Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

IG poster told me my hair would grow more if I cut the relaxed hair if I'm not going to relax again. She tells her clients the hair will cut itself if you don't cut it.

My response....doesn't hair grow the same regardless...wouldn't it be the retention that differs due to breakage? :look:

Like, am I missing something?
 
divachyk said:
IG poster told me my hair would grow more if I cut the relaxed hair if I'm not going to relax again. She tells her clients the hair will cut itself if you don't cut it. My response....doesn't hair grow the same regardless...wouldn't it be the retention that differs due to breakage? :look: Like, am I missing something?
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her logic is all wrong. The hair won't cut, but it will break off if not careful practices are used during transitioning. The hair is at a very fragile state. She should have worded that differently. That is not the way to encourage folks to big chop. You already have long hair...
 
I love the Oyin Hair Dew, but I'm going to have to let it go. For some reason, the scent just does not agree with the chemistry of my hair. My hair starts to smell sour after a day or 2 :perplexed: I've been alternating with Oyin & Qhemet Cocoa Tree Detangling Ghee, but I like the aloe component of the Oyin.

I've also been using the Belle Butters Unyevu Butter, and I can't take that scent anymore either. It smells nice initially, but the more I smell it in my hair, it starts to smell like puke or something.
 
My hair is the same length or longer than my wigs now :yay: Once I grow out my layers I can ditch the wigs for good. Or maybe not :lol: I like to change my look often. It's the Gemini in me :blush:
 
My hair has stayed pretty moisturized this winter now that my regimen consists of cowash/oil rinse 3x/month, shampoo/DC 1x/month. I'm not sure how my retention is because I wear braid outs 3-4 days a week and only moisturize once mid way through the wk but it seems a little longer since my cut in November.
 
I think I finally figured out to keep my nightly braids from tangling and knotting at the ends. After I finish the braid I comb the ends with a fine tooth comb before securing them with a bobby pin. Then when I take the braids out in the morning I use a the end of a rat tail comb. So far this has worked for 2 days.
 
Blah SuchaLady I know you love Joico! The search is disabled, do you happen to have any Joico threads that you are subscribed to that you could bump for me? I'm going to TJM & Marshalls in about 2 hours.
 
Must.get.diffuser I can not stand sitting around with a wet scalp...it makes me itch and if I scratch my hair is going to poof up instantaneously
 
I am so loving my wig. The ease of it makes me want to keep my hair hidden all year. Pretty sure I'll be getting another one in a few weeks. This heat safe synthetic hair is making life so easy. Slap in some flexi rods, dip in boiling water and after a night of drying I have beautiful, soft curls. :love:
 
I'm going to get a new flat iron this weekend! I just haven't made my way to any stores. I need to track down a nail polish I want too! I'm sick of ordering stuff...
 
dyeing my hair omg. i thought to myself "why pay $50-75 when I can do it myself??" And since my hair is so short, it's a pretty easy process. I went with Loreal Paris Preference RR04 which is a really rich nice red. I'm nervous but whatever!!

I wish someone told me how gross hair dye smells. Idk if it's the developer or what but it's disgusting. The smell or fumes or whatever were so strong it made my eyes sting. Kind of like when I got a brazilian blowout. I don't know if that's common but it was not fun. 20 more minutes until I rinse it out. I hope it comes out nice.
 
blargh! the color barely shows. so not worth it :(

is my hair gonna fall out from my fail dye job??? also, my scalp is mildly cold and sensitive. did i do the dye wrong? Are there any steps I should be made aware of to prevent a set back?

Mind you, i'm only 9 weeks post relaxer so worse case scenario hair wise I'd just shave it off again in 2-3 weeks. But seriously, I'm crazy worried now. i never had this concern when i was relaxed.
 
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You tried to dye your hair red before. It didn't take then either. Did you experience any ill effects then?

To be honest, dye can be tricky and as you know red is difficult to get right. Next time pay the money and then you will most likely achieve the results you desire.

As far as damage to your hair, you should use protein and a moisturizing dc.

