Text and image contributed by Organic Advocate and Breathe Brand Manager - Ammon Maloney
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When I contemplate the idea of the old saying "you are what you eat" it has a far deeper meaning for me now than ever before. The journey with food and nourishment extends itself to the products and things we apply to our skin and hair and what we feed our body orally and dermally.
Contributed by Anel Hamersma and Renee Nicolai
Renee Nicolai calls herself a Natural Hairdresser.
“But what does that actually mean?” I ask over tea. “Natural… how?” We’re sitting in her garden in Plumstead where streams of women come to see her. Some have even dubbed her the “Hair Whisperer”. She laughs uproariously when I mention it.
“It’s really not that difficult to go natural. Actually, anyone can do it,” she says. “Natural hair-care is an approach to hair. There are a couple of simple laws you need to follow, and if you do the condition of your hair will improve dramatically. The First Law is: you have to accept it.
Recently I was lucky enough to receive some products from Dr Baumann in Cape Town for review. Below are my findings!