An Omnivore Avoiding Shampoo?

[chasingtides]

I seem to be having a sensitivity reaction to the SLS/SDS in my shampoo and soaps. I've had reactions before, but at the moment, it's unbearable, so I'm eliminating it from my beauty regimen. I've been thinking of eliminating shampoo from my life for a while and this could be push in the right direction.

I've got straight hair, so I skipped over curlygirls and went over to no_poo. However, I'm an omnivore who dreams of one day owning her own farm and who may someday in the near future have a service animal, so I'm not totally comfortable with the atmosphere there (with the "commodification" of animals being viewed as a moral absolute). Is there another shampoo-free community or do any of you have direct experience with no_poo?

Comments

[chasingtides.livejournal.com]

I hate people like that so much. I mean, obviously I'm doing SLS/SDS free because having my waistline covered in angry red blotches and itching and being irritated from head to toe isn't exactly my idea of a great time.

On the other hand - health, man. Vaccinations are something I'm really passionate about. I'm considered in the at-risk group for a lot of vaccine-preventable diseases and their complications. Even though I'm willing to vaccinate because my immune system doesn't know what end is up, it will mean very little if there's no herd immunity.

But yes, unless you're actively putting me/my loved ones/large swathes of people at risk, I don't tend to try to judge (as in being veg* or omnivorous and all).