Youtube Broke My Hair!! Devastating Set Back

[ShortyDooWhop]

Or don't detangle and just let your hair did what it does naturally: she didn't need to try to achieve extra shine. She has 4c hair. (Still crying for her)

She has 4c texture hair. Detangling is an absolute requirement.

 

[snoop]

She has 4c texture hair. Detangling is an absolute requirement.

I just mean that using a comb to detangle often isn't necessary for 4c hair. Neither is keeping it 100% detangled.

 

[ThatJerseyGirl]

Here is her update. I haven't watched it yet, but will do so later this evening.

 

[Karmi]

I'm confused.... she keeps making videos giving tips like she isn't currently in the midst of a set back. I'd rather she share what she's personally doing to repair her damaged hair.

 

[Saga]

I'm confused.... she keeps making videos giving tips like she isn't currently in the midst of a set back. I'd rather she share what she's personally doing to repair her damaged hair.

Denial aint just a river in Egypt.

 

[Evolving78]

I still don’t believe she even had a setback..

 

[Ayesha81]

I dont think gel is for our hair anyway. I remember in middle school when I used gel my hair would break.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I'm confused.... she keeps making videos giving tips like she isn't currently in the midst of a set back. I'd rather she share what she's personally doing to repair her damaged hair.

Exactly my thoughts. Well I will just have to assume that she is doing the same practices that brought her to TBL in the first place. She has a good regimen and she knows what she's doing.

 

[charmtreese]

I tried to watch, but she bores me to tears! I’m sure she has some great advice to share though.

 

[Theresamonet]

She seems a little off. Lol

 

[Soaring Eagle]

In that setback tips video it sounds like she is quite familiar with the techniques that she suggested. Which is a good thing. She just needs to go back to what she knows. I would say that she is quite familiar with her hair and knows what is best for it.

You don’t get to TBL by not knowing what to do.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

I got great strategies from her other videos.

Is she tongue tied?

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Her hair is still goals.

 

[Soaring Eagle]

Her hair is still goals.

Facts.

 

[caribeandiva]

Moral of the story: detangle, detangle, detangle. Detangling will save your hair and give you peace of mind.

This thread has been an eye opener for me. I need to take detangling more seriously.

 

[Soaring Eagle]

She has 4c texture hair. Detangling is an absolute requirement.

Her not detangling “properly” like many are saying (whatever that’s suppose to mean) didn’t cause this. She has been detangling this way for years. If detangling is such a requirement she would not have gotten that far with her hair in the first place. She didn’t JUST start detangling her hair that way. She needed to stick to what she knew. She knew what worked for her but decided to try something different and that’s where she messed up.

 

[snoop]

For those that use gel, is it really that difficult to wash out?

 

[GGsKin]

For those that use gel, is it really that difficult to wash out?

In short, no.

I don't think it was just the gel causing her problems, but the method she used to attach the additional hair.

 

[Coilystep]

For those that use gel, is it really that difficult to wash out?

I live in gel. It's not difficult to wash out at all and I don't have breakage.

 

[Theresamonet]

Her not detangling “properly” like many are saying (whatever that’s suppose to mean) didn’t cause this. She has been detangling this way for years. If detangling is such a requirement she would not have gotten that far with her hair in the first place. She didn’t JUST start detangling her hair that way. She needed to stick to what she knew. She knew what worked for her but decided to try something different and that’s where she messed up.

I think it was a combination of things... But once we find a good hair growing regimen are we really to never try anything new again? I don't think that's a good takeaway from this at all. She didn't do anything crazy. All she did was try a new hairstyle that required a few new products. It's unrealistic to expect that one will never do those two things again, because they now know how to grow their hair.

I do think that the lack of thorough detangling attributed to the set back. It may work for the way she normally wears her hair. But it did not work with this style and/or set of products. The regimens we put together-- the tools, the products, the methods-- they go hand in hand, and you can't always sub out one aspect for something entirely new and expect to get the same results as usual.

