gone_fishing
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My girlfriend says her hair would say - "treat me like you treat your skin." 
I was talking to one of my friends who is in hair school right now (not sure what the right word is for that - it's not cosmetology...more like hair health school or something).
I told her to tell me what she meant so I could share it with you all.
Anyway she said while in class her teacher (if that's the term) told the students that you are to treat your hair like you treat your skin.
How much better off would we be if all of our hairstylists learned that!
In order to put this in prospective for you she said (and I'm paraphrasing to the best of my recollection):
When you brush hair...don't brush your hair with anymore force or pressure than would be comfortable if you took that brush and rubbed it on the skin of your inner thigh.
She said brushes, combs, etc. that would physically hurt or make your skin uncomfortable no matter the pressure on your inner thigh are too harsh to use on your hair.
And like your skin, manipulate, pull, and use minimal heat as much as possible.
When you get into a tub your skin warns you of the damage caused by harsh temperatures by making it impossible for you to sit in boiling hot water because it's going to hurt but your hair doesn't have that luxury.
Use your curling irons on the lowest possible (but effective) setting rather than automatically making them as hot as possible. Same with a hair dryer...she said if you have to protect your skin from the heat of a hard bonnet dryer than the heat is too hot. I know there have been a few time when I need a towel on my shoulders to shield from the heat or my forehead was a-burnin'. In these cases, you need a cooler setting. It may take longer to dry but your hair will love you for it.
She said be wary of using harsh chemicals on your hair and never leave a relaxer on so long that your scalp actually burns and scars. She said no matter what we've been told it's not NORMAL for a relaxer to burn you so bad that it leaves scabbing or bright red sensitive areas which later puss a bit.
I think this covers just about everything she said and I know this has all been covered BUT I had never heard it in that context before. Now I have something to compare it to - my skin.
By the way...IF your hair could sit down and have a one on one with you...what would it say about the way you treat it (back then and now)?
I was talking to one of my friends who is in hair school right now (not sure what the right word is for that - it's not cosmetology...more like hair health school or something).
I told her to tell me what she meant so I could share it with you all.
Anyway she said while in class her teacher (if that's the term) told the students that you are to treat your hair like you treat your skin.
How much better off would we be if all of our hairstylists learned that!
In order to put this in prospective for you she said (and I'm paraphrasing to the best of my recollection):
When you brush hair...don't brush your hair with anymore force or pressure than would be comfortable if you took that brush and rubbed it on the skin of your inner thigh.
She said brushes, combs, etc. that would physically hurt or make your skin uncomfortable no matter the pressure on your inner thigh are too harsh to use on your hair.
And like your skin, manipulate, pull, and use minimal heat as much as possible.
When you get into a tub your skin warns you of the damage caused by harsh temperatures by making it impossible for you to sit in boiling hot water because it's going to hurt but your hair doesn't have that luxury.
Use your curling irons on the lowest possible (but effective) setting rather than automatically making them as hot as possible. Same with a hair dryer...she said if you have to protect your skin from the heat of a hard bonnet dryer than the heat is too hot. I know there have been a few time when I need a towel on my shoulders to shield from the heat or my forehead was a-burnin'. In these cases, you need a cooler setting. It may take longer to dry but your hair will love you for it.
She said be wary of using harsh chemicals on your hair and never leave a relaxer on so long that your scalp actually burns and scars. She said no matter what we've been told it's not NORMAL for a relaxer to burn you so bad that it leaves scabbing or bright red sensitive areas which later puss a bit.
I think this covers just about everything she said and I know this has all been covered BUT I had never heard it in that context before. Now I have something to compare it to - my skin.
By the way...IF your hair could sit down and have a one on one with you...what would it say about the way you treat it (back then and now)?
so we could look like Michael Jackson in the 80's. Da*, he didnt even want to look like Michael Jackson. Why did you put a curl on top of a perm. You knew that wouldnt work! You should of just done like he did and try to look like Diana. She the same after 20 years. Now thats stability - we needed that.
Then you had the nerve to dry me up w/peroxide cuz you were to cheap to buy Clairol. What was wrong w/the color we got from the start
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" and "please stop touching me", but I can't
