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Plastic-Free Skincare & Beauty

Dive into the details on everything I’ve tested below! Or skip to the highlights (+ discounts) on my Trusted Products page.
(All of these brands use top-quality, vegan, cruelty-free ingredients, and the most sustainable packaging available.)

Glass jar and bottles of refillable skincare products from Rebrand Skincare (left to right: Dream Cleanser, Power Serum, Organic Face Oil, and Day & Night Cream) on the mirrored bathroom shelf of Ketti Wilhelm, the blogger who tested and reviewed these products. Ketti is visible in the mirror behind the products with a camera in hand. ©KettiWilhelm2024
Product Reviews

Rebrand Skincare: the Easiest Routine + Why These Are the Best Refills

A Christmas scene in a piazza in Italy – lights, a tree, but no gifts. ©KettiWilhelm2021
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35 Unique & Sustainable Gift Ideas for Picky Gifters (2024 UPDATE)

A label that says "compostable" on a stick on the sustainable packaging of SBTRCT skincare products. ©KettiWilhelm2023
Product Reviews | UK & Ireland

SBTRCT Skincare: The Best Solid & Sustainable Brand (From England with Love + a US Alternative)

A woman of the Red Yao tribe, who work with the Viori shampoo bar brand, working on a piece of traditional embroidery. (Photo courtesy of Viori.)
China | Product Reviews

Viori Shampoo Bars: Great Hair Products that Support an Indigenous Group

A cardboard tube of Terraseed multivitamins inside their biodegradable shipping tube – a rare example of truly sustainable packaging for supplements. ©KettiWilhelm2023
Product Reviews

Terraseed Review: The Only Honestly Plastic-free Vitamins? Really?

Learning how to dermaplane at home for the first time – the review writer leans toward a mirror with a reusable Leaf Shave Co. brand dermaplaning tool in her hand, with a nervous, grimacing expression. ©KettiWilhelm2023
Product Reviews

Leaf Dermaplaner: Testing the Only Plastic-free At-Home Facial Tool

An aerial view of a jungle in Thailand, with a thin strip of beach and a clean green ocean, to inspire more sustainable lifestyle changes as New Year's resolutions. ©KettiWilhelm2023
Sustainability

24 Easy Ways to Live More Sustainably in 2024 (in 2 Sentences Each!)

Everist Review: Concentrated Shampoo for Travel = Better Than Bars?
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Everist Review: Concentrated Shampoo for Travel = Better Than Bars?

Glass jars and paper packets of plastic-free toothpaste tablets (Bite, Unpaste, Mouthful, Crush & Brush, and byHumankind brands) sitting on a stool with trees in the background. ©KettiWilhelm2021
Product Reviews

Review: Bite vs Everyone (All the Plastic-Free Toothpaste Options Compared)

Plastic-free, zero-waste face wash options (bars, powders, and oils) from HiBAR, Earth Harbor, Activist Skincare, Dew Mighty, and Ethique sitting on a backdrop of a light gray towel. A white woman’s hand is shown holding up a small remaining piece of the long-lasting face wash bar from Earth Harbor. ©KettiWilhelm2022
Product Reviews

8 Plastic-Free Face Wash Options Tested (Bars, Oils, Powders & More!)

Highlights of my zero-waste skincare routine from Activist Skincare: two refillable serums, and two refillable cleansing oils, all on a clean white marble counter top with a white tile background. ©KettiWilhelm2022
Product Reviews

Activist Skincare [& How to Spot Genuinely Sustainable Skincare Brands]

All four sustainable shaving options in this review. Left to right, on a wooden background: Albatross safety razor, Leaf Shave's Twig razor, Leaf's original safety razor alternative, and Well Kept. ©KettiWilhelm2021
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The Leaf Razor: A Painfully Honest Review from my Adventures in Sustainable Shaving

