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Post by Aldebaran on Nov 12, 2008 3:58:45 GMT
I've been the eminent doom of many a comb I've encountered.
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Post by angeleyes87 on Dec 22, 2008 6:51:21 GMT
That's so cool. Mine sadly doesn't cooperate with me, shoulder length and brown, with waves that just won't straighten. *sigh* Envious.
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Post by primsong on Dec 22, 2008 7:59:38 GMT
I use whatever shampoo comes along cheaply, but I love the 'horse' conditioner - it's not as good as it used to be when you really had to buy it as the Seed-n-Feed store, they discovered people were using it for themselves and changed the formula to make it more frou-frou, I guess... and to water it down... sigh. But yeah, works great when you have thicker hair!
Nice DT hair there, well done. Mine varies from shoulder-length to mid-back with time, up and down, but never been short enough for tricks like that. Good fun.
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Post by magnusgreel on Dec 24, 2008 20:33:42 GMT
I prefer your Tennant hair to Tennant's Tennant hair, Newton. On Tennant, Tennant hair is just too predictable. When I was in my teens, a barber tried to sell me on some product he'd invented that made your hair fall out. He said mine was too thick, and he had the perfect solution. I disagreed, and thought the perfect solution might just be to avoid stuff that made my hair fall out. I was sensible, and knew I was going to be glad for that hair someday. And I am. I believe it de-thickened a bit and is now a bit thick much like myself but fairly average. Because of Environmental Illness, I avoid perfumed products and I have to use unscented glycerine soap (Neutragena) on my hair as well as on me. Works. And as Doctor Johnny Fever once pointed out, it's soap you can see through! clocketpatch... Sensitivity to perfumed products is THE classic first sign of Environmental Illness. You might want to learn some basics about it, so that you can be prepared. A classic mistake is not avoiding things that you react to... you get more sensitive. If you exercise a little knowledge and sense though, the sensitivity level can be kept low, rather than snowballing. www.cfccc.net/contactus.htmhealth.groups.yahoo.com/group/MCSHeightenedSenses/health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ChemicalInjurySupport/Many of my links are old and not there any longer... these might help though.
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Post by primsong on Dec 24, 2008 22:45:19 GMT
I have a son who's always been sensitive to dyes and perfumes from when he was a baby - we get an unscented castille soap/shampoo at the health-food place for him, works just fine. I had a harder time finding an unscented conditioner, but they are out there.
He wanted to help you make your hair fall out?? Good grief. I've had to have my hair thinned a few times over the years, but it was just with scissors the Old Fashioned Way, lol... It's getting more like 'normal hair' as I get older, so it's more manageable now. Hairy people unite!
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Post by Stripes on Dec 25, 2008 0:05:33 GMT
I prefer your Tennant hair to Tennant's Tennant hair, Newton. On Tennant, Tennant hair is just too predictable. When I was in my teens, a barber tried to sell me on some product he'd invented that made your hair fall out. He said mine was too thick, and he had the perfect solution. I disagreed, and thought the perfect solution might just be to avoid stuff that made my hair fall out. I was sensible, and knew I was going to be glad for that hair someday. And I am. I believe it de-thickened a bit and is now a bit thick much like myself but fairly average. Because of Environmental Illness, I avoid perfumed products and I have to use unscented glycerine soap (Neutragena) on my hair as well as on me. Works. And as Doctor Johnny Fever once pointed out, it's soap you can see through! clocketpatch... Sensitivity to perfumed products is THE classic first sign of Environmental Illness. You might want to learn some basics about it, so that you can be prepared. A classic mistake is not avoiding things that you react to... you get more sensitive. If you exercise a little knowledge and sense though, the sensitivity level can be kept low, rather than snowballing. www.cfccc.net/contactus.htmhealth.groups.yahoo.com/group/MCSHeightenedSenses/health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ChemicalInjurySupport/Many of my links are old and not there any longer... these might help though. Really? you really like my Tennant hair more than Tennant's Hair? Aw. I am sensitive to creams and perfume. I can use all natural stuff so I use that instead.
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Post by clocketpatch on Dec 25, 2008 0:53:58 GMT
Your barber tried to sell you WHAT?!?! sketchy sketchy, sketchy, sketchy thanks for the links Magnus. While I'm pretty sure that I don't have environmental illness it's always good to be informed about these things. Mostly I'm just sensitive to fragrances, and I can't go near the detergent aisle while shopping. O.o but then, I'm also sensitive to noise and get rashes from wearing most jewelry, so it might just be that I'm overly sensitive to EVERYTHING. this was an issue when I was little and refused to wear socks before they didn't 'feel right'
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Post by magnusgreel on Dec 25, 2008 1:33:40 GMT
Mostly I'm just sensitive to fragrances, and I can't go near the detergent aisle while shopping. O.o ...it might just be that I'm overly sensitive to EVERYTHING. this was an issue when I was little and refused to wear socks before they didn't 'feel right'. There's no "just" about that first statement. That's how EI starts. you want to keep it at just that level, an annoyance. Follow the instructions your nose is giving you. We should be careful with our language here, because being sensitive to everything is a way to describe out-of-control EI. That's called being a "universal reactor" and that's basically me. That's not you. The sock thing just sounds like one of those harmless things, where you get an impression something doesn't feel right, you ignore it, and move on. If things feel or smell more odd or off than that, well, don't over-react but file it away in your head in case a pattern starts happening. Anyone who's in control of his or her living space can stop my sort of situation from happening I think.
