Showing posts with label kitchen magician. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kitchen magician. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Kiss (Condition) and Make Up
You know how they say no one is happy unless Mama's happy? Well, I've learned that Mama's not happy unless her hair is happy. And if the hair is happy, then Mama is happy, and everyone has permission to be happy again.
The egg conditioner turned out to be a good idea. Also a good idea: putting my hair into fat twists to dry. It helped my curls clump, and the placement of the twists turned my hair into a cute new style. Eeeeee! It's always good to discover new stuff for your hair repertoire.
It's a great day, so I'm going outside. You should get some sun today too. :o)
The egg conditioner turned out to be a good idea. Also a good idea: putting my hair into fat twists to dry. It helped my curls clump, and the placement of the twists turned my hair into a cute new style. Eeeeee! It's always good to discover new stuff for your hair repertoire.
It's a great day, so I'm going outside. You should get some sun today too. :o)
Monday, March 30, 2009
Kitchen Magician
So like I mentioned in the last post, I'm treating my angry hair to an all-out deep treatment today. I wanted to boost what would be my last "serving" of Elasta DPR-11 with some protein-y goodies. So I got off my butt and walked to the grocery store.
I came home and realized I had to make a decision.
Who shall I choose?
I went with the egg (which I already had, which means I didn't need to go to Giant in the first place). And I decided to use olive oil too.
I whisked the egg, added a teaspoon of EVOO (yummo!) and whisked some more. Then I poured it into the DPR jar, mixing it all together with a fork.
Hmmm, I thought. I think I want something more.
I went with a teaspoon of molasses (in hopes of shine) and a few drops of jojoba oil.
It smelled kinda funny. And the mixture turned out to be a significantly thinner consistency than I usually like in my deep treatments (I like em' thick!). It was almost like cake or muffin batter.
But a curious thing happened when I applied it -- the mixture seemed to thicken up as I worked it through my sections of hair, almost as if my strands absorbed everything else and left the DPR behind.
Sitting under the dryer now. Will update. :o)
Update #1: She's rinsed. She feels stronger, albeit a little stiff. Time to drench her in Giovanni Direct Leave-in.
Update #2: I wasn't playing when I said "drench." I used the GDLI and sealed with castor oil. I also made a slight adjustment to my style-and-dry routine and made fat twists out of my sections. I'm going to let it air dry and likely take it down tomorrow.
I hope my hair will be happy in the morning. If she is, this deep treatment will become a part of my regular routine. :o) What home-made concoctions have you tried?
I came home and realized I had to make a decision.
Who shall I choose?
I went with the egg (which I already had, which means I didn't need to go to Giant in the first place). And I decided to use olive oil too.
I whisked the egg, added a teaspoon of EVOO (yummo!) and whisked some more. Then I poured it into the DPR jar, mixing it all together with a fork.
Hmmm, I thought. I think I want something more.
I went with a teaspoon of molasses (in hopes of shine) and a few drops of jojoba oil.
It smelled kinda funny. And the mixture turned out to be a significantly thinner consistency than I usually like in my deep treatments (I like em' thick!). It was almost like cake or muffin batter.
But a curious thing happened when I applied it -- the mixture seemed to thicken up as I worked it through my sections of hair, almost as if my strands absorbed everything else and left the DPR behind.
Sitting under the dryer now. Will update. :o)
Update #1: She's rinsed. She feels stronger, albeit a little stiff. Time to drench her in Giovanni Direct Leave-in.
Update #2: I wasn't playing when I said "drench." I used the GDLI and sealed with castor oil. I also made a slight adjustment to my style-and-dry routine and made fat twists out of my sections. I'm going to let it air dry and likely take it down tomorrow.
I hope my hair will be happy in the morning. If she is, this deep treatment will become a part of my regular routine. :o) What home-made concoctions have you tried?
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