Classic Length 2010 Challenge Part I

[SmilingElephant]

I get scalp acne occasionally, mostly in the back of my head. My scalp is quite often greasy. After a week of not washing my hair, my scalp and the hair nearest to my scalp has a greasy feel. Since my hair is curly the natural oil doesn't travel down very well so the rest of my hair isn't oily though--just the hair on the scalp.

As much as I love conditioner, it breaks me out. It seems like conditioner with cones in it breaks me out the most. Since going cone free and not leaving conditioner directly on my scalp I get less scalp acne. I've also been water washing lately then using conditioner as a leave in. It's warm outside and my skin is one big oil slick. I can wash my face and it will produce oil within hours. My face actually feels and looks slippery, like I've put actual lotion/oil on it. Sometimes when I take a tissue and blot my face, you can actually see the oil. I get back and chest acne too. Summer's kind to my hair but hard on my skin.

I have that SAME exact problem....i've been using Noxema on my face lately and then like if im going out the door somewhere i'll put this facial sunscreen moisturizer that i have...if im not going anywhere i don't use a moisturizer...bc my face get so oily you can butter bread with it! But the Noxema works very well though i'm glad i went back to it...takes care of my hormonal acne perfectly!

I used to get "bacne" and body acne really bad....but i discovered my own secret of showering in water as hot as i can take it.....not on my hair though...and then rinse in cooler water....and i stretch my long arms around my self to really make sure there's no traces of dirt on my back...<----like that....i also like to occasionally use facial and body scrubs to get rid of dead skin cells.

 

[MariposaSexyGirl]

Boy, yall are not making it easy for me to only grow to hip length I could see doing classic when I finally get my ends how I want them at hip.

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

Mz.MoMo5235, I'm very sorry to hear about your set back. It seems to me as if you are allergic to something. I remember using Garnier conditioner as a leave in during my transition and it itched so bad and I go a rash in my head and on the back of my neck.

I agree with Yamilee21 about not being a PJ. Just find one product that works and stick to it.

Are you sure that was breakage or shed hair? If that was breakage, then perhaps something that you are using is drying your hair out and making it brittle? Have you dyed your hair or used any other type of chemical? I would just water wash and use a cone free conditioner as a leave in for now---no shampoo, gel, or anything else. My scalp can be sensitive too, that's why I quite often just rinse my hair with water only and use leave conditioner on my hair, not my scalp.

That's why I don't jump on hair product bandwagons. The scalp and hair can sometimes be delicate so it's best to be careful with hair products. Please keep us updated.

i'm thinking it was an allergic reaction to the skala AND that it wasnt moisturizing which caused the irritation and the breakage. all of my other products (shampoo, juice and oil) remained the same. the only thing that had changed was using skala as my instant and leave in cond.

i'll be babying my hair and sticking with aussie and HE. my hair likes those and so does my scalp. and i'll be on the "NO BANDWAGON" bandwagon from now on lol. every time my inner pj goes "oooohhh" i'll pull up these photos

 

[Candy828]

Just info....I have allergies and if I have to shop for a new product because of availability, this is what I do....

I keep a list of all the ingredients that I currently use. Then when I look at the new product I look for these ingredients. If there are other ingredients in the product that I don't know or are questionable.... I eliminate it at this point, because my hair is to long for experiments... I try to stick to what's basic...

 

[Lucia]

i'm thinking it was an allergic reaction to the skala AND that it wasnt moisturizing which caused the irritation and the breakage. all of my other products (shampoo, juice and oil) remained the same. the only thing that had changed was using skala as my instant and leave in cond.

i'll be babying my hair and sticking with aussie and HE. my hair likes those and so does my scalp. and i'll be on the "NO BANDWAGON" bandwagon from now on lol. every time my inner pj goes "oooohhh" i'll pull up these photos

Yeah do that please, tell your inner PJ to step back cause it will mess you up 9/10 times. I know it's hard when you see multiple threads raving about some "holy hair grail" product and think this is it-I've done it many times and once I stopped jumping on bandwagons my hair really took off.

I'm sticking to my cheapie conditioners and my regular routine that got me to WL, you should do whatever got you to almost HL the 1st time cause it worked. Who knows what's in that Skala stuff and I'm sure you're not the only one who will be posting their bad experiences with it, some people it takes longer to suffer damage. Just hang in there and your hair will make a come back.

