curly2shoez
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What is nsfw?
Can I ask a DUMB question
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curly2shoez
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Thank you. I would have never gotten that! Lol.
Nonie
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I think it's a reconstructor, meaning it has both moisture and protein. Queen Helene's ingredients are: Water, Stearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Mineral Oil, cholesterol, Lanolin, Myristamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Phophate, Cetraimonium Chloride, Keratin Amino Acids, Aloe Vera Gel, Glycerin, Propylene Glycol, Methlparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Fragrance, FD&C Yellow #5, FD&C Yellow #6, FD&C Red #40, D&C Red #33.
Check out what Traycee writes about it: http://keepitsimplesista.blogspot.com/2009/07/what-is-cholesterol-conditioner.html
Nonie
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I have another question
Is Roux Porosity Control for hair with Low Porosity or High Porosity?
My hair is naturally porous. When I did the water test my hair sunk straight away, when I run my fingers along my strands, it feels bumpy and my hair dries super fast after washing
@AfroDoll, Roux PC is for porous hair (high porosity hair). You have to understand what high porosity means. It means your hair is holy and this could be due to cuticle damage but it is usually due to having a cuticle that is raised (open). So acidic products like Roux PC close the cuticle so that hair doesn't lose moisture fast. Roux PC also has humectants that attract moisture into you hair so that your hair has moisture; it has emollients to soften; and cone derivatives to coat and smooth the strands...so it should make porous hair feel more moisturized and appear to hold onto moisture better and be less tangly.
So it'd be a good product for you.
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don't need to use Roux PC. I have low porosity so I know this all too well.
My hair is like a sponge!Incognitus
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What is a Marcel press and how does it differ from a regular press?
As a matter of fact, if someone is so inclined, please explain the differences between the following methods:
hot comb
flat iron
press
I know the physical differences of the equipment used. But why is one used over the other?
As a matter of fact, if someone is so inclined, please explain the differences between the following methods:
hot comb
flat iron
press
I know the physical differences of the equipment used. But why is one used over the other?
long_hair1day
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OK, I have a question...what is "OP"?
pookaloo83
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long_hair1day
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that makes sense - thanks 
Chioniso
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here is my dumb question...
What do you mean when you say braid?
Where I'm from a braid is a three strand plait using extensions of synthetic/human hair and a plait is just three strands interwoven using your own hair.
cornrows/canerows can are the ones that lay flat on your head and can have extensions in them or just your own hair.
Is this correct?
What do you mean when you say braid?
Where I'm from a braid is a three strand plait using extensions of synthetic/human hair and a plait is just three strands interwoven using your own hair.
cornrows/canerows can are the ones that lay flat on your head and can have extensions in them or just your own hair.
Is this correct?
Chioniso
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I would like to know this too - I've never even heard of a Marcel press
faithVA
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A braid and a plait are the same thing. Has nothing to do with hair being interwoven. Before there was hair you could buy we had braids. It probably has more to do with the part of the country/world you are from.
And yes that is correct about the cornrow/canerow.
Incognitus
Hot comb - it is a comb that his either heated by being a plugged-in appliance or a comb that is heated on a stove.
Flat Iron aka Straigntener ie GHD brand.
A Marcel stove - i believe is a brand name for one of those stoves where you heat and store multiple size/shapes of styling tools. The 'oven' itself is plugged in and the tools are placed inside. These were maily used before plug-in Straighteners/Flat irons were invented.
Hot comb - it is a comb that his either heated by being a plugged-in appliance or a comb that is heated on a stove.
Flat Iron aka Straigntener ie GHD brand.
A Marcel stove - i believe is a brand name for one of those stoves where you heat and store multiple size/shapes of styling tools. The 'oven' itself is plugged in and the tools are placed inside. These were maily used before plug-in Straighteners/Flat irons were invented.
Chioniso
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so what do you call it when someone gets a whole head of extensions (not weave)? just call both braids?
The thing is I get a bit confused when someone here says 'I'm going to braid my hair' - Does it mean they are doing something that is for under a wig/for going to sleep or they are spending 6 hours at the salon getting extensions.
Told you it was dumb
faithVA
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so what do you call it when someone gets a whole head of extensions (not weave)? just call both braids?
The thing is I get a bit confused when someone here says 'I'm going to braid my hair' - Does it mean they are doing something that is for under a wig/for going to sleep or they are spending 6 hours at the salon getting extensions.
