Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

Gave myself a protein treatment last night ( something by Proclaim at Sally's) - then did a co-wash. Afterwards I put my hair in about 3 rubber bands to let it dry and surprisingly it was really stretched. I twisted it with some shea butter cream purchased from Etsy and have the best tapered style of my life.

I'm very happy.
 
I went on YouTube last night and decided to straighten my hair. Y'all I had about 1/3 of my hair left to flat iron, gave up, went to bed and cowashed it all this morning :look:. I know I'm a complete mess :lol:. I think I'll just wait til 1 year post-BC in February. I did manage to dust my ends a bit.

Here's my hair blown out. From the parts I straightened, I'm NL. Hopefully in 3-4 months I'll be grazing SL, if not full NL.

In other news, I'm almost done with my As I Am Coconut Creme. It was OK, not great so I'm looking for some suggestions! I've been doing well with not buying anything until I'm all out.
 

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My stylist said my hair is in pretty good shape and is most likely breaking because I have been sleeping in hair rollers. At first I was sleeping in the hard rollers and, a few weeks later, bought satin rollers to sleep in. She demonstrated on some fallen hair strands - regardless of the type of roller, my hair will suffer breakage if I continue to sleep in them. THANK THE LORD!! I just knew I'd damaged my hair by doing a half hearted relaxer. I guess no more curly styles (they are so pretty).
 
Bad&Bougee said:
My stylist said my hair is in pretty good shape and is most likely breaking because I have been sleeping in hair rollers. At first I was sleeping in the hard rollers and, a few weeks later, bought satin rollers to sleep in. She demonstrated on some fallen hair strands - regardless of the type of roller, my hair will suffer breakage if I continue to sleep in them. THANK THE LORD!! I just knew I'd damaged my hair by doing a half hearted relaxer. I guess no more curly styles (they are so pretty).
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Hmm that's interesting. I would imagine it would be more the hard rollers because of the pins, particularly if you were sleeping in them. Your badass though, sleeping in hard rollers! I remember doing this and then after a while I just couldn't be arsed with it anymore.

I do hope your hair recovers swiftly B&B. :yep:
 
@shortdub78 I saw a post of yours on an old thread, you mentioned that Aloe Vera may not be great for low po, hair. Could you advise why that is, is it very drying for you? As I was thinking of getting some AV juice but if it's going to mess my hair up. :ohwell:
 
LushLox said:
@shortdub78 I saw a post of yours on an old thread, you mentioned that Aloe Vera may not be great for low po, hair. Could you advise why that is, is it very drying for you? As I was thinking of getting some AV juice but if it's going to mess my hair up. :ohwell:
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It makes it hard and stiff. It is acidic, so it closes vs opens. Someone with high porosity hair would benefit more from it.
 
Bad&Bougee said:
My stylist said my hair is in pretty good shape and is most likely breaking because I have been sleeping in hair rollers. At first I was sleeping in the hard rollers and, a few weeks later, bought satin rollers to sleep in. She demonstrated on some fallen hair strands - regardless of the type of roller, my hair will suffer breakage if I continue to sleep in them. THANK THE LORD!! I just knew I'd damaged my hair by doing a half hearted relaxer. I guess no more curly styles (they are so pretty).
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Pin curls might be better for you. I get breakage from sleeping in them too. It’s just a bunch of pulling and tugging.
 
LushLox said:
@shortdub78 I saw a post of yours on an old thread, you mentioned that Aloe Vera may not be great for low po, hair. Could you advise why that is, is it very drying for you? As I was thinking of getting some AV juice but if it's going to mess my hair up. :ohwell:
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I think aloe is just one of those ingredients that you have to try out for yourself. It definitely isn't for every low po head. Maybe you can use it straight, maybe only in certain formulations, maybe not at all.

I'm low po and aloe vera works very well for me. I dont use it straight, but products I like have it high in the ingredient list.
 
shortdub78 said:
It makes it hard and stiff. It is acidic, so it closes vs opens. Someone with high porosity hair would benefit more from it.
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Nightingale said:
I think aloe is just one of those ingredients that you have to try out for yourself. It definitely isn't for every low po head. Maybe you can use it straight, maybe only in certain formulations, maybe not at all.

