Why You Need to Dump Your Hairspray
Were you a part of the 80’s and 90’s big hair club? I remember when I was a teenager in the 90’s and I loved to spray about half a bottle of hair spray on my hair to “make it stay.” Well not only was I damaging the ozone, but I was damaging my body! Did you know commercial hair sprays contain a number of toxic chemicals? And you are breathing them in each time you spray your hair. Many hair sprays contain aerosol propellants, alcohol, carcinogenic polyvinylpyrrolidone plastic (PVP), formaldehyde, and artificial fragrance. Do you wonder why hair spray have warnings on the cans? No wonder. These toxins can cause allergic reactions, lung disease, and even affect other people and pets around us. Is it really that important maintaining your hair style to risk yours and your families health? But don’t despair…safer options do exist.
There are times when even I attempt a style which gravity alone cannot hold. There are many wonderful non-chemical hairsprays available today. More and more people are realizing the dangers of chemical filled beauty products and companies are responding. One of those companies is Aubrey Organics. Their Natural Missst is a 100% vegan herbal hairspray. It does not contains any harsh plastics or synthetics, is not stiff or sticky, and provides you with regular hold all day. Natural Missst is versatile as it can be used as a styling aid and to hold it in place after drying. The ingredients are:
Alcohol denat. (38b, lavender*), acacia senegal (arabic) gum, glycerin, aqua, inositol, calcium pantothenate (vitamin B-5),methionine, cysteine, panthenol, citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed extract, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), glycine soja (soybean) oil, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, beta-carotene, aesculus hippocastanum (horse chestnut) extract, linolenic acid (vitamin F), biotin, myroxylon balsamum (balsam) oil, santalum album (sandalwood) oil, juniperus virginiana (cedarwood) oil, citrus paradisi (pink grapefruit) oil
The herbal extracts condition, nourish, and protect the hair. I have been using it for at least 2 years now and it’s my favorite hair spray. It comes in an 8 oz. spray bottle and sells for $9.98.
