Not much overall growth, but I did do a big trim last month! I trimmed about half an inch, so I got 0.7" growth total. I was hoping to have progressed more, since I usually get a lot more summer growth... but this could also be because I didn't comb my hair out and there were some herb tangle in the middle. I just don't want to comb it when it's damp! I want to wait till it's dry... but my hair is shorter when it's dry! Ah, well, I'll just go with 39.2" and live with it! Maybe by September I'll be at 40"! Who knows!
Last night, I tried a new herbal washing method. First, I soaked a piece of katha in hot water for 15 minutes. Alas, I put in too much water, and this was my first fatal mistake
. From there, all the herbal powders dissolved and I had to sleep with a rinse in my hair. Easy to apply, but not easy to keep on!
First, I added to the katha soup:
- Shikakai
- Amla
- Aritha
- Sandalwood
- Bhringraj
All in powder form. I put in about a tablespoon of each. The water was veeeery soupy, so I dunked my length in, holding my ends out of the way (this was part of the experiment. I'm sure it would have worked better had I used less water and made a paste instead of a rinse. Ah, well - next time!) Once most of the rinse was used up, I added some methi powder to the rinse. This made little soft blobs which I put all over my ends. There was a lot left, so I put it on my scalp hair, thinking it would moisturize my scalp and make it less flaky
.
I put two shower caps and a towel over this drippy mess - and I still leaked! - and slept with it on at night. The idea behind all of this was that the first 5 herbs would help cleanse and condition a little bit, like I do every week. Then the methi would be for extra conditioning. Methi added to mixtures makes them weaker cleaning agents, but very good moisturizing agents, so I added the methi last and put it on the ends first, and the remaning bit on my scalp - the two areas that need moisture the most. Then this morning I rinsed (what a great time for my showerhead to break
) and shampooed my scalp with Body Shop Honey Moisturizing shampoo. I let my hair dry a bit, measured, and now I am waiting for it to dry!
Love,
~*Leia*~
*Special thanks to Carlynn for this gorgeous doll!*
2bMiii
Current length: 39"
Goal: classic?
Growing since January 2003; found TLHL at the end of June 2003 and was at 25". I am 5'4.5".
Leia's Hair Journal
Last Updated: July 1, 2005
