The Best Hair Dryer Ever

This is the kind of "blow dryer" I remember my mother's haridresser using, only my mom faced away from and under the blower so that the heat blowed on her hair and not her face (duh!).  The heat wasn't real hot but it blowed it dry enough for my mother's hair to be pressed and curled.   Oh yeah, only one dryer per customer was needed.

 I am fifty-five years old and when I was a child there were no blow dryers or hood dryers for the home. My mother would wash my hair in the kitchen sink then make me go outside with a comb and dry it in the sun. The good old reliable sun -Nature's lamp and heater.  It's free, it's good for you in small doses and it's everywhere.  The only problem is supply - it can be very iffy in certain places and certain times of the year.  If it was cold or rainy she would open the oven door and  place a small stool in  front of it where I sat combing my hair.

Although air-drying is the least-damaging, hence the "best" method of drying hair, practically speaking it may not be the best if it means wet hair when you leave home.   Indirect heat like a hood dryer helps to speed up the drying process without causing damage.  Both methods are simplistic but when compared to the blow dryer which blasts intense heat up to 400 degrees a mere inch away from the hair, they almost seems like the common sense thing to do.  I put my blow dryer down in 2009 and have never used it once!

I often dry my hair in a warm room, next to a heater or a fireplace.  Once I set my waves I let my hair dry without touching or combing it.

No Blow Dryer, No Curling or Flat Irons, No Shampoo, Lots of Conditioner and Oils

My hair could never do that when I was burning and otherwise torturing my hair. This is the result of eight months of using henna, essential oils and the air to care for my hair.  I use Wild Growth Hair Oil, the white bottle for my scalp and the yellow bottle for my hair. Also I use Vatika Oil (LOVE IT) and plain ol' coconut oil. Any oil will do as long as it is done consistently.  Please excuse the unmade bed.


To be continued..

Recycle! Recycle! Recycle!

KFC's coleslaw container specifically says "reusable."

I love to find another use for an empty bottle, jar or container, especially if it's glass or has an interesting shape or color.  I blame Tupperware and the 80's for making empty spaghetti bottles beneath us all.  Now that we are more conscious of the environment and the recession is kicking butt we should think twice before throwing things away.

Recycling containers are perfect for our homemade hair brews.  Many women like to mist their hair with a mixture of oils, water and herbs and spray bottles can be found everywhere for sale but why buy a dinky bottle with only one spray option when you have a power mister sitting on a shelf (or in the trash)?

This is the BEST spray bottle I ever had.  I've had it so long I can't remember what the product was that came in it.  It holds a lot of water and has nice spray power.  It's also useful as a spray bottle for pressing wrinkles.  Cost?  Zero!

Many containers can be cleaned and recycled for another use.

I made a couple of batches of "rosemary juice" for use in my hair growth experiment and used an empty baby oil bottle and a water bottle.

One Way to Wash Your Hair the Green Way - With Baking Soda.

This method of washing your hair fufills every definition of Green.  The best part is the clean feeling you get from something so simple and inexpensive. Go here: A Non-Toxic, Frugal Way to Wash Your Hair Without Buying Shampoo.

Go Green With Eco Friendly Hair Curling, Try The Paper Bag Roller Set

Want to save a ton of money and curl your hair like they use to back in the day?