Naturally Flexible Support Thread

[coyacoy]

I'm sorry, Girl. Sometimes I think natural hair should have a section in the card store.

"Thinking of you on your bad hair day"

"Happy 'humidity sucks' day"

"Deepest sympathy for the loss of your chunk of hair at the hand of that detangling incident"

"Sorry your favorite product was discontinued/changed formula"

"You're my soulmate. Love Always, your favorite Wide tooth comb"

Ahhhhh natural hair is indeed a journey full of ups and downs and spins around.

Lmao....so true

 

[havilland]

Godyssey and JJamiah


Welcome!!!!!

 

[Rae81]

I'm sorry, Girl. Sometimes I think natural hair should have a section in the card store.

"Thinking of you on your bad hair day"

"Happy 'humidity sucks' day"

"Deepest sympathy for the loss of your chunk of hair at the hand of that detangling incident"

"Sorry your favorite product was discontinued/changed formula"

"You're my soulmate. Love Always, your favorite Wide tooth comb"


Ahhhhh natural hair is indeed a journey full of ups and downs and spins around.

LOL

 

[Rae81]

Well I decided to try a braid out again on dry hair last night. My hair looked so pretty until I got to the ends they are a bushy mess. Just don't know what to do about them, maybe they are too dry. But it's back in a afro puff

 

[Rae81]

Here's a pic



I'm singing " I rock rough and stuff with my afro puffs" lol

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Rae81 have you ever thought about putting rollers on the ends? For my braidouts, I braid all but the last 2-3 inches, add more product, smooth then use rollers or flexi rods. Keeps the tangles away and also makes it look a little more uniform if that makes sense.

 

[Rae81]

Rae81 have you ever thought about putting rollers on the ends? For my braidouts, I braid all but the last 2-3 inches, add more product, smooth then use rollers or flexi rods. Keeps the tangles away and also makes it look a little more uniform if that makes sense.

I did use rollers I think I need to baby them smh choice then extra moisture. The rest of my hair feels good but my ends are so dry

 

[havilland]

I did use rollers I think I need to baby them smh choice then extra moisture. The rest of my hair feels good but my ends are so dry

you may need to experiment with your leave in. my ends have had the same issue. all of a sudden lately they seem more balanced.

i have been using regular conditioner as a leave in and i think that may have helped.....over time though.....at first i saw no difference.....but i kept at it and it does seem to be working. all of a sudden my hair is softer and more manageable.

i would say in the last 4 months or so.

 

[curlycrocheter]

My hair is feeling weird. I desperately need to DC, but I have to order my DC's online & they won't be here for a few days. This makes me sad

Anyway, I flat ironed my hair a few weeks ago & snapped this pic:


Talk about naturally flexible

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

My hair is feeling weird. I desperately need to DC, but I have to order my DC's online & they won't be here for a few days. This makes me sad

Anyway, I flat ironed my hair a few weeks ago & snapped this pic:


Talk about naturally flexible

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Pretty hair! Do you have a Whole Foods near you? When I'm out of my staple DC's, I will grab a conditioner from Whole Foods or just pick up something from Sally's.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Staple product stash!!!

This has changed.

 

[curlycrocheter]

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Pretty hair! Do you have a Whole Foods near you? When I'm out of my staple DC's, I will grab a conditioner from Whole Foods or just pick up something from Sally's.

Thank you! And yes, I have 2 Whole Foods near me & can't use practically anything from them!

Everything at WF has shea butter in & shea butter sets my scalp ablaze :burning:

And everything that doesn't have shea butter has cones in it,& I don't use cones. Plus, I can't afford to keep buying 8oz bottles at $10 a pop. I use that in one wash day.

Woe is me...the problems of a long haired natural

 

[havilland]

Thank you! And yes, I have 2 Whole Foods near me & can't use practically anything from them!

Everything at WF has shea butter in & shea butter sets my scalp ablaze :burning:

And everything that doesn't have shea butter has cones in it,& I don't use cones. Plus, I can't afford to keep buying 8oz bottles at $10 a pop. I use that in one wash day.

Woe is me...the problems of a long haired natural

This is the same issue I have. I have to keep 59-11 bottles of Hairveda on hand because my hair hates most everything else. And an order takes two weeks. But I can't complain because my hair is thriving with those dern magic fairy dust products.... LOL

 

[Rae81]

This is the same issue I have. I have to keep 59-11 bottles of Hairveda on hand because my hair hates most everything else. And an order takes two weeks. But I can't complain because my hair is thriving with those dern magic fairy dust products.... LOL

What do you use from hairVeda

 

[MileHighDiva]

Ladies, I flat ironed my hair on the 23rd, so I could trim some. Good news is that I'm confident I don't have anymore relaxed ends in the front. I'll verify this on my next wash day.

