The subject of how excessive plastic packaging is hazardous to the environment has been an ongoing issue. Now, we’re slowly seeing skincare brands adopting eco-friendly packaging.
We take a closer look at K-Beauty brands that have made a mark in the skincare industry. Their unique high-quality ingredients include ground-breaking substances like snail mucus and bee venom, very intriguing.
This time around, BAZAAR rounds up the 5 best eco-friendly Korean brands.
Innisfree
Pursuing eco-friendly green living to preserve the environment, Innisfree is a natural brand that shares the benefits of nature from the beautiful island of Jeju. 100% recycled paper from discarded pulp, acquired FSC certification, eco-friendly soy ink for printing instead of petroleum compounds — Innisfree employs each one of these in their manufacturing process.
Innisfree’s NEW No-Sebum Powder Cushion SPF29 PA + + has joined Innisfree’s No-Sebum family. Their #MatteFix and #Smudge-proof contains triple sebum control powder, which absorbs excess sebum. Their micro blurring powder, #BlurMatte, evens out skin texture while keeping moisture for soft and smooth skin.
Check out more here.
Dear Dahlia
This vegan cosmetic firm launches its newest Blooming Edition Lip Paradise Color Balm which has a sparkling finish that naturally volumizes the lips and provides long-lasting moisture and comfort. The ultra-hydrating solution, infused with proprietary Dahlia Variabilis Flower Extract – melts onto the lips to nourish and protect them.
Browse more at www.deardahlia.com
Klairs
If you’re a fan of Klairs’ Illuminating Supple Blemish Cream, you’ll like this even better. They have taken sustainability one step further with their recently re-new packaging. Substituting Sugarcane paper — not only more environmentally friendly to make, but its fiber also biodegrades faster and can restore nutrients to the land.
Klairs here.
Beyond, by The Face Shop
Holding on to its philosophy – BEYOND speaks volumes about how much support they give in this greenery environment. It pledges to go above and beyond other beauty businesses’ efforts to make people and the environment more beautiful. Now it’s about time for you to throw away your face wash that is riddled with harsh chemicals.
Go Beyond this!
Krave Beauty
Striving for gold standard, Krave strives to achieve 100 percent traceability of all major ingredients in each product, such as the kale in Kale-Lalu-yAHA – now is the time to say farewell to your not-so-environmentally friendly skincare and the planet will thank you.
We Krave this as well!
