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4.To make my
shampoo go further, keep an empty bottle in the shower next to the current
bottle of shampoo you are using. When you are ready to lather up, squirt a
SMALL amount of shampoo into the empty bottle and then add a 'shot' of water
and shake it lightly. This distributes the shampoo over your hair more
evenly, while using less. It also lathers up much faster than doing it the
conventional way.
5.Collect
complimentary and sample bottles and packages of hair care products and send
them along when going on short trips. This is especially good for kids who
tend to forget to bring things home.
6.Find a
beauty school or college in your area. For simple perms and cuts, they are
just fine and much less expensive then the traditional salon.
7.Give up
perms, hair-coloring and highlighting. Let your hair grow to below your
shoulders and get a friend to trim it straight across every few months. Trim
your own bangs, if you have them. Long hair can be worn down, in a ponytail,
in a braid, in a French braid, or up in a bun. It doesn't have to be blown
dry or curled or set. And without chemicals, coloring, and heat, it can
repair itself and look shiny and healthy. Beautiful! Easy! Feminine! Cheap!
8.Instead of
using the expensive detangle products from the store, make a homemade version
using 1 part conditioner to 10 parts water. Then put it into a recycled pump
hair spray bottle. It works wonderfully.
9.Most hair
does not benefit from daily washing with shampoo or from being washed twice
in one bathing as some shampoo manufacturers suggest. Actually, doing these
things can dry out your hair and scalp and make them prone to other
problems. Find the least expensive shampoo that works for your hair, and use
it only as often and in the quantity that is necessary to keep your hair
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