4. Beat The PJ-ism
Product Junkieism is real y’all, and there is no better rehab than cold turkey. If you need to go on a product purchasing hiatus then do that but buying six different products for one purpose will put an unnecessary dent in your pocket.
We know peanut oil sounds interesting but if you have coconut oil*, olive oil*, and castor oil* you probably do not need the one that smells like peanuts.
5. Go Natural
With your hair products I mean. Of course an all natural regimen is not for everybody but having some natural products really doesn’t hurt and it definitely doesn’t hurt your pocket either.
Take for instance a natural cleanser such an Bentonite Clay, it is a relatively cheap product and it lasts ten times longer than an expensive brand of shampoo.
Even though there might be a bit more work involved in cleansing your hair with bentonite clay*, you get more bang for your buck if you have it in your arsenal. Not to mention natural cleansers and deep conditioners help you to stretch your other products longer.
If you are a weekly deep condition type of girl and you have a lot of hair then alternating between DIY conditioners from the kitchen or natural products one week and your store bought conditioner the next week will allow your products to last and your dollar to stretch
6. Nail Down Your Regimen
This is probably the most important thing you can do for yourself in every aspect of your journey. But since we are talking about finances if you know what you need then you can budget properly and not over spend.
This is not always easy and we can appreciate that in the beginning of your hair journey as you are learning what your hair likes and dislikes, you will have much trial and error which might require more spending. But as time passes and you get intimate with your tresses things will taper off every time you re-up.
7. Get To Know Common Product Ingredients
Why? because sometimes packaging can fool you but if you just look at the ingredient list you will probably notice that some of your cheaper products have the same ingredients despite the shiny pink label with ‘all natural ingredients’ plastered on the front.
Understand that products and the whole hair industry has one bottom line, and the color is ‘green’. Make educated choices that fit your budget, shea butter is $3.00 for a big ole jar so if it has shea butter as an excuse for a hefty price tag, chances are you aren’t missing anything.
Here’s a great tip, mix some $0.59 V05 conditioner, with some raw shea butter*, and some olive oil* – best moisturizer you could never buy! Use more conditioner than oil and shea so that you get more of a moisturizing effect, and use the shea butter* for consistency!
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DiscoveringNatural says
Those are great tips. Here are some more tips that have helped me: http://discoveringnatural.blogspot.com/2012/12/smart-hair-products-shopping.html
Eartha Grootfaam says
Lol. This one’s for me
Ameenya German says
It’s too late for me!! Do they have a Product Junkie Rehab?!?!?
Look Glam Box says
This week is special so this will give me a new look. I really love fashion !