Hair Woes & Wonders

My poor hair has not looked its best this summer. It is not due to humidity, because really there has not been much of that this summer. (ahhh!) But I think it is due to removing the "silicone" derived hair-care products from my showering regime. (And I really have no idea what the official type of ingredient I'm missing, I'm just lumping it as a "silicone" type product for lack of better label.)

If I use traditional shampoo and no conditioner my hair seems to be fairly normal afterwards. If I use my "natural" shampoos and traditional conditioners it also seems fairly normal afterwards. However, if I only use the "natural" shampoos, my hair looks frazzley. It also feels gummy and gets greasy really fast. Well, this gummy and greasy effect takes a few days to develop. It is like I have to wash my hair 2-3 times to remove all the build-up off it. (Oddly enough, I did not believe in build-up before; I just thought it was something the cosmetic industry created to make us women buy yet another product. Now, I just may be a believer!)

So after almost a month of trying this natural shampoo and no conditioner (off and on, to be honest) I have been seriously considering the "no poo" method of hair-care. I know, I know, most bloggers give it up after a month or so. (and seriously, after this past experience I can understand why!) If I were going for the big sacrifice and not trying to strike a balance in my life, I'd just push ahead and forget the fact that I look kinda scary. But I don't want to look scary! I do have a small scrap of vanity.

Sigh - what to do?

The biggest draw back to all of this hair-debate? I cut my hair short (for me - I guess technically it is medium, as it touches my shoulders) and really cannot pull it back in a pony tail. I was trying to look a little "fashionable." HA! Frazzley, yet stylish.

Well, Green is in style, right?