This past week I have been doing something with my hair every day! I have changed my routine slightly, but I still have to tweak it to fit my schedule. I will re-post it when I know if it is working for me
. My hair antics this week were:
Tuesday, May 17th - It was storming heavily, and I didn't want to go on the roof and get wet because I had just showered and was all clean and didn't want to change. So, instead, I asked someone to put a bucket up there and collect some rainwater for me. They did, and I got about 1/4 of a bucket full of water. It was the perfect amount to soak my hair in! I was having a blah hair week, so I dunked my hair in and put my hair in a knot without wringing any of the water out. I left it that way for about an hour or so, and then took my hair down to dry.
Wednesday, May 18th - I did a Timotei scalp wash, because my scalp was starting to get greasy and I wanted it to be clean for the prom
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Thursday, May 19th - I started doing my prom hair that evening. I did a CO on the length only with Balsamo Alla China, an Italian herbal conditioner that Tanja sent me. I let my hair dry for about 45 minutes to an hour. I REALLY should have waited longer, because it wasn't 100% dry 24 hours later, for prom! Then I applied some of my Mum's Joico K-Pak Styling Balm, because I was afraid I would end up a frizz-head after hours on the dance floor at prom, and it really worked! I didn't have any frizz at all. This balm also has sparkles in it, and smells nice
. Anyway, I put that on my length, and put my hair in Wrap, Snap & Go curlers. I left it that way for the night, and wore it to my AP Chemistry exam, with a scarf wrapped around it, LOL! It was quite comfortable, though. I blasted it with a blow dryer while it was still in the curlers, and then took it down about 2 hours before going to the prom. It dried before I left.
Friday, May 20th - After coming home from prom, I realized it was my hair wash night, but I was really exhausted. I don't know HOW my friends managed to stay up and dance MORE at after prom. I was ready to go to bed! I didn't have the energy to properly do my hair, so I slathered bhringraj oil on the length and massaged Everyday Mehndi Hair Growth Oil on the scalp. I slept with that overnight with my hair in a bun. Then, this morning, I applied my herbal mixture - 1 tablespoon each of bhringraj, amla, aritha, shikakai, and sandalwood powders. I am out of neem!
I left that in with my hair in a bun while I went to piano class - LOL, this seems like my unpresentable hair weekend - then I washed it out two hours later.
My hair is drying now
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Love,
~*Leia*~
2bMiii
Current length: 36.8"
Goal: classic? Around 41"
Growing since January 2003, found TLHL end of June 2003 and was at 25". I am 5'5".
Captain Leia of the
Forehead Liberation Army
Leia's Hair Journal
Last Updated: May 20, 2005
