It seems, in hot weather, I let a lot of things slide. Don’t worry, Treyci and Jana, I haven’t forgotten about you or your acorns. Largely, they’re done, I just need more caps-which seems to be a problem right now. There are lots of things I’ve been meaning to blog about and now’s as good a time as any. Right?
1 My Hair. People still want to know how it’s going, and it’s still great. No shampoo since December and it looks super. My hair regimen goes like this: Sunday morning, I brush my hair out and then hop into a shower, rinse, use conditioner (Suave is the cheapest no-cone one I can find) and rinse with cold water. Then I squeeze as much water out of it as I can and wrap it in a microfiber towel for half an hour to soak up whatever is left. Don’t worry, it’s still really wet after that. Then I use a squirt of Badur’s vegan leave-in conditioner (which I LOVE LOVE LOVE). And I scrunch my hair to encourage curliness and that’s it. Mid week, like, Thursday, I often rinse again, but don’t condition, and use the leave-in. My hair is getting crazy long, it’s almost to my waist when wet. I am kind of dying for a hair cut but I’m scared to see a stylist who’s all hung up on washing the shit out of it and wrecking my 6+ months of no ‘poo.
2 Punk Medics. So, Badur generously gave me 2 big bottles of his new bath products line in the hopes that I would write a kind review. Well, it took me long enough, eh? It’s super great stuff, both the leave-in and the Body Wash. Took me a bit to wrap my head around using products with no perfumes in them, but now I am a convert. The body wash is so nice, it’s soft and makes your skin feel super clean. And I will only use that leave-in from now on. And vegan? Yes please!
3 Ha ha. Yesterday we were stopped at a red light beside this red Viper that took off like a bat out of hell when the light turned green. Shannon was in the middle of saying how dollar for dollar that car is the best deal out there when a police car pulled him over. I guess the cop was hidden behind the big old truck. We all had a good laugh.
4 Sprinkle city. Ari and her good pal Cassie (“It’s short for Cassandra!”) love ice cream and they especially love ice cream that’s been encrusted with sprinkles. Shannon found this vat at the grocery store and I can’t wait to see Ari’s face when she sees it. Pure joy.
5 And the rest. I found the goat milk yogurt I’ve been looking for since I was in Montreal. It’s by Liberty and it’s so intense, sour and delicious. I might turn it into cheese. I also found a pop that I like and that Shannon does not like so I am guaranteed a glass of it when I want it. Our space is getting hot and I think it’s time to invest in a couple more tarps to cover the sun intensifying windows. We’ve loaned our main space to the girls next door who are aerial acrobats, they’ve hung a giant chandelier and have been doing their stuff….Any questions?
ps 2 more things-I made Shannon’s favourite summer salad (the chickpea, pasta, dill, lemon, feta one) and I am planning on making this pizza for dinner with a few substitutions…heck yesss!
Thanks for the shout out and review :)
Glad you are liking the products!
I’ve been doing the no ‘poo for a year, now, and I love it! BUT I do have to “wash” regularly. I condition just about daily and Suave Green Apple works the best for me – even over the more expensive stuff. As for a stylist, just find one who’ll listen and not do that “I know better” stylist thing. Or try going to the Curly Girl website, I believe they have user listings of curl-friendly stylists.
Personally, though, I use one of my kids’ old tshirts to dry, because microfiber feels icky to me.
My stylist has been a friend for years, so it was easier for me. I told her not to use shampoo and she made a face, so I told her “ok, as long as it doesn’t have sodium lauryl sulfate (is it lauryl or laureth? anywho), you can use shampoo”. Oh, she was SO confident she’d find something for me in all her expensive bottles, but she ended up just using conditioner because they ALL had ‘poo!
Liking? Seriously, loving. Badur, if you need help selling this shit, carting it around, filling bottles/orders, stickering, whatever, tell me.
i always just tell the stylist they can condition, but not wash, and have never once had a problem
could try a studio who generally does not even wash before the cut- for instance, coupe bizarre on queen generally do dry cuts 90% of the time anyways
Luckily, I’ve reconnected with my ex long term hair gal and I am pretty sure I can convince Judy-just by showing her how great my hair looks-to behave herself. She’s seen my hair in various states-she also used to dye it black for me, the whole thing takes 2, yes TWO, tubes of dye. Me and my way too much hair!
You can always show up to a salon with a wet head and tell them you washed it yourself while you showered a little while ago since you’re in a bit of a hurry :)
Smart, Leanna!
I actually think that Judy will be totally kosher with the no ‘poo thing-it was her, after all, who told me to wash my hair less back in the day. It’s her fault I have a fear of shampoo!
Just looked at Badur’s leave-in conditioner, and it says it has dimethiCONE in it. I’m confused… are there certain ‘cones you avoid and others that are ok?
Aw, shit! I must not be a very throrough reader!
So, no, it was just my lack of observation. However, I will keep using it!
Blasted cones!
Ok, I figured it out. Looking at my bottle, there’s nothing that says “dimethicone” on it. Nothing. However, on his page, it’s listed-in brackets. So it’s hidden, which means I DO know how to read, but not MINDS.
Makes me wonder if Suave also has secret cones in it.
big sorry to both Caitlin and Ashley. the product does NOT contain Dimethicone. when i first started making the product i formulated it with cones then realized i didn’t need it and removed it from the final production batch. it accidentally got left in the ingredient list on the site.
It’s fixed now :)
Tra-la!
Thanks Badur, keep rockin’ the free world!
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