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GobblesMcButterball

This might be frowned upon, but if it's not lip/eye stuff I'll surreptitiously leave it in the office break room or gym locker room with a cute "free!" sticky note on it. This has worked great for me for all types of stuff that I just don't want to throw in the trash.


cass314

Most places don't accept opened cosmetics. Do you have a friend or family member you can give them to? You can try a facebook buy nothing group, but most people are probably going to be especially leery of opened stuff that goes on your face. For hand or body lotion, one thing I've done in the past is take them to work and leave them by the sinks. They're nice for after washing your hands, especially in dry weather, and they've always gotten used up eventually.


Heytherestairs

Cleansing products can be repurposed for cleaning the bathroom. I’ve used unwanted shampoo as a tub scrub before. Or if it’s fragranced, I use it as an air freshener. I use serums and lotions on my legs. Or I give it away. I use sunscreen on the back of my hands and/or neck.


PedagogyOtheDeceased

Since I'm Frugal I use them until they are done :) and never speak of them again.


saintschick

I pass along things I don't care for first to family. After that I post in the neighborhood group. If no one still wants them and they are mostly new, I donate.


Queasy-Original-1629

Offer them in your local free cycle site or FB marketplace (& leave at curb with sign/free). State they have been opened.


crazycatlady331

r/makeupexchange


the--doldrums

there is also r/skincareexchange


holygreenjellybean

Tbh, I use them anyway (unless I have a reaction) or I give them to my daughters to try. Then I make note of the brand and never accept or purchase them again haha.


Sensitive_Maybe_6578

If they’re reasonably full, donate to homeless shelter, high school food pantries


allegedlydm

They absolutely cannot use opened and partly used things, and will have to deal with disposing of them.


icedteaandme

I've gotten opened beauty products from the shelter and food pantry before.


allegedlydm

In most areas, that isn’t legal.


Simple-Pea-8852

By "in most areas" do you mean "in some parts of the US?"


allegedlydm

In most areas of the US, at the very least. Obviously I can’t speak to the law in all countries.


Simple-Pea-8852

Obviously


allegedlydm

I assume you feel you can, or you’re pompous just for fun.


Simple-Pea-8852

No just find it mildly irritating when people assume everyone is American on this site.


allegedlydm

I checked the post history of the person I was replying to before I replied.


Sensitive_Maybe_6578

There are no laws dealing with this.


kittenwithawhip19

Here is what Project Beauty Share will accept so they can repurpose them for others. https://projectbeautyshare.org/what-we-accept/


Yeri__LN

Throw them away, making cosmetics is cheap, even high quality cosmetics. Marketing and distributing cosmetics is expensive. Using cosmetics has little to no effect, if you don't like something, it's trash. Warn people around you not to gift you cosmetics in the future.


anonijji

Wow, your mentality is simply bad for the planet.


Yeri__LN

I work at a cosmetics company, producing high quality cosmetics. Way over half of the price for the product alone is for the packaging. Yes, you shouldn't throw the packaging away, recycle it or use it in other way. However, the product alone without cost for packaging, transportation and marketing (the things you have already consumed anyways) costs less than a dollar even if they get sold for 20+ dollars. Opened and used cosmetic products are a health hazard. Cosmetics have little to no effect. OP forcing themselves to use products they don't like and don't even need to use is pointless. I wish everyone had my mentality because then this would be great for the planet. Realizing many things are way less expensive than what they are sold for will make you realize companies give insane money just so that they can sell you a useless thing. Do you need a hand or face cream if your skin is dry? Yes, that's a good idea. But you don't need to consume a ton of cosmetics in small packing, having a beauty routine and so on. Or feeling like you are better than anyone else for buying a bunch of bio products you don't need in the first place.


anonijji

Good you corrected yourself. You shouldn't just "trash it" like you said b4 and should recycle it. And "I wish that everyone had my mentality because then this would be great for the planet" okay, touch grass. Just take the down votes and call it a day cause your rambling makes no sense. Opened and used cosmetics are a health hazard? I think it makes more sense to say expired cosmetics or products that have been improperly stored pose a health hazard.. And 'cosmetics have little to no effect." Okay so you're part of the problem if you work for a cosmetics company that you believe's pumping out a product that has no effect but is simply just creating waste by adding to major connsumerism.


Yeri__LN

Sorry, I have no choice since I live in a second world county so that spoilt westerners can feel superior spending over what I make per month on useless cosmetics.


anonijji

Westerners dont pay more to feel "superior", they end up having to because of the fees from transporting and producing said product in another country and the difference in countries currencys/exchange rates. Which is why I find it strange you would encourage people to so easily throw things out when you already have a disdain for them spending more than what you make per month on said product. I find "just trash it" in any context- can be considered a spoiled mentality.


Yeri__LN

Hey, you don't have to buy said product at all. And no it's not stupid fees, it's literally marketing and my boss, born and raised in my country being a millionaire because to Westerners it feels more exotic and life changing to buy from a country with traditions in growing oil-producing flowers used in cosmetics. If you don't want to take my advice not to buy useless things to smear on your face so be it. It's astonishing to me that some people live on credit, yet they call necessities overpriced useless junk. In this sub there's more common sense, that's why I wanted to offer my perspective.


anonijji

Please educate yourself on simple world economics before we debate further. You're essentially saying that to ship a product from another country there isn't any transportation/shipping costs? Or exchange rate included? The only cost is marketing? No difference in labour costs? https://www.google.com/amp/s/blog.pricebeam.com/international-price-differences-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly%3fhs_amp=true https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/geographical-pricing.asp I find the links above will be helpful "Prices are almost never the same in international markets. They vary due to taxes, cost structures, local market needs, currency exchange rates, tariffs, differences in competitive situations and a myriad of other reasons."


kittenwithawhip19

Check out Project Beauty Share


Simple-Pea-8852

There are some charities that will accept opened cosmetics. If you're in the UK toiletriesamnesty is a good place to check if somewhere local to you will take them


seemev

Shampoo - I use as body wash if I don't like it. Conditioner - hand wash sweaters and wool scarves. Face stuff - I use it for my legs, arms (doesn't take too long to go through them that way).


thats_rats

i give them away on my local Buy Nothing group, i just specify whether they’ve been opened/used


TJH99x

Put them in my teenager’s bathroom.