Category Archives: Hair products:shampoo, conditioners…

Homemade hair conditioners that work for long hair

Everyday ingredients are simple and safe Trying to formulate the perfect concoction that will untangle my children’s long so-hard-to-brush hair has been a struggle. I wanted to use ingredients that I already have at home, not have to understand advanced … Continue reading

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Everything you put on your head, goes straight into your blood- Proof!

Skin- Body’s largest organ- Post 2 If you have ever doubted that your skin is an open channel into your blood stream, I can now tell you that I am the living proof that it is! In an attempt to … Continue reading

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Why you don’t need shampoo

Why go NO POO? Even writing these words, I cringe hearing the skeptics reading this and thinking, “Never, that is so gross!” But what is really worse? The ingredients in your commercial shampoos can vary from harmful to dangerous to useless. … Continue reading

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Hair salon- Help reading labels

Culture shock I just got back from the hair salon. My usual lady moved to Stockholm, so I had to find a new person that would hopefully understand my personality and hair type and not make me look like an idiot. I am … Continue reading

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Soap nuts- all natural detergent and shampoo

Picked, de-pitted and bagged- no processing=low Eco-footprint From the latin word saponis, meaning soap and indicus meaning of India we get the word soap nuts or soap berries. They grow on small shrubs and trees that grow in warm climates, … Continue reading

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Shaving Creams or not?

Although I have never experienced shaving my face, I do shave other parts of my body. Some of the negative reactions to shaving products are: irritation, swelling, allergies and breakouts. Since 2 male readers have asked me about this, I … Continue reading

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Shampoo, using what you already have

Shampoo making is not an advanced chemistry project with advanced equipment and exactness crucial. I would rather compare it to kids playing with ingredients to experiment in the kitchen. Making your own shampoo has many benefits (a few being): You know … Continue reading

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Sodium lauryl sulfate- risks and options

  This subject is so complicated since there are at least 4 terms which are similar in name and origin, yet have different impacts on our bodies and the environment. I want to try to break it down simply so … Continue reading

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Finding parabens hidden at the end

Parabens are a class of chemicals widely used as preservatives in the cosmetic industry. They are effective anti-bacterial and anti-fungi chemicals. They have no smell, no taste and they are clear. Grapefruit is one natural alternative, but unfortunately ineffective. Otherwise … Continue reading

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