Dymondz7
Active Member
In the past I always had a long, thick, and full head of hair. I'm a 4b and was nearly waist length. The I graduated from college and thought I had to have my hair "done" by a professional. Well we all know how that story goes. I mean, I could tell when my stylist was having a bad day based on how my hair turned out after a salon visit.
Fast forward 5 years - Yesterday I cut off much of my stringy, porous, splt end, over processed hair and vowed to take care of my own hair. No one else will love and take of my hair the way I do. Until yesterday I was experiencing horrible breakage and nothing seemed to work, so here's what I did:
*Cut off the damaged hair that had been over processed - about 4.5 inches
*Did a Aphogee protein treatment
*Followed it up with Porous Control Shampoo and Conditioner - note if your hair is taking forever to dry, that might be a sign your hair is very porous - this shampoo conditioner combo might help
*Saturated my hair with Nexxus Humectress and sat under the dryer (on low heat) for 45 mins.
*While damp put WGO on my roots and Kemi Oyl Shea butter pomade through out my hair and pulled in back into a bun - using a phony pony. (not enough hair left to use my own :-(
*Air Dried my hair (dried a lot faster than before after using Porous control products)
*I noticed nearly zero breakage and my hair is smooth and shiny.
*I've started using mild relaxers to manage my natural curl pattern. Will self apply every 10-12 weeks.
I will no longer be a slave to the salon - I'm through with giving my Saturdays away to sitting in a salon. I will spend the money I save to feed my PJ habits (I'm getting better as I find things that work for me).
Thank Goodness for LHCF!
Fast forward 5 years - Yesterday I cut off much of my stringy, porous, splt end, over processed hair and vowed to take care of my own hair. No one else will love and take of my hair the way I do. Until yesterday I was experiencing horrible breakage and nothing seemed to work, so here's what I did:
*Cut off the damaged hair that had been over processed - about 4.5 inches
*Did a Aphogee protein treatment
*Followed it up with Porous Control Shampoo and Conditioner - note if your hair is taking forever to dry, that might be a sign your hair is very porous - this shampoo conditioner combo might help
*Saturated my hair with Nexxus Humectress and sat under the dryer (on low heat) for 45 mins.
*While damp put WGO on my roots and Kemi Oyl Shea butter pomade through out my hair and pulled in back into a bun - using a phony pony. (not enough hair left to use my own :-(
*Air Dried my hair (dried a lot faster than before after using Porous control products)
*I noticed nearly zero breakage and my hair is smooth and shiny.
*I've started using mild relaxers to manage my natural curl pattern. Will self apply every 10-12 weeks.
I will no longer be a slave to the salon - I'm through with giving my Saturdays away to sitting in a salon. I will spend the money I save to feed my PJ habits (I'm getting better as I find things that work for me).
Thank Goodness for LHCF!
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