Comments on: Call Me Hans

By: Lena

Lena — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:47:56 +0000

Are you missing one of your new zipper flats?

Now ya know where to look…

By: MJ

MJ — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 22:17:57 +0000

My daughter calls it the “Barbie” hair syndrome. Thick, synthetic tangles – in your choice of colors! Now we know how Mattel does it.

By: Buffy

Buffy — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 15:13:21 +0000

No kidding, Hans. You really do look like one of my German girl friends. Kerastase has some super kick arse conditioners. Guaranteed to de-cottonball any ole German’s head.

By: Alda

Alda — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:05:37 +0000

Maybe next time, then.

By: jac

jac — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 02:43:31 +0000

once you make it back home, high tail it to a cheap discount store, walgreens, or a sally beauty supply and get “queen helene’s cholesterol conditioner”. it comes in a short fat plastic jar. smother your hair with that stuff and sleep with it in your hair (with a plastic shower cap over your hair and a towel over your pillow). rinse it out in the shower in the morning–don’t shampoo… just rinse. best stuff on earth for messed up hair. then go to an aveda store and get their leave in damage treatment to use for a while. you’ll be good to go!

By: Maggie

Maggie — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:49:30 +0000

We are returning via Iceland, but unfortunately will only have a two-hour layover this time. I’m hoping there’s a next time, as I loved Iceland.

By: jes

jes — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 22:14:58 +0000

Um, why? That’s alarming. Especially for people with curly, unruly hair to begin with.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:51:45 +0000

It seems to me that, since swimming in the blue lagoon is like the blissful sleep right before the alarm goes off, then the nasty hair is the alarm screaming you awake. Quite rudely. I hope your hair is feeling better. Maybe you could use a thick cream conditioner. My friend had thick curly dry hair and often puts creamy conditioner on her hair as a leave-in treatment, even the kind that are supposed to be rinsed out. Good luck!

By: Her Ladyship

Her Ladyship — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 15:33:28 +0000

DUDE. I went to the Blue Lagoon with a friend when in Rekjavik years ago. We both had very long, thick hair, and I’m sorry to say it took both of us about a week before we could drag a comb through it. I don’t know what’s in that water, but it effs up your hair like nobody’s business.

By: abby

abby — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 15:16:39 +0000

any experience that turns one’s hair into a state of gracelessness is usually completely worth it. and what a great story to come away with too!

fwiw, it took about a month of daily deep conditioner use to return my poor hair back to its normal state after a particularly adventurous Burning Man experience. don’t be put off by hair trauma! you have a nice collection of hats to employ, no?