Curly hair - Attempt 8

What I did differently:

1. Did NOT use gel this time!!! 
2. Same as last week: See notes in attempt 7! 

Results - Definitely less grease!! Will see how this holds up till my next wash day! No impact on curls, they look about the same and are holding up fine. Just like last week.

Curly hair - Attempt 7

What I did differently:

1. Used organic coconut oil instead of vatika hair oil. This one doesn’t have any scent. 
2. No Poo!!! Did not use any shampoo at all! Used baking soda instead - yes you heard me - baking soda to wash my hair!! More details below. 
3. Used Apple cider vinegar to rinse hair after washing with baking soda. Aka ACV rinse. 
4. Same as last week: Applied deep conditioner and left for 15 mins, Used a wide toothed comb after applying conditioner, Used a leave in conditioner after the shower, used curling cream and then applied a lil coconut oil, Emulsified gel with water before applying, dried hair wrapped in a t shirt for an hour, scrunched the crunch after drying. 

Results - WOW!!! Drastically different from my previous attempts, definitely trending in the right direction. Baking soda did an amazing job of preserving oil in my hair and ACV retained the PH balance which was critical to reducing frizz. I felt like ACV added more grease to my already greasy hair and I wasn’t really a fan of all that grease. But the best part was the frizz was under control till my next wash, a week later. I didn’t need to refresh either because my hair retained oil for a lot longer than I expected. Hair looks much healthier and happier! 

Wash day: Bartending of course 😂

Day 1: This look continued for a few days without the need to refresh. 

Covid Day - 101!

Crossed 100 days!! And missed the 100 day mark 🤦‍♀️

Covid Day - 97

What a day! What a fucking day! Where do I start and how do I end? Had a heavy heavy heart the whole day mourning the death of my dear friend A’s mom. Aunty has been hospitalized for the last few months (within two weeks of covid) fir a brain stroke, in the icu, got back home semi recovered but went back into ICU after another stroke. She was in coma for a few weeks and passed away Saturday evening. Uncle, who was with her through the last few months was diagnosed positive with covid and was in isolation when she passed away. His brother, who eventually made it to India was in self quarantine when this happened. A and his sister don’t have an OCI care and they’re struggling to get a stupid visa to go home. 

What the fuck is this dude? How fucking unfair is this situation? How can god, who does everything for a reason, do something like this? What is the greater purpose behind something atrocious like this happening with the sweetest family I’ve known for over a decade? If this kinda shit happens to them, then what about us mere selfish mortals? My brain has been foggy all day, a lot of emotions came gushing out. I feel like a zombie. Cried a bunch of times which was good to let em all out. K was super supportive but I knew he was tense by the end of the day. So was A. He was inexplicably stuck to me today and during wanna let me out of his sight. This is probably the first time he’s seen me cry and must’ve sensed my emotions. Poor guy. He couldn’t even fall sleep very well. 

And I feel so tired, probably  have a low grade fever. And now I’m freaking out. I took 2 Advils. I really hope it’s nothing or I’ll curse myself for the rest of my life for potentially exposing my dear family and friends to covid. I hope it’s all just in my head and it’s nothing by tomorrow. Sleeping in the guest bedroom today. Will pray it’s nothing by tomorrow morning. 

Covid Day - 94

Watched the movie 96. Man! What a movie! Just LOVED it! Simply brilliant! Such a clean movie with intense focus on emotions. It churned my freaking stomach and I couldn’t stop crying in some scenes. I will remember exactly what they are for a long time. The director did a brilliant job portraying the characters in an alternate reality very briefly ya this rhetoric it could have been. But it wasn’t. End of the day you gotta go home. Your life was meant to be on a certain path. That’s your reality. That’s your life. An alternate reality might have been possible but it didn’t happen cuz you’re meant to live this reality. Goes back to my funds about whatever happens always happens for your own good. God! What’s the point in yearning for something they could have been? A great lesson for me today. Not to brood of what could have been and live the life that i have. Love, K, A - none of these could have been if my alternate reality had happened. I love my life as it is now and can’t imagine what it would’ve been if not for this. 

Hmmm enough rambling. You can tell I’m in fetal thoughts! Haha 

Covid Day - 90

Worked out after more than two weeks! Feels so good!!! 

Covid Day - 89

89 days and counting!!! Going strong huh!!! 💪 

Hearing rumors about another lockdown....really! Another one? Whew!! Either I’m losing interest or I just don’t care!!

Curly hair - Attempt 6

What I did differently:

Used very very very less shampoo - less than what I did the last week. 

Used a wide toothed comb after applying conditioner 

Used a leave in conditioner after the shower

Emulsified gel with water before applying

Results - hmmm about the same as last week. Better curls in the front though! I continue to have frizz issues do I have to do more research there. 

What I’ll try next: 

Not dousing my hair in oil, read somewhere that it makes hair frizzy

Use coconut oil instead of vatika Amla hair oil

Using oil after applying curling cream (like A did)

Using oil to scrunch the crunch and wait till my hair is completely dry (today it wasn’t dry in the middle and I still did it)

Look for ideas to reduce frizz 😕

Covid Day 82

Can’t believe I missed blogging for almost two weeks!!! My excuse - work of course!!!

Went back to work 3 days last week. Have yo go for 4 days next week. Dress rehearsal 6 in progress - leading it so gotta be there! I’ve been drowning with work so doing whatever I can to survive and stay afloat!! Part of that is to just rest whenever I can - hence no blogging. 

Btw - thinking about covid - are things slowly getting back to normal? Hmmmm maybe?! For us...yeah! Met friends, S’s 40th bday, GNO....whew! Fingers crossed! 

Curly hair - Attempt 5

Another breakthrough!!

What I did differently- 

Applied oil for a few hours before washing (as opposed to overnight cuz I didn’t get a chance to)

Scrunched my hair in the shower (with Mielle shampoo and conditioner like last week)

Used praying hands method to apply curling cream and scrunched while applying

Used praying hands method to apply gel (used more than last time) and scrunched while applying

Let my hair wrapped up in a t shirt for over an hour 

And the BIGGEST thing I did differently- SCRUNCHED the CRUNCH!!! Voila - hair was all nice and fluffy!!! There’s halo frizz - have to work on that! 

What I did not do:

Curl my hair with fingers like I did last week cuz that really wasn’t my favorite look. 

This is after air drying with a t shirt wrap - notice the crunchy oily gel?

This is after scrunching the crunch 

Curly hair - Attempt 4

What I did differently- 

Applied oil overnight 

Used Mielle shampoo and conditioner - followed instructions and left conditioner in my hair for 15 minutes in a shower cap. Rinsed off with cold water. 

Used raking method to apply lots of curling cream and twirled with a finger while applying

Used raking method to apply gel (used a lot) and twirled with fingers while applying

Let my hair wrapped up in a t shirt for an hour

Result was a bit oily, too twirled hair that I wasn’t a fan of on the wash day. The next day it looked fabulous and I went to work like that!!! BIG deal!!

What I did not do:

Scrunch my hair while applying cream and gel. 

Did not scrunch the crunch

How it fared through the week:

Day1,2,3 were curly. Day 3 in the evening I went to meet friends and I just left my hair - was a bit frizzy but was not bad at all!!

Wash day!

Day 2 - ummm not a fan of the crunchy look. Too crunchy at the root.