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In just a couple days we’ll be starting our trip In just a couple days we’ll be starting our trip HERE with our little group of e-bikers! 🚴‍♀️ Over the past year+, we’ve put so much time & love into planning this trip together with Marco, our local guide from @basecamp523 . 📍And I’m so proud to be bringing 7 people from the US to the Marche region — a rural area of Italy that’s totally off the beaten path for American travelers, and actually wants more visitors. (Unlike Venice, for example, just about 200 miles north, but a world away in terms of tourism, and flooded with more visitors than it can reasonably, sustainably handle.) Can’t wait to share more! Have you been to central Italy? 🇮🇹 . . . . . . #sustainablewanderlust #sustainableadventures #travelgreen #bucketlistdestinations #ecofriendlytravel #sustainabletravel #bucketlisttravel #greentravel #travelstories #travelinspo #responsibletravel #travelwithpurpose #marcheinbici #italiainbici #marchegram #smallgrouptour #biketraveller #marcheoutdoor #smallgrouptours #smallgrouptravel #womenonbikes #whyiride #adventurebybike #cycletour #travelbybike #bikeadventure #biketravel #worldbybike #ridebikes #italy_hidden_gems
The most sustainable food is the most local food y The most sustainable food is the most local food you can get your hands. 🙌 Plus it’s the best for your health, and for the local economy! And Vermont is one place where it’s really possible to eat local. These are a few of the excellent farm stands we visited in western Vermont, but there are tons of them scattered all over the state! Any others you recommend? Vermont farm stands in this video (SAVE this reel for your future trip!): - Blue Ledge Farm — goat cheese, lots of accompaniments 🧀 @blueledgefarm - Triple K Farm — jellies, pork and beef, eggs, maple syrup, goats to pet 🐐 (Not on IG. Location: 433 Leicester-Whiting Road, Whiting, VT 05778) - MoSe Farm — Raw milk & humane veal 🥛 @mose_farm Where else in the world do you find lots of local food? 👉 Follow @TiltedMap for more realistic sustainable travel & sustainable living tips! . . . . . . #supportyourlocalfarmer #homegrownfood #sustainablefarming #localfarmstand #vermontfarmstand #vermontfarmers #newenglandeats #travellikelocal #localtraveler #alternativetravel #sustainablewanderlust #greentravel #ecofriendlytravel #sustainabletravelgoals #sustainableadventures #wanderlustsustainably #travelgreen #ecotraveltips #mynewengland #visitnewengland #localingredients #foodforchange #travelvermont #vermontonly #farmstands #farmstand #locallygrown #supportlocalfarmers #knowyourfood #eatlocalgrown
August spilled out like a bottle of wine – wait August spilled out like a bottle of wine – wait is that something we’re all saying now? Am I still (ironically or actually?) demure? What’s happening out there? Hello, internet, it’s me, Ketti. I spent August hiding from cell service in the woods of Vermont, exploring more of New England, and generally taking it easy. What about you? After pretty much taking the summer to let my heart recover, I have a lot to catch up on here – 🇨🇳China, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, local adventures, more plastic-free things, and (after next week!) our group trip in Italy! 🚴 For now, please enjoy some iPhone snaps of August, featuring: 🐘 Elephant kisses in Newport, Rhode Island ⛴️ Long bike ride to a short ferry in Boston (should have pedaled harder) 🖼️ Art in New Bedford, Mass. ♣️ Card games at the cabin 🌮 Best tacos in Vermont? 🐄 Vermont farm stands (more on those tomorrow!) 💋 Facials w/ mom (so much product, soooo shiny) 🪞 Proof that I pretty much wear the same clothes every day. (Breaking the rules of #SecondHandSeptember , except for that thrifted skirt, with a new favorite T from @able and sandals from @poppybarley . Exceptions are OK. New things from ethical & sustainable brands can be a nice treat.) Ready now for a new season. ☺️
