I’ve never heard of Pattern, but for me what has been the most easy and economical approach has been the Shea Moisture Products. I only wash my hair with shampoo 1-2 times a week so I don’t focus so much on the health benefits on that end. Every other day that I shower I mainly use conditioner on my ends to de-tangle my hair, and none/very little on the scalp to avoid weighing down the curls at the root, and I try not to rinse out too much of the conditioner bc it helps maintain frizz when I style it. Using that shower cap/beanie method with various hair masks has made all the difference. Another one I highly recommend is Joico K-Pak reconstructor deep penetrating treatment. This one won an award it’s so good. The olaplex line has proprietary technology which is what makes that one so good. I hope you find something that works for you! I’d love to hear how it goes if you do end up finding your thing!
The main thing that made a world of a difference in my hair feeling silky even though it still has some frizz (that’s just a part of life with curly hair) was using Olaplex #3 after showering. You have to wrap your head with a microfiber towel first so the extra water doesn’t dilute the product, and then once it’s still damp but not soggy, apply the olaplex (like you would conditioner), and comb it through with a deiman brush or similar. Then you tuck it all into a plastic shower hair mask (like the cheap ones you use to dye your hair), and put a beanie on top of the shower mask. The beanie warms and opens the hair cuticle so that it absorbs more of the good stuff, so make sure all the hair is tucked under it. I tend to leave this on for 20 min and then rinse as usual. Once every 1-2 weeks gives amazing results IMO.
One of my favorite dishes is a variation of a tuna salad, the ratios are very flexible but would be something like:
1 can tuna 2 large handfuls of spinach, chopped chiffonade 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed (I just rinse them with water and let them drain) 1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed Mayonnaise to taste (I tend to add around 2 tbsp to just barely dress the salad)
Mix all of the ingredients together and eat it with corn tortilla chips or tostadas.
Reddit is getting rid of awards soon too so maybe it’s just the end of an era :(
https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/14/reddit-is-killing-its-gold-awards-system/
On IOS, download TestFlight first and then google the Memmy GitHub link, the app hasn’t been released on the App Store yet but it’s finalizing approvals with apple
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