NaturalBeauty<3
New Member
Hi lovely ladies. This is a semi-rant.
My sister just started transitioning and she asked me what products do I think would work best with her hair. She did this about a week ago.
First off, let me say I despise this question.
If I offer a Holy Grail product and it works great, I get the big fan leaves and get fed grapes. Endless edification and praise. . .The works.
But if I offer a product that makes her hair feel like a brillo pad . . . I have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to hair care.
I gracefully bowed out, saying "Its possible that your newgrowth (natural hair) will now like things your relaxed hair (straight ends) won't. So it'll probably be a lot of trial and error. Just try some things and see
She seemed to like that answer.
Then she asked me, "well, what do you do to your hair?"
. . .
. . .
You mean other than slathering it in eggs and mayonnaise and washing it MAYBE once a month with shampoo but practically daily with a cheap conditioner and using EVOO to seal in the moisture so it doesn't escape?
I can only imagine how that would have sounded to a newbie.
So I baby-stepped her. Jus to see what she could take.
"I rinse it almost daily. . . with conditioner. I rarely shampoo. . .maybe once a month".
. . .
"Conditioner?"
"Yeah, its called cowashing. Shampoo can be really drying, and I can rinse my hair daily or every other day with conditioner and I get my needed moisture".
. . . . . .
"Interesting".
Natural Beauty:
Now today, I see her, and she TOLD on me. She said "I told a hairstylist what you do."
"Did you." -__-
"Yep. I couldn't remember the phrase you called it, co-somethin. . . but she said you were doing exactly right. She said you shouldn't even really wash your hair once a week with shampoo, cuz its drying".
Thats CRAZY because I said the EXACT same thing to you last week.
"Yeah, just letting you know you're doing it right".
Thanks. Because I came to you for help, right?
I get no respect.
My sister just started transitioning and she asked me what products do I think would work best with her hair. She did this about a week ago.
First off, let me say I despise this question.
If I offer a Holy Grail product and it works great, I get the big fan leaves and get fed grapes. Endless edification and praise. . .The works.
But if I offer a product that makes her hair feel like a brillo pad . . . I have no idea what I'm talking about when it comes to hair care.
I gracefully bowed out, saying "Its possible that your newgrowth (natural hair) will now like things your relaxed hair (straight ends) won't. So it'll probably be a lot of trial and error. Just try some things and see
She seemed to like that answer.Then she asked me, "well, what do you do to your hair?"
. . .
. . .
You mean other than slathering it in eggs and mayonnaise and washing it MAYBE once a month with shampoo but practically daily with a cheap conditioner and using EVOO to seal in the moisture so it doesn't escape?
I can only imagine how that would have sounded to a newbie.
So I baby-stepped her. Jus to see what she could take.
"I rinse it almost daily. . . with conditioner. I rarely shampoo. . .maybe once a month".
. . .
"Conditioner?"
"Yeah, its called cowashing. Shampoo can be really drying, and I can rinse my hair daily or every other day with conditioner and I get my needed moisture".
. . . . . .
"Interesting".
Natural Beauty:
Now today, I see her, and she TOLD on me. She said "I told a hairstylist what you do."
"Did you." -__-
"Yep. I couldn't remember the phrase you called it, co-somethin. . . but she said you were doing exactly right. She said you shouldn't even really wash your hair once a week with shampoo, cuz its drying".
Thats CRAZY because I said the EXACT same thing to you last week.
"Yeah, just letting you know you're doing it right".
Thanks. Because I came to you for help, right?
I get no respect.
.