I'm low po and aloe vera works very well for me. I dont use it straight, but products I like have it high in the ingredient list.
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Thank you ladies.
 
Aggie said:
^^And at the same time, it's alright to have the guts to stand up for what is right. Evil only prospers when good keeps quiet. When the good people of the world stays quiet, evil spreads like a nasty cancer. Keep doing what is good and right. Payday is coming to everyone, good and evil. We all have to decide what kind of payday we would like to have for ourselves. Karma either blesses or it bites.
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All. Of. This. Right. Here. God bless you @Aggie ! :band2:
 
I went to the BSS yesterday (first time in a long time) I don't like going in there but I wanted something quickly and I didn't want to wait for online delivery. I saw lots of Mane Choice products, I tell ya it was like diamonds and I was transfixed just staring. :rofl:

I was proud of myself because I walked out of there without buying anything else
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
I'm dealing with a tangling setback.

I'll go section by section and finger detangle, de-thread strand by strand, etc. It's going to take HOURS.

Thankfully I've been here before and know what to do and have a wig to help. But still. :sad:
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I hate this! I actually did a light detangling (just in case) this morning! NO DREADS Allowed.

As soon as I dipped my fingers into my jar of Blue Magic "oooh" strands loosed. Then I re-twisted and slapped my hat on.

I really hope you have a smooth/short detangling session today. I know how It can be sometimes.
 
NaturallyATLPCH said:
What does it smell like @Jade Feria ? :abducted:
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I wanna say something like pina colada or some other tropical scent. I definitely smelled some hints of coconut, because that's the first thing I thought of.

YvetteWithJoy said:
I'm dealing with a tangling setback.

I'll go section by section and finger detangle, de-thread strand by strand, etc. It's going to take HOURS.

Thankfully I've been here before and know what to do and have a wig to help. But still. :sad:
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Oh no! I recently started actually using my Qhemet Cocoa Tree Detangling Ghee, and that stuff is magical. Just a little bit makes my tangles melt away.
 
LushLox said:
Hmm that's interesting. I would imagine it would be more the hard rollers because of the pins, particularly if you were sleeping in them. Your badass though, sleeping in hard rollers! I remember doing this and then after a while I just couldn't be arsed with it anymore.

I do hope your hair recovers swiftly B&B. :yep:
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Thank you @LushLox!

Oh no ma'am. I was a hot mess trying to sleep in those rollers. I would probably get 30 minutes of sleep each night LOL. My head movement, in any type of roller, is what is causing the breaking. My movement against the pressure of the rollers is snapping it right off. Last night I just pulled my hair to the center of my head, put a pin in it, tied it up and went to bed. A lot less breakage. I will see what happens long term.
 
I've been trying to contact my Loctician for the past 2 days for an appointment. She hasn't returned my calls but she posted on Instagram last night. :ohwell: I can understand if she's on vacation but I need professionals to learn how to communicate with their clients.

I don't feel like going to another Loctician so I'm going to do my own retwist today.
 
Platinum said:
I've been trying to contact my Loctician for the past 2 days for an appointment. She hasn't returned my calls but she posted on Instagram last night. :ohwell: I can understand if she's on vacation but I need professionals to learn how to communicate with their clients.

I don't feel like going to another Loctician so I'm going to do my own retwist today.
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What's up with people "professionals" not calling back!? For me it's the TV repair man and the realtor.

I hope it works out.
 
Still over here, breaking hair rules...

Still headbanging to get the excess water out my hair.

Still don't care about definition, sporting the fizzy coils.

Screw styling products, darn PITAs on my hair.

Still no urge to bun or puff yet. This is good because putting my hair up a lot makes me super lazy and then I want to buzz my hair off again.

Nothing gets out knots and potential dreads like King Castor. Nothing.

Got to return to using aloe again. I miss that shmoooveness.

Am I the only weirdo that talks to her hair?
"OK, release the sheds. C'mon, let them go."
"Stop that knotting on yourself."
Look, water and Castor Mix, happy?"

I really, really need a shape up. I wanna hit waist length before I do.

Thanks to aloe and bay leaf tea, my edges have improved, but they are super coily now. Not used to this, but I have edge control for slicking puffs. I hope it works...
 
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