Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[Babygrowth]

How do you do that? I tried finger coils (I may have been doing them wrong) and they didnt stay at ALL! I thought about doing a straw set? But I dont know how that will look...

A straw set will be cute! Comb coils you use a small tooth comb and grab the hair at the root an begin twisting pulling down the length gently as you go and then you should have a coil! Youtube may show you better than my explanation!

 

[LivingDoll]

My hair is too short its like 2, 2 1/2 inches long. and a bantu knot out will be OKAY but not great...my hair never does good with braid or twist outs :/

@hnntrr...

If you have enough hair for a bantu knot out, you can do a twist/braid out.

How are you doing them?

I can't do individual twists. I have to two strand twist my hair down flat, like a braid. I do 6-8 of them all over. It makes a HUGE difference in the outcome. Individual twists make me look like the cryptkeeper because my hair strands are fine. I also put an extra small sponge roller (using an end paper of course) on the end of my hair so that the ends will have some curl. I hate to see twist/braid outs with straight ends.

Whatever style you do will take practice...you may have to tweak the products you use and the methods....several times. Keep trying different things though. Don't give up.

Maybe you can try a rod set? It will be short, but you can style it with headbands and/or barettes...you could put it back in a faux-puff too.

 

[Britt]

My hair really does not like drug store products or anything with cones in it. I thought I'd try something out cheaper and bought the new Garnier line, didn't like it and then I figured I'd go back to the Tresemee Naturals line since I liked it at one time -- don't like that either. My hair just has a different feel compared to when I use real quality products. Elucence, Kenra, Darcy's conditioner, Kbb leave in, even my hair moisturizer it's a different quality and list of ingredients that make all the difference. I bought Rusk sensory leave in and it's ok I won't buy it again. I can feel the difference compared to more natural leave ins. It's like they sink into my strands and the Rusk just smells good and smoothes my wet hair.

 

[laylaaa]

Does anyone else get really nervous about trying new styles... especially roller sets?


I'm so scared of the final result that I cleansed and prepped one section of hair to do ONE roller just to see how bad/good I am and avoid freaking out. If this doesn't work, I'm getting a weave and some Ben & Jerry's.

 

[shasha8685]

One of my friends asked me for advice about half wigs today.

It made me all happy inside. I like giving hair advice when advice is requested from me.

 

[Meritamen]

I felt really cute at the gym with my two afro puffs today.

I'm in need of a new blow dryer. I would like one that doesn't rip my hair out while I'm trying to comb through it.

 

[hnntrr]

@hnntrr...

If you have enough hair for a bantu knot out, you can do a twist/braid out.

How are you doing them?

I can't do individual twists. I have to two strand twist my hair down flat, like a braid. I do 6-8 of them all over. It makes a HUGE difference in the outcome. Individual twists make me look like the cryptkeeper because my hair strands are fine. I also put an extra small sponge roller (using an end paper of course) on the end of my hair so that the ends will have some curl. I hate to see twist/braid outs with straight ends.

Whatever style you do will take practice...you may have to tweak the products you use and the methods....several times. Keep trying different things though. Don't give up.

Maybe you can try a rod set? It will be short, but you can style it with headbands and/or barettes...you could put it back in a faux-puff too.

So for the time being I tried a wash and go cause i didnt have enough time to try a straw set tonight, and just flat twisted the really undefined parts. I think I kinda like it. I took some pictures...tell me what you think I dont wanna go out the house lookin like a fool tomorow cause I think my WnG looked good....if its poopy then ill just do some 50's pin up and scarf it tomorrow and saturday till i can get my twists in again. Maybe if I wait a week I can get away with scarfs and wraps till thursday....
Sorry its hard to see my pictures on my iphone suck.

 

[LivingDoll]

hnntrr...

I don't think it looks bad. Maybe do some smaller twists in front overnight. I think it will give you the definition that you're looking for. Look at some youtube vids on "shingling" if you haven't already...it will help you figure out how to really make your curlies pop.

 

[bhndbrwneyes]

Trying the GHE tonight.

 

[Napp]

My hair really does not like drug store products or anything with cones in it. I thought I'd try something out cheaper and bought the new Garnier line, didn't like it and then I figured I'd go back to the Tresemee Naturals line since I liked it at one time -- don't like that either. My hair just has a different feel compared to when I use real quality products. Elucence, Kenra, Darcy's conditioner, Kbb leave in, even my hair moisturizer it's a different quality and list of ingredients that make all the difference. I bought Rusk sensory leave in and it's ok I won't buy it again. I can feel the difference compared to more natural leave ins. It's like they sink into my strands and the Rusk just smells good and smoothes my wet hair.

Brittster I agree about drugstore products! I don't think I can go back after being spoiled with better quality products. Im not too sold on the all natural stuff though but I really love using salon quality products. I plan on trying some higher end natural stuff once i get rid of my relaxed ends.

