Eco-Chic Tip of the Week: Save Energy & Equalize Hair Porosity

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat.

Did you know that a hair dryer can use up to 1,500 watts of energy in an hour? That’s more than some air conditioners use in the same amount of time!

Ways to equalize hair porosity

Don’t get us wrong, we love a good blowout. And, we know that hair dryers are an integral part of salons and creating some of the most sought-after hairstyles. We’re not saying you should put away your trusty heat styling tools—just consider ways to cut down on drying time and maybe even air dry once in a while! Believe us, it’s better for your hair and your energy bill.

A key component in drying time is hair porosity. Essentially, hair porosity is how easily the hair absorbs and releases moisture (check out NaturallyCurly.com’s The 411 on Hair Porosity to find out how porous your hair is). All of our products are porosity-equalizing—especially Get It Straight Gelée. The aloe and chamomile calm unruly frizzies, while the non-greasy, non-sticky formula works to ensure the hair shaft dries evenly. Get It Straight not only cuts down drying time, but it protects from the heat of your hair dryer as well. A win-win in our book!

Additionally, Get It Straight Gelée will still work if you want to try air drying for a change. The formula will equalize your hair porosity, whether you use a hair dryer or not. It will still eliminate frizz, calm curls, and smooth the hair cuticle. Don’t expect pin-straight locks if you’re air-drying, but Get It Straight will give you a more manageable mane, with or without heat styling tools!

Need more reasons to try Get It Straight Gelée? It’s vegan, sulfate-free, paraben-free, fragranced with essential oils, made in the USA, a heat protectant, it works on curly and straight hair—at a professional level, and it’s packaged in a BPA-free bottle printed with soy ink. Visit our website (www.usemeproducts.com) to order yours today!

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Eco Friendly Hair Products: Refill, Reuse, Repeat

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat.

This is one in a series of articles where we will address various eco-friendly hair care related topics. This installment is Eco Friendly Hair Products.

To be eco-friendly is quite multi-faceted: in addition to choosing eco friendly hair products, we should all recycle, reuse, and be conscious of our carbon footprints. Many products in the hair industry contain natural, plant-derived ingredients, but that doesn’t always mean they were sourced sustainably. Nor does natural, earthy looking packaging indicate the contents are eco-friendly.

Here at Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat., eco-chic is right up our alley. We’ve made it our mission to provide high-end hair care that’s good to the Earth. Here are some of the ways we are saving the world, one shampoo bottle at a time:

Refill. Salons around the country have joined us in our eco-friendly efforts by installing our Filling Stations™. Each Filling Station™ is made from reclaimed wood and steel in Maine, and allows customers to refill their empty cleanser and moisturizer bottles in-salon. Every time you refill your eco friendly hair products at a Use Me salon, you support a local business and save a few bottles from ending up in the Pacific Garbage Patch.

Reuse. Our packaging is made of safe BPA-free plastic so you can feel good about reusing them over and over. Even with prolonged exposure to a hot shower, the plastic will never leach harmful chemicals (namely Bisphenol-A) into the products.

Repeat. We recently announced our newest eco friendly hair products: the RE:kit and the RE:fill! When you purchase a RE:kit (two cleansers and two moisturizers), you receive a free Use Me mailer bag. With forever-free shipping, you can mail empty bottles back to our headquarters in Maine for a RE:fill. We’ll fill the bottles at our Filling Station™ and send them back to you. See, it’s easy being green!

Sustainably Sourced Ingredients
All of the botanicals in Use Me products are organic—ingredients like lavender, lemongrass, night jasmine, violet, aloe vera and sunflower oil—and the beeswax in Sea Salt Matte Paste is sustainably sourced. The lanolin in Curl Up & Shine comes from a no-kill sheep farm in New Zealand, where the sheep are not raised for their meat, nor fed growth hormones to increase wool production.

Responsible Business Practices
In our offices, we make every effort to reuse what we can and recycle everything else. We reuse paper, packing materials and boxes, and we always conserve heat, electricity and water. All of our professional printing is done on 100% recycled paper and our promotional products are always made of recycled materials. When we ship our eco friendly hair products (through UPS), we pay a little extra to offset the carbon footprint—a small but important expense!

Is there an eco-friendly hair care related topic you would like to see covered on our blog after Eco Friendly Hair Products? Great! Just let us know by contacting us at info@usemeproducts.com.

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The Love Your Mother Campaign

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat.

1% for the Planet has launched their Love Your Mother campaign, asking consumers to share pictures of the 1% network gifts they are giving or receiving this holiday season. Every network-related image on Twitter and Instagram that includes the #LoveYourMother hashtag will be entered into a drawing to win some 1% for the Planet member swag!

Use Me! Eco-Friendly Hair Care | 1% for the Planet Member

To say thank you to all of the Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat. fans, each Love Your Mother photo featuring any Use Me! products will be entered into our own drawing. Don’t forget to follow us and tag @UseMeProducts in your photos on both Twitter and Instagram!

And there’s still time to give Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat. to someone special this holiday season! Visit our website to purchase cleansers, moisturizers, and stylers (like the ones at left!).

