so my post just got deleted! ahh.. basically all I said was that I am going to try the olive oil in my hair either tonight or tomorrow...
After doing some research after the avocado debacle, I think I am going to just put the olive oil in my hair and NOT my scalp to prevent over oily-ness. and also I am going to do the treatment for only 10 minutes and then shampoo with the BS AFTER the treatment (apparently that is what I should have done with the avocado.. sheesh)..
I feel like I am changing too many variables but that's okay... It also said I should warm up the olive oil in the micro before I use it... we shall see...
anyhoo.. that's all for now...
i may start posting about other subjects here .. that are UN-Hair-related... just so it's not a shock for the 4 people reading this. :-)
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
No More Poo day 35-48
So I don' have much more to post about in this blog-
I caved and used shampoo 2x over the last two weeks- one was because I was too overwhelmed and stressed out at the thought of mixing my shampoo/conditioner- and the second time I was traveling and didn't feel like it.
I've said this before, but the only noticeable difference is that when I use the BS/ACV I can't run my fingers through my hair when it's wet.. but when it dries I can. So I think all i need to do to remedy that is to 1. get over it and 2. buy an thick tooth comb for the shower.
I have also thought about trying some olive oil (Dr. Oz said to basically bathe in olive oil while you are drinking it to be healthy) to make my hair more silky- but after the Mayo/avocado incident I am a little wary.. I will try it though.
COOL WEBSITE!
Has anyone heard about this shampoo: http://livingproof.com/product/nofrizz/lp3a.php
I'm intrigued...
Misie sent me this article which I thought was pretty interesting- it was also an advertisement, so I am not sure how biased it is- it would probably be worth it to do actual research in medical journals to investigate but after grad school I decided I would never do research again. So oh well.. :-) Internet articles and pop culture it is! Check it out!
http://products.mercola.com/shampoo-conditioner/?source=nl
I might buy this for when I feel like I need to just use shampoo quick or I am traveling... hmmmm...
I caved and used shampoo 2x over the last two weeks- one was because I was too overwhelmed and stressed out at the thought of mixing my shampoo/conditioner- and the second time I was traveling and didn't feel like it.
I've said this before, but the only noticeable difference is that when I use the BS/ACV I can't run my fingers through my hair when it's wet.. but when it dries I can. So I think all i need to do to remedy that is to 1. get over it and 2. buy an thick tooth comb for the shower.
I have also thought about trying some olive oil (Dr. Oz said to basically bathe in olive oil while you are drinking it to be healthy) to make my hair more silky- but after the Mayo/avocado incident I am a little wary.. I will try it though.
COOL WEBSITE!
Has anyone heard about this shampoo: http://livingproof.com/product/nofrizz/lp3a.php
I'm intrigued...
Misie sent me this article which I thought was pretty interesting- it was also an advertisement, so I am not sure how biased it is- it would probably be worth it to do actual research in medical journals to investigate but after grad school I decided I would never do research again. So oh well.. :-) Internet articles and pop culture it is! Check it out!
http://products.mercola.com/shampoo-conditioner/?source=nl
I might buy this for when I feel like I need to just use shampoo quick or I am traveling... hmmmm...
Thursday, June 24, 2010
No More 'Poo day 33-34
So... yesterday I woke up and my hair was like a major grease ball.. for some reason i thought if i slept on it, it would even out.. not true.
My hair looked like a middle aged man who uses moose and side parts his hair and you can see where the bristles of the comb went through his hair...
so I tried rinsing again in the shower.. and that didn't work... so I used SHAMPOOO! gasp- i needed to dry it out.. I used my aussie shampoo, and I could tell that didn't work.. so i went for the big guns- I used the Neutrogena T-Gel--- yah.. that worked! so my hair is back to normal..
sheesh...
My hair looked like a middle aged man who uses moose and side parts his hair and you can see where the bristles of the comb went through his hair...
so I tried rinsing again in the shower.. and that didn't work... so I used SHAMPOOO! gasp- i needed to dry it out.. I used my aussie shampoo, and I could tell that didn't work.. so i went for the big guns- I used the Neutrogena T-Gel--- yah.. that worked! so my hair is back to normal..
sheesh...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
no more poo day 21-32
no major updates..
I tried washing my hair with just the baking soda- and yah, not so much. I mean, it was fine, except that the vinegar adds a certain je n'sais quoi ... if ya know what i mean! haha...
I do have a major FAIL!
