Can I ask a DUMB question

Kiowa said:
What is slip?

What does stretching your relaxer do?
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Kiowa slip = slippery smoothness so a comb or fingers can glide through hair.

I thinking stretching relaxers allows you to use chemicals on your head less (as they aren't exactly a safe thing to be applying so close to your brain) and also help minimize the risk of overlap and therefore damage. Coz there's no way to completely avoid relaxer touching the base of the hair that was previously relaxed so if you're getting touchups sooner, then you're risking that over and over again over various sections of your hair. I think some people get better retention when they stretch because chemicals do break bonds of your hair and make it weaker than it was in its virgin state. So for some people, that weakening means they have to work harder to keep the hair on their head. By spreading out the times you subject your hair to that weakening, you allow your hair to stay strong longer and therefore retain better. (Of course there are people who find holding onto new growth for longer than two months means breakage at the point of demarcation so stretching may not work for some.)
 
Phaer said:
I need a bit of help, I don't get my notices when using the android app, but even when I go online, I still have issues. For example, I had a few private messages and a couple of tags, but as soon as I clicked on one of the messages all of my other notifications went away and I don't know where or rather, how to view the threads I was tagged in. Any ideas? I am still clueless about a lot of the functions on thus site.
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thehappyserver said:
I am having the same problems as well!
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@Phaer and @thehappyserver, you could hit the back browser button to return to the profile page that you just read your last notice from so you can finish reading all your other tags or mentions--whichever it is you checked first and then didn't know how to go back.

As for the others, you can click on your name at the top of the LHCF window where it says "Welcome, (your name)" and that will take you to your profile. There you will see tabs with the headings, About Me, Statistics, Friends, etc (see attachment) below. If you click on the Thread Tags tab, you will see all the tags you've had the latest ones on top. The double arrows at the end show there are more tabs not displayed so if you click on that, you will be taken to your Mentions tab where all your mentions are listed.

HTH
 

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Phaer, to return to your private messages, if you click on Quick Links right next to the Search button at the top of the window, there's a link to Private Messages.
 
LovelyLouboutin said:
I have a question.... My power went out at maybe 11pm on Friday and came back on at 3am this morning. I made sure to not go in it once so I could keep everything cold for as long as possible. When the power came back on I finally opened it and touched a few things to test the temp and everything was still cool.

So....am I good? Or do I really need to throw stuff out? Lol
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@LovelyLouboutin, I think you missed out a few words in your post. What are you talmbout? Fridge? Freezer? Something else?
 
Nonie said:
@LovelyLouboutin, I think you missed out a few words in your post. What are you talmbout? Fridge? Freezer? Something else?
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Lol oh wow. Yea lot of missing words. Sorry lol. I was talking about the fridge/freezer and whether or not I had to tossthe stuff in my fridge is it was still cold when I opened it today when my power came back on (went out at about 11pm Friday and came back on at 3am).
 
LovelyLouboutin, I think stuff in the fridge might be OK, but it may depend on the food (why am I making a face as I type? :lol: I'm imagining fish and chicken smelling foul :lol: ). If you think about it, when you take lunch to work that needs heating up, you may leave home before 8 and not get to heat it up until noon, and it's still edible. Now the freezer is a-whole-nother ball game. Usually when meat that was frozen thaws it needs to be cooked before you freeze it again.

Anyway, let's look to experts for guidelines on refrigeration--maybe this will help you decide:
http://busycooks.about.com/library/lessons/blrefrig.htm
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Refrigeration_&_Food_Safety/index.asp
 
Nonie said:
LovelyLouboutin, I think stuff in the fridge might be OK, but it may depend on the food (why am I making a face as I type? :lol: I'm imagining fish and chicken smelling foul :lol: ). If you think about it, when you take lunch to work that needs heating up, you may leave home before 8 and not get to heat it up until noon, and it's still edible. Now the freezer is a-whole-nother ball game. Usually when meat that was frozen thaws it needs to be cooked before you freeze it again.

Anyway, let's look to experts for guidelines on refrigeration--maybe this will help you decide:
http://busycooks.about.com/library/lessons/blrefrig.htm
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Factsheets/Refrigeration_&_Food_Safety/index.asp
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Thanks you !!

I had salmon in the fridge and I tossed it just to be safe. The stuff in the freezer didn't even look like it began to thaw.
 
Another dumb question that bothers me because I can't figure it out?

What does the gray and green circles next to the profile names mean? Some are gray while others are green...perplexed. Told ya it was a dumb question :-).
 
KiWiStyle said:
Another dumb question that bothers me because I can't figure it out?

