Sally's Haul

 

Right now there's an awesome sale at Sally's for the month of October. I am so into the organic hair care trip but sometimes I just can't justify spending a certain amount of money on a chemical free product when the shipping  and customer service isn't good. I am currently a stay at home mom on self study, and I am always trying to find bargains while being conscience of my husband- only income, but without compromising the health of my hair. So in the meantime  I shop for products that still get the job done. I will still look at labels and  be conscious of really bad ingredients, but there are many products out there that work great and still contain mineral oil and things of that sort.

I will be doing a dual review on the both of these moisturizing masks and serums just after a henna, which will show me which can hydrate the most thirsty hair, since henna can be drying. I will also not be adding any honey, coconut oil, or coconut milk to the mix to see how well these conditioners really do!

So let's get started. Below are pictures of items I purchased and what the sale on each of these items are. The sale is not limited to the items I've selected in the line. You can mix and match.

Buy 1 get 1 free


These are supposed to compare the the Macadamia Natural Oil line




Buy 2 get 1 free, plus the price is reduced

Buy 1 get 1 free






Buy one get the brush free



I forgot my two brushes in NY on my last trip so I had to replace them. I got another Tangle tamer and new Boar Bristle Paddle brush to replace the one I had that was falling apart.

September Shedding..Oh, Let Me Count The Hairs!

In the beginning of my Hair Journey I had a hard time combating breakage and did not know how to decipher between shedding and breakage. After much research I stumbled upon many explanations of the difference and they all summed up to be: breakage = broken hairs shorter than the actual length of your hair and shedding = long hairs from the root with a bulb on the beginning portion of the strand.

In approaching my 4th year on my healthy hair journey ( I know my hair should be waist length by now but my focus was on length and now that it is on health I have cut away the damaged ends, leaving me now at shoulder length!) I have become very familiar with both. As September commences I now understand that this is the month I begin to shed and it does not stop until  the beginning of January. . .Yes, this  is 4  months of shedding, but it does taper.

I  reminded myself just the other day and sure enough last night after my henna treatment is when I realized shedding season has kicked in. Fortunately for me the colder months is when my hair grows the fastest. Being that my hair is quite fine ( not thin) I'd like to hold on to my volume as much as possible. Let's face it- hair is hair and is going to shed as a natural process, but I am ready to combat any unnecessary hairs that might THINK about falling out ;-)

My hair usually does not shed a lot. I do not loose 50-100 hairs  a day that I know of and even when I shed a lot  this amount seems extreme. Do I count them? No, no need. Here is a picture of what my Tangle Tamer ( the Tangle Teezer version with a handle) normally  looks like after a little over a week of not cleaning it.

What will I do to combat the shedding?

* Black tea Rinses
* More protective Styling
* Less manmipulation
*Hair Vitamins
* Bamboo Tea
*Prepooing
*baggying
* Deep Conditioning 2x or more /wk
* Moisture/ Protein Balance assessments fequently
* Ayurvedic Treatments, i.e. Henna, Herbally Divine! Hair Pack

For me, what combats shedding will also combat breakage.. I can't complain :-)