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I just have to be very careful about stuff like this because my hair is so fine.
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Yeah, just be careful, just cause something works for someone doe'snt mean it works for all OR that it is a sound idea. Cause there are those here who said they had ill effects from it.
Adrienne, I know you have'nt had ill effects but you have'nt stopped either right? Or am I understanding wrong.
Plus I think you said in post that you air dry so your hair is dry at some point??
I'm thinking When the Poster said "constantly" wet that to me means not allowing the hair to dry, just wet/damp all the time. Is that what you meant?
My Mom had a Jheri Curl her hair never dried. She wore the Curl Activator/spray at night slept with the bag on her head during the day the hair was sprayed constantly so as not to dry out.
The hair rotted. So when she Stopped and was letting it grow out of the curl, it snapped and broke.
But as long as she kept that style she did'nt have problems. See what I'm saying.
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mindymouse, what i mean is that when i come home the first day after washing, i let it air dry. when i unbraid the ponytail, it's WET (towel dried feel) not damp. even air drying, it's still damp when i put it back up because i put more curl activator and vaseline on. i leave it like that until i wash again. i think the WET from water (vs. product dampness) is what made it smell sour. i don't have a problem after that first night of air drying.
as far as ill effects, until today, i wore my hair down for almost a month. my hair didn't snap or feel excessively dry during that time. my problem wearing it down is friction breakage from my hair rubbing on my clothes, or against the seat while i drive, etc. so i went back to the bun/ponytail this morning. as i type, my ponytail is loose air drying, but i'll put curl activator and vaseline on it before i go to bed. i won't take it down again until i wash next week. when i take it down then, it'll be almost dry but moist from the vaseline.
when your mom started growing out of the curl, how did she wear her hair? did she continue to use the curl activator? again, i don't think the style (or chemical process) is what helped people with jheri curls grow their hair. it was the moisture of the curl activator. so if she stopped using that along with not getting a curl, i could see where her hair would start to break. she was going from mega moisture to maybe little to none... see what i'm saying?
i'm not saying that what i do is for everyone. i know it's not. if it doesn't work for you, try something else.