Pros:
Not having to hear all that jibber jabber about your hair texture (I have very kinky 4a4b)
Not having to wonder what's REALLY in that tub or bottle
Being in control
Avoiding burns
Using your own products that you already know work well
Taking your time neutralizing, no need to rush
Taking your time conditioning, no need to rush
Using your own clean combs, towels
Making an honest attempt not to overlap
Smoothing to your desired degree of straightness
Also, I've gotten somewhat neurotic over rather bizarre things over the time I've been on LHCF, and I just don't want to deal with explaining to anyone the half of it.
Cons:
Setting up your mirrors so you can see the back of your head
Not having that high pressure salon sprayer to rinse
Having to relax in sections because you're too slow to do your whole head at once
I think it was Londondiva who said "If anyone is going to jack up my hair, it's going to be me." That's pretty much sums up my feelings, I still desire the whole salon experience with the pampering, but I just did my hair myself this morning for church tomorrow and it has never looked better coming from a salon, and I am sure it is well conditioned and moisturized from root to tip, and it was not abused with high heat or rough combing to achieve the style. Doesn't get any better than that, you can't pay somebody to care for your hair, I wished you could, but you can't.