Unpopular opinions 2008 - Hair edition

[gymfreak336]

What are your unpopular opinions...... This is not for calling people out about pics or nothing like that...this is for your unpopular hair care thoughts and methods


I'll start


- Sulfates aren't the debil....improper use of shampoo is
- Silicones are not evil.
- Air drying is over rated
- Not everyone can or should self relax
- alot of people have scalp damage and just don't know it

 

[LunadeMiel]

• Looser curl pattern does not equal prettier hair
• walking around with geasy hair is not cute
• walking around with dry hair is not cute
• Silicones make my hair soft
• Shampooing is overrated (I learned the hard way)
• Not everyone will have a postive reaction to your hair...
• Cones are not the devil

Thinking of more....

 

[longhairluva]

You don't have to stretch for a hundred years
airdrying is overrated
some people are just born with it

 

[felicia]

Heat protection products don't really do much(in my experience)

 

[sweetgal]

You don't have to stretch for a hundred years
airdrying is overrated
some people are just born with it

I totally I agree with this. Especially "some people are just born with it"

Meaning some people dont have to work as hard as other's-that's just the way life is

 

[Keen]

1. Growth rate is hereditary
2. Some of us will never have hair down to our butt
3. stretching is not for everyone
4. Just because something worked for Sally does not mean it will work for Mary
5. If you can define your curl pattern, you're not 4b

 

[OneInAMillion]

Heat is not the devil...

 

[Traycee]

• ayurvedics (I'm sorry)
• stretching...(Just not cute...I'am not running here with straight hair and nappy edges )
• Oil rinses...(I tried it and fell in the shower)
• Lye Relaxers
• anything I have to cook first
• anything that stinks ...is not going on my head

 

[Dposh167]

- MN & BT are & never will be tempting to me

- wet hair pics are deceiving

- trimming 1/2" of split ends isn't the end of the world especially when ur already BSL

-new product reviews DOOOO NOOOT help us PJs....STOP IT NOW!

- i'm not dc'ing with a cheap 2 min rinse out conditioner

- everytime someone's hair ends up dry & hard...it doesn't always mean protein overload.

 

[JustKiya]

Not everyone should go natural.
If you don't follow a recipe, don't be suprised when you don't get the same results.
Pictures don't lie as easily as eyes do.

 

[*Happily Me*]

- alot of people have scalp damage and just don't know it

how can you tell if you have scalp damage?

 

[locabouthair]

What are your unpopular opinions...... This is not for calling people out about pics or nothing like that...this is for your unpopular hair care thoughts and methods


I'll start


- Sulfates aren't the debil....improper use of shampoo is
- Silicones are not evil.
- Air drying is over rated
- Not everyone can or should self relax
- alot of people have scalp damage and just don't know it

Hey gym!

Questions: Are you giving up on self relaxing? and what are the signs of scalp damage?

Ok my opinions.

• Not everyone wants MBL or WL. Nothing wrong wanting that but for me it would be way too much
• Short can be just as sexy as longer hair.
• Dominican stylists are a little overrated. Some of them are too rough with the hair and dont really know much. Of course there are some good ones but a lot of them dont handle the hair with care and can leave your hair damaged. It happened to me
  

 

[tiffers]

What are your unpopular opinions...... This is not for calling people out about pics or nothing like that...this is for your unpopular hair care thoughts and methods


I'll start


- Sulfates aren't the debil....improper use of shampoo is
- Silicones are not evil.
- Air drying is over rated
- Not everyone can or should self relax
- alot of people have scalp damage and just don't know it

Oh no you di-int! Don't you know you're speaking against the LHCF code? Everyone MUST airdry!!!

-You're not APL if you have to excessively tilt your head to be so. Don't think I can't tell when you have your head cocked back at a 90 degree angle like some contortionist. Be real wit yaself!

 

[BrownSkin2]

Thin ends are not cute.. You need a trim
Type 3 hair is easier to manage than type 4
I would never deep condition with V05/Suave rinses

 

[Keen]

Oh no you di-int! Don't you know you're speaking against the LHCF code? Everyone MUST airdry!!!

