Why Women Are Now Using Soft Drinks, Not Shampoo, To Wash Hair

The times right now are HARD for so many people. This is not news to anybody living not only in Nigeria right now, but really, anywhere in the world. The economy is a mess. Jobs and money are hard to come by. People are having to do any and everything these days to cut down costs, and finding alternative ways of doing things in an effort to save money. That brings up to today's new trend: people employing the use of soft drinks, over shampoo, to wash their hair.

It is a very interesting new trend that is becoming more prominent around the nation so without further ado, let's really dive into and discuss why this new trend is on the rise and why people are employing it.

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WHY ARE PEOPLE WASHING THEIR HAIR WITH SOFT DRINKS?

Well, the short answer is: money.

A Nigerian woman named Adeoti Oluwaremilekun, a fashion designer, said she was surprised the first time she saw her neighbour washing her daughter’s dreadlocks with a soft drink. According to Adeoti:

ADEOTI OLUWAREMILEKUN: I never thought in any way that one would use soft drink to wash hair, until I saw my neigbor doing so for her daughter. When I asked her why the use of soft drink, instead of shampoo and hair conditioner, she drew my attention to the high cost of hair treatment products which, according to her, have also reduced in quality, due to increase in the price of materials used for producing, packaging and distribution. She said some of her friends use soft drinks to treat their hair, and that it makes the hair fuller and tightens the outer cellular layer.

Meanwhile, another woman named Mojisola Ayeni who is an undergraduate said about the phenomenon:

MOJISOLA AYENI: I carry my natural hair and maintaining it is very expensive. Some quality treatment kits containing hair shampoo, treatment, oil, among other things for natural hair, ranges from N30,000 and above. Some of these hair products destroy the hair, despite their high prices. That is why I opted for soft drink when I saw the video on YouTube. Apart from soft drinks, I also apply clove water, onion water and other naturally made ingredients. I prepare it myself to increase, strengthen and thicken my hair. This innovation has made me save the money to attend to other needs.

What is the video in question that Mojisola saw you ask? Well, it could have been one from the multitude of videos being made about this new trend that are now all over the web from Youtube to TikTok.

Some people are saying this is good for your hair, some people are saying it's horrible. Either way, the root cause of why people are even opting for this is still a problem that severely needs to be remedied. Our governments and people in power really need to make money in the town start circulating more. We need to give people jobs, access to resources. Because if one has to opt for soft drinks over using shampoo and conditioner because of price, what happens if the price of soft drinks now becomes too expensive? What then?!

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