Can I ask a DUMB question
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Nonie
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frobellete, when in braids and twists--which is really what I live in (I can wear braids extensions continuously for over a year and I've been in mini-twist since August 2010), I don't use any leave-in products. I wash my hair with shampoo twice a week. Mid-week I do a regular conditioning after shampoo; on the weekend I do a DC using either Emergencée or Aubrey's GPB. I always finish my wash with a dilute ACV rinse (1/4 cup ACV to about 2 gallons of warm water. I also add 20 drops of lavender essential oil and 20 of rosemary EO. If I plan to wear my twists down, I just let them drip dry. The weight of the water ensures they hang down straight and dry that way. Otherwise I will towel dry and stretch them into some style.
When I'm being good, I baggy my hair every night or when wearing headwraps/hats. But for the last 5 months or so, I haven't felt like doing ish. I don't know why. I really should just baggy my head and forget about it because at least it'd be protective...but I just am so meh.
Anyway, yeah, baggying bare seems to recycle the moisture from conditioning coz my hair smells like conditioner when I take the baggy off and it is so soft. Also I think baggying has made my sebum production better coz my scalp is never dry and my hair feels soft to touch. For someone used to product on her hair, my hair may feel dry, but to me, soft hair is moisturized hair and mine is soft and to me it does not feel dry.
I started this regimen when I misunderstood the suggestions in Brenda's report. (www.blackwomenrejoice.com) and thought she was suggesting no leave in. It was also because of her report that I started regular dusting. My hair went from one inch to 9-11 inches in two years while I was doing that...and I joined the forum around that time. I found everyone stressing moisture moisture moisture. I also find a lot of talk about not trimming and also about taking all sorts of supplements. I tried to adopt these ideas but not only did my hair thin so much in just 4 months that I had to cut off 2 inches (while if I had stuck to my dusting regimen, I'd only need to cut off 1/2 in that time!) but I didn't see any benefit to my hair in adding these new habits. If anything I just felt icky with product on my neck and sides of my face...and my hair didn't grow faster with the additional supplements. It seemed I was trying to fix something that wasn't broken. So I returned to my regimen of before LHCF and I've never looked back.
When I wear my hair out, I do need something on my hair to provide slip in order to be able to comb it, and I use S Curl No Drip Activator only on my hair as the leave-in. I only apply it on wash day; first on damp hair...coz I need it to comb. My hair dries up hard if I apply it to damp hair. So I reapply again later when my hair is dry to soften it and voilà! As long as I baggy nightly, my hair stays soft and moisturized and easy to comb until I wash it again. But I don't wear my hair out often so I've been going bare for a couple or years or so.
Nonie
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I apply diluted shampoo on my scalp and hair while its still dry for it is easier for me and to be honest i also read that it was less stripping - it made sense at the tims. I also cowash in between shampoos. I also use products with cones specifically joico moisture recovery (maybe once a month) and ocassionally infusium 23.
Having said that would you advise I clarify? I dont have access to many options for clarifying shampoos (i searched for a few weeks without luck) where I live unless I search online and was hoping to find another solution. I honestly havent seen any visible product build up on my scalp or hair at all yet.
This is a dumb question but i do need help.
frobellete, I honestly think y'all need to quit with the diluting shampoo. If you used the shampoo without diluting, you wouldn't need to clarify. I don't think buildup has to be visible for it to be there. But hey, if your hair is acting normal, don't fix what isn't broken. People get into trouble listening to what others do and trying it when whatever they were doing was working for them. Do you.
frobellete
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ha ha thank you. i will just use shampoo as directed by the manufacturer and i will see how that turns out.
Froreal3
haulin hard in the paint
I am/was a bit confused by it, but i don't really have a bone to pick because i don't care that much. I usually don't buy "hand-made" expensive products. Interesting concept though.
allmundjoi
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Nvm.........
