| I think you would agree that you would be hard put to | | | | attempt. |
| find a 100% natural shampoo on the shelves at your | | | | At this point I was ready to tip the lot down the sink, |
| local pharmacy or supermarket. Virtually all commercial | | | | but something kept saying to me, don't give up just yet. |
| shampoos contain many harmful ingredients, and the | | | | The third time I used it, it was like magic, I got a lovely |
| worst offender is Sodium Laureth Sulphate. This | | | | lather up and my hair was like silk when I dried it, and it |
| product is also used in degreasing cleansers, | | | | was so easy to style, no added product needed at all. |
| detergents used for washing cars, floor cleaners and | | | | The shine was amazing and this came from the Apple |
| more, and they also put this in your shampoo, the | | | | Cider Vinegar in the final rinse. I found that when I used |
| product you use to clean your hair. This product | | | | the vinegar my hair felt like straw and I thought how on |
| creates the suds and when you feel these suds in | | | | earth am I going to comb this out before drying it |
| your fingers while you are washing your hair, | | | | because I am not using a conditioner. I shouldn't have |
| psychologically you are thinking that the suds are really | | | | worried, there were a few knots, but the comb soon |
| doing their job. Yes, they are cleaning your hair, they | | | | went through them painlessly. |
| are striping everything out of your hair, irritating your | | | | I was at a loss as to why my hair looked like garbage |
| scalp, drying your scalp and contributing towards hair | | | | the first two times I used the castile shampoo and then |
| loss at the same time. SLS is also used in toothpaste, | | | | read somewhere that what is happening is the castile |
| something to think about next time you clean your | | | | shampoo is leaching out all the chemicals in your hair |
| teeth. | | | | left them from commercial shampoos and once these |
| There are alternatives available, such as shampoos | | | | chemicals are all out everything comes right. |
| made with natural products. So, what is different about | | | | I give my hair two shampoos and do not worry if I do |
| all natural shampoo's? A lot, I changed to natural | | | | not get a lather up on the first round, I know that the |
| shampoo many months ago, after going through years | | | | natural shampoo is still cleaning and this is proven when |
| of scalp problems, itching and increasing hair loss. I | | | | I get a good lather up on the second shampoo. The |
| started by making my own shampoo mix using liquid | | | | jojoba keeps the natural oils on the scalp in check and |
| castile soap (made with olive oil), this was | | | | balanced and does not leave any oil residue on the |
| concentrated so I diluted it with water, chamomile | | | | hair shaft but it does moisturize it. |
| essential oil (a few drops) and some jojoba oil (closest | | | | I have noticed that I am not losing as much hair as I |
| natural oil to the skins own oils). When I made the | | | | was pre castile soap, my hair looks cleaner, feels |
| shampoo I used a recipe and I could not understand | | | | healthier, to touch it is like touching silk and I am not |
| why one would add oil to shampoo, but followed the | | | | having to shampoo my hair every second day, I can |
| recipe to the letter. OK, ready to give it a go, wet my | | | | now get away with three to four days in between. |
| hair and applied my shampoo mix, it was very runny | | | | Would I ever go back to commercial shampoo - No |
| because this is the nature of castile soap, I tried to | | | | Way. Even the dogs use natural shampoo now, made |
| lather it but it wouldn't lather, so after two attempts | | | | with castile soap, neem oil and essential oils, their coats |
| gave up and rinsed it out, I then sprayed my hair with | | | | are like silk. |
| Apple Cider Vinegar, massaged it through and my hair | | | | Shampoo bars are another alternative and the same |
| felt like straw, the vinegar neutralize the PH of the | | | | as the liquid castile soap, just that the soap has been |
| shampoo and helps to remove any remaining residue | | | | prepared as a solid bar, great for traveling with. In fact, |
| and gives the hair a shine. I then debated whether to | | | | you could use any castile soap on your hair and finish |
| get the usual shampoo and re shampoo my hair, but | | | | up with the same result I did. Why not give it a try, stop |
| thought, no, preserver. I dried my hair off and hit it with | | | | cleaning your hair with car degreaser, but you have to |
| the hair dryer and it looked revolting, it looked dirtier | | | | promise to stick with it, because then you will see the |
| than before I shampooed it, it was late and I didn't have | | | | great end result. Also, you will save yourself heaps of |
| time to re shampoo my hair so I left it, but it felt | | | | money, because liquid castile and shampoo bars will go |
| cleanish. Two days later I tried again with my castile | | | | a lot further than commercial shampoo and conditioner. |
| mix shampoo, this time I was able to get a bit of a | | | | Changing to natural castile shampoo was one of the |
| lather up, the end result was not dissimilar to the first | | | | best decisions I have made in a long time. |