Thin/Fine Support Thread

[Iluvsmuhgrass]

I did but I used it on my scalp and not so much on my hair. I had tremendous growth but I stopped using it out of laziness. I need to get back on that! lol

btw I didn't have excess shedding but if you over use it you WILL be greasy.

 

[sweetpuff]

Thanks for the reply! I ordered it.

 

[tdwillis]

I tried BT, but my hair didn't grow. It got thicker, but no length. Once I stpped using it, my hair went right back to fine. I have had better results from Gro-Aut hair oil.

 

[sweetpuff]

Thanks for the info,tdwillis I'll check that out.

 

[january noir]

And that's just it SJT, it's a learning process and you will eventually get the hang of it. You'll have to do a lot of reading, asking questions, and experimenting, but eventually you will be a pro!

Yep!

 

[TCT]

By the way this is OT but I wanted to... Update on my Thicken My Hairline Challenge...

On Saturday I was with my elderly aunt (who by the way is loving but critical about everything) for a day of shopping and visiting her friends. As we were having dinner she said to me "Your hairline is really nice!" "I never noticed before."

I went home and looked at my old photos and compared them to what my hairline looks like now and it has improved a great deal! WOW!

Time and patience ladies, time and patience....

first i wanna say to honii. DO NOT UNDER ANY CRCUMSTANCES GIVE UP. DO NOT DO NOT , DO NOT. i know its hard to see all these things countering your progress., but just think about the saying that goes sometimes things get woarse b4 they get better. you know you are doing what you are supposed to take care of your hair, and your still learning and evolving with making the best chioces and choosing the best products for you. its a trail and era type affair. you'll get there, and when youhave that head full of beautiful -full-healthy hair you'll look back and be happy you didnt give up.



and for the poster of the above hairline post. what did you do to thicken your hairline. specifically?

 

[Iluvsmuhgrass]

first i wanna say to honii. DO NOT UNDER ANY CRCUMSTANCES GIVE UP. DO NOT DO NOT , DO NOT. i know its hard to see all these things countering your progress., but just think about the saying that goes sometimes things get woarse b4 they get better. you know you are doing what you are supposed to take care of your hair, and your still learning and evolving with making the best chioces and choosing the best products for you. its a trail and era type affair. you'll get there, and when youhave that head full of beautiful -full-healthy hair you'll look back and be happy you didnt give up.



and for the poster of the above hairline post. what did you do to thicken your hairline. specifically?

Very well said.

 

[january noir]

and for the poster of the above hairline post. what did you do to thicken your hairline. specifically?

Hi TCT,
Essentially, I had to reduce the tension on my hairline and baby it with moisture:

• I wear my hair back all the time (ponytails for years) and the stress of those styles put tension on my hairline. Here, I've learned how to secure my hair in ways that ease the tension. I use Good Hair Days Pins and other ornamental hair toys to put my hair in protective styles like upsweeps, messy buns, etc.
• I also discovered Jamaican Black Caster Oil and henna/indigo to increase the appearance of fullness of my hair, including the hairline.
• I always tie my hair up at night, but I found out that the scarf was breaking off my hair (tying too tight), so I switched to a silk bonnet and started using silk pillowcases on my pillows. This lessened the tension along my hairline as well.

 

[angiek_08]

Hi Ladies!!! Another fine head of hair!! I just paid my $5 last night, so I'm totally trying to get advice. I think my hair type is 4a...right now I have the Design Essential Lo-Lye relaxer in, and my last touch-up was in September. My first relaxer after being natural for almost 2 years was this past June, and I'm really trying to grow my hair. BSL by the end of the year might be too high of a goal, but I'm going to try.

I had a sew-in from november up until last night erplexed don't know if that was a good thing, and I really need to overhaul on solidifying a regimen. I went out and bought biotin(2500 mcg) and B-complex 50 from GNC. I read on a couple boards that those were good supplements. I'm not sure if I got the right b-complex so I would love some help with that. Went to Wal-Mart to get some castor oil...but they were OUT!! LOL, so I'll be checking tomorrow.

Before I had the sew-in, I had a regimen that really worked. I pre-poo'd with a D.E. 6n1 reconstructive condish, ORS hair mayo mixed with carrot oil and lekair cholesterol. i use Phyto organics Syntress volumizing lift shampoo and the phyto babassu bodifying condish because I thought it would give my hair more body, and it did.

With my 4.5 month stretch feeling my hair right now isn't the happiest moment because i need a touch up badly so last night I had to flat iron so that it would look decent, but I haven't used heat since november, so it can't be that bad.

Just wanted to introduce myself so that i could hopefully find a hair twin and my goal of BSL will come true!! Look forward to any help!!

 

[aziza]

Welcome to the board angiek_08!

