A Week of What Not To Do - Wednesday

A Week of What Not To Do - Wednesday

Now this incident takes place much earlier than the previous ones, in fact a few years earlier.

One Sunday morning, I got in the shower to get ready for church.

I didn’t know why at the time but there was always Vaseline in our shower. I know now that it was there because one of my older sisters used it to take her eye make up off with it in the shower.

I just thought it had ended up there and lucky it did because I got the greatest idea ever for the cure of dull hair.

I took off the top of the Vaseline jar and swiped my fingers into the jelly. I began to apply the Vaseline to my freshly washed and conditioned hair. I smoothed it on. My hands glided so gracefully across my hair. I put on a little more for good measure and then let it sit for a few minutes to really penetrate the hair cuticles.

Then I washed it out, exited the shower and dried off. I towel-dried my hair and then got dressed. I went back in and ran a comb through my hair. I had taken so much time in the shower I had no time left to dry or style.

It would have to be a wash and go day.

Church was good and it was time to go home. I went back to the car.

My mom looked strangely at me. Her head tilted and her eyes squinted. As I got closer, she asked me, “How is it that your hair still wet after all this time sitting in church?”

“I don’t know…” I said. “I think it just looks wet because I made it shiny today.”

Actually, I found that my hair had the complete sleek wet look for several days, and weeks even after trying repeatedly to wash the Vaseline out. It wouldn’t wash out with hot water or with multiple washes.

Really, the only thing that got the Vaseline out of my hair was time. Lots and lots of time….!

Don’t touch that mouse! Tomorrow, we do….highlights! Oh yeah!