11 sats \ 3 replies \ @Natalia OP 31 Jan \ parent \ on: My Experience of Living in Turkiye under Soaring Inflation 🇹🇷 bitcoin
do you know which one is the best for hair? I made one with horn before, and I can see how much dead skin or dust it collects!
oh good hack! I've collected some beautiful head scarves, and I'm getting a feeling that head scarves protect your hair too - Turkish mums always wear them and are so pretty with those beautiful oya. 🤩
Wow, nice job with the homemade comb, it looks fantastic.
When I was doing all my combing during transition, it led me to ponder on how ancient combs are and how well valued they used to be (beautifully made ones often being found in burial tombs amongst other prized possessions). And now we can purchase such 'treasures' for not very much money (or make one ourselves, with our advanced tools).
I had some good quality metal combs to hand when I went through my transition, so I used those. Metal is very easy to clean, so that's a plus. But many in the nopoo community have a preference for wooden combs, partly for aesthetic reasons I feel. Wood will absorb some of the sebum and can be a bit more effort to clean, but still works well of course. I can't remember anyone talking about horn combs, but I'm sure yours would work well and might also be a bit easier to clean than a wooden one.
And yeah, nopoo made me rethink head scarves too. They're a great physical barrier way of keeping your hair clean (from dust and pollutants and such). I looked up oya (didn't know the word) and yeah wow, it looks beautiful. So you could have a lot of fun there.
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it led me to ponder on how ancient combs are and how well valued they used to be
same! Now I'm relearning how people in the past lived their lives, like what clothes they wore, what tools they used, and how they solved problems when they were sick, and if they didn't use certain things, then I would try to avoid using those, e.g., all skincare or many new inventions.
I actually got my eyes on a handcrafted wooden comb with mirror, so pretty 😂 but the thing I don't like about wooden products is they don't do well with water, and I like to carry the comb to Hamam with me ( Turkish baths ).
And yeah, nopoo made me rethink head scarves too. They're a great physical barrier way of keeping your hair clean (from dust and pollutants and such). I looked up oya (didn't know the word) and yeah wow, it looks beautiful. So you could have a lot of fun there.
Yes, also keeps you warm in the winter! And so handy when you are cooking too, so that the hair doesn't fall into the food:) I love Oya, it can even be added to clothes, something simple but adds so much beauty.