 

[pr3tty]

I love this Thread... I've only been on here a week and most of my questions are about getting my hair thicker. I've tried everything. Ive cut my hair 3 times from bsl to maybe an inch or 2 and it grown back thin. I think it was bc I was cutting and growning back without care. Im shoulder length now and still thin but since I've found this board I gonna work on getting body first b4 anything else.

 

[mnemosyne]

Just another fine haired, long time lurker checking in.

Also, I tried bt and wanted to like it, but it was a little too much for me. Plus I could smell it all day if I had it on. I think maybe if I try and use it once a week when I'm not going out I can finish the bottle I have.

Currently I'm modifying my regimen as my hair is tangling all over the place (probably due to the months of NG I have).

 

[sunshinebeautiful]

I just sat here and read most of this thread tonite. After being on the board for -- oh, over a year now -- i've just come to the understanding that I have fine, medium-density hair. I was about to have a fit with all of the breakage I've been fighting lately. Then I realized that I just have very fine strands that need lots of babying. I have found a home here in this thread! Some of the very same things that you ladies have talked about working for your hair has also worked for me. Now I'm taking my SL grow-out program up a notch now.

I have also found out that I CANNOT airdry and expect to run a comb through my hair. Breakage city. The only way I can airdry is if I wash-n-go and no combs whatsoever.

I noticed earlier this year when I was blowdrying with my ionic dryer and flat ironing that I would have very little breakage and my hair would stay soft and moisturized throughout the week. I stopped blowdrying/flat ironing because I was afraid of split ends/breakage and didn't want to push my luck.

I've been working on rollersetting... and trying to keep hair on my head. I usually wash, dc, and rollerset with a water/castor oil combo. My hair comes out very shiny and moisturized. I then finger comb - usually no breakage here - but when I use my wide tooth comb to wrap I see little bits of breakage over my sink. Less so today because I figured out that my hair needed a light protein conditioner. So I'm celebrating that little victory.

Anyway, I'll be stopping by here to trade tips with you ladies. I WILL make it to APL for the life of me!!!

 

[hOnii]

hi sunshine!

i can't airdry either! i think i have gotten down a pretty good regime that my hair likes finally! after i wash, i put in the leave-in, a little aveda usc, and some redken heat protectat. I might attempt to detangle a little bit, starting from the ends, but if i notice more shedding than i'd like to see, i just go right in and blow dry it (on the lowest heat setting), using my fingers to work through it. This has worked well for my hair, as it tends to break/shed more when its wet. After its all dry, then i go through gently with a wide toothed comb, and get any little tangles out. I lose very little hair with this method!

I may start rollersetting again... I remember my hair feeling very strong when I used to do that, but I've just been kinda lazy lately.

 

[sunshinebeautiful]

hi sunshine!

i can't airdry either! i think i have gotten down a pretty good regime that my hair likes finally! after i wash, i put in the leave-in, a little aveda usc, and some redken heat protectat. I might attempt to detangle a little bit, starting from the ends, but if i notice more shedding than i'd like to see, i just go right in and blow dry it (on the lowest heat setting), using my fingers to work through it. This has worked well for my hair, as it tends to break/shed more when its wet. After its all dry, then i go through gently with a wide toothed comb, and get any little tangles out. I lose very little hair with this method!

I may start rollersetting again... I remember my hair feeling very strong when I used to do that, but I've just been kinda lazy lately.

Hmmm.... this is really similar to what I did today. I washed with CON shampoo, conditioned with Nexxus Keraphix, put on some Chi Silk Infusion + Aveda USC, blow dried, and flat ironed. Normally I wouldn't put this much heat on my hair but I was in a time crunch with a special event to attend. I was actively looking for hair falling to make sure I wasn't breaking off my hair. Thank goodness, I saw very little hairfall. And have seen no breakage since.

I've been following the thread that was bumped up about ceramides. Have any fine-haired ladies used products with ceramides? Has it made your hair less prone to breakage? I'm thinking about testing this out myself.

 

[prtybrwnis]

I am considering going natural. I haven't had a relaxer since 11/17/07. Are there any natural thin/fine heads here? If so, please share with me the pros and cons you have had. Or if you tried and relaxed again, please share. I am a 3c/4a. I have currently been rollersetting but my hair is not holding the set anymore since I'm in Texas now. Not sure what the problem is.

 

[Fine 4s]

I am considering going natural. I haven't had a relaxer since 11/17/07. Are there any natural thin/fine heads here? If so, please share with me the pros and cons you have had. Or if you tried and relaxed again, please share. I am a 3c/4a. I have currently been rollersetting but my hair is not holding the set anymore since I'm in Texas now. Not sure what the problem is.

I'm thinking that going natural MIGHT be the best way to go if you really hate your thin, relaxed strands. Would that be an option you could consider honii?

 

[hOnii]

lol... heck no! this is not an option for me just because i have such a big head (particularly my forehead) and there's no way i would be able to camoflauge that with natural hair! it just wouldn't be very practical for me...i need my bangs!

keeping my hair about to my shoulders...or a little longer seems to solve any issues with my hair appearing too thin..

