ruthietoothie
June 3rd, 2008, 10:13 PM
Ok, some of you may know that in my last year here at LHC, I have tried WO, NW/SO. In April, I quit NW, and was trying WO and Shampoo bars again. I haven't posted lately b/c I have been trying to get these to work for me. I even broke down and bought a "fancy" conditioner (no cones, or parabens...) to try CO. Nothing has been working. I have been very frustrated since my hair has just been horrid looking all the time. I'm also a bit of a "stickler" for natural hair care...since trying WO, I HATE spending money on products...I know, I'm weird, but it's a mental thing to me. I've worked so hard to get healthy hair, I don't want to go back to putting all kinds of chemicals and products in it. But, on the other hand, I don't want to have icky looking hair either!
Today, for the first time in MONTHS, my hair was clean and wonderful looking! It was soft, it was silky (and I'm a wavy...so my hair is not always soft or silky feeling). It had curls and waves to it that did not look clumpy...even after several hours! It was wonderful! I felt like I was walking on cloud nine!
You may be wondering what I did to my hair to get it to be this way. Easy...BS and ACV! I couldn't believe it! I was preparing my self mentally to have horrible hair again, but magically, as it was drying, it was looking and feeling great! I was amazed! I had tried BS/ACV almost 2 years ago, without success. So I have been thinking since then that it was just too drying for my hair. But today it worked!(I did use a different technique though). I don't know how long it will last, or if my hair will "get used" to it and react differently next time (a common thing for my hair to do:rolleyes:), but for today, my hair was nice! And I reveled in the opportunity to wear it down in public!
So, I know this sort of post should usually go in a journal, but I just had to share with all of you (who have helped and been so kind to me!) my glorious (and rare!) hair day!
I took pics, but then the camera batteries died. So, they are recharging now. I will add the pics as soon as I can get a chance (my next few days are pretty busy)!
If you've read this far...thank you! I appreciate your time!
And just b/c I think this guy is very appropriate for my feelings toward my hair today...:cheese:
ETA: So, these are the pics I took the day my hair was so nice! (It's still nice, and I haven't done anything to it since then!)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/2554260572_d1734bef28_m.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2345/2554261220_17eb1443d6_m.jpg
Today, for the first time in MONTHS, my hair was clean and wonderful looking! It was soft, it was silky (and I'm a wavy...so my hair is not always soft or silky feeling). It had curls and waves to it that did not look clumpy...even after several hours! It was wonderful! I felt like I was walking on cloud nine!
You may be wondering what I did to my hair to get it to be this way. Easy...BS and ACV! I couldn't believe it! I was preparing my self mentally to have horrible hair again, but magically, as it was drying, it was looking and feeling great! I was amazed! I had tried BS/ACV almost 2 years ago, without success. So I have been thinking since then that it was just too drying for my hair. But today it worked!(I did use a different technique though). I don't know how long it will last, or if my hair will "get used" to it and react differently next time (a common thing for my hair to do:rolleyes:), but for today, my hair was nice! And I reveled in the opportunity to wear it down in public!
So, I know this sort of post should usually go in a journal, but I just had to share with all of you (who have helped and been so kind to me!) my glorious (and rare!) hair day!
I took pics, but then the camera batteries died. So, they are recharging now. I will add the pics as soon as I can get a chance (my next few days are pretty busy)!
If you've read this far...thank you! I appreciate your time!
And just b/c I think this guy is very appropriate for my feelings toward my hair today...:cheese:
ETA: So, these are the pics I took the day my hair was so nice! (It's still nice, and I haven't done anything to it since then!)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/2554260572_d1734bef28_m.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2345/2554261220_17eb1443d6_m.jpg