In my never ending search for beauty that does not compromise my health, I have stumbled upon Ayurveda. The East Indian community uses plants to do all sorts of things and the one that most interests me is their hair and skin care.
If, like me, you’ve ever wondered if all East Indian women are direct descendants of Rapunzel then you probably also wonder how they grow and maintain those bountiful tresses. I was introduced to Ayurveda at my favorite place on the Internet to hang out and began stalking posts for products and testimonials from African American sisters that had success with these products. This of course led me off on other tangents and my curiosity was so piqued I went out and bought $35 of their products. That may sound like a lot of money to experiment with but that was 2 grocery bags of products. The products are beyond reasonable as my shampoo bars were $1 and some change each. I read on an Indian hair forum that even though Johnson’s Baby Shampoo is gentle, it is somewhat expensive – go figure. If they only knew how much Western women spend on hair care products.
BTW, if you’re too shy to go busting up in an Indian store like you own the place and want to observe some of their conversations on beauty and health, just visit http://www.indusladies.com/forums/.