1) I confess I have way too many products, but I am going to work this stash in 2018 until times get better. *And that's a promise* Will Stash reduce greatly this year.
2) I hereby confess I will significantly curb my product spending in 2018.
3) Finally, I also confess I am having too much fun whipping up & using these DIY shea butter blends.
What she said, except #3. I have an obscene collection of products that needs to be addressed. Late last summer, I decided to diligently work on it and, so far, I've been thoroughly enjoying dipping into it, sampling new products, trying different product combinations and seeing the empty containers pile up (I keep the trash bin in my bathroom full of the empties to keep me motivated and focused). It's been very, very, very hard. Very. However, it must be working because I only made two purchases during BF/CM and they weren't the usual 10-15+ orders I always place. Plus:
- I use hot water to wash and rinse my hair (I learned years ago that cool/lukewarm water produces a "gotta stab someone" feeling afterward, which is not good for public safety)
- My brush is an old school hard bristled son of a gun that they will have to pry from my cold, dead fingers (I tried one of those sappy boar bristle ones and it looked like it wanted a wolly pop)
- I don't sleep with a head covering and I ain't never gonna
- I use lots and lots of DCs with cones. Cones are great!
I'm going pace myself with this thread because I have a lot of hair skeletons
I hollered at that! How do you feel like that over some non-hot water? 
My hand starts twitching with an "I gotta lay hands on somebody" feeling coursing through it. I don't know how people do it. It feels like something they used in Guantanamo.
