Your Hair Looks Great!

We all just love to hear the words "Your hair looks great!". Men and women alike, whether it's from a partner, friend or even a chat up line, it always makes your day to receive a complement.
Organic hair care is the new WOW factor for hair and are some points to consider when you next buy shampoo...

The Marketing Angle
Hair care is a massive market with big brands and thousands of products to choose from, but with today's media and seductive advertising, it's easy to get drawn into believing that Shampoo's with Herbal Extracts, Pro what ever's and "real" essential oils are all the best thing since sliced bread and will make us look irresistable. Tea Tree Shampoo may contain natural tea tree extracts and essential oils, but what else does it still contain?

I Knew That!
What many people know is that you should change your shampoo regularly to prevent "build up" from leaving your hair dull. If you wash your hair and it is clean - what is there to build up?
Having used almost every "suitable" shampoo on the market over the years, my personal experience was that the more the advertising claimed it was GOOD for my hair, the more it made my hair dull or wiry and my scalp itchy, irritated and flaky. Dandruff shampoo's being the worst, leaving me feeling like I wanted to wash my hair again to get rid of the wiry feel and the pungent smell they left behind. Great for their sales, but not for my hair.

Which Shampoo Next?
I eventually started looking into ingredients that shampoo's contain and was horrified to find that Sodium Laureth Sulphate (a detergent) found in Shampoos, soaps, bubble baths, toothpastes including children's products, was originally listed as a garage floor cleaner and because of it's manufacturing process, can become contaminated with carcinogens. These following articles explain in more detail, the possible health effects of Sodium Lauryl Sulphate and Sodum Laureth Sulphate.

Smells Nice!
OK, so that explains how some shampoo's clean your hair, but what about smelling great too? Most commercial shampoo's contain fragrances simply described as "perfumes". They might smell like your favourite flowers, fruit or herbs but where to they really come from? This alarming article from the Natural Ingredient Resource Centre highlights some potential hazards not only to the user, but the potential harm to an unborn feotus too. TigerFlag Natural Perfumery provides list of harmful chemical perfume ingredients and their side effects.

That Foamy Feeling
Further more, foaming agents are added to give a further false feel of cleanliness. Many products including washing up liquid and toothpaste are marketed on the base that the Bubbles do the cleaning. The detergent does the cleaning but there are much kinder alternatives available. The foam is not a necessary part of cleaning your hair and actually makes it harder to rinse from some hair types, making skin irritation more likely with residue chemicals.

All these chemicals added together in a product are bound to cause irritation in many people, but even if they don't - what about the waterway when you wash them down the drain?

Don't panic!
I'm not about "Scare Times" just plain and simple information that can help you choose a way forward. There are plenty of healthy, organic and hand blended shampoo's on the market that AVOID all harmful ingredients and in doing so create a double benefit to you as the user and to the environment.


Faith In Nature's
Tea Tree Shampoo
Lavender & Geranium Shampoo (top seller)
Aloe Vera Organic Shampoo
Chocolate Organic Shampoo

Oh, by the way - Your hair looks GREAT!

Green East - Eco Friendly Products because a green world starts with a green home!
By using only Natural healthy ingredients, your scalp and hair can benefit from the therapy of real plant ingredients such as Nettle, essential oils like Tea Tree and organic ingredients like Chocolate for a real feel good factor.

Green East have selected a range of organic shampoo for a variety of hair types with a range of fragrances that leave you feeling hungry just thinking about them.