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"l was devastat- That's why she joined Green ner. as are all the foils from colour your conscience," said Kiersr written a book about chakras and ed â€" i actually started to bawl -â€" Circle Salons, which brings treatments, colour tubes, papers "it's guilt-free beauty in the thebodyfor kids so i wanted to do something together some of the best brands and plastics sense that you are feeling good For more information go to about it. from across the salon and spa It even extends to the type of about what you're doing and not www.hybridhairnnddetoxspa.ca or ‘l decided when i opened my industry to provide greener choic- energy that the spa uses. contract- bad about what you're washing call 519-886-3624. business i wasn‘t going to be just es. and strives for continuous ing its electrical service to Bullfrog down the drain and what you’re "People want to do something another salon. i wanted to do improvement ofthose products. 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