What do you think is waaaay over-hyped?

[curlcomplexity]

Please don't "e-beat" me...but I think:

Baggying your whole head (the only time I do this is when I accidentally fall asleep whlie the cap is on my head) and...

No heat what so ever...

Is not for me.

 

[HoneyDew]

i would guess so.

maybe you can introduce her to flexi rods? if she flat irons once a week, she could keep it straight and curly through-out the week with rods

That's a good idea and kinda what i do now, except I use Satin Foam rollers.

I saw my cousin last night actually. She deal need some help. I wish she would come to the board. Her entire back section and nape area is thin and kinda broken. Her coat was rubbing all against it. I wanted to clip her hair up bo badly. But, I guess you can't really tell some folks.

 

[DayStar]

no heat what so ever

 

[ChocalateDiva]

I did not agree with that post either. Maybe it was the way she worded it - total turn off and I don't even use any of those products.

HoneyDew your hair is looking great!! Nice growth. The layers will grow out.

 

[Mahalialee4]

Indeed. I don't think any of those things are overhyped - unless the over hype is believing that it will do the same thing for EVERYONE - no matter what you eat, what state your hair is in, the type of water you have, the other products you use on your hair, your natural body flora, etc, etc, etc.

I mean, something as straightforward as limiting your calories to lose weight doesn't work EXACTLY the same for everyone (otherwise errybody would be skinny, right?) so why should hair products work exactly the same?

I think the biggest overhype is the one size fits all mentality that I see around a lot of bandwagons - unless the head that it worked on belonged to your twin sister ( ) ain't no guarentee that it's going to work for YOU.

I think it's kinda sad that folx feel the need to put something down because it didn't work for them, rather than learning what their hair wants and NEEDS, and only getting on the bandwagons that apply to their head.

I agree with everything you said!

 

[Mahalialee4]

Plain old glycerin? Who lied to you? Owch!

I decided a long time ago to do a recommended "Rosewater and Glycerine" combo and it was a disaster! broken strands everywhere!
I should have clarified: Any Commercial products containing glycerine just do not meet my hair needs. I hate the smell of them, some contain peanut oil....scary!!!! for those with allergies...(Shea Hair Lotion, one of the brands),
some smell like laundry "bounce" and just dry out my hair. Now I make my own moisturizer that "contains" glycerine and so far so good. bonjour

 

[Mahalialee4]

I agree I don't think that if the moisturizer/deep con that you are using works you should not have to use it every day or every other day for that matter.

Totally agree!

 

[Candy_C]

Candy_C, I'm glad you posted your opinion on topical growth aids--




Using Song_of_Serenity's post as an example, just because someone has long hair and they come with new stuff, it must be the thing that grows long hair. Candy_C doesn't even use the stuff....how IRONIC!!! But because she has long hair and posted about it, it must golden.



Nothing against Candy_C and Song, I'm just using this as an example, so people please, take it at face value. Draw your own conclusion.

HUH HUH??


WHAT?

I AINT NEVER USED NO MN!

NOR HAS MY MOTHER!

 

[Mahalialee4]

I don't think vitamins are BS, but when I took them I gained weight, had VERY late periods and less energy.

I stopped taking them and 2 months later I am not losing weight (without changing anything), my periods are regular and I just feel better.

I just don't think they are necessary, unless you have a diagnosed problem like anemia or something.

I agree from some bad personal experience.
I think Vitamins are fine if what you are taking is "compensating" for what is LACKING in your regular diet or due to Health Issues at the time. Vitamin overdose can make you VERY ILL!!!! not to mention bloated. I take a multi and hair vitamin occasionally, just in case. lol bonjour

 

[ChocalateDiva]

HUH HUH??


WHAT?

I AINT NEVER USED NO MN!

NOR HAS MY MOTHER!

LOL- She came back and said that it was SpecialC not Candy_C.

 

[Candy_C]

LOL- She came back and said that it was SpecialC not Candy_C.

LOL OH

i was going to say!

