Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[victory777]

1. Grow hair grow!!
2.I wish APB offered bath bombs with lavender and eucalyptus for post workout muscle soreness. I'm sure they would look better than the old school epsom salt.

 

[Guinan]

Was this at the salon that did your color? Regardless, I'm sorry they wasted your time

No, this is a braiding shop in upper Darby. They finally showed up, 5mins before 11. I'm getting my hair braided now. But I'm having remorse b/c the braiders are just ripping through my hair and braiding too tight. I will never return to this shop again! I have been complaining throughout the entire install. Its only the front braider that I'm having issues with. The person braiding the back of my hair is not braiding too tight.

 

[AgeinATL]

1. Grow hair grow!!
2.I wish APB offered bath bombs with lavender and eucalyptus for post workout muscle soreness. I'm sure they would look better than the old school epsom salt.

Hey! Did you put your request in the APB thread? I believe that she was taking recommendations and she seems very receptive. I definitely would be interested in something like that too.

 

[MzSwift]

@pelohello

Oh no! The front is most important and most visible!

 

[KinkyRN]

1. Grow hair grow!!
2.I wish APB offered bath bombs with lavender and eucalyptus for post workout muscle soreness. I'm sure they would look better than the old school epsom salt.

She is very open to suggestions. Try going in the APB thread and recommend it. She will probably do it.

 

[MileHighDiva]

@pelohello

 

[klsjackson]

My random hair journey update:

Haven't posted in awhile, but I wanted to share. I have been struggling with my hair journey for the last 3 years. I had reached my desired length but my hair was not in the condition I wanted and I had a "V" shape and damaged ends.

I decided that in December of this year I would trim off all the damaged ends, but I noticed that I had breakage throughout my hair and would eventually be in the same situation in a few months. I knew my hair was growing, because of the amount of new growth but I was not retaining at the length all over and more importantly the thickness.

Fast forward to last week: while shampooing my hair I had a large amount of hair to come out while I was detangling. This had not happened in a very, long time like over 2 years. Well, I noticed that my hair was much thinner and the ends were completely see through. I was devastated but decided to trim off 3 inches. This took me from BSL to APL. After I finished crying, I realized it was just hair and will grow back, but I wanted to know why this happened. I reviewed my hair journal and realized, I have been under so much stress with work and family for the past 3 months that not only had I not kept my hair journal I was neglecting my hair. I had stopped my pre poo process and DC to save time and my hair suffered.

But the major revelation came when I reviewed my regimen and when my hair begin to thrive during the process. I looked at the products and realized that the products that made the difference were all for high porosity hair. And it clicked!!! I was always concerned about moisture protein balance and never fully paid attention to the porosity of my hair. I was having mid shaft breaks and splits and hair was coming out during detangling, because it was damaged.

Although I regret the set back I don't regret what I learned. Yesterday I did my full regimen, no shortcuts and my hair felt strong, smooth and soft. I literally only lost 10 to 15 hairs during detangling and roller setting. I feel so confident that I will be back to APL in the next 3 months and reach my goal of full BSL by April 2017.

 

[Guinan]

The end result is great! Exactly what i wanted, but it's still too damn tight

 

[victory777]

@pelohello . Your skin is beautiful ! !!

 

[victory777]

@AgeinATL @KinkyRN . I was kinda nervous to
but....I'm off to the vendors section

 

[beingofserenity]

Conditioner and oil! All I ever needed. Why did it take me so long to figure that out??? Also going silicone and sulfate free has made a difference. I'm gonna go write all my revelations in a personal journal so I stop boring everyone, but conditioner and oil!!! Like an oil rinse and a cowash with some heating cap action leaves me with soft, soft easy to detangle hair. They work okay seperately but like magic together!

Also, I just spent some time on the camille rose natural website. Umm, it's so beautiful, so elegant and feminine. I would love to try but I balk at the price. It's twice as much as shea moisture for a bit less product. Seriously, why do they do that? I've been trying to use less product. Like I don't oversaturate my hair when I apply my leave ins/conditioners. I literally just dab my finger into the curl enhancing smoothie per a section of hair. The products still perform great even though I use less, but I still use a lot and my hair is short. How do people managr with longer hair? I'd be so annoyed if I went through one container of mask per deep conditioning session.

I also wanna know why the SM JBCO leave-in is twice as large as every other leave-in they have? So is the shampoo. Why tho?? Why??

 

[Sharpened]

I'm gonna go write all my revelations in a personal journal so I stop boring everyone, but conditioner and oil!!!

No boredom here, I like reading about the ups and downs, especially the revelations. I never stop learning...

 

[Coilystep]

Conditioner and oil! All I ever needed. Why did it take me so long to figure that out??? Also going silicone and sulfate free has made a difference. I'm gonna go write all my revelations in a personal journal so I stop boring everyone, but conditioner and oil!!! Like an oil rinse and a cowash with some heating cap action leaves me with soft, soft easy to detangle hair. They work okay seperately but like magic together!

