caitlinaturally

Natural Products Purchase, musings

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:57:53 GMT

Tonight I convinced Dad to go to Wild Oats with me so I could look for some of the natural products I wanted. I'd only been there very breifly once, so I was happy to be back. It is fairly yuppiefied, but I really felt like I was at "home". I was ecstatic to see Bust, Ms. and Adbusters on their checkout newsstands (I don't know if Bitch was there, we only had 40 minutes before closing so there was little browsing)

I picked up some Nature's Gate peppermint natural toothpaste. I think I will go over other day or so with it so that I'll still be getting flouride.

I also go some delicious smelling honeysuckle soap (that was superpricey), some pure Aloe Gel, Coconut oil (which doesn't really smell like coconut), some triphala (which regulates the GI tract and helps some people lose weight, we'll se) and a Neti Pot and some sea salt. I didn't check the pot for size indications and it is ceramic, so it might go back. I was just excited to see it there. I want to wait to get some distilled water before I use it anyway. I may have gotten something else but I forget.

I am going to try and take the multivitamin mom had bought for me during the school year. It's three a day so that sucks, but I need to just deal. The triphala also says 2 pills a day, but I think I will start with 1. I need to seriously try and discipline myself. I got an email saying my yoga booty ballet should be coming soon. I'm still mad about their misleading price, but I guess it will probably be worth the money. If not, I could ebay it and get some back.

I wish it wasn't so difficult for me to keep a schedule. My parents failed miserably on that front, and I think it affected me in my school performance because it was paired with lack of dedication. I know I got all of that directly from Mom and she got it directly from both of her parents. Dad and his mom are both very disciplined and regular people. I wish that would have worn off on me. It is SO hard for me to change. Even in college I was still bad with keeping a proper schedule. Self-discipline is a serious virtue that I am lacking. This is my biggest hinderance to having a better life, which goes hand in hand with my laziness.

No-Poo Day #6

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:46:23 GMT

I think that may be the longest I've ever gone without washing my hair. It was 2 1/2 days pretty much, before I got into the shower. I went through the usual routine (just as a note, I ran out of both solutions today)

Washing and conditioning actually felt a lot better today than it has before. It didn't seem as greasy and "waxy" feeling as it has been.

Washed with the peppermint soap again in just the "stinky spots".

Brushing my hair out was time consuming since it was pretty snarled. I noticed a lot of white dots (skin flaking) when cleaning the comb. I think I need to try to white vinegar treatment, but there is not WV in the house.

Once my hair was dry, it looked really great. My curls were very tight and well formed and looked really nice.

Maybe I did have a detox period? I'm not sure what it means. But I think it's time for a haircut, my hair is about mid-back and is starting to look awkward. I am dreading this hugely since I am petrified of getting a bad cut without Jenny as my hair guru. I also will not like spending $50 but it will probably be worth it.

No-Poo Day #5

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:39:54 GMT

No washing again today. My hair felt pretty yucky, but not as bad as the 'poo days. Not a whole lot to report really.

No-poo Day #4

Sun, 23 Jul 2006 09:08:28 GMT

I was relieved to be able to wash my hair today. It felt pretty yucky, but didn't look as bad as my unwashed hair in the 'poo days.

I think I really need to get used to my hair still feeling sort of oily after I wash and ACV it. I think that's why I overcompensated so much with the ACV before and it got icky. That feeling seems to go away once my hair is dry.

I think the urge to want it squeaky clean feeling is going to be hard to get over. Oil is deemed BAD in our culture, so shampoos strip everything. Thus, the need for conditioners. I need to learn to accept and work with my body's natural oils.

My hair is more noticably fluffy without the product build-up, so it gets slightly out of hand. I want to make the mousse formula I've seen and see how it works, but I think I need to buy some items first.

I used that sample bar I have of the Burt's Bees peppermint body soap. It was pretty nice, had a bit of a tingle to it.

I'm trying to change Marty over to the no-poo formula because his dandruff is acting up again. I rubbed tea tree oil into his scalp and that gets rid of it and seems to prevent the rebuild for awhile but not permanently. I think the commercial dandruff shampoos are making his problem much worse, only one seemed to really work well at all and it was around $6 a small bottle, if not more. I am thinking this will work for him, but I am going to ask in some communities about any specific recommendations.

No-poo Day #3

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:55:37 GMT

Well today was my first day without a shampoo.

By the time I got up, Mom and Dad wanted to get something to eat and didn't want to wait for me to take a full shower. My hair seemed to be doing alright, it was moderately oily, but not hugely so. My scalp didn't feel very itchy.

I washed up with soap like I had done in the previous days. I felt clean, even though I didn't wash my hair. That has never really happened in the past.

Towards the end of the night/early morning, the itch and usual feel of unclean hair was setting in. It probably would have been better if my hair had been as clean to begin with as the first day.

I'm curious how well the baking soda will clean my hair now that it is greasy.

My main problem with not washing my hair daily is that because of the curl, I can't brush it and it gets tangled and poofy/frizzy looking from sleeping on it. I think I will make that natural "mousse", but I think I need to buy ingredients. I hope to go to Wild Oats soon to just browse in general and get the things I need.

Verdict: Pretty good day without washing. Curious how it will be to skip days later on.

I am learning so much about natural products I am starting to feel overwhelmed with it all.