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secretrose

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I just recently joined this site and was so excited to see the wealth of knowledge provided by you ladies. You all seem so helpful and kind to one another. It's absolutely refreshing.:)

Well here is a basic rundown of my hair story. I once had gorgeous full hair, about 4 inches past shoulder length until I decided to get braids. Well I kept them for 2 months and decided to go to a salon to remove them. I told them they could cut the ends off to make it easier to remove but they underestimated my hair length and ended up cutting way too much off in the back. I looked like a freakshow - 12 inches in the front and about 4 inches in the back. - I cried all day.:cry3: Anyway, they offered to give me a free weave to make up for the loss of hair in the back. Which I regretfully accepted. Seemed like my only choice at the time. But long story short, the weave did so much damage to my hair, i ended up loosing an additional 5 inches from the front and 2 inches from the back :(. It's been two years and $4000 in weaves and it's time for me to start anew. I have switched to clip ons which I wear only to work and sometimes on the weekends. I wash twice a week, henna (cassia) about twice a month. And I am thinking of starting pre-natal vitamins today. If you ladies can offer me any more advice, I would really appreciate it :grin:. Thank you and sorry for the long story.
 
No need to be sorry. Some of us have hair sorrows too, and we understand where you're coming form:) And welcome to the board!! Well, i'd start with deep conditioning your hair everytime you shampoo, as well as stretch your relaxers out(if you have one) in order to reduce frequent chemicals being applied to your hair. Coconut oil and wild growth hair oil are the two oils that I, personally, swear by for moisturizing.
 
:wave: Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear about your hair woes, but don't worry about it, there hope. Most of us have been there and there's help available. Good luck on the hair recovery!!
 
Pistachio is right, maybe you should incorporate more protective styles that don't pull at your hair as much like buns or wigs.
 
Welcome aboard! It sounds like you're on the road to recovery. Your hair just probably needs a break from too-tight weaves. I second the recommendation to deep condition with every wash, and try to limit the use of heating appliances. We're here to help if you need it!:D
 
Welcome and I am so mad at those people who did this to your hair! So angry!!! Stick around and be patient and you will have back what you lost and all that you want from your hair! ;)
 
Guyaneek said:
Welcome and I am so mad at those people who did this to your hair! So angry!!! Stick around and be patient and you will have back what you lost and all that you want from your hair! ;)
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Thank you everyone! You guys are so sweet. :) I've kind of been a lurker for a few weeks and finally decided to fully register. It's seems like such a great online community to be a part of. I just hope I won't become a PJ, lol. I already was one with skincare products until I found my holygrail of products which I absolutely cannot do without. :)

so far I am making the following my routine
emu oil shampoo and conditioner used twice a week
a silicon deep conditioner with henna and peppermint oil twice a month
pre-natal vitamins every day
clip on weave just to work
wrap with silk scarf at night.

I think this should be a good start but i've noticed for the last month after removing the weave i had, a lot of breakage everytime I wash. It's reduced since I started with the nuetral henna but still a lot. I'm getting a bit worried :(

How does regular henna compare to nuetral henna? I don't want any additional color in my hair. - I buy mine from rainbow.
 
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Sorry this happened to you but stay encouraged cause your hair will grow back. If you not already doing this, start with moisturizing at least once a day (esp now that it's cold) and try some protective styles to help with your ends recovery. The ladies on here have more great tips. I'm sure if you are patient, your hair will thrive. Good luck.
 
God's Anointed said:
Sorry this happened to you but stay encouraged cause your hair will grow back. If you not already doing this, start with moisturizing at least once a day (esp now that it's cold) and try some protective styles to help with your ends recovery. The ladies on here have more great tips. I'm sure if you are patient, your hair will thrive. Good luck.
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Thank you for the support.

I plan on posting some pics as soon as I get home. Everyone has such great progress here.
 
Welcome aboard, Secretrose. You will love it here. I am so sorry to hear about the damage done to your hair...and wallet. :eek:

My first suggestion would be to take your healthy hair care into your own hands for now. When you do go back to a stylist, make sure it is someone you can trust...someone who knows and respects your hair care goals.

You will learn a lot here.

Again, welcome.
 
