Maybe it’s the unexpected variety. Maybe I haven’t gotten over the teenage notion that switching up hotel shampoo is good for your hair – it strips away build-up, didn’t you know? Maybe it’s the occasional indulgence in brands I don’t regularly buy. Whatever the case, I’m a sucker for hotel shampoo. And body wash. And conditioner. And lotion. And I bring them home. I guess this is the real confession. I’m the one who might slip a once-used hotel bottle into my bag hoping cleaning service will leave a new, unopened version.
In bringing hotel shampoo home, they tend to collect. And that could be where the joy might end, but this past May I decided to try an experiment. Taking in the bag under my bathroom sink that was overflowing with hotel samples I decided to use them up. I wondered, how long could I go without buying shampoo, body wash, conditioner or lotion by just using my collection of samples?
This week I got my answer. Five months. Five months, at least for shampoo and body wash. I would estimate that I’ll go another five months – at a minimum – with the lotion and conditioner. Stay tuned; I’ll let you know.
Whenever I go out to stay in a hotel, I take a hot shower before going to bed and use it to relax from the day. At this time, hotel shampoo is the most important thing for me. Not only how it looks, but more importantly the scent should also enable me to relax. The one that smells the best is the pine and cypress scent, such that I don’t find it too sweet and the scent lasts all day long on my body. I am surrounded by the scent and am in a wonderful mood.
Do you love hotel shampoo? If not, what is your travel confession?
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