no-poo

Being eco-friendly is about choices. Choices like what products we buy, how we use our gardens and what kind of diet we consume. One of these choices is making the informed decision to avoid using toxic or harmful chemicals which could be absorbed by the body. When adopting an eco-friendly way of living most people immediately switch out the toxic household cleaners for greener alternatives yet continue to soak their skin in traditional chemical toiletries like Shampoos, conditioners, and other hair care products.

The last few years though has seen a trend for the “No-Poo” method of haircare. So what is the “No-Poo” method? Simply put it’s a style of hair washing, without shampoo! Sure there are eco-friendly shampoos and conditioners on the green market but why buy when the “No-Poo” method works too? After all isn’t the green lifestyle all about REDUCING our consumerism, and when adopting the eco-friendly lifestyle sometimes nothing is better than something when we’re talking purchasing power!

No-Poo Methods
The “No-Poo” method has different limits for different people. There are purists who use no product on their hair, simply “washing” with water. The oils in the hair and scalp get rinsed off and the natural balance restores. There are others that shun the chemical laden shampoos for eco-friendly baking soda washes, and vinegar rinses. There are also others who use oatmeal, egg, kefir, milk and other natural cleansers and conditioners.

Eco-friendly
By adopting the “No-Poo” method of hair care and not using chemical laden shampoo’s you’ll reduce your environmental impact considerably. Not only by limiting the amount of chemicals in your home, on your body but also those chemicals get into the drainage system and have to be treated at water treatment plants. By not adding to that equation you are helping the environment. Saving on the countless plastic bottles that are used to contain the hair care products too helps the environment! Not only by not using petroleum to produce the plastic bottles but also most of those bottles end up in landfills so it all helps!

Personal Choice
As stated above though it’s all a personal choice, and what works for one person may not work for everyone. Sure it’s something that could be worth trying to reduce your global footprint but if it doesn’t work for you then just aim to change your haircare routine in other ways. Choose a shampoo without sulfates, one that has no chemicals, isn’t tested on animals and hopefully comes in a recyclable container. Use less product in general, lather or suds doesn’t clean your hair so don’t panic if the natural shampoo’s don’t lather like the chemical laden ones they are still cleaning your hair.

In all the “No-Poo” method is worth trying as a way to reduce your carbon footprint

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