Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[vevster]

Thanks, lady! I can get these! I might get rubber or plastic ones since I'll be getting under the dryer.

I'll play with it and see what happens.

Do you place them on your hair horizontally or vertically?

Because my hooded dryer blows are in a circle I put them horiz in the back and angled based on the way I want my hair to lay.
I did this the night before and I'm so happy I did! I was washing my hair in the morning before work!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I want to try some updos I've seen, but I am not motivated! Time to forget about hair for a little while. That always brings my interest back.

 

[Sharpened]

Another weird milestone: parts of my hair getting caught under my armpits in the shower.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I Want to do my hair like THIS!!!! Is there a way I can get my hair red like this without dying it??!! I may try a spray on color!!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

@xquisitduchess @prettynatural

 

[krissyhair]

Good luck on the bar exam!

Thank you!

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Another weird milestone: parts of my hair getting caught under my armpits in the shower.

Oh, that is noteworthy! I would be kind of feeling myself.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Why is it so warm today!!? My scalp is/was warm. I had to take off my hat this morning, good thing I keeps me some bobby pins at work to do a style (not really a style) on the fly! Hence the pix from this morning. Time to drink more water.

 

[imaginary]

Hair feels so dry, but I'm down with the flu and it doesn't look like anything is happening to it for the next week or so...

 

[Sharpened]

Hair feels so dry, but I'm down with the flu and it doesn't look like anything is happening to it for the next week or so...

eeeee! Feel better soon.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I still regret not making the choice to take care of my hair sooner.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

What happened to "Hair of the month"?

 

[GGsKin]

I wish I bought all black Good Hai.r Day hair pins. The black ones have so much give. These brown ones ain't ish. They are so brittle, every single one I've reached for one has snapped on first use. Urgh!

I'm feeling this Shea butter mix I've just whipped up.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I have yet to see a black woman on a shampoo commercial.

 

[FadingDelilah]

Think I'll try a ginger/cinnamon oil treatment twice a month. I will make the oil at home by infusing. It should be delightfully hot on my scalp I may use some castor oil as the base oil for extra benefits. Also considering ditching headscarves and starting to wear box braids since growing out this twa is taking a long time and I'm tired of having no hair. Lol.

 

[Cattypus1]

I can't believe how easy it is now to create a compliment-eliciting wash and go!

One major thing I was doing wrong before: Touching my hair before it was fully dry.

I would let it dry a little, then get the diffuser and start pulling hair down by the ends to stretch it while diffusing. That was disturbing curl definition AND the shape of my hair, not to mention creating significant frizz.

Now I just let the hair dry untouched. Once fully dry with no/low frizz and all that pretty curl definition, then I do as she advised and stretch my hair using the tension method.



I don't know WHY I'm so shocked that's possible! I get major elongation with that. MAJOR.

Another thing:
I learned that I need a non-flaking gel on soaking wet hair with NOTHING applied under the gel. I can get away with this if I have conditioned with DevaCurl Decadence One Condition and left a little bit of it in after rinse out. For some reason, this conditioner gives me curl definition.

I'm going to go back and revisit all of my gels to see if any of them are awesome and I just didn't know it. Off the top of my head, I need to revisit and assess:

1. Kinky Curly Curling Custard
2. Curl Crush Around the Way Gel by Curl Prep
3. Uncle Funky's Daughter's Curly Magic

I already reassessed Camille Rose Naturals gel. On my hair, it just doesn't provide hold for some reason.

I have fallen in love with MC 24k gel but I never considered that I might need to eliminate the leave in for an even better result. Thanks for that...tomorrow.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@prettynatural @xquisitduchess

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

I have fallen in love with MC 24k gel but I never considered that I might need to eliminate the leave in for an even better result. Thanks for that...tomorrow.

Well, your mileage may vary. Using a leave in might be best for your hair, it just depends.

I look forward to hearing which works better for you: leave in versus no leave in.

 

[Soaring Eagle]

It errrks me when the words ‘breakage’ and ‘shedding’ are used interchangeably.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I am going to start making hair accessories again. I have beads and wire galore why am I not using them?!!

 

[prettynatural]

@prettynatural @xquisitduchess

Thank you!!!

 

[I Am So Blessed]

Hello Senoritas!

I think I may start making these. I will try to make them where they wont snag on my hair like before. Theses ones have the be the easiest to make.

 

[Rocky91]

For anyone who is 4 a/b/c do any of you ladies detangle dry to prepare your hair for braiding?

I'm trying to break my mothers habit on not detangling her hair when it dries because it can cause breakage and the comb acts as a scissor cutting off the ends.

What would be the best way to prepare the hair for braiding if it gets tangled up. Or is it something that just goes with the territory.

@Lute I know I'm late, but as someone who did a little braiding on the side and gets my hair braided, my first preference is a tension blowdry after a nice moisturizing DC. I like the hair as stretched as possible and completely tangle-free because it makes the braiding process much easier for the client.

If she prefers to avoid heat, have her detangle in the shower and braid it up in four sections. air dry just a little bit, apply a leave in and a butter and band the hair like this:

Let it dry overnight, and then GENTLY brush through with a denman brush using just a little more butter or even a grease . It will basically look like a blowout without the heat.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I do not like this. It seems wrong on some levels too

 

[Britt]

I do not like this. It seems wrong on some levels too

It's a little too extra for my taste but baby girl has a beautiful head of hair. Enough hair to do pretty styles with and not need anything too extra.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

It's a little too extra for my taste but baby girl has a beautiful head of hair. Enough hair to do pretty styles with and not need anything too extra.

Yes, to much. She is beautiful and has enough/a lot of hair already.

 

[I Am So Blessed]

I did not try this roll & tuck yet. I think will try it after I make a hair pin tonight.

 

[Napp]

I cut all of my relaxed hair off and I will get it shaped and tapered in the back soon. I plan on keeping it short and wearing wigs to get my straight hair and color fix

 

[CocoGlow]

I wish I bought all black Good Hai.r Day hair pins. The black ones have so much give. These brown ones ain't ish. They are so brittle, every single one I've reached for one has snapped on first use. Urgh!

I'm feeling this Shea butter mix I've just whipped up.

Hey Sis, are your Black pins older than your Brown ones by chance? I ask because your post prompted me to search on Amazon for reviews and it seems that based on the newest reviews, the company is now using a cheaper more brittle plastic which tends to break very easily

I purchased these pins years ago in black and still have 4 left. I don't recall them ever breaking on me - my only issue with them was that the plastic seemed to peel a little over time but the pins were still usable. I was interested in purchasing more of these pins in black, but not anymore since the quality seems to have gone way down over the years

 

[Cattypus1]

Well, your mileage may vary. Using a leave in might be best for your hair, it just depends.

I look forward to hearing which works better for you: leave in versus no leave in.

LOL @ mileage may vary...No leave in it is! It is just not necessary for my WNG.