All my life I’ve been on a search for The One—THE Shampoo, and I think I’ve found it!
Before I go into the details, a little background: I’m a hair girl. I’ve always been a hair girl. Like most women, growing up I went through a bit of an awkward phase. Only mine lasted for 20 years. Throughout my two decades of awkwardness, the one thing I could always depend on to look nice was my hair. It’s fine, but thick with a slight wave and a nice caramel brown color. I grew up in New Orleans, and went to college in Baton Rouge. For whatever reason the chemical cocktail in the water in Louisiana was fabulous for my hair. (Although I’m sure it wasn’t so fabulous for my insides. I often wonder if whatever made my hair glow back then has also made my organs glow.)
When I was 27 I moved to New York City. The city’s water didn’t do my hair any favors. Although life in the city was beyond exciting, my hair became downright dull. After four years in the city, I moved to Los Angeles. Life in LA was shiny and bright, but my hair continued its dull ways. Then I discovered (drum roll please) Yarok’s Green with Envy Shampoo and Conditioner. Here’s how it went down: I was working on a book and had to interview a list of famous stylists and one of them happened to be the creator of the Yarok line—his name is Mordechai Alvow and he’s one of the nicest people I’ve ever interacted with. I bent his ear about my hair woes and he recommended that I try his products. I took him up on his advice and my hair has never looked better!
The shampoo and conditioner are made with all organic ingredients, and I’m guessing it’s the natural ingredients that do the trick. Check out the list of ingredients on the back of the shampoo bottle: “essential oils of lavender, cedar atlas, red mandarin, sweet orange, rosemary and grapefruit.” I’m thinking only good can come from that combo. Plus, it smells very Zen. And even though it’s all natural, it still lathers up nicely--without suds I don’t feel like my hair is getting clean. I finally have the shine that I’ve always strived for, but without my hair looking weighted down or greasy. And since my hair isn’t being weighed down, it looks and feels super-thick, which gives it fantastic volume. Now that’s not to say that I won’t be going off the stuff now and then; I’m a firm believer in the whole shampoo rotation theory. I do think it prevents build up, but I’m going to be on the lookout for other products that measure up to Yarok’s to work into my rotation. Please send suggestions! I could write about hair for days, so I’ll nip it in the bud before I get carried away. One more thing before I sign off: I also got one of Yarok’s leave-in serums: Serum 4 Chill After the Sun, on account of all the sunshine my hair gets here in Southern Cal. I haven’t tried it yet, but as soon as I do I’ll give a full report!
xo,
BB
Oh man, I’ve been looking for the perfect shampoo for so long!