Colocha
acne cream and afro dreams
I'll have to try using it less often. Yep, I've been using it weekly so far without any ill effects. Though my hair analysis said my hair really needed protein so maybe that's why.
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Cattypus1
All loced up...
Put your bra on top of a tank top or t shirt. It's not cute but you're not exposed either.Coward of a husband refused to let my brastrap show in the length pic I had him take.Hopefully by fall or winter, I will be able to grab my hair myself and use the timer on my camera.
Evolving78
Well-Known Member
I got the silver bird. I love it, but it's too heavy. I got the Kiss handless 2200 watts. I'm really digging that now.
KinkyRN
Well-Known Member
Just the name "hair bath" makes it sound luxurious and moisturizing. They know what they are doing!!
KinkyRN
Well-Known Member
I see in your signature that your environment is high humidity. What styling products do you use (gels, creams). I am high po also but with dense fine strands and finding a styling product has been a struggle.
ItsMeLilLucky
NotLucky no mo' just blessed.
It is pretty heavy, but I don't hold it by the handle. I hold it by where the air comes out, almost like it's handle-less. My wrists are too tiny to be holding it by the handle
Anaisin
Well-Known Member
Right! Then have the nerve to make it lavender color. So tempting.
niknakmac
Well-Known Member
So I bought some JBCO to use on my scalp while i have these braids in. OMG why didn't yall tell me this stuff stinks! It smells like the weed smoking section of the dancehall mixed with musty ssa people. It was actually making me sick. I had to wash my hair all over again. Nothing I put on top of it could hide the smell.
JBCO by itself is a NO for me.
JBCO by itself is a NO for me.
Sharpened
A fleck on His Sword
Some strands are hitting the end of my ruler.
That is one of the reason I never got it until now. Still waiting for my sample to see if it is really better than regular cold-pressed castor oil. EOs are my friends...
KinksAndInk
Professional Napper
Dear Sally Beauty...stop with the bull. Don't limit my buy 2 get 1 free promos to 1 promo per purchase. At least give me 2 smh. You're lucky I only had to pay an extra 39¢ due to this nonsense. Off to another location since I cleaned out your stock of Aphogee vitamins 
LushLox
Well-Known Member
Try using the raw, straight from the bush JBCO because that 'scent' is on some next level.
Whenever I go to Jamaica I always buy some bottles but I don't use them often cause the smell, lawd! It's so much more potent than the commercial brands that you buy in stores! I use it on a weekend when I'm not really going anywhere.
niknakmac
Well-Known Member
Try using the raw, straight from the bush JBCO because that 'scent' is on some next level.
Yes I bought it in JA and I cannot with the smell. Those jars are going to be sitting on a shelf collecting dust.
Colocha
acne cream and afro dreams
I've recently started making my own flaxseed gel that I use on top of a leave-in. It gives really great holds but my hair can feel a bit stiff the next day. Oils buff that feeling out. Anything heavy enough (not castor oil heavy though) will help weigh your hair down under a styler too.
If you're not averse to silicones and sulfates, use those. Cones will keep your hair in check all the time.
Sabino Moisture Block added to your DC, and then Paul Mitchell Straight Works on top of whatever you use to moisturize.
If you find a sulfate to clean all that off, let me know, lol. I really miss the way my hair looked with Straight Works but I couldn't stand the sticky sulfate feeling in my hair on wash day.
Evolving78
Well-Known Member
The handle gets in my way! I will still use it though. I have like three blow dryers.It is pretty heavy, but I don't hold it by the handle. I hold it by where the air comes out, almost like it's handle-less. My wrists are too tiny to be holding it by the handle
Lissa0821
Well-Known Member
My air dried hair starts to get matted in the roots no matter much I detangle it before styling. I am over it....I will be blow drying and styling my hair from now. My roots are smoother and has very little matting if any. I am not going to worry about heat damage for now and will make adjustments as I see fit.
Saludable84
Better Late Than Ugly
Mix it with an essential oil. HBCO smells worse, and I tolerate it, but I started buying it in chocolate and lavender scent and it's much better.
Saludable84
Better Late Than Ugly
Are you happy or sad?
Rocky91
A work in progress
@fifi134 Hey girly!
I don't know why I didn't get that notification. I don't know if I'm technically still in the TWA stage. i'm hiding my hair now but anyways, last summer and most of the fall, when i was wearing my hair out, i had to wash and restyle every day. i just could never achieve second day hair no matter how hard i try. if you look up "twa restyle" videos on YouTube, you'll see that people end up wetting their heads with spray bottle in order to wake the coils up, and in my mind, i'm like, might as well jump in the shower and cowash.
also, i don't think you should be worried about over manipulation, to be honest. i bet your hair is super healthy right now, so daily raking through some gel is not going to be detrimental to it. enjoy the quick and easy styling for now, you'll be out of that stage before you know it!
honestly, making this post made me miss it.my routine was:
-cowash with whatever (i like aussie moist a lot)
-swirl shea moisture curl enhancing smoothie into my head
-apply ecostyler gel and smooth with my fingers individual curls
-use more ecostyler to style my lil baby hairs.
