Relaxed Hair Thread

[halfindian]

i had that after shampoing this weekend. im gonna give away my olive oil eco styler gel ! i will buy s curl again.

Mine started sometime last year. My hair dresser told me to get a shampoo called ketozal but what I find is once I stop using it the flakes come back. I posted in here and got a link to a lady who used tea tree oil, rosemary oil and jojoba oil to solve her scalp problem. Yesterday I went out and bought organics carrot tea tree oil therapy. It has jojoba and tea tree in the ingredient list along with other oils. You can use it on the hair, scalp and skin. Woke up early to give my hair a hot oil treatment with it. I've had it on for about an hour now.

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

I clarified for the first time ever.

 

[halfindian]

I clarified for the first time ever.

Did it make a noticeable difference?
How was your hair after?
Did you protein/moisture dc?

 

[Saludable84]

I know we talked about this before but I can't find the answer. Can I do a clear gloss the same day I relax? If so, at what step?

Yes. When I did rinses, it was after I neutralized.

 

[Saludable84]

I'm intrigued about using a serum in my hair. I have Creme of Nature Argan Oil that's mostly 'cones anyway so this may work...

I tried it once but it was too light for me. Sucked because I wanted to like it. Well I did like it, but my hair told a different story.

 

[halfindian]

Lol Saludable84 you wanted to like it. Lol lol. Listen to your hair.

 

[KhandiB]

Clarifying is a must for me, I use cones and mineral oil a lot!

I actually use Neutrogena T-Gel or Silk Elements Neutralizing Poo to Clarify

What did you use?

pre_medicalrulz ?

I clarified for the first time ever.

 

[halfindian]

Neutrogena t gel is a clarifying shampoo!!!!!!!! Oh gosh!!!! Would that mean all shampoos for dandruff, dry scalp, flaky scalp can be used as clarifying shampoos???? Would that then mean I've been clarifying my hair weekly???? My my my!! Does anyone have the answer to this question???

Are all shampoos for dry, flaky scalp or dandruff clarifying?

 

[emada]

I'm intrigued about using a serum in my hair. I have Creme of Nature Argan Oil that's mostly 'cones anyway so this may work...

I used a sample I got for a few months and I liked it. It didn't dry out my hair like I was worried and helped when I set my hair. I liked that it had honey in it.

 

[divachyk]

Neutrogena t gel is a clarifying shampoo!!!!!!!! Oh gosh!!!! Would that mean all shampoos for dandruff, dry scalp, flaky scalp can be used as clarifying shampoos???? Would that then mean I've been clarifying my hair weekly???? My my my!! Does anyone have the answer to this question???

Are all shampoos for dry, flaky scalp or dandruff clarifying?

halfindian, I'm not familiar with these shampoos but as a general rule of thumb, clear shampoos are clarifying. This may not always hold true but it's a good start point.

 

[halfindian]

Thanks for the insight

 

[greenandchic]

I tried it once but it was too light for me. Sucked because I wanted to like it. Well I did like it, but my hair told a different story.

It is a bit light for me too (used it last night). Ill try the IC one halfindian mentioned.

 

[SuchaLady]

I never clarify my hair

 

[Lilmama1011]

I never clarify my hair

i never use to before this board but do it monthly. i do see a difference. moisture is literally getting inside my hair and not laying on top. i explained that to my mom the other day. she uses nothing but grease so i know she has tons of buildup

 

[divachyk]

Don't forget to chelate as well ladies! I have a water filter and never chelated but always clarified. Chelating worked wonders on my hair.

 

[Lilmama1011]

Don't forget to chelate as well ladies! I have a water filter and never chelated but always clarified. Chelating worked wonders on my hair.

what do you use divachyk

 

[divachyk]

what do you use divachyk

Thus far, Redken Cleansing Cream has worked the best. It clarifies and chelates. 2nd best to that is Elucence Moisture Acidfying Shampoo - clarifies, chelates & neutralizes. I recently did reviews about both on my blog. Lilmama1011

 

[Lilmama1011]

Thus far, Redken Cleansing Cream has worked the best. It clarifies and chelates. 2nd best to that is Elucence Moisture Acidfying Shampoo - clarifies, chelates & neutralizes. I recently did reviews about both on my blog. Lilmama1011

that redken sounds great, i will check it out. divachyk

 

[Saludable84]

Thus far, Redken Cleansing Cream has worked the best. It clarifies and chelates. 2nd best to that is Elucence Moisture Acidfying Shampoo - clarifies, chelates & neutralizes. I recently did reviews about both on my blog. Lilmama1011

The Redken is great but I had to stop using it. I got the eluence, so hopefully it will last me a while. I don't really chelate on purpose because we don't have hard hard water here.

