Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

Theresamonet said:
I made a Black Friday Aveda haul too, and was tempted to get the Be Curly leave in as my free item. I guess I’m definitely going to have to grab it this summer when I go back to a curly routine. I had the leave in back in the day, but I’m sure I wasn’t using it right.

My hair care routine is fairly expensive now, mostly Aveda and Kerastase, with a few other salon products thrown in from Joico mostly. I’m fine with this, cause I’m seeing better results.

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Speaking of my Aveda haul. I ordered:

2 large paddle brush
2 Brilliant universal styling cream
2 Brilliant finishing gloss
1 Control paste
1 Free Smooth Infusion styler

They only sent me one paddle brush, and one of my finishing glosses had a crack in the bottle. Called them, they sent out replacements right away. That package came today, and it was much heavier than the original package, so I’m confused. I open it, and it’s my stuff plus a liter of Blue Malva shampoo. I look it up and it’s a damn $60 purple shampoo for blondes and grey heads... What kind of unlucky luck is this?! :lol: Of all the things they could have gifted or accidentally sent me, they chose the one item they sell that I can’t do anything with.
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Early in my natural days I stumbled upon Aveda Be Curly Curl enhancer and it became my staple leave in. When I first started buying, it was around $10 and every time I bought a new container, the price went up and it seemed like the container got smaller. By the time it got to $17-$18 I was like this is ridiculous but I had also relaxed and dropped it from the rotation. This pooh is $27 for 6.7 ounces now and unlike before it looks like I'm going to need almost the entire line to get the results I want.
oneastrocurlie said:
Glad you find a combo that works. Imo that one of the biggest hurdles. I've been wanting to try wetline cause it's so popular but me and gel only wash and gos fight every time I try it.
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I was part of the craze when wetline first took off on the board and found the results to be so-so and just went back to ecostyler. I hadn't tried the Anthony Dickey Hair Rules wash and go method before. That has been a game changer. I put it off for so long because I really didn't think it would work with reg deg nappy hair but it does. I still have to use a gel with the Aveda products but I've been using ecostyler from jump and see how the results vary with different products.
 
So it would just be things like, used XYZ item, liked this result etc?

If it is that I guess only posting here will work for me. I learn more and like this camaraderie.


I liked how SistawithRealHair kept video diaries. I only follow her lol
My favourite youtube hair person was Jostylin (looks exactly like an old friend of mine) ..she had cool vibes. And her husband was fun...they took down their travel vlogs sadly


One thing she shared on her blog was a recipe which Turkish doctors recommend for hair growth ..

It includes 'cassia water' just making a tea of cassia-- various oils inc those of garlic and castor--
and (which she reported was said to be the most essential ingredient ) some Liquid B complex !!


I forgot to mention in my posts i have been dabbing the b complex straight in my roots and feeling rather silly.
seems like Cassia water would go bad fast? Maybe they make it in small batches.
 
bzb1990 said:
So it would just be things like, used XYZ item, liked this result etc?

If it is that I guess only posting here will work for me. I learn more and like this camaraderie.


I liked how SistawithRealHair kept video diaries. I only follow her lol
My favourite youtube hair person was Jostylin (looks exactly like an old friend of mine) ..she had cool vibes. And her husband was fun...they took down their travel vlogs sadly


One thing she shared on her blog was a recipe which Turkish doctors recommend for hair growth ..

It includes 'cassia water' just making a tea of cassia-- various oils inc those of garlic and castor--
and (which she reported was said to be the most essential ingredient ) some Liquid B complex !!


I forgot to mention in my posts i have been dabbing the b complex straight in my roots and feeling rather silly.
seems like Cassia water would go bad fast? Maybe they make it in small batches.
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I try to document EVERYTHING lol. What products, when I do a relaxer (if I’m relaxed) if/when I shave my hair, what hairstyles and how long, etc. I’m not really consistent but I should be.
 
bzb1990 said:
Ah ok. Can I just say I've been going through other threads to glean info, and you are hilarious??
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Of course :eyebrows2: :lol: Thank you :bighug:

Tell me more, tell me more, pump my head up or whatever they be singing on Grease lmao. This has been one of the most challenging year(s?) Idk girl I gave up on English. Of my life. It warms my heart that I could give you some dopamine (Lawd I had to Google this smh lol).
 
ItsMeLilLucky said:
I actually started that with my bills. I got a little 5x7 notebook from Tarjay the other day. I have a Notes list in my phone, but it’s kinda hard to track my progress. I probably need to do that for my hair, but I’d have no way of adding pictures lol.
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I bought the hair journal from Henna Sooq. It's cool because it let's you plan out six weeks at a time and keep notes for hair recipes. I will keep pictures on my tablet to match my weekly entries.
 
Right now my main hair goal is to grow it as long as possible and maintain it at the longest length possible for me. I’m hoping for TBL or classic in 2-3 years. BUT I secretly love a good blunt cut bob. Once I’ve gotten bored Of long hair, I think I’ll try a BKT, cut my Hair and wear it like this most of the timeBEB5D747-5183-4C1E-9974-E7D7677C7503.jpeg
 
Mapleoats said:
Right now my main hair goal is to grow it as long as possible and maintain it at the longest length possible for me. I’m hoping for TBL or classic in 2-3 years. BUT I secretly love a good blunt cut bob. Once I’ve gotten bored Of long hair, I think I’ll try a BKT, cut my Hair and wear it like this most of the timeView attachment 466163
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yeah i'm going for tbl myself but i will be a lifelong long hair wearer... i cant picture myself cutting it once it gets to my goal length...
 
So the trio I did is definitely the best for my hair (VISUALLY, and for protection/conditioning) the NEXT day (after it soaks in)
Avene tolerance cleansing lotion + shea butter THEN (after the shea, not before).. + Oshima Tsubaki camellia seed oil.
Having now had time to try combinations of oil blends with shea butter, it seems to me that plain camellia oil with no other oil mixed in (unfortunately, due to expense) works much much better if shea butter is used too. I don't want to try blending the camellia + Shea butter as I don't have a hand mixer.

Not only does the braid out and overall look look better over time with this, the softness + strength is noticeable the next day. I don't think I will ever change this combo, except to use up all the things I do have that aren't expired.

It only looks greasy where I dabbed Kalaya Naturals Emu oil Blend on the edges/bit of scalp where there is thinning this morning.

I can run my hands thru my hair and not feel and roughness or hear that horrible sound of tiny hairs breaking.

I used aloe vera gel (from the plant) to soothe some areas of the scalp. Found a similar benefit of using the Avene lotion on my scalp (not as good as the fresh aloe vera)
Anyway... My main worries are figured out. :cup:I love simplicity, and this sounds relatively simple to me!
 
mzteaze said:
I'm trying it wash and gos this week. There is a reason I stopped doing them - my ends get chewed up in the process resulting in an increase in single strand knots.
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The first time I tried wash n gos I also stopped because of single strand knots. On my second go round I started following @iamblackgirlcurls and I have a lot fewer. I attribute it to using the Felicia Leatherwood brush to detangle and getting regular trims.
 
Mapleoats said:
I love long hair too. Both are beautiful. Maybe if I reach my long hair goals I won’t want to cut it. We’ll see, I just gotta get there first! :giggle:
how long until you think you’ll reach TBL?
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i got a ways to go... i think i need around 6 inches in the back. I'm bra strap right now and hoping for waist length in the back and under my boobs in the front by june... i need 2-2 1/2in all around to make those goals.
 
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