I wash my hair 1-2x per week.
Wait! Before you think I’m gross and unfollow me, you should also know I’ve never worn deodorant in my life…haha! But I’ll save THAT story for another time. Just know that diet can play a huge role in body odor. I mean, my hygiene is pretty solid and I still have friends and my clients haven’t complained YET, so…it seems to be working for me 🙂
– and no I’m not a hippie and I DO keep myself groomed haha
So anyway, back to my hair. Before I coloured my hair blonde, I washed my hair every other day. Now that is blonde and really damaged and dry…lol, I only wash it once every 5-7 days, even with my sweaty work outs. It’s actually a lot nicer looking and easier to manage for me when it’s “dirty.” I’m sure some of you could agree with that.
Generally, it’s a good idea not to wash your hair daily because it can dry out your scalp which makes your hair dull and dry. I know it’s hard to kick the habit if you are a daily hair washer. It will take sometime to “re-train” your hair to not rely on the daily lave. But if it is something you are working on, or if dry shampoo is already part of your regime, you may want to consider chucking the drug store dry shampoo which are laden with chemicals, and make your own.
Some of these chemicals include Propane, Isobutane, Parabens, Fragrance…OH MY! And you’re putting this on your head?
I picked this up from one of my favourite holistic nutritionists, Joyous Health
Taken straight from her page, here’s a summary of what those chemicals can mean for you:
Isobutane
It is rated a 7 on the Environmental Working Group‘s website. It is linked with organ toxicity and listed by the Environment Canada Domestic Substance List as “expected to be toxic or harmful.”
Propylparabens
This class of chemicals are known endocrine disrupters, human immune toxicants and animal studies show reproductive and developmental toxicity. They are rated a 7 on EWG.
Fragrance
Any time you see this listed, it can mean literally hundreds of chemical toxins. The problem is that we just don’t know what chemicals are hiding in the fragrance because Health Canada does not require manufacturers to disclose this information. Fragrance is associated with allergies, immunotoxicity, irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) and organ system toxicity. It is listed as an 8 on EWG.
Alcohol Denat
This chemical is linked with developmental and reproductive toxicity, organ system toxicity and cancer, even though it’s rated a 4 on EWG.
These are only a few of the problematic ingredients in conventional dry shampoos. As I’ve talked about on my blog before, manufacturers of these products can basically put anything in their products they want. The government does not have a watchdog keeping these companies from putting toxic and harmful ingredients in products you could be using every single day. It is up to you, the consumer, to decide what toxins you want to expose yourself to. And let’s not forget about our environment. These chemicals get into our rivers, lakes, oceans and soil that our food is grown in.
It’s SO EASY, and you’ll smell like chocolate and grapefruits!
Here’s what you’ll need:
- 1 part arrowroot powder
- 1 part raw cacao or cocoa powder for brunettes, skip this for blondes, and for redheads, maybe ginger root powder?
- 10 drops of high quality essential oil (your choice)
- Combine arrowroot powder and cacao in a bowl and mix with a wire whisk. Add essential oils and mix. I suggest you drop the oil in all throughout the powder to evenly distribute the lovely scent. also don’t have any particular oil brand I recommend. I just pick up whatever I can find from the health food stores or what people have recommended to me.
- Using a funnel, pour the mixture into a clean spice bottle. I just washed out my old Simply Organic glass bottles and used them.
To use it, just sprinkle the powder in your hair and comb it out with a fine bristled brush. You may see clumps of oil roll out 🙂
Let me know how this works for you!
