convince yourself

[chebaby]

my hair is healthy, i know this. but sometimes this board make me feel bad about using a flat iron or so on and so on. i know others feel this way too. so this thread is for you to list the things you do that let you know your hair is healthy.
i'll go first:
i only relax 2-3 times a year
i always use heat protectant when using heat
i use protein(mild) and moisture
i always use a leave in
i deep condition 1-2 times a week
i co wash and wet bun (protective style)
i have not used color on my hair for almost 2 years (aside from rinses which i dont use anymore either)

your turn

 

[tada1]

sorry cant get myself to confess yet

 

[BostonMaria]

I don't see anything wrong with heat. I think that you can use heat in a safe way if you do it right.

I deep condition twice a week
I use heat probably about every 6-8 weeks
Protein treatments
Detangle every day
I stopped dying my hair. I only use Henna now.
I seal with castor oil
Pre-poo once a month with olive oil and honey

I'm actually rollersetting tonight. I'll flatiron in the morning.

 

[justsimply]

The one thing I learned on this board quickly is that the rules don't apply across the board and knowledge of your hair and how to correctly do something makes all the difference. There are so many long haired natual beauties on the board that use heat on the regular (i.e. Pinkskates) that I'm convinced it's HOW you do what you do a lot of times.

I know that my hair is healthy because of the way it feels and how managable it is and I haven't used protein since I bc'ed.

 

[chebaby]

^^^^^ you are right, its how you use it. but sometimes if you hear something so many times you get to thinking. like when people tell me my hair will fall out for co washing, i know that a bunch of bull but sometimes it makes me evaluate what i do to my hair.