It's been a long time

...And there have been a few changes to my routine. I eventually became tired of the leave-in serum, and got rid of it, unfortunately I couldn't recycle the bottle. I did try the Weleda shampoo, but I wasn't impressed with it, and I haven't been impressed by Mira hair oil and shampoo. I've washed out the two shampoo bottles, for later use, have stopped my subscription to Mira, and I have half a bottle of the oil left, which I will now use instead of olive oil in all my preparations, until I finish it.

For shampoo, I am currently using a recipe by Thea from the Long Hair Loom, but I would like to try Rhassoul clay, and as I'm going to London next week, I'll be trying it soon, and I can use it to cleanse my face as well. I'd also like to get some Alep soap, because I'm tired of shower gels, they all seem the same to me, and it could serve as an emergency, or fall-back shampoo.

Yesterday, I did a coconut milk mask, before trying to wash my hair with kaolin, a.k.a. white clay. I say try, because kaolin has a strange reaction with water, meaning that getting the right consistency is very difficult, and I wasn't impressed with the results. My hair was very soft, and eventually dried, but it looked either still wet, or heavily oiled. Annoyed, I made Tanja's hair miracle mask last night, again from the Long Hair Loom, although I forgot the EO's, but the Mira oil made up for that. I put it on for the night, and washed it out this morning, with Thea's recipe. My hair's not dry yet, so I'll post my impressions later.

I still love my wooden combs, and I'm thinking of replacing my brush with a wooden one that I've found online. Advantages? A lot easier to clean, and far less chance of broken bristles, as long as it doesn't suffer too many accidents.

I've opened an account on a new forum, but french this time, called Le Jardin des Chevelus .  The website it's attached to, Le Jardin d'Isa et No , is dedicated to natural products, and home-made recipes.  It therefore has lists of many ingredients and there uses, which I find great. I also very much like the way the forum is organised, although it can feel like being back in high school with all it's rules, but I understand why they're there.