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

Just info....I have allergies and if I have to shop for a new product because of availability, this is what I do....

I keep a list of all the ingredients that I currently use. Then when I look at the new product I look for these ingredients. If there are other ingredients in the product that I don't know or are questionable.... I eliminate it at this point, because my hair is to long for experiments... I try to stick to what's basic...

that's a really good tip... i think i will make a list of whats in the stuff i was using before and then i should make a list of whats in the skala. this way know what to stick with and what to avoid.

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

Yeah do that please, tell your inner PJ to step back cause it will mess you up 9/10 times. I know it's hard when you see multiple threads raving about some "holy hair grail" product and think this is it-I've done it many times and once I stopped jumping on bandwagons my hair really took off.

I'm sticking to my cheapie conditioners and my regular routine that got me to WL, you should do whatever got you to almost HL the 1st time cause it worked. Who knows what's in that Skala stuff and I'm sure you're not the only one who will be posting their bad experiences with it, some people it takes longer to suffer damage. Just hang in there and your hair will make a come back.

yes ma'am, i'm back to my aussie moist poo and cond, HE HH or LTR as leave in, my homemade juice, and oil... nothing else.

though i'm still on the search for a good dc. what are you guys using?

 

[wyldcurlz]

i hope you ladies don't mind me asking a questions (as a former MBL girl who is now back at BSL...again!) but i saw all of Mz Mo Mo's shedding and...well, that's me everytime I comb my hair! and even worse, i just jumped on a bandwagon - got my hair colored (she used peroxide but it wouldn't "lift" so now its dark brown instead of my natural soft black.) now, it "feels" horrible. it feels kind of stiff and dry like when you have too much gel in it. when the stylist did the color - my hair dreadlocked/matted up. its never done that before! i'm soooo scared that i did something horrible to my hair and that i'll never reach my goal length or get close. oh yeah, and she "cut" it, even though i told her i'd just had it cut (i cut it, using tracy's method) but she said it "felt" horrible and cut me back to BSL with layers! i hate it. i'm so sad. never want to go to a stylist again!

WHAT are the BASICS that i need to be doing to get my hair and scalp in tip top shape, stop the shedding, stop the breakage and retain length?

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

i hope you ladies don't mind me asking a questions (as a former MBL girl who is now back at BSL...again!) but i saw all of Mz Mo Mo's shedding and...well, that's me everytime I comb my hair! and even worse, i just jumped on a bandwagon - got my hair colored (she used peroxide but it wouldn't "lift" so now its dark brown instead of my natural soft black.) now, it "feels" horrible. it feels kind of stiff and dry like when you have too much gel in it. when the stylist did the color - my hair dreadlocked/matted up. its never done that before! i'm soooo scared that i did something horrible to my hair and that i'll never reach my goal length or get close. oh yeah, and she "cut" it, even though i told her i'd just had it cut (i cut it, using tracy's method) but she said it "felt" horrible and cut me back to BSL with layers! i hate it. i'm so sad. never want to go to a stylist again!

WHAT are the BASICS that i need to be doing to get my hair and scalp in tip top shape, stop the shedding, stop the breakage and retain length?

i'm thinking a protein treatment to strengthen your hair and then some serious and repeated dc's. every wk til your hair feels normal.

what do the rest of you think?

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

by the way candy the tea tree oil helped. i got some last nite from my friend. i had talked her into buying it for her dandruff and she never used it so i asked if i could have it and she gave it to me no questions asked (thank god cause if i told her what happened i would never hear the end).

i mixed it with my juice and sprayed my hair. then i mixed it with some castor and evco and put it on my finger tips and massaged my scalp. at 1st i got scared cause the tingle was really instense (i think cause there's open owies on my head). but then it got really cool and soothing (like my scalp was chewing gum lol) and now i have several scabies through out my head (eeww ) where my owies were. i had more owies than i thought

 

[NJoy]

Yeah do that please, tell your inner PJ to step back cause it will mess you up 9/10 times. I know it's hard when you see multiple threads raving about some "holy hair grail" product and think this is it-I've done it many times and once I stopped jumping on bandwagons my hair really took off.

I'm sticking to my cheapie conditioners and my regular routine that got me to WL, you should do whatever got you to almost HL the 1st time cause it worked. Who knows what's in that Skala stuff and I'm sure you're not the only one who will be posting their bad experiences with it, some people it takes longer to suffer damage. Just hang in there and your hair will make a come back.

