Fine 4s
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Hello ladies!
I missed you! Travelled to Haiti and now I'm in...drum roll...hair school!
I have so many thoughts to share with you and it’s only day 2.
Haiti:
I took some hair pictures for you, and some pics of a hair salon (the better pics are in another camera). To come soon…
I saw TONS of natural head ladies. I’m loving the way the country is changing in this respect. People loved my humongous twist-out clearly impacted by the humidity in the country. However I did hear that my hair was very ‘African.’ Trust me, it wasn’t meant to be a compliment. Overall, folks loved it!
Hair school thoughts:
1st class: we learned terminology.
2nd class: The mannequin we used was a kinky hair textured black woman. When I say kinky I don't mean type 4 either, I mean more of a type 3! This is NOT kinky IMHO. On shampoo: The teacher believes that the more expensive shampoos are better to which I replied that I’ve used Suave. Her response was ‘and you like it?’ Later on in the class, she stated that when a client’s hair is squeaky clean that means it’s well washed. Hmmmm…
She also stated that after perming, the stylist should condition and then neutralize. I thought it was the other way around – wash with neutralizing ‘poo and then condition. When she said this, I wasn’t sure if she was referring to a DC or instant conditioner. When I asked for clarification, she confirmed ‘instant.’ She also said that since after a relaxer the cuticles are open, the stylist doesn’t have to put the client under the dryer or steamer to encourage penetration since the cuticles are already open allowing the conditioner to work just as well.
The main ingredients in shampoos with the purpose of repairing damaged hair are coconut oil, jojoba oil, shea (?), almond oil and mineral oil (Not sure if I agree with this). She got the information from a book called African-Caribbean hairdressing ISBN-1-86152-804-3.
She mentioned our beloved ApHogee treatment. When a student asked how often to use this, she said every month and I quickly jumped in to say 6-8 weeks. She stated that after 6 treatments, the condition of the damaged hair should improve.
When it was time to wash our mannequin named Destiny, I braided her hair in sections as I would do mine. Folks were like ‘girl, Destiny’s hair will always be matted’ or ‘you’re wasting your time.’ I ignored them and kept going. Did my quick wash and didn’t even need to use conditioner to soften the hair since I was in sections! I laughed so hard (on the inside.) My blow drying was smooth sailing. I had one of the straightest mannequin hair in the classroom. One student said ‘I’ve been here 3 months and can’t do that!’
Question: Although blow drying wet hair is not recommended since the hydrogen bonds have been broken down and so the hair is at its weakest, I suspect the hair gets straighter blow drying wet hair. Would you agree? This is for kinky hair textures, not necessarily for permed hair ladies.
This program is going to teach me to be humble, quiet and to keep my emotions in check. Several times during the class, I found myself saying “this is going to kill me” with my head down talking to myself. I know folks thought I was crazy.
Pics: My avatar is how I wore my hair when the twist-out was too out to wear out…
My Siggy is how my hair was before the bust.
I labeled each pic for a small description.
I missed you! Travelled to Haiti and now I'm in...drum roll...hair school!
I have so many thoughts to share with you and it’s only day 2.
Haiti:
I took some hair pictures for you, and some pics of a hair salon (the better pics are in another camera). To come soon…
I saw TONS of natural head ladies. I’m loving the way the country is changing in this respect. People loved my humongous twist-out clearly impacted by the humidity in the country. However I did hear that my hair was very ‘African.’ Trust me, it wasn’t meant to be a compliment. Overall, folks loved it!
Hair school thoughts:
1st class: we learned terminology.
2nd class: The mannequin we used was a kinky hair textured black woman. When I say kinky I don't mean type 4 either, I mean more of a type 3! This is NOT kinky IMHO. On shampoo: The teacher believes that the more expensive shampoos are better to which I replied that I’ve used Suave. Her response was ‘and you like it?’ Later on in the class, she stated that when a client’s hair is squeaky clean that means it’s well washed. Hmmmm…
She also stated that after perming, the stylist should condition and then neutralize. I thought it was the other way around – wash with neutralizing ‘poo and then condition. When she said this, I wasn’t sure if she was referring to a DC or instant conditioner. When I asked for clarification, she confirmed ‘instant.’ She also said that since after a relaxer the cuticles are open, the stylist doesn’t have to put the client under the dryer or steamer to encourage penetration since the cuticles are already open allowing the conditioner to work just as well.
The main ingredients in shampoos with the purpose of repairing damaged hair are coconut oil, jojoba oil, shea (?), almond oil and mineral oil (Not sure if I agree with this). She got the information from a book called African-Caribbean hairdressing ISBN-1-86152-804-3.
She mentioned our beloved ApHogee treatment. When a student asked how often to use this, she said every month and I quickly jumped in to say 6-8 weeks. She stated that after 6 treatments, the condition of the damaged hair should improve.
When it was time to wash our mannequin named Destiny, I braided her hair in sections as I would do mine. Folks were like ‘girl, Destiny’s hair will always be matted’ or ‘you’re wasting your time.’ I ignored them and kept going. Did my quick wash and didn’t even need to use conditioner to soften the hair since I was in sections! I laughed so hard (on the inside.) My blow drying was smooth sailing. I had one of the straightest mannequin hair in the classroom. One student said ‘I’ve been here 3 months and can’t do that!’
Question: Although blow drying wet hair is not recommended since the hydrogen bonds have been broken down and so the hair is at its weakest, I suspect the hair gets straighter blow drying wet hair. Would you agree? This is for kinky hair textures, not necessarily for permed hair ladies.
This program is going to teach me to be humble, quiet and to keep my emotions in check. Several times during the class, I found myself saying “this is going to kill me” with my head down talking to myself. I know folks thought I was crazy.
Pics: My avatar is how I wore my hair when the twist-out was too out to wear out…
My Siggy is how my hair was before the bust.
I labeled each pic for a small description.
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