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By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:14:04 +0000

It is lovely and different pots. I like your writing style. And enjoyed reading every part of your article. The facts are great. thanks for sharing it with us

By: mfaorbust

mfaorbust — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:22:08 +0000

Ooohh–I’m definitely going to try out the apple cider vinegar. If I use regular conditioner more than once a week, my hair gets all gross and oily.

I shampoo and body wash (and launder delicates and wash dishes and vegetables and fruits and…) with castile soap. You have to find a pH-balanced version so that it doesn’t dry out your hair, but it’s such a marvelous multitasker and only $2 a bottle at Trader Joe’s.

By: joey

joey — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:10:45 +0000

how about if i only use stolen shampoo from hotels?

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:25:15 +0000

I’ve read about not using shampoo in the book, Curly Girl. I can’t do it though. I just love my shampoo.

By: Lidiya

Lidiya — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:28:16 +0000

Youre weird.

By: joad

joad — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:12:11 +0000

You go girl. I don’t really know about the not shampooing thing but I am glad to see that you have $16.00 in retirement. While that isn’t a lot, it is a start and your head is on straight. I look forward to watching you progress!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:30:04 +0000

@Don - well, yes, if you want to get into chemistry, everything is pretty much a chemical. But there is a difference between chemicals that are safe to put on or in our bodies, and those that are not.

The Babyslime blog has a lot more about this (which is why I linked it three times in the post), but the dangers are in chemicals like mineral oil (a byproduct of gasoline production); and sodium lauryl sulfate and sodium laureth sulfate, which are skin and eye irritants and can cause improper eye development in children. These are the types of chemicals that I’m not longer interested in piling on top of my head, especially in the shower where my pores are open because of the steam and heat.

To each their own, though! I just wanted to tackle the financial aspects of it here. The rest of it is really well covered on the Babyslime blog.

By: Shell

Shell — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:43 +0000

I still use shampoo, but I have used baking soda and the vinegar before I really like it. Thye always make my hair feel really clean. Nice post!

By: Don

Don — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:35:16 +0000

I don’t dispute that shampoos are made of chemicals. But sodium bicarbonate is a chemical too. It just happens to be a chemical we eat, NaHCO3. Vinegar for that matter is a chemical and is packaged according to its chemical properties (i.e. 5% solutions, etc).