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RachelLeigh
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
Rachel
Rainier
WA
USA
635 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 17 2004 : 8:05:53 PM
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| Can anyone recommend any good organic shampoos, conditioners, and styling products? I want to stop putting the store-bought junk in my hair but cannot find an alternative. Any help would be appreciated! |
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cecelia
True Blue Farmgirl
497 Posts
cecelia
new york
USA
497 Posts |
Posted - Jul 18 2004 : 6:02:15 PM
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Check out the shampoos/hair products in the Lehman Hardware catalog (www.Lehman.com); they carry a solid bar shampoo. You can also try products found in most health food store. You could try using a castile soap liquid, but you will probably find you have a soap buildup, unless you rinse with a vinegar rinse (1 tbsp. white vinegar in a quart of water). Most shampoos are a bit alkaline, and are really a detergent not a soap. Good luck.
Cecelia
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Carol
Moderator/MaryJane's Design Diva
452 Posts
Carol
Moscow
Idaho
USA
452 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2004 : 2:49:17 PM
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Hi Farmgirls!
Since my organic conversion at MaryJanesFarm (http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/About/farmlife/healthy-eater/), I've been trying all the organic shampoos at our local food co-op. I used to be a bargain shampoo buyer - mostly on-sale shampoos or cheaper brands. I did have a list of animal-friendly companies, and stuck with those. But considering that I rarely spend money on any kind of hair treatment (including cuts or color), I decided that for less than $15 a month (shampoo and conditioner), I was going to splurge on the wonderful organic shampoos I found there. There are some really fabulous organic brands, and I've enjoyed almost every one I've tried. My current favorite is Nature's Gate Organics (http://www.worldpantry.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ExecMacro/naturesgate/home.d2w/report). Their line includes these yummy-smelling blends:
Lavender & Aloe (nourishes and moisturizes)
Lemongrass & Clary Sage (Volumizing)
Tea Tree & Blue Cypress (dandruff and dry scalp treatment)
They give me the daily satisfaction and sense of pampering myself that the co-op handmade soaps do. We're lucky here in Moscow that our co-op carries a really nice selection of those too, as well as the shampoos and conditioners.
Life is sweet at the farm!
Carol 
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TheSoapMaven
True Blue Farmgirl
691 Posts
Susan
LA
USA
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Posted - Dec 31 2004 : 05:24:30 AM
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When my website is back up first of February 2005, there will be bar shampoo on it. I have used bar shampoo for many moons now. Of course you could make your own if you know how to make soap, you can make shampoo. The key to good rinsing and shiny clean hair is in the oils you choose to make your shampoo.
There is great satisfaction in making things ourselves. And always remember it is no small thing to buy products from a work at home mom.
Blessings & Bliss!.· ´¨¨)) -:¦:-
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Wife, Mother, Natural Woman, Savonnière, Writer, Baker, Gardener.
Soulmate to Jerry for 30 years
Mom to Zach, Gesikah, Nathan, Hannah, Rachel and Benjamin
Yetta to Sam
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