Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[ms.blue]

@manethang @MizzBFly @ms.blue

Thank you!!!!

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I found a shed hair in the process of going gray. It's 90% gray and the tip of it is black lol

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

I tried to take a good picture
It's on the back of my hand.

 

[spacetygrss]

I am sooo glad that I have my TWA right now. I've been sick as you-know-what for the past week (a couple of those days involved being stuck in bed on oxygen--yeah, I said sick). Hair has been the least of my worries, but I unwrapped my hair today, sprayed it with some braid spray and my little coils just popped up all happy. Sometimes the simplest little things can bring a smile to your face.

 

[Curls&Justice417]

Dare I say that AVJ may be the answer to all most of my hair problems?

 

[Curls&Justice417]

bout to "sleep" in these curl formers. yea. ok.

Did you manage to actually leave them in? That was plan last Sunday but I tore those suckers out. Luckily they were dry because I had them in all day, but that was brutal.

 

[HaveSomeWine]

The Kanechom Acai mask has no slip at all but left my hair dangerously soft like it might slip off my head lol. How amusing.

 

[Evolving78]

I am sooo glad that I have my TWA right now. I've been sick as you-know-what for the past week (a couple of those days involved being stuck in bed on oxygen--yeah, I said sick). Hair has been the least of my worries, but I unwrapped my hair today, sprayed it with some braid spray and my little coils just popped up all happy. Sometimes the simplest little things can bring a smile to your face.

Feel better love!

 

[curlyTisME]

Fresh blowout and treatment. My stylist told me I have an ingrown hair in the back right at my nape. It was tender to the touch, not okay!! I have never experienced this before. Researching....

 

[spacetygrss]

Feel better love!

Thanks @shortdub78 !

 

[HaveSomeWine]

Finally figured out what makes my hair dry crispy/hard- too much product! I have a bad habit of being heavy handed. When I deep condition, I use like 8 oz. of deep conditioner. I can be similarly heavy handed with my leave in conditioner and

Gosh, I'm such a ditz. You would think this would be obvious. I need to try just air drying with a serum or something and see if I can dump my leave in and gel. At the very least, I need to learn to massively cut down on how much conditioner and gel I use in my hair.

 

[imaginary]

I really want to find some jumbo perm rods here that are reasonably priced. I'm not even sure if my hair is long enough for them, but I want it.

 

[Royalq]

Has anyone ever used a DC as a moisturizer? Yesterday my hair was soooo dry and tangly i got annoyed and put Sm honey manuka DC in it and sealed it with Alikay shea yogurt. Tell me why that son of a gun actually worked? My hair today is quite soft and juicy.... i hope it doesnt flake though.

 

[Guinan]

I didn't want to write this rant in the challenge that I am in b/c I didn't want to discourage anyone.

But what's the point of having long hair if you constantly PSing and only wear it out for one week once a yr. I think I am done with PS and I will just let the chips fall where they lay. If I want to wear my hair in a ponytail or mini twists then I will, but if I want to where my hair down for 3wks, then so be it. I don't really get the point of having knee length hair but you never really enjoy it.

I will still commit to caring for my hair by properly: finger detangling, low heat, DCing, clarifying, trims etc... but I am going back to enjoying my hair. I am contemplating on going back to relaxers; but I want to color my hair first. If I go back to relaxers; then I will be saying bye to the blonde. While relaxed my hair grew to MBL and I had fun with it for the most part. I do like my natural hair, but it's really a lot of work and my styles are too inconsistent. Sometimes my wng's or twistouts look great then there are days when I look homeless.

I want to rant more but this post is getting too long, lol.

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[Royalq]

I went hair shopping today. I bought Mielle Organics Babassu DC, Camille Rose Curlaide, Manechoice growth oil to apply to my scalp. Im hoping this new products will improve my hair manageability. Im also going to start braiding the tips of my hair. I think twisting is screwing up my ends.

 

[Smiley79]

I must be turning into a fish. I find myself cowashing my hair almost every other day and I love it. I still DC weekly but I just love getting my hair under that water.

 

[angelmilk]

I want crochet braids...bad. Long black and curly loose hair?

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

Mielle Organics: Finally tried the DC and love its effect, if not the strength of the scent. Slip is off the charts. Will invest in the gel and edge control.

BTMS: Does GREAT for my hair. I'm looking for a leave-in that has it HIGH up on the list.

• I went to Sprouts today to see if they carried the Alba Botanica Leave-in Conditioner. The ingredients look amazing. BTMS is the second ingredient (I think: there seem to be 2 different formulations), and the reviews are great.
• I keep forgetting about Curl Junkie Smoothing Lotion. Not sure how high BTMS is in it, but people have been encouraging me to try it for awhile.

