The Detox Box January 2021 – FULL SPOILERS

I had a smaller modeling agency sign me about 15 years ago. It was in Pittsburgh so it wasn’t a huge deal. They sent me for a casting call for a hair convention and I was hired by Algenist. That one gig turned into many over a few years including Neutrogena and a few other higher end brands that I cannot remember. They’d do my hair in advance or even on stage/for promo. I remember one time having SO many “bubbles” put into my hair with hundreds of tiny hair ties. It was crazy to remove all those stupid hair ties.

I also was a “promotional model” which meant a brand would hire me for a week or month to hand out samples in stores, at fairs… that kind of thing. The pay was great and I’d usually get a room of the brand’s product. I had boxes of Ritz crackers for what seemed like forever. I also sometimes got transportation and one time got to ride a Vespa for a week. By myself. In the rain. In traffic. After like 30 minutes of training. It was always fun though.

My favorite gig was probably meeting the mail carrier from Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. He was SO nice. We had to stand under a shelter/tent at an outdoor concert for about a half hour and almost no one came…again, rain.

Good luck, I know some don’t let you but I have skipped this box and I am on monthly as long as it is before they charge me (I think the 5th or 6th)

Duh! That’s a good idea. Why didn’t I think of that?! lol. Emailing them now!

I’ve spent $1 on shampoo, I’ve spent $80 on shampoo. It’s not about the shampoo; it’s about the hair. I’m someone that has extremely oily hair that is very thick.

I had a higher paying job years ago where I needed to look good. My hair took an hour to wash and dry. Six days a week at 5am. I didn’t want to do this. I tried for years to get away with skipping and using massive amounts of dry shampoo. But dry shampoo adds up as well.

I would have easily paid a few dollars a day if I could have skipped a day of doing my hair as I would have gained an hour of sleep on days I could skip.

I get that not everyone could do that and I’m so, so thankful I can wear a messy bun at this point.

I avoid all kinds of products that either dry my scalp or cause my head to break out. I avoid artificial fragrance and color. I also avoid sulfates and other harmful ingredients. Since I go through a bottle of shampoo every 4-5 months I really don’t mind. If I had longer hair I would certainly avoid any harsh chemicals that would dry my hair while maybe seeking a less expensive brand. My daughter has long hair that is very thick, I am not going to buy her the same shampoo as me, but I am definitely encouraging her to select her products with care. Soaps can be VERY abrasive and harsh so to me it would be foolish to purchase a shampoo just because it cost less.

My point was really that while I may think a Cadillac is a waste of money when a Honda will get me to the same place, it is really in the eye of the person making the purchase. It is not for me to say what is a waste of someone else’s money.

I am a firm believer in letting people enjoy the things they love as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone. If they prefer to buy $30 bottles of shampoo and conditioner, there is nothing wrong with that.

But *why* do you pay $30 for shampoo? No, they are not full of tricks and inventions if you pay more. This is a detergent formulated to take oil out of your hair. Nothing more. Any benefit claims mean that the product leaves a residue in your hair. No, shampoo does not penetrate the skin, just like your Ajax does not penetrate the soup bowl; it simply degreases the surfaces of the bowl.

To strengthen the roots, whatever that means, you’d need to eat it. The roots are inside your skin. To “leave hair shiny” means that there’s a filmy residue that doesn’t wash out. And so on.

So? Well this site always spoiled first before any other site. Now, they’re the last.