Product Junkie at it again

As a recovering product junkie, I back-slid this week and found myself wandering through one of those large beauty supply stores. I wandered the aisles ogling all the products, knowing that there are very few of them that I would actually use on my hair now.  However, this one caught my eye - Dax Vegetable Oil Shampoo.

I tried it this evening, and I was not disappointed.  It left my hair feeling very clean without feeling either too dry, or too silky.  This is a problem that I have with some of the shampoos that I really like - they make my hair too soft, and makes some of my locks unravel.  The shampoos that are usually recommended for locks leave my hair feeling dry and trashy, like straw.  This Dax Shampoo strikes a good balance between these two extremes for me.  When I comb out my soft spike set tomorrow, I will see what my hair really looks and feels like.

Essential Oils

I really enjoy reading other people's hair blogs. I have learned so much, while being thoroughly entertained.  Well, I have recently been reading about glycerin and essential oils. And, can I tell you, I am intrigued.  So I went to the Health Food Store and bought some pure vegetable glycerin and some lavender oil.

Glycerin is a humectant, which means that it absorbs moisture from the atmosphere. And the lavender essential oil just smells heavenly. I got my old, faithful plastic spray bottle, which I think holds about 10 ounces.  I added about two teaspoons of the glycerin, and about 10 drops of the lavender oil. I then filled the bottle with water.  I didn't fill it all the way.  I left enough space to be able to really give the mixture a good shake.  Then I gave my hair a good spritz.  It smells AMAZING! The smell just really lifted my spirits. And my hair feels nice and soft.  I hope that this glycerin mixture lives up to all the hype over the long haul.

This is what my hair looked like minutes after spritzing.

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to everyone. 2008 was a rough year for my family, and I hope and pray that 2009 will be an easier one for all. We spent New Year's Eve with friends. A good time was had by all, but I never was able to bleach too late, so we went home shortly after ringing in the New Year.

My hair is due for re-tightening in another week or so. Right now, some of my locks around the hair line are unraveling even though it is not as bad as it was in the beginning when I first got my locks installed. That is encouraging. And my hair seems to be growing really fast.

Being the recovering product junkie that I am, it has been incredibly hard for me to stop using all the products that I love on my hair. However, this week I could not resist buying Taliah Waajid's Stimulating Herbal Cleanser. I am going to wash my hair now and try it out for the first time.