How I ReUse My Essentials Bottles

As I spend my days gabbing with clients and educating in other salons, one of the facts about Davines I like to speak on is the fact that as a company, Davines is very Earth conscious. I get a bit giddy when I get to tell people about Davines' association with Lifegate and how specifically the Essentials bottles are recyclable and reusable. I purposefully buy Essentials for myself in different sizes so I can use them around my home and here at Indigo. I know right?!?

Alright!! It's nerd out time!!!

Essential Hair Care is Davines' basic cleansing and conditioning line. These are the "essentials" you utilize on a daily basis to give your hair the foundation it needs to be healthy and able to be beautifully styled. The bottles themselves are transparent, what you see is what you get. If you need moisture, you would pick up Momo shampoo and/or conditioner for the day. If your hair is curly or you would like it to be straight, that hair needs the love that only Love Curl Enhancing or Love Smoothing can provide.... I could go on. You will notice that the names of the are short and sweet, like nicknames. That's because that's exactly what they are. Each product is given a nickname in accordance with what it does (Momo = moisture). Essentials is the first line within Davines to be completely zero impact, the second being Su, with the hopes that soon all of Davines will be as well. The bottles are made of PE/PET plastic (the same plastic that water bottles are made of) which is a food grade and safe plastic to recycle and reuse.

OK... So how would you go about reusing these bottles?!? The possibilities are ENDLESS!!! Seriously, when I find a new way to use them, I freak out and immediately to an "I'm so proud of myself" happy dance for at least 30-45 seconds..... SERIOUSLY!!!

What I have pictured below are just a few ways I use my Essentials bottles at home and at Indigo:

1. GARLIC!!!- I use A LOT of garlic when I cook so it's easier for me to peal a bunch at once and store it in the fridge. This, by far, has been my favorite way to store the stinky stuff in the fridge cause the screw on top allows for an airtight seal meaning no funky smell AND my garlic stays fresh for quite some time.

2. Lotion- I am very particular about the lotion I use on my skin due to skin sensitivities and what not. This means I can't just pick up any good smelling lotion and throw it in my purse for travel and daily/obsessive applications to hands and other "ashy" areas. When I finally found a lotion that worked well with my skin, it did not come in a travel size option so..... Essentials to the rescue!!!! After emptying a purposefully bought travel size Essentials bottle, I quickly washed it out and filled it with my fav, non irritating body lotion for purse convenience and travel. This is also how I travel efficiently with other products that do not come in FAA regulated travel sizes yet.








3. Vinegar- I am a klutz when it comes to pouring stuff out of big bottles. So, instead of risking the possibility of a spill I transfer the contents of my large bottles of things like vinegar and laundry detergent to liter size Essentials bottles. This makes for easier and less spilly pouring and is awesome for easy storage in the various places I use vinegar (laundry, all purpose cleaning, 1/2 water 1/2 vinegar mixture for pet accidents etc.).






4. Waxing Space- To save space at my "waxing station" located next to the shampoo bowl, I utilize a Momo Conditioner container to house the waxing sticks, q-tips (to dry wet ears after shampoo), trimming shears and tweezers. I pre-cut my own wax strips to the size I like and they live in an Authentic Replenishing Butter jar (not Essentials but totally reusable). I really enjoy how decorative it makes the space look and how each container brings its own sense of charm to the space.




Now that you've seen what I do with my Essentials bottles, I hope this gives you ideas on how to use your empty bottles in the future.

Oh!!!! I forgot to mention!!! I also store leftovers in a variety of containers, put bobby pins and hairpins in an emptied Momo Fluid bottle and made myself a little after derby anti-stink/germ kit out of a Dede Mist bottle, Momo Conditioner container and Solu Shampoo bottle... Like I said, happy dances and excitement all around when I figure out new ways to use these awesome containers!!

Cheers and happy reusing!!!

More photos taken after the original post:

I use a Momo Fluid bottle to hold hairpins and bobby pins in my "hair stuff" drawer at home.

This a homemade dog shampoo I made and now store in a Melu Shampoo liter.