Aren’t You Guys Tired Of It?

[GraceandJoy]

Nah....

I love buying/trying new things and it is a "Hobby"

I don't jump on them all, but I'll hitch a ride on the one(s) I'm interested in.

So IMHO - for me, it's no different than any other "Hobby" Sewing, Cooking, Photography, Knitting.

With a hobby, there will always be new (gadgets, tools, spices etc.) things to buy/try new things will always be trending.

And I really love hearing/sharing what others who also think of Hair as a "Hobby" are doing/using etc....

I treat it as a "Hobby" so for me, it never gets old or boring to me.

Yes, Yes, Yes!! I would "like" this twice, if I could . I love reading the threads on this forum; it's very informative!!!....and sometimes entertaining. My hair has and is benefiting tremendously from it all .

 

[Britt]

That's the problem isn't it. So even if you're the most reformed PJ, woe betide you if your favourite product goes out of stock and you haven't prepared for it eg with a replacement.

I've really slowed down the buying lots of products now, but I try to have different 'favourites' for this reason.

Oh I hate it, especially being a natural. So many products I've really liked have been discontinued or the quality/formula changes.

 

[Guinan]

The best bandwagon that I ever jumped on was the MHM method-Maximum hydration method. The MHM taught me so much about my hair, my hair's porosity, and understanding moisture and protein levels in my hair. It also taught me what products worked for my hair and limited me from over buying unnecessary products.

 

[yamilee21]

.... Ayurvedic herbs, carrier oils, essential oils, Shea, and mango butter are my staples. Since using these items, I don’t concern myself too much with ready made products. I think this eases the tension that one can have when their staple product is discontinued.

So true; years ago, I would have a staple product, it would get discontinued, and I would go nuts trying out everything and anything to find a replacement, and then the cycle would repeat. But having learned about the individual ingredients largely thanks to this site, I can either make many of my own products, or know which ingredients to look for (or avoid) when I want to use commercial products.

 

[Aggie]

I personally, am not trying every product out there anymore. But heck, the ride has been a ton, NO, an 18 wheeler truck load of fun. I have enjoyed the triumphs of success and the pain of failure in everything I've done or tried with this amazingly resilient mane of mine.

I am eternally grateful that my hair has bounced back every time that something I tried, miserably failed. In fact, if something didn't fail, I wouldn't know how to resume my journey to success with what actually did work.

Maybe I should rephrase that - I never failed. I only discovered so many different ways NOT to do my hair and I discovered the many things that my hair actually hates to just stay away from. Herein lies my success.

I've ran my race and I've finished my course but I will not deny those just coming in, THE JOY OF THE RIDE of knowing their hair as much I know mine. Enjoy the journey little ones!

 

[RUBY]

Naw, I’m not really tired of it. I don’t mind the bandwagons because I get bored easily, so sometimes they offer something new and interesting to try or watch other people trying. Is it necessary to grow and maintain healthy hair? No. But it can be entertaining.

The only time I get annoyed is when I feel like something is or has been turned into pure gimmick. Like Chebe.

I've only just heard of chebe, why do you think it's a gimmick?

 

[sunnieb]

Nope. And I don't think I ever will since I've been on this site for a decade!

I remember when cowashing was considered a fad. Now there are products at CVS talking about cowashing conditioner.

Since my last, and worst, setback I've been open to reading about and trying 'uncoventional' hair methods that the ladies here have been doing for years.

I've added Shea butter and prepooing to my hair care, and my hair is thriving.

I'm so thankful to the ladies who paved the way!

 

[Theresamonet]

I've only just heard of chebe, why do you think it's a gimmick?

Because from doing my initial research back when Chebe first was introduced to the community, my takeaway was that the Basara women were using a paste basically made of dirt containg seeds from various nearby plants to coat their hair after moisturizing, creating a unique protective style. Similar to how threading is used. The Chebe itself doesn’t grow the hair, it just holds in the oil water mixture and allows them to protective style 24/7/365. Cool. Not for me though, because I can’t walk around with my hair covered in powder. I ended my inquiry into Chebe.

Next time I look up, folks are out here selling Chebe deep conditioners, Chebe growth oils, Chebe teas, Chebe elixirs, Chebe and rice water rinses, etc... How is the Chebe in any of that doing anything? The Basara women use it to COAT the hair. So how is adding it to a rinse an equivalent usage? Most of these companies are just making their usual conditioners, teas, growth oils and adding a scoop of Chebe to bump up the price. The Belle Bar for instance has a Chebe mask. It has Chebe and 850 other things in it. Cassia, Amla, Gensing, fenugreek... I’m sure it’s a nice mask. No thanks to the Chebe. They just threw that in there to cash in on the craze.

 

[Theresamonet]

I also want to add that I have not been able to find much info on the benefits of the main components of Chebe (and I say main, because who knows what else is actually in the authentic Chebe powder. I think it was literally dirt that the women gathered that contained seeds and sap from the environment. They removed the debris and mashed it finer). The common ingredients listed on different packaged Chebe powders is Lavendar croton, cherry kernel, some type of resin, some sources list cloves, some list cardamom. Other than the cloves and cardamom, which can be stimulating to the scalp in the teas, I haven’t found much on the hair benefits of coarse ground lavender croton or cherry kernels, or resin (commonly used is inscense resin, because they can’t get tree sap from Chad I guess).

 

[Aggie]

Because from doing my initial research back when Chebe first was introduced to the community, my takeaway was that the Basara women were using a paste basically made of dirt containg seeds from various nearby plants to coat their hair after moisturizing, creating a unique protective style. Similar to how threading is used. The Chebe itself doesn’t grow the hair, it just holds in the oil water mixture and allows them to protective style 24/7/365. Cool. Not for me though, because I can’t walk around with my hair covered in powder. I ended my inquiry into Chebe.

Next time I look up, folks are out here selling Chebe deep conditioners, Chebe growth oils, Chebe teas, Chebe elixirs, Chebe and rice water rinses, etc... How is the Chebe in any of that doing anything? The Basara women use it to COAT the hair. So how is adding it to a rinse an equivalent usage? Most of these companies are just making their usual conditioners, teas, growth oils and adding a scoop of Chebe to bump up the price. The Belle Bar for instance has a Chebe mask. It has Chebe and 850 other things in it. Cassia, Amla, Gensing, fenugreek... I’m sure it’s a nice mask. No thanks to the Chebe. They just threw that in there to cash in on the craze.

I totally agree with all of this^^^. I realized this a while back with Fenugreek. I can just use the fenugreek powder, some coconut oil and water to make my own mask and accomplish better results I'm sure. At least mine would be potent and not watered down with 50/11 other ingredients.

 

[AmethystLily]

I won't lie; I've tried my small share of bandwagons. That said, I've been too lazy to really stick with most of them because it always felt like extra work. Generally I prefer to stick to the simpler routines because then I can figure out more easily what works and what doesn't. A few things I'd tried actually damaged my hair rather than nurtured it. A few years back it alarmed me when my brother warned me to stop using baking soda and honey after he noticed my hair starting to lighten up. Going blonde is not part of my long hair journey/plan.

 

[Kindheart]

Collagen is also found in gelatine . It’s great for the skin especially.
I don’t want my hair to grow too fast as my hair is getting grey lol i don’t want to dye it every 2 weeks .