And many are more hesitant to post bad experiences, especially if everyone else seems to be raving. So they may be embarrassed and afraid to share. I'm so thankful for Ms.MoMo's being bold enough to give her experience without worrying about being challenged on it.

We really need to be supportive of ALL posts shared to encourage others to participate. Shoot. There may be as many rants as raves over Skala but we may never know if the rants choose not to share.

by the way candy the tea tree oil helped. i got some last nite from my friend. i had talked her into buying it for her dandruff and she never used it so i asked if i could have it and she gave it to me no questions asked (thank god cause if i told her what happened i would never hear the end).

i mixed it with my juice and sprayed my hair. then i mixed it with some castor and evco and put it on my finger tips and massaged my scalp. at 1st i got scared cause the tingle was really instense (i think cause there's open owies on my head). but then it got really cool and soothing (like my scalp was chewing gum lol) and now i have several scabies through out my head (eeww ) where my owies were. i had more owies than i thought

Glad that tee tree oil seems to be working. Scabs mean healing so, that's a good thing, mama. You'll be back on track in no time.

 

[LoveLongLocks]

i'll do that... but there's more :covereyes

i had some serious breakage and my hair has thinned down some

Mz.MoMo,

I am sorry about your set back. At least you know when the change/"set back" happened - So, just as the ladies are saying - you will just have to nurse and "baby" your hair ...
We are all rooting for you!

 

[Candy828]

by the way candy the tea tree oil helped. i got some last nite from my friend. i had talked her into buying it for her dandruff and she never used it so i asked if i could have it and she gave it to me no questions asked (thank god cause if i told her what happened i would never hear the end).

i mixed it with my juice and sprayed my hair. then i mixed it with some castor and evco and put it on my finger tips and massaged my scalp. at 1st i got scared cause the tingle was really instense (i think cause there's open owies on my head). but then it got really cool and soothing (like my scalp was chewing gum lol) and now i have several scabies through out my head (eeww ) where my owies were. i had more owies than i thought

I am so glad the tea tree oil is working... It works with the body to fight of fungus and other bacteria. If the open sores continue to bother you cover them with vaseline... This will seal it against irritations such as your hair brushing against them.. Keep up the nursing.... I do feel your pain...

 

[Candy828]

i hope you ladies don't mind me asking a questions (as a former MBL girl who is now back at BSL...again!) but i saw all of Mz Mo Mo's shedding and...well, that's me everytime I comb my hair! and even worse, i just jumped on a bandwagon - got my hair colored (she used peroxide but it wouldn't "lift" so now its dark brown instead of my natural soft black.) now, it "feels" horrible. it feels kind of stiff and dry like when you have too much gel in it. when the stylist did the color - my hair dreadlocked/matted up. its never done that before! i'm soooo scared that i did something horrible to my hair and that i'll never reach my goal length or get close. oh yeah, and she "cut" it, even though i told her i'd just had it cut (i cut it, using tracy's method) but she said it "felt" horrible and cut me back to BSL with layers! i hate it. i'm so sad. never want to go to a stylist again!

WHAT are the BASICS that i need to be doing to get my hair and scalp in tip top shape, stop the shedding, stop the breakage and retain length?

In addition to the protien treatments like Mz.MoMo stated... only air dry your hair and finger comb... I know it will be difficult to not have the hair styles you are use to...but your hair is not strong right now....and please keep your hair moisturized...any dryness right now is a disaster waiting to happen...

 

[Candy828]

yes ma'am, i'm back to my aussie moist poo and cond, HE HH or LTR as leave in, my homemade juice, and oil... nothing else.

though i'm still on the search for a good dc. what are you guys using?

Since you now know you have allergic reactions to something... It is probably best you stick to a homemade DC for now.... I only use homemade DC's and add a protien pak from a product I already know is good to hair and scalp...

