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roomtogrow Emerald Offline Posts: 379 Gender:	Re: The prodigal hair grower Reply #60 - Jun 27^th, 2007 at 6:17pm whoa! when did i become sapphire? cool
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joeydog 1992

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Re: The prodigal hair grower
Reply #61 - Jun 27^th, 2007 at 6:54pm

Roomtogrow, I know what you mean about the kitty. I have a Himalyan that I got when he was 5 days old (ears and eyes still closed) that a person wanted me to euthanize but I convinced them to sign him over to me. Had to bottle feed him every 2 hours, 24/7 for 6 weeks. I tried using a soft brush on him when he was just 7 days old (and every day after that) to teach him that brushing was cool. Nope, he has literally caused my getting stitches because he hates being brushed so much. I do take trimmers to him when I have to...with one person holding his back legs, one holding his front legs and one holding his head....but try to avoid the Lion cut. Most people forget that an animals fur also insulates them from the heat as well as the cold. Try to get them to just cut the matts.

BTW, his name is Yoda because when he sucked on the little baby bottle his ears moved like the Star Wars character. LOL.

I have never used the product you spoke of but I just recently started using the shampoo bars. I LOVE them. and yes, i do a light condition after...but only light...the bars make your hair feel like silk. I was put onto this link

http://chagrinvalleysoapandcraft.com/shambar.htm#Shampoo%20Bar%20Selections

by Curly64. They are great. Check it out!!!

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Kiraela

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Re: The prodigal hair grower
Reply #62 - Jun 27^th, 2007 at 8:10pm

could be, your poor kitty is just traumatized from the groomers, and is looking to you for comfort. Or, she could be saying "If I cuddle more, will you promise to never give me another silly haircut?" hehe Grin

I love longhaired cats... It seems like it would almost be cruel to have one down here, at least with no central AC, though. It's barely into early summer, and the temperatures are averaging around 90 F. It's alot worse in august and september.

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roomtogrow

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Re: The prodigal hair grower
Reply #63 - Jun 28^th, 2007 at 12:31am

usually she's ok in the heat, but this summer we haven't used air much at all, since we are cutting costs in energy. but i think in the future i won't do as drastic as a cut on her, but just a trim for tangles as needed. i'm not complaining either about having a very friendly pet, i love petting her.

thanks for the input on shampoo bars, jdog. i may try them.

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Angel Spun

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Reply #64 - Jun 28^th, 2007 at 11:45am

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interesting, angel. so you don't like jason? i haven't tried it but thought it might be good b/c all natural. maybe i will try some shampoo bars.

Whoops. Sorry for the slow response. Reflexes aren't what they used to be, I guess. Tongue

No, I've not tried Jason S&C (that I can remember), but my aunt and uncle have several other Jason products scattered throughout their house. Mostly lotions, hand soap, shave cream, etc. and I wasn't impressed with anything that I tried. I guess the hook for Jason products is they're natural and don't contain any "harsh" chemical ingredients or something. Not sure. Undecided

Either way, not impressed. Just my experience.

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roomtogrow Emerald Offline Posts: 379 Gender:	Re: The prodigal hair grower Reply #65 - Jun 28^th, 2007 at 2:52pm lol angel, no problem! i don't know what i'll use for shampoo. maybe i'll finish this 365 bottle, and figure something else out after that. it's not terrible, but not great either.
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Re: The prodigal hair grower
Reply #66 - Jun 28^th, 2007 at 3:02pm

Hi, rtg. Have you tried to brush your hair on the 3rd day w/ the bbb w/o adding oil to your ends? It might allow you to go another day before washing.

Looks to me from your avatar that you may be a wavy-if so, look for moisturizing shampoos and conditioners. My personal favs are Ouidad and Devachan-not cheap but they really work for my dry and curly hair.

I hope your kitty's back to her normal self soon. Its so hard to have fur babies when the can't tell you what's wrong.

I also get freaked out by deep water. Probably past life something or other.

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roomtogrow

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Reply #67 - Jun 28^th, 2007 at 6:42pm

sakina-lol-your post cracked me up Cheesy

i like how you were replying to a few journal entries. thanks for the brushing tip-i will try that and for the shampoo suggestions. and yes, i am wavy-can't wait for more waves to come with the longer hair.
and you might be right about the water thing.
kitty is back to normal, just grooming twice as much with half the fur. i think she is trying to make it puffy like it was before. she seems happy again though and i got her a new yarn mouse.

