Apparently hair is a pretty good indicator of emotional well being – which is probably why mine has been looking a bit Miss Havisham-esque of late! Well that and the fact I just haven’t paid it that much attention. The thing is I dread the hairdresser’s. You never know what you’re gonna get …
Take Edward Scissorhands who loomed up from beneath the swivel chair, peering from behind a curtain of black hair, like the girl from The Ring! In fact I thought he was a girl until he spoke, at which point a chill ran down my spine… was he a 12 year old boy!? He went about doing the do like he was trimming some topiary. The done do: a damp 80s Jon Bon Jovi. What do I do? I cough up the cash and run for my life. I’ve hardly dared step inside a salon since.
Thus in an effort to breathe some new life into my lacklustre locks I’ve been doing a kinda spring clean – tidying up split ends and cracking eggs on my head…that sort of thing.
Last week I ventured back to the salon for a much needed pick-me-up cut. The Break Up Haircut, often derided in popular culture, is I reckon a much maligned heir to transitional markers or purification rituals observed the world over since ancient times. I mean, there is so much riding on this post-relationship panacea – you are not simply seeking solace in a new you do, but also the TLC provided by the stylist who strokes and cuts your tresses and with them your stresses and emotional ties.
And voila! Fresh from the salon, with the bounce back in my hair and a renewed spring in my step I went to see a girl about a flat. With egg on my face. Egg mayonnaise in fact. Egg mayonnaise and gherkin, to be precise, which had oozed out from the Brick Lane beigel I had stuffed in my bag. Although unfortunate my saving grace – I felt – was my new coiffure: I could conquer the flat no probs … maybe even the entire estate!
What a great feeling! But how to keep this new do voodoo? No sooner had I asked than I was given the answer – egg of course! Is this the Law of Attraction in action? I asked myself.
Turns out there’s more to the phrase ‘good egg’ than meets the eye …ear?Eggs are protein-filled, hair is mainly made of a protein, keratin, which means that eggs make great natural and cheap shampoos and conditioners. I went for the basic egg yolk, olive oil and warm water combo as recommended on the Beauty Bible website.
The result: pretty good egg-tually. Oh god, no wonder I had egg on my face…
Eggheads:
Informed Women – Haircare from your kitchen cupboard…
Journal of an Italian Girl – The Italian’s know how to use food
The Natural Haircare Blog – Err… natural haircare – may contain egg
Eater Eggs:
The Daily Green– Eggs Rapunzel… sounds like a hairytale…
The Guardian – Break an egg …
Whole Foods – Good eggs are good for you…