Natural Homemade Hair Conditioner Recipes - Part 1
[FONT=굴림]From: http://hmbeautyrecipes.homestead.com/HAIRconditioner.html[/FONT]

Make your own hair conditioner with these simple natural recipes: JOJOBA CONDITIONER, TROPICAL CONDITIONER, MAYONNAISE CONDITIONER, HONEY CONDITIONER, EGG CONDITIONER, SESAME & COCONUT DEEP CONDITIONER, HOT OIL CONDITIONER, AVOCADO DEEP CONDITIONER, FRUIT SALAD DEEP CONDITIONER, COCONUT HONEY DEEP CONDITIONER, STRENGTH BUILDING DEEP CONDITIONER

Deep hair conditioner recipes you can make at home:

Tropical Conditioner

Ingredients:
1 peeled and mashed Avocado
1 cup Coconut milk

Directions:
Combine mashed avocado with some coconut milk in a small bowl. Heat in microwave for approx. 45 seconds. Stir. Test temperature. Massage mixture into hair.Wrap hair in a hot towel or cover with shower cap for 15 minutes. Shampoo & rinse out.

Jojoba Hair Conditioner

Ingredients:
1 cup rose floral water
1 tablespoon jojoba oil
10 drops vitamin E oil

Directions:
In the top of a double boiler, gently warm the rose water. Once rose water is warm, add jojoba oil. For extra conditioning, leave on for several minutes. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Shampoo and rinse again with cool water.

Honey Conditioner

Ingredients:
1 tsp honey
2 Tbs olive oil
1 egg yolk.

Directions:
Mix all ingredients in small bowl. Massage on hair in small sections. Wrap head with shower cap for 30 minutes. Rinse and shampoo

Egg Conditioner

Ingredients:
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp olive oil
3/4 cup lukewarm water

Directions:
Beat egg yolk until it is thick and light colored. Add oil beat well. Slowly add and beat the water into the egg mixture. Pour mixture into a container. After shampooing, massage all conditioner into hair and leave on for a few minutes before thoroughly rinsing.

Mayonnaise Conditioner

Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayo

Directions:
Rinse and towel dry. Apply mayonnaise to the hair. Massage in. Let sit for 10-15 minutes, shampoo again lightly and rinse with an apple cider vinegar and water solution. This will help with the smell and remove any residue.

Sesame & Coconut Protein Conditioner

Ingredients:
2 tbs olive oil
2 tbs light sesame oil
2 eggs
2 tbs coconut milk
2 tbs honey
1 tsp coconut oil

Directions:
Mix ingredients in bowl, apply to hair before shampoo. Let sit for 20 minutes. Rinse, then shampoo.

Avocado Deep Conditioner

Ingredients:
1 small jar of mayonnaise
1/2 avocado

Directions:
Peel avocado and remove pit. Mash avocado then mix all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl with your hands until it's a consistent green color. Smooth into hair. Use shower cap or plastic wrap to seal body heat in. Leave on hair for 20 minutes. For deeper conditioning wrap a hot, damp towel around your head over the plastic, or use a hair dryer set to a low to medium heat setting. Store extra in refrigerator.

 

[Candy828]

[FONT=굴림]Natural Homemade Hair Conditioner Recipes - Part 2
[FONT=굴림]From: [/FONT]http://hmbeautyrecipes.homestead.com/HAIRconditioner.html

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Strength Building Deep Conditioner

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon buttermilk
1 tablespoon natural unbleached flour

Directions:
Blend all ingredients. Microwave the mixture for 30 seconds until hot. Stir in one tablespoon of natural unbleached flour to make a paste. Apply the warm paste to wet hair and allow the conditioner to set for 20 minutes Wash as normal.

Fruit Salad Deep Conditioner

Ingredients:
1/2 a banana
1/4 avocado
1/4 cantaloupe
tablespoon wheat germ oil
1 tablespoon yogurt

Directions:
Blend all ingredients. Apply to hair. For extra conditioning, squeeze in the contents of a vitamin E capsule. Leave in hair for 15 minutes. Then rinse.

Hair Regrowth Conditioner

Ingredients:
3-4 drops of Rosemary essential oil
1 teaspoon of olive oil
1 egg

Directions:
Blend all ingredients. Apply to hair. Leave in hair for 15 minutes. Then rinse.

