Defending Our Water One Small Step at a Time – Sally B’s Pores and skin Yummies

71% of the Earth is roofed by water. It makes up about 60% of our our bodies. Water is among the most plentiful sources on the planet, whereas concurrently being one of the crucial fragile. As we proceed Earth Month, we’d wish to concentrate on the aspect of Water and the way we are able to all do a greater job of defending it.

What does Sally B’s do to assist the Earth’s waterways?

• We don’t ship any poisonous elements into our waterways. We be sure that our merchandise you ship down the drain don’t hurt aquatic life or their ecosystems. Microbeads are a no-no right here! We use solely high-quality, pure and natural elements from the Earth that may safely be returned there.
   
• We’re retaining plastic out of the water via the usage of recyclable containers for almost all of our merchandise, and we personally keep away from buying plastic water bottles.
   
• We use our model as a platform to tell others about methods to be aware of how they use water and the way they eat merchandise that may be dangerous to water, animals, and people throughout the globe.
   
• Recycling Program: As a part of our dedication to stewardship and to maintain our product containers out of the landfill, we settle for all of your used Sally B’s product containers. Whether or not you mail them again or drop them off to our retailer throughout open hours, we’ll e-mail you a $5 reward certificates any time we get our clear, empty packaging again! To learn extra go to our Recycling Program web page on our web site right here.

What are a few of the largest points surrounding water?

1. Globally, there’s a lack of protected water for all to drink and use for laundry fingers and our bodies, meals, garments, properties, and so on.
   
   2.2 billion folks lack entry to protected ingesting water, whereas 3 billion – virtually half of the world’s inhabitants – don’t have entry to primary handwashing services. Whereas a few of this is because of a scarcity of infrastructure, our water system is interconnected globally, which means that water air pollution and water waste anyplace contaminates water in all places.
   
   Contemplate supporting organizations whose missions are to unravel the water the place you reside. A few of our favorites embrace Chattahoochee Riverkeeper in our state, together with nationwide nonprofits like The Nature Conservancy that assist defend our rivers right here. You too can scale back the quantity of water your personal household makes use of by putting in water-efficient fixtures and home equipment and providing incentives for everybody to shorten their showers.
    
2. Restricted entry and amount of protected water holds again girls and youngsters from schooling, empowerment, employment and reaching their potential
   
   Ladies are disproportionately affected by the world’s water disaster, and each two-minutes a toddler dies from a water-related illness. Be taught extra by visiting water.org. Train your youngsters concerning the lack of water somewhere else in order that they are going to study to be extra aware about their very own consumption. Even for those who dwell in a spot with clear and considerable water, your actions have penalties for everybody.
    
3. Ocean and river ecosystems are disrupted by poisonous chemical releases into water
   
   The discharge of poisonous chemical compounds into our US water sources continues, although lowered quantities of nitrate compounds in merchandise have considerably helped since 2008. Daily, all of us passively introduce our private care product elements into our surroundings by washing our fingers, face, or physique.
   
   Attempt to scale back your dependence on merchandise that comprise poisonous chemical compounds. Learn our “What’s Not in Our Merchandise” weblog and seek the advice of the EWG Shopper Guides that can assist you know which merchandise to make use of and which to keep away from when searching for every thing from skincare and make-up to family cleansing merchandise.
    
4. Harmful toxins enter our meals chain as a result of fish unwittingly eat them
   
   Analysis reveals that one bottle of facial cleanser might comprise as many as 300,000 plastic microbeads, which enter our waterways after being washed down the drain. Different chemical toxins leach onto the lingering beads and fish confuse them for fish eggs, permitting harmful toxins to enter our meals chain. Keep away from any beauty merchandise with microbeads!

Our water downside took a long time to create, and it’s going to take simply as lengthy to unravel. There’s no magic bullet that may immediately give the world entry to wash water or take away the entire microplastics from the ocean. However because the previous saying goes, the one method to eat an elephant is one chew at a time. If all of us pitch in in small methods, our small actions can work collectively to make a giant distinction!