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.

Unsought Benefits & Update

I was going to save this update for a day where I had more to report, but I noticed something this morning. I've been noticing it for the last few days.

My favorite bra, which was always on the big side, is now more ill-fitting than ever. My boobs have shrunk.

It's more than any monthly fluctuation in cup-size I've experienced before, which has me believing that I've lost weight since I started drinking diluted apple cider vinegar daily. I didn't weigh myself at the start of this, because weight-loss wasn't one of the benefits of apple cider vinegar that I was seeking, but I definitely read a lot of people's happy recommendations who were drinking it for this very reason. For anyone who is looking to lose a little weight without doing anything at all, give it a try.

An update on hair: I got my boar bristle brush (and safety razor) in the mail this week. I tried the brush , and I think it did a lot to distribute oils, but there's so much crap in my hair now, it just looks more evenly grungy than it has. I've been pinning it back, which is how I wore it a lot when I was shampooing, so that's not a problem. It doesn't itch or smell, but definitely don't want to run my hands through it. A few days ago, I thought I had reached peak greasiness and that the only way it could go was cleaner. Guess I was wrong.

I am taking a weekend trip and would like to look presentable, so I'm going to cave on water-only and do a baking soda wash and apple cider vinegar rinse with a few drops of orange essential oil, which I've read can help with sebum control.