Bath and Beauty

Here is my new bath routine for 2008: baking soda shampoo, apple cider vinegar rinse, castille soap, rose water/witch hazel toner, and jojoba oil as a moisturizer. That’s it. They work better than any other beauty product they will try to sell you. Here’s the easy way to wash your hair. In your shower or bath, keep a jar of baking soda, an empty 8 ounce cup, and a bottle of apple cider vinegar. Wet your hair and apply a tablespoon of baking soda to the roots and massage your scalp. This will release tension and reinvigorate the blood vessels in the scalp, causing healthier, faster growing hair. Rinse thoroughly. Fill the cup with water and add two tablespoons of the apple cider vinegar. Pour over your hair and let stand for a few minutes before rinsing. If you have dandruff, add a few drops of lavender oil to the rinse. Adding other essential oils will perfume the vinegar, in case you are worried about the smell. Aside from lavender, rosemary and eucalyptus are also recommended. Your hair may need about two weeks to two months to get used to this new routine. Because conventional shampoos strip all of the oil from your hair and scalp, your oil glands work overtime to replenish the lost oils. As soon as you are no longer removing the oils on a regular basis, it will take the glands a short while to accept the change. Your hair may seem a little bit oily at first, but as soon as it acclimatizes, your hair will have more body and shine to it than ever before. You won’t ever need styling products either! I have super-fine hair and could never get it to look right on it’s own before. Now I don’t even need conditioner, hair spray, or mousse. They are all completely unnecessary now. And you wouldn’t even believe how much money I save by not having to buy all of those products anymore.