While everybody else was pouring cold ice buckets on their heads during the past few months or some until now, I unconsciously started switching to somewhat organic products.
What’s the correlation? Well, I did my little research about ALS. Although gene mutation plays an integral part with the possibility of acquiring this ailment, scientist had theorized that it can also be acquired from some environmental factors such as chemicals among other things.
My subconscious decided to torment my already anxious soul a little bit further with words such as “chemicals,” “disease,” and an acronym “ALS.” Thus, unknowingly, I’ve been slowly replacing my everyday skincare with somewhat organic products one by one during the past few months. (Do understand that you can’t get ALS from shampoo and conditioner, but some do contain carcinogens.I am an overly imaginative person.)
What do I mean by somewhat organic? Somewhat organic in the sense that i don’t think that there’s one true organic product out there in supermarkets. Otherwise, we’d be stuck with rotting products that has a shelf life of a fruit.
To be truly organic, I might as well go back to Victorian times and use a vinegar hair rinse as a shampoo and mayonnaise as a conditioner. Although some live happily this way, I just can’t. As I am now, I’m admittedly too hipster enough that I can be a guest star in the TV show Portlandia.
Hair Care Routine
For my shampoo, I’ve been using The Body Shop Anti-Dandruff Shampoo. The scent is very “herby” for a lack of a better word and I can definitely get a whiff of ginger. The packaging gives off an old school Chinese herbal tonic vibe.Compared to shampoo products on the shelves, this is made to be clear and gel like. I was doubtful that it could actually do any washing but it can.
Does it work? Well, no. I’ve seen reviews that rave about this shampoo. Unfortunately, it doesn’t clear the flakes. Well, at least for me. I’ve been using this for two months and I still have dandruff. Of course, dandruff can be caused by a lot of factors, however, shampoos that I’ve used before works far better.
This product contains birch bark, white willow and Community Fair Trade honey and panthenol. This sounds so natural and all but it can also be a bit misleading to assume that it’s just made with that. Remember to take labels with a grain of salt.
After shampooing, I’m using Human Nature Natural Conditioner. I think among all organic products on the shelves, Human Nature is priced reasonably well. This product cost Php 175 for 200 ml. A little goes a long way. I’ve been using this for about a month and I still have some left. Do have in mind that I’m a heavy user of conditioner as I have curly hair.
Unfortunately, when days are exceptionally humid, this doesn’t keep my hair frizz free. But I’m giving this product some slack because nothing can really control my hair much not unless I use a product containing silicone.
It smells great and fruity. As such, it does combat the herbiness of Body Shop’s Anti Dandruff Shampoo.
As for ingredients, most of the chemicals used are vegetable-derived. I’m really no chemist and I’m not so well-read in the art of deciphering laundry list of ingredients in a shampoo bottle. But for those of you who have nothing to do or sitting down in your toilet, I’ve attached the back of the conditioner bottle. Enjoy!
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