bcoz i have braids that are only braided only till my hair ends (i think u call them micro's??) i cant deep condition my hair wen its briaded coz they'd slip out and i never really used to wash them b4 this but some1 on this board was talkin bout how much the washin reduced the amount of build-up that she gets so 4 the first time in my life i'm washin my braids and will see if there's any difference wen i take them out on sunday next week....back to yo question, i use stay-soft-fro which unfortunatly is a british company but is kinda like better braids by what i've heard, the first 4 ingredients are humectants so it moisturises my hair a lot and wen one drops out and i'm doin it, i've noticed that the build-up at the base is so soft and easy to remove (as opposed to b4) and my hair is softer than its EVER been b4..
basically i think its a trial and error thing 4 u to find out what yo hair prefers i.e. deep conditionin, washin or jus sprayin with a briad spray every 2 days lik i do /images/graemlins/smile.gif
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