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My hair loves
H20
Scurl (my face - not so much)
Aussie Hair insurance Leave-in
Deep conditioning
Protein - AO - GPB, and I did an Aphogee 2 step over the weekend
Silk and Satin head wraps
Castor Oil
Grapeseed Oil
My Hair Hates
Giovanni Direct leave-in
VO5 (or any cheap) Conditioners
Relaxers - my hair laughs at relaxer now, so I gave up
Direct Heat (scared to try this on my natural hair)
Excessive manipulation
Cantu Shea Butter leave-in
Wool/cotton hats, pillows, etc - pull my hair out
My hair Loves:
Thick products-Castor oil, shea butter, moisturizers/conditioners
Low Manipulation Regimen
Aloevera juice
Henna/Indian Powders
Sulfate-free poos
Neat trimmed ends
My hair would also love being Midback!
My Hair Hates:
Watery products
Suave Humectant...
When I detangle roughly
Despises being under-moisturized
MY HAIR LOVES . . .
Aloe Vera juice
Water
Grapeseed oil/hemp oil
Infusium 23 (just discovered that it likes this)
Shea butter (just a little, though!)
MY HAIR HATES . . .
mineral oil (makes it dry and greasy at the same time)
relaxers (and it doesn't discriminate against lye or no-lye)
excess heat...ok, no heat. But we have to compromise sometimes
My hair loves
H20 (internally and externally)
Homemade Deep conditioning w/honey and oils
Queen Helene's cholesteral (sp) conditioner
scalp massages
Jojoba oil
Silk pillowcases
Castor Oil
Giovanni Direct leave-in
Good weave
Exercise
Good diet
CASSIA HENNA
STEAM, STEAM, STEAM
My Hair Hates
Relaxers - my hair laughs at relaxer now, so I gave up
Excessive manipulation
Wool/cotton hats, pillows, etc - pull my hair out
Bad stylists who don't respect my vision
My hairs loves:
Castor oil, Essential oils
Aubrey Organics Honey Suckle Rose Conditioner
Aubrey Organics Glycoprotien Conditioner
When I drink lots of water and put it on my head
When I drink vegetable juice - especially carrot juice
Wide tooth comb
My hair hates:
Excessive manipulation
Brushes
Dry Heat
Being dirty - must wash hair at least once a week
My hair loves:
Cowashing
Suave Almond and Shea Butter conditioner
Buns
Hair flowers
Deep conditioning once a week
Henna once a month
Oyin Handmade's Hair Dew, Burnt Sugar Pomade, Whipped Pudding
Coconut oil
EVOO
Low manipulation
Mane N Tail Shampoo
My hair hates:
Relaxers
Excessive heat
Rough detangling/handling
Mineral oil
Petroleum
Heavy oils
Shampoo more than once a month
ACV rinses (a big no-no)
My hair loves:
Being natural. Its growing so well.
Protein (chugs it down like a marathoner at mile 10)
Water
Being clean & healthy
Low heat (it straightens nicely with light heat)
JBCO and other oils
My hair hates:
Being dry (so many SSKs)
Buns (needs too many products to lay down)
My Hair Loves
Being wet everyday via cowashing
Shea Butter
Weekly shampooing and DCing
Low manipulations
Cantu Shea Butter Leave In Conditioner
SE products
AOHSR and AOGPB
Celie braids
Suave Almond and Shea Butter and Humectant conditioners
NTM Foaming Leave In Conditioner
My Hair HATES!!!
Heat
Tresemme heat protectant
Tis all for now. Still learning my hair's likes and dislikes
Mane n Tail products
My Hair Loves:
Water
KCKT
Twist Outs (now, wasn't always this way)
EVOO
Giovanni SAS Condi
Sulphur
Cones
Sulfates (My hair is gansta. )
Tangle Teezer
LUSH's Godiva Shampoo bar
LUSH's R&B Moisturizer (but what it doesn't know is I'm not buyin that mess again! It's a recession! $18 for 3.5 oz?! )
SheaMoisture products (For moisture & softness only. Not definition or hold.)
My Hair Hates:
Being Clarified (ACV, Clarifying Shampoos, Castile Soap etc)
Avocado (Oil or homemade DC/pre-poo)
Aloe Vera Gel (WHAT IS IT FOR?! IT DOES NOTHING!! )
Wash n Go's
Paddle Brushes
Comb Attachments for Blow Dryers
Too Much of a Good Thing (My hair likes things in moderation. )
AO HSR conditioner
Pantene Clarifying Shampoo (once a month)
Being in braids (no extensions)
My 5:1 moisturizing spritz (5 parts water, 1 part AO HSR)
Being washed/DCed/handled in sections
My Hair Hates:
Glycerine
Aloe vera juice
Giovanni SAS con. (might be allergic)
HE HH con. (gross build up!)
My Hair Loves:
Cowashing
Avocado Oil
Coconut Oil
Vatika Frosting
Joico Moisture Recovery
Black Tea Rinses
KBB Hair Milk
KCNT
Light protein
Hairveda Whipped Ends
ECO Styler Gel (the pink one)
JBCO
Braid outs
Being detangled in sections!
My Hair Hates:
Hard Protein...yeah, will never try that again
Humco Castor oil (made my scalp itch like nothing I have EVER felt before)
Mineral Oil
sock buns
Tight ponytails
My hair and scalp loves dr. Bronners and castor oil and protein and vinegar and mayo and vo5 condish
My hair and scalp hate shampoo and aloe Vera anything and co washing and suave anything also my hair and scalp are deathly afraid of queen Helens garlic shampoo
Loves
- JBCO
- Moisture, moisture, moisture!
- Deep Conditioning
- Co washing
- being left out (no more protective styling for a while)
- occasional heat
- cones, parabens, sulfates ( I need them!)
- washing at least 1x a week with shampoo
- Silicon Mix
Hates
- Shea Butter! Ugh it just sits on my hair but I LOVE it on my skin
- Sulfate Free shampoos (no bueno!)
- Relaxers (always lead to major breakage)
- Not being washed (my scalp gets itchy I can barely wait a full week before washing)
- "Natural" hair products (commercial stuff works much better for my hair)
- Being DRY! (breakage and shedding central)
My hair loves:
Argan oil
H2O
Elucence Moisture Balance (detangler, leavein, moisturizer, DC)
Oil rinses
DB Fortifying Hair Mask
Twists
Light protein
Mega Tek (on hair not scalp)
Weekly wash & DC
Steamer
Products with MSM & BTMS
Kimmaytube leave in
My hair hates:
Coconut oil
Relaxers
Heat
My limited styling abilities
Silicones
Excessive manipulation
OA Honeysuckle Rose
Shea
KCCC