grownwomanaz
Love and Harmony
Incognitus No, I don't dilute the aloe vera juice.
i tried à few times but it weights down my hair. i have fine hair and i need very low manipulation.
if anyone has an idea ill be happy to take it ;-)
i tried à few times but it weights down my hair. i have fine hair and i need very low manipulation.
if anyone has an idea ill be happy to take it ;-)
Does anyone experience shedding doing the LOC method? I have tried and each time that I do it I have shed hairs just pull right out! I usually do it every night - should I not?
I use a leave in first; then my coconut oil; then a moisturizing cream last. What am I doing wrong?
coolsista-paris I do a very light version of LCO on some days to make sure I'm not weighing my hair down or greasing it up. Instead of spritzing the liquid directly on my hair, I spritz into my hand and rub in hair. That way I can control how much liquid my hair gets. Next, instead of using a thick cream or buttery cream, I use a hair lotion. I apply a thin layer (about pea sized). Then I apply a very thin layer of a light oil.
thank you. ill try it out.
is it only on your ends?
Lilmama1011, I go back and forth but my hair clearly performs better when I apply the cream step. I don't get it nor can I explain it.i really don't see how this method would work, wouldn't the oil block the cream out? i think the water and oil just giving results and the cream is wasted product
The question about whether oil or conditioner NEEDS to penetrate hair arises time and time again in the comments section and therefore I thought it deserved its own post.
Short Answer
No, the effectiveness of a hair conditioner or an oil is not based on whether it penetrates hair or not.
NON-PENETRATING INGREDIENTS
Ingredient
Surfactants e.g behentrimonium chloride, behentrimonium methosulfate, stearalkonium chloride, cetrimonium chloride, dicetyldimonium chloride
Situation
Used in a hair conditioner - rinse out or deep conditioner
Reason why it does not need to penetrate
These ingredients act on the surface of the cuticle to help smooth it down (remember that the negative charge in shampoo can raise the cuticle). They also soften the cuticle layer and when co-washing, these are the same ingredients needed to clean the surface of hair.
Ingredient
Hair softeners e.g the surfactants listed above, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, some polyquaterniums
Situation
Used in hair conditioner - rinse out, deep conditioner or a leave in
Reason why it does not need to penetrate
These ingredients again deposit on the surface of hair and soften the outside of hair.
Because my hair is so fine the LO method works best for me. The C part of LOC tends to weigh my hair down, create tangles, and leaves my hair feeling less soft and moisturized. L - Aloe Vera Juice 1/2, Joico Liquid Reconstructor 1/4, Oyin juice 1/4 O - JBCO or Paltas soft hair oil