Comments on: Learn a little shelf control http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/03/08/learn-a-little-shelf-control/ Frugal Living by Sara Noel Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:26:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kim http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/03/08/learn-a-little-shelf-control/#comment-26767 Kim Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:12:17 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1078#comment-26767 Sara, This could end up being long, but I hope you will give it some of your time. I enjoy reading your column. I just read about making your own hair gel. While I like to save money, I would like to tell you and maybe your readers a few things about this. I am a hair dresser by the way, but understand not everyone can afford to buy products from us. (I don't like the prices increasing either), but that said, just because something works for one person, it does not work for everyone, and it does cost money to buy everything to make your own, and if it doesn't work then you are out money as well. I have 4 different products (gel, mousse) for my clients. Not one things works on them all. They all have different hair types. Professional products are highly concentrated, and should last a lot longer than products bought from a store. If you cannot duplicate a style that a hairdresser had done for you, go back for help, and maybe invest in products that they have used. I also have experimented with store bought products. I had a mousse that I liked real well for my hair, and could no longer get it from my supplier. While browsing the hair supply isle of a store one day I found, what I thought was the same product. I was excited. When I used it, it did not work the same. All I really have to say about this is buyer/ user beware. Onto the next subject. You talk a lot about stain removal. Everyone has this problem, I seem to have it a lot! You have talked about using hydrogen peroxide. Here is my formula for this 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide, 1 teaspoon ammonia. I use this after trying all of my other products. Sometimes I have to let the stained part soak a while. I have never had color lift off any of my colored clothes, but the stain comes out. I have even had a lot of success with stains on clothes after they have been dryed in the dryer. I'm not sure where I saw this formula, because there are a lot of people who write articles about this subject, but I'm sure that I read it in an article somewhere. Kim McKenzie from Indiana Sara,
This could end up being long, but I hope you will give it some of your time. I enjoy reading your column. I just read about making your own hair gel. While I like to save money, I would like to tell you and maybe your readers a few things about this. I am a hair dresser by the way, but understand not everyone can afford to buy products from us. (I don’t like the prices increasing either), but that said, just because something works for one person, it does not work for everyone, and it does cost money to buy everything to make your own, and if it doesn’t work then you are out money as well. I have 4 different products (gel, mousse) for my clients. Not one things works on them all. They all have different hair types. Professional products are highly concentrated, and should last a lot longer than products bought from a store. If you cannot duplicate a style that a hairdresser had done for you, go back for help, and maybe invest in products that they have used.
I also have experimented with store bought products. I had a mousse that I liked real well for my hair, and could no longer get it from my supplier. While browsing the hair supply isle of a store one day I found, what I thought was the same product. I was excited. When I used it, it did not work the same.
All I really have to say about this is buyer/ user beware.

Onto the next subject.
You talk a lot about stain removal. Everyone has this problem, I seem to have it a lot! You have talked about using hydrogen peroxide. Here is my formula for this
1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide, 1 teaspoon ammonia. I use this after trying all of my other products. Sometimes I have to let the stained part soak a while. I have never had color lift off any of my colored clothes, but the stain comes out. I have even had a lot of success with stains on clothes after they have been dryed in the dryer.
I’m not sure where I saw this formula, because there are a lot of people who write articles about this subject, but I’m sure that I read it in an article somewhere.
Kim McKenzie from Indiana

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