Can I ask a DUMB question

Relentless said:
Okay, I have two questions.

I've never tried Argon oil. Why is it so popular on this board? I might want to try it.
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It is just the product du jour of the hour. Moptop Maven says it best
The Moptop Maven.com | The Premier Source For All Things Creative, Fly & Fashionable: Calling All Mixologists: Five Stellar Ingredients You Won't Want To Be Without!

Argan Oil: Although Argan Oil has been around for ages, it's popularity sky rocketed over the last few years due to manufacturing companies on the hunt for "exotic" ingredients to add "label appeal". These ingredients are usually marketed as "exotic", "rare" or "ancient secrets" and while effective, are usually a ploy to get more money from the consumers.

You can purchase your own argan oil from a reputable vendor that deals in raw ingredients to make sure you are actually getting 100% Argan Oil. Not the Soybean Oil + Argan Oil mix that is available on most of the cosmetic counters. Add Argan Oil to your favorite conditioner, shampoo and leave-in to add shine, softness and increase combability. About a 1/4 teaspoon per application should suffice.
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I’ve never bought the products sold at Sally’s or elsewhere. Argan oil is too far down the ingredient list, sometimes behind fragrance. So I just purchase the real thing and add it to my products – DCs, leave-ins, hot oil treatments, etc.

I buy my oil from different vendors – lotioncrafter.com, camdengrey.com, fromnaturewithlove.com, etc.

Some bloggers have predicted the next product du jour is going to be Black Cumin Seed oil or Black Seed oil.
 
Awesome thread, OP! I wonder how come I'm just now seeing it...oh, well...I'm subscribing! :)

What is the best way to flat iron thick, 4a transitioning hair...after a roller set, after Curlformers or after air drying in braids or twists?

TIA!
 
Sorry if this has been asked before, but some of those hair progress (t-shirts that monitor hair length) look professionally made. Are you all buying them from somewhere? If so, can someone point me in the right direction?
 
gentleness8 said:
Sorry if this has been asked before, but some of those hair progress (t-shirts that monitor hair length) look professionally made. Are you all buying them from somewhere? If so, can someone point me in the right direction?
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you can order them already made on:
MANE & CHIC
edited to add:: also available on hairlista
Hairlista Inc.
 
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Pompous Blue said:
It is just the product du jour of the hour. Moptop Maven says it best
The Moptop Maven.com | The Premier Source For All Things Creative, Fly & Fashionable: Calling All Mixologists: Five Stellar Ingredients You Won't Want To Be Without!



I’ve never bought the products sold at Sally’s or elsewhere. Argan oil is too far down the ingredient list, sometimes behind fragrance. So I just purchase the real thing and add it to my products – DCs, leave-ins, hot oil treatments, etc.

I buy my oil from different vendors – lotioncrafter.com, camdengrey.com, fromnaturewithlove.com, etc.

Some bloggers have predicted the next product du jour is going to be Black Cumin Seed oil or Black Seed oil.
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Thank You for the information. :-)
 
okay this may sound complete stupid but I have to ask...isn't detangling and combing the same thing???

someone plz explain this to me.
 
glamourprincess said:
okay this may sound complete stupid but I have to ask...isn't detangling and combing the same thing???

someone plz explain this to me.
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detangling refers to when your hair has been freshly washed. combing is after you have already detangled. at least that that's the definition that i work with.
 
glamourprincess said:
okay this may sound complete stupid but I have to ask...isn't detangling and combing the same thing??? someone plz explain this to me.
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If your process of detangling is combing, then detangling = combing for you. However, detangling with product, water, under running water and/or your fingers is the best process to detangle for me.


blessedandlucky said:
detangling refers to when your hair has been freshly washed. combing is after you have already detangled. at least that that's the definition that i work with.
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The hair doesn't necessarily have to be freshly washed. I detangle before washing to remove shedded hairs.


