Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@3akay3 @Tanji

 

[SAPNK]

I wish I knew how much breakage is acceptable. Everytime I look it up, I get the whole breakage vs shedding lecture. People with long hair never really talk about how much they get for some reason. I suppose if your not retaining length, whatever breakage you see is too much, but I cant seem to make it stop so I'm wondering if I should just accept it. I'm not sure.

 

[shasha8685]

Trying to keep from getting box braids for a year is really tough.

Especially since I'm lazy.

 

[Daina]

I had the chance to test out 2 of my EAP flat irons for my winter haircut. I tried the 1 inch ceramic with infrared light and the 1/2 inch ceramic. The 1 inch ceramic with the infrared light is an excellent flat iron. First impression: I would put the 1 inch ceramic infrared in the same tier as my staple FHI runway flat iron. Mind you the FHI retails at $450 and is difficult to find now. Whereas, the black Friday deal I got on the 1 inch ceramic was half off made the one inch ceramic cost about 70 bucks(it's around 140 without a sale) . The only con I have discovered is the casing gets super hot. Almost too hot to hold. I was doing fine holding it until half way through my hair then I put my heat glove on to finish using it. I am sure I can get used to using it without needing the heat glove. I also tried the 1/2 inch ceramic. It's just okay. I would put it in the same tier as a standard flat iron: it works nothing special, wouldn't go out of my way to repurchase. The FHI Runway is still my favorite flat iron I have had that for over a decade with no cons but the price point of the EAP with availability makes it a contender for sure especially if over time the performance lasts.

I have had the 1" ceramic for about a year and I love it! Hands down one of the better flat irons available.

 

[Prettymetty]

Sallys had the large size treatment for around 5 bucks on clearance. I will be trying that soon myself, as a deep conditioner though.

https://www.sallybeauty.com/hair/hair-care/save-on-liters/keratin-smoothing-masque/SBS-302885.html

I already bought the treatment full price. I’ll check out the clearance though. It won’t hurt to stock up

 

[Lylddlebit]

I wish I knew how much breakage is acceptable. Everytime I look it up, I get the whole breakage vs shedding lecture. People with long hair never really talk about how much they get for some reason. I suppose if your not retaining length, whatever breakage you see is too much, but I cant seem to make it stop so I'm wondering if I should just accept it. I'm not sure.

On average if I roll up all the hair I loose on wash day into a ball after detangling it's usually the size of a grape. Sometimes a Cherry or as much as a tootsie roll pop. That is wash, detangle and evening straightening hairs that come out . My hair is hip length. If I loose more than that in a week something is off. If I go longer without washing my hair for a few weeks or a month I expect the amounts to describe to increase proportionately. I never see short hairs on my clothes or in my bathroom unless I am trimming. This isn't to say pieces don't break off from time to time but it usually so little I don't notice. If it is enough for me to notice clusters of broken hair something is off. Hope that helps.

 

[SAPNK]

On average if I roll up all the hair I loose on wash day into a ball after detangling it's usually the size of a grape. Sometimes a Cherry or as much as a tootsie roll pop. That is wash, detangle and evening straightening hairs that come out . My hair is hip length. If I loose more than that in a week something is off. If I go longer without washing my hair for a few weeks or a month I expect the amounts to describe to increase proportionately. I never see short hairs on my clothes or in my bathroom unless I am trimming. This isn't to say pieces don't break off from time to time but it usually so little I don't notice. If it is enough for me to notice clusters of broken hair something is off. Hope that helps.

Yes it did! Thank you.

 

[GettingKinky]

On average if I roll up all the hair I loose on wash day into a ball after detangling it's usually the size of a grape. Sometimes a Cherry or as much as a tootsie roll pop. That is wash, detangle and evening straightening hairs that come out . My hair is hip length. If I loose more than that in a week something is off. If I go longer without washing my hair for a few weeks or a month I expect the amounts to describe to increase proportionately. I never see short hairs on my clothes or in my bathroom unless I am trimming. This isn't to say pieces don't break off from time to time but it usually so little I don't notice. If it is enough for me to notice clusters of broken hair something is off. Hope that helps.

Since I started taking care of my hair I never see short broken off hairs either. Back in my pre hair journey days I had broken hairs every time I did my hair.

when you say your ball of shed hair is the size of a grape, so you ball it up tightly? When I pull my hair out of the brush it’s golf ball size, but I’m sure I could make it smaller.

 

[werenumber2]

@werenumber2 @itsallaboutattitude @LStreeter

Thanks Shawny!

 

[ckisland]

I wish I knew how much breakage is acceptable. Everytime I look it up, I get the whole breakage vs shedding lecture. People with long hair never really talk about how much they get for some reason. I suppose if your not retaining length, whatever breakage you see is too much, but I cant seem to make it stop so I'm wondering if I should just accept it. I'm not sure.

I have the same issue!! I get breakage no matter what I do with my hair. It grows just fine, and my length retention is good minus me over cutting/trimming, so I know that my breakage isn't "too" much. I do find that I lose the least amount of hair when my hair is straight than when I wear my hair any other way. I used to wear wash n'gos, and my retention was good, but I had a crazy amount of ssks. That's what pushed me over to becoming a heat trained natural.

