Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[KinksAndInk]

I only have 3 deep conditioners right now but I have 13 on my list... probably going to get all of them in the next few months even though I'm still going through like 20 rinse out conditioners

I don't really use rinse outs. My last step is to detangle and I use Suave for that so I guess I technically have rinse outs but that's not the purpose they serve for me. I have 8 family size bottles of suave. Only 1 is open at the moment.

 

[CodeRed]

I don't really use rinse outs. My last step is to detangle and I use Suave for that so I guess I technically have rinse outs but that's not the purpose they serve for me. I have 8 family size bottles of suave. Only 1 is open at the moment.

Well... I hope you're not self conscious about how much conditioner you have cause it sounds like we're fixin' to be about even

 

[KinksAndInk]

Well... I hope you're not self conscious about how much conditioner you have cause it sounds like we're fixin' to be about even

Not at all. I have embraced my addiction. My SO tried to drag me out of Walmart the other day. He almost caught an elbow. He left with a 2 in 1 head n shoulders and I left with 3 DCs lol. Either I was getting my conditioner or he was walking home (even though we drove in his car lol). I'm serious about my conditioners

 

[cherishlove]

@KidneyBean86

What method did you use to blow dry? I have fine stranded 4b hair that loves to tangle and Reniece's method works wonders for me. Before learning how do to do it I avoided blowdrying like the plague as I always ended up with tangled dry hair that felt like hay + breakage .



Hope this helps.

What kind of blow dryer is that?

 

[KinksAndInk]

My heart is happy

 

[KinksAndInk]

My heart is happy

And one of my packages was a complete mess. One of the products spilled everywhere. The tin is completely empty. I don't even know where to begin to clean it up smh.

 

[vevster]

I just put my 6 day old braidout into jumbo flat twists with SM Gel Soufflé. Only with natural hair can you revitalize like this.

 

[KinksAndInk]

Wanting to use some of the new products I got today but I'm also trying not to have too many things open at once. I'll probably resist the urge.

 

[Napp]

I just washed out this keratin treatment from my hair and it looks so different. My hair looked 3b/3c when it was wet. I had to admit I was alarmed. I didn't think the results would be so drastic. Even so I kind of like the new curl. I like it better than getting a texturizer. With a keratin the curls become bigger but keep their spiral shape unlike a relaxer kind of chemical. I'll keep it up for a while and see how it goes....

 

[shasha8685]

Some of these youtube tutorials irk my nerves! Stop trying to flex for the camera and tell me what you did dangit!!!

Put some twists in my hair for a twist out and I see that they stretch my hair a bit to show some length (I guess this is my 2nd lesson in naturalness thus far lol).

 

[KinksAndInk]

Some of these youtube tutorials irk my nerves! Stop trying to flex for the camera and tell me what you did dangit!!!

Put some twists in my hair for a twist out and I see that they stretch my hair a bit to show some length (I guess this is my 2nd lesson in naturalness thus far lol).

All that fish face, blank stare nonsense for the first 5 minutes. Naw I'm good. I always fast forward.

 

[shasha8685]

All that fish face, blank stare nonsense for the first 5 minutes. Naw I'm good. I always fast forward.

That is so me!! The minute they start doing all this irrelevant stuff, I'm skipping ahead. I just can't take it....

 

[KinksAndInk]

Tried Jakeala's dope dc'er and sweet honey hair thang again. Heated it in the microwave for 20 seconds, applied warm to my hair then sat under the dryer for 20mins. My hair is soft and smells like kool aid. Better results than the first time but still not blown away.

 

[mzteaze]

I need new bonnets but didn't want to pay $$$ for a nice one.

Found this video:

 

[Prettymetty]

@mzteaze thanks for posting that video. I can make a few hand sewn bonnets for me and my daughter now.

 

[QueenAmaka]

I big chopped tonight after an 11 month transition!!

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

I'm trying to remember if I ever looked at a woman of color and thought that her hair couldn't be naturally curly.

I've been natural for so long maybe back then I thought the same thing. These days I reply with a simple, no this is what my hair does if I wear it curly and keep it moving.

 

[SlimPickinz]

I have a friend who claims to be natural but her hair is so stringy and limp when she does a wng. I don't know why she'd lie about having a relaxer tho

 

[nothidden]

There are some backups. I have 11 or 12 different types...

