Fight the Frizzy Frump While Saving the Planet

If, like me, you were born with hair that has a tendency to look like this charming family on the right or this (scroll down to the second photo,) you've probably subjected your hair to all sorts of torture over the years such as extreme heat and various toxic chemicals. I remember saving cans to use as hair curlers, because the small curlers available at the time made me look more like Shirley Temple.

Efforts to tame the frizz have become even more of a challenge now that I live only a mile or two from the ocean!

After trying various products, I found that mousse seemed to give me the best results without being sticky, greasy, or otherwise offensive. However, the aerosol cans were a concern.

I'm also making the transition to natural personal care products since it occurred to me that everything that goes down our drains eventually ends up in our drinking water - not to mention the fact that it is also in direct contact with my skin.

Last month when I was ordering vitamins, I noticed this product. It claimed to be natural mousse but comes in a pump bottle. It does indeed foam up when pumped into your hand. It isn't as rich as aerosol mousse, but I find it easier to work into my hair. So far it seems to work, but then yesterday was only the first day of spring.

There are probably other similar products out there, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

P.S. DH says men don't understand why we women obsess about our hair. Men are just glad if they still HAVE hair.

He has a point.