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ldent42 · July 2015

Wow. I'd give that Perspirex a try but I don't have a blow drier.And my skin might be tooooo sensitive.

On the subject of deodorant: I've tried the dove dry spray & don't recommend it. If you're not super careful you'll get the marks on your shirt. As someone who's used "invisible" for basically forever without having this issue it's incredibly annoying. Also, and this is gross so I'm sorry - but the morning after there is a special kind of pit funk that I've never encountered before. Not with regular deodorant, not with zero deodorant, not with excessive perspiration, never. I think it's something to do with the butane. Since I bought the whole can (could've done with a sample size, Dove!) I'll still use it when I'm super late or otherwise in a rush cuz it IS dry, so no waiting for it to dry before throwing a top on.

I can recommend a goats milk soap store on etsy, but I don't want to violate rules about advertising. I "met" the owner/producer on a forum a few years ago and kept ordering every now and then. They have a goat farm so soap is like a no brainer. Cute shapes and scents, usually changing based on supply. Based in Oregon I think.

northerndragon · July 2015

I have the fine hair and lots of it and I find that this works well. Best part is they sell it in London Drugs.

And no word of lie I find the Garnier Color Shield Conditioner works better than any fancy conditioner I've tried.

SD48277 · July 2015

PJ_Soul, how long ago did Bumble and Bumble discontinue Deep?

PJSiren · July 2015

My favorite Shampoo/conditioner is Bed Head's Self Absorbed....and I just discovered Costco sells it and for half the price of a beauty salon....I'm SOOOOOO stoked about that....I can't wait to buy some!!! I haven't used it in forever....

hedonist · July 2015

imalive said:
I give Suave two thumbs up!

I'll tell you what, Suave gives many other brands a run for their money!

hedonist · July 2015

DancedNLaughter said:
My curly hair gets very, very dry, and I use the DevaCurl products. The whole schtick of the line is that it's specifically for curly hair and embracing the curl, so I don't know how they would work if you weren't wanting to embrace the curl Part of the "method" though is to not rinse out all your conditioner, leaving some in (not a ton) to help moisturize your hair, which seems to go a long way for me in taming my cray-cray frizzy hair!!

I would also try the coconut oil, I love that stuff!!! I use it to remove my eye makeup, when my kids have mystery rashes, on dry skin, oh, and to bake with

BTW, I love this thread! Thank you PJ_Soul for starting it!!!!

Hey there! As to the coconut oil for removing eye makeup, do you just use it as you would soap? Applied with hands, and rinsed off? Does it leave a film on your eyes?

(got all these fucking questions!)

PJSiren · July 2015

hedonist said:

imalive said:
I give Suave two thumbs up!
I'll tell you what, Suave gives many other brands a run for their money!

I was told by my hair dresser to never use suave, use anything but suave or white rain, because they put more wax build up in your hair than any other brands....they use it as a filler ingredient....now I don't know if suave still does, as I've seen their price go up in recent years....but definitely stay away from White Rain....

RKCNDY · July 2015

My hair is super dry, and processed. The tip I got for my skin and hair, "stop showering and washing your hair every day". Reason being, you're not giving your body a chance to replenish the oils from your scalp to the hair shaft when you wash your hair, you are stripping away the oils, and that causes the dryness.

In my case, my skin freaked out and started peeling, on the palms of my hands and my scalp. So I had to use coal tar shampoo for 2 weeks, showering and washing every other day-at the very most, wash every 3 days if I can stand it. It's hard at first, because I was so itchy, but like your deoderant, you have to let your body get used to it. If you don't have dry skin, you can still shower every day, just don't wash your hair, you can rinse it under water if you have been particularly sweaty.

I love Bed Head Self Absorbed as well, I love Orlando Pita Argan shampoo and conditioner. For after the shower, and between washing, I love Fekkai Glossing cream, it says it's for curly hair, but it works wonders on my slightly wavy hair. So much moisture, you don't even need to use that much.

DancedNLaughter · July 2015

hedonist said:
Hey there! As to the coconut oil for removing eye makeup, do you just use it as you would soap? Applied with hands, and rinsed off? Does it leave a film on your eyes?

(got all these fucking questions!)

I just wipe it on my eyes and then wipe off with a soft cloth. I only use a little bit (goes a long way), I haven't done the washing it off part . . . okay, lemme try it . . .

My eye area looks a bit shiny/oily after doing it normally, but I just tried putting it on and kind of rubbing it over your eye and then rinsing and it seems to work well. . . . not greasy or filmy. Plus I feel like it helps moisturize the area around my eyes a bit. Again, a little goes a long way!

hedonist · July 2015

RK, I've heard the same thing about the frequency of hair washing - mine being thick and curly/wavy, I wash it about twice a week, and only brush it just before. Definitely makes a difference.

PJSiren, Suave's leave-in conditioner and this new curl products of theirs I recently bought seem to work pretty well, but they're used fairly sparingly. Can't go overboard with any of these things!

DancedNLaughter · July 2015

hedonist said:
RK, I've heard the same thing about the frequency of hair washing - mine being thick and curly/wavy, I wash it about twice a week, and only brush it just before. Definitely makes a difference.

I also only wash my curly hair a couple of times a week and only comb it (with my fingers) when I'm putting conditioner on it. It really has made a difference, I grew up hating my crazy, curly hair, and now I'm finally learning to handle it.

PJSiren · July 2015

hedonist said:
RK, I've heard the same thing about the frequency of hair washing - mine being thick and curly/wavy, I wash it about twice a week, and only brush it just before. Definitely makes a difference.

PJSiren, Suave's leave-in conditioner and this new curl products of theirs I recently bought seem to work pretty well, but they're used fairly sparingly. Can't go overboard with any of these things!