(not that i have anything against mn users)

but i have to bite the bullet

indian powders n oils have increased my growth rate

 

[fivetimestwo]

for me, MTG or any equivalent (homemade sulfur mixes etc.) I did notice a slight increase in growth but it just wasn't worth the hassle for me. I never could get the sulfur smell out of my satin scarves or pillowcases. I was also tired of all my jewelry tarnishing quickly.

 

[CarLiTa]

Phew, we're coming clean!

Mine would have to be:

Baggying- tried that my first year here, and thought, what in the world?! my WHOLE HEAD was soggy and wet. And it was TOO much stress trying to make sure that the plastic bag on my head wouldn't show

Surge- WHY did I get on that bandwagon? All I got was sensitive scalp and NOTHING ELSE.

No manipulation- Thank goodness I didn't continue with that. It seems to work so well for some people, but for whatever reason, if I don't attempt to comp my hair, it will just get more tangled! BUT, I think that was because of...

Airdrying- Oh boy. I finally came to the realisation this year. I always noticed that whenever I airdried my hair, I would SHED more. It is really weird, but I would just sit there and if I happened to touch my hair, a strand with the white bulb at the end would come out. That happened quite often actually. Airdrying also causes more tangles for me and more breakage. Only once in a while do I get great airdrying. I think rollerset is a better way, which is why in 08, that's what i'll be doing!

No heat whatsoever- I have a theory now. To build antibodies, your body needs to be introduced to the virus or whatever it is that could hurt it so that it can know to build the antibodies to protect itself from said virus. I feel like that's the way with my hair. It needs to get some heat from time to time, so that it can know to withstand trouble. I feel like since airdrying all the time, my hair has become very fragile. It's difficult to attain the right moisture balance with airdrying: I either get dry or oily, when I just want my hair JUST RIGHT (that has happened a few times, but it's not consistent). Now, though, I don't think all types of heat are equal. I'd have to make sure my hair is really strong before introducing it to flat-irons.

In terms of what people do:

OVER-DOING EVERYTHING.
I always find it a little humorous when something is introduced to the board, and people sign up to use it, BUT they create INSANELY ELABORATE ways to use it. Sometimes I just think: why not try it the simple way first? Because usually, when people DO see results, they're like "well, I was doing this, that, the third, the fourth, the fifth, so I'm not really sure what attributed to the growth."
OR, they DON'T get results... and honestly, all the other stuff that they mixed with a product could have stopped them from getting the optimal growth.

 

[fluffylocks]

1. Henna
2. No heat
3. No Manipulation


What i dont understand/think is overhyped

1. That texturized/texlaxed hair deserves a name other than relaxed. IMO it doesnt really matter how long the relaxers is left on, your hair is still relaxed.
2. Being facinated over every thing involving hair from other countries If a Silicon Mix conditoner works, and Henna, that doesnt mean everything from the DR or India is proven or the best thing for hair. That would be like imo another country discovering Hollywood Beauty Conditoner, then buying every product from America they could and doing a common American hair regimen.

 

[amwcah]

1. Henna
2. No heat
3. No Manipulation


What i dont understand/think is overhyped

1. That texturized/texlaxed hair deserves a name other than relaxed. IMO it doesnt really matter how long the relaxers is left on, your hair is still relaxed.
2. Being facinated over every thing involving hair from other countries If a Silicon Mix conditoner works, and Henna, that doesnt mean everything from the DR or India is proven or the best thing for hair. That would be like imo another country discovering Hollywood Beauty Conditoner, then buying every product from America they could and doing a common American hair regimen.

Valid points!

For me:

Growth aids period
Henna
DR products
PIBBS

 

[MissFallon]

I agree that what works for on may not work for others. I kinda think the baggie method is overboard for me but I do feel it works for some, especially those who have problems retaining moisture. I also think that no manipulation is BS unless u r really good at keepig styles a long time cuz your hair ends up looking a mess and ends up tangled.

 

[HoneyDew]

What i dont understand/think is overhyped

1. That texturized/texlaxed hair deserves a name other than relaxed. IMO it doesnt really matter how long the relaxers is left on, your hair is still relaxed.

