I stopped wearing makeup about 10 years ago and have never regretted it. I also do not color my hair or use any type of body products, i.e. lotions, creams, etc. I found that if I drink enough water, daily, (10 cups for me spaced out 1 cup every hour for 10 hours), my skin is soft and supple and dewy. The water has also improved my health tremendously. I'm 58 and unlike my cousins, sisters, and friends of a similar age, my hair has not turned gray, its still dark brown. I'd also like to add that when you downsize and get rid of the things you really don't need, your mind feels clearer and you feel happier. Thank you for another great video.

hej hej Johanna, I shifted my 2 girls & I into a minimalist lifestyle pre-19. I'd say the biggest overlooked is toilet paper & how pampered the world believes they are. The bidet has the superiority we should all embrace. In 2022, it was estimated "the world uses 42 million tons of toilet paper every year" That's sick! The other minimalist approach I've found is using bits of cardboard or other food related boxes to clean dishes, also starting the process of breakdown making it ready for the compost pile -instead of sponges or those scrubbers... Not to mention the excess of manufacturing, packaging, shipping, personal expenses including petrol & tax when purchased these products. Your channels thrive with positive vibrations giving hope that your vast number of follows can become deeply involved with turning our world right side up instead the direction presently headed, please keep up the great work. We aplaud you again for your public awareness of things like perfumes & the Diva Cup. You encourage even the most motivational of us to try even harder. If you would like to connect I'm Doctr Detroit. Yes, spelled like that. Living in New Zealand 11 years after a period of working as a Robotic Engineer in America and Japan, now a Chiropractor. There are some Swedish people here, great outdoor music festivals and a minimalist lifestyle you and your partner would enjoy. Sincerely, Michael

i'm 14 and all of my friends have started to wear some type of makeup, and at this point i think i'm pretty much the only one who hasn't. I just find makeup very uncomfortable on my skin, it itches, its bad for my skin and i don't think it makes me any more beautiful. I think being natural is very important and just being yourself. I definitely don't use any hair products like hair gel or hairspray either. I'm a dancer and when you do dance shows you are pressured into wearing a ton of makeup, their is so much hairspray in the dressing rooms you can barely see anything and its just bad for your health in general. So i use the bare minimum of makeup and hair gel when i do dance shows. Your videos are very important to me, and very inspiring. Thank you so much💗

You don't have to be a minimalist to see how useless makeup products and skincare stuff are. I've just always found them trashy and happily, my mom was not into these and didn't force me to use any. I only experimented for about 2 years as a teen and decided that, just like cigarettes, it's a terrible habit to have and just.. stopped. I've never felt sad about it or anything, just a big relief that I got rid of the mentality that I NEED to fit in in order to be.. worthy of anything, really. That said, you look gorgeous without makeup. You absolutely don't need any and I'm sorry that you felt otherwise back in time. I'm glad that at least minimalism helped you realize that and that it makes you feel happy and free. Please, don't ever let people tell you that you're not worth it, just because you don't fit in their perspective of an acceptable person. Your people always will find you perfect just the way you are.

3:10 If you want a substitution for sunscreen that comes in plastic bottles, you can just wear a sun hat/fishing hat, and UV arm sleeves when you're outside :)

I gave up all those things also. I tried olive oil on my face and it broke out badly. I didn't give up, and have found that sunflower oil is amazing on my skin. I'm so happy to give up lotions - almost all of them were causing eczema breakouts.

Ive been on a similar journey and it has been amazing. It is crazy how much stuff i used to think i needed. Ive cut down hardcore and now i have a space that is easy to maintain, more money, and i feel a million times better. Spending less money to feel better and not ruin the planet? Win/win

Thankyou for reinforcing what I already believe in. I too don't buy nailpolishes, body products, perfumes, trinkets, makeup palletes etc. Sometimes due to the attractive packaging and constant advertising, I do succumb to buying stuff I don't need but that doesn't happen often. Also, I have a few essentials that I have had for very long or keep buying, and I take absolute relish in the fact that I get a lot of use out of them.

One might use a safety razor. Only the blade wears down. They can be placed in the soil of a well marked potted plant and allowed to rust away.

I don’t buy perfume either. Allergic. I like essential oils but it turned out to be a bad idea too. I love olive oil! Coconut oil and olive oil. I had so many beauty and body care products. Today, my hubby has more products than I have. 😄😄😄 I started to cut my own hair many years ago because the hairdressers always cut my hair too short. My hair is about your length. I don’t like it shorter. I did my own nails too. Had fake nails for years. My real nails are still in recovery. Talk about paper thin. There’s a really good tv-show on HBO about all the toxic in beauty products. That’s scary. Great video! 👍👍👍🌹💗

Fantastic video and very inspiring. The beauty industry has got worse with making us want to buy their latest products which make silly claims as to what they can do. If they really worked people wouldn't use Botox or have plastic surgery!

