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help_japan ("oh god you are late you are LATE you have done ALL THE THINGS WRONG!" *SHAME SPIRAL*). But! I am now sharing the fourth page of comments with some lovely people, AND alexseanchai excellently and kindly matched the opening bid I set! ♥♥♥♥♥
Far more boringly, last night was the first night of my vague motions in the direction of a shampoo-free existence. Not because I am principled about cleaning myself with things whose ingredients I can't pronounce; rather, because I am cheap, and also hoping it will help my hair be less frizzy. To set the stage, my hair is like three feet long, and moderately curly; the last time I did anything more than trim it, I was in first grade. Most of the advice I have seen about using baking soda/apple cider vinegar mixes has not been written from the perspective of someone with really long hair, so I was a little uncertain as to how well it would work.
But! With a fair helping of salt because this is after only one shower, it seems to be going okay. I went with a tablespoon of baking soda to a cup of water, and two tablespoons of vinegar to a cup of water; I mixed them up in the bottles for the shampoo and conditioner that I finished off the other day. There were some logistical difficulties getting the stuff through all of my hair, but I think I managed - the taste of baking soda makes me think of having canker sores, but it's still better than the taste of shampoo. :D I left the baking soda stuff in for a minute, and then rinsed it out and did the vinegar; I am given to understand that the vinegar may only be necessary every other wash or so, but we'll see. My hair seems perfectly fine today, but I have also been told that it may get unpleasant and dry for a week or two during the switchover. Adventure!
As far as fic goes, I am trapped in some brain doldrums right now because I am a little blocked on the second half of Book Two, but hopefully I will make some progress toward unraveling that plot knot today. **crosses fingers** I have also started outlining another installment of space!A:tLA, because I can't help myself. Oh, and,idriya's birthday present: ACHIEVED. \o/
help_japan ("oh god you are late you are LATE you have done ALL THE THINGS WRONG!" *SHAME SPIRAL*). But! I am now sharing the fourth page of comments with some lovely people, AND alexseanchai excellently and kindly matched the opening bid I set! ♥♥♥♥♥Far more boringly, last night was the first night of my vague motions in the direction of a shampoo-free existence. Not because I am principled about cleaning myself with things whose ingredients I can't pronounce; rather, because I am cheap, and also hoping it will help my hair be less frizzy. To set the stage, my hair is like three feet long, and moderately curly; the last time I did anything more than trim it, I was in first grade. Most of the advice I have seen about using baking soda/apple cider vinegar mixes has not been written from the perspective of someone with really long hair, so I was a little uncertain as to how well it would work.
But! With a fair helping of salt because this is after only one shower, it seems to be going okay. I went with a tablespoon of baking soda to a cup of water, and two tablespoons of vinegar to a cup of water; I mixed them up in the bottles for the shampoo and conditioner that I finished off the other day. There were some logistical difficulties getting the stuff through all of my hair, but I think I managed - the taste of baking soda makes me think of having canker sores, but it's still better than the taste of shampoo. :D I left the baking soda stuff in for a minute, and then rinsed it out and did the vinegar; I am given to understand that the vinegar may only be necessary every other wash or so, but we'll see. My hair seems perfectly fine today, but I have also been told that it may get unpleasant and dry for a week or two during the switchover. Adventure!
As far as fic goes, I am trapped in some brain doldrums right now because I am a little blocked on the second half of Book Two, but hopefully I will make some progress toward unraveling that plot knot today. **crosses fingers** I have also started outlining another installment of space!A:tLA, because I can't help myself. Oh, and,
idriya's birthday present: ACHIEVED. \o/