🌿 Plastic-Free Summer Skincare Routine: Your Guide to a Radiant, Waste-Free Glow

Summer is here — and it’s the perfect time to glow naturally while protecting the planet. If you love skincare and care about sustainability, going plastic-free in your beauty routine is a powerful way to reduce waste and honour your skin’s health.

In this post, I’ll walk you through a full plastic-free summer skincare routine, with product tips and DIY ideas that are natural, effective, and eco-friendly.

☀️ Why Choose Plastic-Free Skincare?

The beauty industry generates over 120 billion units of packaging every year — much of it is plastic and ends up in landfills or oceans. Choosing plastic-free skincare means:

• Reducing your environmental footprint
• Avoiding microplastics that harm marine life
• Embracing simpler, cleaner ingredients
• Supporting sustainable, conscious beauty brands (or making your own!)

🌅 Morning Plastic-Free Summer Skincare Routine

1. Gentle Cleanser

Start with a waterless, solid cleanser bar or powder cleanser in a recyclable tin or paper pouch.
💡 DIY Option: Mix oat flour + pink clay for a gentle morning cleanse.

2. Hydrating Face Mist or Toner

Use a face mist with hydrosols (like rose or lavender) in a glass spray bottle.
💧 Keeps skin fresh and dewy in the heat.

3. Lightweight Oil Serum

Replace plastic-bottled moisturisers with a botanical face oil in a dropper glass bottle.
🌿 Try jojoba, raspberry seed, or squalane oil – rich in antioxidants and perfect under sunscreen.

4. Natural Mineral Sunscreen (Plastic-Free)

Look for zinc oxide SPF in a tin or glass jar, not plastic tubes.
💡 Or make your own SPF 20 vitamin C oleo gel, like the one I teach in my workshop — nourishing, satin finish, and safe for reefs!

🌞 Midday Refresher (Optional)

• Face Mist in Glass Bottle: Keep in your bag to refresh skin and cool down.
• Blotting Cloth or Organic Cotton Pad: Reusable, plastic-free, and perfect to remove excess oil.

🌙 Evening Plastic-Free Summer Skincare Routine

1. Double Cleanse

• First: Remove SPF and makeup with a cleansing balm or oil in a metal tin or glass jar.
• Second: Use your solid or powdered gentle cleanser again.

2. Hydrosol or Herbal Infusion Toner

Infuse chamomile or calendula tea and apply with reusable bamboo pads.

3. Nourishing Serum or Gel

Use an aloe vera gel, hyaluronic acid, or a light night serum in glass packaging.

4. Night Balm or Oil

Lock in moisture with a rich balm or oil serum in a glass jar.
💡 DIY: Mix shea butter, jojoba oil, and a few drops of lavender essential oil for a calming bedtime ritual.

🌴 Weekly Summer Skincare Add-ons (Plastic-Free)

• Exfoliation: Ground rice, poppy seeds, or walnut shell powder in a kraft pouch.
• Face Mask: Dry mask blends with clay, turmeric, spirulina — stored in a reusable glass jar.
• Lip Care: Balm in aluminium tins — or make your own with candelilla wax and shea butter.

🧴 Tips to Go Plastic-Free Without Overwhelm

• Reuse jars and bottles from past products
• Buy in bulk from eco refill stores
• Choose brands offering glass, metal, or compostable packaging
• Make your own skincare with safe, natural ingredients — and store in reusable containers
• Avoid sachets, sheet masks, and minis in plastic

🧖‍♀️ Want to Learn How to Make Your Own Plastic-Free Professional Skincare?

I’ll also be announcing my Skincare Formulation Masterclass in Dublin (27th Sept 2025) — early bird registration now open!

And don’t miss the SPF 20 Vitamin C Oleo Gel Recipe — half-price all July!
It’s the perfect daily moisturiser with a soft glow finish and easy to make at home 🌞

💚 Happy Plastic-Free Summer!

You don’t need dozens of plastic-packed products to take care of your skin. A few mindful choices — whether DIY or eco-brands — can transform your routine and reduce your impact. Let’s glow and grow, sustainably.

Cheers

La Mayca x