Due to all the negative effects that plastic has on our personal and environmental health, many natural cosmetics companies, especially niche cosmetics brands (like us), have decided to invest time, money, and many hours of research and effort into developing sustainable, eco-friendly, aesthetically pleasing, and high-quality packaging.
What is sustainable packaging?
Eco-friendly packaging is packaging that uses raw materials that are respectful of the environment and also of the active ingredients .
When we use plastic packaging, we're not only generating non-biodegradable waste that will become a polluting element for the environment. We're also infusing the formulation with toxins, also known as endocrine disruptors, which we've discussed in other articles. These are capable of disrupting the proper functioning of our hormones, creating chaos and imbalances that lead to autoimmune diseases such as polycystic ovaries, endometriosis, acne rashes, eczema, and more.
Therefore, eco-friendly packaging not only respects the planet, but also does not harm our own ecosystem.
What is the packaging like for Såper's sustainable cosmetics?
At Såper we use a very special eco-friendly packaging: violet crystal .
Because?
For several reasons. Violet crystal is manufactured using biophotonic technology :
- It respects and preserves the active principles present in the ingredients , guaranteeing their conservation and natural durability.
- It protects against the visible light spectrum (sunlight), which is very harmful by accelerating the oxidation process of vegetable oils and butters, and only allows in the ultraviolet light spectrum, which has the ability to preserve and maintain the active ingredients for a much longer period. Therefore, violet glass can even improve the already high quality of the formulation.
- Respect the biophotons (compounds that, when absorbed, improve vitality, prevent disease, and slow premature aging) found in the natural ingredients of our organic cosmetics…
But in addition to this, the production of crystal violet respects environmental parameters .
Because for us, this is also very, very important.
What is its impact on the environment?
Crystal violet is 100% eco-friendly. It's made from a pure raw material that's reusable and 100% recyclable.
Furthermore, the fact that it properly preserves ingredients and ensures their durability helps reduce product waste.
Reusable and recyclable packaging means packaging that can be used again without any risk.
If you purchase products online, we'll ship our cosmetics in recycled and biodegradable cardboard boxes. We have a commitment to planet Earth: our duty is to care for humanity without harming its creator, nature.
Raising awareness about this is another of our missions: we want people who buy Såper to not only start taking an interest in their skin, but also in the kindest and most sustainable way to care for it and the Earth.
Såper and Violet Glass, a relationship that lasts more than 10 years
In short, to ensure the preservation of our precious botanical ingredients , we do not use plastic packaging; we package all our products in Violet Glass , avoiding Bisphenol-A and phthalates in plastics. As we've seen, glass is the most sustainable, reusable, and highly recycled material available.
VIOLETT GLASS packaging guarantees the preservation and effectiveness of the active ingredients in our creations, blocking visible light but allowing a certain amount of ultraviolet light to pass through. This acts as a natural preservative, extending the shelf life of our products by preventing oxidation and maintaining the properties of the active ingredients intact.
The quality of the ingredients is the first step to having quality and effective cosmetics, but the quality of the container (which houses and protects them) is also essential to guarantee their effectiveness throughout the entire period of use.
Furthermore, it is elegant, noble and delicate, three values that define Såper perfectly.
