CONFESSION TIME!

[Galadriel]

MsLizzi, you sound like an awesome sister!

I've been in the same boat as you--I just had a baby in April and I haven't had time for much of anything. Co-wash, leave-in, and go--that was pretty much my routine. Every now and then I'd get to treat my hair to something special, but I've also been dealing with some crazy postpartum shedding (no fun!). I just try to remember the basics and KISS. The last thing I want is a major setback.

 

[Nixx22jam]

i confess that i have been neglecting my hair and not moisturising it like i should be and as a result have not been checking the hair forum bcos i feel bad

 

[Nonie]

My confession(s) is/are nothing new, since I practically punctuate my posts with them:

• I'm too lazy to put in more than 5 minutes of dealing with my hair on a daily basis so putting on a plastic cap and a hat or wrap after getting out of bed and heading out the door is not unusual for me. Bed time involves putting on a plastic cap w/o any pre-baggy prep.
• I don't pre-poo, oil-rinse, or do all the extra stuff people do for their hair because it's too much like hard work.
• I have major HIH disease so that's the most "attention" my hair gets, when I'm playing with it while watching TV.
• I haven't sealed/protective styled for more than 5 days in a year since I joined the forum.
• I go for years w/o using moisturizer.
• I keep my hair braided/twisted because it affords me the lazy lifestyle I choose to live.
• And as much as I seem to make little time for my hair, I love it and treasure it probably much more than anyone else I know in real life.

 

[jouissance]

I'm new here.
I've committed every hair sin there is and only subscribed to LHCF now that I've decided to get serious about my hair care. I've been natural since '99 and have washed my hair with everything from Pantene to baking soda to Dr. Bronner's without bothering to figure out what was working; skipped moisturization; resorted to Vaseline; been silicone-addicted and silicone-phobic; touched and twisted my hair constantly; co-washed with products that clearly weren't helpful; continued to use Infusium 23 even though my hair hated it; chopped off inches in frustration; colored it and slept on cotton pillowcase with no hair protection 99.9% of the time. Yeah, I've done it all and I'm trying to change my ways.

 

[afrikurl]

I confess that although my yarn braids are raggedy, these suckas aint coming out until I get a break from work. I also have not been moisturizing them daily. Although I want to lead a natural life and try to use natural products, I think artifical products like my babydaddy long aid works better than my home made aloevera, glycerin spritz

 

[Faux]

I need to get my ends trimmed badly. I haven't since the beginning of the year and they're starting to look raggedy.

 

[MsLizziA]

My confession(s) is/are nothing new, since I practically punctuate my posts with them:

• I'm too lazy to put in more than 5 minutes of dealing with my hair on a daily basis so putting on a plastic cap and a hat or wrap after getting out of bed and heading out the door is not unusual for me. Bed time involves putting on a plastic cap w/o any pre-baggy prep.
• I don't pre-poo, oil-rinse, or do all the extra stuff people do for their hair because it's too much like hard work.
• I have major HIH disease so that's the most "attention" my hair gets, when I'm playing with it while watching TV.
• I haven't sealed/protective styled for more than 5 days in a year since I joined the forum.
• I go for years w/o using moisturizer.
• I keep my hair braided/twisted because it affords me the lazy lifestyle I choose to live.
• And as much as I seem to make little time for my hair, I love it and treasure it probably much more than anyone else I know in real life.

Wow Nonie... ya just so honest..

 

[Sianna]

I confess that:

1. I've cheated on my no heat challenge (Curly Till Christmas) more than a few times.

2. Because my scalp is not terribly sensitive, I tend not to be as gentle with my hair as I should be.

3. Because my hair is THICK I tend not to be as gentle with my hair as I should be; reasoning that "I can spare a few strands."

4. I won't go back to the creamy crack, but the idea of heat training has been dancing, ever so seductively through my mind.

5. Even though my hair (stretched) falls just to the nape of my neck, its still longer than it's ever been in my entire adult life... in the back at least.

6. As of late, I find myself becoming frustrated by my hair. Even though it has really grown, I'm feeling very limited in styling options because of how short it still is.

7. I play in my hair waaaaay too much!

 

[MizzCoco]

I got really bored with my hair last week and cut bangs...and they are SO ugly and I hate them and I'm mad at my self for doing it! When I cowashed today they shriveled up above my eyebrows because I'm texlaxed!! WHY did I do this?!?!?!? Guess I'll be rockin a lot of headbands for the next few months lol

 

[Loves Harmony]

I trim my hair to much, I play in my hair, I put tho much product in my hair...

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[PeaceFlow]

@Sianna : Me too! I always had a very teeny afro and problems with alopecia all my life before I came here. When I get health and longer length I will probably post a pic of me bal' headed and what I achieve

I confess.
* I have ruined my bangs by relaxing them. I thought I might aswell do that since I was flat ironing them so much to blend with the wig but my hair has broken off and its eternally frizzy now
* Relaxer will NEVER touch my hair again.
* When my 3b/c natural friends tell me relaxing my hair would be good it makes me give the side eye.
* I think about my hair and growth way too much.