-You're not APL if you have to excessively tilt your head to be so. Don't think I can't tell when you have your head cocked back at a 90 degree angle like some contortionist. Be real wit yaself!

oh no you di-int

 

[Traycee]

Oh no you di-int! Don't you know you're speaking against the LHCF code? Everyone MUST airdry!!!

-You're not APL if you have to excessively tilt your head to be so. Don't think I can't tell when you have your head cocked back at a 90 degree angle like some contortionist. Be real wit yaself!

I'm putting you on Time-Out for that one....

 

[gymfreak336]

Hey gym!

Questions: Are you giving up on self relaxing? and what are the signs of scalp damage?

Ok my opinions.

• Not everyone wants MBL or WL. Nothing wrong wanting that but for me it would be way too much
• Short can be just as sexy as longer hair.
• Dominican stylists are a little overrated. Some of them are too rough with the hair and dont really know much. Of course there are some good ones but a lot of them dont handle the hair with care and can leave your hair damaged. It happened to me
  

Hey loca! I am not giving up on self relaxing...I just think some people jump into it thinking that their automatically will be better but like Supergirl once said...I poor trip to yourself can do just as much damage.

One of the signs of scalp damage is a sensitve scalp. Not saying that all sensitive scalped people have scalp damage but anytime something is irritated, it will be more sensitve. I will post some more info on it later. I need to get out my lisa book and some notes I took from another source.

 

[locabouthair]

Jamaican Black castor oil does not thicken your ends.
Nothing thickens your ends except for a trim.

 

[OrangeMoon]

Oh no you di-int! Don't you know you're speaking against the LHCF code? Everyone MUST airdry!!!

-You're not APL if you have to excessively tilt your head to be so. Don't think I can't tell when you have your head cocked back at a 90 degree angle like some contortionist. Be real wit yaself!

We here in the north only air dry in the summer months, with the current temperatures I keep a darn cold. I sit my arse under the hooded dry and call it a day. Fugggggggg having a head cold
@ the bolded

 

[*Happily Me*]

Baby hairs are cute

I don't see anything wrong with me stepping out and running to the store with hair rollers as long as they are concealed with a scarf and hoodie

 

[shtow]

*Ayudera (or however its spelled) regimens. I really think if I started I could not see myself continuing. Its too much and not that serious.
*Stretching for fiftyeleven months. I mean really though, if your not trying to go natural there is no point. The only time I stretch is when I'm broke. It makes my hair break and I look a HAM! I just wait until I see enough NG.
*Cold water rinses. Soooooo I DC, moisturize, use a leave in, and seal. Thats enough. I refuse to suffer.
*No heat. Yall know my reasons. I have been growing my hair since the dates in my Siggy. I grew out that horrid color QUICK using heat. I tried the rollersetting for two months and I was demonic on my "rollersetting" days.
*Water based moistuizers. YEAH I SAID IT lol I think they are great for naturals or "natural" styles like twist outs but if I am wearing my hair straight which is 90 percent of the time, it aint gona work. I went back to my baby: Optimum Oil therapy dry hair and scalp quencher and will never go back. This stuff is more moisturizing than ANYTHING and I dont have to take that extra step to seal.
*Pre Poo's: I mean really, I do enough.
*I think there is such a thing of too much protective styling lol let you hair breathe lol some people (I know most of yall dont apply) do not how to take care of a protective style, walking around with an ashy bun.
*Going above and beyond for a product. I should not have to cross the border, make a ship, get a passport, and sail to Cambodia for a Deep Conditioner. Its not gona happen. If I cant find it in a 5 mile radius of my house, phucket. lol
*Not combing. If you hair is moisturized enough, and you use a shower comb and finger comb first, it is not the end of the world. I walked around looking homeless after 5 weeks post doing this.
*I will never self relax-If I did, Id be bald right now. No way, no how.
*non hair related: This "star rating". If someone gives you 1 star, move on with your life. Its only the internet. When I see a new thread, I def dont pay attention to the rating. Geesh! We are grown women (most of us), who cares?

