Alright, let me tell ya ’bout this shampoo stuff, the kind they say is “paraben-free.” I ain’t no fancy scientist or nothin’, but I heard some things, and I got my own ideas about it.
Now, them fancy folks in the city, they always talkin’ about parabens. Says it’s this stuff they put in shampoo to make it last longer. You know, like how we used to can peaches back home to keep ’em good all winter? Well, it’s somethin’ like that, I guess.
But here’s the thing, some folks started gettin’ all riled up about parabens. Said it wasn’t good for ya, might even make ya sick. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but folks get scared easy, ya know? Just like that time they said eatin’ too many eggs was bad for ya, then later they said it was good! Can’t hardly keep up with them city doctors.
So, these shampoo makers, they figured they could make some money off folks bein’ scared. They started makin’ this “paraben-free” shampoo. And let me tell ya, it ain’t cheap! You go to them big stores, like that Ulta place my niece likes, and you’ll see them bottles all lined up. Pretty bottles, too, but the prices? Whew! Enough to make your head spin.
- One bottle, small as can be, might cost ya twenty-six dollars! Can ya believe that? Twenty-six dollars for somethin’ ya just wash down the drain! Back in my day, we used homemade soap, and our hair was just fine.
- Then there’s them other bottles, sixty-six dollars, even seventy-four! Who in their right mind would pay that much for shampoo? Must be them city folks with more money than sense.
- And the funny thing is, they got all these fancy names too. “Organic beauty,” “Triple repair,” “Strength and repair.” Sounds like somethin’ you’d put on a car, not your hair!
Now, I ain’t sayin’ these shampoos are bad. Maybe they are good, maybe they ain’t. I just don’t see the point in payin’ all that money for somethin’ that might not even be better than the regular stuff.
And another thing, they got this “dry shampoo” too. Dry shampoo! What in the world is that? You mean you don’t even gotta wet your hair? Sounds like a lazy person’s dream, I tell ya. Twenty-eight dollars for a bottle of that stuff! I could buy a whole chicken for that much money, and it’d feed me for a week.
They got other things too, like “scalp sync anti-dandruff” shampoo. Forty-two dollars! Back in my day, we used vinegar for dandruff. Worked just fine, and it didn’t cost an arm and a leg.
And then there’s the shipping. Some of these places say they got “free shipping,” but you know nothin’s really free. They just jack up the price of the shampoo to cover the shipping. It’s all a big game, I tell ya.
So, if you ask me, this whole “paraben-free” thing is just a way for them big companies to make a buck. They prey on folks’ fears and make ’em think they need somethin’ fancy when the old-fashioned stuff works just as good. But hey, that’s just my opinion. You do what you think is best for your hair, and for your pocketbook.
But if you ask me, I’ll stick with my plain old soap. My hair might not be fancy, but at least I ain’t getting’ swindled out of my hard-earned money!
Tags: paraben-free shampoo, hair care, Ulta Beauty, shampoo prices, dry shampoo, scalp care, organic beauty, hair repair, sulfate-free shampoo
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