When did you get some common hair sense?

[washize]

ok so when did you get some common hair sense?

For me I kept listening to my family members, who all had hair down to their butts, but eventually relaxed it into oblivion. One day I just asked this girl with long hair how she took care of her hair. Then I started searching on youtube, people with long healthy hair, and what their habits where. They all had one thing in common Low manipulation and mostly protective styling.

Then it clicked, I just have to leave my hair alone, and not and :hardslap: so much with it. I can't believe that I never figured that straightening my hair everyday and dying it every two weeks was the reason my hair wasn't the way I wanted it to be.
Lol thanks to the internet I no longer look at my hair like its more like

 

[Americka]

When I realized I was my hair's own worst enemy. Not the relaxer, the blow dryer, not the flat iron and not the curling iron - but ME. I made poor decisions on a daily basis regarding my hair although I saw the signs of damage on the back of my shirt and on my bathroom floor. So one day I got tired of it and starting doing internet searches for help.

 

[washize]

When I realized I was my hair's own worst enemy. Not the relaxer, the blow dryer, not the flat iron and not the curling iron - but ME. I made poor decisions on a daily basis regarding my hair although I saw the signs of damage on the back of my shirt and on my bathroom floor. So one day I got tired of it and starting doing internet searches for help.

Yeah, when ever I used to comb or brush my hair, my sink in the bathroom, would be full of broken hair, and that still didn't even sound the alarm!!

 

[PPGbubbles]

I got mine at 16... I wore braids all the time my hair grew long (almost BSL) My mom took me to a beautician and I recieved the press and curl from hell! My hair broke off to about 1"....just tragic

I imeadiately thought my hair was best left alone....but I took others "advice" to let a better beautician nurse my hair to health, but my hair wasnt growing past SL for years!

Now at 24 with my own knowledge of the beauty of Protective Styles coupled with LHCF I am doing what I knew was best at 16! to leave my hair alone.

 

[BlackMasterPiece]

I saw my hair was thinning out from the relaxer, I knew my hair was thick and long natural so I decided to go natural plus I liked the versatility of natural hair better. My mom told me to wash in sections and eventually my stubborn self realized she was totally right. I knew to stick to moisturizing shampoos like Creme of Nature. I knew my hair would thrive with breaks in senegalese twists so I taught myself to do them and I taught myself to do every other style because I wasnt getting the result I wanted relying on the salon and it was too pricey.

Most of it was just common sense to me and my hair thrived. Eventually I came here this past summer and learned about co-washing and that its okay to wash frequently and got more serious about DCing Most of the things I know I learned on my own just through trial and error.

 

[shtow]

When I magically forgot I had a perm and tried to rock curly/wavy styles LOL!

I would moisturize with wave nuvo everyday and I would baggy at night to preserve the juices (of course I didn't know this was baggying). Then I would co-wash 3 days a week. One day it just clicked like duh why waste all this shampoo and dry my hair out when I can just use it once a week and use the conditioner the rest of the time? LOL

 

[Bene]

My hair practices haven't really changed, just my attitude. I'd been bunning for years, I rarely used heat or permanent chemicals, nor did I use tons of products anyway. But I had a few "aha!" moments...

- When I noticed women using hair sticks and forks and it dawned on me that all the little hairs tangled up in my elastics would still be on my head if I used something less harsh.

- When I started consistently measuring my hair. I used to think that my hair grows soooooooo slow, and then I found out that hair grows .5 inch per month. Turns out my hair growth is average and that I was being impatient with it. Made me realize that patience is a big part of this hair growing stuff.

- When I learned that cheapie products are better for my hair than the more expensive stuff.

- When I realized that my hair wasn't as long as I'd like for it to be because I kept chopping it all off whenever I hit BSL. And I'd be all mad at myself for not growing longer than BSL. I was my own worst enemy.

- When it finally occurred to me that I'm the one paying the stylist, not the other way around, so if I ask for a half inch trim, that I have every right to insist on it rather than let them intimidate me and sit quietly while the stylist chopped off 4 inches just because she doesn't feel like blow drying lengthy hair. I've learned to not be so complaisant about what they do to me just because they're professionals and should know better.

 

[isawstars]

I was a big dummy when it came to hair until I found LHCF.

I remember my mom coming home from the salon one day... a former stylist told her that if I want to grow long hair, I need to brush it 100 times a day! And I actually did that for a about a week!

Nowadays, I only brush my hair once every 3-4 months for heat styles.

I believed in a lot of hair myths back then! I've always been determined to grow my hair long. I'll get there! I've never lost hope!