Hi,OK..so there I was in a hotel room at a business conference and trying to look good while on a trip.My hair always responds to the different types of water in the different cities very differently. My hair loved the Portland water, didn't take well to the Sante Fe water but did well with the San Francisco water.Here are a few new tips that I picked up for my hair on my recent trip to San Francisco.I always try to finish with a cool/cold water rinse to seal the hair cuticle and to give my hair shine. Well hotel showers are never the same. Some have lots of water pressure, some don't. Some get really hot, some only lukewarm, some have good cold water, some don't.I discovered that the water pressure at the SF hotel was good but not like my home. Consequently the first day I forgot to do my final cold water rinse because I was anxious to get the shower over with. I noticed a difference in my hair that day. Not nearly as shiny or soft. I made a mental note not to forget again.The next day, before my shower, I was walking into the bathroom to pour out the melted ice from the ice bucket when inspiration struck.I took my shower,didn't do the cool rinse, towel blotted my hair and then leaned over the sink and poured the melted ice water on my hair. WOW. My hair loved it. It was gleaming with shine all day. Very big difference.So from then on..every morning....I would save the melted ice water and pour it over my hair while I leaned over the sink. That way I didn't freeze in the shower with the cold rinse and I was able to pour the bulk of the ice water over the top of my hair into the sink.Also, the first day after I arrived and had been sitting on the plane for close to 4 hours, my hair had some static cling. I had not packed my trusty Aveda Beautifying oil and did not know exactly where to get some.I spied the tiny bottle of body lotion sitting on the sink at the hotel. I poured just a tiny dab on my hands, rubbed it in and then rubbed my moist palms over my hair and the ends.It worked. Just the little residue of lotion tamed my static electricity. I have noticed my hair acts up when I sit on a plane for any amount of time. Normally I try to use an extra deep conditioning treatment the day I am flying (Curessence) but had been rushed to get to the airport and had not taken the time. So I got static electricity. The hotel body lotion worked like a charm.I would not recommend doing that on a regular basis, but it certainly worked in a pinch. :-)More later.Karen
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