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From Thin ..to...THICK - How did YOU do it????...
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chebaby
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i dont know if you can actually go from thin to super thick but i know a lot of ladies will say stretching relaxers and JBCO(castor oil). i do both and my hair is getting thicker but for some reason i question if thats just because i know longer get a hard press so maybe it just SEEMS thicker
I had thinner hair when I was relaxed than when I was natural. BUT my hair was so thick as a natural that it wouldn't keep up with me so I texlaxed. Now I have thick hair that's easier to straighten.
B Vitamins also helped with hair growth, less manipulation helped with breakage and so that helped with thinning. Also regular trims were important for "thick" blunt cut ends.
B Vitamins also helped with hair growth, less manipulation helped with breakage and so that helped with thinning. Also regular trims were important for "thick" blunt cut ends.
Lady Esquire
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If your hair is thinned out from over-processing, heat damage, rough-handling, breakage, etc...then changing it up and adding healthy techniques will thicken it.
Co-washes, airdrying, deep-conditioning, stretching relaxers, less manipulation, braiding (the crown and glory method)...are some other techniques.
But if you have naturally thin hair, each individual strand is thin or you do not have a dense amount of hair on your head..............sure it will thicken a bit because of your healthy practices, but it will not become super super thick.
Co-washes, airdrying, deep-conditioning, stretching relaxers, less manipulation, braiding (the crown and glory method)...are some other techniques.
But if you have naturally thin hair, each individual strand is thin or you do not have a dense amount of hair on your head..............sure it will thicken a bit because of your healthy practices, but it will not become super super thick.
Kiki82
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cutenaynay
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bumping i want to know too
TrendySocialite
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Vitamin B complex helps and the suggestions the other ladies gave.
plastic
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for a friend ? Your hair is already maddd thick
To the op - I was going to suggest going back natural .. but I see you BCed in jan .... i dont know what else to telll you. Maybe low manipulation hairstyles, little to no heat and castor oil on the scalp... oh and try henna
silverdrmr
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Henna! Henna! Henna!
I have very thin hair that that has been growing steadily thanks to MN and healthy hair practices (weekly deep conditions, co-washing, pre-poos). But, despite the roots growing in thicker, it didnt help the rest of my hair that was straggly and even when my hair was wet, I could easily see my scalp
and this is 9 weeks post! I was even contemplating going natural. My hair never straightened completely with relaxers anyway, it was always crinkly, which I don't mind since I don't straighten my hair normally. I'm a wash and go kind of person. So after much research (on LHCF of course), I decided to join the henna bandwagon.
I wanted to darken my hair because relaxers have lightened it to a light shade of brown, something I don't particularly care for on myself. The only thing that made me hesitant was the fact that henna dyes your hair red and I really don't like red hair. But, used with indigo it creates varying shades of brown, depending on how much you use.
Last night, I henna'd for the first time and I love it! It messy, gritty, and at times a little scary but I will definetly add this to my weekly regime. I was skeptical at first, even as I was washing it out and deep conditioning afterwards. Even this morning I couldn't tell if it had thickened even though I love the rich brown it had turned and the nice shine. It was still damp from the 5 twists I had put in. But as it dryed, it just kept getting fuller and fuller (in a good way). I didn't even notice, other people did, commenting that my hair looked very healthy. I finally had to go a mirror and was shocked to see my normally straggly hair actually full around my head.
After thinking about it, I'm not sure if it was the henna, the amla oil I used (during and after as a deep conditioner w/ olive oil and Vo5) but my hair has never felt this full and thick.
I still might end up just texlaxing. I actually think that I accidentally underprocessed the back of my head the last time I relaxed and ended up I liking how it came out. This will make my hair even thicker yet still manageable. I can't wait!
I have very thin hair that that has been growing steadily thanks to MN and healthy hair practices (weekly deep conditions, co-washing, pre-poos). But, despite the roots growing in thicker, it didnt help the rest of my hair that was straggly and even when my hair was wet, I could easily see my scalp
and this is 9 weeks post! I was even contemplating going natural. My hair never straightened completely with relaxers anyway, it was always crinkly, which I don't mind since I don't straighten my hair normally. I'm a wash and go kind of person. So after much research (on LHCF of course), I decided to join the henna bandwagon. I wanted to darken my hair because relaxers have lightened it to a light shade of brown, something I don't particularly care for on myself. The only thing that made me hesitant was the fact that henna dyes your hair red and I really don't like red hair. But, used with indigo it creates varying shades of brown, depending on how much you use.
Last night, I henna'd for the first time and I love it! It messy, gritty, and at times a little scary but I will definetly add this to my weekly regime. I was skeptical at first, even as I was washing it out and deep conditioning afterwards. Even this morning I couldn't tell if it had thickened even though I love the rich brown it had turned and the nice shine. It was still damp from the 5 twists I had put in. But as it dryed, it just kept getting fuller and fuller (in a good way). I didn't even notice, other people did, commenting that my hair looked very healthy. I finally had to go a mirror and was shocked to see my normally straggly hair actually full around my head.
After thinking about it, I'm not sure if it was the henna, the amla oil I used (during and after as a deep conditioner w/ olive oil and Vo5) but my hair has never felt this full and thick.
I still might end up just texlaxing. I actually think that I accidentally underprocessed the back of my head the last time I relaxed and ended up I liking how it came out. This will make my hair even thicker yet still manageable. I can't wait!
JustKiya
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Henna! Henna! Henna!
I have very thin hair that that has been growing steadily thanks to MN and healthy hair practices (weekly deep conditions, co-washing, pre-poos). But, despite the roots growing in thicker, it didnt help the rest of my hair that was straggly and even when my hair was wet, I could easily see my scalp
I wanted to darken my hair because relaxers have lightened it to a light shade of brown, something I don't particularly care for on myself. The only thing that made me hesitant was the fact that henna dyes your hair red and I really don't like red hair. But, used with indigo it creates varying shades of brown, depending on how much you use.
Last night, I henna'd for the first time and I love it! It messy, gritty, and at times a little scary but I will definetly add this to my weekly regime. I was skeptical at first, even as I was washing it out and deep conditioning afterwards. Even this morning I couldn't tell if it had thickened even though I love the rich brown it had turned and the nice shine. It was still damp from the 5 twists I had put in. But as it dryed, it just kept getting fuller and fuller (in a good way). I didn't even notice, other people did, commenting that my hair looked very healthy. I finally had to go a mirror and was shocked to see my normally straggly hair actually full around my head.
After thinking about it, I'm not sure if it was the henna, the amla oil I used (during and after as a deep conditioner w/ olive oil and Vo5) but my hair has never felt this full and thick.
I still might end up just texlaxing. I actually think that I accidentally underprocessed the back of my head the last time I relaxed and ended up I liking how it came out. This will make my hair even thicker yet still manageable. I can't wait!
I just wanted to make the suggestion that weekly might be too often. Henna leaves a thin coating on your hair, and if you don't give it time to wear off, you can end up with brittle hair. Maybe monthly - but weekly is usually too frequent.
ebonylocs
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Never had thin hair, but I went from thick to SUPER THICK through:
- Being natural / texlaxed
- MSM (prolongs growth stage / delays shedding --> have more strands on your head)
- B Complex
- Very low manipulation (decreases breakage --> have more strands on your head)
- Castor oil (massaged into scalp and applied to hair.)
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mrsjohnson75
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No heat and stretching
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