Etae; Hair Lessons?

While at the Sprouts, I saw a lady with what I thought was her own, healthy, long hair. It was extensions. She's natural, but flat irons all the time. Turns out she's a STYLIST. She's also a hair educator and does "side" classes to teach people hair stuff in addition to teaching at a beauty school.

She enthusiastically recommended the Etae line to me -- but she did so cautiously because it's new to her. She's only been using it for two months on her natural hair clients, but she says it has made their hair SUPER manageable. I dunno. I have heard bad things about Etae's affect effect on hair fall, though some folks have said they like a product or 2 of theirs.

Most important was that she said she can teach me how to cornrow and flat twist my hair. I'm thinking about taking her up on that. ​

 

[imaginary]

Totally agree on the BTMS front @YvetteWithJoy. Most, if not all, of my hair products have it in and all of my deep conditioners have it. I know eventually I'm going to get around to buying the raw ingredient to doctor up the products I have that don't really work for me.

 

[Evolving78]

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AFTER:

What In The World?!?!
I love it! This whole post and what you did is so me!
I love the color!

 

[ItsMeLilLucky]

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AFTER:

*Holds chest* Elizabeth, I'm coming to join ya!

But me likely The color is totally mag

 

[GettingKinky]

Wow @pelohello good for you doing what makes you happy.

 

[GettingKinky]

My hair is straight today so shiny and swingy. My stylist does a great job at flat ironing my hair, it looks like it's relaxed. I feel really sexy when I wear my hair like this and I get way more attention from random men. They guys at Home Depot were so helpful without me even asking, and usually I have to hunt someone down for help.

But why when I look in the mirror do I wish I had my hair back in my regular curly ponytail? I don't think straight hair suits my face. :-( :-(

 

[LavenderMint]

Mielle Organics: Finally tried the DC and love its effect, if not the strength of the scent. Slip is off the charts. Will invest in the gel and edge control.

BTMS: Does GREAT for my hair. I'm looking for a leave-in that has it HIGH up on the list.

• I went to Sprouts today to see if they carried the Alba Botanica Leave-in Conditioner. The ingredients look amazing. BTMS is the second ingredient (I think: there seem to be 2 different formulations), and the reviews are great.
• I keep forgetting about Curl Junkie Smoothing Lotion. Not sure how high BTMS is in it, but people have been encouraging me to try it for awhile.

Etae; Hair Lessons?

While at the Sprouts, I saw a lady with what I thought was her own, healthy, long hair. It was extensions. She's natural, but flat irons all the time. Turns out she's a STYLIST. She's also a hair educator and does "side" classes to teach people hair stuff in addition to teaching at a beauty school.

She enthusiastically recommended the Etae line to me -- but she did so cautiously because it's new to her. She's only been using it for two months on her natural hair clients, but she says it has made their hair SUPER manageable. I dunno. I have heard bad things about Etae's affect effect on hair fall, though some folks have said they like a product or 2 of theirs.

Most important was that she said she can teach me how to cornrow and flat twist my hair. I'm thinking about taking her up on that. ​

My sister swears by Etae. She says it helped with manageability and she's recommended it to me several times.
It's to the point that I purchased the products so she could help me and if I don't like it, she can have them.

 

[YvetteWithJoy]

My sister swears by Etae. She says it helped with manageability and she's recommended it to me several times.
It's to the point that I purchased the products so she could help me and if I don't like it, she can have them.

Really, Mea? Thanks for sharing.

So, is your sister's hair natural? Does your sister believe the whole system should be used or is she recommending a specific product or two? TIA!

ETA: How long did she use it before she noticed an improvement in manageability?

 

[Cattypus1]

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I lurve that color!

 

[Cattypus1]

My sister swears by Etae. She says it helped with manageability and she's recommended it to me several times.
It's to the point that I purchased the products so she could help me and if I don't like it, she can have them.

A friend recommended E'Tae and I live this stuff. I particularly love that carmel treatment. I won't repurchase the shampoo or conditioner but I will repurchase the carmel treatment.

 

[faithVA]

God speed. The last time I "slept" in CF I woke up the next day looking exhausted with fly hair. Not again. Those jokers go in during the AM and then I sit under the dryer. And they come out before bed.

I agree. I'm up now with curlformers in. I will stay under this dryer until they are dry. I won't even attempt to sleep in them. I did that once and never again.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

@sassy2011 @barbie22

 

[imaginary]

I went through the extra effort of putting my hair in plaits for a braid-out. Even added rollers to the ends. Only for my plans to fall through. This is why I'm always in a bun.