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Podcast: Green Beauty Conversations by Formula Botanica
Episode: Biodegradable Beauty - a license to greenwash the beauty industry?
Description: Biodegradable is a common label today on consumer packaging but what exactly does it mean? After all, everything can biodegrade over time, although it might take thousands of years. And while we tend to focus on the biodegradability of packaging, there is also the matter of the product itself. What happens to the expired face creams we dollop into our household waste bins or the hair conditioners that wash away with the shower water? This podcast digs deep into this most complex of concepts. We weren't surprised to discover that biodegradable lacks a rigid definition, t...