buying things that are best for the environment and also recipes for moisturizers, hair treatments, soaks, etc. There is also info on which products to use for various applications (tinted moisturizer versus powder foundation versus BB cream verses mineral makeup and so on), what ingredients can slowly trash your hair or skin (some of these were news to me but make sense), and a lot more. Stock photos accompany a lot of the book but I would have appreciated photos of makeup techniques and recipes. It's not incredibly detailed but it's a very good primer, maybe best checked out from the library unless you're going to commit to buying the ingredients for the various recipes.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

[Valerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been looking for awhile for a book that has approachable and high quality recipes for "beauty" products - a face serum, scrubs, maybe a lotion. This book is great, she makes it feel very accessible and while I've only made one serum so far, but it's lovely. And easy to modify. Looking forward to trying more of the recipes. Huzzah!

[Tove R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been making sustainable beauty products for years now, and I am always interested in learning more about this subject. This book is a good introduction to the subject, and for anyone interesting in this subject who wants to learn about this craft, I would recommend this book! I have made most of these myself before, with a twist here and there, but found one new interesting thing I will try out soon.

[Jamie Quincy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have recently been attempting to do better as a consumer/be more environmentally conscious when it comes to the everyday products I use, and Justine has delivered a beautifully written book that encompasses everything you would need to know, whether you are just starting out or have been doing this for years. Not only has she included key terms and phrases to look out for when buying products, she has taken the time to explain why they are important. In reading this book, I have learned so much more than I thought I already knew and it has helped me to better understand subtle differences in determining if something is cruelty free or vegan. The recipes included are AMAZING!! I can’t wait to try the hair mask. We can all do our part to be kinder to this Earth, and Justine has done a remarkable job in creating something that shows just how easy that is to accomplish!

[Joni Owens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Tons of information and “recipes” for making homemade beauty products. I am guilty of buying a ton of products to take care of my skin so I am anxious to try out some of these. The ingredients seem easily accessible (or there’s always the internet) and the directions are easy to follow.

The pictures in the book are gorgeous.