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Post by Stripes on Dec 25, 2008 2:01:16 GMT
Your barber tried to sell you WHAT?!?! sketchy sketchy, sketchy, sketchy thanks for the links Magnus. While I'm pretty sure that I don't have environmental illness it's always good to be informed about these things. Mostly I'm just sensitive to fragrances, and I can't go near the detergent aisle while shopping. O.o but then, I'm also sensitive to noise and get rashes from wearing most jewelry, so it might just be that I'm overly sensitive to EVERYTHING. this was an issue when I was little and refused to wear socks before they didn't 'feel right' Clocket, once again we have something in common. I refuse to wear stockings. I hated them since I was a little kid. I am super picky with the clothe martial I wear. I am sensitive to that. I also have to be careful of what laundry soap I use. In Ukraine I couldn't use any of the soap and had to have my mum send me some. Though I think you may have it worse than I do. Magnus, I really do think you are overreacting. Some people have sensitive skin, staying away from certain martial/creams/etc is really all they need to do. Clocket knows her body best, trust her judgment. Lets put this "EI" talk to an end.
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Post by clocketpatch on Dec 25, 2008 2:07:41 GMT
I don't think so Newton; my skin isn't at all sensitive to cosmetics, just my silly shnoze. Though, I agree, let's end this talk about sensitivities and talk instead about something festive, like gingerbread.
Now THAT'S a small I really get into. *nods*
So, does anyone have any super-duper holiday recipes to look forward to over the next couple of days? I for one I'm chopping at the bit to get at the mashed yams.
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Post by Stripes on Dec 25, 2008 2:12:26 GMT
I don't think so Newton; my skin isn't at all sensitive to cosmetics, just my silly shnoze. Though, I agree, let's end this talk about sensitivities and talk instead about something festive, like gingerbread. Now THAT'S a small I really get into. *nods* So, does anyone have any super-duper holiday recipes to look forward to over the next couple of days? I for one I'm chopping at the bit to get at the mashed yams. I love how this topic has gone from my hair to horse shampoo to sensitive skin and EI to Holiday cooking. I am working my way through all the dutch goodies my mom brought back from The Netherlands. I still have to eat some things. I am leaving my chocolate Miffy last. She is too pretty to eat right now.
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Post by clocketpatch on Dec 25, 2008 2:20:27 GMT
Mmm... chocolate. I'm a bit of a raging chocoholic. It's dangerous to leave out unguarded chocolate around me, it often goes... missing. oh! I suppose this is a good time to share my random Banoffe recipe (even though it is terribly random). I got the recipe from a British girl I knew in school so it fits with the subject and the theme of the forum sort of... well, pie and horse shampoo, but that's DbyA for you (sorry if I'm not making sense, Night Before Christmas and all that jazz) anyway, graham wafer crust (crumbled graham crackers, lots of brown sugar, and butter) filled with condensed milk which has been boiled to a brown and toffee like consistancy the next layer is sliced banana all smoothed in whipping cream and garnished with more sliced banana and chocolate shavings mmmm, it is unhealthy in the extreme but BOY does it taste great!
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Post by magnusgreel on Dec 25, 2008 6:54:10 GMT
Clocket, I was just saying do what your nose tells you, just in case. I can't be over-reacting Newton, since I was saying there isn't a problem at this point. I was afraid, though, that poor wording on my part might make me sound alarmist. Sorry if that happened.
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Post by primsong on Dec 25, 2008 18:48:36 GMT
Did someone say 'gingerbread'? :-D
I want to make something out of gingerbread, I just can't decide what... Settled for making blueberry and chocolate-chip scones this Christmas morn, with whipped cream, warm out of the oven. Yum. And a fresh fruit salad.
*cheers*!
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Post by clocketpatch on Dec 25, 2008 19:42:16 GMT
Clocket, I was just saying do what your nose tells you, just in case. I can't be over-reacting Newton, since I was saying there isn't a problem at this point. I was afraid, though, that poor wording on my part might make me sound alarmist. Sorry if that happened. *hugs* nah, it's good to know that someone cares, and like I said; education is key to preventing many unpleasant things. An ounce of prevention as they say. Anyway, I'm now off to eat some turkey, happy holidays! and incidently *raises glass* , a Merry Christmas to all of you at home.
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Post by magnusgreel on Dec 31, 2008 6:07:06 GMT
Thanks for the reassurance, cp. I was perhaps too concerned about having done something wrong, possibly because of an ongoing reaction to the hall carpet that has an unusual effect of making me anxious, occasionally to the point of some paranoia. My other reactions aren't mood-related at all, so it's very odd. Now that I know what it is, I've learned to adjust and compensate. I feel it, but don't act on it.
My warning came from remembering the beginnings of my EI and how there was no one around to tell me what it was, so I did the wrong things and my family did too. I'm thinking about too many scary things lately.
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Post by Stripes on Jun 10, 2010 0:25:42 GMT
So now I use organic shampoo. The stuff I used before started to bother my head. It costs an arm and eg but I haven't been so happy with shampoo in my life.
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