I haven't washed my hair in... a really long time. Its disgusting. like a month, not kidding. I've been looking at ways to reduce my plastic consumption and got the idea from Fake Plastic Fish to use a shampoo bar from Lush. I also entertained the idea of buying shampoo in bulk, but someone neatened up the bathroom and got rid of my empty shampoo and conditioner bottles. And when I happened by the local co op I didn't have my bag on me so I didn't want to buy anything. That's something I've just started doing. I almost always have my bag, but if for whatever reason I don't, I end up with a plastic one. Its always something impulsive I probably didn't need anyway, so I've just stopped buying anything if I don't have a bag.
*I should note that the plastic bags I usually use for my beach clean ups aren't usually mine. If I do find myself accidentally ending up with a single use plastic bag, my penance is to fill it with litter. I steal a lot of them from my room mates (who will never notice) The bulk of them though, I actually find as litter
Beth Terry does have instructions on "Fake Plastic Fish" for washing one's hair without shampoo, but especially trying to consume less, I could not resist an excuse to treat myself to something from Lush. I almost never buy myself nice girly shampoo and stuff, not that I don't want to, I just want to be practical since I don't make a lot of money. But an ecological reason to pamper myself? Sign me up!
The problem: Lush is Downtown. Which is like on the other side of the country from The Sunset. My commute home takes me around it, not through it, and I hate parking downtown. Who doesn't? Now normally this would not be a big deal and I would either take transit or stop after work, park in SOMA and run a bunch of errands at once, but the ACL complicated the matter.
Well, yesterday my friend was spinning at SupperClub so I was downtown and got my shampoo and conditioner! My hair will no longer have more oil in it than the gulf of mexico.
you rock! i think i'm next in line at lush to buy us the shampoo and conditioner bars when we run out. let me know what you think of them. gotta love beth terry!!!
ReplyDeleteHi there! Clean hair is clean. But there are other choices besides Lush. There are other brands of shampoo bars. Burt's Bees rosemary mint shampoo bar, J.R. Liggett shampoo bar, and even many Etsy sellers make shampoo bars. Just saying. You don't necessarily have to get downtown. (I didn't like Lush products because the scents are so strong, but ymmv.)
ReplyDeleteWow, thanks guys! Beth, thanks for the info! Since I posted my You Tube video a lot of my friends who don't have access to Lush have asked where they can get shampoo bars. I'll relay the information.
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