Reddit reviews Desert Essence 100% Pure Jojoba Oil - 4 Fl Ounce - Haircare & Skincare Essential Oil - Suitable For All Skin Types - No Oily Residue - May Help Prevent Flakiness - Makeup Removal - Aftershave

I can help with some of this stuff...

Magic Wand, if you're looking for the original HV-260 by Vibratex (Formerly Hitachi) Then you can order one from these places. I've bought mine from Amazon, but right now most retail places are about the same price, so you can be sure you're getting the real deal.

I know many people with the Lovense Lush and are happy with them.

Not sure about the anal hook, if such a thing exists. Lovense does make a remote controlled buttplug

Handcuffs? Like metal police-style ones? Not recommended. Process that rope and use that, or get something in leather or neoprene

For nipple clamps, something adjustable is good for beginners. I tend to use good old-fashioned clothespins mostly. I do have a pair of clover clamps and they hurt like hell, most people I play with cant have them on long.

Did you watch that WykD Dave video I linked before? Processing rope isn't hard. I was hesitant too my first time, once I got one down and saw how easy it was, the rest was smooth sailing. Like I also mentioned at the time, butcher block conditioner is easy to use, warm the bottle for a while in warm water to melt any solids in there, apply it to a rag, then rub down the rope with it. It doesn't take much, I used just under half a bottle to do my whole rope kit (the same one I linked you).

Edit: My next wand purchase, if I ever get to the point where I can afford to drop this kind of cash on one, will be the Doxy Die Cast which is 150% more powerful than the Hitachi and has a silicone head so it's more body-safe.

Edit2: Mineral oil or jojoba oil without wax can also be used to treat rope.

I noticed the main ingredient in CND Solar oil is Jojoba oil, so I just bought some and decanted it into a amber glass dropper bottle, and use it like twice a day. If you want to make it fancy you can add some lemon or lavender essential oil, but plain jojoba works amazing for me. I also use jojoba for a hair oil(add it to my conditioner and straight for frizzies), and use it as a moisturizer for my face. Stuff is magic yo.

Before that I used coconut and teatree, which also works well(and works as a handy antisceptic).

Edit: Oh and using it is easy! You literally just put a drop on each finger and rub it in. Jojoba oil as well as sweet almond oil has the added benefit of supposedly being the only oils that can penetrate the actual nail plate, so it can help hydrate your actual nails in theory as well. I don't have any peer reviews studies about in on hand though, so I'll just have to trust the blogs I've read about it on, and Solar oils claims.

I ordered this from amazon but I think you can get it cheaper elsewhere. I just didn't have time to check local shops. Some folks here say Trader Joe's have their own brand of jojoba oil.

1. http://www.amazon.com/Desert-Essence-Jojoba-4-Ounce-Bottle/dp/B001CMT8DA/ref=sr_1_8_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1462900522&sr=8-8&keywords=jojoba+oil Is my go to oil I use it once-twice daily at the very least in the shower once a day my ears feel super silky afterwards.
   
   
2. Everyone has different ears you may have trouble with 8-6 but 6-4 is buttery I for example had trouble from 2-0 but every other stretch has been simple and painless you can try tape if needed I keep a few rolls of this around the house for my ears and its intended purpose the one for my ears sits on my desk.
   
   3)Do not use acrylic please don't I use hematite and glass plugs to size up exclusively (I like the weight in hematite and it's relatively cheap) If you cannot afford either then steel is acceptable as long as its surgical grade. You can use other types of steel but be warned things may not go as planned also tapers to the side start now with dead stretching and it'll be much easier when you finish and get to your goal size.

It is way post-Christmas but I'd revisited your other post because I remembered your hair. My hair used to look like that.

Gurl, your hair looks seriously dry and damaged, and I think that is 99% of the reason why it looks so frizzy in these photos. I dunno if you've spent much time over at /r/curlyhair but it is worth getting there for an in-depth look. But basically, right now I would bet you shampoo your hair every day and if you use a conditioner it has silicones in it. The silicones build up in your hair, necessitating a harsh shampoo to get rid of them. This means you're constantly stripping the oils from your hair, day after day, and it's seriously messing them up. You gotta remove the silicones from your routine, stop shampooing as often, and moisturize the crap out of it.


That said, as a fellow poor person here is what I would do if I were you:

Buy

1. VO5 Shampoo. You want the cheap kind that comes in these types of bottles, ~$0.50-1.50/bottle at a drugstore or grocery. I have no idea why these cost so much on Amazon, that's crazy. Doesn't matter the scent, just pick one without silicones. Look on the back, there shouldn't be anything in the ingredient list that ends in "-one". Most don't, but there are a couple that do, I think the "strengthening" types.
   
2. VO5 Conditioner. Again, SILICONE-FREE. Again, you should not be paying more than $0.50-$1.50 for this.
   
3. Nature's Gate Conditioner in Jojoba or Aloe. I like Jojoba better. This is a nice base conditioner that's also silicone-free. It's probably going to run you $5-$7 a bottle and may be harder to find in a grocery or drugstore--this you may have to order online.
   
4. Jojoba Oil. You do not want "hair oil" that you find in most drug and grocery stores. Look at the ingredient list--it will be basically industrial-grade silicones that won't do shit for repairing your hair. So you gotta find the real stuff. Crunchy-granola stores, Trader Joe's, Wegman's, Whole Foods will probably sell small bottles of it, usually by a company called Desert Essence (I literally have never seen any other brand of Jojoba Oil sold in any physical stores). This is the most expensive item on this whole list. If you buy it in physical stores you'll pay about $10 for this 4 oz bottle. If you buy online, you can find much better deals--this brand is cheaper per ounce and it's working for me. But you may want to get the smaller bottle at first just to see if you like it.
   
