Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[rileypak]

Today I broke a banana clip and struggled to get a scrunchie to wrap around my hair twice so I could make a high bun. I can't recall the last time I struggled to corral my hair into a ponytail!

PROGRESS!!!

 

[Blairx0]

I want to do a wash and go but scared I'm not gonna like it

I'm with you! I am really thinking of trying it, but I have avoided it for so many years. I was always worried about tangles, lengeth , my hair shape, etc. But you'll never know until you try

 

[PlainJane]

When my hair gets MBL I swear I will braid it up at the beginning of the week and just wear a braidout on the weekends or whenever I need to.
I think braidouts look the best on me but I just hate that it's a style that takes an entire night to set.

 

[Napp]

Sometimes i miss the look of my relaxed hair

 

[irisak]

Short of taking them out, the only thing I can suggest that helped me is to tie your hair at night with either silk or satin and cut the knots out rather than pull them out. HTH

AbsyBlvd girl I took that **** out! The last straw was when my co-worker found a ball of hair on the floor and asked me if it was mine! The good thing is I only had to pay for the hair. Bf's sister did them for free because I cornrowed her hair and she can't cornrow. I plopped a wig on over the cornrows and now I'm good.

Fighting auto correct everyday

 

[spacetygrss]

I've been natural for almost 14 years and have NEVER been able to get a good flat-iron on my hair despite using every tip imaginable.
I used the Beautiful Textures Naturally Straight system today and my hair is relaxer straight. I didn't even have to use my flat iron on high. Medium heat did the trick.
I was able to really see my ends and gave myself a good trim. My ends are happy, happy, happy.

Edited to add: I'm grazing BSL after my trim. Woot!

 

[movingforward]

spacetygrss can you give a review of Beautiful Textures?

I've been natural for almost 14 years and have NEVER been able to get a good flat-iron on my hair despite using every tip imaginable.
I used the Beautiful Textures Naturally Straight system today and my hair is relaxer straight. I didn't even have to use my flat iron on high. Medium heat did the trick.
I was able to really see my ends and gave myself a good trim. My ends are happy, happy, happy.

Edited to add: I'm grazing BSL after my trim. Woot!

 

[spacetygrss]

@spacetygrss can you give a review of Beautiful Textures?

movingforward:

Here's the quick rundown.

It comes with a shampoo and leave-in conditioner.

Step 1: The instructions say to shampoo your hair 2-3 times to make sure that all build-up is gone. I used it three times, washing my hair in sections. I was expecting my hair to be stripped and dry, but I was pleasantly surprised. My hair wasn't moisturized, but it wasn't stripped either.

Step 2: Towel dry, work the conditioner through your hair and detangle. The conditioner is allowed to sit for 20 minutes. You should be careful not to use too much. My hair is grazing BSL and I still had a little over 1/3 of the bottle left.

Step 3: Blow-dry on medium. I was impressed with this step alone, since normally blowdrying results in a big, dense afro. I had a soft, fluffy blow-out.

Step 4: Flat iron. The box says that if you want to easily convert back and forth between straight and curly to flatiron on low (275 degrees). For people who want to wear their hair straight for 4-6 weeks, use 400 degrees. My flatiron doesn't tell exact degrees, but I used it on a medium setting (I've used the highest setting before and still couldn't get my hair to stay straight!). My hair came out relaxer straight with one pass.

Typically, if I try to flatiron my hair is reverts back to a fluffy afro before I even finish my entire head. It's been 4 hours now and my hair is shiny and straight.

The box comes a packet each of anti-reversion shampoo and conditioner.
If you want to speed up reversion you can use any clarifying shampoo to wash your hair. They say to expect full reversion in about 3 shampoos by doing this.

I'll have to wait and see how quickly my hair reverts, but thus far, I'm pleased. My hair is soft, straight and shiny. The product was really easy to use. I'll use this whenever I want to do a good trim because having my hair straight really helped with that today.

HTH

 

[spacetygrss]

I wrapped my hair last night. I unwrapped this morning. My hair is still nice and sleek.
Of course, I'm already missing my coils. LOL.

 

[sexypebbly]

I'm with you! I am really thinking of trying it, but I have avoided it for so many years. I was always worried about tangles, lengeth , my hair shape, etc. But you'll never know until you try

That's exactly what I'm worried about. But you are right. We have to try.

