What is Conscious Beauty?

Conscious Beauty is a newer term, but it is not new to US here at the Conscious Glow Boutique!  Conscious Beauty is so much more than just being "clean/green", vegan, cruelty-free etc.  Keep reading to find out more & how you can be more conscious when shopping for beauty + self-care products- & just in your day-to-day life!

To us, Conscious beauty means to be conscious of what you put on & into your body.  It means to choose products & ingredients carefully, to ensure they don't cause harm to your body/insides, animals, the environment or the planet.

  This is extremely important at The Conscious Glow Boutique & one of the core values in our business!  When choosing conscious beauty + wellness products, it's important to choose products made with sustainably sourced ingredients & packaging as well.  Although we are not yet 100% plastic-free, we proudly carry many brands +
 products that have minimal plastic & some are completely zero-waste!  It's a work in progress, & it's something that is always considered when bringing in new brands to our boutique!  

This means ingredients are sourced with close consideration to the impact on the environment, animals, plus as the treatment of workers.

There are many ingredients & brands that are not made with sustainably sourced ingredients, especially in conventional products.  If we want to help save the planet, we must consider how a brand sources ingredients for their products.  Again, this is extremely important for us, & we always ensure that we carry products with sustainably sourced ingredients.  

This means all of the ingredients in a product do not contain any animal ingredients.  This one can be confusing for some consumers, because many people assume this means a product is also Cruelty-Free- which is not always the case. For example, a product can be 'vegan', yet still may have been tested on animals along the process of being formulated.  Again, read the entire ingredient list, look for the 'Vegan' & 'Cruelty-Free' (leaping bunny) certification, & if you still aren't sure reach out to the brand/company to ask.  Also note, just because a company does not have the certifications on a product for vegan/cruelty-free, etc. does not necessarily mean that they contain aren't vegan or cruelty-free.  It can be expensive & challenging to receive these certifications. 

This of course means that a product was not tested on animals throughout any part of the production process.  The best, most reliable certification for Cruelty-Free is the 'Leaping Bunny' certification.  

This is a topic that is luckily growing in popularity & awareness.  As we all know, plastic waste is a huge problem, & the beauty industry is one of the top contributors to plastic-waste & waste in general.  Luckily, many brands are now using more products with recycled plastic, biodegradable (AKA Zero-Waste) packaging, glass & minimal plastic.  We have many minimal waste & zero-waste brands on our website, & continue to choose these kinds of brands when bringing new ones in to our boutique!  As a conscious consumer, this is another important thing to consider when purchasing your beauty &/or wellness products. (And all other products in general!) 

Shop our exclusive, curated collection of Conscious Beauty & Wellness at Consciousglowboutique.com!