Frizzy Hair Hot Oil Hair Recipe

Ingredients:
3 tablespoon Coconut oil
1 tablespoon Castor oil
5-10 drops Essential oil of choice for smell

Directions:
Melt coconut oil in a double broiler on low. Add other castor oil, allow to cool then add EOs. Apply to hair, wrap hair in a towel for 30-45 minutes. Wash then dry hair.
Courtesy of http://hairrecipes.homestead.com/hotoilrecipes.html

Dry Hair Hot Oil Conditioner Recipe

Ingredients:
15 drops Rosewood
5 drops Geranium
5 drops Sandalwood
5 drops Lavender
1/2 ounce jojoba oil

Directions:
Place oils in a small plastic bag and place the bag in a hot cup of water for 1 minute to warm. Apply to hair, wrap hair in a towel for 20 minutes. Wash then dry hair.
Courtesy of http://hairrecipes.homestead.com/hotoilrecipes.html

Rosemary Hot Oil Treatment

Ingredients:
1/2 ounce Fractionated coconut oil
1/2 ounce Castor oil
1/2 ounce Emu oil
1/2 ounce Jojoba, natural
1/3 once Broccoli seed oil
1/2 ounce Arnica oil
15 drops Rosemary essential oil

Directions:
Massage mixture into damp hair. Wrap hair in a hot towel or cover with shower cap for 20 minutes. Shampoo & rinse out.
Courtesy of http://hairrecipes.homestead.com/hotoilrecipes.html

Hair Regrowth Hot Oil Conditioner

Ingredients:
3 drops of essential oil of thyme
3 drops of essential oil of lavender
3 drops of essential oil of rosemary
3 drops of essential oil of cedarwood
1/8 cup of grapeseed oil
1/8 cup of jojoba oil

Directions:
Apply at night, to scalp in thinning areas. Do not rinse out till morning.

 

[Candy828]

Natural Homemade Hair Conditioner Recipes - Part 3
[FONT=굴림]From: [FONT=굴림]http://hmbeautyrecipes.homestead.com/HAIRconditioner.html[/FONT]

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Herbs, ingredients and oils you can add to conditioner and their purpose:
· Jojoba oil is similar to sebum, which is secreted by human sebaceous glands to lubricate and protect skin and hair. Jojoba oil conditions hair and prevents it from becoming brittle and dull.
· Avocado oil Softens skin, helps skin and hair retain moisture and fights the aging process
· Coconut oil is one of the best natural nutrition for hair. It helps in healthy growth of hair providing them a shinny complexion. Coconut oil prevents dandruff, lice, and lice eggs, even if your scalp is dry. It is an excellent conditioner and helps in the re-growth of damaged air and provides the essential proteins required for nourishing damaged hair.
· Honey is high in vitamins and minerals, and has wonderful benefits for the skin and hair. Honey is a good humectant and emollient, serving as a good moisturizer and conditioner
· Basil: Oily hair. Promotes hair growth, eczema, psoriasis
· Bay: relieves scalp conditions and to act as a hair tonic
· Cedarwood: Aids in Dandruff, relieves itching
· Chamomile: Fine to normal hair. Gives golden highlights
· Geranium: deters head lice
· Grapefruit oil: Promotes hair growth, astringent for balancing oily skin and hair
· Juniper Berry: an astringent for the skin and hair
· Lavender: Normal to oily hair. Scalp treatment for itchiness, dandruff, and even lice! Controls oil production, reduces itchy/flaky scalp
· Lemon: Oily hair. Gives golden highlights; treatment for dry scalp, dandruff, lice, and underactive sebaceous glands
· Myrrh: Dry hair. Treatment for dry scalp, dandruff, lice, and underactive sebaceous glands
· Neroli: balancing oil for the skin and hair, and can help control overproduction of sebum
· Orange Oil: Oily Hair. regulates the production of sebum, the hair’s natural oil
· Palmarosa: helpful for balancing oily and dry skin.
· Patchouli: Oily hair. Dandruff treatment
· Peppermint: Dry hair. Promotes hair growth. reduces itching and irritation
· Clary sage: All types of hair. Dandruff treatment. Adds Shine. Good for weak hair, has antioxidants
· Cypress: Use in treating hair loss, alopecia. clears oil

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

WOAH!!! THAT'S THE JACK POT RIGHT THERE!!! now you know i printed all of that out! a lot of the stuff i seem to already have too. i always thought making my own dc would be too hard but you have some real simple easy ones there i can use. thank you so much. i really appreciate that!

 

[Lucia]

WOAH!!! THAT'S THE JACK POT RIGHT THERE!!! now you know i printed all of that out! a lot of the stuff i seem to already have too. i always thought making my own dc would be too hard but you have some real simple easy ones there i can use. thank you so much. i really appreciate that!

