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CARAMEL or COCONUT??
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RavenMaven
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I prefer caramel. Coconut does not moisturize well for me.
Misshairdiva
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OK, crazy question... but... WHAT IS CARAMEL???
msa
New Member
The caramel treatment is a great all natural homemade DC. Search for the thread "yum caramel" to learn all about it.
OP, the caramel and coconut work two different ways. Caramel is a moisturizing DC. It makes the hair really moisturized which causes it to be a little heaver and "hang" a bit more. Kind of like when your hair is wet with water, it stretches out. The moisture from caramel is great and I suggest using as a DC just for that. But, the original company used it before straightening because it made for a better flat iron.
The coconut/lime treatment works by way of lactic acid...I don't know how to explain it completely but it helps to loosen the hair by way of a chemical reaction. I personally have heard of people using yogurt (full fat) and lemon with better results. PM Naturalgurl about it or look in her fotki.
Baking soda is also supposed to help in elongating the curls. I use baking soda/water as my shampoo, about a palmful of BS to 16oz of water. I don't leave it on for very long but my hair is more manageable now, but I think that's due to more moisture. Anyway, baking soda rinses may help you stretch your curls a bit more.
If you want you could try a combination of things. I do a baking soda wash and caramel treatment about once a week. You could also try doing the yogurt/lemon as well. Yogurt is also a protein so that could replace your protein DC if you want.
Hope this helps!
naturalgurl
New Member
I totally agree to that statement. None of the concoctions will permanently straighten your hair but the moisturizing it does is what the secret is. I've only done these "treatments" like 8 times this whole past year. I really don't think the treatments are really responsible for how soft and manageable my hair is, it's totally a thing of a fine tuning of moisture balance. Now with that said. Out of all of the natural ways mentioned here, natural sour cream and lemons worked the best. No texture change, just less frizzy hair. My hair lays down more instead of frizzing up. I still have the naps, they're just softer. I've done the caramel but too lazy. Too much to mix and then it's all sticky. I get enough sticky from doing the olive oil/ honey DC's which also takes lots of frizz out of the hair. I don't know about how long either "lasts" because I don't wear straight styles, I do these DC's for manageability. I have virtually tangle free hair and NEVER get knots. I don't know if doing it over and over makes the hair straighter or not. I do the coconut milk treatment more than the others because coconut milk does something to my hair I can't explain. It strengthens it but makes it soft. Over time I think your hair will be more manageable if you keep feeding it food!
Lucky's Mom
New Member
If you do a search for these threads - you might get the information you are looking for
Google - Caramel long hair care forum
coconut milk long hair care forum
The ladies pretty much covered it.