Today I decided my scalp was super itchy so i decided to try the mayo/avocado conditioner.. yah... this experiment failed on many levels.
1. I only had 1 hour to wash/condition/rinse/blow dry and then leave my house.. next time I will commit more time to this.
2. I did not mash up the avocado enough... I def had avocado floating around in my tub, and it clogged up the drain.. and I keep finding avocado remnants in random places around my bathroom...
3. I think I left it in too long.
4. I got over ambitious and mixed it with mayo.. but it was actually miracle whip.. i don't think it matters..
anyway.. I rinsed with the vinegar to make sure the smell would leave my hair.. yah.. it stinks.
and my hair is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo greasy.. .it's def shiny, but in a greasy disgusting way. like I dried it for like 10 minutes and it still looks soaking wet... and it's not like sleek sexy wet looking.. its like greasy chunks i didn't wash my hair for 3 weeks (which technically i didn't haha).... so yah.. I wouldn't recommend this to people whose hair is naturally on the oily side (and if you live in the south and its 95 + humidity)
Gahrosssss!!!!! I think I am going to sleep on it and then try and rinse it out in the morning.. ugh..
okay i just google searched home remedies for itchy scalp and a lot of them said to use olive oil, or coconut oil... but if you have oily hair just use the vinegar... opps! should have read better.. .it also said that it is a sign of dehydration ... And I didn not drink any water today... so that might make a big difference...
okay that's all for now..
Go USA (tomorrow) and Go Brasil (friday)
I tried washing my hair with just the baking soda- and yah, not so much. I mean, it was fine, except that the vinegar adds a certain je n'sais quoi ... if ya know what i mean! haha...
I do have a major FAIL!
Today I decided my scalp was super itchy so i decided to try the mayo/avocado conditioner.. yah... this experiment failed on many levels.
1. I only had 1 hour to wash/condition/rinse/blow dry and then leave my house.. next time I will commit more time to this.
2. I did not mash up the avocado enough... I def had avocado floating around in my tub, and it clogged up the drain.. and I keep finding avocado remnants in random places around my bathroom...
3. I think I left it in too long.
4. I got over ambitious and mixed it with mayo.. but it was actually miracle whip.. i don't think it matters..
anyway.. I rinsed with the vinegar to make sure the smell would leave my hair.. yah.. it stinks.
and my hair is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo greasy.. .it's def shiny, but in a greasy disgusting way. like I dried it for like 10 minutes and it still looks soaking wet... and it's not like sleek sexy wet looking.. its like greasy chunks i didn't wash my hair for 3 weeks (which technically i didn't haha).... so yah.. I wouldn't recommend this to people whose hair is naturally on the oily side (and if you live in the south and its 95 + humidity)
Gahrosssss!!!!! I think I am going to sleep on it and then try and rinse it out in the morning.. ugh..
okay i just google searched home remedies for itchy scalp and a lot of them said to use olive oil, or coconut oil... but if you have oily hair just use the vinegar... opps! should have read better.. .it also said that it is a sign of dehydration ... And I didn not drink any water today... so that might make a big difference...
okay that's all for now..
Go USA (tomorrow) and Go Brasil (friday)
Friday, June 11, 2010
No more 'Poo day 21
Okay... immabeee honest- I gotta whole lotta product in my hair and I am loving it.
I went to Salon Blu yesterday and the washed/conditioned my hair and then Maggie cut all the dead off and a ton of the thickness out! yay and then she put something on it and straightened it.. and it feels sooooooo good! my hair feels so silky smooth and soft! I feel like I have shampoo bottles for eyeballs now.. but I know it's just a facade- It's like going to the Emerald City- it seems so nice and sparkley but it's really just a fake Wizard guy and poppyseeds or something.. (listening to too much Wicked soundtrack)..
Anyways.. I left the salon feeling very confused. Which way is the right way? Natural or Chemical. My heart/head are telling me Natural but my hair/hands-thru-my-hair are telling me Chemical! ahhhh! I need to detox from this experience! :0)
I think cutting 1 inch of dead hair off had a lot to do with it too.. So I think I am going to stick with the B/S and ACV.. And I think I am going to add either a Mayonnaise Conditioner, or Egg white conditioner..(i just looked up a ton of natural conditioners online and they look fun.. some have avocado in it-yummy!) ...maybe that will give me the silkiness that I miss from the conditioner.. I think the Mayo has vinegar, eggs, and etc in it anyway, so that should be fine..
