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What do you think is waaaay over-hyped?
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_belle
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I don't think I've said it for a few months...so let me get it out of my system....
PHYTORELAXER....WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY OVER-HYPED......
ORS has an Olive Oil Relaxer that I heard is the bomb diggity...that's not hyped up enough...
*okay, that should hold me for another few months until I have to say it again...*
glad you said something. . . because i was DEF gonna try the phyto.
I would've been some kinda upset if I would have had to wait another 2-3 months to relax because i had a sucky one. i am too tired of tried these "heaven sent" relaxers, only to have the same dry results. mizani will NEVER happen again on this end, and creme of nature is the devil'sbrew. best relaxer i have had was the olive oil relaxer tho. my hair immediately felt better after the relaxer. with all the other ones I have start immediately repairing my hair once i rinse
CurleeDST
Well-Known Member
Thinking extremely cheap hair products are just as good as more medium-priced ones. OH HECKY NO! The Suaves of the world are just garbage products and you have to use so much of it that by the end of the year, you were better off buying slightly higher priced, better quality products which only require you to use a dime-size vs. half the bottle every wash. They tend to last very long so over the life of the product, the per use price most likely comes out cheaper.
MonaLisa
Well-Known Member
glad you said something. . . because i was DEF gonna try the phyto.
Confession: I've used phytorelaxer since '04
....and I will continue to do so until they stop making it.....but...it only seems to work for like 10 people on the whole board...so I'm trying to do my small part to save some folks from dry hair and breakage heartache because they were curious because one of the ten heads that use it (including myself) were raving about it...
-- You should be fine with the ORS...
* goes back to hold up the 'stop the Phytorelaxer hype' picket sign..*
MonaLisa
Well-Known Member
I must admit...I leaned toward this philosophy when buying AVEDA.
I bought two liter sizes last March ('07) of the Brilliant. I'm still on the 1st liter and I use it EVERY week...I think it may finally run out in March/April.
That bugged me out
. It's so concentrated, you don't need to use a ton of it...it does makes a difference.My rationale in purchasing a gallon (looks at Honeydew) was that it was the equivalent of almost 4 liters...so I'm straight for years as far as that particular product goes and it worked out cheaper for me to get the large size especially since I use it regularly.
And my 16 oz Intensive DR Treatment just ran out last week that I was using from last March. I'm just now going to open up the 2nd bottle from my stock.
but adding....there are some cheapies/lesser cost conditioners that work very well.
I implement both cost sections.
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CurleeDST
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I guess we need to qualify cheap. I would say a $1 shampoo and conditioner is cheap. I find you get what you pay for.
And to speak on what you found out - if you spend $68 bucks on a liter of an Aveda product and you use it once a week for a year - that is slightly over $1 a week for a quality product so it comes out about the same if you use Suave since you can easily go through a $1.00 bottle in a week.
And to speak on what you found out - if you spend $68 bucks on a liter of an Aveda product and you use it once a week for a year - that is slightly over $1 a week for a quality product so it comes out about the same if you use Suave since you can easily go through a $1.00 bottle in a week.
Butterfly08
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sister! V05, Suave, etc. just don't work for me! ETA: Why did I think of your post today when I considered getting that $67 liter of DR???
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21Trixie
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morehairplease
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this is a great thread. posting to suscribe(4)....coming back later to post my reply.
mstee07
New Member
Soooo glad to find that I am not the only one that no heat works for. My relaxed hair was dry and frizzy from the air dry and I have had enough issues than to have to deal with that too.
Moisturizing daily doesn't work for me either. Product just builds on my hair. I have not been on my hair journey for a full month yet but I am quickly finding out what works and what doesn't. Thanks to everyone for their contribution.
Moisturizing daily doesn't work for me either. Product just builds on my hair. I have not been on my hair journey for a full month yet but I am quickly finding out what works and what doesn't. Thanks to everyone for their contribution.
african princess
New Member
Boundless Tresses-- was an oily mess & turned a few strings of my hair grey
Monistat-- undecided about this one
erplexed
Daily co-washing-- I'm to lazy and don't like to keep wet hair on a daily basis.
No hair grease never/ever method--Sorry but I have extremely dry hair & yes I still lightly grease my scalp on a weekly basis with a carrier oil and massage my scalp. It works for me. Others see no need in it but my hair needs it.
ACV/baking soda clarifying method-- My hair was bone dry and extremely brittle afterwards, even when I deep conditioned it still seemed yuck!
Silicon Mix super duper heavily perfumed conditioner that tangled the hell out of my hair. However, I think it works wonders for people with finer hair textures. My 4b natural wasn't having it.
Things I do like:
SCurl
Carrier Oils (Coconut, Jojoba, Almond)
Glycerin
Henna (however, too time consuming)
Monistat-- undecided about this one
erplexedDaily co-washing-- I'm to lazy and don't like to keep wet hair on a daily basis.
