Yes, I have been Greenwashed. This is How I Avoid it Now. I have been greenwashed. Maybe you have too. I am not afraid to admit that yes, I have been greenwashed. I bought brands with words like “organic,” “green,” and “all-natural” without really investigating what these words mean and what else the product contained.
founder, Future:Standard, an ethical lifestyle site.
Ethical Beauty
My Zero-Waste Beauty Journey
Last year, my sustainability focus was to create a zero-waste beauty routine. I made the switch to clean and ethical beauty a while ago but still had a few products that could be a little greener. I was conscious of packaging when I purchased all new products and searched for things without excess wrapping, plastic,
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Yes, You Can Find Affordable Ethical Fashion!
As many times as I’ve heard, “I can’t afford ethical beauty!” I have probably heard, “I can’t afford ethical fashion!” even more. But, when done right, you can find affordable ethical fashion. Because of that, I’ve written a broke girl’s guide to ethical fashion. — Ethical fashion is first and foremost (in my opinion) about
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Ethical Beauty
But, I Can’t Afford Ethical Beauty…
Yes, You Can Afford Ethical Beauty! I hear this a lot. And I get it. A few years ago, I thought the same thing. There are really expensive ethical beauty products out there. And, trying new products just to find out they don’t work is expensive, not to mention hard on the environment. But, I
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Awesome Things In Ethical Style: Cory Booker’s New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! Well, almost New Year at least. I hope your 2019 is going out with a bang and you are as excited as I am for 2020. Let’s make it our most ethically stylish yet, just like Cory Booker is planning to do. On yesterday’s episode of Pod Save America, the hosts interviewed
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Ethical Fashion is Mainstream
And I am thrilled. For more Awesome things happening in ethical style take a look. A few days ago, I almost bought this dress: It’s beautiful, right? And it is ethical. We were going to my husband’s company’s holiday party, and I didn’t have anything I wanted to wear. My body has changed so much
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My Favorite Natural Cold Remedies
Cold season is here! Ugh. And we are right in the thick of it. One of my little ones has a cough that wakes us all up at night, and the other has had a runny nose since the beginning of time (or at least that’s how it feels). And, as everyone knows, moms don’t
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Minimalist Beauty
We are constantly being bombarded with products that we “need” in order to lift, tighten, smooth, moisturize, hydrate. A new study shows that the average woman’s beauty routine takes 40 minutes and has 27 steps. Seriously, 27 STEPS!!! In 2006, it was only 17 minutes. Who has time for this? Who has the money for
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Ethical Style
It Is Time To Get Political
I wouldn’t write Future:Standard if I didn’t wholeheartedly believe in the power of voting with our dollars. If I didn’t think living a more conscious and ethical lifestyle could help save the environment. Every single one of us can reduce our footprint in small and large ways. But, we as consumers alone cannot save the