What does the gray and green circles next to the profile names mean? Some are gray while others are green...perplexed. Told ya it was a dumb question :-).
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Green means you're online: red means you're not; I'm assuming gray is that you're idle
 
LovelyLouboutin said:
Green means you're online: red means you're not; I'm assuming gray is that you're idle
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@LovelyLouboutin, @KiWiStyle, red means "invisible" and it only shows up to the person who is invisible. Everyone else sees gray which means "offline" and is what shows up for everyone when offline (but it will also show up for those who have their profile set to "invisible"). Green does mean online.

Phaer, you're welcome. :kiss:
 
Nonie said:
@LovelyLouboutin, @KiWiStyle, red means "invisible" and it only shows up to the person who is invisible. Everyone else sees gray which means "offline" and is what shows up for everyone when offline (but it will also show up for those who have their profile set to "invisible"). Green does mean online.
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Invisible? How do you make yourself invisible?
 
Nonie said:
@LovelyLouboutin, @KiWiStyle, red means "invisible" and it only shows up to the person who is invisible. Everyone else sees gray which means "offline" and is what shows up for everyone when offline (but it will also show up for those who have their profile set to "invisible"). Green does mean online.

Phaer, you're welcome. :kiss:
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Thank you.

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I usually seal my hair with either 100% Aloe Vera or Pure Argan Oil (I'm still experimenting to see which one I like better). Thus far I've always let my hair air dry but I'm thinking about using my soft bonnet attachment on my blow dryer to speed up the process from time to time. I have 2 questions before I do.

Is using a soft bonnet attachment with my blow dryer considered indirect heat? Should I seal with a silicone based heat protector or can I just continue on with what I've been using. The smoke point of Argan Oil is 420F. I cannot find anything about the smoke point of Aloe Vera (if there is one at all)

How long should I let my blow dryer run before I give it a break? I imagine handheld blow dryers are not supposed to stay on for long periods of time as a regular hooded dryer can.

I guess that was 2 questions in total.
 
PittiPat said:
Ummmm .... what are you ladies referring to when you say that a guy's a "kang"?
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LOL - I asked that in the relationship forum. I knew it meant a no-good, dead beat kind of guy :lachen:but wondered where the term came from as we don't use that term in the UK.
 
PittiPat said:
Ummmm .... what are you ladies referring to when you say that a guy's a "kang"?
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A kang lives at home with his mom, doesn't work, expects women to give him money and take care of him, have a million kids, no ambition, smokes weed all day, yet he swears he's a good catch LOL

What I would love to know is who originally made this word up. I can't remember who made up the quain and kang term.

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virtuenow said:
Invisible? How do you make yourself invisible?
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@virtuenow, you go to CP User; on the Your Control Panel to the left, under "Settings and Options" click on "Edit Options". At the top of the page that displays, check "Use Invisible Mode". Scroll to bottom of page and click "Save Changes". Voilà! Now you will always appear to be offline.
 
JBunnie said:
I usually seal my hair with either 100% Aloe Vera or Pure Argan Oil (I'm still experimenting to see which one I like better). Thus far I've always let my hair air dry but I'm thinking about using my soft bonnet attachment on my blow dryer to speed up the process from time to time. I have 2 questions before I do.

Is using a soft bonnet attachment with my blow dryer considered indirect heat? Should I seal with a silicone based heat protector or can I just continue on with what I've been using. The smoke point of Argan Oil is 420F. I cannot find anything about the smoke point of Aloe Vera (if there is one at all)

How long should I let my blow dryer run before I give it a break? I imagine handheld blow dryers are not supposed to stay on for long periods of time as a regular hooded dryer can.

I guess that was 2 questions in total.
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JBunnie

I can answer your 1st question... Yes, using the hooded bonnet attachment is considered indirect heat. I would still be careful with it, because I personally think heat is heat. If you use a heat protectant and cooler setting, you should be alright.

Aloe Vera won't have a 'smoke point' because that term is only used for oils and fats. Aloe will boil like water, I'm assuming and produce vapor, not smoke.

As for the 2nd question, I have no idea. That's a good question though. Perhaps you can check the blow-dryer manufacturer's website and see what they say. I would probably turn it off every 30 mins to give it a break. I used to short out hotel blow dryers all the time when I traveled. :look:
 
manter26, thank you so much! I actually used the method for an extended period of time yesterday because I had to dry my hair to get to work. Blow dryer on low heat setting and on low speed. Didn't use a heat protectant, but I think my argan oil held up. Next time I do it I'll try with a heat protectant though.
 
What is WHip? BSB? What are the best conditioners for co-washing made with the good cones?

Pardon the bump. Sorry just found this thread today.:perplexed
 
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