What DON'T you do to your hair?

[lovelymissyoli]

What DON\'T you do to your hair?

I’ve come across a lot of posts concerning what a lot of ladies here have given up on their journey to long, healthy hair. What have you sacrificed?

Let me start. I’ve given up:
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[*]relaxers
[*]grease
[*]weaves
[*]my old Scissor happy Stylist!

[*]Curling Irons
[*]My new flat iron (which I will currently sell to anyone who uses heat)

And last but not least I've given up...
[*]not taking the best care of my hair as I should!
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[PretteePlease]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

relaxers (may texturize in the future)
grease (may use again for ends)
neglect it (i conditoner washed like 3x this wk)
spend my whole check on it
use heat on a regular basis
trims every 6-8 wks (only as needed or per hair basis)

 

[Isis]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

I gave up:

all heating appliances and heat
too tight barrettes
styles with a lot of tension
bobby pins (I use only Good Hair Day pins instead)
hair stylists

 

[mspretty]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

i have completely given up:
relaxers
any form of heat
grease/heavy creams( i do grease my scalp with ORS no more flakes grease,when i wash)
spritz(sp?)
hair coloring

rarely use:
gel
oil sheen
(both of which use to be necessities for me)

 

[lthomas1]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

No scalp creams
No grease
No gels
No Spitz
No setting lotions
No watery leave ins
No heat
Never sleep with my hair unprotected
No harsh shampoos

 

[hiza]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

-bone staight relaxer
-use heat on a regular basis
-trims every 12 wks
-grease
-harsh shampoos

hiza...

 

[Leslie_C]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

as I said in a similar thread the other day, Ive given up STYLE itself...no looking cute....lol. I go around looking like a grannie with my bun all the time. The style grew on me because I used to refuse to wear it, but after a few weeks its like *SIIIIGGGGHHHH*, the BUN AGAIN.

other than that:
heat other than at the salon which is rare, and although I bought a new CHI a while back, Ive used it all of 2 times...

color--I fried my hair a little over a year ago and had to start from scratch, never again excepy maybe a clear cellophane

 

[Carlie]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

What I DON'T do to my hair:
- direct heat
- unprotective hair styling (except once every 12 wks.

)
- unnecessary trimming of hair
- relax hair every month

 

[candibaby]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

*grease (or at least very often, maybe once in a blue moon)
*the blowdryer/curling iron
*relax often
*no spritz
*no sleeping w/o scarf or bonnet
*go to my ex-stylist (scissor happy b****!)

 

[LuvLiLocks]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

Hmmm, what kind of flat iron is it MissYoli?

What I DON'T do to my hair:

never spritz
put gell on it
hot curl it
comb it everyday
relax often
use heat often
neglect it

 

[NaturalRox]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

I've dropped:

-Pressing &amp; any other type of heat for styling purposes
-Regular shampooing
-Using any products with ALS/SLS
-Using any products containing mineral oil &amp; petroleum
-I'm currently experimenting with not using products that contain 'cones

 

[IrisDaVirus]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

I've given up the following:

relaxers
flat irons
curling irons
products loaded with mineral and petroleum
elastic bands with metal in them
large/heavy hair accessories
beauty salons
brushes
fine-toothed combs (unless it's a rattail comb for parting my hair)

 

[webby]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

I'm still relaxed, but I have given up the following:

Sticking with ONE stylist for all services. I've learned that some are better at color, others better at dusting ends, etc.
I've given up handling hair unless necessary
I've given up relying on trusting every person with a hair license to be as gently with my thick hair, as I would, especially when wet.
I've stopped using grease (over 15 years ago).
Stopped thinking that I cannot handle my own hair.

 

[babyblue]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

Ive given up:

heat
salons
shampoos with sls and als
excessive brushing and combing

 

[MizAvalon]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

I've given up:
Too frequent touch-ups
Too frequent trims
Excessive brushing and combing
Cheap, low quality products

 

[BabyCurls]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

<font color="purple">It'll be a year next month that I've relaxed my hair, and I won't give that up.

But here's what I gave up: </font>

<font color="green">Heavy, sticky grease

Blow drying
Curling with curling iron
Pressing, way before I transitioned to relaxed
Never used hair gel
Real rubberbands for ponytails
Harsh shampoos with detergent agents
Anything with Mineral Oil
Not moisturizing ends

Not wearing a silk or satin scarf to bed
Brushing constantly
Not using a wide tooth comb for detangling wet hair
Not washing my hair with conditioner </font>

<font color="purple">That's All, Folks!! </font>

 

[Ayeshia]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

no heat, no brushing, and minimal to no combing

 

[ChasingBliss]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

NO MORE
relaxing nape
tight bands of any kind
use of grease
non satin or silk scarves
hard brushes (only baby soft boar bristles for smoothing)
fine toothed combs
twirling strands, (used to be a bad habit when in deep thought)
relaxing every 6 week
washing just once a week
mineral oil and petrolium based products
heat of any kind (for now)

 

[Innocent_Kiss]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

+ Ampro Styling Gel (still working on it)
+ Relaxers
+ Curling irons, flat irons, blow drying, excessive heat
+ Grease
+ Cheap Combs and harmful styling tools

 

[zoya_j]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

I've given up:

heat
gel
spritz
ponytails
bone straight relaxers
fine tooth combs
hair brushing
unprotective hairstyles
tight braids

 

[sweetpineapple]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

I have STOPPED:
using a blowdryer
greasing my scalp
sleeping with unprotected hair
touch ups every 6-10 weeks
using setting lotion
combing new growth so it will lay flat(that means no cute
styles past week eight post touch ups

 

[lovelymissyoli]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

It's a Black &amp; Gold flat iron...$10.00 + shipping and it's yours!

I only used it twice since I brought it 2 1/2 weeks ago. This was before I vowed to never use heat at home again!

 

[chocolate01]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

I have given up:
heat on my hair
tight ponytails
sleeping without a scarf

 

[jazzyfunknastee]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

What I don't do:

- Greasing my scalp. I used to do it to control itch but my scalp always itched more. I realized I needed to wash more often.
- Heat. I haven't used a curling iron or flat iron in almost a year. I tried to use it last week and I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
- Super/Extreme hold hair spray.
- Hair gel

What I'm working on:

- Keeping the stinkin scarf on my head all night.

 

[deedabug]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

lets see

curling iron (i now fear it)
relaxers
grease (what a relief)
weave
shampoos(not very often i use clarifying shampoo)
and trying to be perfect

 

[anks]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

excessive heat
too frequent touch-ups

 

[carletta]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

NO HEAT PERIOD
-NO ACOHOL PRODUCTS
-NO HAIR SPRAY
-NO GREASE/ OILS ONLY
-NO UNPROTECTED STYLES
-NO MORE CHEAP 2 4 A DOLLAR SMALL TOOTH COMBS
-NO MORE SELF RELAXING MY HAIR I LET ONE PRO DO IT !!

 

[auntybe]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

No More:

Weaves
Hair stylist-only twice a year for trims.
Spritz
Pressing (no more melting hair for me)

 

[HoneyRockette]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

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spend my whole check on it

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I'm still trying to get to this point

 

[SilkyandSmooth]

Re: What DON\'T you do to your hair?

For me it's:
-No relaxers
-No grease
-No weaves
-No braids which require extensions
-No blow drying