These days I’m a bit more paranoid about maintaining my hair’s fullness. Going gluten-free in my diet and in my hair products made a huge difference for me, in fact the last few times I actually visited a salon and they lathered me up with gluten-laden shampoos and conditioners, my scalp broke out in a rash. So these days I use only gluten-free hair care products and I even (egads!) cut and color my hair myself (calling the number on your hair care box is a quick and easy way to find out whether it’s gluten-fee).

I’m trying lately to be better to my hair and scalp though, so I’ve sworn off coloring my hair for at least six months, and I’ve been more careful not to disturb the delicate balance of my poor scalp. But with my roots growing longer and darker by the day and feeling as though my hair looks thin and lifeless, I’m pretty much been depressed about it.

Then a couple of weeks ago something occured to me–I remembered reading about Low EMF hair dryers and wondered if one of these could help. Apparently hair dryers, just like microwaves, can emit an Electromagnetic Field which is arguable danger to our health. And apparently hair dryers are one of the worst culprits. So I got to thinking, if I am trying to shower my head with a little extra TLC and be generally better to it, perhaps it would also appreciate a healthier hair dryer. It was a hunch, but I figured I’d see where it led.

I don't see any scalp, do you?

And so my search for a Low EMF hair dryer began. There’s not too much info. available on the subject, but I did find that CHI has several options. Not wanting to pay $150 for a hunch, however, I set off for TJ Maxx to see if they had any fancy Low EMF hair dryers. At first I thought my search would be unfruitful, then I came across a FHI Heat Nano Weight Pro 1800 and it was a Low EMF hair dryer!! Mind you, I had probably never spent more than $20 on a hair dryer, and many have died by my hand, but this was for the health of my scalp.

I couldn’t wait to wash my hair and give my new FHI dryer a whirl, I wondered if it would actually seem any different, or if it was just a whole bunch of hype. IT WAS DIFFERENT! SO DIFFERENT!

The dryer was just slightly heavier than my former cheapie Revlon model, but not as heavy as the professional dryer that my Mom has. I loved that it wasn’t too noisy either. I once had one of those quiet hair dryers (I do believe the hype that a super loud dryer in your ear all the time can not be good for your hearing) and never could find a good replacement when it died. But the FHI wasn’t too loud, and the cold shot button actually really worked–it didn’t just shoot out air that is slightly less warm, but blasted out cool air to set my round-brush created waves.

When I had finished, WOW! My hair looked so much fuller! All of my worries about my hair appearing thinner had vanished, I even felt like I had a bit of a Bardot style going!

And what about the EMF’s? Well, the experience of using the dryer was MUCH more pleasant. So personally, yes I do buy into the hype, because there just is something about this dryer that makes it better to use, and my hair has been looking more fabulous than ever, so I’m definitely sold on the investment–I’ve even been able to cut down on washings to just every other day. In hindsight, if I knew that it would work this well would I have paid full price for a new FHI Heat hair dryer (which can be between $100-$200), absolutely! Without a doubt! LOL, even our dog Waylon prefers it. It’s the oddest thing, trying to use other hair dryers on him is about as successful as brushing his teeth, but the FHI he doesn’t mind–makes you wonder, doesn’t it.

Now this is all just a theory on my end, I just “had a feeling” one day that a Low EMF hair dryer might help. I’m no scientist so I can’t say what the health effects have been really, but there is something about my new Low EMF hair dryer that has me in its utter adoration.

With Winter here in the mountains freezing us to the bone, I took to my medicine cabinet to help make things a bit easier to bear.

First I applied a coat of self tanner and allowed it to work it’s magic over night. Then I mixed up this Sea Spray Hair Mist and applied it to my hair, scrunching in some summery beach waves.

And voila! The Winter blues didn’t feel so blue anymore!

But another great way to use the spritz is to allow your hair to air-dry, then spritz ends and curl just the ends of your hair. It looks great without all the damage!

And with your skin well-pampered and your hair looking lovely, all you need is a great lipstick (shown is Fire Engine from Gluten Free Beauty) and a fabulous accessory!

But after much trial and error I began to fear that I’d never find natural, gluten-free products that could tame my tangled tresses.

Finally, I’ve found a solution!  Now I do love the Sircuit Skin and Hamadi products listed under the Hair Care section of Naturally Dah’ling, but here’s what I use when I can’t afford to always use salon-quality products:

Shampoo: Jason Natural Fragrance-Free Daily Hair Shampoo

Conditioner: Jason Natural Fragrance-Free Daily Hair Conditioner

Leave-In Conditioner: Jason Natural Kids Only!-Daily Detangling Conditioner

Other gluten-free hair products include Desert Essence Organics and California Baby.  Of course, since formulations are subject to change, always read your labels first!

Months later, several sources (such as Weleda’s Pharmacists) attest to the fact that wheat germ oil is in fact gluten-free.  Always the gluten-free cynic, I’ve also personally tested the Crystal Creme Conditioner with ELISA’s EZ Gluten Test Kit and can also confirm that this product is really gluten-free.

So it’s back, with a vengence.

Okay, no vengance really, but this is an incredible conditioner, which paired with the Sircuit Shampoo produces hair prefection!

(Click the image if you’d like to purchase some today!)

Or, click here to read my review on Naturally Dah’ling.