Thursday, December 26, 2013
Essential Oil Links and Resources
DoTerra
www.doterra.com
Research/Resources:
http://everythingessential.me/index.html
www.aromaticscience.com/
Education:
www.doterraeveryday.com
www.oilsmentor.com
www.doterrauniversity.com
www.oilsu.com
Business Tools:
www.accesstheexpert.com
www.aromatools.com
www.myoilbusiness.com/
www.mydoterratools.com
Misc. Essential
Friday, December 13, 2013
No more shampoo for me!
I've known about this method of not washing your hair with shampoo and for a long time I wasn't really into the idea. But, recently I've decided that my hair regime has become way too expensive between shampoo & conditioner, styling products for both wavy & straight styles, and hair color. I've also become frustrated with an issue I have where I get little bumps on my scalp that are very painful. I know they come from the shampoo and the shampoo & conditioner that doesn't cause them is very expensive. So, after some deep thought and consideration I've decided to not use shampoo at all anymore.
Shampoo is overrated anyway. Even in beauty school we learned that using it everyday isn't good. I've tried to urge my clients to not use it often but, unfortunately the people who really shouldn't use it often, use it the most because they become greasy. Shampoo has a drying effect on the hair, it strips hair of needed natural oils, and in turn can cause excess breakage.
I've researched and used the baking soda and apple cider vinegar method, but, there are a staggering amount of reviews saying that eventually it makes your hair brittle. I only used the method for a little over a week, but, I do already see signs of breakage. So, I need a bit more moisture in my no-poo method.
I've decided to use a combination of Water/Honey washing and Conditioner Washing, along with the occasional coconut oil deep conditioning treatment.
They talk about a transition period with the hair where I assume your scalp becomes greasy and gross. I've heard people say that they didn't have much of a transition because they'd already gone to a once a week shampoo schedule prior, which I have too. So, my fingers are crossed that I will transition without too much nasty!!!
I will let you know how my progress goes!
xoxo
One Week update!!
As this week has gone by I've water washed my hair three times. That was more than I expected to, but, I did experiment with an olive oil treatment mid week and it made my scalp very oily so I needed to give it a rinse the next day to feel comfortable. I learned that olive oil is a great addition but, only on the mid shaft and ends of the hair. Besides the oil experiment, I feel that my hair hasn't been too nasty or yucky yet. I did touch up my roots yesterday I used demi-perminent color so I didn't need to use shampoo when rinsing. What I did instead was use the honey/water mixture a couple of times to get most of the color out. Then I used watered down apple cider vinegar to restore my hair's PH. I had to really rub my head to get the color off and I washed my hair first then as my shower went on I felt an itch here and there, sure enough, I had more color so I just mixed more honey water and focused in the areas I felt weren't rinsed enough.
Each time I've water washed my hair I've used a different combination of oil and mousse or nothing, to see how my hair is reacting. I definitely see more waves which means its already feeling more healthy. I also realized that I have the best 70's hair ever!!! I have not purchased a recommended conditioner yet, so I hope once I get my hair more moisture it'll tame a bit. So, I'm not quite sure what I prefer as far as styling yet.
Here's some pix to see that I'm not a greasy mess. I just need to figure out a way to tame the mane.
Shampoo is overrated anyway. Even in beauty school we learned that using it everyday isn't good. I've tried to urge my clients to not use it often but, unfortunately the people who really shouldn't use it often, use it the most because they become greasy. Shampoo has a drying effect on the hair, it strips hair of needed natural oils, and in turn can cause excess breakage.
I've researched and used the baking soda and apple cider vinegar method, but, there are a staggering amount of reviews saying that eventually it makes your hair brittle. I only used the method for a little over a week, but, I do already see signs of breakage. So, I need a bit more moisture in my no-poo method.
I've decided to use a combination of Water/Honey washing and Conditioner Washing, along with the occasional coconut oil deep conditioning treatment.
They talk about a transition period with the hair where I assume your scalp becomes greasy and gross. I've heard people say that they didn't have much of a transition because they'd already gone to a once a week shampoo schedule prior, which I have too. So, my fingers are crossed that I will transition without too much nasty!!!
I will let you know how my progress goes!
xoxo
One Week update!!
As this week has gone by I've water washed my hair three times. That was more than I expected to, but, I did experiment with an olive oil treatment mid week and it made my scalp very oily so I needed to give it a rinse the next day to feel comfortable. I learned that olive oil is a great addition but, only on the mid shaft and ends of the hair. Besides the oil experiment, I feel that my hair hasn't been too nasty or yucky yet. I did touch up my roots yesterday I used demi-perminent color so I didn't need to use shampoo when rinsing. What I did instead was use the honey/water mixture a couple of times to get most of the color out. Then I used watered down apple cider vinegar to restore my hair's PH. I had to really rub my head to get the color off and I washed my hair first then as my shower went on I felt an itch here and there, sure enough, I had more color so I just mixed more honey water and focused in the areas I felt weren't rinsed enough.
Each time I've water washed my hair I've used a different combination of oil and mousse or nothing, to see how my hair is reacting. I definitely see more waves which means its already feeling more healthy. I also realized that I have the best 70's hair ever!!! I have not purchased a recommended conditioner yet, so I hope once I get my hair more moisture it'll tame a bit. So, I'm not quite sure what I prefer as far as styling yet.
Here's some pix to see that I'm not a greasy mess. I just need to figure out a way to tame the mane.
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