Is it weird that I look forward to wash day? I need a boyfriend.
I cannot wear twists. Doesn't even matter what size. Big, small, medium doesn't matter, my hair will tangle up like a beast. You know how little kids will go outside and come back with their hair everywhere? Whatever that is, that's what my hair does . So when I put in twists, a day later there's loose hair everywhere, and that junk tangles like crazy . Perm rods on my ends have been a life saver!!
I have this bad habit of mixing things and putting them in small unmarked containers. Then I don't remember what is in them and afraid to put it on my hair. I need to just stop or mark the containers appropriately or throw the stuff out.
The beauty of really understanding at least the bare minimum that works for your hair is that the time to recover when you up is less each time. October 2016, I relaxed 6 years worth of natural mbl hair, December 2018 I'm back to APL natural hair stretched. I literally did the bare minimum under my wigs and while my edges show it. I'm fortunate though that my hair has battered wife syndrome so after 2 months off wigs, my edges aren't fully back but when I compare pics I can see they are filling back in, unfortunately it's with gray hair but that's what getting old will do.
I don't know what's next for my hair. I doubt I'll relax again because my 26 week stretch (which is what I used to do religiously) became a 2 year transition. I keep looking at locs but if I can't commit to sitting in a chair for a relaxer, I won't be able to sit in a locticians chair on a regular basis. I'm back to puffs because I'm a creature of habit and I still hate looking like a librarian.
You would really get a laugh if I took a picture of all of the unmarked containers.This made me chuckle.
Thanks so much for the suggestion, but I can't use shea butter at all LOL!! And they put shea butter in everything ! My porosity is so low that a small bit of oil will barely penetrate! That's why I only use AVJ and a tiny bit of CO to moisturize and seal .Do you use Shea butter? Sometimes pure whipped Shea butter can clump and hold twists beautifully.
Picture 1: Without Shea Butter
Is what my hair would always do before I used Shea butter. Unloosening braids was the least of my problems. The real problem were the tangles, and breakage I'd get because the unraveled hair would wrap around the end of the braid creating matted ends.
But, I've discovered even these curls are deadly for me for length retention. The more stretched open my curls, the better. But, that's an all together different topic.
I don't do many oils either. If you are ever in the market to try a new oil though, I have fallen in love with Mane Magic. I get it from Costco but you can get it from Ulta. It is very light, non-greasy and my hair seems to like it. It's not all natural though. Just if you are ever wanting to try something new.Thanks so much for the suggestion, but I can't use shea butter at all LOL!! And they put shea butter in everything ! My porosity is so low that a small bit of oil will barely penetrate! That's why I only use AVJ and a tiny bit of CO to moisturize and seal .
What I do need to do is make FSG!!!! That's what I'm missing!
How I treat my hair like a battered wife. All of this was during the 2 years of wearing wigs. I wouldn't dare run the streets doing this with my hair on display.Girl...and what is battered wife syndrome? Excuse me. I know this is not an, 'Open for discussion thread', but I have issues.
How I treat my hair like a battered wife. All of this was during the 2 years of wearing wigs. I wouldn't dare run the streets doing this with my hair on display.
1. I've been known to wash my hair by smell check or worse seeing gel flakes on my shoulders.
2. I can probably count on my fingers how many times I've worn a bonnet or scarf to bed this year.
3. My hair gets wet every time I get in the shower because of reason 2 but for the most part my moisture regimen is Ecostyler gel.
4. When I detangle I yank (tear) single strand knots and tangles out instead of cutting them.
5. I had the beautician use permanent dye to cover my gray instead of the pounds of henna and indigo sitting in my cabinet.
6. I didn't wear a wig cap for 2 years, which actually probably saved my edges from that 360 degre halo thinning of the edges that you'll see on frequent wig wearers but I still did nothing to protect mine.
I'm sure that I have abused my hair in more ways. The only thing that I have done consistently is make sure my ends were tucked under and not exposed to friction or elements.
Name and shame themSo many of these vendors getting left in 2018.
Name and shame them
What is the consistency of this like? could it replace the apple & sourghum from Bekura?Natures Ego-Was delivered today..
Out of all the scalp growth serums I have every tried,this is still number one for hair growth..It’s my staple..”Fenugreek Serum”
View attachment 439527 Natures Ego”Fenugreek Scalp Serum”
It’s totally different. IMO @Crackers PhinnWhat is the consistency of this like? could it replace the apple & sourghum from Bekura?
It’s totally different. IMO @Crackers Phinn
The bekura is like molasses thick. The serum is thinner. The serum is for growth and the scalp. I only used the oil to seal with or deep condition.