How's the tee tree oil working? is it helping your scalp recover?

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

How's the tee tree oil working? is it helping your scalp recover?

i think so. i'mma try to put it on twice a day. when i put it on the 1st time the tingle was almost alarming, like it almost kind of burnt, but i think that's because i had so many open wounds on my scalp and didnt even know it (from irritation and scratching it all week). right before i started to panic (and run to rinse lol) my head started to feel cooler then there was a fresh kind of tingle going on... then it felt nice. the only way i can describe it is when you have chicken pox and your mom used the cotton balls to put calamine lotion on the sores, just cool and relieving... thats how it felt. then i would say 3 to 4hrs later i went to rub my scalp (trying not to scratch it now) and i felt a scab so i felt through out my head and there was a bunch of scabs.

now when i put it on, o still get the initial intense tingle (though not any where near as intense as the 1st time) followed by the cool refreshing tingle. i've done the tea tree rub now 3x and the urge to scratch my scalp has decreased and the burning/itching feeling is starting to go away.

i'm also taking benadryle (sp?) to see if that will help. i started that the same time as the oil so hopefully that will clear things up. its still itchy though

 

[schipperchow1]

by the way candy the tea tree oil helped. i got some last nite from my friend. i had talked her into buying it for her dandruff and she never used it so i asked if i could have it and she gave it to me no questions asked (thank god cause if i told her what happened i would never hear the end).

i mixed it with my juice and sprayed my hair. then i mixed it with some castor and evco and put it on my finger tips and massaged my scalp. at 1st i got scared cause the tingle was really instense (i think cause there's open owies on my head). but then it got really cool and soothing (like my scalp was chewing gum lol) and now i have several scabies through out my head (eeww ) where my owies were. i had more owies than i thought

Mz MoMo, your experience seems almost like the product was tampered with! Although the product has minimal ingredients allergies can develop suddenly, but the fact that you now have sores on your scalp is really frightening

The recipes that Candy posted are great. I have made an avocado, coconut milk, olive oil & honey conditioner & will sometimes add an egg for extra protein.

Please know that I am sooo sorry that you experienced this & that I wish your scalp & hair a speedy recovery.

 

[Mz.MoMo5235]

Mz MoMo, your experience seems almost like the product was tampered with! Although the product has minimal ingredients allergies can develop suddenly, but the fact that you now have sores on your scalp is really frightening

The recipes that Candy posted are great. I have made an avocado, coconut milk, olive oil & honey conditioner & will sometimes add an egg for extra protein.

Please know that I am sooo sorry that you experienced this & that I wish your scalp & hair a speedy recovery.

i think all of the sores came from scratching though through out the week from my scalp being itchy(the scabs arent like the kind i used to get when i was relaxed. just little bitty scabs all over like cat scratches) ... i dunno. i just know i dont want this to ever happen again! this was not fun

 

[schipperchow1]

At least the healing process has begun

 

[wyldcurlz]

i'm thinking a protein treatment to strengthen your hair and then some serious and repeated dc's. every wk til your hair feels normal.

what do the rest of you think?

In addition to the protien treatments like Mz.MoMo stated... only air dry your hair and finger comb... I know it will be difficult to not have the hair styles you are use to...but your hair is not strong right now....and please keep your hair moisturized...any dryness right now is a disaster waiting to happen...

thanks. i'll do it. just gonna be tough with 4 weddings coming up (June, July, August & September!!) that i'm a bridesmaid and they're requiring straightened hair down styles for all but one. so at least once per month i'll be straightening....

what protein do you recommend? and what moisturizers? (right now i'm using amla & olive heavy by QB)

also - how do you ladies feel about damp buns?? so mad cuz i was so close before and now this. i'm considering weaving it for a few months to rest it and grow out but worried my hair isn't strong enough for that and that it'll break my hair and thin in out even more.

 

[Candy828]

thanks. i'll do it. just gonna be tough with 4 weddings coming up (June, July, August & September!!) that i'm a bridesmaid and they're requiring straightened hair down styles for all but one. so at least once per month i'll be straightening....

what protein do you recommend? and what moisturizers? (right now i'm using amla & olive heavy by QB)

also - how do you ladies feel about damp buns?? so mad cuz i was so close before and now this. i'm considering weaving it for a few months to rest it and grow out but worried my hair isn't strong enough for that and that it'll break my hair and thin in out even more.

