morocco method hair care :: review and giveaway contest

Morocco Method: Raw, Vegan, Gluten-Free hair products

When I was in 7th grade going through those awkward junior high years, I read a lot of Thoreau. Specifically, Walden, over and over – usually while I sat alone on a boulder, atop a mountain that overlooked my little coal mining town. I dreamt of running away, building a house in the woods like Thoreau, and being totally self-sufficient.

[An aside: Can you believe my 7th-grade English teacher saw me toting the book and told me it was "too old" for me? Wow.]

Flash-forward about 35 years. These days, between blogging, Tweeting, Instagram-ing, Pinning, and downloading books to my Kindle faster than you can say "civil disobedience," I still daydream about living off the grid. I think America's new-found reliance on technology, love of instant gratification, and contracted attention spans, IMHO, have actually fueled the current popular craft, flea market and DIY sub-cultures. Even though these quiet past-times may seem nostalgic, I see them more as acts of rebellion...

Pablo loves Morocco Method. As you can see from the dollop of shampoo, the color is naturally caramel-like,

...Which brings me to Morocco Method hair products. These homespun shampoos, conditioners, colors and products are raw, vegan and gluten-free. They are made from ingredients you can pronounce and they smell like nature, and not like plastic. The nice folks at Morocco Method sent me their Heavenly Chi Shampoo and Diamond Crystal Mist Leave-In Conditioner to try. Here's the deal:

The good: Revolutionary hair care! All natural. Raw. Vegan. Gluten-Free. Cruelty-free. Environmentally friendly. Many of their products are gentle enough for kids and even pets. The products I tried smelled absolutely lickable and made my hair shiny and soft. Morocco Method donates a portion of their profits to worthy organizations like the Blind Cat Rescue and Sanctuary and Boys to Men California Coast Mentoring Project, to name just a few.

The not-so-good: If Morocco Method wants to be competitive in the busy natural hair care marketplace, they seriously need a good package designer. This stuff screams "Health Food Store." Which worked about 10 years ago but not any more.

I'm undecided on: The Lunar Hair Chart they list on their web site. Part of me thinks it's charming in a kooky sort of way, and part of me dislikes how it will fuel the stereotype of the crunched-out dreamer vegan.

Bottom line, if you are looking for a solid, natural hair care product, look no further. The nice folks at Morocco Method have made it easy. They've offered to send a free Heavenly Chi Shampoo and Diamond Crystal Mist Leave-In Conditioner to one lucky reader [US residents only, please]. All you have to do is leave a comment listing the ingredient in mainstream hair care products that most concerns you. And you get extra brownie points by doing any – and preferably all, of the following

• Like the Morocco Method Facebook page
• Like my Facebook page
• Follow Morocco Method on Twitter
• Follow me on Twitter

Obviously, I need to be able to contact you in case you win [eg, blog, email, Twitter handle]. I'll announce the random winner sometime next week. Good luck!