What LHCF practices are your staples for life??

[sexyeyes3616]

stretching relaxers

protective styles

 

[Urban]

Frequent DCs
Protein treatments
Ayurvedic powders

 

[trenise]

I'll never relax my hair every 4 weeks again.

 

[Menina Preta]

Deep conditioning
Moisturizing and sealing with oil
Low manipulation
HairVeda!

 

[bbdgirl]

Really great thread!!
Staples that I will always take with me...
DCing
Stretching
Oils- my hair luvs oil (Thank God for Coconut oil)
no combing
limited Direct heat
bunning
protecting my hair b4 and protein after relaxers

these have made all the difference in the world!!!!

 

[MissLawyerLady]

lo-mani
regular DC'ing
prepoo'ing
moisturizing and sealing
stretching relaxers
protein/moisture balance
co-washing

 

[BlackPearl1]

Air drying (loose hair)
EVOO
Coconut Oil
Co-washing
stretching relaxer to 3 months
using heat protectant

 

[Lucky's Mom]

coconut oil
Steam

 

[rsmith]

I got the courage and support to BC because of this site,
I am loving castor oil and aloe vera gel. CO washing. I am twisting my hair now. Dont comb hair until I wash and have not use heat since bc.

 

[newflowers]

*frequent deep conditioning
*maintaining the moisture/protein balance
*protective styling
*stretching relaxer touch ups
*daily moisturizing and sealing with oil
*acv rinse during relaxer process
*reconstructor with added silk, wheat, and panthenol during neutralizing process
*trimming when necessary
*no curling or flat iron - strictly limit the heat

this great habit of buying so many conditioners - that i have to get rid of

 

[Mrs.Fitness]

airdrying
protein treatments
DCing

 

[CurliDiva]

LHCF has helped me upgrade my beauty game in so many ways:

Deep Conditioning twice per week

Oil Pulling

Baggy'ing

Vitamins

Makeup Brands

Co Washing (I had heard of this before never thought black women could really do this)

 

[CHECKMATE!]

Protective styling
No trimming
Stretching relaxers
Cowashing

 

[silvergirl]

co-wash is my hg

 

[atrinibeauty]

~Lo/No Manipulation
~Shampoo/Dc'ing 2x A Week
~Moisturizing
~Sealing W/ Oil
~Vatika,Coconut,And Jane Carter Nourish And Shine
~No Mineral Oil
~Clarifying
~Protein Treatments
~Protective Styling
~No Sulfates
~Minimal Heat
~Braidouts/Twistouts
~Vitamins(when I remember to buy them)
Coming soon...Rollersetting

 

[darlingdiva]

SEARCH & DESTROYS!!!

 

[heyfranz]

Be gentle with combing, using a leave in

 

[baddison]

• Wash 'n' DC 2x per week
• Always finding my Moisture/Protein balance
• No more fine-toothed combs, only my Jilbere
• Baggying my ends and/or Whole-head baggy
• Bunning & other Protective styles
• "Listening" to my hair....she always tells me what she needs/wants
• Protect my ends
• No trimming unless necessary, otherwise S&D only
• Moisturize & Seal
• ALWAYS CHECK INGREDIENTS!!

 

[Barbara]

Adding glycerin to conditioners
Adding conditioner to shampoo
Inquiring with LHCF before buying a new conditioner or "leave in" that my stylist recommends
Clarifying tips even though my stylist does it, but he never really told me why. He uses regular shampoos that aren’t popular, not a clarifying shampoo.

 

[BrooklynSouth]

• Deep conditioning
• Co-washing
• Vitamin Regime
• No blowing drying, I went out and brought a pro hooded dryer (Best thing I ever did!!)
• KNOWING WHAT I AM BUYING!!! WHAT THEY DO! WHEN TO USE EM!! IF THEY WORTH THE £££$$$$$

NOW THAT IS ONE OF THE BEST!! Knowing the worth of products!!!!!

 

[Healthb4Length]

-Always research products before buying

-Getting professional quality tools--they make a HUGE difference in the finished style and health of your hair

-Washing 2x a week

-Deep treatments once a week

-Limit usage of direct heat

-Mixing up conditioning potions

 

[Son26]

Deep conditioning at least once per week.

Protecting the rest of your hair before applying a relaxer by putting oil or grease on the ends.

 

[Jas123]

henna
other indian powders
coconut oil
oil pulling
oil washing (face)
dc on dry hair
mixing my own concoctions
low heat/low manipulation
putting hair in braids before i wash
low/no shampoo
stretching relaxers
less trimming (still working on this))

 

[DarkHair]

I was in the BSS today looking for a DC and I was reading ingredients and checking for time to leave on.

Adding oils to DCs and other products

 

[joytimes10]

How to stretch w/ damaging hair
pre-pooing w/ oil
Adding EVOO to condish
Coconut Oil for sealing and repair
Co-washing for moisture
DC 1x/wk
Moisture/protein balance
Leave in moisturizer in bet washes
diluted or no poo
how to clarify gently
no combing except on wash days

 

[BeautifulRoots]

Oil rinse
Castor oil--staple for life
Shea butter
ACV rinse