Pretty, Complicated
In a new Grist series, we delve into the effects our personal care routines are having on our bodies and the planet.
In This Series
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This video teaches you how to make affordable beauty products in your kitchen
It's time to make your beauty routine a little lighter on the Earth, your body, and your bank account.
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For black women, the quest for sustainable hair products can be far from easy
Abandoning relaxers and harmful chemicals in favor of healthier, organic haircare lead to an existential crisis of trial-and-error.
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This video explains how those plastic bits in face washes, scrubs, and toothpastes can hurt ecosystems
Here's everything you need to know about microbeads.
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This infographic shows what could happen when the nasty stuff in your bathroom products washes down the drain
Triclosan, an antibacterial agent, could be mucking up our ecosystems.
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Green AND lovely? Watch us share our favorite beauty secrets
"I don't shower regularly" and more beauty tips from Grist staffers in this embarrassing video.
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Is air pollution making my skin worse? And more pressing beauty questions
Should it be so hard to figure out if our beauty products are effective and safe -- for both our bodies and the environments we live in?
