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So, in the same vein as when I decided to make my own deodorant, I’ve decided to do a little something crazy. Just like with the deo, I revisted Christine at welcome to my brain and re-read her posts on going no-poo - basically, not using shampoo anymore.

I know, I know. It sounds crazy. But every source I’ve read says it works!

I read this, this, and my favourite site on the subject, babyslime.

Apparently, ‘real’ shampoo strips EVERYTHING out of your hair, so your scalp over-produces oils to compensate … so when you go no-poo, your hair kinda … rebels (?) … and might get a bit greasy. To counteract this, you can use a baking soda wash and apple cider vinegar rinse - basically your shampoo and conditioner. Most people who go no-poo do their baking soda/vinegar routine a couple of times a week and just rinse their hair with water the other days. I don’t know how this will work out for my hair, but some of the comments I’ve read from people with lifeless, fine, thin hair say their hair is healthy and shiny and has more volume!

I’ll let you know how it works

There’s a few things that I’m excited about for this new plunge: shampoos contain GROSS chemicals (basically laundry/dish detergent with pretty smelling stuff …), shampoos - especially if you’re trying to buy organic - are expensive, and shampoos come in bottles that, although we recycle them, are still more manufacturing, shipping, and waste. If I can cut shampoo out of my budget, I’ll be saving a little money and a lot of environment!

Wish me luck!

(p.s. Today is my 25th birthday! What a weird thing to be excited about on my birthday …)

I would have scored SO. MUCH. HIGHER.

Are you dying to know yet?

I make my own deodorant. Yep, you heard me right. And it works ten times better than any store-bought antiperspirant I have ever tried - and believe you me, I’ve tried a LOT of antiperspirants!!!

I found the recipe over at Christine’s blog, welcome to my brain. I read it and giggled. Three weeks later I went back and made it and have been using it ever since.

Recipe

Ingredients:

1. 1 tbsp corn starch
2. 1 tbsp olive oil
3. 1 tbsp baking soda

Directions:

Mix. Rub into armpits. Enjoy your odour-free, relatively moist-free pits. Add a few drops of your favourite essential oil if you’d like it to have an odour. I’ve never done this, mostly because I couldn’t come up with an essential oil that I liked enough to smell like, plus, I kinda like smelling like nothing.

Honestly, people, this stuff works. And it works GOOD.

(p.s. Our boiler works again - YAY!)