Have you thought about a short red Afro wig?

Don't forget that your twa will be your ends. Treat them extra kind.

Your ends are your future. ;)
 
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naija24 said:
blargh! the color barely shows. so not worth it :( is my hair gonna fall out from my fail dye job??? also, my scalp is mildly cold and sensitive. did i do the dye wrong? Are there any steps I should be made aware of to prevent a set back? Mind you, i'm only 9 weeks post relaxer so worse case scenario hair wise I'd just shave it off again in 2-3 weeks. But seriously, I'm crazy worried now. i never had this concern when i was relaxed.
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I don't know. My hair had fallen out really bad from some box color. Lo real to be exact.
 
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Now that I no longer have Thursdays free...I don't know what my new wash day will be. I guess I'll have to do wash night on Wednesdays or spread wash day over 2 days.
 
Wow, the colored portion of my hair is retaining moisture better then the sides and back of my hair (which is not colored). Any breakage that I get is not from the colored portion, not that I get any abnormal breakage anyway. There is some, but not enough where I need to panic. I just think it's funny that color supposedly dries your hair and breaks it but my hair is in better shape because of it.

Maybe I should've just colored my whole head. :lol:
 
She said "your hair looks good today", but what I heard was "your hair looks good TODAY" as in not really any other day...:lol:
 
My ends are annoying me to no end (no pun intended)! I was doing a search and destroy and decided to just go ahead and trim 1/2 an inch because that's essentially what was happening anyhow. My hair hates me. If I put it in twists/braids I end up with splits all up and down the hair shaft, no matter how much I moisturize. If I keep it bunned, my ends split. Sigh.
 
spacetygrss said:
My ends are annoying me to no end (no pun intended)! I was doing a search and destroy and decided to just go ahead and trim 1/2 an inch because that's essentially what was happening anyhow. My hair hates me. If I put it in twists/braids I end up with splits all up and down the hair shaft, no matter how much I moisturize. If I keep it bunned, my ends split. Sigh.
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spacetygrss I've been gradually trimming my hair since late last year to get rid of my damaged ends. This year I've already cut 3 inches off. Have you tried using some protein? or sometimes it could be mechanical as well depending on how you detangle the hair or manipulate it. I've been trying something new lately; I M&S with shea butter and use Saran Wrap on the ends and roll them up in silk covered rollers.

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flyygirlll2 said:
@spacetygrss I've been gradually trimming my hair since late last year to get rid of my damaged ends. This year I've already cut 3 inches off. Have you tried using some protein? or sometimes it could be mechanical as well depending on how you detangle the hair or manipulate it. I've been trying something new lately; I M&S with shea butter and use Saran Wrap on the ends and roll them up in silk covered rollers.

Sent from my iPhone using LHCF please excuse typos
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I'm high porosity so I use some amount protein every wash day. I had decreased my hard protein to about once a month, with light protein inbetween, but I've decided to up the hard protein for a little while.
I know where most of my damage came from. When my hair was in the NL-to-SL stage I wore my hair in two-strand twists constantly out of convenience. The problem is two-fold:
(1) I have different textures and thickness of strands throughout my head, so my coarser strands were literally shredding my finer strands.
(2) Short of drenching my hair, it's really hard to moisturize my hair while in twists and braids.
I stopped with the constant TSTs about a year ago and essentially all of the new growth is free of splits.

I mostly finger detangle. I switched all of my combs to seamless combs several months ago, so when I do use a comb there's less chance of mechanical damage. I don't manipulate my hair unless it's coated in oil and/or conditioner.

I'm going to trim my hair each month until the old damage is gone. Healthy hair is way more important than length, IMO.
 
KinksAndInk said:
I am so loving my wig. The ease of it makes me want to keep my hair hidden all year. Pretty sure I'll be getting another one in a few weeks. This heat safe synthetic hair is making life so easy. Slap in some flexi rods, dip in boiling water and after a night of drying I have beautiful, soft curls. :love:
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I put curls in an old wig and it was like I had a brand new one. I love changing it up like that.
 
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