Only natural products on hair

I am a guy, a former rock musician, who has worn my hair long for years, it is about half way down my back, and I have very healthy hair, because I have never colored my hair or damaged it with chemicals, I only use natural products. I have two teenage daughters, and I tell them the same thing ,(they both have medium length hair), to never color or bleach your hair and to use natural products, and never overuse any product. Also a healthy lifestyle , a healthy balanced diet and exercise creates healthier hair as well, not to mention the other benefits! I`m convinced that perming, bleaching, coloring hair, using harsh products, etc. is unatural and therefore unacceptable. Do others with long hair agree with this?I am interested in others opinions and experiences!

What natural products do you use?

Dear Liz Naz, There are many good natural, organic types of shampoos or conditioners. I often use EO products or Giovanni products, Avalon products are also good, but it doesn`t matter what kind you use, just as long as they are natural products that are not harsh with alot of unnecessary stuff added. Your local health food co-op often sells natural hair care products, or will know where you can get such products. Other stores sometimes carry these products as well.

Johan wrote: Dear Liz Naz, There are many good natural, organic types of shampoos or conditioners. I often use EO products or Giovanni products, Avalon products are also good, but it doesn't matter what kind you use, just as long as they are natural products that are not harsh with alot of unnecessary stuff added. Your local health food co-op often sells natural hair care products, or will know where you can get such products. Other stores sometimes carry these products as well.

huh? where r these products from? r u in America?

coz im form the UK, and ive never heard of those products...


oh does the Body Shop`s stuff shampoo etc have natural ingredients in em?

I really ruined my long brown hair with perms and hair coloring, it was somewhat thick and unmanageable to begin with and it became a worse mess, and not nice to the touch! So two weeks ago I had my head shaved, and I`m starting over, this time I will go all natural!

To Brittany and Lissa, Thanks for your replies! Brittany darling, since you shaved your head and are growing your hair back you can still look attractive with very short hair! My beautiful wife Monique wears her hair ultra-short and is stunningly beautiful! With the right makeup, earrings and jewelry, and clothes you can make yourself look very sexy and chic! Look at all the gorgeous fashion models, actresses, and female rock stars who are bald or have short hair!----------And Lissa, you are right, not all products that advertise themselves as "natural" are good or even natural, they are plenty of hucksters out there selling garabage! I will avoid ABBA products if you say they are bad. Major, proven,, established natural products like Avalon or Giovanni are good products. I also met Paul Mitchell in person one day, he was real nice guy, and while I haven`t tried his products, I have heard good things about them!------------ A hug and a kiss to both of you ladies! Keep us informed, Thanks!

i have always been quite the environmental person- making sure i was trying to be not only good to nature but natural myself- so i was suprised that i had never thought of natural shampoos and conditioners before. I have never done bad things to my hair before and i don`t plan on starting any time soon. I simply wash and condition my hair and let it air dry; it has no hair dye, no chemical processes. Anyways, i am now on the search for Avalon Lavendar Shampoo and Conditioner- which i have not found as of yet but will continue looking:) I am excited to try them, but i was wondering:I have heard that shampoos with out sodium lauryl/laureth sulfates don`t really lather as nicely as ones that do- does that mean they don`t clean as well- or is lather not that important in the cleaning? thanks

Dear Turquoise girl,
Natural hair products clean your hair just fine, the amount of lather isn`t the most important thing. I`ll be honest with you though, I don`t shampoo with natural shampoo or conditioners every time, we have some of the usual stuff at my house too, just like I don`t eat healthy food every time, I sometimes eat junk food. As a rule however, it is good most of the time to go natural with shampoo, and to eat natural food or at least healthy food, fresh fruits and vegetables, skim milk, yougurt, lean meats and fish if you aren`t vegetarian, etc. That also is good not only for your internal organs but also for your skin and hair. If you are going to have long hair, like I do, and maybe you do, it might as well be attractive and healthy, since it is a chore to take care of very long hair. But whether a person has no hair, long hair or anything in between, the most important thing is health and reltivel clean and active living! Much love Torquise girl!

Dear Turqouise girl,
My daughters use Clairol or whatever brands that aren`t necessarily natural, so we have both around the house, I try to get everyone in the house to only use natural products and eat healthy all the time, but unatural products and junk food get into the house anyway, and I am the only guy in a house of female people, so you can guess how much they listen to me! If we run out of natural shampoo, I just use the other stuff until we buy some natural stuff again. I don`t really plan it!

Maybe what you should do turqoiuse darling, is to use the natural shampoo one day, and the other shampoo the next, if you are worried about it; you know experiment a little, it shouldn`t hurt you or your hair any!
Much love !

my hair used to be at mid-back but i have had lots of health problems lately so now it is at my collarbone(and pretty damaged) but i`m definitely growing it back long if i can. i not only got interested in the natural products because of people mentioning it on here but i researched it and have heard people say that ones without sodium lauryl/laureth sulfate are gentler on your hair(and my weak hair could certainly use a gentle touch). It`s funny how just this one topic on hair boutique has changed so much in me- i`m getting really into natural foods and all that stuff lately (excited) :) thanks everyone...