If you ever wondered what living with AuDHD is like... (+ a recipe for a light scalp moisturizer)

It's been the customary two days since my last hair wash and hot chebe butter treatment, which is when I used up the last of my customary coffee & rosemary infused olive & papaya scalp oil. Have I had a full 48 hours to do something that takes maybe a half-hour of hands-on work? Yep. Did I do it? Nope.

So, I got out of the bath with a freshly scrubbed scalp, stood there butt naked and dripping wet, and concocted something to put on my scalp based on what was in the linen cabinet (where we store 0 linens and all the lotions and potions).

This is what I ended up putting in my application bottle. It's enough for 3 or 4 applications, so I'll be able to give it a good try and see if I like it as well as my oil blend. Why? Because I'm not 100% sure what a standard application looks like, volume-wise, I just have a pattern I apply the stuff in, so I kinda just added what I thought I needed 😅😅 I'll give you my thought process behind why I included each ingredient, too.

• 1 oz vegetable glycerine.

  • The base. A humectant, same as the oils, but not as heavy.

• 1 tsp full spectrum Vitamin E oil. The same stuff I use on my face.

  • if my face loves it, my scalp will too, right?

• 8 pumps hyaluronic acid serum.

  • same reasoning as above. Suck all that good post-wash moisture into my scalp and hair follicles, along with the yummy stuff I'm including in the mix.

• 20 drops lavender essential oil.

  • for the anti-inflammatory properties and high lavender vibes around the crown chakra.

• 12 drops frankincense oil.

  • same as the lavender, though the vibes are more crystal.

Shake all this up well - it emulsifies together very easily, and apply to your scalp using your favorite application method to get past your hair to the skin below (I use a six-prong application bottle). Then, give your scalp a good massage to make sure you have even coverage across your scalp, and that the product is worked into the skin (plus, it stimulates the hair follicles!).

Initial impressions? Definitely very light, I probably over-applied expecting the feel of the oil on my scalp as I'm working the product in with my fingertips. And definitely very lavender-y, taking the plastic bag wrap off my head after my post-chebe application heat bonnet time smelled like a lavender field in August.

So, that's what it's like. Putting things off to your own detriment, but in a way that forces creativity and innovation.

While I'm on the topic of hair, you may have seen my recent post about how I've been updating my Amazon lists today. While I get most of my head wrap supplies (including the scarves themselves) from Modest Behaviour, there are a few things from Amazon I do also purchase, and I went ahead and made a list of mulberry silk hair protection products, as well as a few other hair items I use, including the ingredients for my chebe butter and the above scalp moisturizer. Feel free to shop my list for yourself!