Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

Ogoma said:
I need someone to create baseball caps with snaps. I hate having to make a choice between my hair and protecting myself from the sun when running. Cancer risks always wins out, but so tiring having every day things work against your hair.
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They make snapbacks already or do you mean something different?
 
naija24 said:
debating if i should get a trim or not. I am terrified at the idea of getting rid of .5 inch of hair once I take my braids out. any length I gain would be amazing so I don't want to lose anything. Someone convince me of the pros/cons of getting a trim post takedown please.

I'm thinking about holding out until I'm SL but i don't know for sure.

hnntrr long how have you had braids in and how long do you plan to keep them installed?
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Probably like two an a half weeks. I hope to keep then in for at least another week or two. I am keeping them up in a pony tail all this week, and then for the last bit I am going to keep it in a bun...I am trying to decide if I want to keep them in longer than that, and redo the ones that are coming a loose.

I might wash my hair with diluted shampoo and conditioner sometime this week and then when I have some time off redo my edges and ones that are getting frizzy.
 
thebelleofelle said:
OMG saw this on IG this morning and was speechless. Had to ask about regimen.

Beautiful hair.
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thebelleofelle who is that? I love her hair color and the layers. I wish I could dye it that color, but the henna on my hair won't allow it.

Napp said:
I wish more struggling naturals knew about keratin and non keratin smoothing treatments. They can be a great thing just as long as they aren't done with high heat or too often. If it wasn't for these treatments I could not manage my natural curls and keep my sanity.
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Napp I have thought about doing a keratin smoothing treatment to loosen my 3C curls. Right now my WSL hair shrinks up to my ears and it drives me crazy. I'd like to see what you're using. My only hesitation is that most of my friends that have done BKT have dry looking, damaged hair now. If I can do it and avoid a set back that would make me happy.
 
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Ogoma said:
I don't know what snap backs are so I don't know. I only see the ones with the Velcro enclosures that catch my hair and rip it up.
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Ogoma ooh I see, ouch! If you google search SnapBack hats you will find (I think) exactly what you are looking for. Most of the ones I own have sports team logos but I've seen some other designs too
 
BostonMaria said:
@thebelleofelle who is that? I love her hair color and the layers. I wish I could dye it that color, but the henna on my hair won't allow it.



@Napp I have thought about doing a keratin smoothing treatment to loosen my 3C curls. Right now my WSL hair shrinks up to my ears and it drives me crazy. I'd like to see what you're using. My only hesitation is that most of my friends that have done BKT have dry looking, damaged hair now. If I can do it and avoid a set back that would make me happy.
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BostonMaria

the ladies on this board who have success with the BKT do not use it as per directions. they use lower heat and fewer passes than what you would get if you did it at a salon. this is what i think is the key of having healthy bkt'd hair.

I have used several different ones so far and i would say I do not have any i would strongly recommend. My favorite BKT so far is the one that had formaldehyde in it but i would not recommend using those now. I only and using truly formaldehyde free formulas and those don't give as drastic results.

I recently did the arosci intensive restructuring foam and that loosened my curl ever so slightly but my hair is now much easier to manipulate and style. It has really controlled my frizz so i like it so far.

I want something a little more aggressive so i am planning on trying out some different brands.
 
My stash is almost used up and I found a mix that I made a while ago before I went natural. I used this as my pre poo last night and my tangles seriously just melted away. It was a wonderful miracle. Only problem is, I made this so long ago I have no idea what's in this mess. :sad:
 
Ogoma said:
I went for a color consult and the colorist said she would have to bleach it to lift the henna. I decided it was not worth it as well.
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Ogoma

you can try one or all of these but it will be gradual and depending on how much henna you have in your hair it will only lighten or lift the color so much.

clarify with baking soda 1 part water 4 parts mix , then to get out the mixture use ACV and diluted in water same proportions 1 part apple cider vinegar 4 parts water
or
hot oil treatments using olive oil or coconut oil

or honey and conditioner treatments

If you're not worried about dryness 9but you've been warned) go for the straight honey and lemon juice treatment, just mix and leave it in your hair, if you go out in the sun it will lighten faster.
after all of these especially the last one do a moisturizing DC treatment for at least 30 min.
 
