The data leave no room for interpretation: climate change is a reality and our Earth is increasingly polluted! If we do not do something to reverse our course and lessen our impact on the planet, we will cause irreparable damage to the natural habitat, endangering the already precarious balance in which the thousands of species that inhabit the Earth, including humans, live.
The issue of plastic pollution has become one of the most urgent issues to be resolved after years and years of disproportionate consumption, and often unjustified, aggravated by a sometimes ineffective or non-existent disposal system: according to the WWF every year about 8 million tons of plastic waste end up in the ocean, producing untold damage for all its inhabitants.
For all these reasons it is necessary that communities and individuals strive to reduce the consumption of plastic and adopt more virtuous behaviours in everyday life from this point of view. For change to be effective, it must be global and cover a large part of activities and production, not least the cosmetics sector.
The cosmetics industry uses billions of plastic packaging every year, mainly used to enclose and transport liquid formulations. Just think of the many bottles of detergents, shampoo and conditioner that crowd the shelves of our supermarkets.
This choice depends in large part on its intrinsic characteristics: compared to other more sustainable materials, plastic has a lower cost, is particularly light and is very durable. All reasons that have made its fortune, allowing this derivative of oil to spread in a widespread way and thus revolutionize industrial production worldwide.
Considering how polluting plastic is for our ecosystem, a question arises: can we do without it?
In some sectors, such as healthcare, it is essential or almost indispensable, in others it is extremely advantageous, one example is the food industry that uses it to store food longer and thus reduce food waste. In many other cases, however, it is completely superfluous and can easily be avoided by encouraging the use of materials that are much less impactful on the environment: this is the case of solid cosmetics!
Belong to the category of solid cosmetics all those products intended for the care of the person that occur in compact formulations, giving up in whole or in part the presence of water. An example? Solid soaps! They cleanse the skin with the same effectiveness as liquid soaps but, unlike the latter, they have a solid formula that lends itself to being sold loose or enclosed in practical cardboard boxes, much more sustainable than plastic bottles in which we find shower gel and liquid soap for hands!
And this is just one of the many advantages that in recent years have allowed solid cosmetics to be very successful. But is it also deserved?
Being in front of a solid shampoo cube for the first time may cause some perplexity. One wonders if he will be able to take care of and cleanse skin and hair with the same effectiveness as a traditional shampoo. Or if using it in the shower will be complicated and uncomfortable, a habit to be imposed.
All of these mindless worries! The experience of using a solid cosmetic is not very different from that obtained by using a liquid and the performance is varied, as it should be. or
Even in traditional cosmetics you can find balms with little performance on our type of hair that can hardly extricate, while others make our hair shine with its own light!
These same performances are also found in solid cosmetics and depend in large part on the mix of ingredients present in the formulation and on how functional these are for our skin or our hair. It can therefore not be said that soaps or other solid cosmetics are evidence of facts inferior to traditional, Indeed, many confirm a very positive experience of use and continue to populate their showers with fragrant cakes of shampoo and other solid wonders!
Yes: there is no doubt that solid cosmetics are as comfortable as traditional ones: all you need to activate the formula of shower gel, shampoo and solid conditioners is a little water. Once moistened, you can rub the dough into your hands or massage it directly into your skin or into your hair. It will form a soft foam that will make everything clean and clean
Francesca D'Alonzo knows this well, known on social media as @Thevelvetsnake, who before riding her bike and going on a road trip to discover Asia. Has filled her beauty with La Saponaria products, including many solid cosmetics, which allowed her to maximize the little space available!
However, there is a particular attention that must be paid to our friends super concentrated and that is to keep them away from water stagnation, sworn enemies of all the solid formulations! Here then comes into action the soap dish, indeed, the container solid osmetics!
Among our products dedicated to solid cosmetics and zero waste you can already find a soap dish: it is called Lotus, it is made of ceramic, comes from Vietnam and helps us support a small project with a big ethical heart (click here if you want to know more about this fairtrade story!).
Its convex design and holes that allow water to drain allow you to store your solids safe from stagnation and facilitate air recirculation allowing faster drying. Why is that important?
And now here is the brand new Portacosmetics solid, a practical travel soap dish, useful not only for fleeting weekend out of town or long stays around the globe but also in the gym, in the pool or on any occasion that requires you to bring with us our solid cosmetics!
The Solid Cosmetic Holder is made of recycled aluminum, a very light and durable material, perfect to be transported, withstand small shocks and not affect the weight of our suitcases, also this a great pro if you have to take a plane to reach your holiday destination.
In addition, aluminum is a very sustainable material and can be recycled countless times: a simple but effective step to make your suitcase or gym bag 100% plastic free!
Of course, even plastic can be recycled but it needs a complex and laborious process, unlike aluminum that in a few steps is already ready to live a new, exciting life!
The Solid Cosmetic Holder is equipped with a lid, very useful to insulate our solids, prevent them from being scattered at the bottom of the suitcase and, above all, they come into contact with moisture or bacteria. The lid will prove indispensable even if you have to store the solids immediately after use, when they have not yet dried properly: do not risk moistening the suitcases or what they contain!
A further strength of our Solid Cosmetic Holder is the drip with small holes that allow water to drain and stay away from our precious solid allies!
Want to know a little tip? To allow optimal and quick drying of solid cosmetics you can take out the drip, turn it upside down and insert it into the lid. This will allow air to circulate more easily and all your solid products will be dry in a moment!
When you are traveling space is always a matter of vital importance and any solution that allows us to save some is super welcome! The Solid Cosmetic Holder has the right size to be sufficiently compact, not take up too much space in the suitcase and, at the same time, spacious, to accommodate with comfort our solid cosmetics: the long side measures 11.8 cm, the short one 8 cm and is 4.4 cm high.
In particular, Portacosmetics solid is perfect to contain these combinations of products:
You can have fun finding your mix and always have with you all the solid cosmetics you need, ready to accompany you on wonderful and unusual adventures!