Did you know normal mascara tubes are *not* recycl Did you know normal mascara tubes are *not* recyclable? (Same for almost all small cosmetics packaging, for the reason I explain in the vid.) Ooh, and stick around for the Bonus Fun Fact at the end. (And yes, yes, I do also have a rec for the refillable, plastic-free dental floss. 😁) PART 5 in this series: This is the “Essential Macara” (refillable🙌 and works wonderfully without smearing) from @elatecosmetics (another woman-owned, vegan cosmetics company.) ✨DISCOUNT CODE: TILTEDMAP for 10% off your entire order. I’ve been using this tube for a few months now, and can tell you why I like it over other refillable mascara options if you’re interested. Also have several other Elate products that I need to start testing, so stay tuned. 👉 Follow @tiltedmap for more SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL tips & plastic-free products! . . . . . . . . #PlasticFreeJuly #climateactionnow #oneplanet #shopsustainable #zerowasteshopping #sustainableproducts #womenwhotravel #cleanbeautyrevolution #greenbeautyrevolution #greenbeautybloggers #cleanmakeup #plasticfreemakeup #plasticfreecosmetics #zerowastemakeup #sustainablemakeup #womanowned #womanownedbusiness #womanownedbiz #cleanbeautyproducts #greenbeautycommunity #greenbeautyproducts #cleanbeautyblogger #leapingbunny #veganbeautyproducts #veganmakeup #plasticfreeliving #reduceplastic #wastefreeplanet #ditchplastic #plasticfreelife
Welcome to grumpy morning Ketti. 🤗 DID YOU KNOW Welcome to grumpy morning Ketti. 🤗 DID YOU KNOW the plastic industry creates ~ 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions? (Source: the OECD, the Guardian, and the journal Nature.) That’s more than commercial aviation, and more than the nation of Great Britain. ✈️🇬🇧 AND WE DON’T HAVE TO USE PLASTICS ANYMORE. Just in case there was any confusion that my purpose with this series was actually to sell you makeup. 💄It’s really to show you that there ARE options out there already that let us stop this entirely pointless waste. The solutions already exist in soooo many categories of things we regularly buy. Don’t worry about the bucket, worry about your drop. Need an incentive? Here’s PART 3: “shape sticks” and multi-use “tinted dew” sticks from @axiology_beauty , a long-time favorite cosmetics brand of mine, founded by a woman of color, sustainably produced, vegan, and 100% free of plastic and other b*llsh!t. ✨You can switch to @axiology_beauty and save 20% with the code TILTEDMAP Any questions? Part 5 coming tomorrow! PS: If you want to see the refillable, plastic-free concealor that I “couldn’t be bothered with” in this, it’s in the previous vid – Part 3! 👉 Don’t forget to follow @tiltedmap for more SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL tips, morning sass & plastic-free products. 🙃 . . . . #PlasticFreeJuly #underconsumption #womanownedbusinesses #womanowned #plasticfreeliving #lowwasteliving #reduceplastic #ecoskincare #greenbeautycommunity #sustainableskincare #deinfluencing #cleanbeautyrevolution #greenbeautyrevolution #greenbeautybloggers #choosetorefuse #ecoblogger #wastefreeliving #ecofriendlyliving #zerowastelife #zerowastemakeup #sustainablemakeup #zerowasteshopping #zerowasteliving #sustainablebrands #breakfreefromplastic #lifewithoutplastic #plasticsucks #climateactionnow #thereisnoplanetb #carbonfootprint