Also, I just spent some time on the camille rose natural website. Umm, it's so beautiful, so elegant and feminine. I would love to try but I balk at the price. It's twice as much as shea moisture for a bit less product. Seriously, why do they do that? I've been trying to use less product. Like I don't oversaturate my hair when I apply my leave ins/conditioners. I literally just dab my finger into the curl enhancing smoothie per a section of hair. The products still perform great even though I use less, but I still use a lot and my hair is short. How do people managr with longer hair? I'd be so annoyed if I went through one container of mask per deep conditioning session.

I also wanna know why the SM JBCO leave-in is twice as large as every other leave-in they have? So is the shampoo. Why tho?? Why??

I love Camille Rose products. I only style once a week so I really don't see a problem with the cost. SM styling products never worked for me. I do like their masques and conditioners. As far as styling goes Camille Rose and kinky curly are my favorites and are in a constant rotation in my house.

 

[Saludable84]

@beingofserenity nontears of boredom here. I prefer CRN over SM mostly because those products work on my hair. I can only use 3 DCs from SM along with the soufflé on occasion. SM is mostly Miss for me. They are also more main stream which is why the price may be cheaper.

I've noticed the same thing about the SM JBCO leave in as well but since it doesn't work for me, I don't care.

 

[MzSwift]

Conditioner and oil! All I ever needed. Why did it take me so long to figure that out??? Also going silicone and sulfate free has made a difference.

Yes! In addition to ayurveda and low manipulation, these two techniques have made my HHJ so much easier from bald to WL! I rarely use conditioner without oil. It did wonders when I was natural and still now that I'm texlaxed.

I'm too cheap to use those wonderful brand names though. Don't judge me.
My cone free condish is Suave Tropical Coconut and my sulfate-free cleanser is Suave + neem and shikakai powders.
I've recently gone back to using Garnier Triple Nutrition when I want something thicker. But I feel like it's changed, not sure if it's still cone-free though.

 

[MzSwift]

I can't believe I've had these mini braids in for a whole month without realizing it! I'm usually on top of this stuff. Is it pregnancy brain or is it laziness? I dunno.

Also, kinda disappointed that I don't have much growth. I thought that prenatals and fish oil would surely result in more growth. I've always been a slow grower though. I only grow about 4.75 inches/year.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

Happy birthday @LadyPBC

 

[Guinan]

I can't believe I've had these mini braids in for a whole month without realizing it! I'm usually on top of this stuff. Is it pregnancy brain or is it laziness? I dunno.

Also, kinda disappointed that I don't have much growth. I thought that prenatals and fish oil would surely result in more growth. I've always been a slow grower though. I only grow about 4.75 inches/year.

Congrats on the pregnancy!!! When is ur little one due?

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

I am so confused by this Etsy shop's images and product offerings:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/176198814/apple-cider-vinegar-cleanser-shampoo

It popped up on my page for some reason.

 

[MzSwift]

Congrats on the pregnancy!!! When is ur little one due?

Thanks so much! He's due at the end of Feb.

I'm hoping I can get a lazy regi down by then. I don't really wanna cornrow and wig. People like to sneak visits when there's a new baby and I may not be able to get to my wig fast enough. Lol.

 

[princess_z]

I got rid of all my old products when I cut all my hair off and went natural.

How have I managed to amass As I Am cowash, hydration elation, curling jelly ; SM JBCO shampoo and masque ; SM Manuka Honey shampoo and masque ; Giovanni Direct Leave In ; Carol's Daughter Hair Milk ; and several oils....in the last month?

And I feel the need to buy more products...

 

[sarumoki]

I can't remember which one of you is always raving about the wet brush, but whoever you are I finally bought one because of you.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

Well, the PJ in me saw your post and decided to see if I could find any products that fit your sister’s criterion, and unbelievably I did:

Alikay Naturals Totally Twisted Loc Butter
Almond Oil, Cocoa Seed Butter, Grapeseed Oil, Vitamin E, Apricot Kernel Oil, Wheat Germ Oil, Beeswax, Babassu Oil, Fragrance, Botanical Blend Ingredients

Amazon Rain Sapote Hair Lotion
Deionized Water, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetyl Alcohol, Organic Sapote, Babassu Seed Oil, Cupuacu Butter, Organic Brazil Nut Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Capryl Glycol, Fragrance

APB Peach Babassu Hair Lotion
Aqua, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Peach Kernel Oil, Babassu Seed Oil, Sunflower Seed Oil, Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Polyquaternium 7, Panthenol, Fragrance, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate

APB Apricot Hazelnut Daily Moisturizer
Aqua, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Apricot Kernel Oil, Hazelnut Oil, Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Honey, Panthenol, Fragrance, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate

APB Cherry Kukui Daily Moisturizer
Aqua, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cherry Kernel Oil, Kukui Nut Oil, Sunflower Seed Oil, Sesame Seed Oil, Palm Oil, Cetyl Alcohol, Polyquaternium 7, Panthenol, Fragrance, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate

APB Whipped Cupuacu Hair & Body Butta
Cupuacu Butter, Sunflower Seed Oil, Macadamia Nut Oil, Sesame Seed Oil, Rice Bran Oil, Pumpkin Seed Oil, Vitamin E

