Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

Alright now. I have tried the extension braid again tonight using a combination of what Nonie showed me and a video from YT. I have to say I am rather proud of myself. I am going at least 50 more times so my hand gets used to going a certain way.

I am still trying to get the hang of the "no knot".

Atleast my braid looks fairly uniform

can anyone tell I am proud of myself lol
 
Myjourney2009 I hate making vids. I suck at them and my Webcam is horrible! Anyway, I made a small vid so you can see how at the start of the braid, the fingers of one hand are always holding the extension hair firmly at the base of the hair to be braided so that there's no sliding taking place. I used the ties for a trashcan so you could differentiate them from my hair. :giggle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1NmJ_4LAYI
 
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soo i finally found the creme of nature argan oil shampoo at a bss on the ground...it was the last bottle...but i didn't buy it because the owner was being a perv towards my friend and she wanted to leave, plus i didnt feel right after he harrassed her...so i went to another bss and the guy said he would have some friday, but i went today and it wasn't there...this shampoo has been on my mind for 48 hours :(
 
Curlybeauty said:
@Nonie

If hair is highly porous, color should do it some good right? Fill in the gaps on the cuticle with color deposits?
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Curlybeauty, I know nothing about color or the effect you suggest w/r/t strength, but I was under the impression some color can weaken hair as it is a chemical process that happens within the hair shaft. I know some color can partly relax the hair which again doesn't sound like adding strength. I think I've read of Henna strengthening hair but because changing my hair color has never been an interest of mine, I've never really looked into it. What I do know is porous hair will absorb color faster than other hair so one has to take certain measures to control how deep a color they get.

But yeah, except for Henna--which again I'm no expert on but just go by what I see others say as I gloss over some posts--I think color can weaken hair.
 
Nonie said:
Curlybeauty, I know nothing about color or the effect you suggest w/r/t strength, but I was under the impression some color can weaken hair as it is a chemical process that happens within the hair shaft. I know some color can partly relax the hair which again doesn't sound like adding strength. I think I've read of Henna strengthening hair but because changing my hair color has never been an interest of mine, I've never really looked into it. What I do know is porous hair will absorb color faster than other hair so one has to take certain measures to control how deep a color they get.

But yeah, except for Henna--which again I'm no expert on but just go by what I see others say as I gloss over some posts--I think color can weaken hair.
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Meh...still going to do it :lol:

I will just be very cautious with it. Color was my boo back in the day, time to rekindle this old flame. Hope I don't regret it :blush:
 
SMH!! @ me for finding out after buying different oils that petroleum jelly actually seals my hair better than more 'natural' and organic ones.

Then again, JBCO might work better for my hair but not for me (I'm allergic, it breaks me out).
 
Hempseed oil is kind of pricey thank gosh a little goes a long way and it is the bomb.com .

I am going to check and see if Fairway carries it less expensively.
 
I practiced extension braiding 2 sections 10x's I have to say I have made great progress.

Nonie
Thanks for taking the time to make that video, however I could barely see what you were doing. Yes, the red tie was highly visible but the video was very grainy the camera was too far away from your hands and your hands were covering how it looked when you started.

I think I've figured it out though after reading your post again. I'll post a pic soon.
 
Tried doing a wash n go banana clip look today. Not pretty so I just threw it into a puff for the day.

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I don't know what foolishness is happening on my scalp. The hair in the middle of the back of my head feels shorter and less dense than the rest of my hair, shrinks into fat, flat "O" shapes, takes ages to dry, poofs like a cloud when I tug on it and refuses to stretch. The hair right above it on the top and front of my head feels longer and thicker, doesn't shrink at all, dries quicker and waves up OR straightens out when I tug on it. The right side has chunky kinks and curls. The left side is thicker and smoother with looser kinks and spirals, and is slightly longer than the left.

Also, to everyone on here who knew how amazing aloe vera juice is and NEVER POSTED ABOUT IT, I hope you play the lottery every day for the rest of your life and never win AS PUNISHMENT FOR YOUR COLD-HEARTED SELFISHNESS.
 
