Sistaslick
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Mizani_Mrs said:Candy, I respectfully agree with your post and I respectfully disagree as well. I agree with the philosophy of keeping it simple. I think everyone knows that is true because after you've applied your 1st round of conditioners, your hair shaft is full and can't absorb and hold any of the other conds that you apply. So it really is a waste of money to be loading so much stuff into your hair... We all know this in theory, BUT just like when you first joined the hairboard and you were very excited to try all new products and routines...I expect the newbies to do the same thing. Let them have their 12months of fun. You have come to the realization of 'simple' on your own timeline and you can't expect everyone to jump on it just because you have bigger fish to fry in your life. The newbies have to go thru their own trials and then they will come to their own realization and they will keep it simple just as the other ladies on this site. Do you get my drift? Just like with any hobby or addiction, just because I am ready to go to AA and quit drinking, I can't talk to all other alcoholics and be like 'look u need to quit drinking today'. they are probably still having the time of their life. It doesn't work that way. They will have to come into their own realization. they will one day.... Just the same as you did. those of you who are enjoying trying new things and are slathering 50-11 products on your hair at the same time...they already know that it really is in vain, but eventually they'll get tired and be ready to take you ladies' advice!
Great post I agree with everything you said here.
Simple is a relative term, too. It will always mean different things to different people, and your simplicity may still be rather tiresome and complex to me. Simple for me is wash, condition, leave in, moisturize, oil, bun. Simple for someone else may be pre-poo, wash, condition, leave in, oil, rollerset or simply skip all the games and just rinse and go. You have to experiment to find your own simplicity. Either way, I think going broke in the first 6 months to a year is kind of like a right of passage.