Anyone else a non-bandwagon jumper?

[Bubblingbrownshuga]

...and?

 

[Covergirl5906]

nope...some of them sound too darn complicated for me...I like to keep things simple

 

[tatje]

...and?

And I'm saying, your on the bangwagon of the nonbandwagoners. This is a bandwagon. I thought it to be true. It's like a little circle that goes around and round. Like the song that never ends.

 

[LadyZ]

:bouncegre :bouncegre :realitycheck: :woohoo:

I am too... I am re-doing my regimen.. Finding my staples and calling it a day... My hair has a mind of it's own and I have accepted it... I have spent so much money on things I could have 2 top of the line PIBBS by now ... So I will have to find out what it like or dislikes and call it a day...

But I do like reading about others great finds...

 

[Jazzy413]

I like to read the reviews of certain products, but have not jumped on any "bandwagons" per se. I need to find what works for me and my hair, so IMO if something works for me and it just so happened to work for someone else, I wouldn't say I was jumping on a bandwagon; just using what worked for me. And the reason I think the Ayurvedic regimen of products is suddenly the latest "bandwagon" is because many of us were not up on the game of ANY of these hair care products to start with -- I'm sure most of us were raised on the same staples that a lot of black women were raised on to care for their hair. To be honest, I never even thought about Dominican & Indian women's hair care products as something that would work for me -- now we see the results and testimonies so it does make you want to try(hence the bandwagon issue)

 

[Moonxyz]

I can't afford products bandwagon, i try to stick with what works for me.
I prefer challenges are and new techniques .IMO bandwagons benefit those who don't have a fixed regimen and want to better their hair.

 

[Bubblingbrownshuga]

I like to read the reviews of certain products, but have not jumped on any bandwagons I guess. I need to find what works for me and my hair, so IMO if something works for me and someone else, I wouldn't say I was jumping on a bandwagon; just using what worked for me as well. Heck, my budget won't allow me to jump on some bandwagons!

OT- I purchased 2 of that book in your avatar: one for my 6 year old cousin (who's mother just relaxed her hair )and one for my future daughter

 

[TLC1020]

I don't jump on bandwagons b/c I know what works for my hair and I stick with that .

 

[Jazzy413]

OT- I purchased 2 of that book in your avatar: one for my 6 year old cousin (who's mother just relaxed her hair )and one for my future daughter

If I had a daughter I would do so as well - great book!

Some other good ones are "Nappy Hair"

and "An Enchanted Hair Tale"

 

[Bubblingbrownshuga]

If I had a daughter I would do so as well - great book!

Some other good ones are "Nappy Hair"

and "An Enchanted Hair Tale"

Wow! Thanks! I will check these books out too!

 

[br0wney3z]

I have saved a lot of money in 07 for not jumping on bandwagons. When I first joined, I flushed a lot of money down the toilet and lost a lot of hair jumping on every bandwagon. I now have my staples and until they stop working nothing is going to change.

Same here. When I first joined I tried ERRYTHING and lost a lot of money and some precious hair too. I have finally figured out what works for me, still need a bit more tweaking as I am prepping to start doing longer stretches. I contemplated for like 2 sec that Aryuvedic (?) fever that is starting to grip the board, but after seeing how much energy is involoved, not mention all the time mixing and rinsing and what not...nope no thanks, but good luck to those people. I might re-think it though when more people start posting their results!!!

 

[JustKiya]

If I had a daughter I would do so as well - great book!

Some other good ones are "Nappy Hair"

My mother bought me this book when I was like - 22! because she said it's the only book that ever perfectly described my hair - it's a really good book.

 

[Mestiza]

I do what works best for me. Sometimes, that means that experimentation has to be done so that I can find out if the new to me product or technique will be beneficial. That does not mean that I'm going to try all or most of what's raved about b/c I won't. My hair would be angry w/ me and so would my pocketbook.

I see that using Indian products is gaining popularity, but I've been doing that for quite some time, now. If I happen to post in one of those threads, it won't be b/c I'm jumping on a bandwagon.

 

[tinkat]

I am a non-bandwagon jumper when it comes to products, my funds don't allow me to be. Plus I am learning that less it more...But challenges, I am always up for them.

 

[tottzu]

I can say I am a bandwagon jumper that researches everything. In my quest to find what works for my hair I have tried many different products suggested, but only after I have researched the product myself. I used to use as a reference point the similarity of my hair to the hair of the person recommending such products. But, I have learned that even those that apperar to have the same/smiliar type of hair may get a totally different result than I have gotten. I will not buy something simply because you said it did wonderful things to you or for you. But, if enough rave about a product I will do my own review/reseach of the product and its ingredients. I then may also possibly try incorporating those ingredients (not product) into my regimen and then I watch for results. I never used rosemary until I heard someone mention it and then I did my own reseach and made an informed decision and began using it and have never looked back.

