That was a refreshing read.

How funny, I was admiring your hair the other day on this site. I have curly hair evny mine is straight. As a hairdresser I find we all want what we don’t have,lol.

I did, Dina. I shaved it at the beginning of December 2007 and I have about 6 inches of growth I’m desperate to keep shiny at any cost.
You have a good memory!

My sister says that when she goes to a new hairdresser she holds up her hand with her fingers spread out and says, “This is my comb.” Just so the hairdresser doesn’t do anything to her hair that requires a lot of goop and appliances and stuff to look good, because there are no appliances nor goop at her house.

Mine either. Fourteen seconds sounds about right to me too.

Kash, you can try the vinegar soak (if you haven’t already), but I’m a little leary. I have fairly long hair (mid-back) that’s healthy and “normal” — not dry and brittle, and gets oily only if I don’t wash for two days. The vinegar made my hair crunchy instead of shiny. *wry face* It didn’t damage it, but kind of the opposite of the effect I wanted.
So, I vote try it and report back. It could totally be my chemistry, yanno?