No hair grease never/ever method--Sorry but I have extremely dry hair & yes I still lightly grease my scalp on a weekly basis with a carrier oil and massage my scalp. It works for me. Others see no need in it but my hair needs it.
ACV/baking soda clarifying method-- My hair was bone dry and extremely brittle afterwards, even when I deep conditioned it still seemed yuck!
Silicon Mix super duper heavily perfumed conditioner that tangled the hell out of my hair. However, I think it works wonders for people with finer hair textures. My 4b natural wasn't having it.
Things I do like:
SCurl
Carrier Oils (Coconut, Jojoba, Almond)
Glycerin
Henna (however, too time consuming)
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scorpian
New Member
I AGREE about the Keracare.....Humecto was a bad joke....The shampoo made my relaxed hair and my daughter's natural hair a hard,dry tangled mess and I had to stop using the cream hair dress after I realized how dry and brittle my hair was getting from using it.
Lucky's Mom
New Member
I am NEVER putting, um..........Coochie cream on my head. There has to be a better way.....
Sorry - please still love me if you disagree!!!! Please don't
smack me around the forum:hardslap:
**SJ hides***
Sorry - please still love me if you disagree!!!! Please don't smack me around the forum:hardslap:
**SJ hides***
LivingDoll
Well-Known Member
ITA.
I have buyer's remorse...the thing sat in the trunk of my car for about a week before I took it in the house...when I finally got around to opening it I was just
erplexed. I don't know what it was, it just didn't excite me at all.
It didn't look like something that's good for hair plus I get good results from regular flat irons.
I know a lot of ladies love it, and that's cool...it's not for me
...I'm sending it back, PRONTO!
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sxyhairfetish
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Baggying... it didnt do too good for me.
LivingDoll
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Boundless Tresses-- was an oily mess & turned a few strings of my hair grey
Monistat-- undecided about this one
Daily co-washing-- I'm to lazy and don't like to keep wet hair on a daily basis.
No hair grease never/ever method--Sorry but I have extremely dry hair & yes I still lightly grease my scalp on a weekly basis with a carrier oil and massage my scalp. It works for me. Others see no need in it but my hair needs it.
ACV/baking soda clarifying method-- My hair was bone dry and extremely brittle afterwards, even when I deep conditioned it still seemed yuck!
Silicon Mix super duper heavily perfumed conditioner that tangled the hell out of my hair. However, I think it works wonders for people with finer hair textures. My 4b natural wasn't having it.
Things I do like:
SCurl
Carrier Oils (Coconut, Jojoba, Almond)
Glycerin
Henna (however, too time consuming)
ITA with some of them:Daily Cowashing - the same reason as above.
No hair grease(I actually disagree that this is over-hyped) - I use oils on my scalp but I don't think that's considered "grease"
ACV Method - When I tried it, it dried my hair out badly too.
Also:
No heat - I don't know about that. I can see minimal heat, but no heat is radical.
Baggying the entire head - Made my hair wet.
I'm sure I'll think of more...I'm quickly figuring out what works and what doesn't (for me).
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LadyEuphoria007
New Member
Dang this has gotten really long! lol
I agree that what works for some may not work for all.
Protective styling (all the time) I just don't understand why grow all this long healthy hair...only to bun it everyday or wear wigs, just because?
I don't think it's BS...I just don't understand the concept of NEVER seeing your hair. When are you enjoying it?
I agree that what works for some may not work for all.
Protective styling (all the time) I just don't understand why grow all this long healthy hair...only to bun it everyday or wear wigs, just because?
I don't think it's BS...I just don't understand the concept of NEVER seeing your hair. When are you enjoying it?
Butterfly08
New Member
HE LTR ***ducks***
It's nice but not HG material and I probably won't repurchase (if I ever use it up).erplexed
It's nice but not HG material and I probably won't repurchase (if I ever use it up).
erplexedHE LTR ***ducks***
It's nice but not HG material and I probably won't repurchase (if I ever use it up).
Thank you!
MissMasala5
New Member
I am trying to get to BSL without the need to trim. I am a stickler for healthy ends, and since I am still wearing knits and sweaters, I prefer not to have my hair rubbing against them. So, I put my hair up and keep my ends moisturized. I want to stay at BSL until I am full BSL, and will wear my hair down pretty much all the time and trim my ends every 2 months.
2grlsandme
New Member
Half the stuff people do on this board.
ETA: I did try MN once a year or two ago and it did work. I was relaxed then and could see the difference. I just couldn't remember to apply it every day. And I got tired of buying all those little tubes. That was the only growth aid I ever tried though.
Girl I'm with you.
quasimodi
New Member
Dang! I am so sorry you had to go through that.
I used a mixture of MN for about two weeks, but then gave it up, because I started getting a bump or two where I was applying it. Perhaps it was too greasy. I don't know.
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Irresistible
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