Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

I need help with my DD' Wash N Go ladies. How can I protect my daughter's hair at night? The putting it in twists aren't working.
 
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Destiny9109 said:
I never thought I would see the day that I'm over wanting to try every product I see. I finally got my regimen down to less than 10 products.
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What got you there?

My regimen is right at 10 "categories":
  1. Chelating cleanser once a month
  2. Scalp stimulating cleanser
  3. Strands cleanser
  4. Protein treatment
  5. Protein-free DC
  6. Balancing DC
  7. AVJ
  8. Sealant
  9. Detangling leave in
  10. Styler (gel and mousse)
But now that I've just recently learned about how critical the scalp is, that's kicked up my product exploration again (the Cantu ACV rinse, the DIY CurlyProverbz hair growth oil, the Hairobics scalp products, etc.).

I need free! I need deliverance! Lol.
 
Had my hair cut from apl to shoulder length today. Think I'll have another inch or two cut next week. Quite possibly may end up in a pixie by July lol.
 
trueheartofgold said:
Look at all this hair! Some people are saying it's not hers but I don't know. All I know is that it's a whole lot!

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I don't know if it's growing from her scalp or not, but whew it just looks like it's hot having alladat!
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YvetteWithJoy said:
What got you there?

My regimen is right at 10 "categories":
  1. Chelating cleanser once a month
  2. Scalp stimulating cleanser
  3. Strands cleanser
  4. Protein treatment
  5. Protein-free DC
  6. Balancing DC
  7. AVJ
  8. Sealant
  9. Detangling leave in
  10. Styler (gel and mousse)
But now that I've just recently learned about how critical the scalp is, that's kicked up my product exploration again (the Cantu ACV rinse, the DIY CurlyProverbz hair growth oil, the Hairobics scalp products, etc.).

I need free! I need deliverance! Lol.
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I think the main thing for me was to stop looking for the "perfect" product, when the ones I had were already, or were close enough and that my routine was more important. At one point I was buying products trying to figure out how to incorporate them or trying to introduce a new method I saw and didn't need to. I'm relaxed if that matters.

  1. Clarifying/chelating shampoo
  2. Moisturizing shampoo
  3. Moisturizing deep conditioner
  4. Protein treatment
  5. liquid leave in(protein)
  6. Serum
  7. Moisturizer
Give or take a setting lotion, lately I've been using a leave in to rollerset and it works pretty well.
 
I had a great and horrible hair dream all at the same time.

I dreamt my hair was at the bottom of my butt stretched but then I somehow got drain cleaner on the part closest to my ear on the left side and the hair just melted off that section. That 1/4 of my hair by my ear was completely bald.

The last part was so scary that it woke me up.
 
The crown area of my head got very brittle and dry over the years from relaxing. At the point I decided to transition to natural, with the last relaxer, it fallen out completely leaving me with a smooth bald spot in the center of my head. I did everything I could to style my hair around it. For months every time I put a deep conditioner or leave in conditioner in my head, I applied it to that area first. I put JBCO on this area several times a week. Here I am today and has fully grown in and is soft. The hair itself is softer and really fine compared to the rest of my fine hair. But I thank God it is no longer see through. Hopefully by the end of this year I will get a good trim and get rid of that dreaded W in the bottom of my hairline in the back.
 
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trueheartofgold said:
@YvetteWithJoy I think I saw you mentioned this but I'm not sure. Have you ever tried the Mielle Organics Edge Gel? If so, how what do you think of the product?
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It may be a great edge gel. It's hard for me to know: This new, one jar of it is the only one I've ever owned in life, so I have no comparison to know whether it's good or not. I'm not used to applying edge gel, so I may be too light handed, I don't know. I do known that it mixes with some products and not with others. It flaked over my Kinky Curly Curling Custard when I applied the edge gel to my edges and it dried.
 
Destiny9109 said:
Lol is it a crochet? Why did the shot change quick when she was about to show her scalp lol
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Now you know good and well why the shot switched lmao. It looks like crotchet. And who brushes their natural hair DRY with a PADDLE BRUSH? Thats a huge no. Shes not even good at faking. Should have used a wide tooth comb.

So i trimmed of about 2-3 inches throughout my hair. My ends were a mess. So many ssks and splits. Im going to really baby my ends and try and put castor oil every night. My retention for the past year and a half has been zero because of trashy ends. Its my fault for not listening to my hair and tryning to do stuff it didnt want to do. Worse area is my crown as usual. The hair there is always so thick and wiry and dry. Even the scalp in my crown feels weird.
 
I finally tried a shampoo bar and I'm blown away. It cleansed my hair while providing plenty of slip so that I was able to detangle my hair. It was very moisturizing, almost like I was using conditioner in my hair rather than shampoo. It left my hair extremely soft. I used coconut oil as a leave in after rinsing the shampoo bar suds from my hair. I used the J.R. Liggett's Jojoba and Peppermint Shampoo Bar. It smells wonderfully of peppermint.
 
Royalq said:
So i trimmed of about 2-3 inches throughout my hair. My ends were a mess. So many ssks and splits. Im going to really baby my ends and try and put castor oil every night. My retention for the past year and a half has been zero because of trashy ends. Its my fault for not listening to my hair and tryning to do stuff it didnt want to do. Worse area is my crown as usual. The hair there is always so thick and wiry and dry. Even the scalp in my crown feels weird.
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My crown is the same way except its thready and dry. I can put my crown in 6 sections alone on wash day. 4 does the job "barely". I also use the most product in this area.

I've always worried about my ends since I was bonelaxed and transitioned to texlaxed so now that I'm natural, it's just a natural fear. I was using oil, but oil still dries so I've been using heavier butters and found greases and pomades that work with my hair.

The only solution that has worked for both was heavy sealing. It's a lot of product, but it works. Just a suggestion
 
Saludable84 said:
My crown is the same way except its thready and dry. I can put my crown in 6 sections alone on wash day. 4 does the job "barely". I also use the most product in this area.

I've always worried about my ends since I was bonelaxed and transitioned to texlaxed so now that I'm natural, it's just a natural fear. I was using oil, but oil still dries so I've been using heavier butters and found greases and pomades that work with my hair.

The only solution that has worked for both was heavy sealing. It's a lot of product, but it works. Just a suggestion
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I'm in mini twists and I only just now started using Castor oil and shea butter mixes on my ends. I slather it on and the next morning my ends feel so nice! I didn't even know what soft and smooth ends feel like. I hope my current regimen works for me outside of the twists.
 
I just watch a Youtube video of a woman who had not washed her hair in six months. The amount of debris, caked up gel in her braids was off the chain. She said she was busy and she wears wigs all the time. So her hair is constantly under a wig cap. I was grossed out and fascinated at the same watching.
 
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