I think damp buns is a good idea...but don't bun too tightly. You might want to try some of the homemade conditioning treatments posted earlier.. this way you are not subjecting your hair to more potential harm..eggs is a good source of protien... after you deep condition this way, after a rinse, condition again with your regular conditioner, then follow up with a leave-in...

I'd also inform the person who's wedding you are in about your hair situation, because there is no way you should be straigthening your hair now! Heat will break off your fragile hair! (For the weddings...wear a wig... please don't attempt to straighten your hair...)

 

[Candy828]

Ok Everyone.... I did an unofficial length check on my curly hair.... it stretches into the butt crack. Can I call that Tailbone???

I know time is ticking down to the official June update... I will post a pic at the end of the month!

Cinnamon hair was right... the longer the hair gets the further down the thin part appears... So the thickening is progressing nicely... I am happy about that!

I tell ya.... that butt crack is becoming the official measuring spot...

 

[Candy828]

Some more updo's for Tailbone and Classic Length:

Rosebun (This video is in German but is self explanitory. The thickness of her hair reminded me of Celinastar's thick hair)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFJzWyWVE-8&feature=related

Wickeldutt (This video is also in German but is self explanitory. Same person as the first video.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9tUzrxEBVg&feature=channel


Another Knot Bun or Knot Ponytail (Classic Length)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pI9s3EvB3w

 

[jupitermoon]

Ok Everyone.... I did an unofficial length check on my curly hair.... it stretches into the butt crack. Can I call that Tailbone???

I know time is ticking down to the official June update... I will post a pic at the end of the month!

Cinnamon hair was right... the longer the hair gets the further down the thin part appears... So the thickening is progressing nicely... I am happy about that!

I tell ya.... that butt crack is becoming the official measuring spot...

That's tailbone. Congrats! I can't wait to see pics.

 

[Candy828]

My latest hair toy additions from ebay...seller QueCraft

 

[Lucia]

i hope you ladies don't mind me asking a questions (as a former MBL girl who is now back at BSL...again!) but i saw all of Mz Mo Mo's shedding and...well, that's me everytime I comb my hair! and even worse, i just jumped on a bandwagon - got my hair colored (she used peroxide but it wouldn't "lift" so now its dark brown instead of my natural soft black.) now, it "feels" horrible. it feels kind of stiff and dry like when you have too much gel in it. when the stylist did the color - my hair dreadlocked/matted up. its never done that before! i'm soooo scared that i did something horrible to my hair and that i'll never reach my goal length or get close. oh yeah, and she "cut" it, even though i told her i'd just had it cut (i cut it, using tracy's method) but she said it "felt" horrible and cut me back to BSL with layers! i hate it. i'm so sad. never want to go to a stylist again!

WHAT are the BASICS that i need to be doing to get my hair and scalp in tip top shape, stop the shedding, stop the breakage and retain length?

Sorry this happened to you (hugs) now whatever regimen you were following before the mishap you should go back to, but ITA with Candy and MzMomo finger comb while it's damp or better yet only in the shower while your CW, then gently squeeze out excess water and let it airdry in pokahantas braids you can also add the same moisturizing CW conditioner to the entire length esp concentrate a little extra on the ends.

Then use a good hair shaft penetrating oil like EVOO, EVCO, Jojoba, and if your scalp is feeling itchy or dry some tea tree oil scalp massages weekly. I would DC 2x/week @ 1st then weekly. To counteract the shedding protein treatments for hair just use your same conditioner and beat 2 eggs mix together and use that under a plastic cap, and fresh garlic cut in oil and heated to warm in microwave for scalp-cause your actually getting the juices out of the garlic faster this way.

I would stay away from shampoos for a while if you're a shampoo girl cause that will just cause more dryness. ALWAYS AIRDRY, don't even think about using a heat tool unless it's a heating cap for DC-ing and PS low tension styles that keep the ends tucked in. There's tons on YT we've posted alot of PS styles that aren't too hard on the hair, oh and stay away from sock buns too, they're fine if your hairs healthy but damaged it will cause more prob's b/c it's tension based. hth

http://www.youtube.com/user/zeta5777#p/c/41DFB85633A5A491/64/rrJYzX4cbXU


I reposted your ? on the ask a WL lady thread for more responses here's the link

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=438408