Do we use too many products?

http://almostbohemian.com/shampoo/#comment-1071

I have just read this blog by David on going shampooless (link above).

It gave me a great deal to think about.  I tend not to wash my hair too much because it goes very unmanageable but this week I read two magazine articles about grey/white hair (which I have) saying that you need to shampoo and condition every day to keep it clean as it shows the dirt more than coloured hair. Like a sheep that is what I started doing until I read David's blog today.  It made me suddenly realise how susceptible we are to stuff that we read in newspapers etc. without even doing any research.
Straight away I started to use MORE products than I usually do just BECAUSE of these two articles! 
I am on a reduced budget yet I was still taken in by this nonsense.

What about all the room fragrances we use because we are persuaded that our houses smell?  Have you seen the ad on TV about people giving someone's toilet marks out of ten for freshness?  (My mother-in-law always lit a match!) What is this obsession with unnatural smells?  And yet it is so invasive that it took a blog by a bloke to suddenly make me see sense.

I had already started using less cleaning products - micro-cloths for instance that need no cleanser.  I use Ecover toilet cleaner and Ecover washing-up liquid but I also use this for washing the floor, a damp micro-cloth for dusting and wiping windows and a steamer for my carpets ( I have a dog that is a bit incontinent).

Now I am going to address my personal hygiene.  I am going to wash my hair with hot water, use less deodorant until I think I might be able to go without (we'll see!),  use much less make-up and use up the little perfume I have left and then buy no more (can't afford it anyway).

Just think of how clear the bathroom and dressing table are going to look without all those unnecessary bottles.  I will keep you posted on how I am managing and if my hair looks nicer.