 

[KinksAndInk]

I love when I get compliments on my hair even when I think it looks like crap.

 

[JaneBond007]

Since there is no search feature, I'm sharing this in 3 places:

LADIES!!!!!!

I just got back from Whole Foods and there was a little tiny sale sign at the cash register....


3-Day weekend sale, ending Sunday. All hair products 25% off. I'm serious. Call your local WF's because I don't know if it's in every state. I'm in Pittsburgh, PA.
__________________

 

[spacetygrss]

Alright. I'm over the straight hair thing already. I'm tempted to do a triple wash with an SLS shampoo and be done with this. I'll see if I can tolerate it for a couple of more days. I really prefer my kinks and coils.

 

[Lilmama1011]

I'm trying to upload a pic of my clients hair to show you all but it keeps crashing!

 

[Solila]

I'm sitting here staring at this bottle of Mega-Tek.... and shaking. Its the one with the flowers on it. O_O' I don't know if I should use it or burn it.

 

[flyygirlll2]

I'm sitting here staring at this bottle of Mega-Tek.... and shaking. Its the one with the flowers on it. O_O' I don't know if I should use it or burn it.

solia I have that one. It was advertised when I bought it as the old bottle but I received that one which at first irked my nerves. I actually used it last week mixed with Mission Condition's Caramel Protein treatment which turned out to be a bad idea because I got protein overload. next time if I use it, I'll use it with a moisturizing DC instead.

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[divachyk]

Haven't washed in 2 weeks and don't feel like washing now. Going 3 weeks is pushing it but think I just might.

 

[Beany]

Since the search feature is STILL down I wanna bump old, random threads.

 

[Evolving78]

Why isn't the search working? I want to search!

 

[Solila]

solia I have that one. It was advertised when I bought it as the old bottle but I received that one which at first irked my nerves. I actually used it last week mixed with Mission Condition's Caramel Protein treatment which turned out to be a bad idea because I got protein overload. next time if I use it, I'll use it with a moisturizing DC instead.

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flyygirlll2 What do you do regarding the sheading? I cannot stand it! Lol

 

[spacetygrss]

I broke down.
I've got a prepoo going right now.
I.DO.NOT.LIKE.STRAIGHT.HAIR.ON.ME.

It WAS worth it to really get at my ends though. I cut a 3/4-1 inch off (those ends needed to go badly!).

 

[GGsKin]

I miss the search function too. Fast making my way through threads so old I can't see the pics and none of the links work lol

 

[spacetygrss]

My kinks and coils are back. Happy Dance!

 

[flyygirlll2]

flyygirlll2 What do you do regarding the sheading? I cannot stand it! Lol

solia I did not experience more shedding than I usually do when I used it. Do you leave it on your hair? I did not leave it on and don't plan to if I use it again. Perhaps mixing it with oil might help alleviate any dryness and shedding ( olive oil and or Jojoba oil).

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[KinksAndInk]

I just want to give a huge thank you to Dr. Willie L. Morrow for commercializing the Afro pick. As a fine haired medium density natural I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Today's perfect heart shaped "wash and fro" wouldn't have been possible without your contribution. You the real MVP

 

[Evolving78]

I used to love biostrand hair products. They were the first products I started using when I started my Hhj 13 years ago. They used to be popular on this board, but my stylist recommended the product line to me. I purchased the line from her salon and would bring them in weekly. I would use the phorme spray for moisture and would use the fine' hair polish for shine and to make my hair easier to comb. I used to use a lot of oil in my hair, but that product didn't leave my hair greasy. If your hair loves protein, it's a great line to try out.

 

[vevster]

I did a pre poo treatment with coconut oil on the ends and diluted acv on my scalp. Boy the ACV is soooo soothing to my itchy scalp!!!!

During the wash when parts of my scalp started to itch, I grabbed my spray bottle and spritzed the areas... ahhhh relief!!

 

[whiteoleander91]

I'm thinking about revisiting sweet almond oil

 

[BranwenRosewood]

Search is working but I can't remember what I needed to search for

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

I did a pre poo treatment with coconut oil on the ends and diluted acv on my scalp. Boy the ACV is soooo soothing to my itchy scalp!!!!

During the wash when parts of my scalp started to itch, I grabbed my spray bottle and spritzed the areas... ahhhh relief!!

ACV is the best thing smoking for scalp issues.