Can Your Skincare Routine Be More Eco-Friendly?

Skincare can be an important way to feel happy and healthy. There are endless products on the market that offer different benefits, but a product's packaging and ingredients directly impact the global ecosystem. The cosmetic industry notoriously produces single-use products made with plastic containers. However, ethical consumers can shrink their footprints and improve their appearance by adopting sustainable skincare routines. Individuals can bolster ecological conservation efforts by using eco-friendly goods. Before heading to the store, it’s important to know what makes certain products more sustainable than others.

15 Eco-Friendly Beauty Brands to Add to Your Fall Routine

The fall equinox has come and gone, and Fall is officially here. A season defined by comfy sweaters, large scarves and chai tea lattes. We are just as excited as you are to welcome the comfy season, that is why we compiled a list of 15 eco-friendly beauty products that you will want to have in your beauty arsenal as the weather gets cooler. The list includes a variety of beauty tools, skincare and beauty products. Each product is made to have both you and the environment’s best interest in mind.

PRESSOLOGY: Care for Your Skin With Biology

Skincare has always been a popular topic of discussion amongst women and has extended to men and young teens in these recent years. Besides aiming to stay young, people are also starting to be more conscious about what they are putting on their skin. With many skincare options trying to achieve youth and health in the skin, PRESSOLOGY fulfills both! The founder, Sally Nasser, uses her knowledge in biology to create a modern skincare line that is clean yet effective in achieving youthful long-lasting healthy skin from a cellular level. The skincare products’ ingredients derived from a various organic indigenous herb that works with the natural harmony of the human body. How cool is that? Read on further on our interview with Nasser to learn more about her organic skincare line and the creative process in incorporating ancient Ayurvedic rituals into their products.

Welcome Summer and Embrace Sustainability

It is everyone’s favorite and most popular season of the year — Summer! Enjoying the warm sunlight with an airy breeze grazing your skin softly or chilling in the outdoors with friends and lemonade in hand is most definitely something everyone has missed after almost two years of being homebound. As the environment is recovering after two years of stillness, why not continue this trend to make our Earth better by supporting some socially aware businesses? Jejune is more than excited to share with everyone a list of some lovely and stylish sustainable brands that we have put together to get you ready for the delightful warm season. Check them out below!

Forever Bloom - Forever Young

In many ways, this pandemic has people reevaluating their priorities, but one thing hasn’t changed — we want to stay young for as long as we can! In fact, with many of us feeling like we lost a year, this is more important than ever. So, what do we do? We eat better, stay active, get more sleep, and try not to stress out too much. All great things, but our skin could always use a little more love. Let me introduce you to Forever Bloom, an eco-friendly, doesn’t test on animals, a beauty company that is diving into the idea of cellular regrowth to help keep our skin young! Why treat a symptom when you can attack the cause!? Please read further to learn more about this amazing company and how Jejune is partnering with them on a giveaway and discounts!

The Importance Of Having A Healthy Skincare Regimen

COVID-19 has made us spend an unprecedented amount of time in our homes. As a result of having nowhere to go for the past six months, a lot of us have stopped using make-up on a day-to-day basis. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, many people’s eyes have been open to the importance of skincare and how it correlates to our overall health. Maintaining an effective skincare regimen can help prevent acne, treat wrinkles, and help your skin look its best. If you are looking to add to your core basic skincare essentials, make sure to have: a cleanser to gently wash your face, a toner to help smooth and calm skin while restoring nutrients, a moisturizer to use after every time you wash your face (even if you have oily skin), sunscreen for sun protection, and an exfoliator that should only be used once or twice a week. If you need inspiration, check out ethical skincare companies such as Alba Botanica, Acure, Derma E, Mukti, and Skyn Iceland. Continue reading to see a couple of best sellers from each brand’s collection.

Oyin Handmade: Black-Owned Food-Based Hair Care

Oyin Handmade is the quintessential small business. With humble origins, from the kitchen to selling in stores nationwide, founder, Jamyla Bennu, and her husband manage the majority of the business operations. Wanting to stay true to her all natural upbringing, Jamyla quickly noticed a need for chemical free food based hair products, especially for ethnic hair, in the market. After a run to the grocery store, she started experimenting, and never looked back. Please read our exclusive interview here to learn more about Oyin Handmade.

COVER - Uniquely Female

Right now, we might be wearing less make-up than ever before. With shelter in place, humans are putting less and less work into their appearance. We can give our faces and bodies a break, and when we go back to putting on make-up, let’s make better choices. Let’s move this planet towards a kinder more sustainable direction. Your face has been healing. Let’s only put on clean, natural, organic, vegan make-up brands! And if this editorial isn’t convincing that those type of brands are nothing but beautiful, I don’t know what is!