{"id":471,"date":"2020-07-28T08:30:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T07:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/?p=471"},"modified":"2020-07-27T16:09:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T15:09:26","slug":"a-guide-to-student-friendly-toiletries-plastic-reduction-blog-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/2020\/07\/28\/a-guide-to-student-friendly-toiletries-plastic-reduction-blog-series\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide to student-friendly toiletries plastic reduction: blog series"},"content":{"rendered":"

A guide to student-friendly toiletries plastic reduction: blog series by SDG Ambassador Julia<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s #plasticfreeJuly! There are so many reasons to start reducing your plastic consumption and join the plastic-free hype! Reducing your carbon footprint or plastic consumption may not be the first thing on your mind right now with a global pandemic afoot, but if this something you\u2019d like to try out, this series might be of interest!<\/p>\n

Having said that, there are many perks to going plastic free specifically with your toiletries at this particular time. I don\u2019t know about you, but I am still finding that the regular pharmacies or drug stores still don\u2019t stock my go-to products. Why not try something new in a time when we are literally washing our hands to save lives.<\/p>\n

For the first blog in this series I\u2019d like to introduce Ethique. I tried Ethique mostly because I had been following them on Instagram for a while and was super intrigued by their products (top tip: how do you find ethical\/plastic free brands? Instagram). Their tag line is #giveupthebottle and according to their website, claim to be plastic free, cruelty free, palm oil free and vegan which checked all the boxes for my personal preferences. They are also more accessible as they are sold online at Holland & Barrett, both in store and online and are also now sold by Boots online.<\/p>\n

My initial thought was that the pricing was way over what I would usually budget for these kinds of products, but I am willing to invest in a product if it lasts longer than something that I paid less for. I tried a bunch of products, purchased their trial pack for oily skin, a moisturiser and a soap container. I also tried to buy most products when they were on sale.<\/p>\n

From personal use, I have two stand-products that I can confidently say they worked well for my skin type. This review is based on my personal experience with the products so I can\u2019t speak for all skin or hair types! For reference, my skin and hair are both oily.<\/p>\n

Stand-out product 1 \u2013 Star of the show<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ethique Gingersnap Face Scrub. Price: \u00a312.99<\/p>\n

I purchased the multipack of Gingersnap Face Scrub without realising it was already included in the trial pack that I had also purchased. I was annoyed at this until I tried one and instead, I was delighted. This scrub is very, very good. I used it once a day, in the shower as a precursor to the facewash and have continued to enjoy the multipack after the trial one was used up. It lasts a while as long as you don\u2019t get it too wet in the shower and is very easy to use. I\u2019d say each bar probably lasted about a month making the 4 pack last about 4 months but may not be as cheap. I have tried many an exfoliation product and this has to be one of the best ones. Considering you average about \u00a33.25 for each individual bar in the pack, I\u2019d say this is around the same price as decent scrub you\u2019d get at Boots or Superdrug.<\/p>\n

Stand-out product 2 \u2013 Honourable mention<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ethique Sweet Orange and Vanilla Butter Block. Price: \u00a311.99<\/p>\n

The butter block was the most luxurious product out of all the products. The scent is quite strong but not overpowering but is sweet smelling \u2013 definitely a win if you are a fan of sweet and fruity scents. The instructions say to use it right after showering but I found it would kind of slide off my skin a bit too much. If used on dry skin though, it worked much better. Storage-wise it is a bit tricky. Warm surroundings will cause the oils to seep into whatever container you keep it in so be sure to keep it in something substantial. It is very moisturising and I used it every other day or every two days on my arms and legs. I think for the price it is impractical to purchase this on the regular, but as a gift for a friend or if you find it on sale, a gift for yourself.<\/p>\n

Overall, I enjoyed the products that I purchased from Ethique but found that some either didn\u2019t work as well as other products I have used or I found them expensive for what they were and therefore haven\u2019t included them in this budget conscious review. Thank you so much for reading this far and I hope you enjoyed the first post of this blog series. I hope to do a couple more brand reviews as part of this series so watch this space!<\/p>\n

Disclaimer: All opinions are my own. I purchased these items with my own money, they are not a gift nor is this post sponsored.<\/p>\n

Ethique\u2019s website: https:\/\/ethique.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Ethique at Boots: https:\/\/www.boots.com\/sitesearch?searchTerm=Ethique<\/a><\/p>\n

Ethique at Holland & Barrett: https:\/\/www.hollandandbarrett.com\/info\/ethique\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A guide to student-friendly toiletries plastic reduction: blog series by SDG Ambassador Julia It\u2019s #plasticfreeJuly! There are so many reasons to start reducing your plastic consumption and join the plastic-free hype! Reducing your carbon footprint or plastic consumption may not be the first thing on your mind right now with a global pandemic afoot, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49031,"featured_media":108,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[814,176159,176163,176189,176158],"tags":[193816,176163,397,102,220292,176158],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49031"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":473,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471\/revisions\/473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/sustainkent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}