LUSH Cosmetics

LUSH, an environmentally-friendly, completely vegetarian company, offers “fresh, handmade cosmetics”, such as soaps, fragrances, cleansers, and deodorants.  Their bath and beauty products are 100% vegetarian and are never tested on animals, and are made from fresh, organic fruits and vegetables, high quality essential oils, and safe synthetics.  LUSH makes all their products by hand, and no products or ingredients are ever tested on animals.  They never engage with third-party suppliers to test on their behalf, or buy ingredients from suppliers that tests its materials on animals for any purpose.  They also actively campaign against animal testing.

LUSH is also doing a lot for the environment.  You can buy about 70% of their products without any packaging, including bath bombs, shampoo bars, and solid facial cleansers.  Solid cosmetics are cheaper and better for the environment because they last longer and weigh less than bottled liquids, which take more energy to ship.  If 1 in 5 people in the U.S. switched from liquid shampoo to solid, about 22 million plastic bottles would be saved from the landfill and 6 million tons of preserved shampoo would be prevented from entering the environment. The total recycled content in all LUSH packaging is about 89%. 

• Pots and bottles are made with 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic, saving about 65 tons of CO2 and 90 tons of virgin plastic, or 800 barrels of oil, each year.
• Carrier bags are made with 100% post-consumer recycled paper, saving 100 tons of CO2 each year. They’re also now 2 grams lighter which reduces emissions even more.
• They use biodegradable plastic bags and eco-friendly packing tape to protect products for shipment. Their packing tape is fully recyclable, tamperproof, tamper-evident, and is stronger per square inch than polypropylene.
• Their gifts are wrapped with recycled paper and protected using shredded wood or recycled shredded paper, both of which are 100% biodegradable.

Plus, for this years catalog, they’re using paper that contains a minimum of 30% recycled content.  Also, their catalogs are printed with vegetable-based inks which are less toxic than chemical inks.

They have numerous stores in the U.S. and across the country, or you can shop online via their website.