Because we are organic, taking the extra steps to be "green" is very important to us. We use nothing but eco-friendly cleaning products in our salon, we use Bay Area Recycling for Charities ( http://www.bayarearecycling.net/ ) to recycle everything possible, all plastic, metals (even foil), we have energy saving appliances and lightbulbs, we make sure all of our product lines come from companies who have green business practices and promote sustainable agriculture, all of our tools (hair brushes, pumice stones, etc) are made of recycled or sustainable materials. We even re-use all of our hair clippings! We send hair clippings to a non-profit organization in California called Matter of Trust who turn the clippings into hair mats used to clean up oil spills. Here is a video on youtube that shows how they use our hair clippings to clean up oil spills:
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| The Story of Stuff is a 20 minute video that will make you view the world differently. One of our favorites. |
| Soap Nuts is a laundry detergent that is totally natural, fragrance free, biodegradable, compostable, harvested fair trade, and as green as it gets. Check out their website by clicking the picture: |
| Selestial Soap is also biodegradeable, and made locally here in Traverse City! Click the picture below to visit: |
We use "dryer balls" in our dryer instead of toxic drier sheets made of rendered animal tallow, but in the winter dry months, the dryer balls just don't cut all the static.
Mackenzee's fabric softener recipe:
1 Cup Baking Soda
1 Cup White Vinegar
Mix the two in a VERY LARGE container, as they will foam up and bubble. Mix well. Once the chemical reaction has taken place and it's not foaming any more, use a funnel to pour the mixture into an old wine bottle or similar dark glass container. Fill the rest of the bottle up with regular water (I add water to the mixing bowl, swirl it around and continue to use the funnel to fill the bottle with the rinse water), add a few drops of your favorite scented oil.
Be sure to shake the bottle very well before each use to make sure the baking soda is suspended when put into washing machine. For front loaders, use 3 Tablespoons per load in the "softener" compartment. For top loaders, I recommend using a softener ball like the "downy ball" available in grocery stores, or put it in the machine at the beginning of the rinse cycle.
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