God's Anointed said:
Sorry this happened to you but stay encouraged cause your hair will grow back. If you not already doing this, start with moisturizing at least once a day (esp now that it's cold) and try some protective styles to help with your ends recovery. The ladies on here have more great tips. I'm sure if you are patient, your hair will thrive. Good luck.
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Hi and welcome
I too am new to the board and I agree with God's Anointed. I initially joined due to my five year olds hair seriously shedding and breaking. I started moisterizing her hair daily and the breaking and shedding stopped almost immediately. Believe it or not her hair is now healthy. I am now an avid believer in keeping damaged hair moisterized. I spray her hair at night with a mixture of S Curl and Castor oil. On Sunday her Godmother touched her hair at church and commented on how healthy it has become, there is hope.
 
Royal Glory said:
Welcome aboard, Secretrose. You will love it here. I am so sorry to hear about the damage done to your hair...and wallet. :eek:

My first suggestion would be to take your healthy hair care into your own hands for now. When you do go back to a stylist, make sure it is someone you can trust...someone who knows and respects your hair care goals.

You will learn a lot here.

Again, welcome.
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Thank you. You are definately right about taking your own hair into your hands. I haven't been to any stylist in over a month. Very happy about the money i've saved as well :). Stylist are more interested in making money than taking care of the clients hair. Perfect example, I went to a woman who specialized in so called "protective hair weaves" for about 2 yrs. She used a process called micro linking which doesn't involve any braiding or glues, just these little plastic links. She guaranteed that it would help my hair grow. It was $500 for the process and $175 everytime I had to get a tightening - every 6 weeks. Ontop of that, I started to notice portions of my hair that looked like it was cut off everytime she removed the process. :eek: She denied it wasn't her but she was the only one that touched my hair with scissors. After a year and a half of my hair falling out, she recommended another process which was $1200. *smh* - that's when I knew I had to stop the madness and get rid of her once and for all. So happy i did, and my wallet is much happier, funny ppl can't even tell the difference between what i had and my clip-ins. Actually my clip-ins look 10 times better.
 
Welcome! Sorry about your experience, but this forum is wonderful and will help you nurse your hair back to its healthy state. HHG!
 
Oh yeah.. I tried the braids and weaves and i had a similar experience with my hair.. Lots of breakage and crying for me... Do you know what type of regimine you would like to have
 
I'm really sorry to hear this. Good thing though, you found the forum just in time. I'm still kicking myself for not jumping on the bandwagon sooner. I found out about this forum in mid 2005, if not earlier. But only begin applying the techniques in late, like Dec. 05'.
 
{{{{{{{Secretrose}}}}}}}}} You'll be fine. Listen to the ladies here and your hair will flourish in due time.

Welcome to LHCF
 
I am so sorry to hear about your damage. You would think they would have checked to see how long your hair was before they decided to cut. This story makes me mad. You are going to learn so much from these boards. In a few months the damage you have will be a distant memory and you won’t need or even want to go to the shop. Hey the only advice I can offer is make sure your ends stay moisturized and free of friction and manipulation and you should see result fairly quickly. Perhaps you might want to try an alternative to the prenatal vitamins. The vitamins don’t make you hair grow faster it’s the hormones in the pregnant woman that does this. Try a regular adult vitamin, plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, possibly a protein shake and lots of water.
 
Welcome, you are going to enjoy it here.. You could not have found a better place for a wealth of information from ladies who know what they are talking about. Just look at the heads on this board. The proof is in the pudding.:grin:
 
Secretrose, I feel very sorry for your encounter with that stylist.
This is a very informative forum with a great bunch of ladies who
are willing to help. You'll be surprised at how quickly you will
recover and have healthy hair swinging down you back again. HHG
 
Yes, it's best to do your own hair; but if you need to see a hair stylist, get a recommendation from a friend, relative, neighbor, school mate, etc., who has long, healthy hair and has been going to this stylist for a long time . . . someone who is more concern about the health of your hair than making money. These stylists are not easy to find so start networking.

If the stylist is constantly quoting prices or recommending other services or things to do to your hair--even if you don't need them, he's/she's only interested in the money; and these days "it's all about the money," because in these tough economic times, stylists are losing money to braids, weaves, wigs, dreadlocks, spirals, etc.

In addition, people are trying to hold onto their money by doing their own hair . . . because they need their money for more important things.
 
Welcome, welcome, welcome:)!! And I've been there with the weave thing...had a similar situation happen so I completely understand, but your hair is on its way to a complete turnaround!!
 
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