Nice & Wavy
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Just wanted to say Welcome You're in excellent hands here!!
Don't let these ladies turn you into a product junkie Its like a drug...
Hey sis...how are u?
Just wanted to say Welcome You're in excellent hands here!!
Don't let these ladies turn you into a product junkie Its like a drug...
Thank you SO MUCH everyone! I didn't expect to get so many responses, but the advice has been awesome! I can't wait to start my new regimen. Hopefully I'll have positive results to share.
Hey, thanks for the advice! Do you have any products you could recommend? Here is my routine:
- Herbal Essences moisturizing shampoo
- Herbal Essences moisturizing conditioner
- Biosilk serum in damp hair (ends only)
- let hair dry naturally, and brush only when dry
- if hair is sticky/greasy or if I am unable to brush, I wear it in a messy bun.
- if i AM able to brush it, I leave it down, or on a rare occasion, flat iron with Remington Wet 2 Straight flat iron.
Once weekly:
- Hair Mayonnaise deep conditioner
- Infusium 23 leave-in conditioner
Would you be able to recommend any products? Thank you all so much!
Hi and Welcome Keri
Toss the Infusium, the mayo and the biosilk.
Clarify like the other ladies already mentioned to remove any buildup and get your hair to a clean slate to start the rebalancing process.
You need more moisture products. Things like Redken All soft, kenra moisturizing conditioner, joico moisture recovery, mop moisturizing conditioner etc....
You can also try co-washing with just conditioner instead of shampooing. Many of us here don't shampoo nearly as often as we used too and as a result, our hair has more moisture and is more managable but still clean.
Giovanni makes great products too. Many ladies including myself like the Giovanni smooth as silk line. It gives weightless moisture but still helps detangle the hair and control it.
How many newbies got this much support when they first joined? I'm just saying.
How many newbies got this much support when they first joined? I'm just saying.
THANK YOU
How many newbies got this much support when they first joined? I'm just saying.
Anyway, Welcome to the Board!
How many newbies got this much support when they first joined? I'm just saying.
Anyway, Welcome to the Board!
It's because of the provocative (around here that is) title of her thread which is what made me open the thread to take a look.
The OP has been educated that she is a woman of color (mixed race) whether she knew before or not. Anyhoo, that's my take on it.
Definitely. And I really didn't mean to offend anyone. I'm used to being the "white girl" in a very ethnically diverse family. The man I'm marrying is Indian and Colombian. My family is from Sicily, which in itself is a very diverse place. I was always "the white girl" in my school, family, and social circle. This site was actually recommended to me by someone (she doesn't use the site, but she came across it in a search). I'm under no circumstances the kind of person who has problems with anyone... I am grateful for all the help I've gotten here so far, and I'm really sorry if anyone took the title of the post in an offensive way. I don't know why I felt the need to introduce myself in that way, but I didn't mean it in a negative way. I'm just used to having my skin color drawn to my attention constantly in my social circle, so I felt like perhaps it must be something "important". I do consider myself biracial due to my ethnic background, but regardless, we are all women who are here on this forum for the same reasons, and regardless of what we look like, we're all here to help and to give help to others who need it.
I promise to think more about the wording of my next topic! In the meantime, thank you all for being so considerate and accepting. The advice I've received has been overwhelming... I'm already turning into a product junkie!
I'll post updates (under a new title!) within a week or so. Thank you again!