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Nonie
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MissZane, it's a blowout done in Dominican salons that is supposed to give uber straight hair. I understand a lot of heat is used. Not sure what else but a search led me to this vid, which I haven't watched coz I've never really been interested in the Dominican Blow Out, but maybe it'll shed some light on it for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JtyB-HrEHg
Dusting is cutting a little hair from the ends of your hair. In other words, trimming but taking off just a little. How much to take out is really up to you. Most people aim for 1/4 inch which is about as long as this line and dot combined __. Others say they take off a 1/8 which is way too tiny for me to even try (about this long _ ). Heck, I believe I even take off as much as 1/2 inch and I still consider it dusting. It's basically whatever isn't a huge trim TO YOU.
BranwenRosewood
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How do mentions work? I know what they are but I don't see anything in my user cp that let's me know when I have one. I only knew because I made a post and saw it in my stats. I had to manually look through old threads I posted in to find the post.
Nonie
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RavenSR, Mentions have been on the blink lately. Usually when they work properly you will see at the top of the screen when you log in Notifications (see attached image) and the number tells how many new alerts you have. You click on that and the menu shows you what the numbers stand for (mentions, tags, new messages).
Anyway, if you suspect you might have been mentioned or if you find you have a notification for a mention but no new mentions show up when you click on Mentions from that menu, then you can do a search for RavenSR and then set the search date to "since yesterday" and the threads in which you might've been mentioned will show up. Usually you can find it in the last pages of that discussion. HTH
Anyway, if you suspect you might have been mentioned or if you find you have a notification for a mention but no new mentions show up when you click on Mentions from that menu, then you can do a search for RavenSR and then set the search date to "since yesterday" and the threads in which you might've been mentioned will show up. Usually you can find it in the last pages of that discussion. HTH
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blackindia07
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Can you baggy dry hair? Ive never really baggied before but after some recent set backs I thought it might help. I usually sleep with my hair in a bun and have been wrapping a baggy around it. But Im not actually sure if Im accomplishing anything. LOL
TIA!
TIA!
BranwenRosewood
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Thanks. I never looked there for it.
Nonie
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blackindia07, many of us do this. Some have dubbed it the Green House Effect or GHE. Actually this is the way I baggy 99% of the time. I usually don't use any leave-in products and love to baggy. So when I do it, I do it on bare hair.
BeautifullyExotic
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Is prepoo and cowash the same thing? Do you moisture everyday or no?
Nonie
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@BeautifullyExotic, no. Pre-poo is any treatment you do before you shampoo you hair. Some people do an oil treatment before they shampoo their hair. Others condition their hair before they shampoo their hair. Both these are examples of "pre-pooing".
Co-washing is washing your hair using conditioner instead of shampoo.
Some people moisturize daily, some people not every day, some people never. It really is up to the individual what works for them. Consensus is your hair needs to be moisturized to thrive. But I say don't go crazy and turn into an oil dripping slimy head. I don't see the point in moisturizing hair that isn't dry. To me that's just wasteful since your hair can only absorb so much.
BeautifullyExotic
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Thank you. I did some research after I post it and understand it way more. I deep condition today, two weeks from now ima do it again. I use mane n tail conditioner, honey, and herbal oil overnight. Three days from now ima co wash. Moisture when my hair starts getting dry. Whats a good moisture leave in
Nonie
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BeautifullyExotic, that depends on whom you ask but is better found out by trial and error because your hair is unique to you, so one person's suggestion may not work for you. I personally will use S Curl No Drip Curl Activator or nothing at all. You would have to look at old threads on the topic or start a thread asking to get options. My hair and my mom's are 4B. You can see the difference S Curl made to my mom's hair in this post. And she didn't need to reapply after the day she washed her hair until she washed her hair some days later. She just had to baggy at night.