-sometimes add that side part that solange did, to be fancy
here's a video by a gorgeous girl who used to be on here, it shows that smoothing method.
Sharpened
A fleck on His Sword
Kinda disappointed... I wanted at least a couple of 1" months. Oh well, I will just focus on keeping my follicles alive and hair quality.
KinksAndInk
Professional Napper
I need to decide if I want to wash my hair today or tomorrow. Maybe a nap will help me decide.
Anaisin
Well-Known Member
Some of these stylists that charge $175 and up for box braids don't do $175 and up work...
It shouldn't look like ol girl from down the street did them when you're licensed and in a salon. I can do them myself if that's the case
Only reason an African shop is a problem is because they don't give a crap about your edges or your hair period. But style, neat/sleekness, professional looking hair is what you're going to get for their high prices
These black women love bragging about how they're "natural hair stylists", natural this, natural that but you look on their page and the hairstyles look diy or unfinished.
No shade but it's really irking me. If there were women that did high quality work around then I would be quick to spend money. I've been browsing since last month.
Then you have the ones that don't know and don't even try to learn how to manage natural hair. "You can't get this and that style with your hair type" in every caption....or.....you're simply a shitty and/or limited stylist but they'll never admit that of course
Then you have the debate whether you want to drive long distance just to get your hair done
Don't have and claim a luxury and professional salon when your stylists are amateur. It's nice y'all spent the money for the nice interior design but it's not cute when the only clients walking out with their hair looking professionally done are people with locs.
If your $200 box braids are sloppy, what makes you think I'll pay $450 for faux locs?
/end rant. I've been holding this in all week lmao
It shouldn't look like ol girl from down the street did them when you're licensed and in a salon. I can do them myself if that's the case
Only reason an African shop is a problem is because they don't give a crap about your edges or your hair period. But style, neat/sleekness, professional looking hair is what you're going to get for their high prices
These black women love bragging about how they're "natural hair stylists", natural this, natural that but you look on their page and the hairstyles look diy or unfinished.
No shade but it's really irking me. If there were women that did high quality work around then I would be quick to spend money. I've been browsing since last month.
Then you have the ones that don't know and don't even try to learn how to manage natural hair. "You can't get this and that style with your hair type" in every caption....or.....you're simply a shitty and/or limited stylist but they'll never admit that of course
Then you have the debate whether you want to drive long distance just to get your hair done
Don't have and claim a luxury and professional salon when your stylists are amateur. It's nice y'all spent the money for the nice interior design but it's not cute when the only clients walking out with their hair looking professionally done are people with locs.
If your $200 box braids are sloppy, what makes you think I'll pay $450 for faux locs?
/end rant. I've been holding this in all week lmao
maxineshaw
Well-Known Member
These SSK's got me weary.
I pulled a shed hair out yesterday and it had three knots on the end. One on top of the other. smh. I just clipped my ends a few weeks ago too.
I pulled a shed hair out yesterday and it had three knots on the end. One on top of the other. smh. I just clipped my ends a few weeks ago too.
YvetteWithJoy
On break
I worried about them for 2 years until I saw several videos encouraging me to do the work to prevent them and then just relax about it.
NappyHeadedJojoba has long hair and has a video that mentions not over detangling. That helped me, because I could spend hours and hours detangling and searching for and destroying SSKs.
I've decided to give it another 4 years or so (at least) on this natural hair journey. During that time I will learn whether my SSKs mean I can't grow long hair. If so, I'll try being a straight-haired natural. If that doesn't work, I'll relax my hair again.
With consistent moisture-protein balance, deep treating, and well-product-laden styling, I still get some SSKs but way less. I'll have to let that make for peace for now. Hopefully my hair can thrive anyway!
Napp
In hair purgatory
Thinking about going back to natural. My hair texture isn't hard to deal with any more now that I have mastered the wash n go. I think I will go six months no heat no bkt and reassess my hair goals. I wont be cutting anything off though. The textures are close enough for me to live with.
AgeinATL
Well-Known Member
@YvetteWithJoy
What NHJ video are you referring to? I'm curious because this is the second time that someone mentioned that you can minimize SSKs by finger detangling or not over detangling. It doesn't make sense to me so I want to do more research on that theory.
Anyone else have thoughts on detangling and SSKs?
What NHJ video are you referring to? I'm curious because this is the second time that someone mentioned that you can minimize SSKs by finger detangling or not over detangling. It doesn't make sense to me so I want to do more research on that theory.
Anyone else have thoughts on detangling and SSKs?
YvetteWithJoy
On break
I'll find the video, but I didn't mean to say that not over detangling will reduce SSKs. NHJ never said that in the video. She simply said that not over detangling is part of her philosophy of hair care. I notice she has length still!
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