I’m Kayla. I live with two goofballs: Maple (45 lb rescue, loves mud) and Bean (12 lb terrier, bossy but sweet). Last spring, Bean had a mild roundworm case. The vet gave a standard dewormer. It worked fast. After that, I wanted gentler tools for upkeep. You know what? I wanted fewer tummy issues and …
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I’m Kayla, and my car smells like life. Kids. A wet dog. Fast food fries. Coffee. You know the mix. I also get headaches from fake perfume. So I went looking for natural stuff that actually works. I tested a few for months. Some won me over. One went straight back. Curious about every product …
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I’ve got thick, wavy hair. It sits at my shoulders and frizzes in July for sport. I also have a halo of silver at my temples. Cute under sunlight, not so cute on Zoom. So I went hunting for a natural-looking black dye that didn’t fry my scalp.One of the first sites I pored over …
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I’m Kayla. I test hair stuff for a living, and I’m picky in the shower. I want clean labels. I want soft hair. I also want my scalp to chill. My hair? Wavy 2B/2C, medium thickness, oily roots, dry ends. I color my grays. I live in humid Austin with hard water. I swim twice …
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Quick outline: My hair story and what DHT even is What I tried (real products, real results) What worked, what didn’t, and side notes My routine now and who should be careful My hair story (and a tiny bit about DHT) I’m Kayla, and I care way too much about my hair part. Two years …
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Quick map Why I switched What I chewed (five brands) Little wins, little gripes Picks by situation Final call Here’s the thing. I chew gum a lot. School runs, grocery lines, after coffee, after garlic. I wanted gum without plastic, and with flavors that don’t taste like a lab. So I spent three months chewing …
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