tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post3692513808143846067..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: The shampoo dilemma solvedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-59335071544455956732009-09-08T17:02:23.829-07:002009-09-08T17:02:23.829-07:00I have been using Giovanni since 2003. My version...I have been using Giovanni since 2003. My version is the tea tree option. I got tired of it after so many years, thinking how much tea tree oil can one put on there hair! It is an astringent. So, I took a trip to the local whole food market, and after many experimental bottles, have found a few close favorites, than decided to use Giovanni tea tree interchangeably. <br /><br />Recently, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-26810277208057447822009-08-24T14:22:07.811-07:002009-08-24T14:22:07.811-07:00So . . . I wonder what is going on, chemically, wi...So . . . I wonder what is going on, chemically, with the baking soda - ACV? It seems like baking soda would almost be turning the natural oil on your scalp and hair into soap - the alkali saponifying the oils (which is how one makes soap) and then the ACV rinse neutralizes everything. <br /><br />Wow.Is there a real chemist out there that knows?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-64077461067641626072009-08-02T20:42:10.176-07:002009-08-02T20:42:10.176-07:00I just have one comment for you all. If you'r...I just have one comment for you all. If you're buying a product and it has the word "organic" or "organics" somewhere on the label, but if it doesn't have the USDA Organic Seal on the front label, then you are NOT getting what you think you're paying extra for. Health food store-type bubbly shampoos are not certified organic products. If a product really were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52806660217651941052009-06-17T05:55:04.204-07:002009-06-17T05:55:04.204-07:00Whoo Hoo! I have been trying Organic Shampoo Avalo...Whoo Hoo! I have been trying Organic Shampoo Avalon Perpermint with Babosau Oil. The problem is that both my 11 year old daughter and I look greasy as soon as our hair dries. We have exactly the same hair as Crunchy so I know exactly what she is saying. I am all for protecting myself and my kids from toxins, and saving the planet, but I won't do so at the expense of personal hygene. The no Tree Huggin Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473115182978929738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-16962227094587910122008-12-13T12:18:00.000-08:002008-12-13T12:18:00.000-08:00i have been using either j. r. liggetts, grandpa's...i have been using either j. r. liggetts, grandpa's pine tar soap, or chandrika soap to wash my hair for some time now. the j. r. liggetts works very well but sometimes i just want to use something that smells better and so then i use the chandrika. actually, now if i try to use shampoo - even natural shampoo - my hair rebels and gets very fly-away and weird. and if you want to prove it to djh/texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657249105401405309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-86332066704756649622008-11-24T21:42:00.000-08:002008-11-24T21:42:00.000-08:00Hi Crunchy, great posts, I have been using Solay S...Hi Crunchy, great posts, I have been using Solay Shine Organic green tea shampoo, its worked wonders for my oily scalp and itching, doesnt leave a film either, leaves my hair really, really nice and my daughters who has very thick hair, its a great company, the url is http://www.natural-salt-lamps.com/natural-shampoo.html, they have also 2 oz sizes for samples to try,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-1895225927612452212008-11-03T12:27:00.000-08:002008-11-03T12:27:00.000-08:00Hi Crunchy Chicken:)Love your site! I welcome you ...Hi Crunchy Chicken:)<BR/><BR/>Love your site! I welcome you to visit my Go Green blog.<BR/><BR/>HAIR COLOR: <BR/>For those brunettes looking for a safer alternative to conventional hair color--try Aubrey Organics Color Me Natural. This rates a healthy 0 on the Skin Deep database (www.cosmeticsdatabase.org) and is NOT linked to cancer-per the database. This is super affordable at only $9.57 on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-78668463288486328042008-09-19T10:45:00.000-07:002008-09-19T10:45:00.000-07:00Well, I see everyone has there own personal favori...Well, I see everyone has there own personal favorite shampoo and conditioner.