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Dry Shampoo for Caregivers and Tight Squeezes
Inspired by Better Basics for the Home, by Annie B. Bond (aka Berthold-Bond)
What more loving a thing to do for a person who is sick and unable to wash their hair in a shower, than to massage a dry shampoo through their hair and then comb it out.
Human contact is so important, and the feeling of hands massaging one’s scalp feels so good to most people. There are other times, too, when a dry shampoo comes in handy, such as while hiking, traveling, or during long power outages.
Most of us have these kitchen cupboard ingredients on hand, and this dry shampoo formula is as easy as just mixing them:
Dry Shampoo
one-half cup cornmeal or other flour
one-half cup almond meal, or other nut meal (nuts ground in a blender will do)
Combine the ingredients in a glass jar. Shake to blend. Dust the hair with the shampoo, massage it gently and lightly into the scalp, and then comb out.
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Better Basics for the Home
Better Basics for the Home offers hundreds of easy-to-make how-to formulas for less toxic living in the home. It is written by Care2.com's executive producer of healthy living.buy nowrelated stories
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add your comment »I was drawn to this site for the dry shampoo recipe & can't wait to try it. Annie, you sound like a wonderful human being & I signed up for the newsletter. I can't wait to see the section on spirituality as well as all the other topics I am interested it.TY from a first-timer.
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That is wonderful! I am a caretaker, and the smallest bit of comfort can go a long way to help someone. TY for this...I'll be passing it a long!
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Thank you for this one, Annie. As you may know I am facing both a lung cancer surgery (Wednesday) with 8 days in the hospital & then a bilateral mastectomy & chemo. For as long as I have hair, this will be a blessing for those times when I am unable to bathe !! *hug* and *thanks2* from me as I prepare for combining alternative & Western healing for these pollution caused illnesses...
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