INGE HAS ISSUES

Cosmopolitan’s beauty director INGEBORG VAN LOTRINGEN gets some things off her chest

What’s the deal with … Guilt-free packaging? The planet is quite literally choking on our waste. So why, then, aren’t all beauty products housed in recycled packages? 1. It’s expensive Some brands do use recycled plastic bottles, but they cost 10 times as much to produce – and inevitably some companies will pass those costs on to the consumer. 2. They’ll look different Recycled plastic bottles derived from multicoloured waste plastic, like the “ocean plastic” picked up on beaches, look a bit murky or grey. Use more than 20%, and the result will be black and rough. Plus, the plastic is not as solid or hard as we’re used to, making bottles a bit wobbly and cheap-feeling. The same will go for recyclable lids and pumps, which are on the way. Chic boxes…

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Cosmopolitan UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2018

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