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GQ Tip- Shampoo & Conditioner

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I get samples (like from the Natural Products Expo), as well as buy different products for  review and I don’t always like the way they work on my hair. But I really have a hard time wasting, it wouldn’t be very green queen like to just dump the product down the drain. If you try a new shampoo or conditioner that you really don’t like for your hair, don’t toss it! You can use the conditioner as a shaving lotion for your legs and the shampoo as a body wash. The shampoo could also be used diluted for cleaning your bathtub/sink or as a detergent for your hand wash clothes. And of course, recycle the bottles when they are empty. Or hop over to Pinterest and find a diy project.

shampoo bottles

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose…

Happy Hour With The Green Queen-Yin & Yang

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The premier of  the Happy Hour With The Green Queen internet talk radio show was on April 3rd. Of course my first guest had to be Good Green Witch, she is the yin to my yang. If you are not familiar, Rhonda (the Good Green Witch) has her show on Green Earth Radio every Saturday at 11:00 am. I am a frequent guest on her show and  which is how my show got started and why she had to be my first guest.

 

So you can’t have happy hour without cocktails right? I created the (appropriately titled) Yin Yang. You can get the recipe on my bar site GQ Eco Bartending.

On the show we spoke a lot about Easter and fair trade chocolate. Child slave labor is quite upsetting and very much a reality. My idealist (yang) side wants to believe that once people are aware of such horrific conditions, such as child slave labor in the cacao fields, that they would put a stop to it. At the very least stop advocating it (if you buy Hersheys, Nestles and about 90% of the chocolate out there, you are advocating it). The realist in me sees this isn’t so but I know this is an opportunity for me to ‘be the change’. This is all any of us can do right? So you can buy me some fair trade organic chocolate for Easter, or any given Sunday for that matter!

We also talked about some of our favorite products from the Natural Products Expo we attending. Look for reviews on these on our respective blogs.

You can listen to the show here. Available on itunes soon.

Radio Show on Green Earth Radio

 

Cheers!