Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[shasha8685]

Straightened my hair and I am pleased with the results! I used the Mizani Press Agent line for to wash, condition, and blow dry my hair (used my RevAir for that). I then sprayed my hair with Dominican Magic Thermal Protector Spray to straighten my hair with my Sedu.

Love the results! My hair is light, straight, and not reverting!

 

[CoiledOrchids]

currently frustrated...I'm not sure what to do with my hair anymore. I don't want braids (i was gonna get some knotless done but I don't wanna sit for 5 hours in a chair). I like twists but I get bored after a while, its too cold for braidouts/twistouts/ rocking a fro and I sweat too heavily so wigs and weaves are out.

Considering locs but idk...I still love natural hair but I don't wanna keep feeling this stressed out about it. I love wash days but styling is rough for me and there are no natural hair specialists in my area

 

[demlew]

I really hate how depression robs you of your essence and energy. All these nice products but no energy to beautify.

You already know I have firsthand experience. Even on days where I barely had enough to brush my teeth, I’d take the extra 2 mins and put on a perfume, a lipstick/lipgloss, and eyeliner (no eyeshadow). You’d be amazed at how the literal bare minimum makes a small difference.

I’m here if you need to talk.

 

[CoiledOrchids]

@Plushottie
I've been dealing with depression as well so I understand fully what you are going through

Sending you love and light <3

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I really hate how depression robs you of your essence and energy. All these nice products but no energy to beautify.

 

[NaturalEnigma]

I’m starting to realize I spend so much on wigs when I could be using that money to buy hair products to help my hair thrive and grow. These cheapie wigs are cute but they don’t last more than a month sometimes a few weeks. I realize I’m still holding onto my pandemic routine, wigs were my staple during that time because I didn’t like how my natural hair looked during Zoom calls. I’m still working from home, but I’m tired of relying on wigs.

 

[DVAntDany]

I think I need to start regularly incorporating deep conditioners into my routine. My hair has started to gradually feel different while wet for several months now. It's more soft and spongy instead of slick like wet nylon thread. Today I did both an Olaplex #3 treatment plus a mixture of a moisture and protein deep conditioner for 15mins under a hooded dryer. My wet hair is back to feeling like its old self.

 

[Miss_Luna]

currently frustrated...I'm not sure what to do with my hair anymore. I don't want braids (i was gonna get some knotless done but I don't wanna sit for 5 hours in a chair). I like twists but I get bored after a while, its too cold for braidouts/twistouts/ rocking a fro and I sweat too heavily so wigs and weaves are out.

Considering locs but idk...I still love natural hair but I don't wanna keep feeling this stressed out about it. I love wash days but styling is rough for me and there are no natural hair specialists in my area

I'm in the same boat! I just looked at the loc thread, the relaxed thread, was about to search for texlaxed. I've been natural for 15 years this year and the last five have been the hardest.

I just want something easier to manage. My lifestyle has changed and I don't have as much time to deal with my hair anymore. I'm not close to any braiders so I would have to pay to travel somewhere just to get my hair braided, which is fine, but again I don't have the time for all of that. It's so annoying.

 

[CoiledOrchids]

@Miss_Luna i'm tenderheaded so the only braids that don't hurt are knotless but i'd rather not sit for that long. IDK I just feel so lost and the only thing i can stomach is wash day but styling...idk

if there was a natural hair specialist here I'd just pay them to do my hair every two weeks...just a simple flat twist updo and steam treatments

smh i hate living in a place where there are no natural hair specialists

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I've been literally using the same 2 products for a while now lol. It's been working out too, seeing as I have a significant amount of new growth and I'm high key neglecting it lol. I guess when it gets a little bit warmer I'll probably relax it. Honestly, I've just lost my passion for hair.

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I hope neither the owners of Dax or TGIN never say or do something like Mielle or the rest of them. That might be one toxic relationship I'll be stuck in, because blue Dax and TGIN Green Tea Leave in are the dream team currently

 

[Evolving78]

I’m starting to realize I spend so much on wigs when I could be using that money to buy hair products to help my hair thrive and grow. These cheapie wigs are cute but they don’t last more than a month sometimes a few weeks. I realize I’m still holding onto my pandemic routine, wigs were my staple during that time because I didn’t like how my natural hair looked during Zoom calls. I’m still working from home, but I’m tired of relying on wigs.

I bet your natural hair looks lovely.

 

[NaturalEnigma]

I bet your natural hair looks lovely.

Thank you at @Evolving78 . Wearing wigs can be fun sometimes because you can easily change up your look, but I do miss my natural hair. Maybe I’ll just wear wigs in the winter time as a protective style and wear my hair out for all the other seasons.

 

[Lylddlebit]

They made a larger tangle teezer and I recently bought it. Now, my Felicia Leatherwood is my favorite detangler, but I do also like the tangle teezer ultimate detangler on conditioned hair. Here is a size comparison. I wonder if they will make a curly or a thick and curly version of this one. I love the larger brush head size.

Attached is a size comparison between the regular Ultimate Detangled version and the larger one. I don't buy the version without a handle.

 

[Prettymetty]

currently frustrated...I'm not sure what to do with my hair anymore. I don't want braids (i was gonna get some knotless done but I don't wanna sit for 5 hours in a chair). I like twists but I get bored after a while, its too cold for braidouts/twistouts/ rocking a fro and I sweat too heavily so wigs and weaves are out.

