I am feeling French. :-)
I like to blame my hair and skin issues since I moved here on the water. The water has a smell to it; I have been told there is a lot of iron in the water here; the water is very hard (but my house does have a water softener). So what to do?
My hair has been kinda stringy, and now that it is a little longer, the waviness is back. I felt like my hair was breaking a lot, so I tried Organix Coconut Milk anti-breakage serum. It worked pretty well as a leave-in treatment without making my hair greasy. So I tried the shampoo and conditioner. They are quite heavy (my Mom did not use them when she was here in the fall because her hair is so thin), but I rarely wash my hair every day, so it keeps my hair from getting too dry.
As for the waviness, well I tried Aussie Catch the Wave mousse per my curly-hair sister's recommendation. It keeps my hair from getting all frizzy, but does not make it hold as much "curl" as Frizz Ease mousse. When I straighten in, I like Got2b CrazySleek (and used to use this hair spray when I had shorter hair).
For my skin, I did not feel like the old-school Oil of Olay moisturizer was doing it. I started using witch hazel as a toner (and to wipe off any salt/minerals in the water after washing my face) and tried No. 7 Day Fluid moisturizer (with spf!) because my Mom saw it in a magazine at the doctor's office. I do not think my skin is significantly better, but it seems more balanced, so that is a start.
My nails have been peeling and tearing like crazy. I think this is mostly an unfortunate side effect of working in a lab, getting my hands wet all the time, wearing gloves, and also not having a dishwasher. My toe nails were pretty bad too, so who knows. I started being really good about wearing gloves when I do the dishes and to clean, but to no avail. I have Sally Hansen Hard as Nails nail polish that I really like, so I tried out the Sally Hansen product "for severe problem nails", try to take a vitamin most days, and try to moisturize my nails regularly. I think the worst of my nails is slowly growing out, so I make sure the gently file them every couple of days. I decided to start adding gelatin to smoothies, but the stuff online seems split as to whether this helps nails. We shall see!
3 comments:
Ah yes, products. There are way too many to choose from! I solved my frizzy hair problems by chopping it all off, so that was simple. I have no experience with nail products. What kind of girlfriend am I, with no product advice to offer? OK, well, in terms of skin care, I spend a fortune on Shiseido because their stuff works better than anything else for me. That's about all I can tell you.
Spark, I have heard good things about Shiseido. I hesitate to invest in a whole system in case it doesn't go so well. Maybe they'd have a week or two worth of samples to test it out with my skin though.
Where I shop they always have sample sizes in stock. Just try to make sure you go to an upscale, well-staff mall or outlet. When I first started on the system I had a very helpful salesgirl. Upon going to other locations for refills I have run into retail staff that couldn't even tell the products apart. I don't know who hires those ladies, but it's probably not Shiseido head office because the quality of the staff is not up to the quality of the products.
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