The 3 Best Things About Organic Hair Care Products

Only 3? It was hard narrowing down my list of Why You Should Be Using Organic & Natural Hair Care Products Exclusively. I talk to all of my clients about the benefits of making the organic switch. In a nutshell: it’s safer, it’s healthier and it’s sexier!

1. Organic Hair Styling Products can correct, fight and fix dry, frizzy hair. Look for products that contain SHEA BUTTER, ALOE and JOJOBA. Did you know that many smoothing and anti-frizz products actually contain ingredients that over time will cause dryness and frizz? It’s true. Watch out for -TOLUENOL; BENZENEMETHANOL; PETROLEUM; BENZYLIC ALCOHOL; PHENYLCARBINOL; PHENYLMETHANOL; PHENYLMETHYL ALCOHOL; ALPHA-HYDROXYTOLUENE; ALPHA-TOLUENOL, BENZAL ALCOHOL and BENZENECARBINOL

2. Cost Effective. Natural, Organic Hair Care Product costs are comparable to conventional salon exclusive products. The Organic Win? Quality natural hair care shampoos, conditioners and styling products are packed with plant based ingredients and are light on water. Therefore, less product is needed! Conventional salon products are loaded with cheap, synthetic additives that literally fill the bottle and offer no utilitarian value. Some of the synthetic fillers to steer clear of: petroleum derived PROPYLENE GLYCOL and PARAFFIN.

3. The Scents are Safe & Sound. Certified Organic products cannot legally contain dangerous synthetic fragrances. Steer clear of any product that lists ‘Fragrance’ as one of the ingredients. The chemical cocktail of synthetic fragrances is usually made from petroleum and hormone disrupting Phthalates. Look instead for scents that are naturally derived or plant-based.

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Try Something Different to Rebalance Your Weight

I for one am tired of the hard-line, all or nothing approach to losing weight. It can be so restrictive and painful. It’s easy to give up when all you’re hearing about is another fruit you should never eat, or a new superfood you must eat, or calorie restriction, or insulin resistance, etc. The maxims of this regime suck!

Try these easy, simple and unique things that may just give you a gentle nudge in your weight loss journey:

Peppermint Essential Oil

Peppermint Oil has been shown to suppress cravings and reduce appetite. Before a meal, drink a tall glass of water with a few drops of peppermint oil. My pick is peppermint oil infused seltzer water with a meal to help me feel full and avoid the temptation to overeat.

Meditate

Meditation can positively affect your body’s basal metabolic rate (BMR), can help with hormonal re-balancing and can create a healthy awareness of your food intake, food choices and food habits. Sattva is a great app that helps you get and stay on track with a daily meditation practice.

Morning Sunlight

A study reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine reports that three-quarters of Americans are vitamin-D deficient. D deficiency can cause weight gain. It’s nearly impossible to get enough of this vitamin from food alone. Sunshine and Supplements are in order! Enjoy the sun with a quick paced 10 minute early morning walk. UV rays are lowest when the sun is rising, so this may be the safest time of the day for your ‘sun bath.’ But remember that aside from these few minutes a day, sunscreen should be worn whenever you’re going to be in the sun. I use Thorne FX’s Vitamin D Supplement for additional protection.

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Year 9 for juju, same mission: non-toxic beauty is attainable.

I have a brain ‘hiccup’ every time I’m asked when I opened juju salon & organics. 2005. What? How is it possible?

I remember preparing the space for its opening, with my youngest daughter toddling around in diapers and getting into every last dangerous-looking pile of unpacked supplies. She’s now 10, but just as mischievous and adorable as she was then. And juju is almost 9.

In all of the time that has passed, my goals and juju’s Mission remains exactly the same: non-toxic beauty is attainable. juju’s growing up. And like my daughter Frances, with her never-changing cuteness and wily-will, I hope it never loses the ethos, goals, warmth & style that it was born with.

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