How to dispose of unwanted shampoo/conditioner?
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Comments (52)Ok, Kristi, I'll take your challenge, but only because I love you. Our water districts are now the model for what should have been done in Georgia years ago (and was done here years ago.) When Georgia faced a really catastrophic drought, their governor suggested everyone pray for rain (I'm not kidding) and sued Florida. And hundreds of businesses went out of business because they had to suddenly and drastically restrict water. They had to do that because they hadn't been managing their water at all and suddenly, they were facing a drinking water shortage, something we'll never face here, because we have water management. Water management isn't perfect, and is often really imperfect _ like when they give away water to the bottlers. But we also let farmers use whatever water they have on their properties. You have to decide what property rights you want to protect. If we could trust everyone to only water their lawns as much as their lawns actually needed, maybe we wouldn't need water management. But the sad truth is, most people will water every day, in the middle of the day, and then overfertlize, to compensate for all the nutrients they are washing into the street each day. And that wastes water and washes pollutants into our waterways. So restrictions protect us from the stupid people. Laws against drunk driving and planting Brazilian peppers do the same. And the sad-sack reality is, if we want the stupid people to get with the program, we, the so-called enlightened ones, have to accept some restrictions. I think we are headed to water management in the style of the midwest states, and we need to beware of that. They sell water rights there, fight extended lawsuits over who stole what water upriver, and generally build lots of acrimony. Instead, I hope we can learn to use our water better. And the learning curve is steep. South Florida residents use more water per capita than anyone else in the state _ west Broward is the worst waster statewide _ and that is largely because we irrigate our lawns too much and stupidly. I know you're not doing that, Kristi, but lots of people are. I walk the dogs, at 5 p.m., before it's even close to dark out, and we have to detour to avoid sprinklers watering sidewalks. Come on! Those homeowners shouldn't be watering sidewalks, and they shouldn't be watering at 5 p.m. when it doesn't get dark before 8. As for water savings, I'm proud of my brown crunchy yard. It's what it's supposed to be this time of year. I have rain barrels and we ration flushes, and the dirty dogs' water certainly goes on plants. But I'm sure I wash too much water down the drain. At least I'm not drawing extra to maintain a "green" lawn that is anything but truly green....See MoreUse less product
Comments (21)I totally agree with your original post Kristin. I have always thought that the recommended amount of this or that was way overboard, probably so you will run out sooner and have to buy more. I have been wary of using harsh chemicals for anything, but especially for close contact stuff like detergents, softeners, household cleaners, etc. One of the things I would like to replace with something more natural is deodorant. Anybody have something that works well? I have never tried the Dr Bronner brand, is it good? I make my own soap for personal use and I love it, I wish I could come up with a good shampoo though. Katrs5, I use the same stuff as you do for household cleaning. I'm not much into the bleach either. I have used H2O2 in the laundry for pretty good results. It is better in the environment than bleach. The best thing of all is that when you make your own stuff and use your own common sense about store bought stuff and all the hype that goes with it, you get such a feeling of independence and freedom. When I first broke away from believing I needed everything "they" said I did, I felt like I discovered a well-kept secret. It was liberating....See MoreDo you shampoo daily?
Comments (46)I think that older people tend to bathe/shower less often because their skin is thinner and more sensitive... I can attest to that. My mother's skin was so paper thin and lacking in elasticity, there were multiple times her forearm skin would literally tear from dabbing with a towel. Multitude of reasons; aging, medications, forgetting to keep hydrated by drinking water, etc. etc. But I digress... My hair gets fully washed at night, then rinsed in a.m. so I can dry/style. So twice daily it's wet. (Summer more). My skin/hair needs moisture (don't drink enough water, I know that). Oily is clear on the other end of the spectrum. My concern was stress (death of my mom); age (hormone shift); regular coloring & twice daily rinsing is all taking a toll. I'm on my 4th night of Sally's 'wen' like product. First night, wow, hair was like pure silk when rinsed. Next morning, fluffy, full, oh so soft and shiny. Day 2, not so much. (But I blew it the night before by putting a small amount of oil on my scalp, ran through my hair, let dry before bed. The oil is helping, but too many nights in a row is too much.) The next night I skipped the oil, did the Sally condition clean, next morning my hair didn't feel as nice. (I used product on low end of amounts suggested as an experiment.) Last night I used Sally's, increased amount I used, then when out of shower put oil on again, and when I woke up this morning I did my usual rinse before drying/styling, only this time I put a dime size amount of Sally's product on my hair, massaged in and rinsed. Much better. It's fluffy, soft, shiny & silky clear to the ends and it swings ;) (I have no styling products in it, but it sure looks like I do.) Guess I'll have to fine tune the routine. But figure I'm saving a lot of wear 'n tear on my hair with a less harsh shampoo, no styling products, oil for added moisture a few nights a week. Oh, and something I should have done long ago was get one of those mega wide tooth combs for combing the product in the shower. I got Sally's "Beach comb" set. One for in the shower, one for when I get out. That also saves a lot of wear and tear over a regular comb or nylon (non-bristle) brush. We'll see how it goes, but just after a few days it's a lot less dry looking....See MoreEverything's a piece of junk!
Comments (22)I still have my Mom's Maytag washer and dryer. The dryer takes a long time to get things dry...it gets hot and the vent is clean but I think I am going to buy one of those things to run through the whole vent tubing and give it a good dusting out inside.I wanted to stack new ones too but after reading this I am never gettin rid of these...they are over 30 yrs now. I also have her Sharp microwave and it is over 25 yrs old. Even I am better than I was 25 yrs ago LOL....we are all like fine wine I do believe. As a matter of fact I have had several friends say they have no idea what the world is going to come to when all the folks our age retire....sigh...Dh had his last day teaching at the U on Friday. He says you just wouldn't believe the conversations he has had this past year with students compared to 20 and 30 years ago. So I guess if you have something old that works you better hang on to it. As an aside I also usually only go to vintage and second hand stores for clothes. It is the only way to get real made in the USA cotton and linen etc. Also AJ, I use Etsy for the same reason LOL. c...See MoreJasdip
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