Um, am I going to far? I need to keep going for at least 2 months and see if my hair is healthier because that is when my next hair appointment is.. So, if I do all the natural stuff, and my hair stays like "this" ie- healthy salon goodness by the time I go back to the salon, I will know it is working.
On a different note- I love the World Cup theme song AND the Glee Journey stuff! so good!
I went to Salon Blu yesterday and the washed/conditioned my hair and then Maggie cut all the dead off and a ton of the thickness out! yay and then she put something on it and straightened it.. and it feels sooooooo good! my hair feels so silky smooth and soft! I feel like I have shampoo bottles for eyeballs now.. but I know it's just a facade- It's like going to the Emerald City- it seems so nice and sparkley but it's really just a fake Wizard guy and poppyseeds or something.. (listening to too much Wicked soundtrack)..
Anyways.. I left the salon feeling very confused. Which way is the right way? Natural or Chemical. My heart/head are telling me Natural but my hair/hands-thru-my-hair are telling me Chemical! ahhhh! I need to detox from this experience! :0)
I think cutting 1 inch of dead hair off had a lot to do with it too.. So I think I am going to stick with the B/S and ACV.. And I think I am going to add either a Mayonnaise Conditioner, or Egg white conditioner..(i just looked up a ton of natural conditioners online and they look fun.. some have avocado in it-yummy!) ...maybe that will give me the silkiness that I miss from the conditioner.. I think the Mayo has vinegar, eggs, and etc in it anyway, so that should be fine..
Um, am I going to far? I need to keep going for at least 2 months and see if my hair is healthier because that is when my next hair appointment is.. So, if I do all the natural stuff, and my hair stays like "this" ie- healthy salon goodness by the time I go back to the salon, I will know it is working.
On a different note- I love the World Cup theme song AND the Glee Journey stuff! so good!
Thursday, June 10, 2010
No More 'Poo 13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20
So no major updates- I think I am sold on not using Shampoo.. I feel like my hair looks good, and will continue to be healthier! woohoo!
The schedule I did last week where I waited 4 days between each wash- mistake! my hair was sooo greasy by day 4! but people said it didn't look greasy- but it totally was and felt disgusting.
I also tried doing the paste of baking soda instead of the cup of water- didn't like that.. too hard to rinse.
Pros so far:
*Cheap! (baking soda is 57 cents and ACV is like $4 and prob cheaper depending on where you go).
*Good results- shiny hair, clean scalp, and i think i am healing my hair oil pores? that's what the website said...
*easier to style my hair (curl, straighten)
Cons so far:
*Having to plan out when I am going to wash my hair- this is annoying.
*mixing my shampoo/conditioner every time - (not a huge con, more of an inconvenience)
*traveling- there is no way to do this traveling without being weird.
I think I am going to go to whole foods and buy one of their natural shampoos/conditioners so that when I travel I can use that and not have to bring vinegar and b/s.!
Today I am getting my hair cut!!!! yay! So I decided I am just going to let them wash my hair with the shampoo/conditioner more because I don't feel like explaining to them what I am doing. and it's only one time.. i don't feel like I am going to have to start all over.. it's like eating an ice cream sundae when you have been eating healthy for the last month... not great for you, but not going to kill you either.
I got a girl from my church to try this as well! yay! any other takers?! I think my friend Julie is almost on board..
The schedule I did last week where I waited 4 days between each wash- mistake! my hair was sooo greasy by day 4! but people said it didn't look greasy- but it totally was and felt disgusting.
I also tried doing the paste of baking soda instead of the cup of water- didn't like that.. too hard to rinse.
Pros so far:
*Cheap! (baking soda is 57 cents and ACV is like $4 and prob cheaper depending on where you go).
*Good results- shiny hair, clean scalp, and i think i am healing my hair oil pores? that's what the website said...
*easier to style my hair (curl, straighten)
Cons so far:
*Having to plan out when I am going to wash my hair- this is annoying.
*mixing my shampoo/conditioner every time - (not a huge con, more of an inconvenience)
*traveling- there is no way to do this traveling without being weird.
I think I am going to go to whole foods and buy one of their natural shampoos/conditioners so that when I travel I can use that and not have to bring vinegar and b/s.!
Today I am getting my hair cut!!!! yay! So I decided I am just going to let them wash my hair with the shampoo/conditioner more because I don't feel like explaining to them what I am doing. and it's only one time.. i don't feel like I am going to have to start all over.. it's like eating an ice cream sundae when you have been eating healthy for the last month... not great for you, but not going to kill you either.