Detangling is a process of ridding your hair of tangles, knots, or anything that can cause damage or breakage to hair while manipulating.
 
thankx for the response. I guess I'm detangling when I'm rinsing my hair and comb from the bottom to the top. I just don't see how ladies don't ever comb their hair after wash day. It seems to make more of a mess than help. I comb and brush eveyday, what's so wrong with that??
 
glamourprincess said:
thankx for the response. I guess I'm detangling when I'm rinsing my hair and comb from the bottom to the top. I just don't see how ladies don't ever comb their hair after wash day. It seems to make more of a mess than help. I comb and brush eveyday, what's so wrong with that??
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The premise is the less manipulation, the better retention you will have. Combs and brushes are hard on our delicate hair strands causing breakage.

However, if you can comb and brush with ease without having hair fallout, then do want works for you.

Some heads of hair can take that stress and others can't. I know a comb can't easily glided through my hair and I'm relaxed. Also, brushes tear my hair out from the root.
 
I want to buy a wig this weekend, I am going to braid my hair. Do you but a wig cap on over the braids? do they have satin wig caps?
 
You always want to protect your hair from the mesh of the wig. I put a wig cap over my braids. However, wig caps are normally very tight and I am always concerned about my hairline when wearing wigs. Sometimes I just use a plastic cap.

I have never heard of a satin wig cap. Depending on how it is made, I can see the wig slipping off.
 
heyy ladies thought something to ask after I just went PJ crazy on amazon...

is it okaye to use a protein leave in (Infusium 23) and then follow up with a moisturizing leave in (HE LTR or NTM) like at the same time/same day and seal with JBCO or is that a little OD
 
JBCO- How or when do you exactly apply this to your hair? What is it supposed to do? Is it mostly for natural or relaxed heads? I am relaxed.
 
Relentless said:
JBCO- How or when do you exactly apply this to your hair? What is it supposed to do? Is it mostly for natural or relaxed heads? I am relaxed.
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I use it two ways on my relaxed hair:

I have a Rosemary Oil/Castor Oil mix that I apply to my nape and edges to aid in growth.

I use it to seal moisture in my hair after moisturizing.

Some people mix it with their hair products such as DC's.
 
Relentless said:
JBCO- How or when do you exactly apply this to your hair? What is it supposed to do? Is it mostly for natural or relaxed heads? I am relaxed.
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I am relaxed and use it to oil my scalp on wash day and periodically use it on my edges throughout the week as I'm working to thicken my edges.
 
Niapb said:
Can someone please tell me what baggying is?
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It is when u moistirize your hair and wear a shower cap on your poytail to maintain moisture on your ends. I did for my entire head with scurl. HTH


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Speaking of castor oil, what's the difference between regular unrefined castor oil and jbco? I'm relaxed too and want to introduce it to thicken my hair. But...does it even really do that?


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What is a clear rinse? Wht are rinses? I'm so confused. I could google, but I'd like someone here to explain it to me, pretty please
 
afjhnsn said:
What is a clear rinse? Wht are rinses? I'm so confused. I could google, but I'd like someone here to explain it to me, pretty please
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Rinses are temporary color. I think some range to semi-permanent and are less damaging than permanent hair dyes. Clear or cellophane rinses, deposit shine (not color) on the hair for a temporary amount of time. The way I view it is any color that doesn't need to be mixed with developer solution is a rinse.
 
Has anyone done box braids with extensions and NOT made the parts extra pretty and boxy? I am feeling mad lazy and dont want to be bothered, i will still part with a comb, just not too perfect.
 
IrrationalThoughts said:
Has anyone done box braids with extensions and NOT made the parts extra pretty and boxy? I am feeling mad lazy and dont want to be bothered, i will still part with a comb, just not too perfect.
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I stopped making perfect straight parts several years ago when I saw how permanent they would become after a spell since I wore braids forever. So for my parts, I simply use my fingers and grab and part. The only pretty parts I worry about are those I might use when styling, but even that is not longer that serious to me.

Once the braids are all in, the crooked parts cannot be seen.
 
how long is regular conditioner meant to be left in for :blush: because theres never any instructions on how long to leave them in on the bottle
 
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