Pre-LHCF: What were you doing wrong?
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deusa80
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NEVER used a heat protectant and would blow dry and flat iron my hair weekly
Relaxing my hair almost monthly
Never moisturized and sealed
I used to grease my scalp...which never really helped at all
Didn't know the difference between protein and moisturizing conditioners
Never really kept my hair hydrated/moisturized
Relaxing my hair almost monthly
Never moisturized and sealed
I used to grease my scalp...which never really helped at all
Didn't know the difference between protein and moisturizing conditioners
Never really kept my hair hydrated/moisturized
*Muffin*
New Member
Using mineral oil based moisturizers, brushing my hair with hard, plastic bristle brushes, combing my hair with fine toothed combs, relaxing even the pre-relaxed ends, shampooing and rarely ever using conditioner, using those ponytail holders with the metal bands on the other side, the list goes on and on...
Ebony Majesty
Well-Known Member
relaxing and colouring
lack of moisture
only deep conditioning with ORS hair mayo
lack of moisture
only deep conditioning with ORS hair mayo
darlingdiva
Well-Known Member
1. Confusing grease with moisturizers
2. Combing from root to tip
3. Combing with fine-toothed combs
4. Putting my hair's health in the stylist's hands
5. Not moisturizing my ends
6. Greasing my scalp
7. Brushing my hair (brushing has never stimulated growth for me; it only took my hair out)
8. Not knowing about moisture/protein balance
9. Not knowing about clarifying the hair (I thought my hair was clarified whenever it felt stripped)
10. Not being educated about product ingredients (In fact, I would never even read the ingredients; I only read the product description)
11. Shampooing my hair and not my scalp
12. Not using a leave-in conditioner (I wasn't even really familiar with them)
2. Combing from root to tip
3. Combing with fine-toothed combs
4. Putting my hair's health in the stylist's hands
5. Not moisturizing my ends
6. Greasing my scalp
7. Brushing my hair (brushing has never stimulated growth for me; it only took my hair out)
8. Not knowing about moisture/protein balance
9. Not knowing about clarifying the hair (I thought my hair was clarified whenever it felt stripped)
10. Not being educated about product ingredients (In fact, I would never even read the ingredients; I only read the product description)
11. Shampooing my hair and not my scalp
12. Not using a leave-in conditioner (I wasn't even really familiar with them)
RavenMaven
Active Member
Confusing grease with moisturizers, NOT looking at the ingredients, using heat everyday, not knowing about the SCIENCE of hair care and just thinking that since it looks nice on the outside that's all that matters!
RavenMaven
Active Member
oh yes, I was relaxing, and I was pondering colouring too
Quest4healthyhair
New Member
Pre-LHCF
I used heat (Professional hairdresser curling and flat irons )
I did my own highlights and used bleaching powder.
I would pull wet hair until it snapped
I wore tracks and weaves, without taking proper care of my own hair
I washed daily and blow dried without thermal protection
I was very bad to my hair.
I used heat (Professional hairdresser curling and flat irons )
I did my own highlights and used bleaching powder.
I would pull wet hair until it snapped
I wore tracks and weaves, without taking proper care of my own hair
I washed daily and blow dried without thermal protection
I was very bad to my hair.
SCarolinaGirl
Well-Known Member
I had a lot of very bad habits.
Washing my hair only 1x a month.
Wearing weaves for months at a time without moisturizing/oiling.
relaxing every 4 weeks when not in weaves
wearing wigs without braidout my hair and without using a wig cap
I have never deep conditioned before LHCF
Never had a protein treatment
Would go days without combing my hair because it was so dry/brittle
combing my hair with a fine tooth comb
brushing my hair to death
used glue for tracks and pulled them out myself (along with clumps of hair)
never used a leave in conditioner
never trimming/dusting my ends
using grease and blow drying my hair
I'm sure there's more... I'm surprised I still have hair!
Washing my hair only 1x a month.
Wearing weaves for months at a time without moisturizing/oiling.
relaxing every 4 weeks when not in weaves
wearing wigs without braidout my hair and without using a wig cap
I have never deep conditioned before LHCF
Never had a protein treatment
Would go days without combing my hair because it was so dry/brittle
combing my hair with a fine tooth comb
brushing my hair to death
used glue for tracks and pulled them out myself (along with clumps of hair)
never used a leave in conditioner
never trimming/dusting my ends
using grease and blow drying my hair
I'm sure there's more... I'm surprised I still have hair!
EbonyMajesty
Member
I never got trims. I would go a year or more without even a dusting, much less a trim or cut.
I washed infrequently, and deep conditioned infrequently.
Used way too much heat...I applied a curling or flat iron to my hair practically everyday.
Relaxed too frequently for my hair type. I have fine hair that is on the thinner side and not very coarse, but I relaxed it every 6-8 weeks. Today I can go 4 months without a relaxer and my hair still looks great.
I never read the labels of the products I use.
I used way too much grease.
This list can go one for days.... thank God, I found LHCF and won't be making these mistakes anymore
I washed infrequently, and deep conditioned infrequently.
Used way too much heat...I applied a curling or flat iron to my hair practically everyday.
Relaxed too frequently for my hair type. I have fine hair that is on the thinner side and not very coarse, but I relaxed it every 6-8 weeks. Today I can go 4 months without a relaxer and my hair still looks great.
I never read the labels of the products I use.
I used way too much grease.
This list can go one for days.... thank God, I found LHCF and won't be making these mistakes anymore
girlcherokee
New Member
dang where do i begin?
1) i knew nothing of protien vs moisture - so never conditioned with respect to that -
2) would go in the bss, stare at the bottles and pick up what looked good. it was the luck of the drawer - got lucky with ors replenishing and lekair cholestrol, but could not understand for the life of me why they only sometimes worked
3) when my hair would inevitably begin to fall out - i would get super fustrated and wack it the rest of the way off and then repeat the lovely cycle again - till i discovered this place, now it's a new ride!
1) i knew nothing of protien vs moisture - so never conditioned with respect to that -
2) would go in the bss, stare at the bottles and pick up what looked good. it was the luck of the drawer - got lucky with ors replenishing and lekair cholestrol, but could not understand for the life of me why they only sometimes worked
3) when my hair would inevitably begin to fall out - i would get super fustrated and wack it the rest of the way off and then repeat the lovely cycle again - till i discovered this place, now it's a new ride!
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hillytmj
Well-Known Member
It's amazing how lack of belief can prevent you from even trying to grow long hair. I suffered from that for years and also combed my hair a million times a day and got a 1-2 inch trim every relaxer.
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