APB Papaya Pear Daily Moisturizer
Aqua, Behentrimonium Methosulfate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol, Papaya Seed Oil, Sunflower Seed Oil, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Prickly Pear Seed Oil, Polyquaternium 7, Panthenol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Fragrance

APB Sweet Pumpkin Spice Leave-in Conditioner
Aqua, Behentrimonium Methosulfate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol, Pumpkin Seed Oil, Cetrimonium Chloride, Di-PPG-2 Myreth-10 Adipate, Sodium Lactate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Honey, Panthenol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate

APB Leave-in Conditioner
Aqua, Behentrimonium Methosulfate (and) Cetearyl Alcohol, Jojoba Seed Oil, Cetrimonium Chloride, Di-PPG-2 Myreth-10 Adipate, Sodium Lactate, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Honey, Panthenol, Diazolidinyl Urea and Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate

APB Organic Hair Tonic
Aqua, Chamomile Flower, Lavender Flower, Marshmallow Root, Peppermint Leaf, Rosemary Leaf, Oatstraw, Burdock Root, Horsetail, Red Rooibos Tea, Hibiscus Flower, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Fragrance

Blue Roze Beauty Manuka Honey Moisturizing Conditioner
Aqua, Apple Hydrosol, Pumpkin Seed Oil, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Cetyl Alcohol, Butylene Glycol, Orange Butter, Macadamia Oil, Manuka Honey, Honeyquat, Panthenol, Guava Fruit Extract, Preservative

MHC Buttery Soy Hair Crème
Soy Butter, Soya Bean Oil, Raw Honey, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, De-Ionized Water, Optiphen

Natty Naturals Natty Cupuacu & Rhassoul Deep Conditioner
Distilled Water Infused W/Brahmi, Calendula, Hibiscus, Lavender, Neem, Stinging Nettle) Aloe Vera, Panthenol, Cupuacu Butter, Cocoa Butter, Raw Cacao Powder, Irish Moss, Marshmallow Root, Rhassoul Clay, BTMS, Cetearyl Alcohol, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Raw Honey, Raw Apple Cider Vinegar, Potassium Sorbate, Sweet Orange Oil, Pumpkin Seed Oil

NG Thick & Rich Conditioning Hair Mask
Water, Aloe Vera, Conditioning Emulsifier, Spinach Oil, Argan Oil, Maltodextrin, Ginger Root, Biotin, Cetrimonium Chloride, Naturesilk, Sodium Lactate, Guar Gum, Preservative, Fragrance

NG Indian Clay Moisturizing Hair Mask
Water, Conditioning Emulsifier, Argan Oil, Sodium Lactate, Marshmallow Root, Slippery Elm Bark, Rose Clay, Beet, Aveeno Oat, Naturesilk, Preservative, Fragrance

NG Peppermint Conditioning Treatment
Water, Conditioning Emulsifier, Cetyl Alcohol, Marshmallow Root, Grapeseed oil, Avocado Oil, Sodium Lactate, Cetrimonium chloride, Panthenol, Rosemary, Peppermint, Preservative, Fragrance

NG Blue Malva Moisture Rich Conditioner
Purified, Conditioning Emulsifier, Karanja Oil, Argan Oil, Almond Oil, Blue Malva, Aveeno Oat, Sugar Beet Root, Cetrimonium Chloride, Naturesilk, Vena Silk, Guar Gum, Panthenol, Fragrance, Preservative

NG Coconut Banana Pre-Poo Treatment
Water, Conditioning Emulsifier, Argan, Emu Oil, Naturesilk, Cetrimonium Chloride, Sodium Lactate, Optiphen, Fragrance

QB Cocoa Tree Detangling Ghee
Distilled Water, Nettle, Barley, Horsetail Extracts, Pure Cocoa Butter, PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate, MSM Sulfur, Cetyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Behenamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Butylene Glycol, Preservatives

Sister’s Keeper Brahmi & Rhassoul Conditioning Masque
Distilled Water, Aloe Vera Juice, Natural Emulsifier, Avocado Butter, Rhassoul Clay, Brahmi Powder, Koalin Clay, Sunflower Oil, Stearic Acid, Allantion, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbic Acid, Fragrance

@divachyk

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

Happy birthday @whosthatcurl

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

Happy birthday @whosthatcurl

Thanks @shawnyblazes!

 

[MzSwift]

@shawnyblazes

I think it's really sweet that you do the birthday roll call, lady.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@shawnyblazes

I think it's really sweet that you do the birthday roll call, lady.

I try to mention the ladies I know but I do wish everyone a birthday in my head , lol.

 

[KinksAndInk]

I think all shampoo needs to come in a 4oz option. It takes way too long for me to get through 8oz. And don't even get me started on how long I've been working on this liter of Redken lol. And ALL conditioners should come in gallon sizes or at least 16oz.

 

[cherishlove]

I have spent all day looking for some long wavy weave. Looks like I'm going with old faithful. I want to venture into the ali world but man this is too much work.

 

[princess_z]

I have to DC every wash day. 3 minute wash out conditioners are a joke for my hair.

Also, must use a product multiple times to evaluate whether my hair truly likes it or not. Sometimes something will seem good and then I use it again and my hair is like "what is this nonsense?"