Eco Beauty

 
We Heard It Through
the Grapevine
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
 
After last week's Green Scene article about recycling wine corks, we got a great response back from our readers sharing more tips... here are a few of our favorites:
 
1) Shim a cork (cut it slanted, length-wise), that you can then carry in your purse.  It's great for that annoying, uneven restaurant table.
 
2) Whole Foods collects corks and recycles them.

... and speaking of grapes...
 
Beauty Recipe
 
The Grapeseed Company is fabulous in its own right - it's an eco-friendly vinotherapy spa and skin care line that delights the body and the piques the senses. But now they've taken their quest to beautify Santa Barbara a step farther, by beginning a blog about beauty and wellness treatments you can create in your own kitchen, called Green Skin Care, the dish on eco beauty.  Firm your face with oats, honey and yogurt; kick a cold with essential oils (tea bags work, too); battle those under-eye bags with cucumbers, aloe vera and vitamin e... 
 
Who knew beauty was just a recipe away?
 
 

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