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Callisto's hair mumblings
Jul 7th, 2008 at 9:44pm
 
I have been reading these things a lot so I figured I should start one.

Yesterday I oiled my hair for the first time since I got back and I washed it out this morning.  I rinsed the conditioner out in the sink and kept rinsing and rinsing and more and more kept coming out!  I did that for about 15 minutes before I decided I ought to comb it out before continuing- more always comes out of my hair after I comb.
So, I combed it and then kept rinsing and rinsing.  It took FOREVER for it to stop coming out... must have been building up there for a while.  Next time I take a bath I am doing a vinegar rinse first.

In the rest of my life, I am moving up in math classes in school so I have to learn a semesters worth of math over the summer.  I started today but luckily it is not that difficult.
I am happy though because I didn't dust at all while I was away, so I thought I would have a lot of split ends now--I don't!  The regular oiling seems to really be helping.
I'm going through one of my phases where I wish my hair was straight.  I try not to, since it's counterproductive and just makes me miserable, but it's hard when I think about the fact that if I had straight hair, it would be tailbone length by now.  Still, there's nothing I can do about my curly hair.  Besides, most of the time I like it.  I wish it was growing a bit faster though-- it seems not to be at the moment, which isn't helping.
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Reply #1 - Jul 12th, 2008 at 11:21am
 
Well, a new degree has gone out to all the household and it reads as follows:
His Highness the Grand Head of all the Bright Yellow House in the Middle of the Block, Lord of the Remotes, Cooker of all Meat, Grand Master of the Computers, Buyer of Uncomfortable Antique Furniture, Lover of Sarcasm, hath decreed that Thou Shalt Not Drip Water on My Floors While Thine Hair is Drying.
Ok, I'm going to be serious now.
But really- my father told me yesterday that I'm not allowed to drip water on the floor.  At all. 
This only really applies to me because there is no one else in my house with hair longer than 1.5"
So I invented a contraption when I washed my hair this morning- involving one bear claw clip a hand towel and one octopus clip.  This contraption arises out of the difficulty that my hair is too long to be wrapped in a hand towel, but a bath towel is just huge.  BUT, if I wrap the hand towel around my hair starting at the top of my neck, it's long enough.
So I've clipped it to the back of my head, then sort of fold it around my hair and put the other clip at the bottom so water doesn't drip out.
I feel like an idiot, but I Shalt Not Drip Water on the Floor.
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Reply #2 - Jul 12th, 2008 at 12:49pm
 
It's just water for God's sake and not like massive amounts of it or anthing. Sheesh. Parents can be so anal retentive.  Tongue
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Reply #3 - Jul 13th, 2008 at 5:24pm
 
My hair is behaving oddly today.  Normally it's... how do I explain this?  Normally my hair is heavy.  The ringlets are dense, tight and smooth, and it moves as a mass.
Today it's lighter and bits are floating around.  I'm actually kind of happy about this, because this is how it used to be when it was longer, and it was also less curly.  It doesn't seem to be any less curly than usual, but it feels nicer.  It might be because I left a lot of oil in all day yesterday, and then went swimming (the oil was to try and protect my hair from the chlorine).  Chlorine always makes my hair lighter feeling (not really in color though) and the oil made it softer and more likely to do this.
I also used my Pantene again to see if I like it better than the Jason brand I've been using lately.  The Jason seems to be making my hair kind of limp.
I am happy because I went to yoga this morning.  I haven't gone for a while because I was away, but it was nice to go again, and I really needed it.
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Reply #4 - Jul 14th, 2008 at 12:06pm
 
I found this balm my mom and I bought at the craft market in Santa Fe a while back.  I've used it on my lips before, and I thought I might try it on my hair as an alternative to shea butter.
Here are the ingredients, I think all of them are fine for use on hair, but I thought I'd check with you guys:
Herbal infused olive oil, almond, apricot and rosehip seed oils, shea butter, beeswax, meadowfoam and jojoba oils, tocopherol and blended essential oils.
Unfortunately I don't have very much of it...