 

[hnntrr]

hnntrr...

I don't think it looks bad. Maybe do some smaller twists in front overnight. I think it will give you the definition that you're looking for. Look at some youtube vids on "shingling" if you haven't already...it will help you figure out how to really make your curlies pop.

I looked at shingling...I might try it but from trying that before anytime I comb through my hair and it pulls straight it dries straight regardless of my roots. I might try a patch tomorrow...but all I have is curly creme brulee and I dont know how that will work. Guess I will be waking up early and rewashing and trying shingling tomorrow to see how it works. Augh this is so much work. Thanks for your help

Maybe my hair is just confused. Its been relaxed and flat ironed since was 9...now it doesnt know how to act and I dont know how to fix it D:. This is harder than I thought.

 

[Napp]

hnntrr I think your natural hair needs to grow out a bit more to start looking right. your curl looks loose and it doesn't look like it has enough length to curl up all of the way imo,

 

[LivingDoll]

hnntrr...are you sure that you cut all of the relaxed ends off? If so, do you think that you may have some heat damage?

 

[faithVA]

Finger coils for 15 weeks sounds like a long time. But so far they have been a hit. All this week strangers have stopped me on the street and spoken to me in elevators and said they liked my hair The man shouted at me this morning And I thought they looked pretty raggedy this morning.

Maybe that's just what I needed to tough it out.

 

[LivingDoll]

I look like a q-tip today.

 

[naija24]

So my hair isn't long by any means, but it's just hit that point where if I wrap my hair, it gets bent in the back. I don't have enough hair to wrap it around my head so I don't knkow what to do. I don't want my hair getting bent every night and causing stress to my stands.

Suggestions?

 

[MrsMe]

I'm done with my locs. This year will be my last year with locs and then I'm give my hair FREE! I loved the experience and my hair grew like weeds for the past 4 years. It's just time to move on.
I knew I was going to cut them off at some point so it's no surprise. I'm definitely going to wear wigs because I've lost some hair around my edges and I want to baby them.

Sent from my iPad...excuse the typos

 

[Lissa0821]

I noticed that since I stopped prepooing with oil, my hair is not as shiny as it use to be. I thought I had found a way to shorten my wash day but I need my shine back.

 

[LivingDoll]

MrsMe...my sister is talking about cutting her locs off too...she's been growing hers about 4 years also. Is it common for people to cut them at the 4 year mark?

 

[Britt]

@Brittster I agree about drugstore products! I don't think I can go back after being spoiled with better quality products. Im not too sold on the all natural stuff though but I really love using salon quality products. I plan on trying some higher end natural stuff once i get rid of my relaxed ends.

Oh yeah! My hair is spoiled. My airdried hair after using the tresemee naturals line and following up w/ the Rusk sensories leave in, feels different. It's not as moisturized.

 

[MrsMe]

MrsMe...my sister is talking about cutting her locs off too...she's been growing hers about 4 years also. Is it common for people to cut them at the 4 year mark?

I don't know. Part of it may be the maintenance. I don't retwist mine often so I get a mini Afro quickly if I sweat or my hair gets wet. It takes literally 24hrs for my hair to dry which always makes me paranoid about mildew (so far I've been able to avoid it). I play around with it and style in many ways but my fingers are aching for loose hair.
I know I will complain about it when I do cut them off.
I plan on retaining as much length as I can by cutting them close to unraveled roots and detangling the rest as much as I can.

Sent from my iPad...excuse the typos

 

[faithVA]

MrsMe[/USER];18268833]I'm done with my locs. This year will be my last year with locs and then I'm give my hair FREE! I loved the experience and my hair grew like weeds for the past 4 years. It's just time to move on.
I knew I was going to cut them off at some point so it's no surprise. I'm definitely going to wear wigs because I've lost some hair around my edges and I want to baby them.

Sent from my iPad...excuse the typos

Do you have to cut them? Have you ever considered picking them out? I know it takes a long time but not as long as regrowing all your hair. One of the LHCFers took hers out last year I think and retained most of it.

 

[caliscurls]

Been oiling and lightly messaging my scalp about every other night lately because I read it helps prevent tangling. So far so good, it's only been two weeks but its working. Using Wild Hair Growth Oil for now (had some in my stash)

 

[SoopremeBeing]

Yaaaaaayyyyyy the hair I ordered from London made it on time! Time to install these box braids, I've missed them.

 

[hnntrr]

hnntrr...are you sure that you cut all of the relaxed ends off? If so, do you think that you may have some heat damage?

I am pretty sure, i think its heat damage. I had around 3 inches of ng....in jan i flat ironed and I think thats what cause the last inch to fry....which is where the heat damage starts. I didnt wanna cut it too short then not be able to do twists and braids...

