Got my trim today, looks like about 1/2".  I'm happy with the results.  We had beautiful weather for our drive down to Tuscon.  There's snow on the mountains, big, fluffy clouds and sunshine.

I love my trips to get my hair trimmed, hubby and I talk the whole way there and back and just really enjoy each other's company.

Next trim is in 6 months.

Thanks, Angel Spun.

I'm really struggling with what looks like broken ends.  And this is just after getting a trim.  I think I may go to a different salon that does the Ouidad curly hair cutting method and try it, that'll be in August.

I got some new herbs for my rinses and tried them out last night.  Also got some polysorbate 20, a coconut derived emulisifier for the essential oils I put in my rinse to distribute the oil in the water.

I think I put too much marshmallow root in, made detangling a bit trickey.

I seem to be getting more lift on top if I leave my plopping in for more than one hour, and tie it off very loosely.

Tried Sunflower oil to oil my ends Sunday night.  Very emollient stuff.  I'll give it a few more tries, am thinking that using camellia oil only may not be giving me enough moisture.  Also considering avocado oil as an alternate.

Am changing Wednesday to deep treat day.  Maybe now I'll manage to do it every week!

Thanks for the tip, Angel Spun.  I'll give it a try.

Am going to try nightly scalp massage with Success Oil.  Did it last night using only 2 drops per section and my scalp did not look too oily this morning when I got ready to go workout.  Typically I use a lot of oil for scalp massage about 3 times a week.  My scalp was a bit dry last night so I tried using less oil.  It helped the itchies decrease.

Will do/Must do a deep treatment today.  Was going to do it after my workout but I ran out of time.  Mom is coming over and were going shoe shopping, so after that a hot bath and my deep treat.

Accidentally made a cool, old fashioned hairdo today.  I watched "Mansfield Park" by Jane Austin last night and I guess the hairstyles were on my mind.  I started out to do something modern with two high pony buns.  I divided the hair and put each side into an elastic.  Then I decided to braid it.  So, I start on the right side, braid and coil into a bun toward the center at the crown.  I pined it down and started to braid the other side.  Because I did a side part, there was less hair on this side and the braid didn't finish to the end.  I wrapped the left braid around the bun already in place and pinned it down.  It looks a bit like a Gibson Girl, but you can see the part on the back of my head.  I must admit it looked weird with my workout clothes, but it did keep my hair secure and out of the way-except for the jumping rope, which got caught on the bun a few times but it stayed in place.

I'm having a hard time being patient with my hair growing longer right now.  If I didn't care how it looked I'd have quite a bit more length, however I DO care, and am glad it looks healthy even at its current length.

So far, two for two.  Two weeks in a row deep treat.  Hair is doing great.  I hope I can keep it up.

Today, doing gelatin protein pack.  Man, this stuff is runny!

Today's hair rinse, the best of the best:
1 Tbs chamomile flowers
1 Tbs calendual flowers
1 Tbs coltsfoot herb
1 tsp horsetail herb
1 tsp rosemary herb
1 tsp nettles herb
2 cups water
1 Tbs aloe vera juice
essential oils of:
clary sage (2 drops)
marjoram (3 drops)
lavender (10 drops)
ylang-ylang (2 drops)

Add herbs to water and bring to boil in stainless steel pan.  Simmer, covered for 30 mins.  Strain and discard herbs.  Measure out aloe and add essential oils.  Pour into applicator bottle when still warm and use as final rinse, leaving it in hair.


Will see how it turns out after drying.

My hair feels really thick and is very wavy.  Some of the waves are actually twists, which is kinda weird and cool.

Color came out a bit strange to me.  Its darker than usual, more honey colored and when it was still a bit wet it looked, well, slightly dark green.  Actually the color of the nettle leaves.

Anyway, my scalp needed a bit of oil last night before bed.  I am trying a homeopathic course for candida-it may stop the itchies.

Oh, yeah, went back to bellydance class Friday night for the first time in over a year.  I'm so happy to have the cushing's syndrom under control enough that I can go back to some of the things I love to do.  Ahh, being able to do things other than sleep from extreme fatigue is wonderful!!!

Glad to hear you are once again able to enjoy doing things like bellydancing again.