 

[AtlantaJJ]

I am considering going natural. I haven't had a relaxer since 11/17/07. Are there any natural thin/fine heads here? If so, please share with me the pros and cons you have had. Or if you tried and relaxed again, please share. I am a 3c/4a. I have currently been rollersetting but my hair is not holding the set anymore since I'm in Texas now. Not sure what the problem is.

I'm going natural for several reasons, but know my hair looks much fuller natural. The relaxer was just too much for my fine strands. My natural hair is much stronger and it just needs me to keep it moist. Henna gives it even more body where as before henna used to stress my relaxed hair. I did a big chop so I am going to have to wait a good while to get the length that I want. It is possible to dry natural hair in twists to reduce shrinkage but keep the wavy/curly look. I am also adding yogurt to my DC which loosens the curl a good bit, helps the curls look more defined.

 

[itsdiddy]

I don't think my hair is thin but my hair is definitely definitely fine. Like crazy fine. Aidrying is rough on my hair too. I spent a month airdrying and lost a whole lot of hair. but my fine hair (especially the ends) breaks at the sight of a blowdryer. A flatiron is absolute torture for my hair so my only option is rollers which once in, I can air dry and still get the same under dryer feel. Any one else use BT with fine hair and had good results? I am nervous because a lot of product on my hair is a no no. I got a salon wash and set 4 days ago and used some of my roomie's hair grease bc she swore it was the best thing since sliced bread and it wieghed my hair like no one's business.... I have to wash again...... somebody help me. I need APL but man, my fine hair loves to be near my shoulders

 

[KLomax]

Hi All,

Another fine/thin head checking in...I knew I was in the right place when I saw my cuzzin up in here ( Hey TaraDyan)

My reggi is a work in progress...but my hair is better than it was before I joined....I have found I few things that work...but I am still searchingat least I no longer feel like I am .

 

[cocomyst]

Hi, I am a thin/fine haired girl checking in. I have read this whole thread and loved what I read and the support I have seen given. So to my surprised when I got to the end I noticed there have not been any activity on this thread in a while. What happened....Are you gals still out there!?!

 

[Cayenne0622]

Hi, I am a thin/fine haired girl checking in. I have read this whole thread and loved what I read and the support I have seen given. So to my surprised when I got to the end I noticed there have not been any activity on this thread in a while. What happened....Are you gals still out there!?!

I'm still here but not happy with my hair so I just chill in the background and read about everyone else's progress and updates.

 

[SelfStyled]

I'm still here but not happy with my hair so I just chill in the background and read about everyone else's progress and updates.

Exactly! It's been setback after setback. I am soo ready to give up. I see others making all this progress......but none for me. I am still hanging in there though, can't quite bring myself to quit.

 

[Duchesse]

I just realized that I'm fine and thin. My hair looks thick but when it is parted, there is soo much scalp, and some of my strands are soo thin and wispy. My twists when I was natural looked starved for food.

Now relaxed, I have to make sure my hair is bouncy with rollersets or pin curls, otherwise it's way too flat, and 5 days after a wash, fughettaboutit, my hair gets so weighed down, even though I don't use too much product. I need to skim some more of this post to get some tips.

 

[KPH]

sounds like my head, i did a roller set sunday, well it is wednesday and back to the drawing board because my hair has gone flat and i've only massaged my scalp with olive oil. When i used the henna the hair strands looked thicker but this week, back to wispy ole KPH

 

[Evalina1]

Re: Thin/Fine Support Thread
lol... heck no! this is not an option for me just because i have such a big head (particularly my forehead) and there's no way i would be able to camoflauge that with natural hair! it just wouldn't be very practical for me...i need my bangs!

keeping my hair about to my shoulders...or a little longer seems to solve any issues with my hair appearing too thin..




GIRL THAT SOUND LIKE SOMETHING I WOULD SAY HONII, MY HAIR IS THINNER THAN YOUR HAIR...AND I HAVE A TARA BANK FORHEAD SO THAT WHOLE NATURE THING WOULD NEVER NEVER WORK. BUT I AM LEARNING we should stop cutting our hair...and yes our bangs...because that would stop our hair from growing...if you search this info about cutting bangs on this website you would never cut your bangs again....

 

[mnemosyne]

Any fine haired ladies use the UPA clip? I've been looking at it and trying to curb my inner PJ.

 

[nycutiepie]

Any fine haired ladies use the UPA clip? I've been looking at it and trying to curb my inner PJ.

Yes, I do. I use it with a baggy over my real pony and it works fine. It is a great investment. You can tell her that your hair is not thick and she will customize it for you. HTH!

 

[mnemosyne]

Yes, I do. I use it with a baggy over my real pony and it works fine. It is a great investment. You can tell her that your hair is not thick and she will customize it for you. HTH!

Thanks! Which type do you have, if you don't mind me asking?