Wow...In the past 2 yrs I have only been able to find one DC that doesn't make my hair feel like crap...and you've got 11 or 12.

 

[KinksAndInk]

Wow...In the past 2 yrs I have only been able to find one DC that doesn't make my hair feel like crap...and you've got 11 or 12.

My hair likes pretty much anything. I don't get hard crispy hair from products but I will stop using them if my hair doesn't feel a certain way when I touch it. The only product I cannot use is pure aloe vera juice.

 

[nothidden]

My hair likes pretty much anything. I don't get hard crispy hair from products but I will stop using them if my hair doesn't feel a certain way when I touch it. The only product I cannot use is pure aloe vera juice.

My hair is picky, and that can be costly.

Thanks for mentioning AVJ...I need to order some

 

[tapioca_pudding]

I am thinking about adding an oil to my ends when I do my wash and go's. My hair seems like it hates oil, but then my ends feel somewhat dry when my wng's fully dry. Iount know mayne.

I bought some Camille Rose Hair Milk to see if my hair likes that. It's nice and thick and creamy so maybe it will give my hair more moisture. It didn't play nicely with the first gel I used this morning tho, so I had to switch gels to avoid those little white balls. Everything dried nicely with no residue and my hair doesn't feel crunchy.

@Napp which keratin treatment did you use? I toy with the idea of doing another keratin treatment but last time my stylist did it, she used too high heat and I lost ALL my curl. Plus Im already 3b/3c and I won't want my pattern to get TOO loose. Also ( ) I have color, so when I was doing keratin treatments, it always altered my color. But I loved the ease when it came time to blow dry and flat iron, and I wonder if it would make my curls less frizzy.....

 

[Natty_Virgo]

I'm loving how my hair turned out after this henna treatment. I also realized that washing my hair with Bonners Castile soap has been what's drying it out. I hate that it even took me so long to figure it out smh.

 

[Damaris.Elle]

-I hate when I think I was light-handed with oiling my ends, but my shirt ends up having little oil slicks on the back of it from my hair and I don't notice until almost the end of the work day

-It's crazy how fast I go through jars of coconut oil...my hair loves it though.

-I think my hair is a protein lover.

-I am so happy with the progress my hair has been making lately.

 

[Damaris.Elle]

African black soap worked wonders for my eczema. Just thought Id share. May try shampooing with it too. (diluted) I dont understand how it manages to be both drying and moisturising at the same time. ?!

YES. I love African Black Soap...it helped my eczema too and it's the only cleanser I use to wash my face. Ever since I started using it 2 years ago and only using coconut oil or castor oil to moisturize my face at night, I never break out or really get pimples at all anymore.

 

[EagleEyes85]

So I'm talking to a friend who is a black man, and he hauls off tells me that black women cannot have long hair. I try to tell him that maybe the women he knows, but black women can grow long hair. He says some crap about we are a warrior race so genetically we can't have long hair. Unbelievable.

 

[PJaye]

So I'm talking to a friend who is a black man, and he hauls off tells me that black women cannot have long hair. I try to tell him that maybe the women he knows, but black women can grow long hair. He says some crap about we are a warrior race so genetically we can't have long hair. Unbelievable.

 

[KinksAndInk]

*Coloring my hair again in about 2 weeks. I'm itching to go red, but I'm sure I won't.
*I'll probably wear this twist n curl for 10 days then I'll wash and do 2 flat twists until the 28th when classes are officially over for me. I can't be bothered by my hair during finals.
*I guess by the end of the month it should be warm again so I can wash my hair more often. I still have to figure out how to style with more frequent washing. I don't want to do another summer of wash n go's
*This SM sacha inchi gel smells like somebody's granny. They went overboard on the rose. Geesh. I hope it's not a lingering scent.

 

[mzteaze]

So I'm talking to a friend who is a black man, and he hauls off tells me that black women cannot have long hair. I try to tell him that maybe the women he knows, but black women can grow long hair. He says some crap about we are a warrior race so genetically we can't have long hair. Unbelievable.

Say what?. SMH

 

[EagleEyes85]

Say what?. SMH

The worst part is he kept trying to argue with me that any black girl with long hair is mixed. I expect to hear this from ignorant non blacks, but when I hear it from black men it's just sad.