Locally Brewed Beer Shampoo
Soak in the moisturizing benefits a delicious beer can have on your head.
By Seattle Mag September 16, 2011
This article originally appeared in the October 2011 issue of Seattle magazine.
At-home beauty devotees (this means you, lemon-juice highlights and homemade-scrub lady), meet new shower soul mate, MeMe Cosmetics’ Beer Shampoo and Conditioner.
Handmade by Vancouver, Washington–based Inger Genest, the frothy, dark Obsidian Stout beer from Deschutes Brewery (which packs extra moisturizing punch due to a higher than normal carb count) is mixed with scented cedar wood, juniper and—you’ll dig this—lemon oils for extra shine.
Available in 4-ounce ($15) and 8-ounce ($25) size sets at memecosmetics.net.
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