Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

Two things:

Yep, it was the rollers that was causing my hair to break. I have seen a tremendous decrease of hair in my comb. Today is wash/DC day and, so far, I have seen very few broken hairs. I slept in hard rollers from 13 to 17 and don't remember breakage....... who knows.

Listening to @YvetteWithJoy, I am now in love with Pure One Beauty products. I think I may even permanently switch from Just Nutritive. It's definitely cheaper. The oil Pomades are to die for! @YvetteWithJoy did you purchase one of the mud poos?
 
Bad&Bougee said:
Two things:

Yep, it was the rollers that was causing my hair to break. I have seen a tremendous decrease of hair in my comb. Today is wash/DC day and, so far, I have seen very few broken hairs. I slept in hard rollers from 13 to 17 and don't remember breakage....... who knows.

Listening to @YvetteWithJoy, I am now in love with Pure One Beauty products. I think I may even permanently switch from Just Nutritive. It's definitely cheaper. The oil Pomades are to die for! @YvetteWithJoy did you purchase one of the mud poos?
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I did! She gave me 2 for almost free, too. I love her customer service! Ingredients are great! The prepoo mud worked good. The red palm oil one does not smell alright. The mudpoo didn't quite wow me as much as the Naturalicious clay wash, which I can now get on the ground, and that is the only reason I'm not repurchasing it.

She works so hard! I definitely want to support her. Let me go check out the oil pomade. :smile: Thanks for sharing!
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
I did! She gave me 2 for almost free, too. I love her customer service! Ingredients are great! The prepoo mud worked good. The red palm oil one does not smell alright. The mudpoo didn't quite wow me as much as the Naturalicious clay wash, which I can now get on the ground, and that is the only reason I'm not repurchasing it.

She works so hard! I definitely want to support her. Let me go check out the oil pomade. :smile: Thanks for sharing!
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She really does work hard and seems to have a great Spirit.

I'm glad I asked about the clay wash before I put it on my wish list. I really want to implement clay washes into my routine but I want to find a ready made mud poo. I'm going to check out JMonique and Naturalicious.

I also want to try some of Pure One Beauty's oils for hair growth. She has so many fabulous products!!
 
Bad&Bougee said:
She really does work hard and seems to have a great Spirit.

I'm glad I asked about the clay wash before I put it on my wish list. I really want to implement clay washes into my routine but I want to find a ready made mud poo. I'm going to check out JMonique and Naturalicious.

I also want to try some of Pure One Beauty's oils for hair growth. She has so many fabulous products!!
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She really does! And she loves to listen and customize.

I was looking at her hair pomades. So many options!!! I'm going to see if she'll add ayurvedic ingredients to her strong hold high shine one for me and then order.

I'm going to try a body scrub for sure.

And you might love the clay prepoo. It's a prepoo, wash, and detangler in one. I just prefer a more moisturizing product.

Naturalicious is expensive. On par with Just Nutritive. I haven't purchased it in years. I have a bottle of dry clay mix from Sheaterra that I must go through first. The Naturalicious clay reviews are on point. That stuff was awesome on my hair, especially if I'd prepoo'd previously.
 
Britt said:
I understand! My natural hair is pretty but it's a lot of style prep involved. I love the look of big fluffy hair and like you I would like to exercise more.
Girlll, I can't see Oprah hair for myself, she is goals lol but an unattainable one for me. Her hair is far thicker and denser than mine. I LOVE her hair.
I totally feel you on the right stylist. Yesterday and last night i spent time reading through old threads on the forum and looking up texlaxing and it seems that most do it themselves. I really don't want to do that tho, especially not the first go around. Idk... some thing I just prefer to leave to a stylist. I've self relaxed several times growing up and it's messy and not as smooth a process as when a stylist does it. I'm in NYC and there's a stylist all the way in Jersey that I'm thinking about going to bc she specializes in natural hair. There's also another stylist in Harlem that does natural hair, she would be an option for me also.
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Oprah hair, or close to it, is possible! #keephopealive

I've never self-relaxed. The only thing I can do to my own hair is wash, detangle, twist/braid. That's it; that's why being natural has worked for me when I move around a lot. I am not consistent enough to have a primary stylist. I've had one for a few years, but then I move and have to start over.

