crazydaze911
Active Member
This thread is a WARNING with alittle advice attached - lol
I see threads on vacation hair and whats the best way to wear it, etc, but never really a warning or thread on AFTER-vacation hair.
so a couple weeks ago i went to cancun for about 5 days. It was fun but my hair REALLY SUFFERED. pool 3 out of the 5 days, but only got it wet twice. I noticed early on that the water was harsh - my hair and skin was the driest its been in my LIFE. i felt gross, like sandpaper and my skin is normally so soft. In any case - of course there was some partying. One night i wore a half wig to the club. The next night i wore my natural hair in a curly pony tail - BIG MISTAKE.
Somehow we ended up chilling with some guys and one just LOVED my curly hair. he took my scrunchie out and wouldnt return it. it didnt look soooooooo bad so i just gave up trying to get it back. so there was dancing and sweating - all the clubs were outdoors.
my hair was already dry but i had managed to keep it knot free the whole time UNTIL this night. OMG - i got back to the hotel room - it was HORRID. i washed it, and then proceeded to use the WHOLE hotel bottle of conditioner as well as EVERY DROP of conditioner i had in my suitcase.
I've seen threads on here about dreads but i really really NEVER thought it would happen to me. trying to get dreads out with water that was 'bad' to begin with - HORRIBLE. i didnt know what to do, so i made one big wet braid and put it in a bun for the flight home - THIS WAS A GOOD THING. think that wet braid helped save my hair - kinda like a DC with just water.
I get home. take out the braid (which i made w/out untangling it at all) and then get in the shower (w/out untangling it at all). i know this is bad for some pple but for me, there was no way i could even finger comb this dry mess - just too many dreads.
anyways - i shampoo with giovanni smooth as silk, then condition with aveda (i think it was the moisture remedy but i dont really remember). i globbed conditioner on my ends and then worked my way up. i put the most on my ends b/c that was where i was going to attempt to start parting to detangle in sections.
I managed to get my hair a bit softer and i could make some parts but still could not comb through it all without getting stuck, even under running water. so i remembered someone on here dealing with their daugthers hair and being SAVED my PM's the Detangler. so i grabbed it from my shelf and globbed it on. THIS WORKED. I used it, combed with my shower comb, and rinsed.
ahhhhh - hair back to normal.....
i did lose alot in the drain but i managed to pull through it. just wanted to post my story
I see threads on vacation hair and whats the best way to wear it, etc, but never really a warning or thread on AFTER-vacation hair.
so a couple weeks ago i went to cancun for about 5 days. It was fun but my hair REALLY SUFFERED. pool 3 out of the 5 days, but only got it wet twice. I noticed early on that the water was harsh - my hair and skin was the driest its been in my LIFE. i felt gross, like sandpaper and my skin is normally so soft. In any case - of course there was some partying. One night i wore a half wig to the club. The next night i wore my natural hair in a curly pony tail - BIG MISTAKE.
Somehow we ended up chilling with some guys and one just LOVED my curly hair. he took my scrunchie out and wouldnt return it. it didnt look soooooooo bad so i just gave up trying to get it back. so there was dancing and sweating - all the clubs were outdoors.
my hair was already dry but i had managed to keep it knot free the whole time UNTIL this night. OMG - i got back to the hotel room - it was HORRID. i washed it, and then proceeded to use the WHOLE hotel bottle of conditioner as well as EVERY DROP of conditioner i had in my suitcase.
I've seen threads on here about dreads but i really really NEVER thought it would happen to me. trying to get dreads out with water that was 'bad' to begin with - HORRIBLE. i didnt know what to do, so i made one big wet braid and put it in a bun for the flight home - THIS WAS A GOOD THING. think that wet braid helped save my hair - kinda like a DC with just water.
I get home. take out the braid (which i made w/out untangling it at all) and then get in the shower (w/out untangling it at all). i know this is bad for some pple but for me, there was no way i could even finger comb this dry mess - just too many dreads.
anyways - i shampoo with giovanni smooth as silk, then condition with aveda (i think it was the moisture remedy but i dont really remember). i globbed conditioner on my ends and then worked my way up. i put the most on my ends b/c that was where i was going to attempt to start parting to detangle in sections.
I managed to get my hair a bit softer and i could make some parts but still could not comb through it all without getting stuck, even under running water. so i remembered someone on here dealing with their daugthers hair and being SAVED my PM's the Detangler. so i grabbed it from my shelf and globbed it on. THIS WORKED. I used it, combed with my shower comb, and rinsed.
ahhhhh - hair back to normal.....
i did lose alot in the drain but i managed to pull through it. just wanted to post my story