Considering locs but idk...I still love natural hair but I don't wanna keep feeling this stressed out about it. I love wash days but styling is rough for me and there are no natural hair specialists in my area

What city do you live in?

 

[CoiledOrchids]

@Prettymetty

i'm in new york. I've decided to just go ahead and get some locs...going for a consultation next week

 

[Prettymetty]

@Prettymetty

i'm in new york. I've decided to just go ahead and get some locs...going for a consultation next week

Oh ok. I’m a braider, but I’m in Texas.

 

[Prettymetty]

My ends look ratty, but my roots are still smooth. I need to shampoo this hair soon. I may flat iron also if the blow dry is smooth enough.

 

[Fashionista922]

Getting off track on my hair routine has been very eye opening. I literally cannot wash my hair after week 8, I have to relax it. This wash day was too much I should have just relaxed this morning. Ugh never again.

 

[Napp]

I hope neither the owners of Dax or TGIN never say or do something like Mielle or the rest of them. That might be one toxic relationship I'll be stuck in, because blue Dax and TGIN Green Tea Leave in are the dream team currently

I may revisit DAX. I used it all my childhood. Although my hair was never long it was thick. I have a love affair with blue magic right now but i may buy a jar of Dax just to see how it compares.

 

[Plushottie]

Thinking of roller setting my hair as I’m really tired of being unkept when not in wig. But finding rollers online seems to be interesting.

 

[fifi134]

I may revisit DAX. I used it all my childhood. Although my hair was never long it was thick. I have a love affair with blue magic right now but i may buy a jar of Dax just to see how it compares.

How do you use DAX? I can't have anything on my scalp because I have seborrheic dermatitis, but I'm wondering if you use it on your hair and find it helpful.

 

[Napp]

How do you use DAX? I can't have anything on my scalp because I have seborrheic dermatitis, but I'm wondering if you use it on your hair and find it helpful.

When im in my ponytail style i moisturize my ends and slather them with grease and strecth them over a donut bun. this has helped meretain practicallly all my length.

When im in cornrows for a wig i put deep conditioner over all of my hair and seal with grease. This helps me retain length when in braids.

 

[Prettymetty]

I need to go ahead and wash this hair today. It’s too frizzled and frazzled to style. I can’t even braid it to go under a wig like this.

 

[DVAntDany]

If I could go back in time to anywhere between 2006 and 2016 with the knowledge I have now, I would have never gotten locs. I would have also had hair past my butt at some point during that time. LOL I got them out of frustration and not just because I thought that they were a beautiful style.

People who haven't seen me for real in the past two years keep asking if I'm ever going to go back to locs. I think the loc journey was for me to learn a lesson. It was a time for me to reprogram my brain on how I thought about and treated my hair. I learned patience, essentialism, dedication and acceptance. Sometimes, I forget about those lessons. I need to instill the wisdom from those lessons into my current hair routine.

 

[Plushottie]

This past week I started my MSW grad program and did a lot of self care, currently under my heat cap now. I refuse to let this program or work turn me into a dry withered up prune. I can’t cause change if I’m dried up and it feels better to water yourself before trying to water others as it’s operating out of scarcity vs abundance.

 

[GettingKinky]

If I could go back in time to anywhere between 2006 and 2016 with the knowledge I have now, I would have never gotten locs. I would have also had hair past my butt at some point during that time. LOL I got them out of frustration and not just because I thought that they were a beautiful style.

People who haven't seen me for real in the past two years keep asking if I'm ever going to go back to locs. I think the loc journey was for me to learn a lesson. It was a time for me to reprogram my brain on how I thought about and treated my hair. I learned patience, essentialism, dedication and acceptance. Sometimes, I forget about those lessons. I need to instill the wisdom from those lessons into my current hair routine.

I wish when I had started my journey back in 2012 I had gone natural right away instead of wasting years texlaxing. I also kind of wish I had done a big chop, but I was (and still am) afraid to see what I would look like with really short hair

 

[Prettymetty]

I might take my blow dryer to my man’s house tonight. I’ll just do it over there

 

[Evolving78]

If I could go back in time to anywhere between 2006 and 2016 with the knowledge I have now, I would have never gotten locs. I would have also had hair past my butt at some point during that time. LOL I got them out of frustration and not just because I thought that they were a beautiful style.

People who haven't seen me for real in the past two years keep asking if I'm ever going to go back to locs. I think the loc journey was for me to learn a lesson. It was a time for me to reprogram my brain on how I thought about and treated my hair. I learned patience, essentialism, dedication and acceptance. Sometimes, I forget about those lessons. I need to instill the wisdom from those lessons into my current hair routine.

I love locs, but cultivated locs felt like oppression. I didn’t like how my hair felt or looked after I removed them either. I had to go down to a fade to get rid of what it did to my hair strands. My strands were straight!
I learned not be a product junkie anymore and that less is more.

 

[Evolving78]

Thinking of roller setting my hair as I’m really tired of being unkept when not in wig. But finding rollers online seems to be interesting.

Why are you having a time finding them online? You can order from Sally or Amazon. Hard plastic rollers.