day 5

one week in on the baking soda / apple cider vinegar hair washing, and i’m a believer. my hair has never been this shiny, ever. and while everyone else’s hair is frizzy from the cold, mine is super smooth. i have a bottle of apple cider vinegar in the back of the fridge now, infusing with sage (which is supposed to darken your hair and offset the lightening effects of baking soda).

i also finally made soap last night! well, not really MADE-made, but melted a hunk of soap and scented it myself. right now, it’s just covering the base of a glass loaf pan, need to go home and cut it into usable pieces. it’s goat’s milk soap infused with sage!—in keeping with the whole sage obsession. i used it last night, and my skin feels super soft, and has a slight sheen to it.

as i have more laundry to do soon, i’m going to need to try out DIY dryer sheets. i really want to make my laundry smell like cedar, and the detergent i made just doesn’t scent it strong enough (or at all, really). as vinegar is supposed to be a fabric softener, i’m thinking i’ll infuse some white vinegar with the cedar essential oil i got, and make my own flannel dryer sheets.

also excited about the idea of using stevia in baking, once i’m eating again. (day 5…am i seriously going another 16 days?)