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Waterless Is The Next Frontier of Green Beauty — These New Launches Are Proof

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  October 01, 2019 at 01:24PM By 2025, 5 billion people will be affected by water shortage. Today, some 1.1 billion people lack access to water and 2.7 billion people have at least one water scare a month. There are many factors that play into this—from population growth and agriculture to, of course, climate change. As the beauty space starts to move toward greener, more sustainable options from the packaging used to better-for-the-environment ingredients, one area we’ll start to hear more of is water consumption. Why? Because water is used in countless beauty products. “For decades water has been a go-to inexpensive and readily available filler ingredient,” says Vapour Beauty co-founder Krysia Boinis. The brand’s a mainstay in the clean makeup space, and they recently relaunched with reformulations and new, eco-friendlier packing. The biggest part of that reformulation? Going waterless in 97% of their products. “As consumers and brands become more conscious of global fresh water shortages—we are located in our high desert home of Taos, New Mexico, so this is personal for us—we’re going to see water treated as the precious resource it is. Waterless formulation will continue to be a sustainable choice, one that supports the greatest environmental preservation.” The trend has been in the works for a little over a year now: Companies like Unilever, L’Oréal and Procter & Gamble have pledged to eventually reduce their water footprint in the coming years to varying degrees. And while we celebrate whenever the big brands make commitments to more sustainable measures—that’s usually when you see more impact, after all—what’s exciting

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Anxious Or Achy? Try This Mindful Break Today At Work (At Your Desk!)

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  October 01, 2019 at 12:03PM Although we believe that mindfulness is an essential factor in optimizing our wellbeing, we realize that sometimes it can be difficult to find the time to enter a meditative headspace, especially during a busy work day. That’s why we love Breathe Empower Achieve: 5-Minute Mindfulness For Women Who Do It All by Shonda Moralis, MSW, LCSW, as it offers actionable tips to practice meditation wherever you are–from the desk, to the gym, to the supermarket, the list goes on. Here, Moralis offers a 5-minute meditation for those of us who want to add a little mindfulness in the workplace. By reconnecting with our bodies, we can not only release physical tension but also calm our minds and bring us back to the present. This little 5-minute mindfulness session could have long-lasting effects for your nine-to-five. Each of us has a signature pattern of holding stress in the body—there are certain muscles we tighten and common areas of tension. For some, anxiety manifests as fierce pressure, as if the head were stuck a constricting vise; others bemoan a constant, aching discomfort in their neck and shoulders; while some suffer from stomach ailments that send them sprinting for the nearest restroom when worries abound. While we may be highly attuned to a few of our signature stress patterns, others may be more sporadic and inconspicuous, requiring some routine mindful sleuthing on our part. Soon after I began practicing mindfulness it became clear to me that the

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