If this link works, then you should see many threads on moisturizers: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/search.php?searchid=19868345
BeautifullyExotic
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Thats what im using now. I spray it and seal it with herbal oil until I get my coconut oil in next week.
cookiemonster287
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Can I relax one section at a time? Or does the time difference not matter that much?
Meaning....I apply relaxer on one section, wait for the time, rinse and neutralize, and move on to each of the three other sections that way?
The reason I ask is because I know about the half and half method, but i think with doing that I would still would be processing one of those sections longer than the other.
I know it would be a lot of work, but I really don't want one half of my head to be a different texture than the other...
Meaning....I apply relaxer on one section, wait for the time, rinse and neutralize, and move on to each of the three other sections that way?
The reason I ask is because I know about the half and half method, but i think with doing that I would still would be processing one of those sections longer than the other.
I know it would be a lot of work, but I really don't want one half of my head to be a different texture than the other...
sckri23
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I think you could
havilland
Magical Mythical Princess
I have done it and had a hard time keeping the rest of the hair dry while rinsing the processing hair. But other than that it works.
cookiemonster287
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Thanks! I think I'm gonna try it.....although its gonna suck trying to keep the rest dry.
Babygrowth
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If I do protein every week, is it absolutey necessary to do a moderate/heavy protein every 4-6wks? I don't think I really need it as long as I keep a balance. I think I'm going to skip it this time because the last two times I did it I had protein overload.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
TheVioletVee
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I think it's fine. That's what I've been doing for months and it works out for me. I'd rather do light proteins regularly because I think it would be harder to correct a protein overload from something really heavy.
Nonie
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Babygrowth, I have fine strands and have never used a heavy protein. I don't even use a pure protein. I use a reconstructor (protein + moisture in one) and I do it once a week. That seems to be enough for me. Never had protein overload. Got this tip early in my hair journey that pure protein is not necessary and could be a problem (I quickly realized what that problem was when I kept reading of people having moisture or protein imbalance). I never have to worry about that.
So no, I do not believe you need to do a heavy protein EVER if you're doing proteins weekly. And as I've proven from my journey, you don't even need a pure protein at all if you use a reconstructor weekly.
Babygrowth
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Ok. I have fine strands too and at first it was ok but lately it has been causing some issues. I guess my hair corrected itself so I don't need it like I used to. I will have to give it away or throw it away. I don't want any more setbacks small or big!
Thank y'all very much.
Thank y'all very much.
BeautifullyExotic
New Member
If I have a bob, which the back is cut into a low cut and the front of my hair is very long. What would you call that i see people put bl, bsl loke the length?
BeautifullyExotic
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Nonie
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@BeautifullyExotic On hair forums, we've always determined length by the back of the hair (nape hair), so you would put BSB (below shoulder blade) if the back is reaching past your shoulder blade. (A lot of us use BSB instead of BSL coz bra straps can be placed anywhere you choose and no one would argue with you about whether you've reached BSL or not. You could have your strap all the way to your neck and you'd be at Bra Strap Length so we prefer body parts which are constant to gauge length.)
Anyway, you would call it SL if your nape is reaching shoulders. This is also what people who aren't on forums would call your length too. If you do a Google image search for "shoulder long hair" you will see most people have the front longer than the back, but the hair all falls to around shoulders. So it doesn't matter that the front is way longer than the back; hair falls to shoulders, it is shoulder length.
Many of us on the forum though don't have the cut you have but we will still claim the same length as you if our nape hair reaches where yours does even if the front and sides don't fall to that length. Many of us have all our strands the same length so there will never be a time when the front falls to the same spot as the back. Besides, it isn't a competition. It's just a way to gauge your progress, so you can choose whatever spot you want to use to measure your growth. If you decided it was the hair over your ear that you'll be stretching to measure growth, then so be it.
But on the forum, the majority show length by stretching the nape hair. Even people with hair strands all the same length, if they straightened their hair and brushed it all back, it's the nape hair you'd see reaching far down their back so that's the hair we all look at. *shrug*
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