As is the case for many household products, with make-up one of the best ways to reduce waste is to buy refillable products, so less packaging is required to be made and less is disposed of.
Using the tagline “essence of nature”, Zao is a (nearly) plastic-free, vegan-friendly, high-quality make-up brand, with many of its products being refillable.
Powders such as eye shadow are plastic-free, sold in a tin pan with bamboo casing, and with refills available in tin pans. Previously, its lipsticks, eyeliners and mascaras did have a plastic inner tube for refills, but as stocks deplete the company has been switching these products to biodegradable cardboard refills.
Some lines do still use plastic for their packaging, refills or other elements – such as its Mineral Silk Powders, Cooked Powders and Compact Foundations – but this plastic is recyclable and Zao says it is working to find a more sustainable alternative.
Products are posted in recycled carboard boxes insulated with biodegradable corn-starch peanuts, or environmentally friendly bags padded with recycled paper fibre, sealed with sustainable paper tape.
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As is the case for many household products, with make-up one of the best ways to reduce waste is to buy refillable products, so less packaging is required to be made and less is disposed of.
Using the tagline “essence of nature”, Zao is a (nearly) plastic-free, vegan-friendly, high-quality make-up brand, with many of its products being refillable.
Powders such as eye shadow are plastic-free, sold in a tin pan with bamboo casing, and with refills available in tin pans. Previously, its lipsticks, eyeliners and mascaras did have a plastic inner tube for refills, but as stocks deplete the company has been switching these products to biodegradable cardboard refills.
Some lines do still use plastic for their packaging, refills or other elements – such as its Mineral Silk Powders, Cooked Powders and Compact Foundations – but this plastic is recyclable and Zao says it is working to find a more sustainable alternative.
Products are posted in recycled carboard boxes insulated with biodegradable corn-starch peanuts, or environmentally friendly bags padded with recycled paper fibre, sealed with sustainable paper tape.