Boat International US Edition – June 2019

PHOTOGRAPHY: ADOBE STOCK

BOAT LIFE

Look good, do good

Manufacturers of all kinds of products are leaving

a lighter environmental footprint than ever before

SMART

SKINCARE

Emma Strenner on the clever

products that will make your bathroom

cabinet more ocean friendly

FROM THE OCEAN

Single-use plastics are public enemy

number one, so opt for brands that

are tackling the issue head on. Ren

has introduced the “ocean plastic

bottle” for its bestselling Atlantic

Kelp and Magnesium Anti-Fatigue

Body Wash. The product is now

housed in a bottle made from 100

percent recycled plastic, 20 percent

of which was collected by NGOs

from oceans, rivers and lakes. Neal’s

Yard uses glass and 100 percent

recycled plastic with free water

refill stations to proactively reduce

single-use plastic. Ren Atlantic Kelp

and Magnesium Anti-Fatigue Body

Wash, $27, renskincare.com

GET PHYSICAL

WITH YOUR

SUNSCREEN

Be sure to scour the ingredients

list and look out for oxybenzone,

a harmful chemical sunscreen

ingredient that is known for

bleaching and altering the DNA

of coral. There are plenty of non-

chemical sunscreens, which work

by deflecting the sun’s rays. Look

for zinc and titanium oxide-based

formulas that leave out this harmful

ingredient. Clinique SPF50 Mineral

Sunscreen Fluid for Face, $28.50,

clinique.com

WAGING WAR ON MICROPLASTICS

While plastic packaging is overtly polluting, the microplastic

ingredients almost invisible to the eye that can pass through

water filtration systems also compromise the ecosystem. A

dozen countries worldwide (including the US) have banned

microbeads in rinse-off products (such as face exfoliators

and body scrubs), but the rest of the world still have these

ingredients in circulation. Opt for an ocean-friendly version.

Fresh Umbrian Clay Purifying Face Exfoliant, $33, fresh.com

CAPSULE

COLLECTION

• London-based designer
  Brodie Neill has gained a
  reputation for incorporating
  ocean waste into his work.
  In 2017, he launched a line
  of furniture made of “ocean
  terrazzo,” a material that
  looks just like regular terrazzo
  but is made with pieces of
  plastic found in the ocean
  instead of the usual granite
  or marble. His latest work,
  the Capsule, is an hourglass
  filled not with sand but
  with microplastic found on
  the beaches of his native
  Tasmania. The silver cap
  at the top and base is
  etched with a map showing
  the location where the
  microplastic was collected.
  For future editions, customers
  will be able to choose from
  where the plastic is gleaned.
  brodieneill.com

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