In my quest to become as chemical-free as possible, I've been exploring homemade soaps, lotions, etc. My hair has thinned out substantially over the years, and one thing I had not yet looked into was the effects of various shampoo ingredients. I was shocked to learn that there is a handful of REALLY bad ones that you can find in most shampoos. Some ones to stay away from...
- sodium lauryl sulfate
- ammonium lauryl sulfate
- ammonium laureth sulfate
- ammonium xylene sulfonate
- TEA lauryl sulfate
- sulfur
- magnesium sulfate
- sodium thiosulfate
- alkyl sodium sulfate
- alkyl benzene sulfonate
And this isn't even all of them! Sure enough, I went into my shower and checked out my shampoo bottles, and almost all of them had some of these ingredients. Ironically, the only one that DIDN'T was the generic horse shampoo I got from the dollar store. Go figure.
One of the side effects of these ingredients is hair loss, so ditch the toxins and find something better! Apparently, L'Oreal Vive Pro Nutri Gloss and Garnier Fructis Fortifying are supposed to be good, but I can't yet vouch for them myself.
I've been advised to be very careful with homemade shampoos, because it derives your hair of the oils and nutrients it needs. Conditioner seems to be a little easier--coconut oil, grapeseed oil, olive oil. I've also read that mayonnaise is replenishing. You can find all sorts o' shit online.
Moving on!
I'm getting back into making smoothies, and I already feel amazing. This was today's:
I made it with my state-of-the-art $20 blender from Target.
1 banananananana
Enough rice milk so that it doesn't have the consistency of vomit
A handful of spinach
A handful of kale
A handful of frozen strawberries
A handful of baby carrots
Blend! This made two servings. It's a great snack, perfect to go with these.
Ok. I lied. I did part of it. But it's the thought that counts. Here's what the sumo squats look like:
Remember to squat as deep as you can.
Ciao for now,
Megan
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