Today I found myself going up and down the hotel's elevator too many times to keep a count. The kids and I stepped out for lunch, came back in, felt parched so went down to the veding machine, came back up then went back to the vending machine for M&Ms for Aayan. Later on he got hungry so again we went down for dinner.

And as we went up and down the elevator I found myself noticing the hair of the women who were riding the elevator with me. Most of them had such much hairspray on that even a stinky hibernating grizzly's matted fur would have felt better to touch. I couldn't imagine any sane man wanting to run his fingers through those chemically choked strands.

We tend to suffocate our skin and hair with chemicals in the name of vanity. Something as simply as a nail polish and cause nail discoloration and yesterday while I was about to use an eyeliner I saw little bumps on my eyelids exactly where I apply the eyeliner.

But vanity seemed to win over the sudden awareness and I applied the black eyeliner. Stepping out without eye make up is akin to being nude in public for me.

Guess, same goes for the hair sprayed ladies. They probably like having their hair all neat and in one place where as I let my hair be untidy and ratty.

Obviously there have been certain women in my life including my mom who have time and time again asked me to tie all that hair up or spray it to tame it but vanity stops me from hiding what probably is my second best feature.

I can vouch for it as most hair stylists tend to reach an orgasmic level when they trim my hair. Most land up pulling it up, letting it fall, running their fingers through it and say- Its so rare to come across such thick luxurious hair.

One hair stylist even refused to cut it short and chided me for wanting to get rid of my tresses that according her would not have grown back to their beautiful length again (her words not mine) She trimmed my hair and sent me packing.

My secret to healthy hair is simple- no hairspray, no hair straightening irons,lots of conditioning and applying baby oil to it every Wednesday and shampooing it only twice in a week.