Control, Variant, Results

So you know how I mentioned that I'd stopped drinking apple cider vinegar a few weeks ago? And how a few weeks into starting the internal apple cider vinegar routine, I noticed that my usual bra was fitting loosely? Well, the opposite effects are now taking place. Pants are noticeably tighter and I've started popping out of the smaller bras that I'd resorted to wearing while doing the apple cider vinegar. I believe it's time to start with the vinegar again.

Also, the hair situation is kind of odd. I'm thinking that the combination of hard well water at home and a different kind of apple cider vinegar (distilled, maybe?) have led me to greasy, dandruffy hair only a few days after doing my vinegar, baking soda, vinegar routine. I managed to get most of the dandruff out through rigorous scritching, brushing, shaking, as well as messing it around with a wet washcloth in the shower and ending with a hot rinse and cold rinse. But it's still greasy. I'm going to go grocery shopping today and see if I can't find an undistilled apple cider vinegar, if not a raw, organic one. (I've seen Bragg apple cider vinegar around as a favorite.) Or maybe even trying a different vinegar for my hair, like rice or white vinegar.

Unplanned Test

The last couple of weeks, crazy pack-and-write-and-move-and-help-to-pack-and-move weeks, have finally come to an end. In the midst of it, I stopped oil pulling and vinegar drinking. I think I should bring the vinegar back, as I felt notably less sluggish when I was doing it. We'll see if vinegar was really the source of that energy once I reintroduce it.

Also as a result of the hectic schedule, I went for over a week without showering and/or doing anything with my hair. By day six, my hair was a little danderful and greasy, although not disgustingly so. Most noticeably, it got a little itchy. I took to wearing a hat to keep myself from scratching and making the dandruff situation worse. Putting off washing my hair until getting back home ended up being a test of how much my scalp's activity has changed since I stopped using shampoo, and the results were pretty good. After a whole week without any help, it was not nearly as bad as after those first few days after I decided to stop using shampoo.

I'm growing out my leg hair for sugaring fun.