Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

vevster

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Thanks, lady! I can get these! I might get rubber or plastic ones since I'll be getting under the dryer.

I'll play with it and see what happens. :smile:

Do you place them on your hair horizontally or vertically?

Because my hooded dryer blows are in a circle I put them horiz in the back and angled based on the way I want my hair to lay.
I did this the night before and I'm so happy I did! I was washing my hair in the morning before work!
 

GGsKin

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I wish I bought all black Good Hai.r Day hair pins. The black ones have so much give. These brown ones ain't ish. They are so brittle, every single one I've reached for one has snapped on first use. Urgh!

I'm feeling this Shea butter mix I've just whipped up:lick:.
 

FadingDelilah

Well-Known Member
Think I'll try a ginger/cinnamon oil treatment twice a month. I will make the oil at home by infusing. It should be delightfully hot on my scalp :) I may use some castor oil as the base oil for extra benefits. Also considering ditching headscarves and starting to wear box braids since growing out this twa is taking a long time and I'm tired of having no hair. Lol.
 

Cattypus1

All loced up...
I can't believe how easy it is now to create a compliment-eliciting wash and go!

One major thing I was doing wrong before: Touching my hair before it was fully dry.

I would let it dry a little, then get the diffuser and start pulling hair down by the ends to stretch it while diffusing. That was disturbing curl definition AND the shape of my hair, not to mention creating significant frizz.

Now I just let the hair dry untouched. Once fully dry with no/low frizz and all that pretty curl definition, then I do as she advised and stretch my hair using the tension method.

:thud:

I don't know WHY I'm so shocked that's possible! I get major elongation with that. MAJOR.

Another thing:
I learned that I need a non-flaking gel on soaking wet hair with NOTHING applied under the gel. I can get away with this if I have conditioned with DevaCurl Decadence One Condition and left a little bit of it in after rinse out. For some reason, this conditioner gives me curl definition.

I'm going to go back and revisit all of my gels to see if any of them are awesome and I just didn't know it. Off the top of my head, I need to revisit and assess:
  1. Kinky Curly Curling Custard
  2. Curl Crush Around the Way Gel by Curl Prep
  3. Uncle Funky's Daughter's Curly Magic
I already reassessed Camille Rose Naturals gel. On my hair, it just doesn't provide hold for some reason.
I have fallen in love with MC 24k gel but I never considered that I might need to eliminate the leave in for an even better result. Thanks for that...tomorrow.
 
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YvetteWithJoy

On break
I have fallen in love with MC 24k gel but I never considered that I might need to eliminate the leave in for an even better result. Thanks for that...tomorrow.

Well, your mileage may vary. Using a leave in might be best for your hair, it just depends.

I look forward to hearing which works better for you: leave in versus no leave in. :smile:
 

Rocky91

NYE side boob.
For anyone who is 4 a/b/c do any of you ladies detangle dry to prepare your hair for braiding?

I'm trying to break my mothers habit on not detangling her hair when it dries because it can cause breakage and the comb acts as a scissor cutting off the ends.

What would be the best way to prepare the hair for braiding if it gets tangled up. Or is it something that just goes with the territory.
@Lute I know I'm late, but as someone who did a little braiding on the side and gets my hair braided, my first preference is a tension blowdry after a nice moisturizing DC. I like the hair as stretched as possible and completely tangle-free because it makes the braiding process much easier for the client.

If she prefers to avoid heat, have her detangle in the shower and braid it up in four sections. air dry just a little bit, apply a leave in and a butter and band the hair like this:
Let it dry overnight, and then GENTLY brush through with a denman brush using just a little more butter or even a grease :look:. It will basically look like a blowout without the heat.
 

CocoGlow

Well-Known Member
I wish I bought all black Good Hai.r Day hair pins. The black ones have so much give. These brown ones ain't ish. They are so brittle, every single one I've reached for one has snapped on first use. Urgh!

I'm feeling this Shea butter mix I've just whipped up:lick:.

Hey Sis, are your Black pins older than your Brown ones by chance? I ask because your post prompted me to search on Amazon for reviews and it seems that based on the newest reviews, the company is now using a cheaper more brittle plastic which tends to break very easily :spinning:

I purchased these pins years ago in black and still have 4 left. I don't recall them ever breaking on me - my only issue with them was that the plastic seemed to peel a little over time but the pins were still usable. I was interested in purchasing more of these pins in black, but not anymore since the quality seems to have gone way down over the years :cry3:
 
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