How did you learn about haircare?

How did you learn about haircare?

  • Always knew how to care for my hair

    Votes: 5 4.7%

  • Hairboard

    Votes: 72 67.3%

  • Friends/family

    Votes: 9 8.4%

  • Stylist

    Votes: 4 3.7%

  • Other - explain

    Votes: 17 15.9%
  • Total voters
    107
  • Poll closed .
longhairlover

longhairlover

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I've seen many comments where people seemed to have learned about haircare mainly from hairboards. I do know that there are many women on here and other sites and the internet in general that knew about haircare long before hairboards existed.

So i'm curious to know how did you learn about haircare?

I learned from my mom, she's a hairstylist and did hair in nyc's most popular black hair salons back in the days (but she stopped doing hair in salons because she refuses to do weaves for some reason lol!). She also worked at top caucasian salons as well. I use to spend all of my time after school at the salons with her and would watch a learn how to do hair properly etc. She also spent alot of time educating me and my friends as well. She got all of their hair to grow healthy and long.

So I didn't learn from a hairboard and i'm sure alot of you didn't either. It's great that hairboards exist for those who were unaware of how to care for AA hair and it's a great network for us veterans and newbies to work together for the greater cause of healthy hair practices.
 
It's a combination of all these aspects for me. However, I will say that since I've been on my HHJ, I've relied a lot less on all except the hair boards.
 
A long time ago a stylist told me: If Black folks would condition their hair like they're supposed to they could have hair like white folks...LOL! I was pretty young when she told me this but I got the bottom line that DCing and conditioning in general were key to lush healthy hair!

...this same stylist also told me that my hair would never grow past my neck so somethings she said rang true while others had me lik WTF??

Hairboards have been the main contributor to my hair knowledge.
 
how can anyones hair grow with scissor happy stylists lol!

it's funny some stylists know certain things and then on the other hand will say some off the wall stuff.

I think some tell people their hair won't grow so that when they are constantly chopping our hair off you won't question why your hair is still nl....I think it's trickery.

discodumpling said:
A long time ago a stylist told me: If Black folks would condition their hair like they're supposed to they could have hair like white folks...LOL! I was pretty young when she told me this but I got the bottom line that DCing and conditioning in general were key to lush healthy hair!

...this same stylist also told me that my hair would never grow past my neck so somethings she said rang true while others had me lik WTF??

Hairboards have been the main contributor to my hair knowledge.
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I used to think that hairboards have contributed to my education. Now I think its my Mom. I have learned lots of good stuff here, but I just started to apply this knowledge vis-a-vis what my Mom used to do. Now my hair is thriving.:yep:
 
I put friends and family because my daughter taught me things, and she also introduced me to LHCF.
 
^^wow your hair has grown like crazy.

the one thing I do contribute to hairboards are the use of natural oils. I knew nothing about coconut oil, jojoba and other oils for the hair.
 
I have learned from hairboards only. Its crazy because I was a weekly or biweekly salon patron and I did not learn anything during those 12yrs no haircare advise. They even preferred that I come to the salon for DC like it was something extra special that I could not do on my own.
 
I learned from hairboards and when I started paying attention, I realized that my aunts already folllowed these basics.

I was never into my hair growing up and it wasn't until last year that I started to take it seriously. That's when I realized that all my aunties with long hair always protective styled and were very low maintenance.

I just never paid attention to their hair, it wasn't on my mind back then.
 
I was fed up with my hair loss, so I googled "black hair care" and found Cathy Howse. I ordered her book and products after that. Then I found LHCF and I've learned so much from this site. I still use Cathy's deep conditioner, but I've graduated to other products, like Elasta QP, Coconut Oil, Aphogee, etc.

So I attribute what I know to Cathy and LHCF! I love you guys. **wiping tears**
 
I googled "growafrohairlong", which led me to growafrolong.com, just was a good site that set me up with the basics. I also found this forum, which is also good because it has loads more info, and I continue coming here because it is always updated :yep:
 
I had a stylist(s) (she and her spouse) in high school that kept her customers on a tight regimen every customer had their own folder. They were very adamant about their customers learning how to maintain their hair between relaxers (they used Lye). The regimen was to wash and deep condition hair every other day and at the time they "prescribed" Redken products..(Redken has since change their formulation) I washed with Essential Moisture for Men, used Climatress twice (in a single session) (yeah - I know) and once a week using Extreme (when it used to be brown, grainy and it stunk) followed with Climatress and Mira 9 (detangler)

The stylist was so strict - she did not do the weekly wash/condition unless you had an event to go to ....they wanted everyone to learn how to do their hair.

Well I moved and subsequently let other folks do my relaxers and suffered crazy setbacks...then Redken changed their formulations and then got rid of some of their product line and I was forced to try other lines and suffered because of it...

Sorry so wordy
 
I read Shamboosie's book: Beautiful black hair. I still read it from time to time. I already knew everything by the time I found hair boards.
 
Cathy Howse book.. then hair boards...
 
Great thread! I learned only by LHCF but I had a start to healthy hair about 10 years ago when I would cowash my hair every morning, not knowing this was a real hair practice and then I would apply loads of gel from the “Caucasian” aisle to get that scrunchy curl look.

Before I knew it, my always breaking off NL hair was full SL! I knew then that conditioning was key but I had a setback by coloring my hair improperly and my hair really never recovered. I forgot all about conditioning.

