
Faeridrops's Web Journal
Welcome! Just little tid bits into my thoughts and quirks. Nothing extraordinary.
How Can You Help Tsunami Victims

There is a hair site that offers advice for situations such as my own. They offer great ideas such as pure coconut oil (works lovely) and not so great ideas such as ‘no more shampooing’, hmmm…
Alrighty…on the site I found this sea salt solution recipe that is supposed to reduce frizz, increase shine and maintain moisture. I excitedly tried the sea salt solution on my hair this morning. It was bliss, I could comb my fingers right through and there was lots of shine! YEAH! I just sat in front of the mirror giggling like a loon and swishing my head from side to side.
Finally, I pulled myself out of the pool of narcissism, I had been wading in and headed off to work. The best feeling in the world is, the feeling of a cool breeze interlocking with each strand of hair. The hair becomes almost weightless and feels as if it can stretch for miles. The scalp feels as if it is receiving butterfly kisses from a mischievous group of wind faeries. The feeling in invigorating!
It takes my hair a good day to dry completely. To speed up the process I rolled the windows down and turned the heat on full blast (kind of my make shift diffuser J). So as I am driving to work my hair is drying in the pounding wind (caused by what seemed to be the 130 mph I was driving…let’s just say someone was running late) and I notice that my scalp started to itch a little. As I succumbed and began to scratch my scalp ( a no, no for curly’s) I could feel some residue on my fingers but thought nothing much about it. So I rush into the office and begin work as normal. As I sit at my desk I begin to kind of play with my hair to make sure it was not completely wind blown. I notice that the curls framing my face are covered with this WHITE RESIDUE! And I am not talking “oh a little white residue here and there” I am talking “AAAAAAHHHHHHHH! I HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY THE ABOMINABLE WHITE RESIDUE!” well it just so happens that our office is set up in a way that that offers no protection for yours truly. I have no office or tall cubicle…just me, out in the open like a sitting duck! And as fate would have it I am in the most vulnerable position (smack dab in the middle of EVERYTHING) I normally wear my hair back or part way up. Recently I have been wearing it down. I loved my hair so much this morning that today was no exception. So that means…NO HAIR TIE, CLIP, NOTHING. Initially I thought -hey, maybe I am overreacting and it is not as bad as it seems. Sadly, I am NOT the only one who has noticed. Judging from facial expressions and a few rather rude comments, the back of my hair must look like a giant curly snowflake! I am sure people must be thinking that I either have major dandruff or a horrible case of lice! To make matters worse our company is in the process of moving- so we are acting as host to a variety of folks. I just want to fall to pieces! L I was thinking about just wetting my hair in the restroom sink, but since I have no products on hand (where is my lovely coconut oil when I need it!), I might end up with a giant cotton ball which would most likely still have white horrid's mixed in among the tresses. L Not to mention I have a lot of hair so “wetting” is an understatement. I would have to almost shower in the sink.