the Diva Platform

Part of the deal with the Boy’s recovery is that he can’t get his ear wet.  If he showers, he’s supposed to keep his ear covered with plastic wrap, which would be a pain in the neck.  The Boy learned he can manage to shower and not get his head wet, but after a few days, his hair got pretty nasty.  The solution?  Dry shampoo.

I hadn’t heard of dry shampoo before, but it’s apparently a quick fix inbetween shampoos that takes the oil out of your hair.  Where do you get this?  Well, it’s at Sephora (to which I thought, “Free samples!”), but apparently Walgreen’s also had some, and since I didn’t really feel like hauling downtown to Sephora, I went there.

After searching intently, I found what I needed tucked away on a bottom shelf:

I didn’t quite expect dry shampoo to look so classy, so late 1970’s-early 1980’s.  I expected to find Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific and Body on Tap right next to it.  Hopefully it didn’t have an expiration date, because it certainly looked original.

Needless to say, I grabbed the can (perfect for when you’re camping!), took it back to the Boy, and yelled in his good ear, “Psssssst!”

He looked at me, annoyed.  “What?!”

I held out the can.  He was shocked at the vintage label, and we immediately looked it up.  “Oh look!  I’m just like Jessica Simpson!”

Turns out, according to InStyle Makeover magazine, Jessica Simpson (or maybe her fake hair) is a big fan of the dry shampoo.

With that ringing endorsement, I shampooed the Boy’s hair.  Here’s the before and after:

Before--greasy and dirty

After--dry and fluffy!

I do have to say that it seems to work.  The product basically takes the oil out of his hair and makes it a little more manageable.  I’m guessing the Boy would like to have a full-on shampoo soon, but for now this is a nice little fix.

In other surgery news, the Boy is turning a lovely shade of yellow–it’s almost like he’s turning into a Sneetch.  But that’s a good sign–the bruising behind his ear is getting a lot lighter, and although his face is still puffy and the bruising is spreading out, it’s a good sign.  Hopefully in a couple of days the bruises will be close to gone.