What product or technique changed your "hair" life?

CurlsBazillion

CurlsBazillion

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Overall good practices has done a 180 for my hair but recently I tried a product that did something to my hair I assumed could never be done. I always heard around here that when hair is balanced it has an elasticity to it. Normally my hair has what I thought was enough ability to stretch because I haven't suffered any major breakage. Since trying AO GPB I now know my hair had no where near enough elasticity. I was finger combing my hair and I caught a tangle and I just knew it would pop because I was moving pretty fast. I was pleasantly surprised the strands stretched and didn't snap.:yep: So now I know what balanced is, my hair life is forever changed :lol:

What changed your hair life?
 
Good question...

Co-washing and DCing (moisture)
Stretching (prevent overlapping/breakage)
Alter Ego DC (helps stretching)

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1) Curl Junkie
i can have a dry, bad hair day and this line will put my hair back in check with no worries.

2) Eco Styler Gel
the only gel that actually keeps it in place and i don't have sticky, streaky, heavy hair afterwards.

3) PH Balanced moisturizing sprays (by adding Aloe vera juice)
I never have to worry about a frizzy bad braid out ever
 
K.I.S.S....Keeping it absolutely simple!
If ya don't touch it, ya won't break it...
And lots of moisture. :yep:
 
  • Protein Conditioning: Built strength and flexibility into my fine strands
  • Finger Combing: Made me more patient with my hair, which lead to fewer broken strands
  • Sealing Ends: Once I started actively paying attention to my ends, SSKs were no longer a problem and I started retaining healthy length faster
 
DCing
Acidifing rinses (Roux PC, ACV, AVJ )
Ceramide oils
Washing and detangling in sections
Henna
AVJ as a moisturizing spritz
Eco styler gel
Stretching my hair as it dries
Low mani
Light protein every wash
 
- stretching relaxers
- low manipulation / protective styling
- steam DC
- no direct heat
- quality products

Of all these, stretching my relaxers has made the most difference in my fine strands.

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1. Paying attention and taking care of my hair myself so I understand what's going on with it and not leaving it to someone else.
2. Being gentle with my hair.
3. Daily moisturizing.
 
CurlsBazillion said:
Overall good practices has done a 180 for my hair but recently I tried a product that did something to my hair I assumed could never be done. I always heard around here that when hair is balanced it has an elasticity to it. Normally my hair has what I thought was enough ability to stretch because I haven't suffered any major breakage. Since trying AO GPB I now know my hair had no where near enough elasticity. I was finger combing my hair and I caught a tangle and I just knew it would pop because I was moving pretty fast. I was pleasantly surprised the strands stretched and didn't snap.:yep: So now I know what balanced is, my hair life is forever changed :lol:

What changed your hair life?
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What are AO and GPB?
 
1. Conditioner, DC, Co-washing - growing up I never used conditioner or knew what it was. I always just used shampoo and figured that washing my hair just simply makes it dry. I never knew my hair could be this soft.

2. Sealing

3. Finger combing - saved a lot of strands from being broken off and I don't get horrendous tangles so I only use combs to style my hair if that.
 
Using protein deep conditioners (AO gpb) weekly and castor oil rinses. And cutting the shampoo (lo poo). Both built up my strands strength, and infused moisture. That's all I need.
 
Baggying, and monthly trims. My fine strands were splitting, and bushy; I have often complained about them. Then I started trimming every month, within three months I had much healthier ends. Oh I tried to go to quarterly trims, and the splits and breakage came right back. In fact, not trimming caused a major setback of thin hair all the way to mid strand.

Baggying makes everything easier, detangling after the baggy is great, use it for treatments, a wonderful thing.
 
Leesh I love how your point about don't it touch don't break it, I'm gonna run with that one until I reach my goal :lol: TheMenAllPause I love overnight DCing as well, its usally 8-9 hours during the day but still thats like a full nights rest anyway. I guess I should rename it long and deep conditioning :look: well maybe not :lol:

My basic life changers are DC, oils, and clarifying. Before joining this forum I always followed conditioner directions and would DC for 2-5 min or whatever the bottle told me to do lol. I used to watch my mom prepoo with olive oil when she had dreads and never thought to try it in my relaxed or natural hair. And Clarifying is the truth because without it my hair would be a dry mess full of products, nothing like freshly clarified and DCed hair!
 
Finger combing
Cowashing
Steaming
Oil rinsing
Tea rinsing
DC'ing
Aloe Vera
Wet stretch test
Protein conditioners in abundant variety
 
Número UNO hands down:

1. GOING NATURAL/ DOING THE BC- I'm enjoying the TWA stage like nobody's business. My life is hectic and I'm loving not having to wrestle with my hair. I can exercise, get caught in the rain, whatever! My hair is strong and able to handle color.

2. Cowashing I'm getting my hair to retain moisture better

3. HQS Greasless Moisture best moisturizer I've ever used


:yep:
 
Planning my wash days ie writing out everything that will be used and noting anything crazy that happens.

Using higher grade products. I didn't want to do it but I'm noticing my hair is being so much more receptive of staying moist and not breaking with my new higher grade conditioners like Joico,Kenra,etc.

Relaxing has been a big thing for my hair. It's more so texlaxed but the relaxer has allowed me to see trouble areas and be able to trim what was needed alot better. I actually enjoy hair now.
 
Nix08 said:
Finger combing
Cowashing
Steaming
Oil rinsing
Tea rinsing
DC'ing
Aloe Vera
Wet stretch test
Protein conditioners in abundant variety
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Whats that? Like an elasticity test or something?

Ann0804 said:
Discontinuing the use of heat.
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I was waiting on someone to mention this. Heat can be like crack sometimes, got me feenin like Jodeci, doing it more than I planned, and making my hair turn into this ugly shell of what it used to be.
 
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