What part of Jersey is the stylist? I am coming to the US, probably around DC, in January. I don't mind traveling while I'm in the region. If I can manage a texlax every three months then I would go that route. At this point of my life I don't think I have time to be 100% natural. I only went natural because I have a sensitive scalp and my scalp couldn't take a relaxer every 6 weeks, which is what I was doing in order to keep my edges straight lol

I don't know what I'm doing to do, but keep us updated on your plans.
 
These days I actually enjoy wash days. I seem to have very little problems now - no tangling issues no dryness, very little to no breakage; even styling is quite painless most of the time. And to boot it is all done very quickly.

I better not have jinxed myself. :look: Best not to make anymore changes and I just keep it going, don't change a good thing!
 
LushLox said:
These days I actually enjoy wash days. I seem to have very little problems now - no tangling issues no dryness, very little to no breakage; even styling is quite painless most of the time. And to boot it is all done very quickly.

I better not have jinxed myself. :look: Best not to make anymore changes and I just keep it going, don't change a good thing!
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Your hair looks good!
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
See what had happened was . . .

I tried this fenugreek prepoo recipe that I've been wanting to try for over a year. I told myself, "Yvette, patch test. You don't know how fenugreek does your hair." But then I put it on a section and it detangled my hair like a breeze, and I was like, "Ohhhhhh sookie-sookie, now!" :happydance:And I kept going.

I rinsed it out and my hair was light and fluffy and shiny and SUPER defined . . . like I couldn't recognize my hair. So THEN I was like, "Yes, ma'am!!! I DIIIIIIIID that! :yep:"

Then I looked in the mirror and there were TONS of little particles in my hair. Like TONS. :sad:

So when I got back from work, I washed it. They were still there. So I washed it again. They were STILL there. So I washed it AGAIN. They were STILL THERE. :nono: So then I washed it like 2 more times and had hubby try to help me, and I completely stripped my hair.

For super fine, coily hair, stripping the hair is a no-no. :nono: Tangles galore. Yup. Imagine the thinnest thread you can imagine. Super thin. Some seem almost invisible when I look at them individually and not in a group. That's how thin my hair strands are. I have to be very careful because when they knot, I can't even imagine sticking a needle between the knot. It's all so uber tiny.
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PRO-TIP to prevent future *war flasbacks*: If you guys find fenugreek (or any small particles really) trapped in your hair, DO NOT wash your hair again. Just put your blowdryer on cool and slowly comb them out with the comb attachment and maybe a paddle brush. After that, do another cowash and you should be gravy.
 
imaginary said:
PRO-TIP to prevent future *war flasbacks*: If you guys find fenugreek (or any small particles really) trapped in your hair, DO NOT wash your hair again. Just put your blowdryer on cool and slowly comb them out with the comb attachment and maybe a paddle brush. After that, do another cowash and you should be gravy.
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Now THAT is a PRO tip! Many thanks!
 
imaginary said:
PRO-TIP to prevent future *war flasbacks*: If you guys find fenugreek (or any small particles really) trapped in your hair, DO NOT wash your hair again. Just put your blowdryer on cool and slowly comb them out with the comb attachment and maybe a paddle brush. After that, do another cowash and you should be gravy.
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Thanks, will do!
 
Miss_Luna said:
Oprah hair, or close to it, is possible! #keephopealive

I've never self-relaxed. The only thing I can do to my own hair is wash, detangle, twist/braid. That's it; that's why being natural has worked for me when I move around a lot. I am not consistent enough to have a primary stylist. I've had one for a few years, but then I move and have to start over.

