Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes
BBC writer Chris Jeavens has been blogging about her adventures in giving up plastic for the past month, and only a few days ago she mentioned my no 'poo regimen on her blog.
Normally, this would be extremely exciting, but instead it's a bit embarassing because I'm no longer a no 'poo person.
I know. It's hard to believe, but I think I have a good reason for giving it up. I had the most horrible case of dandruff! A case so bad that I was forced to buy a bottle of Head and Shoulders.
Please don't scoff. If you could have seen the blizzard of snowy white flakes coming off my head you would have understood.
Anyways, since I started using my new bottle of shampoo my hair has been dandruff-free and wonderfully clean. It's been a real relief, so I guess I'm planning to use the whole bottle of Head and Shoulders and then move back to Lush shampoo. But just in case I get dandruff again, does anyone have any tips?
p.s. I checked out Lush's dandruff bar and it's not an option. I can't stand the smell.
p.p.s Since it's been a while since I've written, I feel I should admit that I've had one or two additional lapses this month in my plastic-free-ness. But otherwise I'm still doing well.
Normally, this would be extremely exciting, but instead it's a bit embarassing because I'm no longer a no 'poo person.
I know. It's hard to believe, but I think I have a good reason for giving it up. I had the most horrible case of dandruff! A case so bad that I was forced to buy a bottle of Head and Shoulders.
Please don't scoff. If you could have seen the blizzard of snowy white flakes coming off my head you would have understood.
Anyways, since I started using my new bottle of shampoo my hair has been dandruff-free and wonderfully clean. It's been a real relief, so I guess I'm planning to use the whole bottle of Head and Shoulders and then move back to Lush shampoo. But just in case I get dandruff again, does anyone have any tips?
p.s. I checked out Lush's dandruff bar and it's not an option. I can't stand the smell.
p.p.s Since it's been a while since I've written, I feel I should admit that I've had one or two additional lapses this month in my plastic-free-ness. But otherwise I'm still doing well.
Comments
LUSH does offer plastic bags for stuff in their store, but you don't have to use them.
Besides, IMHO clean hair and scalp are essentials. :)
So, aspirin in your no 'poo?
I've also heard folks say they got a rash or itching after using baking soda as deodorant for a while, but I haven't had that problem either, so maybe the baking soda will continue to work for me.
How is the BS deodorant working for you these days?
It's hard to believe, but I am still using regular deodorant and probably have another month of two left (I had two full sticks when I ditched plastic). I did baking soda deodorant experiment a while back and it went well. We'll see what happens.
I myself stopped wearing dark colour clothing.
Try something that kills bacteria. Like washing with vinegar, washing with diluted Dettol......
http://www.soap-lady.com/shampoo.html
I've made an order from her (this is the most inexpensive all-natural shampoo I've found) but I haven't tried it yet. (I got the Coconut bar for my chronically oily hair.) I'll let you know how it goes, if you like.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A546130
However - and I'll probably find something about this further into your lovely blog - but I used to have dandruff too, and found that cutting out dairy and wheat really helped. In fact it also helped my nose, and cattarh, and phlegm and other nasal things that are tricky to spell.
So, perhaps you could do a no dairy experiment? Er, coz they use plastic to milk the cows don't you know? ;)