 

[kxlot79]

This!!!
My (type 4) hair isn’t always 100% detangled. But it’s never in gel >90% detangled. I also would never trial multiple new things at once, but that’s just me.

the lack of thorough detangling attributed to the set back. It may work for the way she normally wears her hair. But it did not work with this style and/or set of products. The regimens we put together-- the tools, the products, the methods-- they go hand in hand, and you can't always sub out one aspect for something entirely new and expect to get the same results as usual.

 

[ShortyDooWhop]

Her not detangling “properly” like many are saying (whatever that’s suppose to mean) didn’t cause this. She has been detangling this way for years. If detangling is such a requirement she would not have gotten that far with her hair in the first place. She didn’t JUST start detangling her hair that way. She needed to stick to what she knew. She knew what worked for her but decided to try something different and that’s where she messed up.

I guess what I’m trying to say is I don’t know of any 4a, b, or c haired ladies with long hair who don’t detangle. Not detangling leads to massive shedding, knots, breakage, etc. so, yes, I guess you’re right in that you don’t HAVE to detangle, but I don’t see how that would even work.

 

[Evolving78]

For those that use gel, is it really that difficult to wash out?

You usually have to rinse/wash gel out to get rid of the cast. I really don’t believe this chick had a setback...

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

I think she had a setback.

Can anyone else see how thinned her hair now looks? It also looks shorter in places.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

I think it was a combination of things... But once we find a good hair growing regimen are we really to never try anything new again? I don't think that's a good takeaway from this at all. She didn't do anything crazy. All she did was try a new hairstyle that required a few new products. It's unrealistic to expect that one will never do those two things again, because they now know how to grow their hair.

I do think that the lack of thorough detangling attributed to the set back. It may work for the way she normally wears her hair. But it did not work with this style and/or set of products. The regimens we put together-- the tools, the products, the methods-- they go hand in hand, and you can't always sub out one aspect for something entirely new and expect to get the same results as usual.

Agreed.

 

[snoop]

I think she had a setback.

Can anyone else see how thinned her hair now looks? It also looks shorter in places.

I'm curious as to why she hasn't cut it yet (to shape it). she keeps on saying she will. I'm curious to know if she's going to do it herself and if it will be gradual.

Her hair is still really long but very thin in sections and very uneven.

I think it was a combination of things... But once we find a good hair growing regimen are we really to never try anything new again? I don't think that's a good takeaway from this at all. She didn't do anything crazy. All she did was try a new hairstyle that required a few new products. It's unrealistic to expect that one will never do those two things again, because they now know how to grow their hair.

But according to get she didn't need the new products. She said she'd have been fine using her regular stuff. She'd Havre achieved better results this way (hindsight) but she wanted extra shine to her hair for YouTube followers. I believe she even said she'd tried this style before? So really it came down to any unfortunate accident for more clicks.

 

[Soaring Eagle]

I think she had a setback.

Can anyone else see how thinned her hair now looks? It also looks shorter in places.

Of course she had a set back. I have no words for those who think she made this up or that she purposely ruined her TBL hair for youtube.

 

[Evolving78]

Of course she had a set back. I have no words for those who think she made this up or that she purposely ruined her TBL hair for youtube.

People do that on YouTube all of the time. Just because she has long hair doesn’t mean anything. She didn’t show actual damage, just did a bunch of talking and crying on camera.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

People do that on YouTube all of the time. Just because she has long hair doesn’t mean anything. She didn’t show actual damage, just did a bunch of talking and crying on camera.

*eh hum* Not only does she have long hair, she has long 4C hair...4C. If I could bet money on it, I'd put all my money on "NOT DELIBERATE".

 

[Theresamonet]

I think there is a big difference in her hair between the wash video she just uploaded, and the one from a month ago. Her hair is shorter and thinner.

Then:


Now:


@shortdub78 What do you think? I can see how one could doubt her... Maybe she’s lying about how the setback came to be. This seems like a lot for some gel and tangles.