I don't think anyone doubts that it is not "relaxed", it is just a way to describe the difference, and there is. As a person with about 3 inches of bone straight ends and 5-6 inches of texlaxed hair from the roots up, there is a difference. Kinda like those hairtypes. They are not set in stone, but they do give us a round about idea so that we are on the same page.

 

[Nola Darling]

CHI Silk Infusium
It does NOTHING I say NOTHING for my hair. I really don't get the hype.

Henna
Using Henna was like dying my hair. My hair was left dry and unmanageable. I am still nursing it back to health. I really did like the color though. Just be careful with it.

I will NEVER jump a bandwagon. Ever. Keep it Simple and do you!

 

[fluffylocks]

I don't think anyone doubts that it is not "relaxed", it is just a way to describe the difference, and there is. As a person with about 3 inches of bone straight ends and 5-6 inches of texlaxed hair from the roots up, there is a difference. Kinda like those hairtypes. They are not set in stone, but they do give us a round about idea so that we are on the same page.

I do really think that some people doubt that their hair isnt relaxed. Like if they were to divide the board into natural and relaxed, i think some texlaxed/texturized/underproccesed people might think they go in the natural category. And thats what i mean by that....I know that texlaxed and bonestraight are not the same exact thing and thats the reason that they have seperate names, but it seems some people think they have seperate names because they are completly opposite, but imo any hair with lye or no lye on them go into the relaxed catogory and there can be subdivisions from there as far as how relaxed you are, imo natural is just that, but it seems some people think they are not in the relaxed category, but 60% natural instead.(hoped that made sence). Thats not to offend anyone or anything, but that is just something i think is overhyped or outdone

 

[*Happily Me*]

I do really think that some people doubt that their hair isnt relaxed. Like if they were to divide the board into natural and relaxed, i think some texlaxed/texturized/underproccesed people might think they go in the natural category. And thats what i mean by that....I know that texlaxed and bonestraight are not the same exact thing and thats the reason that they have seperate names, but it seems some people think they have seperate names because they are completly opposite, but imo any hair with lye or no lye on them go into the relaxed catogory and there can be subdivisions from there as far as how relaxed you are, imo natural is just that, but it seems some people think they are not in the relaxed category, but 60% natural instead.(hoped that made sence). Thats not to offend anyone or anything, but that is just something i think is overhyped or outdone

Really?? hmmm, unless there are people trying to play off their texlaxed hair as natural, I've never seen this.

My hair is texlaxed and I know that I have chemical in my hair, however, my hair is closer to the natural side of texture than the relaxed side. It is what it is and I am often mistaken for being natural.

There is a big difference from when I was fully relaxed to my current 5 minute texlaxed hair. That's just the way it is. It's different. Not better, just different. I am still relaxed. I wouldn't be able to comb my hair it it wasn't for chemical assistance

 

[Nightingale]

I'm texturized/relaxed, but identify more with naturals, I follow similiar regimens and wear similiar styles. I have plenty of texture left in my hair, so I treat it like other curly heads do (natural and texturized). My hair does not require the extra care or that bone straight relaxed heads do.

 

[krissynick]

And pure BS?

I've been around a while, and I'm spending more and more time on this side of the site. I've gone back hundreds of pages to catch up on discussions over the last couple of years, and I'm shocked to see some of the bandwagons that have been started .

I'm not trying to knock anyone's flow, do what you gotta do to get to where you need to be! So I'm just gonna try to put it all out there in this poll; these are some of the most popular "miracle methods and products" that folks subscribe to. So answer honestly and respect the view points of others!

Personally, I do believe that vitamins are benefitial, but I find MN to be total BS! I also think that heat can be used properly and effectively, yet I think that no manipulation is a recipe for disaster

girl finally somone who feels the way i feel.. ...

 

[Nicole4rc]

I had to go with baggying. Itappeared to be a good idea, but my hair broke off because of it!