New steamer was delivered today!! Fedex left it outside my door and I won't be home for another 6 hours. Oh the humanity
 
I got a free ticket to the Bronner Brothers Hair Show this weekend. :woot: it was given to me personally by Mr. Glynn Jackson (creator of the Golden Scissors Awards). He is frequently a guest in the hotel that I work in in Atlanta....TOO EXCITED!!!!!
 
Nix08 said:
So what did you find out? ??
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No real regimen just simply wash, air dry and bun. Miss Jessies product lover and thats really it. Oh and she only flat irons once every few months and wears it straight for at least 3 weeks. No relaxer, all natural.

I keep hearing/reading simple regimen/minimal manipulation is the key to growth and retention...
 
ooh great suggestions. I will try the first 3 and see how it goes. I am terrified of dryness.

Lucia said:
@Ogoma

you can try one or all of these but it will be gradual and depending on how much henna you have in your hair it will only lighten or lift the color so much.

clarify with baking soda 1 part water 4 parts mix , then to get out the mixture use ACV and diluted in water same proportions 1 part apple cider vinegar 4 parts water
or
hot oil treatments using olive oil or coconut oil

or honey and conditioner treatments

If you're not worried about dryness 9but you've been warned) go for the straight honey and lemon juice treatment, just mix and leave it in your hair, if you go out in the sun it will lighten faster.
after all of these especially the last one do a moisturizing DC treatment for at least 30 min.
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Found a hairdresser to cut my hair dry the devachan way after years of searching ...

Hopefully I can get appointment soon this mullet urgh
 
My latest raw material to try 1st time is silk peptides to be add to my homemade tea spritz leave-in 'conditioner'. Finally got her some more camellia seed oil, which she also adores! Yay! Been working overtime so ordered other faves last night: organic shea, coco butter, and other tasties :lick:

Wish I could buy off the shelf. but chemical products cause severe breakage the hair to covers my hands during wash :nono: So she keeps me barefoot and in the kitchen :lol:

If I'd have known this years ago, my hair would have been all down my back instead of perpetual NL-SL!
 
@shawnyblazes

i found a heat free bkt called cadiveu bossa nova.

here is the application video

the product is smoothed on the hair instead of flat ironed or blowdried on. i have no idea if it has the same effect though. they do have a before and after on tight curly 3c hair but nothing type 4.

imo the application looks similar to the alter ego spherique too
 
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Real random: I have been following the wrong Longhairdontcare on youtube:lol:. I have been followoing LHDCllc for years thinking she was the one the board always talks about. I just recently found out you ladies were talking about LHDC2011. I follow both now. THey're both good.:lol:
 
I need to dc/cowash. I think I'll go ahead and slap my DC on in a few minutes. I need to rid this hair of all this "JBCO". Ill def. seal with it in the winter though. My hair is going to love it. I think I'll go back to Grapeseed oil and add just a small amount of castor oil to it :)!.

Oh and have I mentioned how much I've been LOVING castor oil lately. Sealin' on steroids :yep:.

ETA: Nevermind. I'm tired and I'm going to M&S and nap instead. I'll do it tomorrow :)!
 
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MileHighDiva said:
Lucia, are you saying that if I pre-poo with EVCO or an EVCO based product that it will lift the henna stain/treatment out of my hair? Please advise!
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MileHighDiva

Maybe, the put evoo or evco is better than the small amounts found in products. it's the hot oil itself that helps it slowly fade henna and indigo although indigo is harder to lift as it's much darker and more unpredictable when you try to lift it out with bleach it goes bad like green hair bad oils are better for indigo.
For henna it will fade it very slowly but it wont give you lighter hair than you originally had unless you do the honey lemon treatments and you may still have some red glow if you've been henna ing back to back for years and going over root to ends each time as opposed to someone just doing roots each time.
Henna is unpredictable like hair color so you may not get you original pure color, until it starts growing out, or you chemically lift it out.
 
5th day hair, curls limp and flat I don't know what I was thinking waiting past 5 days to wash, just wore a wavy curly ponytail today, laziness at it's height.
 
And I thought I had shrinkage

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These cocoon curls (per Naptural85 on youtube) actually turned out to be the business on my hair.

Last night on a 3 day old twist out I sectioned, applied s curl, as I am naturally leave-in and as I am naturally double butter cream and lastly a tiny bit of "white grease". Followed instructions from the video and the today hair is BANGIN. My hair never behaves but today....it was obedient, luscious and soft as all get out. I have a new favorite things :)
 
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