That is a mighty fine compost bin. And good luck with the not washing hair thing. You're right about it saving on the cost of shampoo etc. I haven't touched my blow dryer in half a year probably, and haven't bought shampoo in a year. But I also can't imagine doing it with long hair. Good Luck (in a non-sarcastic way).
are you thinking of doing the natural dread thing? or are you still brushing it? just curious cuz I love dreads and wax'll help you a bunch even tho it sounds like you're a bit anti product right now :]
It was sort of naturally dread-ing itself with no washing or brushing, just rinsing and scrunching, until I put the baby powder in and brushed it. Then it got huge. I was not going for dreads per say, although I have been encouraged to do so from a few people. Again, not acceptable for the teacher "professional appearance" thing.
Today I washed it for the first time in nine days. I was surprised that it didn't take a lot of shampoo to get it clean, and now it still wants to be wavy, where before, freshly washed, it would be straight. I think it has gotten healthier?
I think it has gotten healthier? yeah..it definitely has. people who shampoo their hair every day are the ones who have more damage than those who wait a few days between..your ends are probably really happy lol, that all your natural oils finally got down to the ends and repaired them :] people never believe me when I say that washing your hair is 'bad' for it
There are two kinds of materials that go into the compost bin:
"green" or wet-- which is food scraps including all fruit, veggies, starches, tea leaves, coffee grounds, egg shells, fresh or wet grass clippings and leaves (excluding meat, dairy, oily sauces and eggs).
"brown" or dry--which is wood chips, sticks, dry leaves and other dry yard waste, cardboard egg cartons, dryer lint, non-glossy newspaper, hair, fur and wool or cotton rags.
Ideally, you put one part green two parts brown in the bin together, turning and stirring the contents before and after adding new material. The stuff will heat up, rot, get moldy and break down with the help of worms and lots of bacterial action.
It takes at least 3 and up to 8 months for the organic material to break down into really black, nutrient rich compost (hopefully in time to serve as fertilizer/soil for the planting of my garden this summer).
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your hair is gonna be so happy sans washing!!
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Today I washed it for the first time in nine days. I was surprised that it didn't take a lot of shampoo to get it clean, and now it still wants to be wavy, where before, freshly washed, it would be straight. I think it has gotten healthier?
This experiment will be ongoing, I'm sure.
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yeah..it definitely has. people who shampoo their hair every day are the ones who have more damage than those who wait a few days between..your ends are probably really happy lol, that all your natural oils finally got down to the ends and repaired them :] people never believe me when I say that washing your hair is 'bad' for it
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"green" or wet-- which is food scraps including all fruit, veggies, starches, tea leaves, coffee grounds, egg shells, fresh or wet grass clippings and leaves (excluding meat, dairy, oily sauces and eggs).
"brown" or dry--which is wood chips, sticks, dry leaves and other dry yard waste, cardboard egg cartons, dryer lint, non-glossy newspaper, hair, fur and wool or cotton rags.
Ideally, you put one part green two parts brown in the bin together, turning and stirring the contents before and after adding new material. The stuff will heat up, rot, get moldy and break down with the help of worms and lots of bacterial action.
It takes at least 3 and up to 8 months for the organic material to break down into really black, nutrient rich compost (hopefully in time to serve as fertilizer/soil for the planting of my garden this summer).
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