pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
Oh snap! How long were you a natural? What made you decide to relax?
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Oh snap! How long were you a natural? What made you decide to relax?
Left the gym and went straight to the beauty store with sweat stains and all. Got me some more Nexxus Humectin deep conditioner and this Paul Mitchell tea tree conditioner. Hopefully this will also help in soothing my scalp after that lil s-curl mishap. Ended up being in there for over an hour because two girls stopped me to chat it up with a question and answer session to help with growing their hair out. *shrugs* It comes with the LHCF territory I guess.Finally got out of there before they closed. smh I did end up buying two wigs though. They had a buy one get one free this evening.
pre_medicalrulz sorry to hear you're having a reaction to scurl. What are you going to switch to?
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
Girl I don't even know. Part of me wants to continue to use it because its effective. Lol But I think with all the scratching, I pulled up a lot of my scalp in the crown area cause it was itchy & inflammed.
RoundEyedGirl504
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pre_medicalrulz I relax and go natural in cycles of every two years. I'm just here for product reviews and lulz in OT. I've seen my hair long and natural it looks the same as it does at the current length. For me there is no incentive to grow out natural hair for long periods of time b/c I don't like how it looks on me past a certain length.
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
Ahhh gotcha!
Saludable84
Better Late Than Ugly
I've never had that, but I usually use s-curl as a prepoo because of the stickiness it causes me. Sounds like a reaction to something. If my scalp is on fire and it isn't in contact with relaxer or menthol base, there's a problem!
I guess if you try it again, just don't leave it on as long.
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DivineNapps1728
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I was in a bind when I realized about an hr ago that I'd run out of my Aphogee protein treatment; I don't have the liberty of continuing this hair washing process tomorrow so I decided to make a homemade protein treatment with water, conditioner & pectin/gelatin. So far it seems like a keeper.
Oasis
grabbing life by the pussy
so i went to the BSS and bought some cheap hair to make a wig.
the hair is super shiny and plastic looking and a couple tracks are showing in the front but i still, for some odd reason, want to wear it.
also i dont feel like taking hours to do my real hair.
if yall see a black girl in san antonio/austin wearing a ratchet wig with shiny, indian looking hair, please come and say hello!
the hair is super shiny and plastic looking and a couple tracks are showing in the front but i still, for some odd reason, want to wear it.
also i dont feel like taking hours to do my real hair.if yall see a black girl in san antonio/austin wearing a ratchet wig with shiny, indian looking hair, please come and say hello!
HanaKuroi
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Oasis said:so i went to the BSS and bought some cheap hair to make a wig.
the hair is super shiny and plastic looking and a couple tracks are showing in the front but i still, for some odd reason, want to wear it.
if yall see a black girl in san antonio/austin wearing a ratchet wig with shiny, indian looking hair, please come and say hello!
This made me laugh.
Tracks showing, plastic looking....... But still want to wear it.
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sounbeweavable
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so i went to the BSS and bought some cheap hair to make a wig.
the hair is super shiny and plastic looking and a couple tracks are showing in the front but i still, for some odd reason, want to wear it.
if yall see a black girl in san antonio/austin wearing a ratchet wig with shiny, indian looking hair, please come and say hello!
I might be in Austin in a couple of weeks, so if a black girl with short hair high fives you on Guadalupe, that was me
TwoSnapsUp
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My silicon mix bambu and ORS Hair Repair and this weather are keeping my hair moisturized.
I don't have to moisturize nearly as much as I used to.
Of to cleanse my scalp of the buildup
I don't have to moisturize nearly as much as I used to.
Of to cleanse my scalp of the buildup
NJoy
Here I grow again!
pre_medicalrulz
Girl, stop using it. Find something else. If this happened twice, why risk hair loss by continuing to irritate and inflame your scalp and follicles? Slap some hydrocortisone cream or pure aloe gel to heal and calm your scalp and then find something else.
Oooo, I better not see another post with you giving it one more try.
spacetygrss
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I was just twisting my hair earlier and realized that I'm half-way between CBL and APL. I hadn't even noticed since I've kept my hair twisted up for a month at a time for the past year (I wash and condition with the twists in and then do a deep condition treatment once per month and redo the twists). It's really interesting because typically it's around this length that I start thinking about cutting my hair or locing....it actually happens when my hair reaches full APL (I've been natural for 12 years and I've repeated this cycle multiple times. LOL).
