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Clean your hair naturally. Well, maybe not this naturally.
RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—If you (or family members) have long hair, or are in the habit of washing your hair frequently, you may find yourself buying bottles of shampoo and other hair-care products often enough to put a significant hole in your budget. And all the chemicals that you wash down the drain may have a similar effect on the local ecosystem. Don’t worry—you don’t have to sacrifice looking good to save some money and protect local waterways.
Stretch That Bottle
First of all, here’s some advice you can follow the very next time your locks need a wash. Want to cut your shampoo bill in half? Just cut it with water. Most shampoo is so thick we tend to use more than we really need. So when you buy a bottle of shampoo, pour half in to a clean bottle to use later. Depending on the brand you use, you may be able to dilute it even more without sacrificing cleaning power. Add warm water to the original bottle, and slosh gently to blend. Putting diluted shampoo into a pump bottle or even a wall-mounted foam dispenser will reduce the amount everyone in your family uses by dispensing measured amounts. You’ll spend less, you won’t be throwing empty bottles into the recycling bin nearly as often, and you’ll reduce the impact of your hair-care routine on the planet. I’ve been doing this since my kids were little, and it works great!
Want to cut the shampoo bill in half again? Rethink the “lather, rinse, repeat” mantra thought up by some incredibly savvy shampoo marketer a few decades ago: Isn’t “lather, rinse” plenty most of the time? And sometimes just “rinse” (no shampoo at all) is enough. Going a day longer between shampoos can also save money without causing bad-hair days for many people, though it may take your scalp a week or two to scale back on the protective oils it produces to combat the drying effects of shampooing.
With all that money you’re saving it might be a good idea to consider switching to an all-natural or organic shampoo if you aren’t already using one. They will set you back a bit more than the bargain brands, but after you dilute them and use them wisely, they are more affordable and far better for you and for your family, not to mention all the critters who live downstream from you. The scalp is rather good at absorbing traces of chemicals you’d rather not have inside you, and most commercial shampoos are full of just such chemicals. Read the fine print and you’ll find such debatable characters as sodium laurel sulfate, propylene glycol, cetearyl, methylparaben, propylparaben, synthetic preservatives, distearate, isopropyl alcohol, and the ubiquitous and mysterious “fragrance.” Having “natural” or “herbal” on the label in no way means the product inside is free of noxious chemicals, so check the ingredients list regardless.
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Clean up on hand and body washing too
If you appreciate my tips for keeping your hair nice, you may also be interested in my eco-tips for keeping the rest of you nice and clean without breaking the bank or the planet. Check out http://www.rodale.com/soap-and-saving-money...which even comes with an optional video of your favorite Nickel Pincher...just in case you are anxious to put a face and voice on my words!
New Ground
I encourage you to give borax solution a try and let me know what your results are! I think you'll be quite pleased.
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As an oily-scalp person, discovered many years ago that even oily-hair shampoos and conditioners were too thick for me, and began cutting w/water. Also that pouring the diluted conditioner on my scalp still resulted in oily-scalp problems. So I moved to putting it on the strands and ends only, and the smallest amount possible at that. Also agree about washing hair only when it clearly needs it, rather than automtically w/each shower. Where this article breaks new ground for me is in making your own herbal shampoo or forgoing shampoo for borax or baking soda. Interesting!
Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap as Shampoo
I've been using Dr Bronner's on my hair for nearly a year now and I've never gotten more complements on my hair AND I don't seem to have bad hair days any longer. You know -- the days when your just won't get right??? They are long gone. The secret is not "wash" it every day. I'll use Dr. Bronner's every 3rd day (but will wet and style every morning), and my hair is better than its ever been. I'll never "shampoo" again.
Saving water, and the propane/electricity to heat it too!
Good point Nancy! Having less to rise out will save you not only time (a top priority with me as I often shower and change between farm tasks and work in a scant 5 minutes) but also water, and -- since it is probably warm or hot water -- the fuel it takes to heat it up (if you have solar hot water heat, my hat is off to you -- we hope to convert in the next year or so).
shampoo
Diluting the shampoo is a great idea to extend its use. It would also save water, needing less to rinse it out.