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Post by paula53 on Jul 4, 2017 15:04:43 GMT -8
No makeup or deodorant for me either. I wash my hair using a bucket of warm water and my pot to pour it over my head. Towel dry. I wash my clothes that I have been hiking in with Dr Bonners, giving them at least 3 rinses. My splurge, is that I have gone back to my old reliable water filter. A HikerPur. Better tasting water, and much less fuss than the Squeeze.
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Post by hikinggods on Jul 4, 2017 20:07:43 GMT -8
I'm neither perfectly coiffed nor expertly made up in everyday life, so even less so when on the trail. The only makeup I've ever worn is an eyebrow pencil while I was on chemo to draw on some pseudo-eyebrows. My toiletry kit is a mini-deodorant, a comb that I share with my husband (he has more hair than I do!)...toothbrush/paste/floss. Maybe a tiny tube of hand lotion.... Another life-long tomboy.
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Post by Campfires&Concierges on Jul 9, 2017 15:01:36 GMT -8
I barely wear makeup when I'm not hiking (in fact, I'm about to go on the road for 6 months and I'm not bringing makeup along, other than tinted chapstick) My "girly" gram buster? Aveda cooling foot lotion...it is the best thing for your feet at the end of the day!
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 9, 2017 21:19:48 GMT -8
Aveda cooling foot lotion...it is the best thing for your feet at the end of the day! Now that sounds nice! I do sometimes rub that hand lotion I carry into my feet.
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Post by riversong on Jul 10, 2017 5:41:07 GMT -8
Fun reading all of your responses!
I relate to the description of makeup making me feel energized. That is me! Although I am a hiker I don't necessarily want to look like one. :D
I would believe that no one on this forum would jump into a stream and break out any sort of soap, "biodegradable" or not. That would be the purpose for filling a water bottle and putting a shower head on the top. I will add the obligatory statement that we go 200 ft or more from the water sources per LNT. I only use shampoo when I go into town.
I carry lightish on the food, and still manage to bring too much back. I brought .9lbs per day this time and it is way more than I can eat. I probably eat .7lbs per day, so I have less weight there.
I ended up packing my Tevas which are a and I was so glad that I did. I love having Tevas as Camp/hiking shoes and realize they are scandalously heavy. I do have lighter options but don't usually choose them as Tevas are useful in a variety of settings such as River Crossings and when my feet start getting hot spots on the toes from getting hammered on ascents and descents in my boots.
Ended up sacrificing my heavier rain jacket and just brought a windshirt in order to make up some of the ounces.
The cleaner I am on the trail, the better I feel - I don't believe that stench and funk is necessary or desirable in order to hike when water is readily available. A clean V is a happy V :-) I also am a princess when it comes to taking care of my feet.
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Post by riversong on Jul 10, 2017 6:11:43 GMT -8
I didn't comb hair for a week, but I was surprised to be able to pull a comb easily through it at the trailhead with with no tangles (I have a heavily layered shag haircut and straight to slightly wavy hair)
Cutting my hair shorter and using a leave-in conditioner to coat the hair shaft and protect it from the sun worked amazingly well. Skipped shampoo altogether, but rinsed well almost daily. My hair never looked dirty or greasy all week. Hubs commented on how shiny my hair looked, in fact.
Will definitely bring a silicone-based leave-in conditioner from now on! Should work well for those like me who get damage from the sun, leading to tangles and hair more closely resembling straw.
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 10, 2017 13:10:05 GMT -8
The cleaner I am on the trail, the better I feel - I don't believe that stench and funk is necessary or desirable in order to hike when water is readily available. Totally agree there--I just don't use shampoo or soap. And to me, makeup would just contribute to feeling dirty (as does sunscreen, a necessary evil). I like having nothing on my skin. My big nod to looking decent on the trail is the hairbrush/comb (and fresh braids every day), and rinsing my clothes every afternoon, or nearly.
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Post by mk on Jul 19, 2017 7:04:17 GMT -8
Aveda cooling foot lotion I love the Aveda foot lotion, as well as the hand lotion. Thick but not greasy, and it smells good, too. I wanted to include it with my Yellowstone gear last week, but decided against carrying anything odorous in bear country. Not that we saw anything even close to resembling bear activity ... (I could have fried bacon, I think!) I struggle with keeping my hands/fingernails clean. Any suggestions?
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Post by Campfires&Concierges on Jul 20, 2017 7:06:26 GMT -8
Aveda cooling foot lotion I love the Aveda foot lotion, as well as the hand lotion. Thick but not greasy, and it smells good, too. I wanted to include it with my Yellowstone gear last week, but decided against carrying anything odorous in bear country. Not that we saw anything even close to resembling bear activity ... (I could have fried bacon, I think!) I struggle with keeping my hands/fingernails clean. Any suggestions? Yeah, I wouldn't use it in grizzly country or anywhere I thought bears might be a problem! I cut my nails super short before trips, so there's no place for dirt to hide. Deborah has nice long nails...maybe she has a secret for keeping them clean!
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Post by Deborah on Jul 20, 2017 8:45:26 GMT -8
I carry a small personal care kit that includes a small nail file and clippers. At the end of the day I do a minimal "sponge" bath, in my tent, that includes washing my hands with soap and cleaning under my fingernails. I pitch the dirty water away from any water source. That's about it.
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 30, 2017 21:41:20 GMT -8
I admit that I find my hands don't get truly clean again until I get back to hot water and soap. I just don't look I use Trader Joe's unscented "Midsummer Night's Cream" on hands and sometimes feet. I like the way it feels, and no perfume is a requirement for me at home or on the trail.
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Post by jensaito on Aug 1, 2017 9:25:52 GMT -8
One girl I used to know (who I honestly think is one of the prettiest women I’ve ever seen) admitted, that one of her challenges and personal goals in hiking was to overcome a lack of self-esteem without makeup, and after a few weeks on trail she demonstrates that she’s finally become comfortable in her own skin.
I always take with my moisturizing body and face cream, eye cream, purifying peel-off mask and that's all.
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Post by Coolkat on Aug 1, 2017 11:19:21 GMT -8
At the risk of sticking my nose where it doesn't belong I think the "need for makeup" in our society needs to die. I was going to say more but I'll leave it at that.
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Post by rebeccad on Aug 2, 2017 10:52:39 GMT -8
At the risk of sticking my nose where it doesn't belong I think the "need for makeup" in our society needs to die. Frankly, I agree. But I may be biased, since I've never used it. I do think we women are vulnerable to some outrageous ideas of female beauty. Don't get me started on what the younger women today put themselves through. I'm kind of glad to have been part of the hippy generation, with all the freedoms that gave me.
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Post by snappypepper on Oct 4, 2017 8:02:29 GMT -8
I carry a travel hairbrush, a tiny cream blush, and mascara. As well as separate facial wipes. I don't need to be dolled up, but I don't want to look like the living dead either! I also bring a razor because after 2 days my legs get scary and I refuse to wear pants 90% of the time.
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