3 Japanese brands upcycling your old cosmetics into art materials

What do you do with cosmetics you no longer use? If you feel guilty about throwing them away, here is some good news! Several Japanese companies collect unwanted cosmetics and upcycle them into crayons or paint. The unique colors of painting materials made from cosmetics could give you a new idea to create artwork!

COSME no IPPO

COSME no IPPO transforms unwanted cosmetics into colorful crayons. The triangular shape and the compact size of the crayons make them easy to hold.

Please note that this is not made-to-order. Although you can’t buy crayons made from your own cosmetics, you can still enjoy a little surprise with crayon colors that change depending on the collected cosmetic items.

To send your cosmetics, DM COSME no IPPO on its Instagram.

PLUS COSME PROJECT

PLUS COSME PROJECT is a community that has been promoting recycling and upcycling cosmetics since 2012. They also held workshops online for their members to increase awareness of environmental issues and to share creative ideas to solve them.

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To send cosmetics, contact them through the form to receive the mailing address. If you send more than five items, you can get complimentary mini crayons made from cosmetics upon your request!

Smink Art

Smink Art sells kits that can turn cosmetics into paints at home. Just shave cosmetics into powder form, mix with the special liquid, and draw with the attached water brush pen!

Smink Art also collects discarded cosmetics from several cosmetic companies and transforms them into paints with broad colors. Smink Art supports resolving cosmetic companies’ problem of dumping cosmetics during production when the color differs from the standard.

Moreover, Smink Art has developed coloring stickers in cooperation with artists. The original stickers, colored with upcycle paints, are perfect to use for albums and gifts.

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Instead of throwing away old cosmetics no longer in use, consider upcycling them and enjoying creating art with them!

At the same time, keep in mind that the most important thing is to reduce waste. Just thinking about whether we need something before buying it changes our consumption. It helps to reduce the environmental impact even more.