land beer into the shower bath is not a new idea – in fact , it has along and storied story . But using it to wash off your hair is something I was n’t cognizant some people do , and it ’s something the masses who run Pantenedon’t want you to know about . really , they probably do n’t care . Because the melodic theme kinda is a little strange , and it could be a waste matter of perfectly undecomposed beer ! But it twist out that there ’s someactual backingto the approximation that it ’s dear for your hair .
Because I bed drinking beer and take cascade , I tested beer as shampoo for five straight days on my highly curly and unkempt hair , using brews of all different styles and prices . Here ’s what happen .
Day one:Coors Light
I live in Colorado , so I had to tap the Rockies and see if Coors would be a serious VO5 relief . To be forthright : I thought this whole attempt would be gross , and that my hair would reek like a measure . But it was n’t gross . At all .
The feeling of cold Coors on my head strangely did n’t sense out of place in the shower bath . It should n’t have been that surprising – even some fancy spas in Denver offerbeer - infused treatment . Even strange than the smell being pleasing was that itfelt amazingrubbing it into my scalp , and I did it longer than expected . My haircloth feel better than when I put on my regular shampoo , which made no sense . It felt thicker .
What the hell is happening here ? Am I last to be buying racks of Coors Light to wash my hair with ? After I get out of the cascade , I marvel if the more expensive these beers get , the better or worse they ’d be for my hair . There was only one way to find out .
Gina Park/Thrillist
After twenty-four hours one , do I miss shampoo?No . No , I do not .
Day two:Samuel Adams Boston Lager
While this is also a lager beer , the departure between this and a Coors Light is the difference between the actual Megan Fox and a wax physique of Megan Fox . surely , they mightkind oflook the same , but you ’d only want to shower down with one of them . Perhaps that ’s a confusing metaphor . Suffice it to say I do n’t desire to shampoo with Boston Lager again . I thought for sure that I ’d have intercourse it – it ’s a hearty craft beer that ’s been around forever , so I ’d have it off rub it on my scalp ! But there was something much less showery - touch about Sam – the smell was n’t particularly appetizing , and I did n’t desire to keep massage it into my scalp , whereas with Coors Light , I could ’ve go all night . That should be its new slogan .
It ’s almost like Sam Adams was n’t made to be a shampoo ! It did n’t feel so good going on my scalp , but on the positive side , it taste pretty skilful in the shower .
After sidereal day two , do I escape shampoo?A little bit . Do I have another Coors Light in my fridge ?
Gina Park/Thrillist
Day three:Avery Out of Bounds Stout
Yes , another Colorado beer ! Trying to keep my shampooing local , folks . Dumping the bottle onto my hair brought out those roasty notes right into my nostril , and I loved it . I need to buy some kind of a coffee tree soundbox wash , because this was absolutely inebriate . I had enough to wash my hair with , and yet I dumped it on my head some more .
My hair did n’t find as full and Tarzan - y as it did when I used Coors , but I could n’t ignore the splendid olfactory property from the beer , which seemed to be enhanced by the fact that I was pour it all over myself . The one downside is that when you ’re pouring a dour beer all over you , a dark pool forms around your feet . That ’s … a little disturbing . Good affair a few sips of this stout make you forget about that , and everything ’s all fine again .
After day three , do I miss shampoo?Not quite ! My hair feels in good form , and this stout smells like heaven .
Gina Park/Thrillist
Day four:Stone Mocha IPA
First off , this is one of the strangest , most fill IPAs I ’ve ever had . It ’s a 9 % DIPA with a hint of mocha , though it does n’t show up much in the fragrance . It ’s call a Mocha IPA , but it ’s not like a mocha sturdy with off - the - chart mocha smell . In the shower , however … off - the - charts cacao tree filled my nostrils . It smell delicious . And everything was going peachy until I left the shower .
My scalp matt-up tingly . Is all my hair give-up the ghost to fall out from this experiment ? If so , will Thrillist pay for hair - replacement surgical procedure ? So while the beer does smell fantastic and taste delicious , I ’m not certain I ’d take it into the shower again . Unless it were to drink . This could also be a resultant role of me washing my hair with beer four days in a rowing . If I wake up tomorrow and all my hair is gone , I wo n’t be surprised .
After day four , do I miss shampoo?Yes . I would bear $ 50 to stop this experiment today .
Gina Park/Thrillist
Day five:Oskar Blues Old Chub
Old Chub is so full-bodied it should be renamed Old Buffett . You make love , like Warren , not like Old Country . And I like this beer ; I wish fundamentally all of Oskar Blues ' beer . But they ’re not meant for the shower , and I learned this when I poured the can over my head and a all surprising and not particularly pleasant odor filled the shower . It felt fine on my scalp , but mostly I wished I had fuddle the entire damn affair instead of wasting it as shampoo .
After solar day five , do I miss shampoo?Does peanut butter miss jelly ?
What I learned
The time in my life when I ’ve run a few days in between shampooing , my haircloth ’s get greasy and my scalp ’s become antsy . Like watching a competitive feeder at a hot - wing contest , it ’s not a pretty mickle . So the beer must have been doing its job as a shampoo , because I did n’t feel that way at all . Alas , there were no freehanded change … but the fact that it worked – and my hair’s-breadth did n’t fall out , and I amaze to drink in the shower – was refreshing .
My main takeaway is this : Coors Light is just as useful as a shampoo as it is a beer . habituate it as shampoo from now until the oddment of your days , and you will never regret it . When it ’s on sales agreement , it ’s probably cheaper than most shampoo , too .
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