Moisturizer

When you rub on your nightly moisturizer, you may be rubbing a layer of plastic on your skin. Silicone is a common ingredient with a ton of different names. This includes:

• Anything ending in -cone, -conol, -silane, and -siloxane
• Names like Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, PVP, and Carbomers

Petroleum is also a plastic that shows up with different names such as:

• Petrolatum, Parrafin Wax, PEC, DEA, EDTA
• Anything with butyl or propyl in the name

While these ingredients are meant to lock in moisture, it's more like placing plastic wrap on your skin that is super hard to remove. It may require washing your face several times. Once that works, all that plastic ends up in our waterways. That's scary!

When I moved to the Tampa Bay area, I found Lufka. They have multiple handmade balm to oil moisturizers with pure, safe, and responsibly sourced ingredients. This Renewal one is my favorite. It's feels and smells amazing!

If you live in the Tampa Bay area, head to one of Lufka's amazing locations to discover your favorite zero waste moisturizer! If you don't live near Tampa, visit my Refill Store Directory to find a local refill store near you!