12 easy green swaps for your bathroom

These sustainable bathroom products - from cosmetics to cleaning solutions - make transforming your home into an eco space simple.

It's easy to fall back into old routines that don't serve us - hello double espresso, farewell morning meditation - and nowhere is this more true than when trying to reduce our environmental footprint at home. In our bathrooms, we rely on the products we've always used. We love that deep-cleanse shampoo or those so-essential cotton balls. They're all natural-ish after all, right? Becoming a more conscious consumer can start with just a few swaps. So, where do you start?

An eco-bathroom is a simple place to begin as we immerse ourselves in mindful consumerism. Brands that use no plastic, or recycled and recyclable materials, biodegradable materials (even bottles, hooray!) are on the increase, and your support will help them thrive. The less you keep buying bathroom products that use toxic materials, either in their packaging or in the products themselves, the faster companies will be forced to go another route. A simple boycott can have a big impact, and puts you well on the path to a low-tox, sustainable home.

How can I make my bathroom more sustainable?

An easy way to eco-maximise your bathroom is to address the products you already buy, and find more sustainable alternatives. Almost anything in your bathroom routine - from beauty to bathing and everything else - can be swapped out or tweaked to make a little more green. When looking to buy a new bathroom product, be careful of green washing - this involves companies making an unsubstantiated claim to deceive consumers into believing that their products are environmentally friendly.

Check ingredients lists, and pay attention to what you throw out - the more often you replace something the less likely it is to be a good choice sustainability speaking. Those cotton balls - yep, even the organic ones - would be better replaced with something you can wash with your clothes and use again and again, for years. Single use is the enemy of the earth, so avoid it wherever you can.

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