u/Crafterandchef1993

I always thought that sulfate free shampoo was just a trendy buzz thing. I was wrong. I needed shampoo so I decided to get one from the sheamoisture daily hydration with coconut oil and acacia line that I already use for the conditioner and leave in treatment I love. I used it today and my goodness, night and day compared to the head and shoulders deep moisture I used before. No tangles, no residue after much less rinsing and no weight for my fine hair. My crown looks so pretty and smooth and I had no breakage when combing my leave in treatment throughout. I'm now a convert to sulfate free shampoo

Been using the shea moisture daily hydration with coconut oil and acacia conditioner and leave in treatment (leave in conditioner ) for about a year and love it because it hydrates my hair with no greasiness or residue like some conditioners, plus doesn't feel heavy. Also makes my natural blonde highlights sparkle. So when I needed shampoo, I decided to get one from that line. Just used it and it's lovely, no overt suds or residue and it didn't cause any tangles when I rinsed it out. Definitely just going to use products from this line from now on. Shea moisture is everything you want from a brand, ethically sourced, fair traded, cruelty free, and affordable (around $15 per bottle) with excellent products for the health of hair. Also nice, subtle scents if you're smell sensitive like me

Since I finally have length after losing all my hair in chemo after two years, I've been taking better care of my hair in regards to styling, detangling and what I use for styling. But the biggest change is how little hair I lose daily after switching to a wide toothed comb. I used to use it just for pre shower detangling and combing my conditioner throughout, but I recently started using it when I get up and and before bed, starting at the ends and combing until my hair is completely tangle free. I used to use a brush, but the comb leaves my hair soft and shiny and I leave a quarter of the hair the brush did. Since I'm having almost no breakage, my hair remains looking great and actually staying up (with the right clips for fine hair of course), today I had a double tucked ponytail with the tail hidden and it didn't go anywhere. If you deal with breakage often, I highly recommend switching to a wide toothed comb.

Yay! I was so bummed when it left but am glad it's back!

I recently reached shoulder length after 2 years post chemo and require new French combs and spin pins. I usually go for goody, cause cheap and good quality, heck I have several sleeves of their ouchless seamless fabric covered hair ties for making beaded hair ties and for day updos (silk scrunchie for sleeping though). Does anyone know a Canadian equivalent for quality, inexpensive hair accessories? Preferably one that uses cellulose acetate

I have fairly fine and straight hair, so many pins and clips just slide out. French hair combs, especially with the reverse method, hold very well. Currently using cheap goody ones, but will be upgrading to cellulose acetate ones on payday by scunci. Snap clips are also a good choice for the smaller sections. Bobby pins are my nemesis though. I currently am using a comb to keep my Gibson tuck secure and it's doing an excellent job. Lays flat on my head which makes reclining quite comfortable. When looking for French hair combs for fine hair, look for ones with small spaces in between the teeth and thinner teeth points. For French twists and half up two combs on either side of the twist are a great choice for fine hair to hold firmly. But the most important thing is how you put it in, don't just shove it in straight, twist the section of hair you want pinned, then, with the inner curve of the comb aiming upwards, catch the top of the twisted hair in the opposite direction with the comb, then flip the comb and insert into the hair body.

So I made a chicken salad, and when we were shopping last night my housemate asked about putting apples in. And I remembered my mom used pink ladies. So I grabbed one. Forgot how fabulous they are for dicing and flavour. Beautiful, crisp firmness that my knife slid through with no resistance, and truly slow to browning. And the flavour profile did lovely things to my chicken salad, balancing the flavours in a beautiful way. I wish I had grabbed more, because they're so tasty. I had the usual chef's pieces of the rounded corners of the slices, but I wanted more. Definitely will grab a few next shopping day. They have such a beautiful tartness that goes along perfectly with the refreshing sweetness. Pricy, but price that's worth it

I just had a duh moment. So since I've officially switched to using silk scrunchies and not hair elastics for my hair, I was wondering how I could do nice, tucked ponytails without the scrunchie poking through. But obviously I can just go historical and use silk braided cord, or viscose braided cord, since it's just as smooth. I mean, historically, people didn't have elastics, but they still held their braids and ponytails in other ways, they just literally tied them with cords and leather thongs (strips, not underwear). I'm investing in topsy tail tool on payday, so I shouldn't need elastic.

After the night, baby squirrel didn't eat much and has fleas, so he is being surrendered to an animal rescue today if all goes as planned. He's mostly sleeping but is still occasionally active and alert, and we've been keeping him warm. I've had to keep my distance due to my allergies plus I don't want to stress him out with too many new smells, but I've sacrificed some cotton flannel fabric scraps for his box. He still adores my roommate when awake, lol.

Edit: baby squirrel has been picked up and is now on his way to the rescue.