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@lulu97
On Your New Little Bundle of Joy!
I read about Baby Boy's Arrival in the HL/TBL Thread.
Take it easy Sis and get plenty of Rest.
Awwww thank you Sis! @IDareT'sHair
@lulu97
On Your New Little Bundle of Joy!
I read about Baby Boy's Arrival in the HL/TBL Thread.
Take it easy Sis and get plenty of Rest.
With the aloe, after I peel it, I take a immersion blend to it, strain it twice--first with a regular pasta strainer, then a fine mesh one--and freeze the rest.So I ended up using the food processor Friday for my aloe prepoo. I still had chunks. I didn't think it would be a big deal, but here I am 3 days later with little white dots of aloe in my hair
Wash day is tomorrow. I think I should mix the aloe gel with conditioner to make it smoother.
Great idea. I just want the liquid. I'll try that today.With the aloe, after I peel it, I take a immersion blend to it, strain it twice--first with a regular pasta strainer, then a fine mesh one--and freeze the rest.
Does anybody use aloe vera juice as a leave in on the stands? Or as the liquid in the LOC method?
I do sometimes. You have to be careful though because it can leave your hair a bit hard. I have high porosity hair that loves protein so I can stand to go a little overboard.
@lulu97
How's Baby Boy doing? How is everyone adjusting?
@lulu97Eating up a Storm and getting fat & juicy. I just love fat babies! Can't wait till he gets a few jelly rolls! My 3 year old is having a hard time adjusting to the new baby. I believe he's going through a bout of jealousy. Some days he tells me..."mommy, that baby is so noisy" or he will tell the baby to hush when he cries. LOL He has also become very clingy to me. I'm sure it will all get better as time goes on.
This happened with my little nephew. He was 3 when his baby sister was born. I had to tell him that he is her big brother and we expect him to be the best big brother in the world and that his baby sister was going to be depending on him a lot since she can't do anything by herself. I asked him if he wanted to be the best big brother in the world, he said yes. So I told him to treat her well and protect her from any harm. Would you believe it, that actually worked. He watches out for her just as if he's an adult. It was the most welcoming uncanny thing I have ever seen in a child. I was like, "Holy cow, it worked."@IDareT'sHair Hey Sis! Baby boy is doing well. Eating up a storm and getting fat & juicy. I just love fat babies! Can't wait till he gets a few jelly rolls!
My 3 year old is having a hard time adjusting to the new baby. I believe he's going through a bout of jealousy. Some days he tells me..."mommy, that baby is so noisy" or he will tell the baby to hush when he cries. LOL He has also become very clingy to me. I'm sure it will all get better as time goes on.
Thank you so much for checking on me. You are so sweet!
Dilute it with waterDoes anybody use aloe vera juice as a leave in on the stands? Or as the liquid in the LOC method?
Just discovered an Indian supermarket so I may be joining you ladies this weekend! First, I want to try amla powder, my hair and scalp needs HALP!
Dilute it with water
I have in the past but had to stop. Aloe vera is a pH balancer meaning it is also a cuticle closer/smoother. For us low porosity girls this can be a no no considering our cuticles are easily tightly shut anyway. That's the hardness most people feel since it is not a protein. Because of its smoothing properties on low po hair, it makes my hair slick, slightly hard, and tangle prone.Does anybody use aloe vera juice as a leave in on the stands? Or as the liquid in the LOC method?
Oh really! So it acts like protein... I doubt that my hair will like it then. Many thanks!
I use edible avj or avgThank you ladies: @Lucky me, @NaturallyATLPCH, and @imaginary for the valuable input.
Maybe I'll give the juice a try then. I want my hair to be smooth but not hard. I couldn't get pure AVG only AVJ. All the bottled gels have too many additives including carbomers which renders them regular hair gels I guess.