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The more of your stuff I read, the more it really resonates with me that fully divesting is simply the best option. The idea of checking every product I buy for a long list of petrochemicals, potentially not finding any "clean" products, searching online for "clean" products, wondering if the shipment would cancel out the positive effect…
The more of your stuff I read, the more it really resonates with me that fully divesting is simply the best option. The idea of checking every product I buy for a long list of petrochemicals, potentially not finding any "clean" products, searching online for "clean" products, wondering if the shipment would cancel out the positive effect... I think quitting the whole skin care thing altogether will frankly be easier! It is incredible, though, the loops people (including myself) will go to to continue performing beauty regimens that don't even actually help. It's that ingrained!
I'd be interested to hear you discuss unnecessary "beauty" being disguised as necessary hygiene in more detail. It makes me think of how female body hair is sometimes seen as unhygienic, or how in psych evaluations, women who don't have done-up hair and a made-up face are considered to not be taking care of themselves (in a personal hygiene sense).
These are such great topic suggestions! This will be a huge focus of my book next year but I'll try to address in the newsletter soon too x