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Friggin' Licia said:
What's the difference between leave ins and moisturizers? :perplexed
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Leave-ins act like a sunscreen if you will for the hair and is generally applied once except for the ones that double as moisturizers, for example lacio lacio, salerm 21 and a few others. Moisturizers keep the hair from drying out and should be applied daily to every other day or so.
 
babyhurr4 said:
can you make long thin hair thicker or only make it appear to be thicker? Are there any products out there to make the hair thicker and not just appear to be thick? Or is it that not everyone can have thick and long hair?
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The second half of your question is correct...thick hair ultimately is affected by your genes. If your hair is genetically fine then you are desatined to have fine hair. There are some that have fine hair but medium or thick density and so it appear as though their hair is thick but in actuality, it's not. They simply have more hair follicles coming out of their scalp.

You can do many things to give your hair the appearance of thickness by either going natural, texlax, or use volume increasing hair products that are extremely temporary at best. I would also recommend using ayurveda products, especially henna. It coats the hair and over time the hair strand will begin to look a little thicker than normal. I love henna on my fine hair for this same reason. I am also newly texlaxed:yep:. HTH.
 
mrsthiggy said:
Once again, on this Porosity thang. If I'm transitioning now, which I am, when should this step take place? I thought it was good that the cuticle be raised because then when I deep condition the conditioner would go directly into the hair shaft.Is that incorrect? Can someone "splain this to me? Am I correct in these steps? pre poo, wash/co-wash, condish/ deep condish ,next I RINSE THOROUGHLY, then do a leave in, then seal with oils/ butters. If I'm doing a protien treatment should I also do the Porosity thang and if so when. right now I'm 1inch away from arm pit length.( longest my hair has ever been):grin: I'd like to see how far I can go
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Porosity control is simply getting the pH balance back into the hair. If you are using hot water to wash your hair, the cuticles will raise anyway and you can close tham again after washing out your deep conditioner with a fianl cold rinse or ACV rinse.
 
Wow, lol I wasn't expecting such a fast response

Thank you :)

I do have one more dumb question though :grin:

I've been told that I need to use a heat protectant before I straighten my hair. Now, I've never straightened my hair before (I relax...but I've never picked up a flat iron) so I was wondering... do I put the heat protectant in before I blow dry or after? And is it ok for me to put my leave in condish in with it? If it IS okay.. which goes on first? The condish or the protectant? :perplexed
 
Friggin' Licia said:
Wow, lol I wasn't expecting such a fast response

Thank you :)

I do have one more dumb question though :grin:

I've been told that I need to use a heat protectant before I straighten my hair. Now, I've never straightened my hair before (I relax...but I've never picked up a flat iron) so I was wondering... do I put the heat protectant in before I blow dry or after? And is it ok for me to put my leave in condish in with it? If it IS okay.. which goes on first? The condish or the protectant? :perplexed
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The answer is yes they go on your hair before you blow dry or use anyy type of heat and the leave-in goes on first followed by the heat protectant..
 
Here's my dumb question:

How do you determine your hair type? I thought when I saw people saying they had 4a or 4b types that they were referring to the color of the hair you ask for when buying weave hair??? You know, like 1b for jet black or whatever it is. So wouldn't 4a be light brown or something?

:hammer:
 
Here's my stupid question:
What is the benefit of pre-pooing?
What will it do for my 4b relaxed hair/4b natural hair in appearance and touch.
(typing this with amla oil in my hair chilling waiting to wash it out :grin:)
 
lipyt said:
Here's my stupid question:
What is the benefit of pre-pooing?
What will it do for my 4b relaxed hair/4b natural hair in appearance and touch.
(typing this with amla oil in my hair chilling waiting to wash it out :grin:)
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It keeps you hair from being so stripped after shampooing. I LOVE Amla oil! :lick: I co-wash after I use it and my hair is delicious!
 