I started using indian products in April 07 after discovering it in the archives of LHCF. That thread is over 6 years old and after reading the rave reviews of many I began my own extensive research. Through this search I started to take notes of the many harmful ingredients in many of the prducts that I used. That lead me to more research that has taken me to another band wagon. All natural products on my body. No more parabens, edta, ureas, perms and or color. I then went to the next level of reseach to see what herbs did what and began an herb garden to make my own natural products.

I have now found what works for my hair but will always be open to new ideas. So to me a bandwagon is education, learning and growth. Life if full of bandwagons whether its your hair, your job, your cooking or even raising your children. Remember when there was diapers? Eeew! But, now we have pampers. So if you are considered a bandwaggoner because you are not the originator of the idea then we are all bandwaggoners and we it do it in every aspect of our lives. So if you jump on the bandwagon after you have researched then good for you. If you are a bandwaggoner who jumps on without research, just be careful. Cause life is like a box of chocolates....some are good, some are ok and some are just nasty.

 

[AvaSpeaks]

I think some things that we classify as a bandwagon may not really be one; like using the Indian products. I think that people may had been using these products for years, but now the rest of us are finding out about it. So if it's working, then naturally people are going to want to try it.

I mean the purpose of this thread first and foremost is to grow long hair, right?

So I think most of us are going to try whatever is getting people the fastest results. And I am willing to bet that most of the "naw, I'm not on bandwagons anymore" or "my regimen is set" started off on at least 1 or 2 bandwagons.

Ya'll know ya'll did! Quit playing

 

[BeautifulFlower]

ME ME ME! I noticed the ones with the best growth are NOT bandwagoners. Haircare, skincare, nailcare...whatever it is...requires consistency and simplicity.

If you are always jumping around your hair never gets used to what your using, it may be irritated and rebel in the worst way.

 

[wheezy807]

I'm not done with challenges but i am done with jumping on bandwagons. That was actually one of my new years hair resolutions.

 

[atlien]

Me. I don't believe anything will help my hair grow any faster then normal.
I be really tempted though believe me, but my cheapness helps keep me in check. I hate to waste my money. I found some staple products that work okay with my hair and I am sticking to them. I was gonna try the indian oils, but they might break me out or something so I reneged on that. Staying with the WGO for life I guess. But umm if someone comes up in here talking about they used such and such and went from shoulder length to waist length in 2 weeks I am all over it!

 

[Evazhair]

I haven't been on a bandwagon yet. When I joined, I sought information on products/techniques for dryness and with relatively little experimentation(compared to some here), I found my solution. I participated in one challenge (MN) for a week. I don't see the point of me participating in any challenge because if it's something conducive to my healthy hair growth, then I've been doing it already. I also don't like the idea of me doing one particular thing per se for a set amount of time. I don't like to rock the boat. My hair will protest if I don't just give it what it wants/needs. I rather just let my hair tell me what it needs. I like to experiment with products because it is best for me to have a few products that give me the results I want.

 

[aloof one]

And I'm saying, your on the bangwagon of the nonbandwagoners. This is a bandwagon. I thought it to be true. It's like a little circle that goes around and round. Like the song that never ends.

I wanted to see if you were making sense and you don't.

Are we trying new products here even though we already have some that work for us?
Doing new methods we heard about in a thread that worked for someone else?

I didn't think so. I'm pretty sure we're the ones who do what works for us (which varies per person) and not what works for someone else. That is kind of sour to step into a thread and try to turn it into something nasty... like you felt guilty about being a bandwagon person and wanted us to feel the same way about not... That is like telling someone who doesn't give into negative peer pressure and follows their instincts that they're just as bad as someone who follows the masses. No one said jumping on bandwagons was bad, we the OP was just asking if there were others out there who didn't feel they had to anymore.

 

[dillard]

Who here is through with:
challenges? New/old product raves?

Anyone else no longer gets excited about products that have worked for some or many? When you see these threads, do you go 'oh, that sounds nice! Next...'

me. i'm done.
i've kinda decided it's not so much the products anymore so i don't jump on bandwagons like i used to. as long as i do a strong protein treatment after my relaxer and keep it moisturized with whatever and stretch and stay away from heat, i think i'm str8.

 

[wannabelong]

Jumping on a bandwagon helped me develop a regimen that is working for me so I'm thankful for them.

 

[caribgirl]

I wanted to see if you were making sense and you don't.