On average if I roll up all the hair I loose on wash day into a ball after detangling it's usually the size of a grape. Sometimes a Cherry or as much as a tootsie roll pop. That is wash, detangle and evening straightening hairs that come out . My hair is hip length. If I loose more than that in a week something is off. If I go longer without washing my hair for a few weeks or a month I expect the amounts to describe to increase proportionately. I never see short hairs on my clothes or in my bathroom unless I am trimming. This isn't to say pieces don't break off from time to time but it usually so little I don't notice. If it is enough for me to notice clusters of broken hair something is off. Hope that helps.

I'm a super shedder or something because I always lose a good bit of hair. I'm shocked when I see ladies with such long hair barely lose anything! I know that there's always room for improvement.

 

[Honeypot]

I have the same issue!! I get breakage no matter what I do with my hair. It grows just fine, and my length retention is good minus me over cutting/trimming, so I know that my breakage isn't "too" much. I do find that I lose the least amount of hair when my hair is straight than when I wear my hair any other way. I used to wear wash n'gos, and my retention was good, but I had a crazy amount of ssks. That's what pushed me over to becoming a heat trained natural.



I'm a super shedder or something because I always lose a good bit of hair. I'm shocked when I see ladies with such long hair barely lose anything! I know that there's always room for improvement.

My shedding wasn't bad but it decreased when I started using my DIY Ayurveda black soap shampoo

 

[Honeypot]

I have the same issue!! I get breakage no matter what I do with my hair. It grows just fine, and my length retention is good minus me over cutting/trimming, so I know that my breakage isn't "too" much. I do find that I lose the least amount of hair when my hair is straight than when I wear my hair any other way. I used to wear wash n'gos, and my retention was good, but I had a crazy amount of ssks. That's what pushed me over to becoming a heat trained natural.



I'm a super shedder or something because I always lose a good bit of hair. I'm shocked when I see ladies with such long hair barely lose anything! I know that there's always room for improvement.

As far as breakage, it's not something you can completely avoid . But if it's noticeable you have to work on it

 

[Honeypot]

I wish I knew how much breakage is acceptable. Everytime I look it up, I get the whole breakage vs shedding lecture. People with long hair never really talk about how much they get for some reason. I suppose if your not retaining length, whatever breakage you see is too much, but I cant seem to make it stop so I'm wondering if I should just accept it. I'm not sure.

Try increasing your moisture and extra sealing on your ends

 

[SAPNK]

Try increasing your moisture and extra sealing on your ends

Thank you! I will try that.

 

[itsallaboutattitude]

@werenumber2 @itsallaboutattitude @LStreeter

Thank you!

 

[Platinum]

I was planning to retwist my locs tonight but I'm tired, I think I'll go to bed early.

 

[ms.tatiana]

washing and dc’n my hair right now, then back in 6 braids & under my wig it goes

 

[Prettymetty]

My hair feels ok. I used Suave keratin as a blowout cream. I’m out oh Chi silk, but Santa baby is bringing me a big bottle tomorrow. Nothing makes my hair feel like that Chi serum. Nothing!

 

[cocosweet]

The Revlon One Step Salon Styler is a game changer for me. I blow dried my hair in half the time it used to take. I was going to put in box braids for the holiday but aint nobody got time for that. I'll probably used some Marley hair and make a bun.

 

[water_n_oil]

The times I was WL in my life were also the times where I barely cared about my hair, products, ingredients, etc. Go figure.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@aminata

 

[aminata]

@aminata

Thank you!

 

[Honeypot]

The times I was WL in my life were also the times where I barely cared about my hair, products, ingredients, etc. Go figure.

You said a mouthful

 

[nyeredzi]

There was a random patch of 4" hair in the middle of my 17" hair, near the crown. I asked DH if he cut some off while I was sleeping to do some juju. I think I might have done it myself. Sometimes I cut out knots and if I'm rushed, I cut out more than I intend :/

 

[nyeredzi]

I wish I knew how much breakage is acceptable. Everytime I look it up, I get the whole breakage vs shedding lecture. People with long hair never really talk about how much they get for some reason. I suppose if your not retaining length, whatever breakage you see is too much, but I cant seem to make it stop so I'm wondering if I should just accept it. I'm not sure.

I always have breakage, but I've been doing well with that the last few months. I also have a ton of shedding. I'm always baffled by how little hair people in youtube videos lose during wash day / detangling.

 

[Lylddlebit]

Since I started taking care of my hair I never see short broken off hairs either. Back in my pre hair journey days I had broken hairs every time I did my hair.

when you say your ball of shed hair is the size of a grape, so you ball it up tightly? When I pull my hair out of the brush it’s golf ball size, but I’m sure I could make it smaller.

Yes. imagine hands claps together and doing a wan on motion until the hair is in a tight ball. I do that with the hair that comes out via shedding and any hair found in hair tools.

 

[Honeypot]

I always have breakage, but I've been doing well with that the last few months. I also have a ton of shedding. I'm always baffled by how little hair people in youtube videos lose during wash day / detangling.

They aren't always being transparent

 

[Aggie]

Morning ladies

Merry Christmas to all

 

[GettingKinky]

Merry Christmas everyone!!

DH got me the Dyson supersonic blow dryer!! I can’t wait to try it.

 

[Prettymetty]

I got lots of hair goodies this year and a couple gift cards to buy more. My boo thang and family are the best!