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joeydog 1992 Ex Member	Re: The prodigal hair grower Reply #68 - Jun 28^th, 2007 at 7:30pm RTG, did you check out the link I sent you? I believe you are on another continent from me so it may not be worth it...but was just wondering if you look. JD
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roomtogrow Emerald Offline Posts: 379 Gender:	Re: The prodigal hair grower Reply #69 - Jun 29^th, 2007 at 5:33pm jd, thanks i did just look at it. i may buy one-need to do more research. thanks though.
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roomtogrow

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Reply #70 - Jul 2^nd, 2007 at 3:10pm

well-was out of town this past weekend to see some family. that went really well. i'm enjoying the long drives too, since the weather has been gorgeous. i roll the windows down and turn up the fleetwood mac. although while i was out of town, a favorite band of mine played in my hometown-which i somehow didn't find out about ahead of time. so i was sad to miss that, but will keep a better eye on their concert schedule.

my part-time job is going well and i have a possible lead for a full-time position. at this point even a "possible lead" has got me excited. i'm just trying to be diligent and keep looking. in the meantime, i like my part time job and have a few good books to get through this summer.

kitty is finally accepting her new hairstyle-although she spends as much time or more grooming than she did with the longer coat. she is shedding less though and i was able to check her for fleas very easily-which made both of us happy. (so far we haven't had trouble with fleas, but i try to keep an eye on that.)

in the hair dept.-i'm very annoyed with my wash schedule of three days. it is getting greasy by day two, and since i don't have enough length to braid it yet, it just looks blah! at work today i pulled it all back but it still looked kind of stuck to my head at the crown, and not in a sleek way. i'm going to wash tonight and do acv for first time. may need to go shampoo shopping online this week as i don't even want to finish my current bottle of 365. so i may take everyone's suggestions and order a shampoo bar!
how long do those bars last generally?

oh, i did look at a pic of my hair from back in march, and it was so much shorter! so i am showing fast growth, just need to be patient and keep finding new styles as it inches down my neck.

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ACV rinse first time ever
Reply #71 - Jul 2^nd, 2007 at 8:31pm

ok, i did my first acv rinse earlier today-did shampoo, acv rinse, and conditioner. it just finished air drying. so far my hair has more of its natural wave and body-so i think i did need a good clarifying rinse. it also feels a little dry at the bottom, so next time i'll leave conditioner on for longer. i liked it though and will keep up with it. so far i've incorporated two treatments from longlocks- evoo and acv. as i keep going with this all natural hair thing, i will try more.

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joeydog 1992 Ex Member	Re: The prodigal hair grower Reply #72 - Jul 2^nd, 2007 at 9:34pm RTG, you go girl. Been thinking about doing the drastic cut lately so I have been thinking of you. Keep up with the work...worth it. JD
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roomtogrow

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Reply #73 - Jul 3^rd, 2007 at 3:18pm

thanks. what cut jdog? you aren't cutting are you? believe me, it takes forever to grow back from short choppy length Angry

but a little trim is different, and may be needed. my hair is so hard to style in this growing out phase, i am looking forward to having more styles as it grows. i haven't been using product in it, except shampoo and conditioner, so it looks crazy all the time (fluffy on the sides, and little pieces poking out when i pull it up) . so i just need more length which will come in time.

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joeydog 1992

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Re: The prodigal hair grower
Reply #74 - Jul 4^th, 2007 at 10:48am

RTG, no I have not been chopping it. I just feel a little overwhelmed by life and that nothing is as I would like it so it has crossed my mind to cut it off. I think everyone goes through the self pity thing once in a while. It is nothing special. Funny thing is I have achieved a lot. So, no, I will not chop it all off.

Have you tried looking at some of the hair recipes on this site and looking into the shampoo bars? I use the Mud and Clay bar from the site I sent you before. I love it. It makes my hair feel like silk when I wash it out and it looks great when it is drying. I also use a couple of the deep conditions from this site. I had meant to do one yesterday...but I think I will be doing it today. There is one of Curly 64's that I am dying to try...but go figure, I ran out of coconut milk when I finally got all the other things together. I have to get out to buy some.

As I said, from your pic, I think our hair is fairly similar although yours is most likely thicker. I found that once it got passed the shoulders, it looked nice. It has a wave like yours which tends to sprout as wings and stuff when it is short, but at the length I have it now (not that long) it just does a nice wave from the ears down. I must admit I have a bangs.

Good luck.

JD

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