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Five pieces of Act+Acre, the scalp detox, the cold-processed cleanse and conditioner, the cooling scalp serum and the gua sha, plus the silk scrunchies that protect what's left of the wash, the small candle that turns the bathroom into somewhere worth being for twenty minutes, and the striped terry robe waiting on the back of the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAct+Acre Cold Processed Scalp Detox\u003c\/strong\u003e, the pre-wash oil. Applied before the cleanse to lift the build-up of the weeks nobody had time to wash properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAct+Acre Cold Processed Hair Cleanse\u003c\/strong\u003e, sulfate-free, cold-processed to preserve the actives. The cleanser formulated for the scalp she has now, not the one she had before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAct+Acre Cold Processed Hair Conditioner\u003c\/strong\u003e, same cold-processed method, paired to the cleanse. Lightweight, scalp-friendly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAct+Acre Microbiome Cooling Scalp Serum\u003c\/strong\u003e, the leave-in that supports the scalp through shedding. Cooling, the most-loved product in the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAct+Acre Scalp Gua Sha\u003c\/strong\u003e, the in-shower massage tool. Two minutes of scalp stimulation, used with the serum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlip Multi Pure Silk Scrunchies, Set of Three\u003c\/strong\u003e, silk scrunchies for the post-shower bun. No tension breakage at the hairline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApotheke Hinoki Lavender Petite Candle\u003c\/strong\u003e, the bathroom candle. Hinoki and lavender, the spa-coded scent, lit for the length of the wash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSunday Citizen Spritz Striped Robe\u003c\/strong\u003e, reversible terry in off white and aperol. The part of the shower that is not the shower, and the reason she stays upstairs another ten minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we built it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWash Day is the Edit we built for the friend or sister who knows what postpartum hair loss actually feels like. Act+Acre is the brand built for this specific stretch of postpartum, cold-processed, microbiome-led, the products that hair specialists recommend by name. Five pieces from the line, the silk scrunchies, the small candle, and a robe good enough that the twenty minutes turns into thirty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSizing and selection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Act+Acre products are full-size, not minis. The detox is used before the cleanse, not after. The Slip scrunchies are the Multi set, three colors per set. The Apotheke candle is the Petite size in Hinoki Lavender, around a twenty-five hour burn, sized for a bathroom counter rather than a coffee table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe robe comes in two sizes. S\/M fits most, and L\/XL is the more generous cut. If you are not sure, S\/M is the safer choice, as the robe is meant to wrap rather than fit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milk \u0026 Honey Babies","offers":[{"title":"S\/M","offer_id":50967323705577,"sku":"MHB-WASHDAYXXXXX-001","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L\/XL","offer_id":51857224401129,"sku":"MHB-WASHDAYXXXXX-001","price":425.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/4219\/files\/wash_day1.webp?v=1788889905"},{"product_id":"the-announcement","title":"The Announcement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first gift, sent the week she tells you.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a stretch of weeks at the start of a pregnancy when the news has been told to a small number of people and almost nothing has been bought yet. The nursery is still a guest room. The shower is months away. What she has, at this point, is a piece of news, a few people who know it, and a long stretch of time before any of it becomes real. The Announcement is the Edit for that stretch, four pieces, none of them for the baby, all of them for the version of her that is just beginning to become a mother. The keepsake she will fill in slowly. The candle for the long evenings ahead. The book to begin the shelf. The lift-the-flap pregnancy story she will read to the bump, half as a joke, until it stops being one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWHAT'S INSIDE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSugar Paper Baby Book in Chambray\u003c\/strong\u003e, linen-bound, written in by hand. The keepsake started early, first ultrasound photo on the inside cover, first kick on the page after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApotheke Mini Tin Candle in Canvas\u003c\/strong\u003e, soft cotton and clean wood, the small candle for the bedside or the bath. 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The one thing in the box that is hers, sized for a nightstand or a hospital bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWHY WE BUILT IT\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Welcome is our entry Edit, built for the gift that has to arrive without ceremony. The colleague. The cousin. The baby shower where you are one of twenty guests and want to send something that is not another muslin set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive pieces, chosen because each one gets used. Nothing here is decorative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSIZING AND SELECTION\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe booties are the Natural colorway, in newborn sizing. The littleCHEW teether is the Freezer Teether in Chamomile Speckled Vanilla. The Apotheke candle is the Canvas Mini Tin, roughly fifteen hours of burn. The burp cloths are a set of four. 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