U KNOW U R HAIR OBSESSED IF... (( PLEASE ADD))

[SouthernTease]

I have self-diagnosed OCHD (Obsessive Compulsive Hair Disorder).
Here are some things that I noticed about myself... please add your own.

1. You're a paid member of a Hair Care Forum.
2. You have a photo album just for your hair.
3. You have a blog just about your hair.
4. You meditate or use visulization techniques for hair growth.
5. You use products meant for horses in hopes of longer hair.
6. You manage to turn almost every conversation you have into a conversation about hair.
7. You do double takes at women with long/healthy hair.
8. You're a compulsive co-washer, doing it DAILY!!!
9. You're a compulsive bunning pin-up protective styling wearing hair hiding maniac.
10. You have a fear of stylist.
11. You have a fear of scissors/trims. YIKES!!!
12. You cringe at the sight of a brush.
13. You cringe at the sight of combs with seams.
14. You wear a plastic bag on your head when you sleep.
15. You're on a "hair diet".
16. You take "hair vitamins".
17. You have a "HAIR IDOL".
18. You know what the terms SL, APL, BSL, and MBL mean.
19. You are in a "Hair Challenge".

 

[KAT25]

I have self-diagnosed OCHD (Obsessive Compulsive Hair Disorder).
Here are some things that I noticed about myself... please add your own.

1. You're a paid member of a Hair Care Forum.
2. You have a photo album just for your hair.
3. You have a blog just about your hair.
4. You meditate or use visulization techniques for hair growth.
5. You use products meant for horses in hopes of longer hair.
6. You manage to turn almost every conversation you have into a conversation about hair.
7. You do double takes at women with long/healthy hair.
8. You're a compulsive co-washer, doing it DAILY!!!
9. You're a compulsive bunning pin-up protective styling wearing hair hiding maniac.
10. You have a fear of stylist.
11. You have a fear of scissors/trims. YIKES!!!
12. You cringe at the sight of a brush.
13. You cringe at the sight of combs with seams.
14. You wear a plastic bag on your head when you sleep.
15. You're on a "hair diet".
16. You take "hair vitamins".
17. You have a "HAIR IDOL".
18. You know what the terms SL, APL, BSL, and MBL mean.
19. You are in a "Hair Challenge".

lol,lol this just too funny

20. You buy and have so many hair products you have to hid them from your SO/DH.

21. You often have dreams about reaching your hair goal.

 

[intergalacticartist]

22. You dream of hair products
23. You're a compulsive henna-er (is that even a word??)
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[MonaLisa]

24. You convert the cost of an item into the cost of hair product.

(I got this from my godsister yesterday when I said I was taking something back to a store...I was like "Shoot, I could get a Pantene Conditioner with that money, I'm taking it back.")

 

[jtsupanova]

If you spend hours perfecting the perfect slick back ponytail without a brush.

 

[Dayjoy]

26. You have your grocery list, your things to do list, and your hair list which consists of things to buy, things to try, things you wish for.

27. Your hair regimen is as tight and laid down as your financial books.

 

[hairmaster]

24. You convert the cost of an item into the cost of hair product.

(I got this from my godsister yesterday when I said I was taking something back to a store...I was like "Shoot, I could get a Pantene Conditioner with that money, I'm taking it back.")

25) You buy every HAIR book and magazine you see.
26) You have to go down the hair care aisle of any store you go into.
27) You give direction by the hair supply or salon to get some were.

 

[LadyChe]

* You have a grocery list for your hair:
- avocado
- olive or any other oil
- acv
- coconut milk
- eggs
- honey, molasses
- banana

 

[meaganita]

29. Reading the ingredients of a hair product before you buy it is a MUST.

30. People have told you that you've gone off the deep-end with all this "hair stuff."

 

[Dee-Licious]

People look at all of your hair products and say you should have hair to your ***.

People look at all your products and ask are you opening a hair shop.

You ran out of space in your two tall 8-drawer-caddies and had to get another one

 

[MonaRae]

31 - A White co-worker sheds a hair on your desk and as soon as she leave you thoroughly examine the hair for strenght and texture.

32 - When a friend tells you of her hair woe's and you can go to your personal store (I mean closet) and find the right product for her!

I love this thread

 

[Tee]

What?? Are you trying to seriously tell me this stuff is not normal? getthehelloutofhere!

 

[caribgirl]

33. You attempt to convert every woman you know into cwing, moisturizing with a daily leave-in conditioner, sealing their hair with natural oils, and baggying their ends.

34. You use yeast infection cream to grow your temple tresses.

35. You wish you could get the nerve to confront that poor pathetic lady who is standing in line in front of you at the supermarket and tell her how she could turn her dry, tired, brittle, split-ended dull hair into healthy SL hair .