Right now, I have no desire to cut my hair, probably BECAUSE I've been so low maintenance with it that it's not overwhelming. I might actually grow my natural hair longer than APL for once. Neat.
Right now, I have no desire to cut my hair, probably BECAUSE I've been so low maintenance with it that it's not overwhelming. I might actually grow my natural hair longer than APL for once. Neat.
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
pre_medicalrulz
Girl, stop using it. Find something else. If this happened twice, why risk hair loss by continuing to irritate and inflame your scalp and follicles? Slap some hydrocortisone cream or pure aloe gel to heal and calm your scalp and then find something else.
Oooo, I better not see another post with you giving it one more try.
LOL!!!! Yea you're right. I'm laying it to rest. Sigh.... It was a great 2 weeks. Lol
SmilingElephant
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I have an itch to go and buy more conditioner!! Maybe tomorrow. I wanna buy some more gvp conditioning balm
Saludable84
Better Late Than Ugly
so i went to the BSS and bought some cheap hair to make a wig.
the hair is super shiny and plastic looking and a couple tracks are showing in the front but i still, for some odd reason, want to wear it.
if yall see a black girl in san antonio/austin wearing a ratchet wig with shiny, indian looking hair, please come and say hello!
If it works, continue doing what you do!
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Lissa0821
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I am abandoning using a T-shirt method to dry my hair. My hair feels much more moisturized if I just let it completely drip dry with my leave ins and oil to seal in moisture.
Serums seems to work best for me with heat, whether roller set or blow dry but for air drying, it is best to stick with ceramide oil, especially for my ends.
Serums seems to work best for me with heat, whether roller set or blow dry but for air drying, it is best to stick with ceramide oil, especially for my ends.
MyAngelEyez~C~U
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MrsMelodyV
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3 weeks if you're lucky. My experience is that even the best kept cornrows get frizzy. Us short hairs will have little pieces popping out sooner than a long haired gal.
Lissa0821
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I am making sure to pay close attention to my hair for this relaxer stretch and I realized while my relaxed hair loves the Aphogee 2 minute reconstructor, my new growth starting week 6 doesn't care for it. The length of my hair is soft but my new growth feels rough, even though I followed up using a moisturizing conditioner. Away it goes until my next fresh relaxer touch up.
LivingInPeace
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Just did some flat twists for the first time. Well, I did some half arsed ones in most of my hair last night but I stopped when my hair seemed to be deliberately tangling. So I took my time and did them for real today. I think I'll wear a beanie tomorrow so I can keep them in until Sunday morning.
I have a friend who has been wearing micro brads for like 15 years. She wears them year round, never a break, no deep conditioning, no detanglings, nothing. And she is upset because her hair is still neck length after all these years of "protective styling". Yeah, psing doesn't mean neglect. Her hair is very damaged and brittle. She wants to have get up and go hair, which is why she continues to wear braids.
She maintains that braids are easy for her to work out in and she does not have to fuss over her hair. All of this is true, but you can't have it both ways. You can't ignore your hair and then be upset that it will not retain any length. It's like being upset that you are overweight yet you will not diet and exercise. Every solution I offer to her, she has a reason why she cannot do it. She doesn't want to wear her hair out because it is short and broken off. Will not do a BC because she won't look good with a twa. Wants a weave but still wants to be able to do a pony tail. I said, okay but you need to get a weave to match your texture. Then its "well I don't look good with big hair". I really wanna be like "okay, keep getting braids then and let your hair continue to break off and be short". People like this kill me.
She maintains that braids are easy for her to work out in and she does not have to fuss over her hair. All of this is true, but you can't have it both ways. You can't ignore your hair and then be upset that it will not retain any length. It's like being upset that you are overweight yet you will not diet and exercise. Every solution I offer to her, she has a reason why she cannot do it. She doesn't want to wear her hair out because it is short and broken off. Will not do a BC because she won't look good with a twa. Wants a weave but still wants to be able to do a pony tail. I said, okay but you need to get a weave to match your texture. Then its "well I don't look good with big hair". I really wanna be like "okay, keep getting braids then and let your hair continue to break off and be short". People like this kill me.
pre_medicalrulz
It Always Been About Hair!
3 months?! I doubt it. 6 weeks top.
Saludable84
Better Late Than Ugly
Low porosity hair is so disrespectful....
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Saludable84
Better Late Than Ugly
Forgot I owned a full bottle of Redken Anti snap. Running low on Aphogee green tea restructurizer so will use this when it's done
How do you use the Aphogee?
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