Thank you for sharing this video. I’m on my beginning journey to become an eco-friendly sustainable minimalist, as well. And this video helped me to give some ideas.

Love this! I can completely relate to the whole having large palettes while traveling to china issue! I used to have so many palettes and I wanted to take them with me every time I traveled and now i have realized...as beautiful as they are, they take up way too much space in my luggage. I have since then let go of having so many palettes : )

It's a really interesting topic, I should try to reduce the body prodicts and I also wanna start to take care of my skin without spending a ton of euros and being sustainable, great video.

I used to buy soo many perfumes, was literally obsessed with my bottles, until the day i got corona and my smelling changed a bit. They're all stinky to me now and give me headaches. Not mentioning that my current boyfriend says he hates perumes and loves how i smell naturally.

Tack! I love your videos. They're very informative.

I am so inspired by this video!!❤

Can you do a video showing us the few beauty products you own? I’m very curious!

I love this! I am so inspired

It is said consuming wheatgrass will provide natural sun protection- I was really into it for one jar and then it changed and I couldn’t stand the new taste! I will love to try to grow my own after my big move. Good vid.

Glad I watched this one. The first thing that appealed to me about the channel was your air of authenticity (I dislike the whole glamour thing and the fact that a small number of people get insanely rich through promoting it, not to mention torturing animals in the process) and this confirms my first impression. And on the subject of perfume, I do like to point out to people that chemical 'air fresheners' don't actually freshen the air. They pollute it.

Love everything about this video. I also stopped using nail polish and dye in my hair. My skincare has only 3 products (cleasing oil, moisturizer and sunscreen) and it will be like this for a while... Not engaging in anymore wasting money. My money will go to tattoos and food now haha

I totally agree and use similar natural products. I do use castor oil for my skin and hair too. I make my own lip balm with shea, coconut oil and beeswax and sunblock with coconut, raspberry seed, and carrot seed oils, shea butter and zinc oxide. Works really well!

Love your videos! What about a wardrobe tour?!

Its crazy when yuo realise how little you actually need! Do you have a natural shampoo and conditioner you could recommend? And deodorant? Thanks for the cute video :)

super video! what would interest me: do you not have the urge to try or buy new cosmetic products from time to time? Or do you not want to treat yourself from time to time? do you have any tips on how to deal with the urge to buy?

Hello! Please share what is in your makeup bag now? It's very interesting to see you leave

Do you have a. Ideo showing what you do used ? Love this video

I love it thank you ♡

Could you suggest good shampoo, and conditioners that you would use. Am using up what I have and looking for some natural shampoo to get.

Love this! Can I ask what do you use to moisturise your skin when it’s dry?

Really love your video!

I agree with y’all ❤

This was so interesting! I have a question about how you remove the zinc sunscreen. I have noticed that it's difficult to remove fully. Any information you can provide, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

I gave up on nail polish a while ago. It only looks good for a day or two. The shellacs killed my nails and made them hurt. My nails are actually rather nice looking, so why do I need to cover them up?

I wish I didn’t have to worry about hair removal but this Persian girl is hairy! Love your vids

New subbie, I like your content but where do you have that pretty necklace from? :P

I started minimalism a few years ago. I made a move from the stars the the Caribbean and I panicked bought a bunch of clothes, beauty products and kitchen stuff. Since we weren’t going to work overseas and live of rent from our apartments we weren’t going to buy anything. Plus I wasn’t going to find anything I use over there. Now I don’t know how to get rid of all of the f these things. I gave away hundreds of clothing items to people in need there. But I have an excess of natural hair products and skincare products that I feel bad tossing and people won’t use them here. Abu idea how to go about that. I miss my less stress routines.

Sorry If you already answered this, but what natural shampoo and conditioner do you use?

How do you do hair removal though if you don't buy razors or waxing?

Sunscreen from shade they have minimal ingredients and plastic free no chemical 😊

I needed to hear this

If you remove hair, what do you use for hair removal?

So many interesting ideas! The only thing I'll disagree with is no more haircuts from professionals. The environmental impact is almost the same at home and at the saloon and what you're paying is the expertise of someone who knows how to make your face look beautiful and enhance your features, especially for us curly-haired girls. Furthermore idk what saloon you go to girl but i have a lady cutting mine for 20€, no styling or drying. She comes to my house and I just take a shower before she arrives. I feel like it can build such a strong bond in the neighborhood community! And you support your local women. Same with henna, the only colouring i get done on my hair to protect it. Another lady from the neighborhood does it. 😂

Your editing is so cute

I'm totally with you.