I will be back with more

 

[Nola Darling]

1. Growth rate is hereditary
2. Some of us will never have hair down to our butt
3. stretching is not for everyone
4. Just because something worked for Sally does not mean it will work for Mary
5. If you can define your curl pattern, you're not 4b

Say what?? Don't know about that one. I'm still claiming 4B!

 

[locabouthair]

Hey loca! I am not giving up on self relaxing...I just think some people jump into it thinking that their automatically will be better but like Supergirl once said...I poor trip to yourself can do just as much damage.

One of the signs of scalp damage is a sensitve scalp. Not saying that all sensitive scalped people have scalp damage but anytime something is irritated, it will be more sensitve. I will post some more info on it later. I need to get out my lisa book and some notes I took from another source.

Oh ok. I dont think I have sensitive scalp.

After another stylist damaged me so I'm going to self relax again. And I this time it comes out well.

 

[janeemat]

• ayurvedics (I'm sorry)
• stretching...(Just not cute...I'am not running here with straight hair and nappy edges )
• Oil rinses...(I tried it and fell in the shower)
• Lye Relaxers
• anything I have to cook first
• anything that stinks ...is not going on my head

Theses are funny but true!

1. Mineral Oil is not that bad.

2. Henna, too much work.

 

[sweetgal]

Oh no you di-int! Don't you know you're speaking against the LHCF code? Everyone MUST airdry!!!

-You're not APL if you have to excessively tilt your head to be so. Don't think I can't tell when you have your head cocked back at a 90 degree angle like some contortionist. Be real wit yaself!

I thought i was the only who noticed that people tilt their head back to claim length it's soo obvious too...LOL

 

[Neesha]

• ayurvedics (I'm sorry)
• stretching...(Just not cute...I'am not running here with straight hair and nappy edges )
• Oil rinses...(I tried it and fell in the shower)
• Lye Relaxers
• anything I have to cook first
• anything that stinks ...is not going on my head

...STOP IT TRAYCEE....that was almost me this morning. Anyway, I may as well chime in but I only have one thing that you ladies haven't already said.....

Manipulation. I guess in some cases I would agree with how the majority feels about this, but I wear braidouts and re-do them every other day. I flat ironed my 13 week post relaxed head last night to find that not only is my hair longer, my ends are just as healthy as they were when I did my self cut. I think the trick to this is you just have to be gentle and set aside the extra time to deal with the two textures.

However I will say this (sorry for being long winded). My hair did not always do well with stretching and manipulation. It took me about 6 months to really nurture and care for my hair before it was strong enough to do stretching and constant manipulation. But again, everyone is different. That has just been my observation.

 

[rosie]

- MN & BT are & never will be tempting to me

- wet hair pics are deceiving

- trimming 1/2" of split ends isn't the end of the world especially when ur already BSL

-new product reviews DOOOO NOOOT help us PJs....STOP IT NOW!

- i'm not dc'ing with a cheap 2 min rinse out conditioner

- everytime someone's hair ends up dry & hard...it doesn't always mean protein overload.

Totally off topic, but I want some bronzer. DO you just use it as a base or just your cheeks, or what? Let a sister in.


Sorry - back on topic.

 

[myco]

After you try a product/regimen and it doesn't work, everyone else is not suddenly "hair-obsessed".

If a person says a product helped them retain 2 inches in 2 months, don't attempt to double up and get 4 inches in 1 month. Please don't try to freestyle until you have the basic instructions down first. It will save you a lot of heartache, headache, and $.

 

[MissLawyerLady]

These have probably already been said but:

Relaxed hair can be healthy

Not every "protein" condish needs to be followed with a moisturizing
condish (example- Emergencia for me)

Ends should be trimmed more than once every 6 months

 

[Neesha]

Oh no you di-int! Don't you know you're speaking against the LHCF code? Everyone MUST airdry!!!

-You're not APL if you have to excessively tilt your head to be so. Don't think I can't tell when you have your head cocked back at a 90 degree angle like some contortionist. Be real wit yaself!

How did I miss this?!??!?! This needs to be on the "all the things I wanted to say but just didn't" thread. Maybe some folks just can't help it........