Hair stuff part 2

A while ago I blogged about my new hair. Now I'm back, because anyone who has even a little wave (and would like curly hair) should know this. Basically anyone who is not perfectly happy with their hair should know this.

Last summer, because of J's allergy issues we had to switch all products containing detergents. Laundry, dish washing liquid, cleaning, toothpaste and also shampoo. Detergents come in many forms but the most common one is sodium lauryl sulfate. What I did not know is how these products were affecting me too. I thought that my hair got better because I switched to organic products and vinegar rinse, (this most likely helped too) but it turns out the biggest culprit is the same SLS!! 

This is how my hair is now, after shower, no styling products and in an a/c'd room so no humidity to explain the result. This is my natural hair.... (Pardon the natural face too ;) )

How many hours have I wasted with an iron trying to get my hair do this??! So, after some googling it seems that this actually is old news to some. They wrote a book about it too. How come no one told me?? So in case I'm not the only one who missed it it is called the curly hair method and for sure worked like magic to me. Without me knowing it. Good bye irons. Good bye wasted time curling only to have them drop as soon as I leave the house. It's crazy curly and natural.

I don't have access to Finnish shops now, so I don't know if supermarket brands have sulfate free versions. But the flow shampoo bar for blondes (because I still believe I'm one, at least a little bit) is not too expensive and lasts a long while. Beware that using this product you won't need to shampoo your hair that often anymore - depending on my activities 2 to 3 times a week keeps it clean. And I used to wash my hair every day with shampoo. And by the next day it felt nasty. Slowly your scalp will adjust.

Crazy, huh! Now all I need to do is wait for it to grow a bit :)

life lessons on friendship

moving to the other side of the world has had its ups and downs. leaving all of my friends behind was definitely a downside to the change. it has been a learning experience on friendship over the last six months, starting from how do people react when you say you are leaving. some are exited for you, some not so much.

interestingly some friendships, i would say the true ones, have grown stronger, i feel just as connected as i did in Finland even more so somehow. but then there are those friendships that even before i left i started to feel them cool down. i don't open up easily, and it is very hard for me to trust anyone fully, and yet each time that i get disappointed it still hurts. i feel sad for these friends that i thought i had made for life, who have felt the need to shut me out of their lives. nothing is ever permanent, and for me the boundaries of friendship should not be only physical, and a true friend can be there for you over the phone, email or just in thoughts. 

i'm glad i still have my true friends back home, waiting and asking when will we be vising, booking skype appointments etc. i know that those friends will be there for me no matter what. and i hope they know that i will also be there for them, always.

 

Love yourselves. And love each other. Happy Easter everyone!

my BIG boy

My little Max has had no interest at all to potty training. I tried it a few weeks back but wrestling a kid to pee wasn't giving any results, so I gave up quite fast - like after 2 minutes. :)

You can imagine my surprise when few days ago a naked guy (last seen clothed) enters our bedroom, and goes into our toilet. This is what I found:

He was peeing. His way. With toys. Standing up on the toilet seat. His style. Since then he has kept it up. No trying to make him sit. That would just be way to simple for my little monkey. <3 br="">