A Skin Care Regime For 2020
Stoptober, Movember, Beardcember...Veganuary!
Stoptober, Movember, Beardcember...Veganuary! Heard of any of these? These playful takes on the months of the year are clever ways in which organizations have been increasing awareness of various health, ethics, and environmental initiatives and subsequently fundraising for them.
Veganuary, in particular, has been attracting a lot of attention recently as people are becoming more aware of their impact on the planet. So much attention that over 350,000 people have already signed up to participate this year alone!
What is Veganuary?
Whether it’s to protect the environment, prevent animal cruelty, improve their health, or for all of these reasons and more, many people have taken the pledge to try veganism for at least one month. Veganuary is a non-profit organization that actively motivates and supports people and businesses to adopt a plant-based diet. Scheduled for the month of January, the Veganuary pledge is often part of a New Year’s resolution.
The focus of Veganuary is usually based around eating more plant-based food and following a vegan lifestyle, but have you ever thought about the contents of your bathroom cabinet?
Veganuary Skin Care Routine
In the spirit of Veganuary, it’s good to start being more aware of your skin care routine and, more specifically, whether or not your beauty products are vegan.
Swapping meat for tofu is not the only way to make a difference. But don’t worry, you don’t have to miss out on having a glowing complexion in order to protect our furry friends! Plus, New Year’s resolutions can be difficult to stick to and giving your skin some self-love is a great way to motivate yourself to persevere with Veganuary.
What Is Vegan Skin Care?
So we know that a vegan diet is the exclusion of animal products from our food, but how does veganism fit into skin care? Unfortunately, simply choosing products with plant-based ingredients isn’t enough to make your beauty routine vegan. Cosmetics must not cause any harm or suffering to animals, including via methods such as animal testing. Consequently, just because a product states it has vegan ingredients, does not mean that it is cruelty-free.
Check out our previous blog for more information on why you should choose vegan skin care.
KINDri’s Favorite Veganuary Products
At KINDri, all of our skin care products are vegan and cruelty-free. We believe in the power of plants and use natural ingredients, such as prickly pear cactus oil, to deliver amazing results.
Below is a list of some of our favorite products to use during the winter months, which we hope will help inspire you to change your beauty skin care routine for Veganuary.
Eye Fix
Had a few late nights this festive period? Our cool and soothing Eye Fix formula will help to eliminate any puffiness or dark circles that may have appeared and can even be applied above the lips to reduce fine lines.
A perfect product to see your way through Veganuary, it contains powerful plant-based ingredients, such as organic aloe vera, prickly pear seed oil, and apple stem cell. The latter of which has been clinically proven to brighten your complexion and restore your skin cells.
Quench
These long winter months are conducive to dry and damaged skin, which is why it’s so important to use hydrating cosmetics in your vegan skin care routine. Quench uses a combination of organic aloe vera, citrus, and eucalyptus to clarify, hydrate and soothe stressed skin.
This Veganuary, make sure you carry one of these useful handbag-sized sprays to replenish your skin whenever you need that extra boost.
Clay
January is all about recovering from the celebrations and festivities, as well as setting yourself challenges for the year ahead. However, taking the Veganuary pledge does not have to be a stressful New Year’s resolution. Choosing a natural, vegan, cruelty-free, and non-toxic skin care product, such as KINDri’s Clay, will allow you to polish, renew, refine and ultimately pamper your skin.
KINDri’s Clay is the perfect product to reinvigorate dull skin and to give it back its healthy and youthful glow. The ingredients include bentonite clay, pumice powder, and aloe vera, which bind toxins, alleviate redness, exfoliate and cleanse the skin.