Back in the day . . .

[gn1g]

I was talking to a friend yesterday and we were discussing the cost of hair care products and hair remedies. I told her that my SIL orders some hair grease that cost $30.00 for a 4oz jar, called Cousins (I don't know if it works). She said well back in the day I use to order all kinds of hair care products that advertised women of color with long hair because it was a rare sight.

As she was talking I started to think about what I did use to do pre hair boards to grow my hair:

Used mayo mixed with soy sauce as a conditioner. My beautician told me that it was comparable to PC? Think maybe she was talking about a dudley product. Not sure if it worked but I do know I had super shiny hair.

Ordered Spanish grow from an infomercial. It was about $10.00 and I thought that price was outrageous. It did not work.

Bought some head start vitamins from Neiman's and they cost about $30.00 but at least you could buy one and get one free. They worked!

What did you do back in the day for your hair?

 

[gymfreak336]

Back in the day I can remember the smell of the house as my mom would press me and my sisters hair with good ol' B&B castor oil. After I was relaxed my "regime" consisted of a weekly wash with creme of nature shampoo and occasionally a couple of minutes of cholesterol conditioner. I remember my days of royal crown, bergamont blue grease, bone straight blow drying lotion (used to love this stuff), and that horrid pink oil "moisturizer".

 

[bLackButtaFly]

BAck in the day I used to have a perm(first Just for me then Dark and lovely or creme of nature). I used to use Luster Pink oil moisturizer which smelled awful to me, and would kill any nice smelling shampoo or conditioner I used. I used to curl my hair 1-3 times a day and wonder why I had breakage. But I do miss when my mom would do my hair for me, and use the boar's bristle to smooth down the edges for my side ponytail... Sorry reminiscing.

 

[SEMO]

My parents didn't think much of spending a lot of money on hair care products, so when I was younger I used to use Suave shampoo and conditioners and blue magic hair grease.

Later I upgraded to using TCB products. If I begged especially well sometimes my mom would buy me a jar of Spanish Sure-Gro. I just loved how it was pink and smelled like strawberries. Plus, it was definitely lighter than using blue magic (aka 100% pure petroleum).

ETA: I also went through a long pink oil moisturizer phase. And back then I actually liked the stuff.

 

[Sha76]

back in the day I would put b & b grease on my hair and scalp, then curl it everyday, and not wash it but once every 2 weeks and then wondered why it smelled bad and itched like there were bugs in it.

needless to say it never really got past my ears

 

[Bint Yusef]

Back in the day I remember when I thought it was alright to only wash my hair after getting a relaxer touch up

That black hair did not grow

That nappy hair was ugly

Pink lotion was a great product

That you combed the relaxer thru your entire head during every relaxer.

I am surprised I even had hair left on my head. It was stuck at the same length for years until I BC'd and went natural.