Shampoo - Dry Skin, Hair

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My battle with dry skin:

 

Before my attention was brought to the ingredient list, I used every

expensive and cheap shampoo/conditioner/soap/body wash I could

find. Nothing helped the flaking. I also used to dye my hair -

talk about toxic. My problem got worse, my hair became brittle,

coarse, and I would lose so much hair in one day I could make a wig

after a week - ok maybe a month. And the itchy scalp, oh that was

torture. I also want to mention – I was eating SAD and was a slave

to the medical industry.

 

Becoming vegan, stopping the intake of all chemicals (medication,

vitamins, household cleaners, hair dye…) and using " natural "

products, only gave a slight relief. A few days after starting 100%

raw (natural hygiene) - a little over a year ago, the itching

stopped, wow what a freedom, I hadn't had a relief in years. In a

short time my hair loss significantly decreased, however those darn

flakes, and the coarse hair didn't improve. A few months ago I

really went the natural route. I stopped using all of these

products. I had been cleaning my house with lemon, so why couldn't

I do the same to myself. So I tried it. I've come to realize that

cleaning is a mechanical not chemical process.

 

I can't remember my hair ever being so healthy, and now I have such

shine, no itching, flakes are almost completely gone. I wash with

water every 2-3 days, and once a week I use a whole blended lemon

(see below for info on that). The flakes are so slight, and it

reduces with each wash - this didn't happen to my hair overnight, so

I don't expect a full recovery overnight, but what has happened to

my hair is more than I ever expected. I have realized that a few

things will cause it to flare back up, chlorinated water, forced

heat/air, most nuts, cooked food, over-tired, over-stressed,

chocolate, sugar (sugar in it's natural package - fruit - helps not

hurts), dehydrated foods, & gourmet raw food.

 

My hair reacts to my digestion, and when I don't treat my body well

my scalp and hair let me know. A poor diet and the use of man-made

cleaners was what put me in this situation to start with, I'm

thankful that now I know, and have been able to do something about

it on my own.

 

Here is one of the uses of lemon I have listed on my website, I also

give a whole bunch of uses for other fruits & how to clean you hair,

home, body and world naturally.

 

http://www.infinitelove.info/green.htm

 

-put 1 whole lemon in blender, puree. Put lemon in a washcloth &

tie with a rubber band, to keep the contents in the cloth, can use a

cloth bad too. Squeeze juice into a bowl & add water. Dunk hair in

lemon water and message into scalp, leave on hair for a few minutes

or leave on if you are going to be in the sun for natural

highlights. Rub scalp with washcloth before rinsing. No need for

shampoo or conditioner, the lemon will clean the hair & the oil from

the skins will act as a conditioner. Can also be used to wash face

& body.

 

Be the light that shines in your heart

Lori

www.infinitelove.info

 

rawfood , " lane lynn " <lanie@p...> wrote:

> so how can we treat dry skin? ty, lane

> -

> vegwriter@a...

> rawfood

> Friday, March 25, 2005 2:40 AM

> [Raw Food] Shampoo

>

>

>

> I've been using Aubrey Mandarin Magic shampoo but they have

just

> discontinued it.

> I love its fragrance and pure ingredients. I'm allergic to soy

and wheat and

> it seems that any shampoos with pure ingredients tend to

contain either soy

> or wheat derivatives or both. Or else they don't have a nice

fragrance.

> Does anyone have a wheat-free, soy-free, chemical-free shampoo

to recommend?

> I'm looking for something ready-made in a bottle, not something

I have to make

> out of my own ingredients.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Judy

>

> In a message dated 3/24/2005 6:24:19 P.M. Eastern Standard

Time,

> VLinfo@e... writes:

>

>

>

>

> tesser2u [tesser2u]

> Thursday, March 24, 2005 12:41 PM

> rawfood

> [Raw Food] Re: Face creams etc.

>

>

>

> E,

>

> Thanks, once again for helping to focus on something which

completely

> eluded me! I wasn't even connecting the ACID in the cream to

the acid

> we want to avoid internally! So used to compartmentalizing

myself and

> the world...

>

> I had the feeling it wasn't good for me, but couldn't put my

finger

> on why it shouldn't be.

>

> Need to think and dig a little deeper sometimes.

>

> Tess

> _____

> > Definitely on-topic from my perspective.

> >

> > Tess, your question is a great one -- and I would love for

you and

> others to

> > begin to see that you already know the answer! You already

know

> that we

> > produce acidity through activity, and that we therefore seek

> alkalinity in

> > what we put in our bodies. And while none of us may never

know

> what " alpha

> > hydroxy acid " is, we all know that no acid can ever be

alkalizing

> inside us.

> >

> >

> > You have brilliantly observed the connection between the

cream and

> the

> > headaches. The only thing remaining is for you to trust your

own

> > observations.

> >

> > Beautiful, healthy skin results from excellent hydration. In

other

> words,

> > from water, NOT from externally-applied oil.

> >

> > Our skin is a protective layer, but it is selectively

permeable to

> many

> > materials, meaning that many substances are absorbed through

the

> skin. So

> > when we put anything on our skin, we are, in effect, eating

through

> an

> > alternate pathway.

> >

> > Do you have any idea what " alpha hydroxy acid " is? Does

anyone? I

> don't. No

> > one had ever heard of it until a couple of female

dermatologists

> began using

> > the term to market face stuff.

> >

> > Can you think of any reason for consciously choosing to eat

acid? I

> can't.

> >

> > Congratulations on noticing and on " connecting the dots. "

Trust

> yourself.

> > :)

> >

> > Best to all,

> > Elchanan

> >

> >

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