A conversation (Cracks Podcast) where Dra. Patricia Restrepo and Oso Trava describe a personal experiment stopping shampoo use and switching to more natural haircare. Both report they have gone without shampoo for about three months and notice changes (perceived increased hair volume). They discuss alternatives (washing with only water, occasional bar shampoos, ocean rinses), mention the Mexican brand Botica Floral for skin products, and a therapeutic use of castor oil (described as “liver oil” soaked under the full moon). The tone is experiential and exploratory, mixing personal anecdote with product references and traditional remedies.
Questions this video answers
About three months.
Botica Floral.
Castor oil (referred to as 'liver oil'), soaked under the full moon.
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I'm on a challenge with one of my sons to wash our hair with water, I mean. Yes, soap, water, water. We've been doing it for three months. I mean, I'm doing it because he challenged me. The tennis player challenged me. Let's see. Mom, what do you say about all this?
You haven't used shampoo in three months. I haven't used shampoo in three months. I have to confess. I mean, it's a bit of a gamble, right? But I'll let it go. I'll play hard with water and I'll go in the ocean and do it afterwards, or when I shower with good water, but without using products. It's been three months. Let's see. No, no, I haven't given up. Well, no, they did wash it for me once at the hairdresser. And what, what change have you noticed?
Well, it feels really good, you know, it feels really good. My son does notice a big change. And he asks me, mom, what's the change?
I mean, do you see more or less hair? Much more hair. He looks a lot more hair. And suddenly I also look more hair. And he tells me, they're just. I mean, raise crows and they'll gouge your eyes out. That's what they say. He tells me, what do you mean, smearing on chemicals? No, because all the shampoos in my house are organic. And what's more, we try not to buy them in plastic cups, but in bars. Oh, in bars.
No, I used to buy glass ones, but they would break in the shower. And it was a problem because with men, I mean, boys. So we buy in bars. And there are very good brands of bars. Like which one?
Any that I can tell you.
Oh, boy. I can give you the info, because there's a Mexican one that I love.
And they make shampoos, soaps and shampoos made with natural ingredients.
And he said to me, what do you think so much in evolution? Because I love looking at evolution. And we always talk about animals, and since I was little, we've talked about animals. What other animal washes its hair with chemicals? Well, with water. Then he said to me, well, what are you saying so much about? Why don't you do it? And don't you think that all this hair loss and that people are so gray and have so much hair loss, I haven't investigated it, but what he says makes sense to me and I'm doing it with him. Don't you think it's associated with so much use of substances on the scalp? Because the scalp absorbs it's one of the skins that absorbs the most. So he said to me, why don't we do something? Let's stop using shampoo and see what happens. And the truth is that you can wash it with water, and you can also wash it with eagle freckles. So I don't know how long the challenge will last me. Yes, I remember that I went to the hairdresser and they washed it. But it feels good. And it's not that I smell it. You can tell me if it smells or not. But, for example, in Mexico, there are some skin products that I love, called Botica Floral, that are made with anthroposophical principles, I.e. respecting the soil.
It's the one from Mexico that you.
Mentioned, that's a brand from Mexico that makes skin products. They have several products, and they're all made with clean ingredients. I don't use a lot of them. I mean. And you realize that your best pharmacy is here.
You don't use. You already said you don't use sunscreen, you don't use cream. The eyeshadow. I use the eyeshadow and respect and listen to my body. Right, right. But moisturizer. Moisturizer, not.
No, no, no. I mean, when I use something, I use it for a purpose. For example, there is an oil that we call liver oil, which is castor oil, which is a tree that we soak under the full moon, as they did in ancient times. And I use it therapeutically. Right.