I get so mad b/c I wanted to learn so much how to care for AA hair but didn’t know where to turn. I checked out books at the library but at that time could only find that one from Oprah’s stylist. I remembering doing a search online for SBH b/c I figured if they had a magazine, they have to have a website but I couldn’t find anything! I wish they’d do more articles about healthy hair practices and less about relaxing, weaving and coloring your hair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, I’m mad b/c they misled me for YEARS!
 
Lmbo longhairlover!! Prior to joining LHCF, I learned a lot on my own and from my sister who is a licensed cosmetologist. I stretched relaxers before joining, but I just didn't know the terminology for it. However, after joining I learned various ways of stretching, which allowed me to improve.

I'm very thankful and I do appreciate all that I've learned on here. I came across this site while looking for an old stylist who I adored. I never found her, but I did find this site. LHCF has taught me an abunance of things, as well as enhance the knowledge that I already had.
 
wow imagine if all stylists were like this, we would all be rapunzels. your hair looks very healthy so they knew their stuff. and it sucks when you move or lose contact with a stylist that was good, that is when things sometimes go downhill.

and the product ingredient changes that doesn't help progress either.

sqzbly1908 said:
I had a stylist(s) (she and her spouse) in high school that kept her customers on a tight regimen every customer had their own folder. They were very adamant about their customers learning how to maintain their hair between relaxers (they used Lye). The regimen was to wash and deep condition hair every other day and at the time they "prescribed" Redken products..(Redken has since change their formulation) I washed with Essential Moisture for Men, used Climatress twice (in a single session) (yeah - I know) and once a week using Extreme (when it used to be brown, grainy and it stunk) followed with Climatress and Mira 9 (detangler)

The stylist was so strict - she did not do the weekly wash/condition unless you had an event to go to ....they wanted everyone to learn how to do their hair.

Well I moved and subsequently let other folks do my relaxers and suffered crazy setbacks...then Redken changed their formulations and then got rid of some of their product line and I was forced to try other lines and suffered because of it...

Sorry so wordy
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yeah when I stretched for a year it was before any site, I saw that it worked and my hair at that time was in a growth spurt. and I was still in nyc so it was easy to get my wash and sets done.

taj said:
Lmbo longhairlover!! Prior to joining LHCF, I learned a lot on my own and from my sister who is a licensed cosmetologist. I stretched relaxers before joining, but I just didn't know the terminology for it. However, after joining I learned various ways of stretching, which allowed me to improve.

I'm very thankful and I do appreciate all that I've learned on here. I came across this site while looking for an old stylist who I adored. I never found her, but I did find this site. LHCF has taught me an abunance of things, as well as enhance the knowledge that I already had.
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I voted other b/c I was doing a lot of stuff that we talk about here but did not know the terminology, was not being consistent, was still being influenced by the knowledge of the stylists (I mean they were the pros right:rolleyes:). Coming here helped me stay focused and develop a customized routine. The board has also helped expound on my previous product knowledge. I have gone from an ear length inverted bob to SL in one year.
 
First from Wanakee. Not sure how or where from. I know I ordered her products and had her leaflet...but I honestly don't remember how I found out about her since I didn't have easy access to the Internet back then. Then I discovered Brenda of www.blackwomenrejoice.com and she was my main guru. I still practice a lot of what I learned from her today. Then came Cathy Howse who taught me DCing. Then came LHCF that sort of added bits and pieces here and there (eg ACV rinsing, finger combing...) and I guess I feel pretty smart now. :lol:
 
I have always tried to take good care of my hair. It wasn't until recently that I became committed to taking great care of my hair. I found Traycee's blog before I found LHCF. She has great advice and so does this forum. And I love the diversity of people on the site. Most times I don't even have to ask questions. I learn so much from others asking questions.
 
My mom went to school back in the 70's to become a licensed stylist. She worked from home (customers were all her friends) and I would help her pick up the rollers, pass her the bobby pins as she rollerset hair, I'd sweep the floor. Mind you I was like 7 or 8 years old at the time. I was fascinated and would just sit there for hours as she would do hair and everybody would gossip LOL

By the time I was 14 I learned how to rollerset my hair. By 18 yrs old I would self-relax my hair. I've always been a DIY'er, but got lazy in the 90's. I've learned more on LHCF, Youtube and NaturallyCurly than anything else.
 
I watched my stylist in the mirror and memorized what she did. That's where I got my flat ironing, curling iron, and relaxer application technique from.

My hair was long but I wanted it longer and she was scissorhappy so I stopped going. I started relaxing my hair myself using a no-lye kit, I had no clue about the differences between lye and no-lye or that stylists generally use lye. My hair was fine but didn't get longer all that time I was using no-lye.

Then I was on Amazon looking for a book about self hair cutting and I saw Shamboosie's book and decided to buy it. That's where I learned about lye.

Then I came across this site and lurked for a long time before I joined. I learned about protecting my ends from relaxer wash off here.

So, the majority of what I know comes from the way my stylist did my hair, and I got some helpful tips to make my hair even better here.
 
Nonie said:
First from Wanakee. Not sure how or where from. I know I ordered her products and had her leaflet...but I honestly don't remember how I found out about her since I didn't have easy access to the Internet back then. Then I discovered Brenda of www.blackwomenrejoice.com and she was my main guru. I still practice a lot of what I learned from her today. Then came Cathy Howse who taught me DCing. Then came LHCF that sort of added bits and pieces here and there (eg ACV rinsing, finger combing...) and I guess I feel pretty smart now. :lol:
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Me too. I first learned about healthy hair care from Wanakee. Protective styling and moisturizing. This was back in 1999. I should have wl by now. Hey You live and learn.

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