sustainability goes hand in hand with being in tune with our self needs along with caring for the planet while doing that in a post pandemic world where we have become more conscious of our practices and also moved towards using skincare products that work for ones skin skincare labels have become simpler with lesser ingredients that are more effective over a period of time and can reap benefits for them as we ageread alsoeasy ways to keep your skin looking young and healthy in summerthe scorching heat of the sun creates havoc when it comes to taking care of our skin with dirt and pollution further adding to our skin troubles proper attention to our skin during these scorching days is key to keeping your skins natural glow intact on one end you want to stay away from heavyearth day 2022 invest in our planettodays issue is our 150th and weve made it a special one on the occasion of earth day april 22 we have featured sustainability initiatives many times in the course of our 150 issues we have found that many tech companies are far ahead of governments in implementing solutions to lower theirfor brands beingsustainable starts at its manufacturing stage as the ingredients need to be sourced ethically and keeping in mind the depleting resources one should be even more thoughtful moving towards making these ingredients accessible in packaging that is environment friendly and safe while reducing the carbon footprints here are a few affordable and effortless ecofriendly swaps one can make in their daily routine so that they can contribute to a greener planet while living life to the fullest invest in refillables in the past 60 years plastic consumption has increased dramatically unfortunately the beauty industry is responsible for a lot of this plastic waste as the vast majority of haircare body care and skincare products are stored in singleuse plastic containers one way we can cut down on how much plastic is produced and therefore trashed each year is to start using refillable beauty products whenever possible with this small adjustment one can reduce carbon footprint and help cut down on how much plastic packaging we need to producego for glass packaging as we highlighted if youre looking to start a more sustainable beauty routine one of the best places to begin is with the products you use and the packaging they come in besides using refillables when possible opt for products packaged in glass containers while many packaging materials are recyclable glass is the only material that can be broken down and repurposed indefinitely when you recycle a glass container it goes to a recycling plant where it is melted down into raw material it can then be remade into a different product resulting in very little if any waste produced glass skincare bottles can be turned into small vases or used as work desk decor once the product has been emptied this helps cut down on your personal waste making your