Gentle combing and brushing

When my hair started growing back, it was super important to me to keep those precious hairs where they belonged: on my head. So I traded my faithful Tangle Teezer and boar bristle brush for a wide toothed comb and a wooden Titania Germany brush. 

Some people say that you shouldn't comb your hair when it's still wet. Thing is if I let my hair air dry without combing it, it looks like a bird's nest. So I wrap my hair in a towel and then gently comb my hair, starting with the tips and holding onto my hair at the roots for safe measure. My goal being to finish with as few hairs on the comb as possible.

As for brushing, I don't brush my hair on the day I wash my hair. Just on the second day, baring in my mind I wash my hair every other day. The Titania Germany brush is good at not snagging my hair. Again, the goal being to finish with as few hairs on the brush as possible. 

xoxo

Honey Bee  

Treating seb derm

Here's my tray of delights that I've used so far to treat my seb derm: 

- Honey from Naturalia
- Coconut oil from Naturalia
- Pur Aloe from Naturalia (I now use this instead of coconut oil)
- A bottle of Evian (need bottled water to activate the honey)

I ended up doing Auburn's treatment for 2 months (but replaced coconut oil with aloe vera). Now I'm staying on top of my seb derm with the below daily routine and weekly honey masks. 

My daily routine is currently:

Splash face with Evian. Cleanse with honey. Moisturize with Pur Aloe. Repeat morning and night. 

Honey is still my best friend. It works wonders on my face so much so that I don't see myself going back to a regular cleanser any time soon. I can also see why Auburn recommends a weekly 3-hour maintenance honey mask because it clears up irritations and just generally calms my face down. As for my aloe vera moisturizer, still loving it. It's especially great for getting rid of my seb derm flakes. It seems to dissolve my flakes if that makes sense. Anyway, not sure how, but it works!

xoxo

Honey Bee

Histamine elimination diary

Pick a notebook to use as your histamine elimination diary to centralize your note taking. And choose a time when you write down what you ate every day. I decided on bedtime but if it's easier you can take note after each meal.

Looking back at my notebook, I see I followed the histamine elimination diet for 71 days. I went over the suggested 4-6 weeks because there were days when my bucket was still overflowing. So I figured going a little longer would give my stomach and my morale a good break.

That said, on day 31, I was already feeling better and wrote this as a side note: 

Going well. Much less bloated, no digestion pains. Feel better. More energy. Lost weight around my middle. 

However, on day 35, I wrote this as a side note: 

Really bad night with racing heart and panic attacks. 

It really is a case by case decision. I'm glad I stuck it out for as long as I did because my body needed it. And my mind thanked me for it. 

xoxo

Honey Bee

(I am by no means an expert so this advice is purely informational)