Keeping things as green as possible is important to us here at Directions, so we asked YOU at home about your favourite ways of re-using your pots after colouring.
We know the Directions community is a creative one, therefore we hopped onto our socials to ask the important question of: how do you re-use your Directions pots once the conditioning formula has been applied to your heads?
Whether you're left with one, or a few... your hair colour pots can be used in many ways to upcycle rather than heading straight to the bin!
Straight from the feeds of @directionshair, we've put together the top ways to use your pots at home or in the salon.
If you're reading this already inundated with reused pots, you should know that you can recycle them. However, make sure the plastic is completely washed out and cleaned before popping our pots into the pink sack.
Becky Smith gives us tip number one – mixing your dyes! Whether you're mixing your own unique creations or diluting down a colour, keeping it in our pots is a handy way to keep the process clean and green.
Similar to tip 1, if you're mixing a unique shade for your vivid clients, our pots are the best way to allow them to take home their personal mix to top up at home in between appointments!
First, make sure to completely rinse out your pot of any dye residue. Then you're good to go for mixing other products that are in your beauty routine! astrid.emma tells us how she uses hers to mix bronzer and body lotion.
If you're jetting off on holiday or just don't want to carry around a big bottle of product, wandalismo lets us know how you can put a smaller amount into your pots (after washing them out) to have a handy, portable size!
wandalismo gives us another helpful hint of potting up your jewellery, but why stop there? Any accessories can be stored away and even labelled into the perfect storage system! You'll never lose eyelashes again.
For those of you who have an artistic side, our pots are great for storing art & craft pieces. claresfunkware upcycles her pots as paint pots when camping with the kids!
Now this one, you NEED to make sure your pot is completely clean! Once it is, you can get some amazing uses out of your pots. spagettisquash tells us how they’re good for herb & spice pots. You can also consider measuring out washing powder, storing leftovers or lunch pots.
Don't just stop at the kitchen... nicole__tattoo uses her pots to contain her tiny cactuses. There are multiple ways to use little containers in your gardening routine!
Your work area will really appreciate incorporating our pots into your space. Keep stationery labelled in one place on your desk or draw! _eclipse.x shows us how it's done by using her pots to store her painted diamonds.
We could go on with the amount of uses for these small pots with infinite organisation, so we'll finish on one we can all relate to! Bekkie Hopwood sorts the ever-annoying pain of loose coins by using hers as a change pot.
Have you got any top tips that you're eager to share with us? Simply head to socials to spread your upcycling hints and help others in the #directionshair community get creative.
If you've tried any of our 10 fave methods above, also share with us so we can see your green routines in action!
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