Napp,

Maybe that is iti think my curl pattern is weird and my old stylist said it may be that I have a really loose curl pattern in some areas thats not long enough to curl on itself properly...which makes since cause of i pull my hair straight especially at the crown it stays elongated and dries straight without too much effort...then when i wash it it curls back up....the back of my head coils into straw ringlets then the last 1/2 is straight cause of heat damage....but the top of my head is small s curls which dont coil at all...even the NG which I havnt straightened....so I really dont know what my curl pattern is at this point. I heard that for some people takes a few months after you BC for the curls to start forming correctly...I dont really know. I know my whole head isnt heat damaged cause I flat ironed over a month ago and the NG still grows in straight and then S curls at the top of my head...my moms hair is the same way its small s curls that grow out of her head especially at the crown and then the back coils and shes been natural for 2 years and doesnt flat iron her hair at all.


Eta:
So after talking with my mother her hair does exactly the same as mine, which grows straight about 1/2-2 inches then turns into waves at the crown...that turn into coils in the back of her head, they look almost exactly like my waves only they are smaller s curls and she has APL hair that doesn't shrink much at all, it hangs long and is almost to BSL is she stretches it....and like I said shes been natural for 2 years and is on a wig regimen and uses NO heat.

Turns out that my grandmother and great grandmother had similar hair except theyre hair was pretty much straight with very little curl but it was really thick and coarse....since they were white/indian/black...my great grand father was white cuban black so his hair was curliler...which resulted in her mother and my mothers hair texture...which is the small s curls.
My mom inhereted her kinkyness from her father who was black....so she has s curls and coils. My sister has full coils but her crown grows out 1/2 inch then coils...but if she parts it down the middle it lays flat...
then my dads mother was half white/indian and his dad was black so hair grows out straight about then s curls and his hair is not any longer than 1/2 inch so his hair looks like coarse straight hair with a slight wave....when it was longer is s curls after about an inch so I think thats where my hair texture comes from...

I think the parts that are Completely straight is heat damage which is the very ends but the part that s curls is just my curl pattern and like you said wont look right until my hair grows out more....I think I just have that curl pattern that looks better on longer hair than short hair.

All that to say hopefully time will tell, but as per my moms info and my stylist and the help of you guys I will figure something out...I think I just have a weird curl pattern that is going to be a little harder to figure out than I thought. i loce challenges though so it will be fun. In the meantime I know I will have a l ot more questions, frustrations and what not so I thank you all for bearing with me. I am also going to continue ith PS styles with extensions as braids or twists while it grows to see if my texture really does change.

 

[lana]

I saw/met a girl with a cute multi colored twist out and a stinky attitude. My friend's friend needs to get it together. Her cute hair was dull only because of the haterish look on her face.

On to other hair thoughts:

I washed my hair last night, but first I applied Henna to my few gray strands that are now darker red. I then applied a mixture of Indigo/Henna. My hair looks dark and healthy this morning.

I really like the way that using Indigo/Henna on targeted spots isn't so messy and really works for me.

I deep conditioned with heat and a few plastic bags under a hooded dryer. Then I gently blow dried with my heat protectant in. I'm planning to flat iron it tonight and roll the ends for the weekend. I really like how well I can work with this transitioning hair. I can see my natural texture now really well at 8 months post texlaxer and it's not much different than my texlaxed hair, ergo...not that scary to deal with at home (no salon).

 

[MrsMe]

Do you have to cut them? Have you ever considered picking them out? I know it takes a long time but not as long as regrowing all your hair. One of the LHCFers took hers out last year I think and retained most of it.

I will try my best to do that, but knowing myself I might give up before I finish.

Sent from my iPad...excuse the typos

 

[Raspberry]

Oh yeah! My hair is spoiled. My airdried hair after using the tresemee naturals line and following up w/ the Rusk sensories leave in, feels different. It's not as moisturized.

Brittster Rusk smoother works great for me when sealed with an oil/pomade or serum...braidouts and twistouts come out silky That combo is also great for blow drying. I know what you mean about drugstore products tho.

 

[freckledface]

So bored with my Reggie and hair (even though its working so I'm scared to change.it) I want something to knock my socks off lol

 

[kellistarr]

I am so late with the Joico Moisture Recovery Treatment Balm. I REALLY don't need to look any further because my hair felt like I had relaxed it. It does everything I need it to do. Of course, I will try other things because that's what I do, but I just needed to give a shout out to this product. I don't mind washing my hair more than 1X a week, now. Why ya'll didn't tell me?

 

[spellinto]

I think my hair likes it when I air dry in loose two-strand twists as opposed to the scarf method or in a bun. I'm also not sure if my hair likes to be sealed. I bought this really great brand of EVOO that ISN'T GREASY (!) and I actually love it more than my coconut oil, but I can't tell if my hair likes it. It feels great on my hair upon application, but my hair doesn't seem to like any oil in it if I protective style (bun). I guess there's still much for me to learn!