Save the Landfills

In this month's Green Scene ("A Higher Purpose"), we talk about a multitude of ways in which you can recycle and reuse all of those product containers you go through any given day. One suggestion came from SpaRitual, which for a time was packaging its new Handprint Hydrating Hand Salve in salvaged yarn containers—which are just cylinders of colorful, thick card stock with plastic caps on both ends.

Accompanying new tubes of Handprint were instructions on how to transform the yarn container and give it yet another life—as a bud vase. All you had to do was take the product out of the yarn container and remove the plastic from both ends. Then, fill a plastic water bottle—yet another item that's easily recycled—with water and insert it into the tube. Add fresh flowers, and voilá!

What products do you use—both in the spa and at home—that could find a second life in ways similar to this? Send us your ideas at arost@creativeage.com!

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Are You Crystal Clear?

The persistent popularity of microdermabrasion lends testimony to its effectiveness, both in the esthetic and medical arenas. However, confusion reigns as to the kinds of machines day spa practitioners should use. Are you familiar with your own microdermabrasion machine—enough to answer questions about it? Michael Nardella, owner and president of Skin-Apeel Company, emphasizes the important of doing your homework when it comes to choosing a machine. “For instance, pay attention to the grit sizes of the crystals your machine uses,” he advises. “The larger the grit, the more abrasion you’ll achieve and the less dust you’ll have. Also, make sure the machine is legally cleared for your use—try to find the closest thing to medical grade that can still be used by an esthetician.” (For more information, go to skin-apeel.com.) Answer the following multiple-choice question. Then, fill out the fields below and click on “submit.” Just for participating, you’ll automatically receive a chance to win a Micro-Derm Brush Kit (retailing for $59), containing a battery-operated, three-speed handheld brush and jar of crystal cream, from Skin-Apeel. What size grit of crystals can be used with your microdermabrasion machine? (Check as many as apply.) 90 grit 100 grit 120 grit 150 grit 180 grit My machine doesn’t use crystals. I don’t use a microdermabrasion machine. *Please fill in the required fields below.

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