Are we trying new products here even though we already have some that work for us?
Doing new methods we heard about in a thread that worked for someone else?

I didn't think so. I'm pretty sure we're the ones who do what works for us (which varies per person) and not what works for someone else. That is kind of sour to step into a thread and try to turn it into something nasty... like you felt guilty about being a bandwagon person and wanted us to feel the same way about not... That is like telling someone who doesn't give into negative peer pressure and follows their instincts that they're just as bad as someone who follows the masses. No one said jumping on bandwagons was bad, we the OP was just asking if there were others out there who didn't feel they had to anymore.

There was no reason for that. Let's be nice, my sweet sister :Rose: .

 

[aloof one]

There was no reason for that. Let's be nice, my sweet sister :Rose: .

the bold?
wait was that taken as mean? it was more like: i still don't get what youre saying, like it sounds like shes saying we're wrong for not doing bandwagons too

 

[aloof one]

Well no that I read it over like I should have before I see how that could have been taken wrong, it was rude. I guess after realizing how many times I fell off trying to follow some trend in the past I was thinking about it today. It really is a lot of stuff going around that just isn't good for everybody, and I do think it is better to step back and think, "Why am I doing this?" "Do I even need to do this?" and "Would I have been doing this had I not heard about it on this board?" Because a lot of times I didn't know why I was doing things, didn't need to do them, or wouldn't have done them otherwise. I am kind of bitter toward some of them, because its like there is so much hype about everything its jus crazy.

 

[tatje]

I wanted to see if you were making sense and you don't.

Are we trying new products here even though we already have some that work for us?
Doing new methods we heard about in a thread that worked for someone else?

I didn't think so. I'm pretty sure we're the ones who do what works for us (which varies per person) and not what works for someone else. That is kind of sour to step into a thread and try to turn it into something nasty... like you felt guilty about being a bandwagon person and wanted us to feel the same way about not... That is like telling someone who doesn't give into negative peer pressure and follows their instincts that they're just as bad as someone who follows the masses. No one said jumping on bandwagons was bad, we the OP was just asking if there were others out there who didn't feel they had to anymore.

Hello,

I was not trying to be rude or step into a thread to start something. I don't even see how what I typed could be taken as rude. I was just putting my opinion like I am entitled to. When I read the title, I just thought that wouldn't it be another bandwagon if there is a group of people who try this and those who don't. You don't know if I jump on bandwagons to say that. I don't feel negative or guilty about anything nor am I a bandwagon jumper. I just think you read what I said wrong.

It's like those who say they think out of the box, well don't you put yourself in another box with others who say they think outside the box. You just created your own box. If you don't understand then ok. No need for disrespect. -( I think I saw that on some movie, maybe it was the Great Debaters).

 

[BillsBackerz67]

Ive tried a few but it wasnt to the point where I lost hundreds of dollars on techniques. Im over it. Even if I was, at least my hair has something to show for it. I would be really salty if my hair was still a hot mess

 

[Bubblingbrownshuga]

I wanted to see if you were making sense and you don't.

Are we trying new products here even though we already have some that work for us?
Doing new methods we heard about in a thread that worked for someone else?

I didn't think so. I'm pretty sure we're the ones who do what works for us (which varies per person) and not what works for someone else. That is kind of sour to step into a thread and try to turn it into something nasty... like you felt guilty about being a bandwagon person and wanted us to feel the same way about not... That is like telling someone who doesn't give into negative peer pressure and follows their instincts that they're just as bad as someone who follows the masses. No one said jumping on bandwagons was bad, we the OP was just asking if there were others out there who didn't feel they had to anymore.

By no means am I inferring to bandwagons/challenges or whatever you want to call them in itself a bad thing...not at all. Heck, I still get tempted, but then I just remember the 'hype phase' for me doesn't last long. Double heck, I may not jump on hair challenges/bandwagons anymore, but I sure do in the finances, health, makeup, book reading, and cooking forums

 

[Bubblingbrownshuga]

Hello,

I was not trying to be rude or step into a thread to start something. I don't even see how what I typed could be taken as rude. I was just putting my opinion like I am entitled to. When I read the title, I just thought that wouldn't it be another bandwagon if there is a group of people who try this and those who don't. You don't know if I jump on bandwagons to say that. I don't feel negative or guilty about anything nor am I a bandwagon jumper. I just think you read what I said wrong.

It's like those who say they think out of the box, well don't you put yourself in another box with others who say they think outside the box. You just created your own box. If you don't understand then ok. No need for disrespect. -( I think I saw that on some movie, maybe it was the Great Debaters).

Hey tatje