Protien Results and Rambling

So. After about two hours, the drippies did show up. The interesting thing, though, is that it was VERY watery (the drippies, I mean) - almost like it was more condensation, than actual Protien goo.
It rinsed out UBER easy, as I expected, and left my hair soft and strong feeling - I love my treatments. I combed, made 6 (down from 8!!!) two strand twists in the shower, then sat on the couch and detangled with the Denman and my latest detangler creme mix - 3 ounces of afrodetangler, 1/2 tsp SAA, 1/2 teaspoon honeyquat. It was lovely - my hair almost detangled itself. I think I've finally found my 'use' for AD. I wonder if I saved one of the HoneyHemp bottles - Hrrm. That little 3 ouncer is still about 2/3 full though, so that'll last me - 6 weeks. I should be straight.

I finally rebroke down and got the Mason Pearsons. I was trying to wait on someone who had the hookup for the knockoffs, but I think I finally saw them in BigLots (Conair Tourmaline Combs), and they were ALMOST seamfree (I had to eyeball them HARD to see it) but there was definitely a seam. And the only comb they had was the fine toothed one - which SO would not have worked for me. So. 70 bucks, and I've got the full set. Did a little reading (can you believe, TLHC is down, AGAIN!!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?) and they appear to be pretty durable too.

I finally figured out what they are made of - Zyl (zyle/cellulose acetate) - a form of plastic made from cotton fibers rather than petro products - go figure! Anyhow, the zyl is what allows them to handcarve and shape it, as it comes in huge plastic sheets, that are then cut out and hand finished. Sooooo. Excited to get these danggone combs, finally.

Between the combs, and the headrest trick, and Mega-Tek and my homemade concoctions.... *takes a deep breath* I really think I might be content with my regimen. I'm going to detail what is it, and how I do it, in another post (most likely today, as it's pretty slow at work), so that I can keep track of how (and when) stuff changes.

I've decided that I'm going to keep up the protective styles rigorously until I'm past shoulder length. Not full shoulder length (ie, crown to shoulder), but just past shoulder length (perimeter to shoulder). That's at least the rest of this year, and possibly all the way up to my three year anniversary. The styles will change, but the routine will stay the same.

Speaking of anniversaries - I can't WAIT to do my comparison pics from two and one year ago. *thinks* I don't even know if I HAVE pics from May 07 - I'll have to look and see. Anyhow. I KNOW what it looked like two years ago, and I don't even have the same head of hair anymore - in any way, shape, or form. Most exciting.