gymfreak336
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This is another A.G production. Here are some Do's and Don'ts that can help make your hair journey easier and and more rewarding. These tips will also help you get more productive advice from the board.
Do take pictures :Flahsssss
Pictures help track your progress and diagnose problems. Be consistent with your pics and the way you take them. Keep your body in a neutral position...Don't arch your back or lean your head back, it will distort your acutal progress. Don't rely on wet hair pics either. Hair swells and stretches when it is wet. The length wet is not then length dried.
Don't be afraid of a little elbow grease
Sometimes it seems like People don't want to read or search.
There is a ton of info here so use it!! Tell yourself that you are going to spend ___ amount of time just searching and reading each week.
Do look and think before you leap
Before you hop on to every bandwagon
under the sun. Look and think before you do. Some will work, some won't. Think about your hair and its needs before you hop onto one. For example, if your hair seems to crave moisture then an Aphogee All the time challenge maybe not be the best idea for you.
Do pace yourself
This isn't a race.
We all start out on different levels and we all have different needs. Don't get down and desparate if you feel other people are passing you by. Our actions in our despratation cause half of our problems and set backs.
Do reach out and Phone a friend
If you have a positive relationship with someone here, PM then with specific concerns sometime. While everyone might not be able to help you, you just might find someone that you can use as a "life line" so to speak.
Do give up the Goods
Give us details when you have a problem.
Don't just say, "My hair is dry, what do I do?" Give us details. What is your regime, what do you use, have you had a relaxer lately, if so lye or no lye. These are the things we need to help get to the cause of your issues.
Don't Expect Instant Gratification
Breakage doesn't happen overnight, neither does chronic dryness.
Both are cumlative processes. It take more than ONE conditioning to gix either problem. Stop looking for the quick fix, they don't exist. If it did, the pj's here would have found it by now.
Do Check yourself before you wreck yourself
3/4ths of the time when a technique or process doesn't work for you, your technique is to blame. Do your research before you start. Doing anything incorrectly and poorly can and will cause problems. There are right and wrong ways to wash your hair, flat iron, blow dry, etc.... Failing to do this will have you blaming a process/technique when really the blame is on you.
Don't try to be popular
Don't sweat it if half of the board doesn't use your products. If they rock to you, then keep them. It might be a good thing that the whole board doen't love them too....Don't believe me, just ask the Pantene mask club and Shikakai powder lovers.
Don't be a P/C planner
Don't pre-scheldule protein and clarifying treatments. Clarify as needed and do protein as needed. You might notice trends like you usually whip out protein every two weeks but that can change with product changes and as your hair progresses. Listen to your hair and go as it tells you too.
Do think before you act
When you have a problem, before you reach for ANYTHING, figure out the root of the your issue.:scratchch If your hair is breaking figure out the root cause..Were you using heat incorrecting, did you over do protein etc.... Do this everytime you have a problem and save yourself money and heartache.
Do take pictures :Flahsssss
Pictures help track your progress and diagnose problems. Be consistent with your pics and the way you take them. Keep your body in a neutral position...Don't arch your back or lean your head back, it will distort your acutal progress. Don't rely on wet hair pics either. Hair swells and stretches when it is wet. The length wet is not then length dried.
Don't be afraid of a little elbow grease
Sometimes it seems like People don't want to read or search.
There is a ton of info here so use it!! Tell yourself that you are going to spend ___ amount of time just searching and reading each week. Do look and think before you leap
Before you hop on to every bandwagon
under the sun. Look and think before you do. Some will work, some won't. Think about your hair and its needs before you hop onto one. For example, if your hair seems to crave moisture then an Aphogee All the time challenge maybe not be the best idea for you. Do pace yourself
This isn't a race.
We all start out on different levels and we all have different needs. Don't get down and desparate if you feel other people are passing you by. Our actions in our despratation cause half of our problems and set backs. Do reach out and Phone a friend
If you have a positive relationship with someone here, PM then with specific concerns sometime. While everyone might not be able to help you, you just might find someone that you can use as a "life line" so to speak.
Do give up the Goods
Give us details when you have a problem.
Don't just say, "My hair is dry, what do I do?" Give us details. What is your regime, what do you use, have you had a relaxer lately, if so lye or no lye. These are the things we need to help get to the cause of your issues. Don't Expect Instant Gratification
Breakage doesn't happen overnight, neither does chronic dryness.
Both are cumlative processes. It take more than ONE conditioning to gix either problem. Stop looking for the quick fix, they don't exist. If it did, the pj's here would have found it by now. Do Check yourself before you wreck yourself
3/4ths of the time when a technique or process doesn't work for you, your technique is to blame. Do your research before you start. Doing anything incorrectly and poorly can and will cause problems. There are right and wrong ways to wash your hair, flat iron, blow dry, etc.... Failing to do this will have you blaming a process/technique when really the blame is on you.
Don't try to be popular
Don't sweat it if half of the board doesn't use your products. If they rock to you, then keep them. It might be a good thing that the whole board doen't love them too....Don't believe me, just ask the Pantene mask club and Shikakai powder lovers.
Don't be a P/C planner
Don't pre-scheldule protein and clarifying treatments. Clarify as needed and do protein as needed. You might notice trends like you usually whip out protein every two weeks but that can change with product changes and as your hair progresses. Listen to your hair and go as it tells you too.
Do think before you act
When you have a problem, before you reach for ANYTHING, figure out the root of the your issue.:scratchch If your hair is breaking figure out the root cause..Were you using heat incorrecting, did you over do protein etc.... Do this everytime you have a problem and save yourself money and heartache.
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. I'm guily of 1 wet hair pic
No sweat...I got some too, it lets me dream 
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