<BR/><BR/>I happen to love the<A HREF="http://www.peacefuldisorder.com/" REL="nofollow">Rock Star Organics</A> line. They make everything from shampoo to hair pomade. They say it's for kids, but I use it on my hair and love the smell and how soft it leaves my hair. <BR/><BR/>Plus if I ever squirt a bunch of it in my Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681127887916988871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-63312593497044616872008-09-04T10:25:00.000-07:002008-09-04T10:25:00.000-07:00I love Ilumina Organics Spicy Citrus shampoo and c...I love Ilumina Organics Spicy Citrus shampoo and conditioner. I have tried many others but theirs is great. This is why: It smells great and makes my hair feel sooo good. Sounds stupid, but my hair feels like it did when I was in my 20s. I am breastfeeding and am trying to limit the estrogenics in my bloodstream (and in milk for my daughter) and the shampoo and conditioner have none! Also, I Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01943445992515316160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-36910949679612051302008-08-31T23:35:00.000-07:002008-08-31T23:35:00.000-07:00Giovanni products are the BEST! Interestingly enou...Giovanni products are the BEST! Interestingly enough, I work for a rather well known hair care company who uses SLS as well as parabens, so I stopped using their products (even though they were free) and went back to using the entire Giovanni line of shampoos and conditioners which I was using before my job with the hair care company.<BR/><BR/>My next concern is hair color. I know it's not good, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-24714430251924080492008-08-06T05:57:00.000-07:002008-08-06T05:57:00.000-07:00My salon has just started carrying Purology shampo...My salon has just started carrying Purology shampoos and cond. I like the fact that they are sulfate free and 100% vegan. <BR/>I've been playing with the ACV rinse instead of washing my hair traditionally. I've discovered that I like it for about 2-3 days, then I feel I need to actually shampoo because my bangs look greasy and my hair feels a little dirty. (Especially if I've had a sweaty Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182429028607924847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75879023161112760242008-08-02T15:57:00.000-07:002008-08-02T15:57:00.000-07:00Aveda will refill their bottles . . .Aveda will refill their bottles . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-8053921439846088122008-08-01T11:13:00.000-07:002008-08-01T11:13:00.000-07:00Oh, how I tried and tried to be a no-poo kinda gal...Oh, how I tried and tried to be a no-poo kinda gal. Three summers in a row I've tried but this year after my longest attempted transition (2 months!) I finally came to acknowledge that I have one greasy scalp. <BR/><BR/>So I'm back to poo. Well, actually body wash - the stuff that washes my body does just fine on my hair. I have cut back shampooing to every other day and am limiting the amount Inicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019106976823153092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-79113299603112033312008-08-01T10:16:00.000-07:002008-08-01T10:16:00.000-07:00I had a hard time trying the baking soda washes wi...I had a hard time trying the baking soda washes with the vinegar rinses. NO suds just didn't work for me. The good thing about that interlude of "try something else", however, was that I stopped using "dandruff" shampoo. Head and Shoulders and Selsun Blue have been making $$$ off me for FORTY years. D'OH! One would THINK that using these products for forty years would have eliminated the Oldnovicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714134603537886606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-82686753114886656062008-07-31T22:15:00.000-07:002008-07-31T22:15:00.000-07:00I've been using the baking soda and apple cider vi...I've been using the <A HREF="http://cluttercut.blogspot.com/2008/05/home-made-shampoo-conditioner-and.html" REL="nofollow"><B>baking soda and apple cider vinegar rinse method</B></A> for nearly four months now, and it works fine (the link above details how to go about using this method). <BR/><BR/>In fact, when I went travelling and used some shampoo and conditioner samples that were in the motelLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15497683565965322222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-33387453118288639092008-07-31T14:30:00.000-07:002008-07-31T14:30:00.000-07:00Hey, I totally had a whole shampoo dilemma last ye...Hey, I totally had a whole shampoo dilemma last year too, and SO many people left their suggestions, and I also tried that vinegar stuff and it SUCKS. And just like you, I found Giovanni products in bulk, and am happy with 'em. My personal fave, though, is the 50/50 one (or the protein something-or-other). Takes a good sized dollop to get a lather, but it works just perf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-11513482315882422762008-07-30T07:55:00.000-07:002008-07-30T07:55:00.000-07:00genetic greasy head... How familiar I am with that...genetic greasy head... How familiar I am with that. Day one. lovely fresh fluffy hair. Day two. the 'perfect' hair that a person can actually do something with. Day three. eww gross what's that on my head?