Plastic Free July is a global yearly challenge where millions of people give up single use plastic during the month of July. It aims to raise awareness of the amount of single-use disposable plastic items in our lives and challenges people to do something about it.
In celebration of Plastic Free July, we spotlight just a few of the beauty and lifestyle companies, both near and far, dedicated to sustainability and recyclability.
Davines luxury Italian haircare is officially plastic neutral in 2022
Earlier this year Davines renewed its partnership with the social enterprise Plastic Bank, continuing its focus on regeneration in the fight against ocean plastic, while improving the lives of the local collectors in Indonesia, Brazil and the Philippines, where recycling is challenging.
The 2021 global campaign “Rethinking Plastic”, saw 100 tons of plastic collected from the coastal areas of Brazil, the Philippines and Indonesia.
The target for 2022: for every product sold by Davines Group, an equal amount of ocean-bound plastic will be collected. This means that not only are their products housed in bio-based polyethylene, a plastic derived from sugar cane that is perfectly recyclable, but all Davines Group products in 2022 are certified plastic neutral.
The target for 2022 is even more ambitious and consolidates the Davine’s commitment to promoting a regenerative approach to plastic, one of the most extensively used materials in packaging when it comes to everyday beauty products.
The renewal of the partnership with Plastic Bank is grounded in a shared common objective with Davines Group: to support the development of a truly regenerative society, through the revolution of the plastic cycle, improving peoples’ lives and preventing plastic from entering the seas. This all comes with an important guarantee of transparency, as Plastic Bank enables the real time monitoring and traceability of all collection activities through a blockchain platform.
The Swag – waste-free beauty tools
The Swag is a patented reusable, washable, non-toxic, environmentally-friendly bag that keeps your produce crisp, healthy and happy for weeks (not days), helping you to reduce food waste and take fewer trips to the grocery store.
And now the brains behind The Swag, Peita Pini, has developed a Beauty Swag set – 100% natural and compostable, ethically handmade and machine washable reusable makeup pads ($23.99) and dry exfoliating face brush ($15.99).
The best of sustainably managed luxury fragrances
Obvious Une Figue
Formulated with organic and biodegradable alcohol, the outer package made from FSC certified paper and cotton, the recyclable bottle with 30% recycled glass and cork cap sourced from sustainably-managed forests. Inspired by the Corsican fig tree, Une Figue describes the sweet fruity character of sunlit figs surrounded by salty fresh sea air on a walk through the Corsican countryside.
Obvious is completely motivated by transparency, recyclability and accountability, favouring natural ingredients, recycled glass, cork caps with no plastic inserts, and boxes made from recycled paper and natural dyes. 100ml RRP $199.00. Stockist: www.libertineparfumerie.com.au
Hermetica Lavincense
Hermetica is the brainchild of perfume makers extraordinaire, John and Clara Molloy. Utilising new patented, state of the art technology, Hermetica fragrances are molecular, alcohol free, vegan and cruelty free and once applied, deliver the extraordinary depth of an Eau de Parfum, whilst treating the skin with powerful humectant properties. Their formulas use green chemistry, and the perfume bottles are made with 100% recyclable glass, endlessly recycled without loss in quality of purity.
Lavincense reinterprets modernity and sophistication in the richness of lavender and its infinite nuances. Based on the exquisite qualities of Lavender and Lavandin oils, the fragrance develops a very aromatic bouquet, including a sage molecule, complemented by a precious incense oil. Floral, ambery, woody, it leaves a rich, dark and mysterious signature on the skin. 100ml RRP $299. Stockist: www.libertineparfumerie.com.au
Matière Première French Flower
Matiere Premiere uses sustainable practices in its entire development chain, including sourcing from organically grown plants. The productions are local and designed with sustainable and recyclable materials to limit the footprint of their manufacturing and their impact on the habitat.
The fragrance is an intoxicating smell of a tuberose field at night, with French Absolute and Enfleurage Tuberose, extracted from tuberoses organically grown by Matiere Premiere, and Nigeria Ginger which amplifies the whiteness of the flower. Chinese Tea Leaf Essence and a Green Pear accord underline the vegetal character of this stemmed flower. RRP $349.00. Stockist: www.libertineparfumerie.com.au
Ormaie Les Brumes
Ormaie Paris creates sustainable fragrances with natural ingredients. Each bottle features hand-polished, sustainably sourced wooden bottle caps to seal in the equally sustainable concoction. The colours of the perfumes come from the natural ingredients they contain, with the natural raw material selected due to their quality and the ethical and ecological conditions in which they are produced.
Ormaie’s Les Brumes Eau De Parfum is the memory of a morning in a citrus field. It captures the moment when the morning mist descends on the citrus trees and the surrounding woods. The fragrance is 100% natural, vegan, sustainable and ethical. RRP $345.00. Stockist: www.libertineparfumerie.com.au