I just use water to wash my face & dont use exfoliate (I do use coconut oil with a wash cloth if im super flaky but thats very rare). I use the coconut oil for face & body moisturiser at thr moment but want to switch to just using Almond oil for Everything/Everywhere :) Love your vids, New Subby:"))!! x

Which shampoo and conditioner do you use?

Спасибо. Ваше видео было очень полезно и помогло почерпнуть много новых идей в направлении минимализма и экономии.

What shampoo bar do you use?? Thanks!

So what happened to me with the "nail polish" is that .....I was also a nail polish junkie... buying all the different nail polishes, doing my nails for like 4 hrs....and now I don't wear nor buy any nail polishes and the reason .......it is causing me acne, sounds weird but true.... before I was wearing nail polishes 24/7 ...in my hands (nails)....and because I eat with my right hand , the toxic chemicals going with the food in my body......after struggling for like 5-7 yrs with acne ....last year I just unintentionally stopped wearing nail polishes in my hands and voila😌....from the following month my all acnes disappear ....but then again I wore a nail polish to test if it is true.....the next day , there was pimples.....so I confirmed that nail polishes causing me acne, and before that I was cleaning my phone and washing my pillow case 😩

I want to use a period cup..but I’ve tried it and it was not good! Omg blood everywhere! I’ve had 4 pregnancies though.

Nice video! You have a new subscriber :-) I'm surprised you still use (natural) shampoo and conditioner. I stopped doing that 7 years ago and I don't miss it. Have you tried water-only hair washing yet?

Liked your video,so does that mean you dont use hairstyling tools either any heat on ur hair.i started to stop buyin hair care products nd it includes hair styling tools.letin my hair be natural

Girrrl, okay so I want to try the specific items you mentioned... vitamin e oil, organic coconut oil, etc but I want to try the specific brands you have.

There is also organic perfumes on the market for those who wants a healthier option

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Do you use anything in your bath?

I use hair spray because my hair is fine and short🤔. Any suggestions of what to use instead?

If you don't use perfume, what fragrance do you use for your body? Sometimes perfume makes me nauseous so i use baby cologne, but i want to try something new. Any recommendations?

Your channel is awesome

How do you smell good? I mean lets say you’re out the whole day, sun is scorching,city is dusty. How do you still smell good for the day?

Привет) Интересно увидеть обзор твоей косметички🤗 У меня ещё большая косметичка, но не такая большая, как год назад)

nice!!!

I'm trying so hard to be minimalist cause all my life I hate stuff

You are so cute. Please do a home tour xx

Wavy hair girl here. You do need hair products to manage the jungle 😂😂😂

Maybe you don’t near hair creams or gels because your hair is straight and naturally beautiful. For those of us with naturally curly or frizz prone hair, it’s a different story! 😅

I love you!

Show us what's in your beauty 🎒 bag ;)

Wow, the money I've wasted. 😢 No more!😊

Great ideas except one. Most of us want to remove unwanted hair. So we need some kind of hair removal product. You must not have any unwanted hair anywear on your body or face. Or do you just let it show?! 🤔😄😦

You are absolutely stunning. What a waste of money that was. 🙂

So you don’t shave ?

There is no need for sunscreen. The skin need ph balanced, so it protects itself. I use only soap and sheabutter and my skin is better than ever. Now I am 33 and Iove the sun.

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You are lucky you do not have acne and ezcema. Btw I used coconut oil one peroid and I developed an abcess on my butt. If i were you i'll use proper skincare. Infections are very scary. Also please use a pad. Whatever your shafting up your vagima is not 100% steralized.

why is cutting your hair yourself healty

Eye make-up, especially tons of it that some women wear, and fake eyelashes, make a woman look ridiculous. Now, Saga.Johanna, you said you no longer have hair removal products or use services that remove unwanted hair. So how do you remove unwanted hair?

Get real

Love the video! and you look like a runway model. So pretty! I've been cutting my hair too. I can't believe how much money I had spend in the past. It literally takes me about 15 mins and no one notices that I cut my own hair as I have long hair😃

I love ya but no. You have to smell good. Working around food or other smelly things, you need perfume, deodorant and such. No one like body oder and people sweat. I'm curious as to your husband's nationality and if you will be covering your hair next. Saving money is one thing, giving up smelling good is another.

Im sorry , hairy women are not beautiful or feminine. The others i agree. This is my opinion that i feel honors my grandmothers who taught me properly. Im sorry , i just realized u dont use tempons...u went 2 far.

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