Green Beauty Made Easy

green beauty

It’s now easier than ever to find eco-friendly beauty products thanks to a new Australian labelling system. Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) has produced a new system for beauty brands that covers a whole range of personal care products like soap, shampoo and skincare. In order to qualify to display the label, brands must satisfy a range of criteria on palm oil, toxic chemicals and ‘greenwashing.’ Tom Godfrey, a Director of GECA said, “We know that on packaging there are a lot of claims of products that offer a green certification or a green seal, but really we don’t know what’s behind those claims.” The new system hopes to take the hard work out of navigating the beauty counters by encouraging responsible brands to market their environmental credentials. With over 2000 certified products, keep your eyes peeled for the GECA tick!

You might also like

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST

Brighten up your inbox with our not-too-frequent emails featuring Peppermint-related news, events, competitions and more!

explore

More articles

Remember your first swim? Happiest “devotin’ full-time to floatin’”? In the first of our Shutterbugs series, three Laps for Life swimmers used a Fujifilm QuickSnap Waterproof camera to capture moments that make time spent splish-splashing meaningful.
Sustainable fashion expert Roxane Horton visited the beautiful city of Copenhagen to attend the Global Fashion Summit on behalf of Peppermint. Here’s what she learned at the world’s pre-eminent conference on sustainable fashion.
Are you ready to feast your senses? Country to Couture returns to Larrakia Country this August, expanding to two nights of First Nations fashion, storytelling and creativity across 21 collections from community art centres, designers and artists.
Want to add delight to someone’s day? Surprise post is a joyful rebellion against the rush of modern life. Peppermint’s Sewing Manager Laura Jackson makes the case for sending snail mail, and why a letterbox moment can linger long after it’s opened.

All sewists have experienced it at one time or another – the mysterious case of the lost sewjo. Overnight the act of sewing, once a…

There are loads of ways to say ”thanks!” to our mums, grandmothers, aunties, mentors and other special women in our lives. Choosing a present can often be tricky, so we’ve whipped up a list of terrific treasures for the mum-types in your world!

Hang out with us on Instagram