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TBird said:
Ladies I feel so much better already. I can't thank you enough for the support. Here is what I'm doing currently...
Wednesdays I condition wash with Suave Milk & Honey or Coconut. Use NTM leave-in and EQP's mango butter for moisturizer and let airdry. On Sats I do a pre-poo treatment with Suave Coconut, pure coconut oil, and honey. I heat it put on plastic cap, wrap my head in heated towel for about 20 min-1 hour. Shampoo with Nexxus therappe deep condition with either ORS Mayo or Nexxus Humectress. Apply leave-in and moisturizer and let air dry. Daily I apply some type of moisturizer or oil, but oil tends to sit on my hair. I have extremely dry, course, and thick 4b hair. I'm relaxing every 8-10 weeks. I'm taking MSM and silica. I'm trying to be consistent about the water but ladies I luvs my Pepsi. So what do you think?
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1. Your regimen sounds pretty good--I'm also interested to know what you use as a daily moisturizer. That could be the culprit. Also, if your hair already feels dry, I would opt for the moisturizer more than the oil
2. How does your hair feel to you throughout the stages of your wash day? Does your hair feel super moisturized while shampooing/conditioning only to feel rough after drying? How do you air dry? Sometimes the specific air-drying technique used can make a HUGE difference (at least for me).
3. How long have you been using the NTM leave-in? I don't use it and don't know much about it, but I know that the way my hair dries is pretty dependent on what leave-in I use.
4. Can you think of a time when your hair felt better than it does now? Even if just a little bit. What were you using then? Any tried-and-true staples you used to use that you sort of forgot about once joining LHCF? Sometimes a return to old favorites is needed
5. You really do need to moisturize from the inside. Trust me, I know it's hard. I used to drink root beer every day with lunch and dinner a couple years ago.
It's hard to cut back on your favorite soda
Let's say you have one of those 16 or 20oz bottles of Pepsi. Try to make it stretch throughout the day. Each time you want to take a drink of Pepsi, make a new habit of having a little water before Pepsi. If you drink enough water, you will be satisfied with a few sips of Pepsi, just for the taste instead of for quenching thirst.
Work your way up to more water and maybe only a 12oz can of Pepsi. And so on... It can be done, you just need to take your time. It takes almost a full month to
really form a new habit. No need to go cold turkey--this is supposed to be a long-term change