My inner snob
Ξ January 31st, 2008 | → 11 Comments | ∇ Crunchy Stuff |
One thing I haven’t written about very much here is my “crunchy” side- the side of me that loves all things natural and organic and wants to do my part to be responsible with our resources.
Ever since Jen posted about The Story of Stuff, I have been thinking about the changes I have made and the changes I want to make in my stuff.
Then, I was challenged today by Megan’s post Another Way, in which she resolves to buy used clothing for her children instead of new.
I won’t even tell you the amount of money I just spent on clothes for Chloe minutes before reading her post! I have always appreciated when people hand clothes down to me for the kids. But I have never once gone to a store to buy clothes that weren’t new. And here is where the snob in me comes out- if there were a really cute consignment boutique or something around here, I could totally see myself shopping there. But not a Goodwill or thrift store. I don’t even want to go in one!
Another place my inner snob shows herself?
My haircare products.
I have been wanting to make the switch to shampoo bars in order to save on the packaging. But I have been too scared of having bad hair. I have already made the switch to a natural deodorant from Lush that has no packaging, but ignore all the shampoo bars when I shop there. If I don’t see them, they don’t exist and I don’t have to make the change right?
But just check out the amount of plastic bottles I have out (not counting any hiding in cabinets!)
My shower:
Kids’ Bath:
My bath (even though I love Lush bath bombs and bubble bars, I still keep these around):
That’s a lot of packaging, ya’ll.
So, I sucked it up and went shopping. I know that there are people who use vinegar and baking soda and things like that to wash their hair, but I hate the smell of vinegar. Unless it is a good balsamic and I’m dipping some hot, crusty bread in it. I however, am neither crusty nor hot (although I am working on losing weight and being hot)! And that snob in me protests that if I don’t use expensive packaged hair products that you can only buy from a salon, then my hair will most assuredly be crusty. So I bribed myself with some new bath bombs and got two shampoo bars while I was at Lush. I ordered a Godiva bar and an Ultimate Shine bar (If you order two shampoo bars, they give you a free tin to store them in).
Coming soon: The Big Shampoo Bar Test. We’ll see how those solid shampoos compare to my favorite Redken All Soft.
If you have time, head over to Jen’s place to read about her story of stuff and watch the video.