The bad news is that it didn't really come out smooth. I may have to buy that K2 that Havilland has. havilland do you feel like it makes your hair smoother or is it just peace of mind, because you know that protectant is getting on each strand. Please advise!

I'm too tired/lazy to re-upload the pics, but here's a link to the results.

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showpost.php?p=19008873&postcount=1496

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Thank you! And yes, I have 2 Whole Foods near me & can't use practically anything from them!

Everything at WF has shea butter in & shea butter sets my scalp ablaze :burning:

And everything that doesn't have shea butter has cones in it,& I don't use cones. Plus, I can't afford to keep buying 8oz bottles at $10 a pop. I use that in one wash day.

Woe is me...the problems of a long haired natural

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Awww sorry to hear that! Lucky for me, my hair is not picky when it comes to products...I have staples but I can always pick something up locally to hold me over. Don't care about cones either. Good luck girl

 

[havilland]

What do you use from hairVeda

Everything. LOL

Conditioners
Hairveda moisture 24/7 - co wash
MoisturePro - light protein
Strinillah - weekly deep conditioner.
Methi sativa - for shedding and hard protein

Oils
Jardin hair oil

Cleansing
Amla cream rinse

Moisturizers
Red tea cream
Busy Izzy Buttered up

Other
Almond glaze is great for dry skin and dry hairline

 

[havilland]

MileHighDiva


The K2 is great BUT I would call them after you order and tell them your reservoirs broke. So they will send you two more for free. You can't buy them separate and they are fragile. I cracked both of mine with sparing use and I am very careful with them.

To their credit they just mailed me replacements no questions asked. No shipping charge or questions about warranty.

Be careful not to let it get too hot. The temp controls are very accurate. I never need more than one pass.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Braid out on old rollerset hair. I didn't roll the ends before bed and boy oh boy what a huge difference..in other news, my hair has that scalp-ey smell so I will co-wash tonight...thinking about doing a flexi-rod set after.

 

[mz.rae]

Going to give hot combing a try, wasn't a fan if the electric hot hot comb in the past but my technique wasn't really good back then. Will see how it turns out.

 

[Brwnbeauti]

Did a ponytail roller set. I'm kinda excited about my whole head looking like my roots

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Did a ponytail roller set. I'm kinda excited about my whole head looking like my roots



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Pretty! I love roller sets!

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

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[Godyssey]

Braid out on old rollerset hair. I didn't roll the ends before bed and boy oh boy what a huge difference..in other news, my hair has that scalp-ey smell so I will co-wash tonight...thinking about doing a flexi-rod set after.

lulu97

Your Braidout is so pretty! It looks very smooth. Do you use setting lotion to get it that way? Thanks

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Godyssey Thank you!

For this particular braidout, I used my moisturizer (conditioner/water mix) and did 3 big braids. Most of the time, I will use that or just plain coconut oil. I like soft touchable hair so I don't use any setting lotion or gels on my actual strands...ever. I never worry too much about hold when I style because I generally only wear it down a few days then I throw it in a ponytail or bun. HTH

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Juicy high bun I did from that old braidout. Used coconut oil throughout my hair before putting it up.

 

[havilland]

I am lovin this weather. My curls have been popping and not frizzy


I want to do another blow out. But I won't. I won't. I won't....keep saying it until you believe!

 

[Napp]

I blew out my hair and did a big braid style. I think I am going to try doing this 2 times a month

 

[Brwnbeauti]

I think I'm officially starting my transition. I'm four month post. Put in box braid today- hoping to wear them for 6 weeks.

 

[mz.rae]

Flat ironed my hair again today here is what I did:

I washed with Lush shampoo bar (Can't remember the name)
DC'ed for an hour with Redken Silk Lock not sure if that's the correct name, it's the one that replaced the Smooth Down Butter Treat. Don't know why they discontinued the Smooth Down Butter Treat, the Silk Lock is just ok =/
Applied my Lacio Lacio and GVP Silk Infusion Leave in, detangled
Sprayed my Heat Protectant and blowed dried my hair and applied Shea Butter to the sections
I used an electric straighten comb and then flat ironed may hair.

I don't know I may be a unicorn but I lose way less hair when I just blow dry the hair and get it over as opposed to air drying it with braids, banding, threading, rollersetting to stretch the hair before straightening. Even when I was child and teenager whenever I or my mom would braid my hair and let it air dry over night prior to straightening I would loose a lot of hair so I'm just going to keep blow drying my hair. I also think I am going to keep my hair straight from now on, for me it is just easier to maintain especially since I am on a very busy schedule lately.