Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

PureSilver said:
I'm curious though, with loc'd strands how do conditioners penetrate hair properly. It boggles me, does the hair get really moisturized/condition. Please inform me.
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I had my locs for 15 years and would do a deep condition once a month. Diluting and warming the conditioner or otherwise warming my head helped a lot. I would rub my trouble areas with an oil blend first and added lemon eo to the conditioner, plastic bag and then find something to do for an hour or so.
 
Decided to go through my stash bit by bit and give somethings a 2nd try. If I still don't like it in the trash it goes. First two items KBB hold it argan oil gel (has protein and made my hair hella dry and hard) as some random DC with olive oil and tea tree but petroleum is the 3rd ingredient. No wonder my hair felt coated.
 
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KinkyRN said:
Decided to go through my stash bit by bit and give somethings a 2nd try. If I still don't like it in the trash it goes. First two items KBB hold it argan oil gel (has protein and made my hair hella dry and hard) as some random DC with olive oil and tea tree but petroleum is the 3rd ingredient. No wonder my hair felt coated.
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Chile
You
Ain't
Trashing
Nothing
Send them to me. I'll pay shipping
 
So I had a hair fail this morning. I knew I should have washed my hair last night but I was sooooooooooooo tired. Instead I misted my hair with water, combed out my raggedy looking twist out (it was day 5) and proceeded to bantu knot it. Y'all this took me over an hour, I was impressed and apparently neither was my hair. It came out looking not cute this morning. I think it was because it was not clean. As I type I am sitting with the deep conditioner in. Time to wash.
 
Restocked my biotin and gelatin supply. All is going well, other supplements restock will follow in 2 weeks. I like how my hair is cooperating.

Can't wait to Aphogee 2 step protein treat on Sunday
 
So I parted my hair in six sections after my wash to detangle and put my products in. I think I put in too much product, I'm not use to operating on sections versus my whole head.
 
This is the LAST TIME, I leave my hair out for more than a week in between my braids. I left my hair out for 2 months because I was traveling and it was so much hell. The detangling sessions and ssks and tangles and manipulation. Til my next birthday I will be in braids consistently. The only positive is that I was thorough with my search and destroys pretty much doing it every other day, that it has helped my ends progress and the health of my hair.

God Bless My Braider. The Lord knows my hair ain't easy and always listens and does them in a way that minimizes all breakage and ensures retention. If I wasn't so broke, I would pay her more.
 
I think I will spend the next few years in braids. I LOVE that I don't have to comb my hair and my hair is thickening up.

I think my next braid style will be faux locs.
 
movingforward said:
I think I will spend the next few years in braids. I LOVE that I don't have to comb my hair and my hair is thickening up.

I think my next braid style will be faux locs.
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I'm taking this as a sign. I was thinking the same thing this morning. I want my hair to be easy. This is easy and It looks good. My braider is sooooooooooooo gentle and doesn't pull to tight or add too much hair. I'm just going to braid it up, take my vits, drink my water, moisturise and seal and wait for length :)
 
julzinha said:
This is the LAST TIME, I leave my hair out for more than a week in between my braids. I left my hair out for 2 months because I was traveling and it was so much hell. The detangling sessions and ssks and tangles and manipulation. Til my next birthday I will be in braids consistently. The only positive is that I was thorough with my search and destroys pretty much doing it every other day, that it has helped my ends progress and the health of my hair.

God Bless My Braider. The Lord knows my hair ain't easy and always listens and does them in a way that minimizes all breakage and ensures retention. If I wasn't so broke, I would pay her more.
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This is exactly what I'm doing. My hair is going to be away in twisted buns (my own hair) until I reach my goal. I'm only taking 1 week breaks between twits IF necessary....
 
llan said:
I'm taking this as a sign. I was thinking the same thing this morning. I want my hair to be easy. This is easy and It looks good. My braider is sooooooooooooo gentle and doesn't pull to tight or add too much hair. I'm just going to braid it up, take my vits, drink my water, moisturise and seal and wait for length :)
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Remember to give your hair a break between installs. I wore braids for two months and now I'm going to take a break for a week. Then install the faux locs over the Labor day weekend.
 
I combed my hair as it air dried this weekend and it ended up being soooo dry and rough. It took me 4 days of doing the LOC method to rehydrate it. I'll never do that again. My hair is so much happier when it dries from soaking wet to dry in braids. I think drying slowly = more moisture left in my hair.
 
I really hope clarifying my hair makes it feel better again. I'm using Suave clarifying shampoo and I will give Total Repair 5 damage erasing balm another try. I had too much buildup the first time around
 
I want to do aphogee 2 min recon tonight. Would it be too much if I do it tonight and then do the 2 step on Sunday? I'm seeing hairs in the comb
 
I washed my hair and installed braids for what I knew would be a BOMB braidout, then my baby and I got sick. So, I've been rocking Celie braids for 3 days. I didn't see the point in wasting a bomb braidout on my house. Hubby has dealt with it and will continue to deal.

I'll take them down Saturday and be cute for that day.
 
I gave wash n gos a break for the week and have just been wearing two twists. It's an aiight look, but cowashing my hair every day was causing breakage for me - my hair is fine and can't handle all that moisture. Thinking about doing either a flat iron job this weekend or trying a twist out with the Almond Jai twisting butter. I need to decide tonight.
 
Prettymetty said:
Why am I so hair lazy lately? I used to look forward to wash days. Now I dread them :(
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Get out of my head!! I felt like this since last weekend. Didn't want to touch my hair Saturday, and of course it was a tangled mess on Sunday. New products have given me my second wind, though.
 
tapioca_pudding said:
I gave wash n gos a break for the week and have just been wearing two twists. It's an aiight look, but cowashing my hair every day was causing breakage for me - my hair is fine and can't handle all that moisture. Thinking about doing either a flat iron job this weekend or trying a twist out with the Almond Jai twisting butter. I need to decide tonight.
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The next time you do wash n go try not cowashing everyday. Just let steam from shower get to your hair and at the very end of shower let your head get wet and shake. This should reactivate gel/product. I cowash or shampoo my hair on Sundays then use my leave in and gel of choice. I can stretch my wash n go all week doing this.
 
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