If someone says they are 4b but has curls ( when they wet their hair) or smooth edges when stretching....Does that mean I have 4zzzzzzzzzzz hair? I have seen a lot of 4b hair and my hair doesnt do those curly things...it's just all KINK!!!!!..oh, by the way I am relaxed and have HORRIBLE edges and nape that are full of kinks! It's like my edges and nape are resistant to relaxers for some reason now! UGH!!!:wallbash:
 
MRJ1972 said:
If someone says they are 4b but has curls ( when they wet their hair) or smooth edges when stretching....Does that mean I have 4zzzzzzzzzzz hair? I have seen a lot of 4b hair and my hair doesnt do those curly things...it's just all KINK!!!!!..oh, by the way I am relaxed and have HORRIBLE edges and nape that are full of kinks! It's like my edges and nape are resistant to relaxers for some reason now! UGH!!!:wallbash:
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Good question. I still have not grasped the hair categories. To me they kind of don't make sense! I have hair that is very loose in curl pattern but is very frizzy and cottony is that a 4b? Since it doesn't clump together? Then what about jewish women who have really frizzy coarse hair even though the curls are loose, are they 4b's too? And then I've seen people with eeny meeny teeny teeny tiny curls that clump together does that make them 4a's? Is the the only difference clumping? Honestly I have kind of given up on trying to understand that system and just try to find products that will give me the best results for the hair that is on my head. According to me I'm a 13m :rolleyes:
 
i don't know if this has been answered already since i haven't read the entire thread

but what is the baggy method and what does it mean to dust one's ends
 
nappi said:
i don't know if this has been answered already since i haven't read the entire thread

but what is the baggy method and what does it mean to dust one's ends
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The baggy method is when you apply moisturizer or conditioner to your hair and cover it with a disposable plastic bag/disposable conditioning cap; usually overnight while you sleep.

Dusting one's ends means a very, very light trim on the ends of your hair over time - a little bit at a time. It removes splits and allows you to even up your hair and retain length without having a major trim.
 
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marla said:
What is subscribing to a thread? What happens after you subscribe?
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At the top of each thread there is a selection box for "Thread Tools" - there you can subscribe to a thread just like a magazine subscription and have notifications sent to you (via your email) when other people post to that thread.

You can choose not to receive email notifications or get them daily or weekly.

Subscribing to a thread that you are interested in or have posted in allows you to keep abreast of the conversation. Also, if you post in a thread, you are automatically subscribed unless you make changes to your subscription options for that thread.
 
january noir said:
At the top of each thread there is a selection box for "Thread Tools" - there you can subscribe to a thread just like a magazine subscription and have notifications sent to you (via your email) when other people post to that thread.

You can choose not to receive email notifications or get them daily or weekly.

Subscribing to a thread that you are interested in or have posted in allows you to keep abreast of the conversation. Also, if you post in a thread, you are automatically subscribed unless you make changes to your subscription options for that thread.
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Thank you!
 
lipyt said:
Here's my stupid question:
What is the benefit of pre-pooing?
What will it do for my 4b relaxed hair/4b natural hair in appearance and touch.
(typing this with amla oil in my hair chilling waiting to wash it out :grin:)
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What you just did right here in the bolded above is a pre-poo and it helps to prottect your hair from the stripping effects of harsh shampoos.
 
So I just bought a Gold N' Hot soft bonnet dryer, my question is can I use Aphogee 2 step reconstructor with the bonnet or do I have to use a hard hat sit under dryer. I know the Aphogee company DOES NOT recommend handhelded blowdriers, especially if you agitate it. And since this stuff gets super hard and makes ur hair fragile before you wash it out, I want to know if the bonnet is okay. Also they say not to use a shower cap with the 2 step, would the bonnet mimic the shower cap since the bonnet is an enclosed environment? Thanks!!
 
ThePerfectScore said:
So I just bought a Gold N' Hot soft bonnet dryer, my question is can I use Aphogee 2 step reconstructor with the bonnet or do I have to use a hard hat sit under dryer. I know the Aphogee company DOES NOT recommend handhelded blowdriers, especially if you agitate it. And since this stuff gets super hard and makes ur hair fragile before you wash it out, I want to know if the bonnet is okay. Also they say not to use a shower cap with the 2 step, would the bonnet mimic the shower cap since the bonnet is an enclosed environment? Thanks!!
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are u talking about the 2 minute reconstrutor or the 2 step protein treatment?

2 minute reconstrutor -the soft bonnet wil be okay for few minutes then rinse
2 step protein treatment- hard dryer or handheld dryer only until hair drys hard
 
two step protein.... the hardcore one..good to know, I will use my moms hardhat when I see her and save my bonnet dryer for regular DCs.
 
What is BKT? A treatment? A product? Searched and found threads about it, but can't find the one that says what exactly it is.
 
I've been wondering about this for some time and this is the perfect thread to ask: Why is it that many people sit under the dryer without a shower cap during Aphogee 2-step & Nexxus Emergencee to receive the maximum benefits of the treatment, but use shower caps for Moisturizing DC treatments? What would be the effects of not using a shower cap for moisturizing DC's & why are those effects different from hardcore protein DC's?
 
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