Love Your Mother | 1% for the Planet Campaign | #LoveYourMother

A Maine Holiday Gift Guide

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat.

Check out our holiday picks, featuring local products from like-minded Maine-based companies! Please share this with your friends, whether they’re in New England or elsewhere. Scroll down for links to each company. Happy Holidays!

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Alanna York, Founder & President | Wicked Whoopies
Erica Gray, Co-Owner | Swans Island
Thomasina DiBiase, Vice President | Planet Dog
Kate Emmerich, Director of Education | Urban Farm Fermentory
Kristin Angeli, East Coast Account Director | happygreenbee
Nathaniel Wellin, West Coast Account Director | Maine Mead Works
Jeni Bishop, Administrative Assistant | Sea Bags

Introducing… Christiaan Salon and Day Spa

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat.

All of us at Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat. would like to warmly welcome Christiaan Salon and Day Spa in Providence, Rhode Island to our family of eco-conscious salons!

Christiaan Salon and Day Spa offers hair cuts, coloring, keratin treatments and extensions, as well as waxing, facials, body treatments and makeup services. For the full list, visit their website.

The staff at Christiaan Salon and Day Spa (photo courtesy of Facebook).

We are thrilled to announce that clients can now purchase Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat. products at Christiaan Salon and Day Spa! If you live near the Providence area, call (401) 521-5050 to schedule an appointment today. For more information, visit their website (www.christiaansalon.com) and be sure to follow their social media: Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest!

Location: 4 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02904
Phone: (401) 521-5050
Email: info@christiaansalon.com
Website: christiaansalon.com

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MaduSalon’s New Filling Station in San Francisco!

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat.

Hey, San Franciscans, guess what? MaduSalon now has the only Use Me Filling Station in the SFB area! You can refill your cleansers and moisturizers right in the salon, located at 300 Divisadero Street. We are so excited that Madu is helping us save the world, one shampoo bottle at a time—stop by today to join us in our eco-chic mission!

For more information, visit their website (www.madusalon.com) and be sure to “like” MaduSalon on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

Location: 300 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
Phone: 415-626-4782
Email: madusalon@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.madusalon.com

Introducing… LMG Studio

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat.

Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat. is excited to announce that LMG Studio in Beverly Hills, California has one of our trademarked Filling Stations! You can now refill and reuse your empty cleanser and moisturizer bottles at the salon on 157 North La Cienega.

LMG Studio is “the premiere beauty salon in Beverly Hills” and offers a full menu of services including coloring, styling, eyelash and hair extensions, makeup, waxing, and nail services.

For more information, visit their website (www.lmgstudio.net) and be sure to follow LMG Studio on Facebook and Twitter. Call (310) 854-5445 to schedule an appointment today!

Location: 157 N. La Cienega Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: (310) 854-5445
Email: laurent@lmgstudio.net / maurice@lmgstudio.net / garry@lmgstudio.net
Website: www.lmgstudio.net

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Introducing… James Olin Salon

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat.

Use Me! Products is proud to welcome James Olin Salon to our family of eco-conscious salons! We are thrilled to be partnering with Andrea Slayton (the owner) and her staff who have the passion, experience, and talent to make you “love your hair… love your salon.”

James Olin Salon offers several services, including styling, color, treatments, texture, and facial waxing. Check out the full services menu for more information and pricing.

You can now purchase our products at James Olin Salon, and a Use Me Filling Station will be coming in early 2013! For more information, visit their website (www.jamesolinsalon.net) and be sure to “like” James Olin Salon on Facebook. If you live near the West Lebanon area, call (603) 790-8024 to schedule an appointment today!

Location: Colonial Plaza, 5 Airport Road, Suite 8, West Lebanon, NH 03784
Phone: (603) 790-8024
Email: Andrea@JamesOlinSalon.com
Website: www.jamesolinsalon.net

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The Boom Boom Room 2012: Celebrity Tweets

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat.

We were absolutely thrilled to be invited to this year’s Boom Boom Room, a pre-Emmy Awards gifting suite for celebrity parents. Our eco-friendly products were very well-received, and everyone we met was so gracious and truly interested in our refill, reuse, repeat philosophy. A big thanks to everyone who stopped by The Boom Boom Room — it was great to meet you! And check out some of the celebrity tweets from our weekend!

All images are screenshots from our Twitter feed. Source: @UseMeProducts.

Introducing… MaduSalon

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Use Me! Refill. Reuse. Repeat.

All of us on the Use Me team are so excited to welcome MaduSalon in San Francisco to our family of eco-conscious salons. We are absolutely thrilled to partner with a fabulous salon that specializes in curly hair, especially since Use Me was founded by a curly girl!

MaduSalon is a full service salon, offering haircuts, color, styling (including updos, extensions, and curl styling), waxing, skin detoxes, and cosmetic services. Check out the full services menu for more information.

We love that our products are now sold at MaduSalon, and soon, you’ll be able to refill your cleansers and moisturizers there too! For more information, visit their website (www.madusalon.com) and be sure to “like” them on Facebook. Check out their Tumblr blog, too! If you live in the San Francisco area, call 415-626-4782 to schedule an appointment today!