r/Anticonsumption • u/crackedp3pper • Apr 17 '23

This is insane. Plastic Waste

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No one needs this many body care products. And no one needs THIS many products to keep themselves clean. Large corporations tell us (mostly women) that we need to spend money on these "self care" products. They profit off of women's insecurities by telling us that in order to be beautiful, clean, smell nice, etc., we need to buy their products. But people literally do not need all of this to stay clean. What the hell.

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u/CrabWoodsman Apr 17 '23

10 years seems like a low estimate, but I'm not really sure what most of these products are supposed to be.

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u/PaulAspie Apr 17 '23

Well a lot depends on how you use it. A bottle of moisturizer lasts me 1-2 years but I only use it on days my skin feels dry then only on hands & face.

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u/bulking_on_broccoli Apr 17 '23

You should be moisturizing everyday. Face and body. Especially after a shower.

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u/halfbakedkornflake Apr 17 '23

I've never used it, nor lotion, and my skin is great. I get a massage every couple weeks with I think almond oil, a small bit of conditioner for my hair, a natural body soap, and use deodorant on dates or fancy outtings, but thats it.

I'm clean, well dressed and not a dirty hippy; but all those extra products just seem like they would give me cancer. Maybe I'd use them if I had a condition like dry skin, but I dont.