That said, you still need to take them VERY seriously! We recently had a scare. We had a kid from tour staying with us shortly and a while after he left we found ourselves scratching compulsively. Figured the problem once we started getting straight up BITES on our heads. I did bomb my hair with chemicals, twice. Had I been out in the woods instead of Babylon I would have dealt in another way, but I did what seemed like the best thing to do. Before and between the washes (we waited 8 days) I soaked my head with apple cider vinegar. By the time we were finished treating, my poor scalp was so abused I had some minor chemical burns. But lo and behold, it's been a couple weeks now since we finished and everything seems all good! I think the problem has definitely been helped. My hair's even recovered well - some good ol' fashioned Bronner's peppermint liquid soap helped get the residue of the shampoo out, and after my scalp had healed up a couple of treatments with my ACV rinse (with a little olive oil shaken into it) have conditioned the locks back to their soft shiney selves. There was a scary few days there though, when we were unsure just how bad the problem was and I thought I might have to do something drastic. I don't know how I'd deal! I was thinking about it, realistically and rationally, and I really don't know what I'd even do with myself if I lost my locks... It's not a material connection - I've lost every possesion I have several times over and I know I can survive and be better for it. Home is where the dog is - I've known that for years!... But my locks are such an integral part of me, of my person, I don't know what I'd do. I don't think I'd know how to be ME without them. Is that bad? I've been thinking about it freely ever since I was sure I wouldn't have to go there, for the last couple weeks. Wanted to share both parts of this experience and maybe get some feedback. When I let my hair dread I was pretty "meh" about it, didn't really care one way or another, and I didn't have any long term plans. It's only in the last year or so (now they're six years old) that I've really committed to myself that I wanted to keep them as long as I could - my whole life if possible - but I'd never looked at it from the "what would I do if I had to" angle before and I must say it scared me. Rambling completed (for now) Feedback please?
Seems to me like the experience has showed you something about yourself that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. A different perspective of yourself is a good thing! We all become blind until the crap hits us, then we see more clearly, lol. Hope you got all the little buggers
Yeah, it was definitely an eye-opening experience. I guess maybe it's just been so long since we had a scare like that... I was surprised I reacted so strongly at the mere thought of scissors. And I do think I'm safe now, it's been a while and there's no sign of problems - my head and locks both feel cleaner than they have been in years!