Told you it was dumb
I don't think its dumb. It's a fair question. Again, I think this depends on where you are in the world. If someone here said they were going to braid their hair, I would take it as they are braiding their natural hair. If they were adding extensions they are more likely to say I'm going to put braids in. If they are going to a salon they would say I'm going to get my hair braided. I know what plaits mean but I don't hear a lot of people say that. And usually people will add some details to let you know whether they are doing it to put under a wig, getting extensions, etc.
If someone is getting extensions, If I'm being general I just call them extensions, but sometimes I may call them by their name, box braids, tree braids. But I may also call them braids.
Usually you can just tell by the person you are talking to.
I may assume when people say braids here that they mean extensions because most people here that wear braids wear extensions. I don't know if I've ever seen an adult with braids without extensions. They are probably hidden under a wig.
faithVA
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I am old school. I grew up having my hair done before there was such a thing as a flat iron so my hair was pressed (straightened) with a straightening comb.
After listening to people speak about their experiences with the flat iron, I have chosen to stick with the straightening comb. In the generations before me and in my own generation I never heard anyone say they straightened their hair once and lost their curl pattern or their curls wouldn't revert. If the straightening comb is too hot it will just burn the hair right off
or turn it copper. But that was rare. Usually done by myself not knowing what I was doing.For the few times I plan to straighten my hair the straightening comb seems safer to me.
Incognitus
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Nonie
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@Chioniso, I've been around the thinking you know where braids were considered to be w/ extensions and plaits to be w/o. My own personal experience was that the first time I saw plaits done with extensions, they were referred to as braids, and so around the circles I grew up in, if someone said they were getting "braids" I immediately understood extensions would be involved.
However, I love language and I'm always interested in learning more so in time I came to understand that the two words mean the very same thing, it's just that the word "braids" is used more in the States--and perhaps braids with extensions are more the norm here than not, so it would make sense that every time we saw the style referred to as "braids" we'd assume that means "with extensions".
I tend to use the words the same way I grew up using them more often than not, but I know they mean the same thing, so I'll occasionally use them as such. It's just like how I tend to call a trunk in a car a boot when talking to my family, but in the States I call it a trunk because that's what others understand. I know the words mean the exact same thing and so have no problem interchanging them. Similarly, if someone told me she saw someone wearing long plaits, I'd not assume they meant "w/o extensions" anymore, because I'm more informed now about the words "plait" and "braid" being synonyms.
However, I love language and I'm always interested in learning more so in time I came to understand that the two words mean the very same thing, it's just that the word "braids" is used more in the States--and perhaps braids with extensions are more the norm here than not, so it would make sense that every time we saw the style referred to as "braids" we'd assume that means "with extensions".
I tend to use the words the same way I grew up using them more often than not, but I know they mean the same thing, so I'll occasionally use them as such. It's just like how I tend to call a trunk in a car a boot when talking to my family, but in the States I call it a trunk because that's what others understand. I know the words mean the exact same thing and so have no problem interchanging them. Similarly, if someone told me she saw someone wearing long plaits, I'd not assume they meant "w/o extensions" anymore, because I'm more informed now about the words "plait" and "braid" being synonyms.
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Nonie yes, i guess you're right. Overkill on products has been my middle name lately. I'm using too many different products. It detangles my hair so well but where does leave my Kimmaytube leave-in as i love that too - my hair loves the ingredients but it doesn't help detangle as well as the Mane n Tail.
Nonie
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Bublin, well, seems like an easy choice to me. If I liked something that could only do half the job and then found something that can do the entire job, I'd fire the one that doesn't quite cut it.
Or just keep one product as back up for when you're out of the one you're using and haven't yet bought a replacement.
Or just keep one product as back up for when you're out of the one you're using and haven't yet bought a replacement.
WhippedButterCreme
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Dumb question here,
But do any of you ladies deep condition before a relaxer for strength? My mom is old sko' in her hair advice and believes that 'the relaxer works better with oil and dirt' so then...why not just do the healthy thing and moisturize and seal ur hair before you go in?
So would dcing help strength hair before a relaxer? Seems like it, but just checking in! 
But do any of you ladies deep condition before a relaxer for strength? My mom is old sko' in her hair advice and believes that 'the relaxer works better with oil and dirt' so then...why not just do the healthy thing and moisturize and seal ur hair before you go in?
So would dcing help strength hair before a relaxer? Seems like it, but just checking in! 
divachyk
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Sistar - some use protein for strength and a moisture DC for moisture before a relaxer. I shampoo, protein if needed and DC about 4 days before my TU. I then leave my hair alone as much as possible to ensure I don't have scalp irritation or product buildup. I will apply oil to my length to avoid overprocessing.
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