Archive for February, 2010

Liz Earle Foot Scrub

Check out the current Foot Scrub from Liz Earle.  Ethical and Green think it works a treat!! After all you need to look after your feet when ypu are walking places rather than using the car!

Get pedicure-perfect feet in 2 simple steps with Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare. The botanically based British beauty company have walking on air this summer. 

 

Step 1: Buff and smooth away hard skin on heels and soles with Liz Earle Foot Scrub to reveal super-smooth, beautiful feet. This hardworking scrub gently and intensively exfoliates with natural pumice, and softens with avocado oil and wheatgerm oil. Leaves skin baby-soft and buffed to perfection.  

 

Step 2: Wrap your feet in richness with Liz Earle Foot Repair Moisturiser. This uplifting and revitalising cream contains a blend of peppermint and rosemary essential oils (as does the Foot Scrub), as well as a nature-identical ingredient called Farnesol to keep odour causing bacteria at bay, leaving feet smelling sweet. The luxurious formulation sinks in fast and contains shea butter sourced from a women’s cooperative in Africa, as well as skin softening avocado oil and wheatgerm oil rich in natural vitamin E, giving soothing intensive care to tired, aching feet and legs.
Use these uplifting, luxurious naturally active foot care products at home for a pedicure-perfect feel.

Follow these 4 simple steps from the Liz Earle Treatment Rooms Treatment Manager, Jo Givens, to help care for your feet: 
 When feet are hot or tired soothe them with a moisturiser 
 Massage Superbalm over cuticles to reduce dryness.  It is also great for dry skin on the heels.  To relieve tension and instantly energise, press into the spot just below the ball of your foot in the centre and hold for 5 seconds. Then massage and pull on each toe individually to relieve tension in your neck and head.  To provide relief for super dry feet in need of extra TLC, massage a generous amount of Foot Repair Moisturiser all over your feet and ankles and put on a pair of cotton socks before going to bed to nourish feet overnight while you sleep.  

 

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Electric car charging in residential developments

Following on from our posts about reducing your carbon footprint when driving, take a look at a new initiative about electric cars currently running in America.  It’s great to see residential developments incorporating green initiatives into their plans.  In this case they have gone above and beyond the normal tactics by including transport initiatives.  Maybe Britain will follow soon….

Gentlemen, Charge Your Engines!: Aqua Becomes First Residential Development to Offer Electric Car Charging Stations

Both the city of Chicago and its mayor are excited about a cutting-edge green initiative that Aqua will offer its residents: electric car charging stations and the public. Aqua will be the first residential development to offer a service like the one it will provide. Magellan Development instituted many green initiatives when developing the new mixed-use tower, but the car charging stations are one of the most innovative and exciting features.

The six public stations will be able to charge 24 cars simultaneously and are located in the garage of Aqua. Charging an electric car on these stations, which costs approximately $5 in energy costs, will allow an electric car to drive approximately 250 miles.

In a demonstration hosted by Magellan and attended by Mayor Daley, an I-GO Car Sharing Prius was charged at the Aqua charging station. Magellan partnered with Carbon Day Automotives, a Chicago company using the Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint Network of electric charging stations, to create the Aqua charging stations. As nearly every automotive manufacturer has announced plans to develop an electric model or hybrid model, the electric charging stations in Aqua allow for the whole city of Chicago to start to participate in the green movement in the future. The charging station amenities at Aqua make it a great place to live for those already owning an electric vehicle.

Mayor Daley joined the demonstration event to take part in the achievement for the city of Chicago. What Magellan and Aqua have done for the city has been called “an impressive prototype for the kind of sustainable-energy infrastructure.” Chicago was awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2009 Clean Cities Petroleum Reduction Technologies grant program; with $15 million allocated to this purpose, the development of green initiatives like this one will hopefully be an integral part of all Chicago developments in the near future.

Author Sig: Magellan Development, a premier developer of Chicago condos for sale, is committed to creating urban communities that blend striking and innovative architecture with top quality, environmentally-friendly construction. Designing communities in prime locations in the city, Magellan Development anticipates the needs and exceeds the expectations of valued residents and commercial clients.

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