Beauty buffs are only just realising how to score 500 Boots points almost instantly & it's great if you love skincare
According to savvy
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According to the TikToker, you'll need to redeem the points within three days of depositing the empties
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The popular retailer is offering the free points to encourage shoppers to recycle items made of materials that are hard to re-purpose
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The high street store is offering 500 free Advantage Card points, which are worth £5, and all you have to do is return five empty products.
Normally, you would have to spend a minimum of £125 to earn 500 Advantage Card points as the loyalty scheme offers four points for every £1 spent.
But the popular retailer is offering the free points to encourage shoppers to recycle items made of materials that are hard to re-purpose.
And it can be from any beauty or health brand - not just those snapped up from
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To score the points, all you need to do is use your smartphone camera to take a picture of each of the items on the
Customers then drop the empties off at one of the stores offering fabulous the scheme.
This can be done at the special recycling bins located near No7 make-up counters.
You'll need to scan the QR code on the bin for each item you drop off and mark the item as deposited on the website.
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Shoppers will then be sent a barcode, which you'll need to take to a No7 till point with your Advantage Card to redeem the points.
One of those raving about the incentive was TikToker only known as
I'm 50 next year & don't have a single wrinkle thanks to a product from Boots or TikTok shop - I've never had Botox
''Stop throwing away your empty toiletries - make money from them instead,'' the money-smart beauty buff recently told social media users.
In the informative clip, The Finance Girl also showed the empties she used to score the epic offer - these included Nivea eye make-up remover, an old deodorant and more.
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''Once you've uploaded your five items to the app, you'll need to wait up to 24 hours for them to be approved - but sometimes they're approved instantly.''
According to the TikToker, you'll need to redeem the points within three days of depositing the empties.
What items can you recycle?
THERE'S a huge range of make up, beauty and health items you can recycle for points under Boots' new scheme. You should try and make sure the packaging is as empty as possible.
after sun and sun protection cream, lotion, moisturise and pump dispenser
aftershave lotion
antiperspirant and deodorant cream, roll on and stick
bath & body samples or minis
BB cream
blusher
body butter, moisturiser oil scrub
bronzer
brow palettes and pencils
brushes and brush cleansers
bubble bath, oils and salts
CC cream
chest cream
cleanser
combs
concealer
conditioner
contact lens case and solution
contouring
corrector
dental care samples or minis
denture care
exfoliator
eye products including cream, eye liner, eye palettes, eye shadow
face creams, face palettes and face wash
fake tan drops, lotion, moisturiser and pump dispensers
feminine cream, lotion shave balm and wash
flossing products
foot cream and lotion
foundation
haircare minis
hair products, including cream, gel, jelly, mousse pump, paste, hair putty, serum, spray pump, treatments, wax, and haircare samples
hand cream, hand lotion, sanitiser, hand wash
highlighter & luminiser
insect repellent lotion and pump dispenser and stick
lip products, including balms & creams, gloss, pencils, lipsticks
make-up brushes, samples and minis, sponges
mascara
masks
micellar water
moisturiser
mouthwash
nail polish remover
neck cream
powder
primers & base
shampoo
shaving cream pot, tube, cream pump dispenser, gel pump dispenser
shower gels
skincare samples or minis
soap
supplement bottles, tubes, tubs
talcum powder
teeth whitening product
toiletry samples or minis
toners
toothbrushes and toothpaste
vitamin bottles, tubes and tubs
There are also items you can't recycle, including:
aerosol cans
perfume bottles
nail polish bottles
hair dyes
brow and eyelash tints
safety razors and razor blades
disposable razors and razor heads
used PPE (disposable masks, gloves and visors)
medicine
vitamins and supplements blister packs and foils
any electrical items such as hairdryers and straighteners and any medical devices, electrical or not
food packaging of any type, including crisp packets
She went on in
''This was easy for me because I had to stock up on some essentials.
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''I headed to the till, scanned all my items and then scanned my voucher which can be found on the reward section of the Recycle Me app.
''And there you go - £5 for empty products that I would have just thrown in the bin.''
Joanna Rogers, trading director and vice president of beauty at Boots, previously said: "Customers will be able to recycle even the most difficult health, beauty and wellness empties, from old mascaras and empty toothpaste tubes to finished lipsticks and empty vitamin pots.
"Our customers can then feel even better about treating themselves with their Advantage card points."
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The packaging returned to Boots goes to recycling company ReWorked where everything is broken down into its components and fully recycled, composted or turned into granules and used to make new items.
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