L.P.S. E-Mag 2020 1 | Page 25

You’ll no doubt have heard of making eco-friendly food choices to save our planet – but have you thought about using eco-friendly skincare products? You might not know this, but there are many beauty products that either have some sort of animal source in them – or the company sell their products to countries such as China where all products must be tested on animals! You might know this but are reluctant to spend your money on different products when you don’t know if they will be any good!

So, we have decided to do some hard work for you … we are testing and reviewing vegan skincare products (however will we cope?!).

Not only this, we interviewed a Lanark teenage resident, Infinity, who along wioth her friends made organic and vegan beauty and skincare products. Here is what Infinity told us:

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Please turn the page to read and watch our skincare reviews!

1) What inspired you to make vegan products?

Vegans are a fast growing market and vegan products are good for most people, also meat and dairy animal products are quite negative for the environment.

2)How did you make your products vegan?

Order vegan products.

3)What is your favourite product that you have made?

At the moment my body lotion because it is important to moisturise your skin in the winter.

4)What vegan skincare product is your favourite?

Aztec healing clay

5)What would you say to someone who is just starting to make vegan skincare products?

Dilute essential oils and put a couple of drops of tea tree oil in water and use a cotton pad for a quick,cheap treatment.