I went swimming again yesterday, but I brought conditioner with me this time and put it in right after I was done.  I also oiled it with my usual shea butter, but also tried the balm.  It seems to have worked well, and it also smells nice.
I want to see if I can get to Whole Foods today to see if I can find a different type of oil to use on my hair.  I like this balm, but I don't have enough of it to use it for a while.  Shea butter is nice but is difficult to apply. 
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Reply #5 - Jul 15th, 2008 at 11:15am
 
Well, I went to Whole Foods yesterday and got some stuff to try.  It's actually supposed to be a "Bath and Body Oil", but it's basically just almond and safflower oils with some plant infusions and vanilla fragrance in it.  My general thinking was that if I don't like it for my hair I can always use it for it's intended purpose.
I did a heavy treatment with it last night, and am waiting now for my nani to get out of the shower so I can see how it turned out.  Since I don't have a sleep cap I put my hair in a bun and put Saran wrap over it.  It looks a little strange but seems to have worked pretty well-- there's no oil on my pillow.
Nani is out!  Got to go, I'll write back later with my results.
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Reply #6 - Jul 15th, 2008 at 5:38pm
 
Well, the new oil has turned out well.  My hair is as calm as is possible for my hair in the summertime.  Luckily it doesn't get very humid where I live.

I'm taking a programming class in the evenings for my robotics team.  It's very interesting but a little tedious as it is similar to what I've done before.  I'm glad just to be doing something, though.  I've been sitting around since I got back to from my trip.  Later this summer I'm going on a backpacking trip and then heading to Oregon to look at colleges.  I'm also happy that I'll have a chance to see some of my friends from my old school.  I haven't seen most of them for almost a year now, so it'll be nice to catch up.
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Reply #7 - Jul 15th, 2008 at 7:13pm
 
Glad the treatment worked out well for you!!  The ingredients sounds good and vanilla usually smells very nice,too!! Smiley
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Reply #8 - Jul 16th, 2008 at 12:26pm
 
Culrgirl64: I'm very happy with it!  I'm glad a bought it instead of trying to mix something up by myself.  Though that might have been fun...  I always have liked chemistry...
I tried something different when I washed my hair yesterday-- I used my Jason shampoo and my Pantene conditioner.  I don't like the Pantene shampoo because it has ammonium laureth sulfate and I think it was drying out my scalp.  My Jason conditioner also seems too light for my hair- I've found thicker and richer conditioners work best for me.  So I tried it, and it seems to have worked pretty well!  My second day hair is as nice as the first, which is rare for my hair- it always seems to mess itself up overnight.  Today it didn't, which I'm pleased about.
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Reply #9 - Jul 16th, 2008 at 6:31pm
 
Well, 20 minutes ago I put on nail polish for the first time, my reasoning against my parents dislike of nail polish being this:
1. I bite my nails too much
2. As in WAY, WAY too much
3. As in my nails are about as long as the nails of most two-year-olds.
4. And their hands are way smaller
5. So if my nails are coated in pretty plastic, maybe I won't bite them as much.
So I'm trying it.  Being me, I went to Elephant Pharm and got vegan formaldehyde free nail polish.
If you don't know Elephant Pharm, here's a comparison (and forgive me for using one of these things, I'm in high school and we use them a lot, unlike the rest of the world)
Elephant Pharm:CVS or Longs or whatever normal pharmacy you have::Whole Foods:Safeway.
They even have an herbal pharmacy.  It is amazing.
So my nails are currently shimmery beige.  I will report back later with results.
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Reply #10 - Jul 16th, 2008 at 10:27pm
 
My heart goes out to you love.  I use to bite my nails to the quick.  One thing I can suggest if you want to try it is Sally Hansen Diamond Strenght Instant Nail Hardener.  It helped me grow my nails back.  I still use it! Good luck! Smiley
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Reply #11 - Jul 17th, 2008 at 10:38am
 
I have a very bad habit of biting my nails also so I am going to try that too Smiley

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Reply #12 - Jul 17th, 2008 at 10:40am
 
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Didn't know there was such a thing--cool!  This old dog learns something new every day!   Cool
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Reply #13 - Jul 17th, 2008 at 5:25pm
 
Yes,it's a cool thing!  If you can find it in the stoes or websites,it's worth it!
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Reply #14 - Jul 17th, 2008 at 6:08pm
 
Lisabelle: I will see if I can find that...
Jerry:  What I'm doing has worked so far!  I normally don't bite my nails so much in the summer but I have been lately (blame it on the self-inflicted math homework) so I thought I'd try it!
Trisha: It is nice to know you're not putting nasty stuff on/in your body!  A lot of people are vegetarian/vegan where I live (I am almost vegan-- don't eat meat or cheese, and eggs only in certain things) so there is more of a market.  Which means more awesome stores like Elephant Pharm.

French braided my hair today-- I am happy with the results.  Each time I do it it gets smoother.  I haven't tried doing a multi-strand or a crown braid on myself yet, though.  I think if I had straight hair I would have tried it already but my hair is difficult enough to work with and if I mess up I can't just comb it out flat and it will be fine.  I hope I get up the courage to try sometime.  Meanwhile, I am happy with this.
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