Baerreis Wee Shell

My Baerreis Wee Shell hair fork was finally delivered to me and I love it!!
I got it in Birdseye Maple and the natural wood grain is absolutely gorgeous.

It is so much thinner than my Grahtoestudio hair forks, which makes it feel really fragile; GTS forks are so much sturdier in that regard; I don't dare to toss my Baerreis fork into my handbag (bad habit I know) for fear of it snapping. The upside is that because it is so thin it slides right into my bun and its hold is good, but not tight to the point where it makes my head hurt. That tends to happen with my GTS forks. But then again my GTS forks are all made of heavy, dense woods: ebony, and cardinal wood.

Next on my list is my Nautilus fork... I think I'm going to get it in Cocobolo.

Snowymoon's Moisture Treatment

I haven't fixed my hard water problem, and poo bars have been making my hair really dry. I've been avoiding the heavy coconut oiling that I used to do as a hair treatment, because of the trouble I have to go through trying to get the oil out of my hair with the poo bars.

I finally found an alternative hair treatment: Snowymoon's Moisture Treatment from The Long Hair Community forums.

4 parts conditioner
1 part aloe vera gel
1 part honey

I used Renew Skincare Australia's Everyday Nourishing Conditioner because it is SLS, paraben, and cone-free, Fruit of the Earth Pure 100% Aloe Vera Gel, and organic raw honey. Mixed them all together, then nuked the mixture for 20 seconds- when it first came out of the microwave the mixture was watery, but after letting it cool and stirring it a little it got back its thick pre-microwave texture.

Washed my hair with a soap bar because I'm out of poo bars, dried my hair, then applied the treatment. Sat around with it in my hair for about 2 hours, and I've just washed it out. Maybe I've been going with the poo bar and lemon juice routine for a little too long, but my hair feels wonderful. There is that slip I miss SO MUCH from conventional shampoo and conditioners... Kinda makes me wanna go back to them, as much as they are not good for my hair. Sigh. I love this treatment. I'm gonna see how my hair feels once its dry, but if my wet hair is any indication, I'm going to be one satisfied girl.

Update: 06/04/11
My hair is so silky right now that my hair forks aren't holding very well in them! This treatment is definitely a keeper. I'm going to do it at least once a week from now on!

Homemade natural hair mist

My hair has been feeling really dry lately, so I decided to make my own leave-in spray/conditioner. I turned to the Long Hair Community forums, and found this little gem of a concoction.

Kimberlily's Defrizz Spray

4 oz distilled water

2 tablespoons aloe vera gel

1 teaspoon jojoba oil

(If you refer to the original recipe, you can put in vegetable glycerin and essential oils, but I didn't have any of those on hand.)

Sanitise the mister you're going to use, so as to prolong the shelf life of your spray mixture. I just poured boiling water over all the utensils, mixing jugs and bottles I was going to use. This spray mixture works really well, I use all over the length of my hair, but I tend to go overboard so I try not to spritz it on hair near my scalp. It's lovely for moisture, and I go crazy on it for the damaged ends of my hair. It really helps!