I got a girl from my church to try this as well! yay! any other takers?! I think my friend Julie is almost on board..
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
No More 'Poo Day 7,8,9, 10, 11, 12
So, I know you are all on the edge of your seat, waiting to hear about how it went at the beach.. i know.. it's been eating you alive all weekend!
Well I washed my hair Friday morning (at least I think I did, I actually can't remember- haha) because I felt like I needed to go into the weekend strong, and I had a dinner party to go to that evening and I didn't want to be judged (ah, yes I did wash it, I remember now).
So, I went to the beach late Friday night, laid out all day Saturday, and even worked out (stupid warren made me!) and went in the ocean (tried not to get my hair wet). So I decided to rinse it out with just water, and then GASP, I did it.. I used conditioner on the ends.. I felt like I had too.. I didn't put it on my scalp though.. It felt so good when I put it on, made my ends feel so silky smooth.. but after I let it air dry out, my hair felt super sticky and gross.. no likey.. I ended up wearing it in a pony tail after it dried out.. Same thing next night, rinsed out with water and put some conditioner on the ends, and it made it feel sticky- and it probably dried out the ends more because the 2nd ingredient was alcohol. Gross.
One bad thing about this is that if I felt like my hair STANK! I jumped into the bay and I felt like my hair smelt like bay water the rest of the weekend.. but I guess I wasn't washing it with the BS so maybe if I had done that the smell would have gone away..
well, it's over- glad we were at an isolated beach- I didn't really wear makeup (aka, i forgot my makeup) so i didn't really care about appearances.. so it wasn't so bad.
It felt sooo good to wash my hair Monday night! I did the same drill (bs/acv -not mixed)- I feel like my hair is starting to look dull- but my roommate said it looked shiny (with out me prompting or compliment fishing!), so I guess it does! Thanks Sarah.
Anyway. I am really excited to get it cut next week. The ends just feel disgusting! It will be nice to cut all the dead off. Anyway, besides that no real noticeable difference.
The only tricky thing is that its sooo humid here, so I feel like I want to wash it every other day.. but I don't think I should do that.. so here is my plan:
1st day wash/blow dry
2nd day straighten
3rd day curl
4th day wash/blow dry ...
I think styling it makes it feel less greasy? not sure... we will see.. (i usually end up with a messy pony tail on top of my head, so it doesn't really matter anyway!)
Well I washed my hair Friday morning (at least I think I did, I actually can't remember- haha) because I felt like I needed to go into the weekend strong, and I had a dinner party to go to that evening and I didn't want to be judged (ah, yes I did wash it, I remember now).
So, I went to the beach late Friday night, laid out all day Saturday, and even worked out (stupid warren made me!) and went in the ocean (tried not to get my hair wet). So I decided to rinse it out with just water, and then GASP, I did it.. I used conditioner on the ends.. I felt like I had too.. I didn't put it on my scalp though.. It felt so good when I put it on, made my ends feel so silky smooth.. but after I let it air dry out, my hair felt super sticky and gross.. no likey.. I ended up wearing it in a pony tail after it dried out.. Same thing next night, rinsed out with water and put some conditioner on the ends, and it made it feel sticky- and it probably dried out the ends more because the 2nd ingredient was alcohol. Gross.
One bad thing about this is that if I felt like my hair STANK! I jumped into the bay and I felt like my hair smelt like bay water the rest of the weekend.. but I guess I wasn't washing it with the BS so maybe if I had done that the smell would have gone away..
well, it's over- glad we were at an isolated beach- I didn't really wear makeup (aka, i forgot my makeup) so i didn't really care about appearances.. so it wasn't so bad.
It felt sooo good to wash my hair Monday night! I did the same drill (bs/acv -not mixed)- I feel like my hair is starting to look dull- but my roommate said it looked shiny (with out me prompting or compliment fishing!), so I guess it does! Thanks Sarah.
Anyway. I am really excited to get it cut next week. The ends just feel disgusting! It will be nice to cut all the dead off. Anyway, besides that no real noticeable difference.
The only tricky thing is that its sooo humid here, so I feel like I want to wash it every other day.. but I don't think I should do that.. so here is my plan:
1st day wash/blow dry
2nd day straighten
3rd day curl
4th day wash/blow dry ...
I think styling it makes it feel less greasy? not sure... we will see.. (i usually end up with a messy pony tail on top of my head, so it doesn't really matter anyway!)
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