Your Makeup Might Be Hurting the Planet. Here’s How One Brand Is Fixing It.The beauty industry creates billions of pieces of waste every year, most of which never get recycled. But what if your makeup could be completely zero waste, refillable, and designed to last for decades?
In this episode, host Ian Peterman sits down with Chris Tarling, founder of Izzy Zero Waste Beauty, to reveal how his brand is building the world’s first truly closed-loop, sustainable beauty line. Every mascara, lip product, and skincare jar is returned, sterilized, and reused instead of ending up in the trash.
💡 What You’ll Learn:
How Izzy Zero Waste Beauty is transforming the eco-friendly makeup industry
The truth about why most “recyclable” beauty packaging still harms the planet
The surprising connection between dental tech and refillable cosmetics
How closed-loop systems are reshaping sustainable beauty
Tips to reduce waste in your beauty routine without sacrificing performance
Jump to your favorite parts:
00:00 - Guest Intro
00:36 - The Origin Story of Izzy
02:00 - Reusability and Design in Sustainable Cosmetics
04:57 - Closed Loop System and COVID Launch
07:04 - User Experience and Subscription Model
08:35 - Recycling and Reusability Process
14:19 - Expanding Product Lines and Skincare Innovations
19:04 - Global Expansion and Supply Chain Strategy
22:08 - Designing with Purpose: Carbon and Storytelling
23:37 - Challenges in Marketing Sustainable Products
24:44 - Importance of Product Performance
27:30 - Focusing on Wholesale Partnerships
29:39 - Collaborations and the Startup Journey
35:45 - The Future of Sustainable Practices
About Chris Tarling & Izzy Zero Waste Beauty
Chris Tarling is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, engineer, and environmentalist dedicated to disrupting the beauty industry with sustainable, circular economy solutions.
Izzy Beauty Inc a global beauty brand centered around close loop performance beauty. Live Beautifully, Waste Less. Award-winning and patented, Izzy Beauty offers customers a life changing performance in makeup, with forever-changing waste free packaging experience
Connect with Chris Tarling & Izzy Zero Waste Beauty:
Website: www.yourizzy.com
LinkedIn (Chris): https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-tarling-92722317/
LinkedIn (Izzy Zero Waste Beauty): https://www.linkedin.com/company/izzy-zero-waste-beauty/
Instagram (Shelli): https://www.instagram.com/shellibrunswick/
Instagram (Izzy Zero Waste Beauty): https://www.instagram.com/izzyzerowastebeauty/
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