What part of Jersey is the stylist? I am coming to the US, probably around DC, in January. I don't mind traveling while I'm in the region. If I can manage a texlax every three months then I would go that route. At this point of my life I don't think I have time to be 100% natural. I only went natural because I have a sensitive scalp and my scalp couldn't take a relaxer every 6 weeks, which is what I was doing in order to keep my edges straight lol

I don't know what I'm doing to do, but keep us updated on your plans.
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@Miss_Luna its salon Femi in Bloomfield NJ. Check out their yelp and Facebook. My friend goes to the owner Kenya who she swears by.
 
Nightingale said:
What do you hate about it? Did you have a setback?
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I guess you can call it a setback. I cut about 8-9 inches off back in june and I do like the cut, but I just feel like I'm not very good at styling this length. I'm at a stage now where it's difficult and frustrating thinking of new hairstyles. Sort of like an awkward length. Most of the time I just keep it in two dutch braids, but I wish it could look presentable just being down and free.
If I were to straighten it, it'd probably be about APL now and I had cut it to shoulder length. Curly, it barely even touches my shoulders though.
I also see a difference in thickness. It's obvious that straightening/dying my hair every month or other month made it finer than it should have, so I'm really happy about this new thickness I'm experiencing, but I feel like half the time I look like an awkward teenager or something. Idk if I'm using the wrong products or it's just because of this length/cut, but I honestly don't like my hair very much these days at all.
 
faithVA said:
I love the way the mane choice products work in my hair but I guess the scent in the product makes my eyes hurt. Or maybe it's something else in the products. I will try another mane choice line and see if it solves the problem.
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The Halo line scent, or the original scent? TIA. :smile:
 
faithVA said:
The original. And to be fair it is really only the shampoo. I will try the Egyptian shampoo next time.
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My sense of smell gives me so many issues. I can't STAND the smell of the original Mane Choice 3-in-1. It seems like it would be such a great product. I had to give it away.

I am so grateful for the scent of the Ancient Egyptian line and the Halo line. They both smell WONDERFUL. Yay! I haven't tried them, but I really like the line's creator and her aims. The ingredients in her products look great and are actually different, so the products seem worth trying at some point.
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
My sense of smell gives me so many issues. I can't STAND the smell of the original Mane Choice 3-in-1. It seems like it would be such a great product. I had to give it away.

I am so grateful for the scent of the Ancient Egyptian line and the Halo line. They both smell WONDERFUL. Yay! I haven't tried them, but I really like the line's creator and her aims. The ingredients in her products look great and are actually different, so the products seem worth trying at some point.
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Usually I don't have an issue but the shampoo causes my eyes to tear. I am not using her products exclusively but I'm leaning that way. My hair is really manageable using the shampoo, conditioner and leave in together. After I use up some other things I will use the styler to see how my hair does. I'm not sure if the shampoo leaves my hair bare enough to apply henna. I will have to try it soon.
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
@AdoraAdora24, I finally am wearing grease in my hair from root to tip! I'll see how the week fares!
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Lol.

I hope that you love it like I do! I thought of your detangling session again last night as I was combing out my hair. I ended up having to cut a small knot out in the back of my head caused by COMBING TOO FAST. We gotta be so careful lol. It was about four strands balled up at the end. The grease helped so much.
 
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What is sad is that I have a lot of hair, but not styling it. I get the urge to style then boom the urge is gone. It's hat season and I'm taking advantage. When I finally show it there's gonna be a lot of looks.

The mirror has not seen me or my hair in a month. I vowed to myself that "I will not stand in the mirror pulling my hair down to see if I'm full MBL yet. I will not break out the measuring tape. I will not binge watch YouTube. I will not be showing my hair. Any time soon".

The other night I had a dream that I was WL as a reward for not watching it grow.

I comb my hair, I twist it up and throw a hat on. I come home I throw my scarf on.

Dear hair,
I will see you on March 22, 2018.
Lord willing.
 
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