 

[Cattypus1]

Mine started sometime last year. My hair dresser told me to get a shampoo called ketozal but what I find is once I stop using it the flakes come back. I posted in here and got a link to a lady who used tea tree oil, rosemary oil and jojoba oil to solve her scalp problem. Yesterday I went out and bought organics carrot tea tree oil therapy. It has jojoba and tea tree in the ingredient list along with other oils. You can use it on the hair, scalp and skin. Woke up early to give my hair a hot oil treatment with it. I've had it on for about an hour now.

My DH has an evil flakey scalp and I had some serious itchy scalp especially at the nape...we started doing hot oil treatments with a mixture of coconut oil, avocado oil and olive oil and a couple of drops of peppermint oil and he raved about it. My itchy scalp disappeared almost immediately. His flakes are gone.

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

Don't forget to chelate as well ladies! I have a water filter and never chelated but always clarified. Chelating worked wonders on my hair.

Whoa! I didn't know there was a difference between chelating and clarifying.

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

Did it make a noticeable difference?
How was your hair after?
Did you protein/moisture dc?

I did use a moisturizing deep conditioner afterwards. My hair felt clean and fluffy. It didn't feel like it's normal coated feeling.

Clarifying is a must for me, I use cones and mineral oil a lot!

I actually use Neutrogena T-Gel or Silk Elements Neutralizing Poo to Clarify

What did you use?

pre_medicalrulz ?

Don't laugh but I used a cheapie suave. Lol I didnt know of any other clarifying shampoos.

 

[Babygrowth]

Thus far, Redken Cleansing Cream has worked the best. It clarifies and chelates. 2nd best to that is Elucence Moisture Acidfying Shampoo - clarifies, chelates & neutralizes. I recently did reviews about both on my blog. Lilmama1011

Elucence is awesome. But I have to prepoo first. It smells good and a little goes a long way!

 

[NGraceO]

I go the cheap route, and use suave daily clarifying shampoo, which clarifies and chelates. I have used it for years, and I love it.

 

[divachyk]

Saludable84, why did you have to stop using Redken?

pre_medicalrulz, clarifying removes product buildup and chelating removes hard water minerals.

Babygrowth, I like Elucence but it's not forgiving when I'm heavy handed. I will use it the first wash after a TU but will rely on Redken thereafter.

 

[Lilmama1011]

I go the cheap route, and use suave daily clarifying shampoo, which clarifies and chelates. I have used it for years, and I love it.

They have a chelating one too? what does it look like ? @NGrace

 

[MileHighDiva]

NGraceO

When you posted, I ran and played "Inspector Gadget" the Suave Daily Clarifying has Tetrasodium EDTA and Citric Acid at a point in the ingredients list that it would be used for chelating and not as a pH adjuster or preservative.

Thanks for the tip!

Supergirl recommends the Suave Clarifier on her site. Does the ALS strip your hair? Does your hair feel hard and dry after you use it?

Sent from my Speak & Spell using LHCF

 

[Saludable84]

Saludable84, why did you have to stop using Redken? pre_medicalrulz, clarifying removes product buildup and chelating removes hard water minerals. Babygrowth, I like Elucence but it's not forgiving when I'm heavy handed. I will use it the first wash after a TU but will rely on Redken thereafter.

Redken has retinyl palmitate which needs to be avoided during pregnancy due to knocking vitamin A levels out of wack. I haven't clarified since I relaxed and before that it was mild clarifying.

 

[naturalagain2]

divachyk I saw your feature on a relaxed hair blog and notice you mentioned that you comb your hair everyday. Well I wanted to know how do you prevent breakage when combing through your hair when you air dry that week, especially when your a few weeks post? I ask because my last visit with my hair dresser she mentioned that I can't treat my hair like when I was natural I have to comb through my hair everyday to remove shed hairs and to combat this bad detangling sessions on wash day. I'm wondering how will that work when I air dry? My hair still has lots of texture to it when I air dry.

Any help you can give me will be appreciated!

 

[halfindian]

Day two after hot oil treatment. My scalp has not itched for a minute. I have not seen any flakes either. This morning I massaged some oil unto my scalp and applied my serum on the ends of my hair and put it in a bun.