How Has Coming to LHCF & Other Haircare Boards...

[SpiritJunkie]

LHCF was such a blessing to me. So many black women that knew alot about our hair. More than any info that i received from all my hairdressers.

My hair is so much healthier and I feel in control after learning all these tips from you ladies. Seeing 4b/4a women with such beautiful hair? And so many of them. Wow!

I used to see Aphogee in the stores and walk right by it...due to the lack of knowledge.

I really wish i knew about this site earlier. sometimes i feel i'm too old now to start this journey but i guess it's better late than never.

God Bless all you ladies for real!

 

[GlamourGirl]

LHCF was an answer to my prayer. I had always wanted waist-length hair but I figured that would be some kind of dream. I would tell people I was growing my hair to my waist and they'd look at me like that was the dumbest thing I could ever think about doing (besides the fact that my hair was damaged and I had no idea how I was going to achieve this) But I prayed, and prayed and confessed that I had long hair, that the Lord was going to restore my hair, and guess what...He did! I love LHCF because it's a place where I can share my goals with other women without criticism. Sometimes you can't tell everyone your dreams and I feel as though when it comes to hair, on here I can. It's like a secret hair sisterhood.

 

[sareca]

A lot. I've never seen relaxed waist length hair anywhere else.

 

[Naijaqueen]

A whole lot, I look at my sister and myself, we'll both be at APL in the next few mths, and I dont either one of us would have thought it would have been possible 2 yrs ago. One of my sis' childhood friends who is on here is BSL, and I know if not for the tips on here, I dont think it would have been possible. Its been more than a blessing, I feel I'm surrounded by beautiful blk women with all kinds of beautiful hair: relaxed/natural/texturized. I feel more informed than the next woman on the street, thanks ladies

 

[VeryBecoming]

A lot.

I never knew black hair could grow past shoulder length. I never knew you could wash your hair more than like once a week.
Oils? I would have never imagined stealing my moms EVOO and dumping it on my head. Wrapping my ends in plastic? I would have told someone they were crazy if they came up to me before LHCF and told me to do that.

 

[Lebiya]

A lot. I've never seen relaxed waist length hair anywhere else.

…Me too. Not a black woman at least, even today

 

[Social.Buttahfly]

No. I came to learn about gaining thickness not length I never thought it was a foreign concept for black women to grow long hair.

 

[Wishin4BSL]

Mine changed significantly. I didn't know anything about hair care and I thought I was doomed to shoulder length for the rest of my life. I remember when I finally passed SL by an inch or so, my stylist said that the ends were damaged and cut my hair back to 2 inches past chin length! I just thought that I had horrible hair! I thought that my stylist could grow my hair because she had two others clients with long hair (but now that I think about it, I RARELY saw those two girls! They probably only went to her for a relaxer). I would tell her that I wanted my hair that length, and she said, "Drink a lot of water and start coming to get your hair done every week instead of every two weeks." I never did that because I couldn't afford it. Finally, I was determined to grow my hair and turned to the internet. That led me to Cathy Howse, which led me to ezboard black hair forums, which FINALLY led me here! I found the most confidence when I found LHCF. Whew! That was long!

 

[prettypuff1]

Re: How has coming to the LHCF & other hair boards...

wow.. well i would still be glueing in weaves and doing all sorts of bad things......... now i am taking care of my hair with constant hiding and things like that.

 

[asiaticlily]

Alot. I've never seen so many black woman with such beautiful heads of hair until coming to haircare boards. It is truly inspiring!

 

[chayil0427]

Since finding LHCF I've upgraded my goal from SL to WL. Before the boards I though SL was pretty much the best I could do...now I realise that the potential and possibilities are only limited by your perceptions of what is excellent for you and your hair.

Chayil

 

[vainღ♥♡jane]

i voted 'not at all'. i've always been able to grow long hair regardless of unhealthy hair practices. ♥

 

[Americka]

I hit APL once about 9 years ago through no effort or aim at all. I was also doing all the wrong things - relaxing every 2 to 3 weeks, flat ironing/blow drying 2x or more a week, no protective styling - I still don't understand how. Prior to and since then, I've had below shoulder length hair. I am grateful for LHCF because it is allowing me to reach APL again, but this time I am going to do it the healthy way.

 

[darlingdiva]

Re: How has coming to the LHCF & other hair boards...

I can definitely relate to the last sentence of your post. The WHY is so important. Now, for the most part, I look at a product's claims and assess them based on the needs of my hair. I say "for the most part" because there are some products that were just BAD.

I also bought into the whole "white people products" and "good hair" thing. Now I buy into the "whatever works for my hair" thing.

I used to think that I'd be dependent on stylists forever. Now I do my own hair.

I'll say somewhat.

My mom always knew how to care for my hair (except she used to put way too much heavy oils in it), and she passed the knowledge down to me and I kind of improved on it for my head of hair.

I've always had long healthy hair in good condition, but after reaching a few inches past brastrap I found that my ends would split and stuff. Now I'm a little past bra strap and I'm able to keep it all healthy. And now I know why the stuff works. My mom showed me what works, but never explained WHY it works.