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Updates coming tonight! I've been a busy little bee...

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That's not the same ingredient list that's on my bottle. Even some of the oils & extracts are different. I've looked up all the ingredients on my bottle, and all are either "completely safe" or "of low concern," meaning they may be an irritant to some people. Considering what a great shampoo its been for me, I'm not worried about it.

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SE- Thanks for that! I hadn't come across that tip yet.

Heather- Awesome =)

updated by @iholdthesecretrecipe: 07/16/15 07:45:03PM

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Sure! It is Tea Tree Triple Threat Invigorating Shampoo by Giovanni Organic Hair Care. I get it at Whole Foods for $8, and it's lasted me a while.

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I did. That was part of the "using it in various ways." The shampoo isn't extremely expensive, so I'm not worried about it.

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I tried baking soda & vinegar as shampoo last summer.... I was very interested in hearing that it really worked with some people's hair and was not wanting to spend money on shampoos and stuff, but I developed dandruff, which I've never ever ever had before in my life. Once the dandruff started, I tried using it in varying ways (obviously not using them together) to see if I could get any better results, with no luck. So I gave in and bought an organic shampoo with aloe, tea /eucalyptus/thyme/nettle/sage/rosemary/lavender/peppermint/etc extracts/oils in it. The shampoo has been essential in helping my scalp, and It's just been within the past couple of months that my scalp has finally fully healed. I'm not interested in trying it again. I use the shampoo, with no conditioner, and it seems my hair is still dreading quite fine =)

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2 weeks! Day 14! ..a lot of pics. I, kinda, apologize in advance =/ ..

Right side Left side (all different pieces of hair, I'm not holding any of the same pieces in any of the pics, fyi)

Itty Bitty. As you can see, the left side is going crezy, and the right is just chillen.

updated by @iholdthesecretrecipe: 02/05/15 10:12:49AM

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@Brandy, I love it!!!!

I'm totally loving this daily journey of waking up to something new everyday and just letting my hair do her thang, and she's lovin' me for it. I feel like I've opened up this whole other way of thinking and being for myself, definitely a continuation, a different river off the same ocean as the head shaving journey. I'll have some more update pics today...

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Thank you! Shall do =)

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@Heather.. Thank you I actually don't have many, and none of them very good, of my shaved head! I'm pretty sad about that. It was DEFINITELY a drastic journey in self-image/confidence/unconditional self-love. My mom cried her eyes out when she found out, didn't want to see me for a while. I lived in a pretty conservative town (I was the only female that I ever saw with a shaved head!), and I'm pretty petite, so these old people would look at me and my boyfriend like "Uh, why is this 25 year old man kissing a little boy?!" I was told so often that I had a really good head and that I pulled the shaven-ness off very well. But still, every day was a lesson in loving myself and being confident even if I didn't like the way I looked that day. I was lucky enough to spend some time at a festival and going camping and being on tour with my band, so I ended up just not looking in a mirror for several weeks and found that was the most necessary step for me. I ended up loving it and learning soooo much! I suggest that if you're down for a journey, go for it! And I'll add some pics if I come across them...

@grittyjane.. Thank you, also. We totally have/had similar looking hair! I thought about doing tnr, but one reason I hadn't gotten dreads before was because I was unsure of the size/thickness that I wanted the dreads to be. (Btw, yours are awesome! They look great!) I was afraid that if I tnr-ed my whole head, I'd be unhappy with the thinness of each dread. I also don't want them to be massive, but even more so not wanting little tiny ones. So I figured, I'd finally let my hair do its thing. Let it decide what size dreads that it wants to create, because whatever they are going to do naturally is going to look the best, anyway. So, regardless, I couldn't wait. I have one lil tnr just to excite me =)