Health 18 October 4 - 10, 2013 www.TheEpochTimes.com/Health Natural DIY shampoo BY SAMMI RICHARDSON ECO18 As you make your way to the shampoo aisle of your local drugstore, you start browsing all of the bottles on the shelves to select your choice. You see a lot of brightly coloured labels promising you fuller hair, more volume, less dryness, more shine, and a whole laundry list of other beneﬁts. It sounds great, right? All is perfect in the world—until you start to read the ingredients list on the back of the bottles and discover that the shampoos are loaded with harsh chemicals that may lead to dry and brittle hair. Some harmful ingredients to avoid are sodium lauryl sulphate, ammonium lauryl sulphate, and ammonium xylene sulphonate. I know it’s easy to just select any shampoo and be done with it, but it’s really essential that you choose a brand that keeps your hair as healthy as possible. Natural shampoos protect your hair and keep it soft and shiny. You may have never thought about making your own shampoo at home, but it’s actually easy. You can control what’s in it, and the best part is you can choose the scents! If you have dry hair, you should choose ingredients such as avocado or orange blossoms for optimum hydration. If you’re looking to add softness, settle on adding cherry bark or olive oil. It’s easy to keep dandruff at bay by including peppermint or vinegar in your shampoo. Do you have normal hair? No problem! Just add dandelion or clover. Adding sage, basil, or nettles helps promote hair growth, leaving your hair long and lustrous. Making the shampoo is not difﬁcult at all and you can interchange any of the ingredients above depending on your needs. Be creative and make your shampoo smell amazing! Here is a recipe to use at home: • 2 tablespoons liquid castile soap (an olive oil-based soap made in a style originating in the Castile region of Spain) • 1 cup water • 1/4 cup fresh herbs or 2 tablespoons dried herbs • 1 tablespoon almond or apricot oil • 2 drops essential oil, such as lavender or peppermint First, boil the cup of water. While you do that, place the herbs in a clean 10-ounce glass jar. Once the water has come to a boil, pour it over the herbs. Cover the jar and let it steep for 10 to 20 minutes. After, strain the liquid from the herbs into a bowl. Next, add castile soap and almond or apricot oil to the liquid. Mix all three ingredients thoroughly. Once the ingredients are mixed properly, add essential oil to the concoction and mix well. That’s it! Store in any clean plastic bottle or container. Use as you normally would with any other shampoo. Homemade shampoo is wonderful. Not only are you saving money by creating your own shampoo, you’re saving your hair too from further and future damage! Be creative and experiment with different herbs and essential oils. If you don’t have time to make your own shampoo, some great allnatural shampoo brands found in the drugstore are NouriShea, Avalon Organics, Burt’s Bees, and Aubrey Organics. The brand Kiss My Face offers a castile soap that is 100 percent natural and smells great! You’ll feel much happier knowing that your hair is healthy, cleansed by natural ingredients, and washed by a shampoo that you created. Eco18 is a collective of creative-writing individuals from different backgrounds with a common goal—to live a healthier, more natural lifestyle. Their combined expertise, humour, and opinions explore green and sustainable in a practical, fun way. www.eco18.com Planning is a key ingredient Busy! Busy! MATTIA PELIZZARI/PHOTOS.COM BY MELISSA KING This week things got so busy and before I knew it I had no food left in my apartment. I found myself grabbing reﬁned foods I wouldn’t normally eat unless it was a special occasion. As a result by the end of yesterday I was feeling a bit sick and sluggish. I wished that I had been better prepared. When you are hungry and you are on the run, you are more likely to grab unhealthy foods that will eventually bring you down. It’s more difﬁcult to choose wisely when you don’t have much time and all you want to do is satisfy the stomach growls. Planning is key There are a few things you can do to make sure you are prepared when things get so busy that your normal routine is interrupted. Healthy eating during this time is very important because if you are that busy then it’s probably also essential that you stay healthy and have the energy to ﬁnish what you need to do. Not to mention, when you ﬁnally do get a day off you will want to be well enough to enjoy it. Here are my tips: Every time you cook a meal, freeze a small portion of it. On a busy evening when you come home late, all you have to do is warm it up. Keep quick cooking whole grains in the cupboard. Buckwheat, quinoa, and millet only take about 20 minutes to cook versus 45 minutes for brown rice. Keep quick cooking oats in your drawer at work. You can even put each serving in a little plastic bag. Store up on canned soups at home. Keep cut up carrots and celery in a glass of water in the fridge, then you can snack on them while your food is heating up. Keep cut up carrots and celery in a glass of water in the fridge, then you can snack on them while your food is heating up. When out, grab baby carrots, fruit, sushi, or steamed veggies from your local salad bar or grocer (squeeze lemon and salt to taste). 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