 

[MsLizziA]

@Sianna : Me too! I always had a very teeny afro and problems with alopecia all my life before I came here. When I get health and longer length I will probably post a pic of me bal' headed and what I achieve

I confess.
* I have ruined my bangs by relaxing them. I thought I might aswell do that since I was flat ironing them so much to blend with the wig but my hair has broken off and its eternally frizzy now
* Relaxer will NEVER touch my hair again.
* When my 3b/c natural friends tell me relaxing my hair would be good it makes me give the side eye.
* I think about my hair and growth way too much.

wait.... so you only relaxed your bangs??

 

[topnotch1010]

I hate my hair because I think it's at an awkward length and I have serious hairorexia. I'm tired of obsessing over my hair and just wanna shave it bald.

 

[MsLizziA]

I hate my hair because I think it's at an awkward length and I have serious hairorexia. I'm tired of obsessing over my hair and just wanna shave it bald.

Well it sounds like you need to weave it up!

 

[PeaceFlow]

wait.... so you only relaxed your bangs??

Yah. I figured since I only needed 3-4" of hair for my bangs I could just grow it back out when finished with the wigs >.< Don't know what I was thinking, it's more texlaxed than straight as well >.<

 

[tamikachu =]]

I confess that...

• I started using grease again and my hair loves it.
• I will no longer spend millions of dollars on hair products.
• I use whatever conditioner that smells good on my hair.
• All of my staples cost less than 10 dollars a piece.
• My hands are always in my hair.

 

[prospurr4]

I confess that I don't spend NEARLY the amount of time on my hair (or on this forum) as I did when my journey began. Also, I really want to trim my VERY uneven ends, but since I don't wear my hair down straightened, what's the point? So, I think I'll wait until the Spring and break out my new Creaclip.

 

[cartelise]

I hate my hair because I think it's at an awkward length and I have serious hairorexia. I'm tired of obsessing over my hair and just wanna shave it bald.

Yeah, me too.

 

[Rei]

I confess that I want straight hair right now. And seeing as I'm too poor to go to the salon and every time I do it myself, it never comes out straight, I'm starting to fondly remember the days of the relaxer.

My hair is healthy, but it seems to have hit that impasse. It's annoying, particularly when friends I know take ****ty care of their own hair and it sprouts like a weed.

 

[CB1731]

I can't stop touching my hair

I'm becoming a PJ.

When I'm playing with my kids, I really want to be online looking up hair stuff. (That is horrible)

I dream about hair and hair products.

I have really uneven ends but I do not want to cut them.

 

[MsLizziA]

I can't stop touching my hair

I'm becoming a PJ.

When I'm playing with my kids, I really want to be online looking up hair stuff. (That is horrible)

I dream about hair and hair products.

I have really uneven ends but I do not want to cut them.

Omg I used to have the "relaxer" nightmare. It was so bad cuz I used to sit online all day and do nothing but look at hair stuff! And I'm already a PJ..oh well ~shrugs~

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[amazing possibilities]

I confess that I'm obsessed with LHCF. I am constantly checking the threads for updates. I took a break for about a year and a half, then decided to join again. I couldn't remember my username so decided to sign up again with a different name.

I also confess that I am not taking care of my hair the way that I should. I'm starting my hair regimen again from this weekend.

 

[classoohfive]

Yea I'm makn this thread so I won't feel so alone.. ok and what.. lol

Anyway, I confess that I have been neglecting my hair. I have been looking toward simplicity and protective styling but my life has gotten so busy that I have gotten so lazy. I haven't been deep conditiong, psn, protien treament, sealing NOTHN!

I basically been cowashn n adding me leave in and walking out the door.

I've been doing this, for almost a month now. I mostly just cowash, add some leave-in, and hope that's enough. I wanted to make my hair journey simple compared to what I was doing when I first started, but not this simple, lol. I think I've only DC'ed and shampooed a handful of times in the last month. :| I've been busy, bored with my hair (I'm between lengths and relaxers), and dealing with serious toothaches AND a toddler were enough so I wasn't about to deal with 110+ degree weather and a heating cap lol.

I confess that I don't spend NEARLY the amount of time on my hair (or on this forum) as I did when my journey began. Also, I really want to trim my VERY uneven ends, but since I don't wear my hair down straightened, what's the point? So, I think I'll wait until the Spring and break out my new Creaclip.

This is also me. The only thing I'm looking forward to at the moment is cutting my uneven ends, but I keep putting it off (and will keep putting it off) because I don't really wear my hair straightened and down. I also had my eye on the Creaclip for a while now.

 

[FroFab]

I confess...

I had a dream that I relaxed and cut my hair and had the one side shaved close thing going on...I woke up and seriously am contemplating getting a "styled" look.

Although pixie braids help me retain length my main motivation for doing them is so that I can use minimal effort to care for my hair.

(Don't stone me) BSL hair is kind of blah. It just lays there. Maybe I'm not very creative so I'm in a style rut.

 

[topnotch1010]

Well it sounds like you need to weave it up!

I've been seriously considering doing just that. Thx for the suggestion.