Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

Nightingale said:
It helps prevent hydral fatigue.

From Science-y Hair Blog:

" 1) Oil pre-shampoo! This is one of the best times to use oil, even if it seems counterintuitive to put oil on your hair before you're going to wash it - in part to remove any excess oil. Apply a light (or heavy) oiling to your hair and leave it on for 2-12 or more hours before shampooing or otherwise cleansing your hair. The oil prevents dehydration and loss of proteins and otherwise protects and buffers your hair from water and detergent. If you get the amount of oil and leave-on time right, your hair will be more flexible and feel softer, better lubricated and if you have waves or curls, they will be better-defined. The longer you leave the oil on, the more oil will work its way into your hair. "

"Here's the deal:
You know how washing your hands too often makes them chapped - even if you don't use soap? Washing your hair ultimately dehydrates it too unless your hair is tremendously low porosity. By that I mean the cuticles are un-damaged and in such pristine condition that they don't let water in at all. Porosity is a surface thing. Oils have other great effects like making hair soft and flexible - those are partly related to porosity. Even low porosity hair can get dried out with too much washing or dry air or a lot of sunshine.

Any oil will keep the water out of your hair for a little while and that is great. Many oils can surround any chipped and broken places in your hairs cuticle covering, giving you better protection.

Hair-penetrating oils are ideal for some people's hair because they "waterproof" the inner part of your hair that swells. If we can keep water from getting into our hair and swelling it up, it won't end up waterlogged and the cuticles will chip off less and we'll keep our lovely proteins and everything that keeps out hair strong from escaping down the drain.
My top picks for oil pre-washes:
Coconut oil, sunflower oil, babassu oil, olive oil, avocado oil, a blend of these oils and any others. Castor oil is a distinct "maybe." "
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Great post! Thank you.
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
Excellent! Thanks for sharing.

Love all of that.



For me prepooing makes my hair more pliable so that on wash day when I'm doing all that manipulation to my strands, it is much less damaging. I have compared how much hair is in my brush/comb on wash days done WITH prepooing and WITHOUT. Prepooing is the winner!: Much less hair.

One time recently, I did Chicoro's moisture-drenched prepoo overnight. Then the next morning I de-webbed, chunky twisted, and poo barred my hair in twists. After that I DC'd. My hair felt like SILK. I'm wondering if it was the overnight prepoo? That was the only thing I changed. I'm going to have to try it again.
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Overnight prepoos are magical. It provides a healthy foundation to a beautiful hairstyle. Less hair loss/breakage and it makes detangling a breeze.

@AdoraAdora24, try it once. There will be an immediate difference in your hair.
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
Anybody else like me and go back and forth between caring about length and not caring?

:drunk:

Don't get me wrong: I mainly care. LOL. But then every now and then it's like God gifts me with peaceful, blissful not caring. :yep: It's nice!
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I truly understand! Length used to be my everything. Now, I could care less. I just want healthy, thick hair. In my case, if it's healthy, the length will come but it's not my goal.
 
Colocha said:
I'm thinking about making a dupe for Cocoveda Hair Oil @YvetteWithJoy.
I found this henna mix that is fairly similar to the ingredients in Cocoveda. I'm going to buy some and infuse it in coconut oil and see if it works the same.
https://www.myhenna.us/herbal-henna-plus-with-amla-brahmi-shikakai-and-mahabhringraj/
ETA: This one looks even closer.
https://www.myhenna.us/nupur-henna-natural-with-9-herbs-blend-120-grams/
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Yes, I feel my CurlyProverbz ayurvedic oil rocks. I also have some KeraVada Kera1010 oil (purchased at a crazy discount) that contains a ton of ayurvedic goodies. So Henna Sooq's oil isn't tempting me right now. It's so much else! The shampoo bars, the DC, the difference the quality of her powders might make . . .

Soultanicals let me know they will begin selling the ayurvedic poo bar again with a little warning that it'll be temporary. For this reason, I'm going to try the Henna Sooq shampoo bars. And if I must pay that shipping fee, may as well throw in sedr powder. I can't believe the DC is something like $3 per ounce. Eesh!
 
So earlier I said that I have no need for co-washes anymore. And then I remembered what a fantastic product the Mane Choice 3-N-1 product is....it's a cowash, a detangler and a leave-in all in one. :look:
More than anything, I love the scent of it; it's like perfume for my hair. It does leave my hair feeling so soft; I use it spraringly to refresh my hair during my morning shower. Great for after working out!
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LushLox said:
Well a lot of natural ladies have reviewed it, I haven't seen any reviews from relaxed ladies. I don't see any reason why we couldn't use it. The fact that it is a highly moisture based product is very appealing.
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I'm wondering if it has a bunch of heavy oils in it that might weight my hair down. Or have alot of humectants that will make my straighten hair poof.
 
Royalq said:
I'm wondering if it has a bunch of heavy oils in it that might weight my hair down. Or have alot of humectants that will make my straighten hair poof.
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It is not meant for straight hair. It has a bunch of humectants. It is only meant to facilitate the hair’s ability to receive moisture. The emollients will weigh your hair down. This would be better if you were bunning, or using other protective style methods.
 
Was running out of the 'Mane Choice Doesn't Get Much Butter Than This', so I decided to melt it down and add some unrefined shea butter and other oils to it, so that I could stretch it until Black Friday. Welllll, I absolutely hate it! What I loved about the Mane Choice Butter was the fact that it never really penetrated my hair, it would leave heavy coating on my strands which I love for heavy sealing. This mixture penetrates my strands and does not weigh my hair down the way I want it to. Therefore, I have to purchase the Mane Choice butter earlier than I wanted to. I'll try to hit up the Naturally Curly Sale and maybe get some other products along with it. That's what I get for trying to be a mixtress.
 
Kay96 said:
Was running out of the 'Mane Choice Doesn't Get Much Butter Than This', so I decided to melt it down and add some unrefined shea butter and other oils to it, so that I could stretch it until Black Friday. Welllll, I absolutely hate it! What I loved about the Mane Choice Butter was the fact that it never really penetrated my hair, it would leave heavy coating on my strands which I love for heavy sealing. This mixture penetrates my strands and does not weigh my hair down the way I want it to. Therefore, I have to purchase the Mane Choice butter earlier than I wanted to. I'll try to hit up the Naturally Curly Sale and maybe get some other products along with it. That's what I get for trying to be a mixtress.
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It was worth a try! Your post helps those of us still trying to be consistent with using butter in our regimens. Thanks for sharing!
 
Being a part of this forum has been SUCH a blessing and pleasure.

It almost NEVER fails: Whenever I hit a hair block (don't know what to do, how to feel, how to stop a problem, how to engineer an improvement), LHCF just comes through right on time. Just organically, sometimes without my even posting for help or even knowing I have a/that question!

Thanks so much, ladies and gents, for every bit of help! It is so appreciated!
 
AdoraAdora24 said:
I don't personally know any body that wants long natural hair. My sister's hair is growing nicely, but she's not into hair :(. She couldn't care less. What I mean to say is, I don't know anyone on a journey that actually cares. I am the only one in my world.
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I want long natural hair! I've been natural for 3.5 years and I'm between BSL and WL but it shrinks up to SL. I want to be APL unstretched so I have a long way to go.
 
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