blackbarbie
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This will be a long post, but please bear with me.....I discovered the board last night and sat up for 4 1/2 straight reading all the positive tips, etc everyone had to share. som much great information! This is my problem/concern....
About 6 years ago ran across a stylist that used to do my hair once in college and it when she did it, it was extremely healthy and all one length. Hardly any breakage and very little shedding. She simply shampooed and conditioned well and wrapped it while it was wet and let dry. Then I got the wrapping down and started doing it myself for many years and it continued to grow. It grew to a length that I couldn't manage and I eventually started going to another stylist that roller set it every week on small rollers and I just pinned it nightly and kept loose curls daily until it was time to go again (following week). I ran across my old stylist again at a party and most of the ladies there had long, beautiful, and healthy hair and they were all her clients! Started going back and after her cutting it chin length (my hair was long but really needed a cut; a lot of uneven ends underneath all the length), we started over in 1999 and over the period of about a year and a half, it grew back to just below my bra strap. At various times over the past 6 years, I have let her cut it to chin length and then would grow it back out, because I knew she was taking good care of it and so was I (went to her weekly) and it would grow back like wildfire......
I recently relocated to another city last year and just before I got here, my hair was about an inch below chin length. My new stylist now is my brother. He cut my hair in layers and later highlighted it. (my hair is a light brown color and i got caramel, gold, etc. highlights). This was my first time ever having any color in my hair. I love the color and get compliments, but I have to say that I have not been happy b/c in the past year my hair has not grown to the length that I know it is capable of growing in a year's time. I get a roller set weekly and I wrap it with a satin scarf nightly. Since getting my color touched up about a 4 weeks ago, I am noticing a little breakage around just the left side (edges) of my head and don't know what it is. The straw that broke the camel's back is when he did re-touched my hair during a hair show he was participating in. He was supposed to be clipping my ends and when I got up to look at the style, he had cut a considerable amount off! He is not scissor happy and has never done this in the entire time that he has been doing my hair. I know my ends weren't that damaged, b/c I wrap daily (very carefully) and get a shampoo/deep conditioner weekly. I know it's just hair and it will grow, but I am too upset. I have decided that I will go back to home maintenance of my hair and just only go to get a retouch from him every 8 weeks (could actually go 10 weeks if I flat ironed it out, but I don't use direct heat on my hair)
Here is where I need help. Back when I used to do my own hair around 5 or 6 years ago, I was in touch with all the right kinds of products, etc. and everything, but then I used to wrap my hair around my head. I like it better when it is roller set, then wrapped nightly, but I have a hard time doing a really good roller set, and by the time I try to detangle after shampooing, I am TIRED!!!
My hair is type 3A and right now on my shoulder blades. I need recommendations for products from shampoo, conditioner, protein treatment, etc. I know everything doesn't work for everyone, but I am practically starting over. This is coming from someone that used to be a hair product junkie and people constantly wanted to know "is that yours?" (hair) I am very knowledgeable about hair care techniques, but just need some recommended products and suggestions for making my roller set more manageable...I don't mind going through the entire process b/c I take the time and dedicate it to my hair. (When I used to do my own hair, I would tell everyone that Thursday night was my "date" night - my "date" with my hair! That's when I did my thing and spent time with me and my hair) .I need specific instructions on color treated hair too, because I would like to try to get some of the elasticity back that the color has stripped and would like to stop some of the shedding. Shedding is not major, but it is more than I am used to from over a year ago when my old stlist used to do it....
I know this is long, but I got a really positive and warm feeling from all the lsisters here as soon as I start reading and couldn't believe that there were women such as myself with long, beautiful hair that didn't mind sharing their secrets! Everyone is so encouraging! I will try to figure out how to post pictures or start an album and thanks to all of you in advance.
About 6 years ago ran across a stylist that used to do my hair once in college and it when she did it, it was extremely healthy and all one length. Hardly any breakage and very little shedding. She simply shampooed and conditioned well and wrapped it while it was wet and let dry. Then I got the wrapping down and started doing it myself for many years and it continued to grow. It grew to a length that I couldn't manage and I eventually started going to another stylist that roller set it every week on small rollers and I just pinned it nightly and kept loose curls daily until it was time to go again (following week). I ran across my old stylist again at a party and most of the ladies there had long, beautiful, and healthy hair and they were all her clients! Started going back and after her cutting it chin length (my hair was long but really needed a cut; a lot of uneven ends underneath all the length), we started over in 1999 and over the period of about a year and a half, it grew back to just below my bra strap. At various times over the past 6 years, I have let her cut it to chin length and then would grow it back out, because I knew she was taking good care of it and so was I (went to her weekly) and it would grow back like wildfire......
I recently relocated to another city last year and just before I got here, my hair was about an inch below chin length. My new stylist now is my brother. He cut my hair in layers and later highlighted it. (my hair is a light brown color and i got caramel, gold, etc. highlights). This was my first time ever having any color in my hair. I love the color and get compliments, but I have to say that I have not been happy b/c in the past year my hair has not grown to the length that I know it is capable of growing in a year's time. I get a roller set weekly and I wrap it with a satin scarf nightly. Since getting my color touched up about a 4 weeks ago, I am noticing a little breakage around just the left side (edges) of my head and don't know what it is. The straw that broke the camel's back is when he did re-touched my hair during a hair show he was participating in. He was supposed to be clipping my ends and when I got up to look at the style, he had cut a considerable amount off! He is not scissor happy and has never done this in the entire time that he has been doing my hair. I know my ends weren't that damaged, b/c I wrap daily (very carefully) and get a shampoo/deep conditioner weekly. I know it's just hair and it will grow, but I am too upset. I have decided that I will go back to home maintenance of my hair and just only go to get a retouch from him every 8 weeks (could actually go 10 weeks if I flat ironed it out, but I don't use direct heat on my hair)
Here is where I need help. Back when I used to do my own hair around 5 or 6 years ago, I was in touch with all the right kinds of products, etc. and everything, but then I used to wrap my hair around my head. I like it better when it is roller set, then wrapped nightly, but I have a hard time doing a really good roller set, and by the time I try to detangle after shampooing, I am TIRED!!!
My hair is type 3A and right now on my shoulder blades. I need recommendations for products from shampoo, conditioner, protein treatment, etc. I know everything doesn't work for everyone, but I am practically starting over. This is coming from someone that used to be a hair product junkie and people constantly wanted to know "is that yours?" (hair) I am very knowledgeable about hair care techniques, but just need some recommended products and suggestions for making my roller set more manageable...I don't mind going through the entire process b/c I take the time and dedicate it to my hair. (When I used to do my own hair, I would tell everyone that Thursday night was my "date" night - my "date" with my hair! That's when I did my thing and spent time with me and my hair) .I need specific instructions on color treated hair too, because I would like to try to get some of the elasticity back that the color has stripped and would like to stop some of the shedding. Shedding is not major, but it is more than I am used to from over a year ago when my old stlist used to do it....
I know this is long, but I got a really positive and warm feeling from all the lsisters here as soon as I start reading and couldn't believe that there were women such as myself with long, beautiful hair that didn't mind sharing their secrets! Everyone is so encouraging! I will try to figure out how to post pictures or start an album and thanks to all of you in advance.
, the stretch thing is not bad at all one you find that good conditioning poo to tame the NG, but looks like you shouldn't have that problem with that wave action you have going on 
, so HHG.