I mean, where else can you watch a makeup “tutor I mean, where else can you watch a makeup “tutorial” with the phrase “that’ll work”?? 🤭 PART 3: This is Elate’s “creme concealor.” (Comes in 9 shades.🎨) As a master of packing light, I use the sample size for travel, but I can show you the bamboo compact at home, too, if you want to see it. (It’s plastic-free and refillable of, course!) ✨Code: TILTEDMAP for 10% off at @elatecosmetics . 💡 Easily recyclable sample sizes of products = try before you buy and create less waste! Save money! Avoid collecting a stash of “not quite right” items that build up in your cabinet! 💡💡 This, too, is #UnderconsumptionCore. You don’t have to entirely give up buying things you enjoy. Let’s just relearn the wasteful habits that have the default for far too long. Thanks to a ton of genuinely innovative small business, there really are fabulous alternatives out there now – no DIYing your skincare/ makeup/ cleaning products required. Part 4 coming tomorrow! 💄 👉 Follow @tiltedmap for more SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL tips & plastic-free products! . . . . . . . . . #underconsumption #womanownedbusinesses #womanowned #plasticfreeliving #lowwasteliving #reduceplastic #ecoskincare #cleanbeautyproducts #greenbeautycommunity #sustainableskincare #deinfluencing #cleanbeautyrevolution #greenbeautyrevolution #greenbeautybloggers #choosetorefuse #ecoblogger #wastefreeliving #ecofriendlyliving #zerowastelife #cleanmakeup #minimalistmakeup #veganmakeup #zerowastemakeup #sustainablemakeup #zerowasteshopping #zerowasteliving #sustainablebrands
PLASTIC-FREE MAKEUP from sustainable, vegan, woman PLASTIC-FREE MAKEUP from sustainable, vegan, woman-owned brands. PART 2: @earthharbor ’s “eclipse” mineral sunscreen. ✨ Discount code: EHtiltedmap for 20% off any order.✨ (I haven’t even gotten to the actual“makeup” yet, but we’re laying the foundation — this is the refillable sunscreen I’ve been buying for years. Mineral = no chemicals that are toxic to marine life. Refillable = a lot of packaging waste saved. 🎉) Questions? Part 3 coming tomorrow! 👉 Follow @tiltedmap for more SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL tips & plastic-free products! . . . . . . . . . #cleanbeautyrevolution #greenbeautyrevolution #greenbeautybloggers #cleanmakeup #minimalistmakeup #veganmakeup #zerowastemakeup #sustainablemakeup #contentcreatorlife #responsibletravel #zerowasteshopping #zerowasteliving #sustainablebrands #zerowastetravel #choosetorefuse #ecoblogger #wastefreeliving #ecofriendlyliving #zerowastelife #noplanetb #waronwaste #ecowarrior #plasticfreeliving #lowwasteliving #reduceplastic #ecoskincare #cleanbeautyproducts #greenbeautycommunity #sustainableskincare
Who knew the bar was so low for words the app woul Who knew the bar was so low for words the app would automatically bleep out? 🫢🙄 Anyway: PLASTIC-FREE MAKEUP from sustainable, vegan, woman-owned brands. (No DIY here.) I’m SO happy to see how many of you really want to see this! I recorded the day after my first post and quickly realized it couldn’t all be one reel, and so I give you…. PART 1: Dew Mighty’s “bloom” solid Vit C serum. ✨Discount code: TILTEDMAP for 10% off her starter kits (serum and/or face wash + reusable metal storage). @dewmighty Any questions? 🤔 Part 2 coming tomorrow! Thank you for being here. 😊 ✨ Follow @tiltedmap for more SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL tips & plastic-free products! (Disclosure: First one was gifted; I’ve been buying refills ever since for a couple of years.) . . . . . . . . . . #cleanbeautyrevolution #greenbeautyrevolution #greenbeautybloggers #cleanmakeup #minimalistmakeup #veganmakeup #zerowastemakeup #sustainablemakeup #contentcreatorlife #responsibletravel #zerowasteshopping #zerowasteliving #sustainablebrands #zerowastetravel #choosetorefuse #ecoblogger #wastefreeliving #ecofriendlyliving #zerowastelife #noplanetb #waronwaste #ecowarrior #plasticfreeliving #lowwasteliving #reduceplastic #ecoskincare #cleanbeautyproducts #greenbeautycommunity #sustainableskincare
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