Not Your Average Hippie

It happens to all of us. You're walking down the street and you come across some hippie kid with second hand clothes that hasn't been washed in weeks and hair that looks like a wasps nest that hasn't been washed since the turn of the century. Alright, so that might be an exaggeration, but you know what I mean. They are the young adults (and maybe not so young adults as well) who make their statement by openly not participating in socially acceptable personal hygiene.

Those crazy hippie kids, well, they might not have the wrong idea. I wrote a blog telling you about chemicals to which we expose ourselves. Well, we expose our hair, skin, and teeth to just as many, if not more potentially harmful chemicals every day! Just take a look at your shampoo and conditioner bottles and you will see what I mean. Some chemicals in particular to look for JUST IN SHAMPOO are: 


MIT (methylisothiazolinone)
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
DEA (diethanolamine
Iodopropynyl butylcarbamate
Parabens
Propylene Glycol
Tocopheryl Acetate


If you think this is a lot, check out the chemicals to look out for in conditioners, soaps, and even toothpaste! If you want to know why to look out for those chemicals, read more: http://www.brighthub.com/environment/green- living/articles/16554.aspx#ixzz1br84q4dy


So, I must tell you something about myself that not many people know. I haven't washed my hair in over a week. I actually told that to one of my friends the other day and he didn't believe me. He looked at my hair and said that it looked like I had washed my hair recently. He said it looks "normal". The truth is, people do not even need to wash their hair every day, or even every week. All you need to do in the shower is rinse the oils out of your hair and you are good! 


That may sound weird or disgusting, but it is true. But don't throw out your shampoo bottles just yet. If you are like most Americans and have been using store bought shampoo for most of your life, your scalp is used to having to compensate for the oils that are being stripped out. Start out small. Go a day or two with only rinsing your hair. Then after a few weeks, go a few more days...and then a week...and then two weeks. Eventually, you will get to the point where all you will need to do is wash (using natural soaps) only once or twice a month. That is not only much healthier for your scalp, but it will make you feel like a young hippie...without actually having to look like a hippie. 


Well, I am going to leave you guys with a song by one of my favorite artists: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R5IQoIYvTM


Enjoy!