Washing my hair in sections is a keeper, now I just have to figure out how to cut down the time I am in the shower. Allowing my hair to drip dry before I begin to detangle it is also a keeper. The amount of hair loss was reduced to half.
 
Dizz said:
I don't know what foolishness is happening on my scalp. The hair in the middle of the back of my head feels shorter and less dense than the rest of my hair, shrinks into fat, flat "O" shapes, takes ages to dry, poofs like a cloud when I tug on it and refuses to stretch. The hair right above it on the top and front of my head feels longer and thicker, doesn't shrink at all, dries quicker and waves up OR straightens out when I tug on it. The right side has chunky kinks and curls. The left side is thicker and smoother with looser kinks and spirals, and is slightly longer than the left.

Also, to everyone on here who knew how amazing aloe vera juice is and NEVER POSTED ABOUT IT, I hope you play the lottery every day for the rest of your life and never win AS PUNISHMENT FOR YOUR COLD-HEARTED SELFISHNESS.
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That is so funny:lachen::lachen: My girlfriend gave me a similar cursing out the other day also regarding Aloe vera...For me I've been using it almost since the beginning of my journey I didn't know to tell about it:look: I think that's the case for others too (I think:grin:)
 
Nix08 -

Happy Birthday to you....Happy Birthday to you..... oh hold it, it's not your birthday. :grin: Happy Anniversary to you and dh, Happy Anniversary to you and dh, Happy Annivesray to you and dh'eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, Happy Anniversary to youuuuuuu!!! Boom-chica-boom-chica-boom-boom-boom

:heart2::love4::thewave:
 
After the major set back it hurts to come on lhcf and see all these beautiful heads of hair. Two years down the drain.
 
Myjourney2009... :lachen: told you I suck! I don't know how people do it. I had my face down and my noggin right up to the Webcam... Couldn't help the grainy effect, coz that's what a lousy cam does; couldn't help the inability to see what my hands were doing coz I wasn't able to monitor the focus with my face down to see that my hands were in the way. :lachen: So you see, I'm better off keeping my day job. :lol:
 
Can't wait to take my braids out next week after vacation! I've loved being in the water again but I can feel my scalp getting irritated. It gets dried out easier when my hair's in braids. Plus, I miss my straight hair lol :(
 
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Nonie[/B];14009281]Myjourney2009... :lachen: told you I suck! I don't know how people do it. I had my face down and my noggin right up to the Webcam... Couldn't help the grainy effect, coz that's what a lousy cam does; couldn't help the inability to see what my hands were doing coz I wasn't able to monitor the focus with my face down to see that my hands were in the way. :lachen: So you see, I'm better off keeping my day job. :lol:
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Its all good. I watched another video yesterday and with your info and the 1st video I watched, I have to say just might be braiding sooner than I thought.

These are the two I watched
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiQOAUreiOE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz_LiYjIGD4
 
:lol: It must be getting really boring around here if threads from 5+ years ago are being bumped. I see a lot of them today :look:

So I wore my hair in a puff and will never do it again. My head is too damn big for a puff this length :rofl:
 
Myjourney2009 said:
Its all good. I watched another video yesterday and with your info and the 1st video I watched, I have to say just might be braiding sooner than I thought.

These are the two I watched
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiQOAUreiOE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz_LiYjIGD4
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@Myjourney2009, I like the second video but something I've found most of people do, and I don't, is a lot of people braid tucking the sections under. I do it over. Toward the end of the first vid, she turns the second braid over and braids the way I braid and calls that the secret to neat braids. It's how I've always braided. The way you all braid feels really awkward to me. :giggle: Which also explains why the second video demo involves putting the crossover point of the extension hair in front of the hair. I put mine behind.

So if I were to do one cornrow, while those of you who go under would get this:
braided_hairstyles4.jpg

I, who goes over, would get this:
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