I Went Back To Cones And My Hair Flourished
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Good luck. Sometimes this is really all that you need to do and all the theatrics arent necessary. My hair was the longest at one point while using cones and sulphate and all the stuff they say is bad. My wallet is thankful for this too
I havent heard of oribe. Also ACV rinses are horrible for me. The last time I tried it my hair was so tangled I was in tears.
LushLox
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Prepare yourself for the price. I don't know how much it costs but anything Oribe is guaranteed expensive.
As for cones, I never did stop using them really.
Aggie
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Good for you @DST1913,
Found ALL this out the hard way. I am also back on cones and weaning out all the 'so-called' healthier hair products from my stash. Once I'm done using them, I will kiss them goodbye and stick with what works on MY hair. My hair loves cones and sulfate rich shampoos too. There are however 3 or 4 natural brands of Deep Conditioners that are amazing on my hair so I might just keep those.
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Aggie
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Girl I been back on the grease train for about 5 months now and lov-ing it. What took me so long to get back to this is beyond me? My hair is growing in so healthy and detangling is now a breeze since I heavy seal my hair with grease now. Plus the SSKs are barely minimal now.
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See for me the natural deep conditioners didnt work. Some could detangle but my hair never felt conditioned. It was like the effect would wash away down the drain once rinsed out.
What kind of grease do you use. I've thought about this for my ends too
kxlot79
Kitchen Mixtress
Really! Wow!
ACV is often considered a great detangler! Lol!
I actually use it as a prepoo sometimes because it detangles like a dream and cuts down on the shampoo use, fewer washes/lathers for heavier buildup.
I think you’re the only person I’ve heard of having that reaction to acv! How much did you dilute it when you used it?
ACV is often considered a great detangler! Lol!
I actually use it as a prepoo sometimes because it detangles like a dream and cuts down on the shampoo use, fewer washes/lathers for heavier buildup.
I think you’re the only person I’ve heard of having that reaction to acv! How much did you dilute it when you used it?
Aggie
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I use Blue Magic (original blue one). I love it. I also like the one formulated with castor oil in it. I've tried the hair food one but it was a little too light for heavy sealing my hair.
intellectualuva
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How often do you use it? Is your hair damp before you apply it?
Aggie
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I use it one to two times per week after saturating my hair with either Soft Sheen CFCG Curl Moisturizer or Luster's SCurl Activating Moisturizer or Lustrasilk Curl Max Curl Activator Moisturizer. I love them all and this method should even work in cold climates with low humidity because of the grease being used as a thick sealant.
Truthfully, it stay moisturized for the entire week but I like re-moisturizing it twice a week. If you try the green house effect at night, it will stay moisturized even longer than a week.
kxlot79
Kitchen Mixtress
Girl! Please tell me you are joking! You poor thing!
Dilute it? Hmmm me thinks you found the issue
I wish I was. Poured right into my head. Ugh ok maybe I will try again. Anything else I should know? Is there a proper mixture ratio? Is it just water.Girl! Please tell me you are joking! You poor thing!
kxlot79
Kitchen Mixtress
Even though it’s considered a “weak” acid it’s still strong enough to burn skin, burn your throat during consumption, and erode your tooth enamel, for reference. So if you weren’t diluting it at all, that’s what you were exposing your hair to.
A lot of recipes have ratios of water:acv. The highest I’ve seen is 1:1, but more often 2:1 or 3:1
I would say you could lower and work your way up to see what felt best to you. Maybe 1-2 tbsp to 8oz of water, for a acv rinse. Different concentrations are used depending on the individual needs of hair. I haven’t personally gone higher than 2:1, and that’s a mix I concentrate on my scalp.
HTH!
ETA: some people add essential oils as well or mix it into their conditioner, otherwise it’s mostly a water and acv mix
A lot of recipes have ratios of water:acv. The highest I’ve seen is 1:1, but more often 2:1 or 3:1
I would say you could lower and work your way up to see what felt best to you. Maybe 1-2 tbsp to 8oz of water, for a acv rinse. Different concentrations are used depending on the individual needs of hair. I haven’t personally gone higher than 2:1, and that’s a mix I concentrate on my scalp.
HTH!
ETA: some people add essential oils as well or mix it into their conditioner, otherwise it’s mostly a water and acv mix
