Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

I need to buy a large donut bun because my hair is getting massive.
I've yet to rave about QB AOHC and will try BRBC next week.
I work in a hospital with an African-American CEO and predominately African-American medical staff and love the many naturals there rocking the those lovely styles. :rolleyes: :love: :love2: :love3: I feel right at home.
 
I really wish I knew a pj in my area that I could gift some of my fails to:/

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So I'm out of town for my grandfather's funeral and am seeing some cousins that I haven't seen in years. I noticed so many have gone natural and are rocking beautiful twists and twist outs. I want to talk hair with them but feel like it might be kind of...weird.
 
Embyra said:
MyAngelEyez~C~U I done mine recently it wasnt as bad as i thought it would be i made sure to do it on a day i wasnt going anywhere...just in case :look::lol:
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Lol Embyra, that's what I decided to do. Home-bound today so I gave her a good wash with a sulphate-free poo, and added some Tresemme Naturals with a bit of hemp oil added to it. I'll see how it looks dry, but so far so good :grin:
 
mega baggying today with some shea moisture coconut & hibiscus curl & style conditioning milk. this is my first time using it, so we'll see...i didnt have any conditioner or moisturizer, so when i went to pick up my medicine from walgreens yesterday i picked this up. the closest thing to all natural i could find fast lol...

we'll see how it feels when my hair is dry. hmmmm
 
I was pleased with my relaxer touch up yesterday. I trimmed on 3 inches of thin ends in January and gained a inch back. My ends are still very good so far. I think I am going to stick with my current products this entire relaxer stretch.
 
Really tired of my hair growing sooo slowly.
My mother and sister can dye and flat iron into oblivion, never DC, don't sleep with silk scarves on if they don't feel like it.... and its healthy. Long and healthy.
I really am the only one that has to work for it in my immediate family. Why didn't I get those "carefree hair" genes?
 
I did a conditioner only WnG and I like it. It is definitely more frizzy, but not a bad look even after the strand test.
 
youwillrise said:
yikes...my hair is suffering horribly. ive been sickish for a while now...but lately i'm feeling much better and hopefully soon i'll be all clear of this. i havent had the energy to really do much to my hair so it's been a mess. i'm gonna trrrrry and get back on the game, man.
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I feel you. I hope you get well soon.

Dayjoy said:
So I'm out of town for my grandfather's funeral and am seeing some cousins that I haven't seen in years. I noticed so many have gone natural and are rocking beautiful twists and twist outs. I want to talk hair with them but feel like it might be kind of...weird.
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My prayers and condolences for you and the family. :bighug:
 
Since I am broke and unemployed, I will be attempting my own self install next week. I can sew in my weave just fine, it's the cornrowing of my OWN hair that will be the challenge.

I can cornrow on a dummy Cosmo doll, but can I do it on my own hair? We shall see, I am citing this YT video for inspiration:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqp5eBCjZ5M
 
Speaking of strand tests, I am getting partial highlights next week. I am not going that light, just goldish-reddish color that blends in well with my hair. She wasn't sure if the color would show because of the henna, but it was nice color. My roots were definitely brighter.

Anyone that has or has had colored-treated let me know your thoughts on my plan of action:

Day of treatment:
- co-wash
- coat hair with oil and conditioner
- head to salon for color
- Overnight DC

Following week
- mudwash
- protein treatment
- DC

Does this seem like a good plan? I am so nervous about this. I feel like my intuition is telling me not to do it, but it might just be my fears.
 
detangled with a metal pik for the first time tonight (the classic one with the black power first and B in the middle lol) and it was great! took maybe 2 minutes in the shower (with conditioner of course)

also sleeping with damp moisturized/sealed twists tied down with my scarf is a great way to prevent tangles... those took a few minutes as well :)
 
Gonna make my first batch of flaxseed gel tonight
I want to make flaxseed pudding cos I feel like it will be better for my hair but can't be bothered to melt shea butter and attempted to mix it in.
 
I think I figured out why my hair was always soo itchy even after washing it. I never wash my hair more than once. So I would lather once rinse and move on. I was reading an old thread by gymfreak and she washed her hair 3 times and felt her scalp feel like it was breathing..I did that today with the same type of products and omg my scalp feels like it's singing or some ish..I see now I will have to do this each time I wash. I'm now dcing with only one product to see if it is helpful or not. I'm trashing anything else that isn't. I'm into simplicity so no need for a stash anymore.
 
this wheatgerm oil stinks when used in my yogurt mix i swear i dont remember it smelling this bad when used straight jeeze :nono:
 
When I get my DC stash down to a reasonable size, I am going to move to DCing (more than 5 minutes in the shower) once a month. I don't think I need to steam/do long DCs weekly if I am co-washing almost everyday and detoxifying/clarifying only once a month. The plan is to get my regular weekly wash day routine down to 45-60 minutes.
 
I am so excited I removed the alkali base off my spring twists with vinegar and my scalp is not itchy yet. I know it is still early but if this works I will be installing spring twists:)
 
It's funny how getting a relaxer becomes less urgent the further you go in your journey.

I'm almost 15 weeks post and didn't realize it until I was greeted by this mini 'fro of new growth when I was washing my hair...
 
So I think so far I actually like this sheamoisture coconut & hibiscus cream. I wouldn't say my hair is intensely moisturized...but I can say that it's more moisturized than it's been with most other moisturizers and leave ins.I actually just gave up on moisturizers because I could never find one that worked...decided to try this. We'll see how it holds up over time.
 
I want to give away my stash like seriously before I move. I just want the few that work and be done. I feel my scalp is breathing I guess washing it 3 times did the trick. Now to see what makes my scalp itch so much.
 
GoddessMaker said:
I want to give away my stash like seriously before I move. I just want the few that work and be done. I feel my scalp is breathing I guess washing it 3 times did the trick. Now to see what makes my scalp itch so much.
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What you gat in that stash GoddessMaker, lol? I might want to take some of it off your hands, maybe...:grin:!
 
I was gonna relax my hair straight last week but changed my mind at the last minute. I simply straightened my hair a little more than it was before instead. I love it.

I used Affirm Creme Relaxer, (mild-lye) and added an ounce of sunflower oil and 2 teaspoons of Keracare restorative Mask to 5 TBS of the relaxer, mixed and relaxed.

I smoothed it a little with my fingers but it still did not get straight. I was very pleased with the results. This is how I want to texlax it from now on, but next time I will use 4 tablespoons of relaxer and only 1.5 teaspoons of the Restorative Mask along with the 1 ounce of sunflower oil. I had a little too much left over last time.
 
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Finally my huge tub of argan eco is coming to a end im going to get the blue one from now on but stick to the smaller sizes i dont like looking at those big *** tubs:lol:
 
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