I would go with a dusting...but that's just me b/c I absolutely hate getting my hair cut/trimmed (I only do that grudgingly)
(bc otherwise you get caught up like me and you've cut 1-2 inches off your hair...)
Moisturize before you seal!?!erplexed I thought oil does moisturize? Well what would you use to moisturize and what would you use to seal?
Any suggestions.
) I buy mine at Ulta, but they also sell online at QVC.com. There is a sample kit that has the treatment, hydrating shampoo and conditioner, glossing mist and revitalizing spray that goes for like $45, but should last for a little bit.
This is a question that I've been asking myself when it is time for me to get a touch. I feel like everytime I get a relaxer and my stylist trim my ends, she is trimming off the equivalent length of my new growth and I am stuck at square one!. I am trying to take very good care of my ends by moisturizing them every night with Elasta QP Mango Butter Moisturizing and then sealing them with coconut oil. I am considering telling my stylist to trim them every other relaxer (every 16 weeks). But, it all depends on how my ends are looking at that time. Let us know what you decided when you get your relaxer and Happy growing!
erplexed
ffrant:Some people are just sooo
I'd been wearing a wig then a sew-in but last night I took the weave out....so this morning after a staff meeting (in front of numerous coworkers) this girl says, "UM. You just don't know what to do with your hair. You say you're gonna let it grow but you know you're gonna cut it." (All while she was wearing a dayum wig, she's a dry headed scuttlebutt underneath). I was like "...'scuse me? u talkin to me?:heated: I swear she's the devil. She's only seen me with short hair, never with hair flowing down my back...I'm even more determined now! People are so negative.
this is the same ***** that will be CHEEZIN in your grill with all kinds of questions as soon as the length starts kicking in.....
I will tell you what turned my ends around...OJON Restorative Treatment. (OJON needs to pay me, 'cause I'm like an infomercial.
It's like a nut butter that you scoop into your hand, melt with your hands (turns into an oil) and then apply as a nurturing treatment for your hair. I use it at least once a week as an overnight pre-poo. I like it bc they use mostly natural ingredients. The first time I put it on my hair, I could tell a difference. It just keeps getting better and better. Balanced with my protein part of my regi, it makes all the difference. I swear by it. It's so good, I am waiting to use up my Aphogee, so I can switch to their fortifying/protein-like treatment.
It's pricey and has a strong smell (which I actually like, earthy and spicy), but it's worth it to me. It has turned my dry straw ends into manageable tresses again!
out bc I use Vatika oil on my scalp, which is an enriched coconut oil product from India and it seems like my hair just soaks it right on up. But if it's sealing it, and not moisturizing my scalp like I thought, I don't want to use it the way I have been! 
but if it doesn't I will change.
. I think i'll take some while its still wet and then dry and wait a little while before i take some more. but thanks again. 
. I guess I got some serious reading to do, huh?
Hi everyone! Can I join? I'm new and haven't had a chance to read all 40 pages, but hey - I wanna get results too
LOL...Dry Headed Scuttlebutt....LOL
I know you wanted to:hardslap::whipped:
but you would just be
You would use a moisturizer like water based leave-ins (braid spray, elasta QP H-TWO, Neutrogena Triple Moisture Silk Touch, etc) or a thicker cream consistency moisturizer (like you would use with a shampoo) like Neutrogena Triple Moisture Daily Conditioner, KeraCare Humecto, Nexxus Botanoil, etc. Also keep in mind that some moisturizers are protein rich and some are not. You have to determine what your hair needs and when.
Sealants are oils. There are two types of oils. Carrier and essential.
Carrier oils are oils such as EVOO, castor oil, coconut oil, sweet almond, jojoba, etc. Essential oils are oils such as peppermint, rosemary, ylang ylang, tea tree, etc. You have to add essentials into carriers to "carry" the oil because essentials are too strong to use alone.
Thats about all I know.If I said something incorrect, someone will correct me.
Here are sistaslick's published articles that helped me when I first started on the board. I'm definitely not an expert but they gave me a great understanding of the products and regimen building.
http://public.fotki.com/sistaslick/sistaslicks-healthy/
! I went 9 weeks with out relaxing and my hair was looking soooo great!! It was looking healthy, shiny and full. Now, it looks thin, stingy and it's breaking. What should I do"?? after I got the relaxer I got a deep condtioner for 30 mins under the hooded dryer. I am thinking about getting a protein treatment. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is it possible that my hair is breaking because I have chemical burns?
I need some HELP! I got a touch-up last week and my hair is now breaking off
I need some HELP! I got a touch-up last week and my hair is now breaking off
ORS Hair Mayo works great for me when I start to experience breakage, following up with a good moisturizing conditioner. For your future relaxers, I suggest you also check out Machieramour's website for her tutorial on Preparing for a Relaxer, as a way to hopefully minimize chemical burns. www.healthytextures.com Best of luck to yah!
I need some HELP! I got a touch-up last week and my hair is now breaking off
Hi everyone! Can I join? I'm new and haven't had a chance to read all 40 pages, but hey - I wanna get results too
So this weekend I tried a rollerset...BOOOOOOOOO!!!! It turned out crappy. Rollersetting my natural hair had it turning into a big, poofy, dry mess! I shampooed my hair with nexxus, moistruized with a nexxus humectress leave in, and then began rollersetting. I followed macherieamour's instructions on rollersetting, using a solution of diluted lottabody. They were great and really helpful, I just don't think my hair is cut out for rollersetting.
Hey all!! I am having a dilemma....I dont know what to do with my hair,
I have done the wig thing
...one month.....a sew-in
....two weeks....now I am at the point where I dont know what to do....braids...kinky twists...another weave.........I am delirious trying to make a decision....I was enjoying the wigs but it was a mess keeping them from being so oily and my honey was looking like huh
.....the sew in has been so greasy cause of my MN mix....What is a sista to do??????
Do you have anyics:What is your hair type...length... etc ?
More info please.
. I want to use protective styling but I dont know which one. I just took out the sew in and I wasnt as careful as I should have been and cut several pieces of my hair.. . I am going to have to go to the salon for a sew in....it was fun doing them myself..... but I can afford to loose any strands. 
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Aww, no worry Pr3tty...there are lots of helpful and friendly newbies here ready to roll out the welcome mat for other newbies
I hope everything at work turns out OK, and happy Valentine's day as well.
I have relaxed 4b neck length hair, it is uneven in the top because of a bad Dominican blowout
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