5. A normal-type comb for distributing hair-care products though your hair.
   
6. A wide-tooth comb for detangling.
   
7. Shower cap (optional)
   
   Next, it's time to
   
   
   FIX DAT HAIR
   
   
8. Wash with the VO5 Shampoo. We're getting all the residual silicones out. Use the wide-tooth comb followed by the small comb to gently distribute it through then rise. Now put it away. You will not need this again for at least a week.
   
9. Take your Nature's Gate Conditioner, and draw the outline of a circle about quarter to half-dollar size on your palm.
   
10. Fill that circle in with jojoba oil. Yes this is a lot of oil. Your hair needs it, trust me.
    
11. Mix the oil and conditioner together.
    
12. Massage it into your hair. Concentrate on the ends. Comb with the wide and small-toothed comb to really distribute it evenly. Be gentle because technically you're not supposed to comb wet hair but darnit, I've found it turns out better that way.
    
13. Now, ideally you put your hair up in the shower cap and wait at least 30 minutes. Maybe take a long bath, or primp, or watch Netflix, or whatever. The idea is you let the oil really soak in. At the very least take your sweet time taking the rest of your shower.
    
14. Rinse. Your hair should not feel squeaky when you pull on it in the shower. You don't want it to. That would mean it's not moisturized.
    
15. Gently detangle with fingers and wide-tooth comb (NOT THE SMALL ONE!) and let air dry.
    
    
    Ideally your hair will look a lot smoother and more manageable at this point. Hopefully it is not limp. If it feels limp and heavy, then I apologize, I told you to use too much jojoba. Use less next time. If it is not smoother and more manageable and still looks frizzy then you need to use MORE jojoba. Whatever the case, move to the next step:
    
    ALL DAY ERRY DAY
    
    This is what you'll be doing to your hair on a daily basis. Notice no shampoo is used. That is fine! The VO5 conditioner is cleaning enough, promise me!
    
    
16. Wash your hair with the VO5 conditioner. Pretend it's shampoo. That is, rub it in your hair, focus near the roots (not those delicate, delicate ends), rinse out. Use more if your hair is feeling limp or you think you used too much jojoba. Use less if it's not or if you haven't done that much that day. DO NOT USE THE SHAMPOO SRSLY YOU DON'T NEED IT
    
17. Repeat steps 2-5 from "Fix Dat Hair". You probably want to use more conditioner and less jojoba, but that will depend on whether your hair is feeling frizzy or limp. If it came out of the the FDH routine still frizzy, then by all means, load up on the jojoba. If it feels limp, then dial the jojoba back and make more of your circle conditioner. As always, when you're conditioning focus your attention on the ends and middle of your hair.
    
18. DO NOT RINSE YET. Now you do the rest of your shower-related routine. This gives the conditioner and oils a bit of time to sink in, just not as much as for the big ol' oil treatment above.
    
19. Rinse. Gently dry to dampness with towel, finger and wide-tooth comb detangle, let air dry.
    
    
    On a weekly basis--at most--you are allowed to replace the VO5 conditioner with the VO5 shampoo. But to compensate you must use extra jojoba because of all the oils you're stripping, and ideally you give it extra time to soak in. Shampoo day is usually the day when I stop being lazy and actually shave my legs and shit. I mean, ideally you shampoo less than weekly but you do what you can tolerate.
    
    
    When you first start this up you might feel like your hair is extra-greasy at the roots. This is normal. Your hair is used to you using the equivalent of dish soap on it every day and has been overproducing oils to try to compensate. The oil production will back down as it gets used to your new, gentler routine. Give it time! If you are really self-conscious about it then use a soft boar-bristle-type brush to distribute the oils from root to tip.
    
    Do NOT flat-iron or use a hair-dryer during this time period. The heat is damaging your hair further. It will make things worse. Anyway, once you see how lovely your curls are in their natural, healthy state you won't feel the need to. :)
    
    If your hair is very thick and coarse then as you get used to the routine you may even want to finger-comb a few drops or more of jojoba oil through it while it's still damp to help moisturize, after the towel-dry. You may want to do this anyway if it's very damaged (especially at the middle and ends).
    
    
    Anyway, I promise this will help. The routine took my hair from being a mess of split ends and nastiness to shiny and healthy, and it's turned my boyfriend's curly beard from a Brillo pad to a soft, bouncy cloud. It is a hell of a lot cheaper than keratin treatments and all that, too. If you go to the /r/curlyhair sub they have all sorts of product and routine suggestions, but I like using the above because they've worked for me and are comparatively cost-conscious.

I'm an otter. And what do you do? Swim around on my back and do cute little human things with my hands.

Giant baby otter. A little long but awesome.

Thisis .45 cents over. :(

I have a problem with lotions on my face. I've found that I break out when I use products with dimethicone in them (which is most lotions unfortunately.) Dimethicone is silicone and if you see something ending in "-cone" a lot of times it's silicone too. Since realizing this I've cut out silicones from the products I use, such as conditioner and face moisturizer.

I've also switched to using jojoba oil as a moisturizer, it is very similar to your skins natural sebum. It is recommended on acne.org, which is a site with a ton of users and reviews. You can purchase it from health food stores like natural grocers or online. You only need a little bit for your face, so a 4oz bottle will last me 6 months or so! I also add a drop of tea tree oil to the jojoba oil before I apply it to my face, it's a natural anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and anti-microbial. Good luck!