The six weeks were up last week, in fact. So how is my hair? Well. Still quite waxy, still detoxing, and still getting softer by the day :O)
One of my friends inspected it at the weekend, bearing in mind that I don't actually like having my hair touched unless I'm having it cut. Her first reaction when she saw me was that it was looking great; the way I was wearing it, the colour, and the way the hair itself looked. I'm still wearing it up at the moment, so its full fluffiness is kept under wraps most of the time. Her first comment as she ran her fingers through it was how much softer it had become since I’d started washing it with water only (WO). So. No, the journey is not complete yet.
Having delved a little deeper with my research I discovered a chat room called The Long Hair Community. You may recall that my original research suggested between 4 to six weeks. One WO washer wrote:
"Many people hit the worst hair problems at the 5th or 6th week, and then find it smooth sailing after that. It appears six or eight weeks is needed to find out if WO will work for you."
My hair is pretty much shoulder length and I've decided not to have it cut or trimmed until the detox has run its course. At this rate it’ll be ready in time for Christmas. Do watch out for my ‘Grand Hair Premier’ at the end of the year, darlings.
Besides observing my hair evolve and progress through this waxy oily stage of its life. The really fun part is that I get to treat myself to a variety of different clips and hair accessories. Some are quite plain for the day time, and others for 'out with the girls time' have added sparkle! Wearing my hair up is actually really low maintenance and to be honest I love it. I've always loved those old black and white movies where the starlet has her hair neatly pinned up in a French Pleat, or Chignon. This has to be one of the chicest and most sensual ways a woman can wear her hair, and for once I actually have enough hair to wear it that way and to wear it well, may I say.
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