 

[meaganita]

36. You make your own "pomades" and other hair concoctions.

37. You buy other people's homemade pomades and hair concoctions.

 

[xquizit01]

U KNOW U R HAIR OBSESSED IF...

38: If you are using or have used MTG.

 

[MonaRae]

oh, oh, oh how about this:

39 - When you want a good protein treatment you run to the kitchen!

 

[madamone]

40. The staff at the BSS knows you by name.
41. Your grocery store emails you specials based on your most frequent purchases. None of them are for eating.

 

[queen_t]

I was reading this list out loud to my SO, he said "Ya'll are sick." I said "No, we're sisters", he said "No sicksters!" Hehe..he sure as hell loves my hair though!

 

[MonaRae]

Sickters! Today I brought Burt Bee's Avocado Butter Pre Shampoo Hair Treatment and both the cashier and bagger (both are black, and the bagger was male) was asking me about the product and how to use it! Tell your SO to stop fighting it and just ask!

 

[queen_t]

Girl, he's half Portuguese. He has no hair woes! LOL

 

[chayil0427]

See...why y'all gotta start a whole thread just to talk about me. Haters I swear.

 

[gymfreak336]

42. Your idea of a midnight snack is running to the 24/7 walgreens or cvs
43. You zone out in class thinking about how many people really just need a protein treatment
44. You know the relaxer scheldules of your buddies on LHCF
45. You see something on sale and pm someone here that you know uses it
46. You send emails to all the companies that make your favorite stuff and profess your undying love to them if they would promise not to ever discontinue it.
47. You have back up products for your back up products
48. You tell the dh or bf no because you are doing an overnight pre-poo
49. You get sloppy drunk and don't take a shower but stil manage to do a head full of pin curls and get out your satin pillow case
50. You carry around a hair emergency kit with a towel, conditioner, bobby pins, octopus clip, a little shampoo and a shower comb all in the trunk of your car next to the spare.
51. Log in all of your washes and hair thoughts and issues into your computer under LHCF Bootcamp

 

[ksk_xs]

You have a ruler just for measuring your new growth.

 

[tiffanyoneal]

53. If you are constantly touching your scalp at work to see if there is new growth.

54. If you create growth comaparsion pictures weekly.

55. If you are a member of more than ONE hair forum.
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[MonaLisa]

42. Your idea of a midnight snack is running to the 24/7 walgreens or cvs
43. You zone out in class thinking about how many people really just need a protein treatment
44. You know the relaxer scheldules of your buddies on LHCF
45. You see something on sale and pm someone here that you know uses it
46. You send emails to all the companies that make your favorite stuff and profess your undying love to them if they would promise not to ever discontinue it.
47. You have back up products for your back up products
48. You tell the dh or bf no because you are doing an overnight pre-poo
49. You get sloppy drunk and don't take a shower but stil manage to do a head full of pin curls and get out your satin pillow case
50. You carry around a hair emergency kit with a towel, conditioner, bobby pins, octopus clip, a little shampoo and a shower comb all in the trunk of your car next to the spare.
51. Log in all of your washes and hair thoughts and issues into your computer under LHCF Bootcamp

For some reason, #49 really made me


I also wanted to add that this thread made me realize that I was not carrrying any backup End All in my work bag - went and found an old sample size container and filled it up.

 

[gymfreak336]

For some reason, #49 really made me


I also wanted to add that this thread made me realize that I was not carrrying any backup End All in my work bag - went and found an old sample size container and filled it up.

So you can relate .....I have hair products in my bookbag...just in case my cute lab teacher comes by

 

[HoneyA]

56. You spend half an hour to an hour in the hair products aisle trying to decide on the products you should by for the week.
57. You end up having to chase your loved ones around the house to take photos of your progress to place on your fotki.
58. You get deliriously happy when someone compliments your hair.
59. You spend 2+ hours on LHCF everyday
60. You spend hours staring at the backs of people's heads and trying to compare their regimens with yours.
61. You spend half hour a day going over your hair goals.

 

[MonaLisa]

So you can relate .....I have hair products in my bookbag...just in case my cute lab teacher comes by

we are >>> <<<<....although my primary focus was um...actual hair care...*cough*

I keep a pick, gel, my dove spritz combo, hair gloss, kiehl's grooming aid, edge tamer...and now that I've tossed in the sample size end all, I'm good

 

[Andy1979]

It's 10pm on a Sunday and theirs no place you'd rather be than on LHCF!!

 

[gymfreak336]

we are >>> <<<<....although my primary focus was um...actual hair care...*cough*

I keep a pick, gel, my dove spritz combo, hair gloss, kiehl's grooming aid, edge tamer...and now that I've tossed in the sample size end all, I'm good

We really have issues