Everything you need to go zero waste on your 2020 travels
Let's be honest, travelling is not exactly the most environmentally-friendly pastime, but rather than letting the air-mile guilt consume your energy, focus on rectifying some of the unnecessary waste in your travel regime - and there's no better place to start than with your beauty products.
Between the plastic travel minis and the coral-reef damaging chemicals in sun cream, there's probably room for improvement when it comes to your holiday skincare, haircare and makeup. Firstly, sustainable brands like Circla are offering innovative and appealing ways to tackle beauty waste with waste-free alternatives to travel minis. Instead, Circla has partnered with some of our favourite sustainable beauty brands to provide travel-size, plastic-free, reusable and recyclable minis that are actually more cost effective than buying full size. Plus, luxury brands REN and Aveda have teamed up with airline Virgin Atlantic to provide cleaner in-flight amenities to accompany the other carbon saving initiatives the airline is making.
Plus, there's a throng of zero-waste alternatives to traditional beauty products that are well worth trying. Scroll down to check out GLAMOUR's ultimate round-up of sustainable travel-friendly products...
The Guardian Conditioner Bar For Dry Hair, £12.99, Ethique
It's not just shampoo that's available in bar form. Ethique offers dry hair a dose of cocoa butter, coconut oil, vitamin B5 and zesty lime oil to prevent frizz, hydrate dry hair and leave your hair smooth and soft. Plus, each bar prevents five plastic bottles from being made and disposed of and saves 5.1 litres of water.
Charcoal Bristle Bamboo Toothbrush, £8, Ernest Supplies
Forgot your toothbrush? Rather than picking up a plastic replacement, reach for a far more sustainable bamboo brush. This one from Ernest Supplies even has charcoal bristles to aid cleaning and promote whitening.
The Modern Makeup Remover, £17.95, Face Halo
Looking for a fuss-free, reusable makeup remover? Then you need a Face Halo, which, as if by magic, wipes away makeup including waterproof mascara using nothing but water.
Cedar Fresh Deodorant Balm, £8, Scence
Not only is this deodorant cased in 100% recyclable paper packaging, it also promises all day freshness using nothing but cedarwood and frankincense essential oils with natural minerals and organic coconut oil.
Coconut & Shea Shampoo Bar, £4.05, Faith In Nature
Free from SLS and sulphates yet full of hydrating ingredients like shea butter and coconut oil, this shampoo bar will not only gently cleanse and restore hair, but it also won't contribute towards your liquid allowance. Win, win.
Bamboo Charcoal Cleansing Bar Soap, £10, Herbivore
Dream duo bamboo and charcoal combine once again to create a cleansing superstar able to remove impurities and detox oily and blemish-prone skin.
Bamboo Cotton Swabs, £3, The Humble Co.
There's nothing better for a quick ear clean or a mascara smudge removal than a cotton bud. Problem is, plastic cotton buds sit in landfill for centuries after you've used them, so always choose bamboo to be kinder to the planet.
Monday to Sunday Bamboo Muslins, £24, Aurelia Probiotic Skincare
The problem with facial cloths is that they need daily cleaning to be most effective, which is what makes this Monday to Sunday pack so genius. Use on rotation for zero-waste, squeaky clean cleansing.
