whitestiletto
July 21st, 2011, 06:09 PM
Long story short, I had seborrheic dermatitis badly and my hair was shedding a lot -- some might call it normal but I was very unhappy with cleaning my drain more than once a shower.
Then I found LHC and made the following changes -- no more SLS shampoos. Heck, no more shampoo! Started CO. Apple cider vinegar rinses. Henna and cassia treatments to help the s.d. That was a few months ago and just today I looked in the mirror and for the first time noticed how much MORE hair is growing out of my head! Holy crap! It's like, twice as much! All the hair in the following photos is just from within the part itself... a 1cm wide strip... I can't imagine how much more there is on the rest of my head.
I think there were two factors, and I'm not sure which to blame. Perhaps the SLS was making my hair fall out. My mom has used Denorex and Head&Shoulders her whole life and her hair is sooooo thin, you can see the scalp through it. However, I started this adventure by doing full-strength Apple Cider Vinegar soaks on my dry hair before washing it with SLS shampoo, and after merely -two- days of this the shedding stopped -completely-, so I would like much credit to go to vinegar for scalp health.
I am so mind boggled by how much new growth I have.. it's all exactly the same length so I can tell it all started when I made those changes!
PS -- you can also see my virgin (unbleached) roots with henna only on them, and I think it's such a beautiful color! I can't wait to have a whole head in a few years :)
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8186&pictureid=108441
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8186&pictureid=108442
Then I found LHC and made the following changes -- no more SLS shampoos. Heck, no more shampoo! Started CO. Apple cider vinegar rinses. Henna and cassia treatments to help the s.d. That was a few months ago and just today I looked in the mirror and for the first time noticed how much MORE hair is growing out of my head! Holy crap! It's like, twice as much! All the hair in the following photos is just from within the part itself... a 1cm wide strip... I can't imagine how much more there is on the rest of my head.
I think there were two factors, and I'm not sure which to blame. Perhaps the SLS was making my hair fall out. My mom has used Denorex and Head&Shoulders her whole life and her hair is sooooo thin, you can see the scalp through it. However, I started this adventure by doing full-strength Apple Cider Vinegar soaks on my dry hair before washing it with SLS shampoo, and after merely -two- days of this the shedding stopped -completely-, so I would like much credit to go to vinegar for scalp health.
I am so mind boggled by how much new growth I have.. it's all exactly the same length so I can tell it all started when I made those changes!
PS -- you can also see my virgin (unbleached) roots with henna only on them, and I think it's such a beautiful color! I can't wait to have a whole head in a few years :)
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8186&pictureid=108441
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/picture.php?albumid=8186&pictureid=108442