There’s so much to consider when visiting your young adult’s college campus.
You want to set them up for success with healthy roommates, a balanced academic load, and a supportive community.
Most importantly, you want to prioritize their health.
With high levels of stress and environmental toxins, it’s common for college students to face health challenges as they adjust to life on campus.
The good news is, you can help your young adult face these challenges head-on with healthy habits and intentional products. Let’s build your college student’s makeup bag with health in mind.
What Is Toxic Burden?
Toxic burden refers to the amount of environmental chemicals you’re exposed to regularly — and how many of these toxins need to be processed through the liver.
College classrooms are often contaminated with volatile organic compounds (cleaning agents), mold, fragrance, and dust. While these toxins alone might not cause an illness, the combination is a contributing factor in your young adult’s overall health.
College is a community environment, and it’s impractical to avoid every air pollutant. But you can help your child take control of the products they use in their personal space. This should lower the overall toxic burden and give their body space to detox and heal.
One great way to reduce toxic burden in young adults is to “detox” their makeup and skincare bag.
Build a Back-to-School Organic Makeup Kit for Your Young Adult
A personalized organic makeup kit helps your young adult put their best face forward — without exposing their largest organ to microplastics and fragrance.
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Choose an All-Natural Foundation
Stress breakouts are a very real part of the college experience. For many young adults, these breakouts are exacerbated by low-quality cleansers and everyday toxic makeup.
It’s easy to get caught up in the cycle: cover up your stress breakouts with harsh foundation and then break out even more.
A healthy foundation with skin-supporting ingredients is a much better choice and should break your young adult out of this cycle (or prevent them from beginning it in the first place). The goal of any foundation should be to smooth the skin’s appearance while providing healthy and nourishing ingredients.
These are our favorites:
Organic Liquid Foundation
The application and consistency of natural foundations are similar to the foundation you already use. It can be applied with a makeup sponge or brush — and only includes ingredients that are healthy for your body.
Organic Mineral Makeup
Mineral makeup is a great option for those prone to acne and oily skin. It works to guard against pollution and feeds the skin with supportive ingredients. If mineral makeup has irritated your skin in the past, make the switch to a brand that doesn’t use bismuth oxychloride — a cheap filler that is a common cause of irritation.
Organic Cream Concealer
For some, a basic concealer is enough to cover up the evidence of a long night of studying. Cream concealer smoothly blends into your skin — minimizing acne spots and hyperpigmentation. Our organic cream concealer recipe includes healthy oils to soothe redness and breakouts.
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Find Your Favorite Eye Makeup
It’s important to get eye makeup right. Those with allergies and sensitive skin often struggle to find a mascara or natural eyeliner that feels comfortable all day.
Whether you build an organic makeup bag with mascara, natural eyeliner, or a bold eye makeup palette, your young adult deserves to feel confident without dousing their eyes in chemical irritants.
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Add a Pop of Color — The Best Options for Organic Lipstick and Blush
College is a big step. We hope your young adult is celebrating every moment that brought them here.
Many students like to bring out a new side of themselves when moving from high school to college. Maybe this is their year to be bold and think outside the box.
Our cream cheek tint or nourishing lipstick are both great options if they want to add bright colors to their new college look.
Or, a gentle tallow lip balm can maintain a natural sheen, especially during the dry fall and winter months.
An All-Natural Skincare Routine to Nourish and Cleanse
Your skin is your body’s largest organ — and it may be the first organ to sound the alarm of toxic burden. Acne breakouts, rosacea, and eczema are all associated with stress and should be cared for (and prevented) intentionally.
College is the perfect time to add healthy skincare to your young adult’s morning routine. Likely, they’re facing a lot of pressure to try new products or appear a certain way. So, an established skincare routine that’s easy, effective, and nontoxic can boost their confidence and wellness.
We recommend oil cleansing for any beginner skincare routine and any skin type. Seabuckthorn cleansing oil is full of nourishing ingredients that easily remove toxins and buildup from the skin. This skincare method is especially healthy because it doesn’t strip your face of its natural (and necessary) oils.
For those prone to acne or who prefer to use a traditional soap bar, we recommend the charcoal cleansing bar. It’s easy to pack for your travels between home and college.
Want to Gift Your College Student Their Very Own Organic Makeup Kit?
If you want to help your student build a healthy relationship with skincare and makeup, consider building a college makeup kit with Toups and Co as a back-to-school gift.
You’ll feel better knowing they have healthy options to minimize their toxic burden at college. And, they’ll be surprised at just how effective and beautiful natural makeup can be.