Between the Homeland Security restrictions on liquids, and the airline's new game of charging for each time you blink, going on a trip with an ample supply of grooming products has become almost impossible. Who wants to pay $25 to check a bag, just so you'll be sure to have enough shampoo? I've aquired the art of stretching my 2 ounce shampoo ration so it will last up to a week, but for plenty of people with longer hair that isn't going to work.
One possible solution is Paper Shampoo. The single-use sheets are designed to dissolve into a lather when you mix them with water, and they supposedly work even if you're using sea water. They also have a minty fragrance, which quite honestly doesn't help much in selling them to me. After all, who wants their hair to smell like a Thin Mint? Personally, I think I'll stick with motel brand shampoo on those bad hair days.
Paper Shampoo is available now in boxes of 30 sheets, which are sold in packs of two for $12.50
The Spoon Sisters, via Coolest Gadgets
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By wingbatwu at 9:51 AM ON 06/30/08
Or you could just wash your hair with a soap bar.
By k-plan at 6:06 PM ON 07/01/08
Isn't it a simple soap?
By j_doh at 5:55 PM ON 07/02/08
just don't confuse it with your mouthwash papers, dude.
By hell-angel at 6:45 PM ON 07/02/08
Why pay $12.50 when a regular bottle of shampoo costs $2? Unless you are going to some god-forsaken place, just swing by the store and get regular shampoo.
By notyou at 6:46 PM ON 07/02/08
i have a DRASTIC solution for the writer. are you ready? are you?
pack TWO 2oz bottles in your carry on.
dumbass.
By SLam at 6:46 PM ON 07/02/08
Don't confuse a soap with a detergent, shampoo is a detergent.
Shampoo is a detergent. If you're traveling to a place where you have time to wash your hair, how hard is it just to buy a bottle when you arrive?
By greenleafhill at 3:26 AM ON 07/03/08
May I suggest the solid shampoo bars made by Lush (www.Lush.com) They are delightful and very long-lasting. I think there may be one made by Neutrogena, which is widely available in drugstores.
By stooptard at 9:18 AM ON 07/03/08
Um, if you can make shampoo into a sheet of 'paper,' why can't you make explosives into a sheet of 'paper?' Dumb rules, that mean and do nothing.
By taz at 9:43 AM ON 07/03/08
and for you travelers that love your bottled water! I have dehydrated water tablets. I'll give you the same deal, twin pack of 30 tablets for 12.50
By gugibufugi at 12:52 AM ON 07/04/08
Call me a freak, but my peppermint shampoo is my favorite. I condition with vanilla, and I smell like candy all day. I love it.
I think the product is clever and useful, but I just run to the drugstore and grab a couple $1 travel size products to supplement when I reach my destination.