No nasty brown gel

[kristina]

I'll use it in a pitch on my sides but only because I still have the tub I bought in 2002.
Otherwise it dries my hair out and leaves delightful brown chucky flakes.

 

[Cheleigh]

There is a photo in my relaxed album (attached) with the crunchy brown stuff in my hair--I think it was called a pineapple freeze or something. Once my stylist did pin curls all over except the back--I looked horrible and felt even worse.

I didn't use gel for years after that. Just started using clear gel lightly since transitioning to natural. I don't like the brown gel at all--I think my hairline is not thick enough to take it anyway.

 

[tastesosweet]

My stylist swears by Ampro Pro-Style Protein hair gel. That and Vonte Wax is all she has on her station. She says that brown protein gel helps your hair to grow. I'm not questioning her because her hair is waist length!

http://public.fotki.com/tastesosweet/

 

[~*~ShopAholic~*~]

LOL, I remember this they called it Molding. They would pack it on the shorter styles and then come through it (major breakage) and curl it w/a barrel iron after the sprayed it down w/spritz, LOL

I gave it a chance sister... it is good for wrapping the hair, and the texture is nice once you break through the gel, but that is the key BREAKING through the gel.

I remember when I was in middle school, my mom would put the gel on my hair and put it in a wrap and then sit me under the dryer until it was dry to the scalp (a process that took the better part of 1.5 hrs) and then I'd have to comb that mess out.

It hurt!! Getting that nice bone straight and soft look was not worth it.

 

[~*~ShopAholic~*~]

I do, LMAO, ya'll are going way back, but those were the good times, memories.......... If my momma knew I was putting fake hair in her microwave, I don't what would have happened to me, lol.

OH OH OH!!

I JUST HAD A BROWN GEL GHETTO PONY TAIL FLASH BACK!!!

'Member when you used to take that track for your weave pony tail and slick brown gel all over it and put them in rollers and stick it in the microwave to dry and it would come out all crunchy and bouncy?

Then you would use the brown gel and slick your hair in a ponytail high on your head and then wrap the track around that nub of hair you called a pony tail and then use bobby pins to hold it in place??

YA'LL MEMBER THAT?

OH WEE MAN! SHOCK YO DRAWS....I DO!!!

Okay now the rest of ya'll have to tell your brown gel memories!

I know we got some baby hair and toothbrush residents in the house!!!

 

[Crackers Phinn]

I know we got some baby hair and toothbrush residents in the house!!!

putting my toofbrush bi'ness out like that!!!! I always have to be careful to put the brown stained toothbrush away if I'm having company over. A brown toothbrush makes people nervous!

 

[uncutandgettinglonger]

That mess was too funy.

 

[Ayeshia]

This thread is hilarious.......Ive been gulity of this gel some ten years ago...but I was 11 so I shouldn't get stoned

 

[sillygurl18]

@ jcoily: They'd be looking like--> ///

 

[SUPER SWEET]

I dont like BROWN gel Im prejudice. I only use CLEAR or PINK