I just happened to poke a banner on Amazon that promised over $100 worth of apps for free. I downloaded a few; deleted the trivia game once I realised the questions were kind of stupid, and it kept popping up in-app purchases in my face. It had also required me to create an account, so it hit the piss me off tipping point, and I uninstalled it. I got a couple of photo editors, but probably won’t keep either one because the effects they offer aren’t of enough interest to me to warrant the space they consume. I also got an anatomy app (dunno why…mostly because it sold for 30 bucks), but couldn’t get it to install. I’ll guess that’s because it’s over a gig. Anyway, I have the receipt for my “purchase” in my email, so I’ll get it later. Maybe. Dunno. Most importantly, though, I didn’t have to cough up the $4.99 for Plex on my phone. I have the server on my computer, and I have the app on my Roku, but I wasn’t sure I’d use the phone app at all, so I wouldn’t pay for it. It was on Amazon for free, though, so I’m giving it a shot. I like free (apps that are ad-supported are not free).

Also, so I can at least search when I can’t remember, I started the castor oil eyelash conditioner on the 15th of October. It seems like it’s working, but it’s still too early to tell. So… castor oil, eyelash conditioner, eyelashes. There. That oughta help when I’m searching because it’s been six weeks and I can’t recall the actual start date. Anyway, even if it half-works, I’ll be satisfied; I was looking at lash conditioners on Amazon this morning, and that shit is expensive! The cheapest one was $15 for a lip gloss tube-sized container, but $11 is what I paid for almost a litre (960 ml) of castor oil, which is the main ingredient in many lash conditioners. They throw in sweet almond oil, coconut oil, whatever, but there’s no real science behind it. It’s the oil that does the conditioning. I cleaned out a Maybelline clear mascara container and (slowly–it took forever) filled it with castor oil, which barely made a dent in the bottle. The $11 bottle of hexane-free cold-pressed castor oil should last me approximately the rest of my life.

I looked a bit more at lash conditioners. This is the one I’d seen earlier.

Ingredients

It’s oil (WTF is “aloe oil”?) with “growth peptide”. K. I looked up the growth peptide; it’s expensive at $56/oz, and if it’s used, it’s supposed to be at 10%. I don’t know whether it would make enough of a difference because I have to research how (or even if) it works as a topical application.

This one is cheaper.

Ingredients

Looks like the ingredients in cheap hair conditioner. Castor oil is far down the list. Hm.

I’ll look into the growth peptide, but I suspect it’ll be a gimmick like all the crap they supposedly put in shampoos and conditioners. We’ll see.