Share your favorite products, ingredients, techniques, etc.

NicWhite

Well-Known Member

• Feb 10, 2012

• #1

Hey Ladies, (this is for everyone, natural or relaxed, new to the hair journey or the ladies that have been at it a while, and everyone in between)

What has helped you the most so far in your hair journey? I would like to know, what are your favorite/can't live without products, ingredients, protective styles, and/or techniques of handling your hair, etc.

By ingredients, I mean, do you buy products based on a certain ingredient? Are you a mixologist and like to use glycerin, rose water, aloe vera juice, essential oils, etc.?

By techniques, I mean, do you comb your hair only when wet, do you comb your hair at all, number of times you wash hair, etc?

I will start:
My can't live without list:
1. Products: Aubrey Organics conditioner - HSR, WC, GPB
2. Ingredients: castor oil, essential oils, any of the thinner oils to mixed with my castor oil. Aloe vera juice mixed with water makes my hair so shiny.
3. Wide tooth comb
4. Must comb hair at least damp, lest I end up tearing out all my hair
5. Love my cornrows - two enthusiastic thumbs up
6. Must moisturize hair at least once a day
7. Must use satin scarf and pillow case

 

NicWhite

Well-Known Member

• Feb 10, 2012

• #2

Does anyone have anything to share?

I have seen a couple of threads on things we hate to do or use on our hair, so I figured we could share the things that we love to use or do that have been the most beneficial. and that we can't live without.

 

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sonychari

Active Member

• Feb 10, 2012

• #3

Love Matrix Biolage Ultra Hydrating balm
Love my Hercules Sageman Magic Star Jumbo Rake comb
Love to detangle in the shower under running water with conditioner in my hair
Love spritzing with distilled water to "reactivate" my moisturizer
Love pure Argan oil for sealing
Love DCing without heat

 

Nix08

Relaxed, 4B

• Feb 10, 2012

• #4

Love:
AO HSR, WC
WGO
Seamless comb #222 from hairsense
Beauty without cruelty leave in conditioner
Gleau oil blend
Co washing
Steaming
Steaming in HOT's
Protective styling

 

reeko43

Well-Known Member

• Feb 10, 2012

• #5

Absolutely love:

Hair Therapy Wrap - use to dc and steam. I have had it almost 2 years and it is still going strong.

Vatika Oil
Nupur henna
homemade shea/mango butter
Terressentials Mud Wash
ACV rinse
Aloe Vera Gel/Juice
Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier mixed with tea tree oil, water and vitamin e for moisterizer

 

southerncitygirl

Well-Known Member

• Feb 10, 2012

• #6

washing in plaits
hardcore protein treatments
pre-pooing
aubrey condtioners
giovanni 50.50 shampoo
evco
evoo
kukui oil
meadowfoam oil

 

moonglowdiva

New Member

• Feb 10, 2012

• #7

So far:
I love KISS (Keep It Super Simple)
cowashes
super cheap conditioners
very good deep conditioners
oils (except Coconut oil)
creme leave-ins
flat twist / twist
Afros
Denman brush
porosity conditioners (sometimes I use the wrong shampoos to clarify and it causes a ph imbalance)

 

SoopremeBeing

Well-Known Member

• Feb 11, 2012

• #8

-Air drying my hair for 30 min before blow-drying, instead of blow-dry immediately
-using two separate flat irons, one smaller for my edges and kitchen
-Profectiv MegaGrowth lotion

 

SEMO

Well-Known Member

• Feb 11, 2012

• #9

My favorites:

Roux Porosity Control shampoo
Jilbere shower comb
Proclaim Olive Glosser spray
Aussie Moist 3 minute miracle (conditioner)
Pre-pooing

 

virtuenow

Well-Known Member

• Feb 11, 2012

• #10

Favorite products & technique is now very simple:
1) Castor oil rinses
2) Aubrey Organics GPB deep conditioning co washes weekly (HSR too)
3) Moisture Drenched Pre-poo (aloevera juice-jojoba/castor oil-evco), shampoo scalp only w/diluted shampoo- applicator bottle
4) moisturize hair w/combination of all the products above in spritz(+distilled water), seal w/castor oil

 

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Burbujas

New Member

• Feb 11, 2012

• #11

reeko43 said:

Absolutely love:

Hair Therapy Wrap - use to dc and steam. I have had it almost 2 years and it is still going strong.

Vatika Oil
Nupur henna
homemade shea/mango butter
Terressentials Mud Wash
ACV rinse
Aloe Vera Gel/Juice
Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier mixed with tea tree oil, water and vitamin e for moisterizer

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May I ask how you use your HTW to steam?

 

reeko43

Well-Known Member

• Feb 11, 2012

• #12

Burbujas said:

May I ask how you use your HTW to steam?

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Burbujas, I use it in place of the hair dryer doing the cheap method learned on lchf. I can't stand to sit still. I use a Turbie Twist or small towel wet it and microwave as hot as I can take it. I put on my rubber gloves, ring the towel out place on my hair and cover with plastic shower cap. Place my microwaved HTW over that. Wrap plastic bag over top to keep all the heat in. Sounds crazy and involved but very easy. I keep on my head till I feel that heat is gone, ususally approx. 40 - 45 min cause moving around the house creates heat too.

 

Blessed2883

New Member

• Feb 11, 2012

• #13

I've been natural off and on for the past 10 years. I would always run back to relaxers when my natural hair became too dry and crispy to handle. I've tried every organic/ natural product under the sun with no success. I'm currently natural and sticking to it after finding a hair routine the makes my hair deliciously moisturized.
1) Aphogee deep moisture shampoo
2)Aphogee Keratin 2 minute reconstructor
3) Miracle 8 oil (hot oil treatment)
4) Care free curl spray moisturizer
5) Care free curl activator
6) Silk elements glossing polish ( to seal in moisture)
7) Extra wide tooth comb
items 4,5, and 6 have to be used sparingly to prevent that "greasy/slick" feeling.
I know that list has a multitude of "hair sins", but they are the only things that keep my hair from being crispy.

 

SVT

Well-Known Member

• Feb 11, 2012

• #14

I started a personal challenge this year of consistent pincurling on flatironed hair. I love it! Best no-heat styling method for my straightened hair.

 

Nightingale

On the Grow and Keeping it Simple

• Feb 11, 2012

• #15

My LOVES:

Coconut Oil
Castor Jelly
My denman detangler brush (wider teeth than the D3)
Caruso Steam rollers
Cowashing 3-5 days a week
Simple single braid or bun styles
Joico MR Poo, Conditioner, and Treatment Balm
Linange Shea Butter Texturizer (I relax near bone straight)
Airdrying

 

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winona

Well-Known Member

• Feb 11, 2012

• #16

Using Diluted moisturizing poo
Dcing weekly
Applying a leave in then a sealant
Finding cute protective styles
Using a wide to tooth comb and gradually smaller comb