<BR/><BR/>I think it's the real reason my ancestors wore braids, buns and bonnets.<BR/><BR/>:P<BR/><BR/>Just posted to commiserate, wonder how many others with scandinavian /british isles Maevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852349354673305704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-21253963295983895912008-07-29T19:22:00.000-07:002008-07-29T19:22:00.000-07:00Rob--I use Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap too (in a...Rob--I use Dr. Bronner's peppermint soap too (in a bar)! Though, maybe you shouldn't trust a girl with a boy's haircut for advice either... haha. <BR/><BR/>Crunchy--I found my transition time (back when I had mid-back length hair) wasn't too bad when I first weaned myself off shampoo slowly, and then started using a glycerin-based soap (nice lather and not harsh at all). But I also only showered Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-18761995053545859572008-07-29T15:29:00.000-07:002008-07-29T15:29:00.000-07:00You know, if you use the shampoo bars properly--as...You know, if you use the shampoo bars properly--as in, washing your WHOLE head (not just trusting the lather to do its thing) and rinsing with diluted ACV--you'll have a lot less transition time ;) Seriously, I've been using shampoo bars for a couple of years now and didn't have any transition time. The big thing the ACV does is to balance the pH of your scalp and hair. Without it, your hair is Clare K. R. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841162467916897873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-59923039038580366952008-07-29T14:40:00.000-07:002008-07-29T14:40:00.000-07:00Anybody have any experience with Druide? Their web...Anybody have any experience with Druide? Their website is undergoing some changes, but I've thought about ordering from them in the past, when I could. I hear really good things about their products. http://www.druide.ca/ (May be easier to read in French. Forgive them, they're Canadian.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-2131871597844489052008-07-29T14:16:00.000-07:002008-07-29T14:16:00.000-07:00Until this post I had forgotten about the dreaded ...Until this post I had forgotten about the dreaded stinky scalp. I haven't had it for a while and have no idea what changed in my life to stop it. Age? Luck? I'll cogitate and let you know if I come up with something useful.<BR/>I've switched to twice a week shampooing (still using up what I have) and my hair looks amazing on the morning I shampoo - glossy and wavy with some bounce - very Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00831291068861524089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69438116223180470092008-07-29T14:12:00.000-07:002008-07-29T14:12:00.000-07:00I've seen Giovanni's in bulk-sized bottles (32oz) ...I've seen Giovanni's in bulk-sized bottles (32oz) at Costco from time to time. I'm east coast though, so your stores may vary.Delorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998695094102234995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-54450944431021644692008-07-29T12:47:00.000-07:002008-07-29T12:47:00.000-07:00I think I'll try the baking soda and acv thing. L...I think I'll try the baking soda and acv thing. Like you, Crunchy, I have a very oily scalp, and have for (years) have had the problem of it stinking! Alot! If I don't wash it everyday....yuck! Well, just two short months ago I did a web search on "stinky scalp" and found some folks who swear by using sulfur soap one to two times per week. The theory is that there's bacteria lurking in that oil Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-72127742019301220882008-07-29T12:33:00.000-07:002008-07-29T12:33:00.000-07:00i tried going no-poo for 3 months and it never wor...i tried going no-poo for 3 months and it never worked for me. one evening i had to go to a wedding and was like "ok im going to use regular shampoo for one night because it's a special occasion" BAM! back on the shampoo train because i realize in hindsight that i looked like an utter greaseball. it isnt right for everybody's chemisty and unfortunately it wasn't right for mine. wah wah wah.<BR/><Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520966443612804862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-6566401701226512432008-07-29T11:18:00.000-07:002008-07-29T11:18:00.000-07:00I tried that shampoo a while back, and liked it bu...I tried that shampoo a while back, and liked it but have since moved on. The main thing I remember about the bottle is that on the back it said "When you laugh I can see you smile." What was that about? Who was watching me in the shower? Creepy.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051053799554752734noreply@blogger.com