 

[Hair Iam]

Indeed. I don't think any of those things are overhyped - unless the over hype is believing that it will do the same thing for EVERYONE - no matter what you eat, what state your hair is in, the type of water you have, the other products you use on your hair, your natural body flora, etc, etc, etc.

I mean, something as straightforward as limiting your calories to lose weight doesn't work EXACTLY the same for everyone (otherwise errybody would be skinny, right?) so why should hair products work exactly the same?

I think the biggest overhype is the one size fits all mentality that I see around a lot of bandwagons - unless the head that it worked on belonged to your twin sister ( ) ain't no guarentee that it's going to work for YOU.

I think it's kinda sad that folx feel the need to put something down because it didn't work for them, rather than learning what their hair wants and NEEDS, and only getting on the bandwagons that apply to their head.

 

[Hair Iam]

The idea that a woman cannot get a man because of using MTG or any other growth aids is ludicrous. Shoot- if you just want ANY man without regard to his looks, character, charisma, babymama status and financial status- then they are everywhere!!

And if the old adage is true-about the way to a man’s heart is thru his stomach- then walking around smelling like bacon would be a plus.

MTG, MN- No MTG, no MN, whatever the case may be- do you. At the end of the day that what really matters.

Brilliant !

 

[Hair Iam]

What is truly over-hyped is..quite a few of the ladies who quote scripture and have religious overtones in their threads ..using profanity in their speecherplexed

 

[cocoberry10]

I'm not gonna say any method is over-hyped. What works for some just doesn't work for all.

I agree with this. Also, something may not work for you if you don't do it properly (i.e. using a certain product or using it improperly). Like if you use too much of a particular moisturizer, it can drown your hair and lead to breakage.

 

[DivinelyNappy]

I believe Wild Growth Oil (and other stinky products) is way over-hyped. That crap stinks to high heaven!! I don't care what a product does, I refuse to go around stinking LOL What is the use of having luscious, sexy, long hair if you smell like a bag of a$$holes?

OMG, Though I'm guilty of using this myself in the past, I am still trying to pick myself up off the floor!

 

[SignatureBeauty]

I do really think that some people doubt that their hair isnt relaxed. Like if they were to divide the board into natural and relaxed, i think some texlaxed/texturized/underproccesed people might think they go in the natural category. And thats what i mean by that....I know that texlaxed and bonestraight are not the same exact thing and thats the reason that they have seperate names, but it seems some people think they have seperate names because they are completly opposite, but imo any hair with lye or no lye on them go into the relaxed catogory and there can be subdivisions from there as far as how relaxed you are, imo natural is just that, but it seems some people think they are not in the relaxed category, but 60% natural instead.(hoped that made sence). Thats not to offend anyone or anything, but that is just something i think is overhyped or outdone

I understand what you are saying I am Texlaxed/Texturized, But I was natural first, But once I applied that Chemical I knew I was no longer natural, So of course I will go with the Relaxed side. Now I don't know why others would feel they are still natural after they done a Relaxer for even 6 minutes, I never heard of this, But who knows. I don't feel it is overhyped at all, It is just some of us don't want bone straight hair, or we want our hair more curlier or managable. But you didn't offend anyone, we are all entitled to our Lovely Opinions

 

[PeaceFlow]

I understand what you are saying I am Texlaxed/Texturized, But I was natural first, But once I applied that Chemical I knew I was no longer natural, So of course I will go with the Relaxed side. Now I don't know why others would feel they are still natural after they done a Relaxer for even 6 minutes, I never heard of this, But who knows. I don't feel it is overhyped at all, It is just some of us don't want bone straight hair, or we want our hair more curlier or managable. But you didn't offend anyone, we are all entitled to our Lovely Opinions

I do because it didnt make any difference to my hair pretty much whatsoever. Everyone around me sees nappy as ever hair, so do I and I have to treat with my hair in the same way I did before, it looks the same so for description purposes I'd use natural before texlaxed although I am aware that only half of my hair is virgin. I definately wouldn't pick relaxed, diff strokes for different folks

I dont subscribe to the one drop (of ORS) rule