Ah, ok...Yeah, it was years ago, I was told this, it's probably been let's see... 9.5 years because it was while I lived in KY which I moved to exactly 10 years ago....so how accurate the info still is I don't know...but I know the cheaper the shampoo/conditioner is the more wax filler they put in it...I did that research on my own after she told me that....so I knew what to stay away from...currently we use Garnier, which is cheap also, but it's the only shampoo that will get my daughter's oily hair clean....we tried everything on that head and finally found this "Pure clean" stuff by garnier....works like a charm....but I am going to go back to bed head soon for myself when I can buy it from costco....

ldent42 · July 2015

Pantene aqua light is the best on my oily hair. The problem is I get eczema or something on my scalp and have to use head & shoulders almond oil sometimes.

hedonist · July 2015

DancedNLaughter said:

hedonist said:
Hey there! As to the coconut oil for removing eye makeup, do you just use it as you would soap? Applied with hands, and rinsed off? Does it leave a film on your eyes?

(got all these fucking questions!)
I just wipe it on my eyes and then wipe off with a soft cloth. I only use a little bit (goes a long way), I haven't done the washing it off part . . . okay, lemme try it . . .

My eye area looks a bit shiny/oily after doing it normally, but I just tried putting it on and kind of rubbing it over your eye and then rinsing and it seems to work well. . . . not greasy or filmy. Plus I feel like it helps moisturize the area around my eyes a bit. Again, a little goes a long way!

Thank you! I'm going to try this tomorrow. I also recommend mixing a dab of it with face or body cream.

I finally have happy feet (well, happy heels).

hedonist · July 2015

DancedNLaughter said:

hedonist said:
RK, I've heard the same thing about the frequency of hair washing - mine being thick and curly/wavy, I wash it about twice a week, and only brush it just before. Definitely makes a difference.

I also only wash my curly hair a couple of times a week and only comb it (with my fingers) when I'm putting conditioner on it. It really has made a difference, I grew up hating my crazy, curly hair, and now I'm finally learning to handle it.

Same here - I used to spend 45 minutes blow-drying it straight every damned morning when I was in my teens.

I no longer bitch about having too much or too thick or too curly hair. Embracing it all!

Plus, the last time I had it blown straight years ago, my scalp hurt for two days and I got sick of the look after three.

deadendp · July 2015

Okay, to answer the WEN question-- I've tried it. I'm am a curly girl and while it made my hair look decent for a while, it made my scalp itch and I found that it didn't work for my occasional flare up of the ugly Seborrheic dermatitis. (I get it along the front scalp line, causing chunks of my scalp to chip off in huge flakes, seep oil and bleed. It isn't pleasant.) It seemed to irritate the Seborrheic dermatitis.

I wash my hair only a few times a week. I have switched to DevaCurl products and can't sing my praises enough. The gel is wonderful!

DancedNLaughter · July 2015

hedonist said:
Same here - I used to spend 45 minutes blow-drying it straight every damned morning when I was in my teens.

I no longer bitch about having too much or too thick or too curly hair. Embracing it all!

Plus, the last time I had it blown straight years ago, my scalp hurt for two days and I got sick of the look after three.

My mom used to force me to brush my hair (not in a mommie dearest sort of way) and it would just frizz out and look ridiculous. My dad is the one who I got the curls from and, not suprisingly, didn't pass along any helpful hair advice

Needless to say, my teen/college hair years were very painfully akward!!!

DancedNLaughter · July 2015

hedonist said:
Thank you! I'm going to try this tomorrow. I also recommend mixing a dab of it with face or body cream.

I finally have happy feet (well, happy heels).

And I will try this tonight!!

Summer is also not kind to my feet!!!

FoxyRedLa · July 2015

PJ_Soul said:

FoxyRedLa said:
I don't know what I think of WEN. I've tried it a couple different times. My only suggestion would be wash and rinse twice.
Oh. Well that doesn't sound so hot. I wouldn't hesitate to try it if it were available in stores. But buying blind from online is not something I'll do, since it's to hard to return it if I'm not happy (and the chances are huge that in won't be, judging from experience). WEN seems to only be available online, is thst right??

I have ugly natural curl that is now more of an ugly wave, so naturally dry and now 2 pregnancies later is thinning - however I think it's my fate anyway. When I used WEN - if I just washed once it felt still dirty and heavy - when i washed again it felt clean and normal. When I wear my hair curly it feels dry and seems so thin is like see through if that makes sense. When I style it straight it seems flat flat flat on top of my head.

Long story short - I hear the comments loud and clear about not washing everyday. I have oily skin and when I used to smoke I couldn't not wash everyday my hair just Ughh eww smelled. I'm guilty of washing daily. But can tell it definitely strip my hair.

Super excited to try the devacurl products and the coconut oil on my feet at bed time ahhhh.

Oh and I bought my WEN through QVC 30 day return no questions asked. They even give you the return label. Just keep the same box it came in.

Leezestarr313 · July 2015

My hair is flat as chives, but not too thin. I get scalp problems when the air is too dry, and I love staying natural. Too much shampoo or products make it worse for me usually. Last winter I started rinsing my hair after a light wash with shampoo with a solution of raw apple cider vinegar (I use Bragg's) and water. I just put a bit in a small water bottle and fill it up with warm water. It cleans the scapl and removes the itchiness and makes the hair super shiny and soft. I leave it in for a couple of minutes while I am still in the shower and then rinse. It does not smell. In the winter, I also apply coconut oil. I have done it two times now and it feels amazing.

For inside, I also swear by Braggs. I drink a tiny shot of APV every day followed by a large amount of water.

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