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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💬 Would you switch to zero waste makeup? Why or why not? Tell us below!

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Couldn’t find a safe sunscreen during pregnancy? That’s how Mama Sol was born, an award-winning, sustainable skincare brand changing the way people think about SPF. Discover how Arielle Moody, a beauty industry veteran, co-founded Mama Sol to create pregnancy-safe, non-toxic, luxurious sunscreen that people actually love to wear.

In this episode of the Conscious Design Podcast, Arielle joins host Ian Peterman to share how Mama Sol's mineral sunscreen became a spa favorite, won top beauty awards, and is helping people protect their skin without compromising on health, beauty, or the planet.

⏩ Jump to your favorite parts:

00:00 - Guest Intro

00:19 - Meet Arielle Moody: CEO and Co-founder of Mama Sol

00:33 - The Origin Story of Mama Sol

01:56 - Challenges and Innovations in Sunscreen Formulation

08:21 - The Benefits of Mineral Sunscreen

16:59 - Expanding the Product Line and Future Plans

21:14 - The Journey of Building Mama Sol

26:46 - Conclusion and Special Offer

👉 Shop Mama Sol: https://shopmamasol.com

Use code ConsciousMama15 for 15% off.

About Arielle Moody & Mama Sol

While pregnant with her first child, Arielle Moody was shocked by the number of toxic ingredients in everyday products, especially sunscreen. Frustrated by natural options that felt greasy, left a white cast, or smelled unpleasant, she set out to create something better.

With years of beauty industry experience at brands like Smashbox, Dr. Perricone, and Skinn Cosmetics, Arielle co-founded Mama Sol, a 100% mineral luxury suncare brand created to make SPF safe, gentle, and enjoyable for everyone, including pregnant and nursing moms.

Mama Sol’s silicone-free, multi-tasking formulas glide on clear, nourish the skin, and come in sustainable packaging, turning sun care into a daily ritual you’ll love.

🔗 Connect with Arielle Moody & Mama Sol:

Website: https://shopmamasol.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@shopmamasol

LinkedIn (Arielle): https://www.linkedin.com/in/arielle-moody-2325a422/

LinkedIn (Mama Sol): https://www.linkedin.com/company/mama-sol/

Instagram (Arielle): https://www.instagram.com/ariellesilbermoody/

Instagram (Mama Sol): https://www.instagram.com/shopmamasol/

Facebook (Mama Sol): https://www.facebook.com/shopmamasol/

Get the “Conscious Design” book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KNMN9BT

Learn more: https://www.consciousdesignhaus.com/

Want to turn visionary ideas into market-ready, sustainable products?

👉 https://www.petermanfirm.com/

🤝 Let’s Connect: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cdesignhaus/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@consciousdesign LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/conscious-designhaus/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/CDesignHaus

We help creative entrepreneurs integrate social & environmental responsibility into their brand’s DNA through #ConsciousDesign.

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