1. If you get them: How do you deal with tangles, matting, SSK (single strand knots) dry hair, itchy scalp?
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Lucia SSK's just get cut off. The first time I did it, I was freaked out. But now I have enough hair to just get rid of them
. Finger detangling twice a week helps prevent matting and spraying my hair with water or Phyto daily helps keep hair moist between washings. I don't really try to do much for itching scalp. I take a medication that makes me scratch all the time anyway.
2. How often do you trim, dust or S&D the knots and SSK's only when you need?
I only trim when needed, which is usually 3-4 times per year. I seem to have a SSK at least once a week.
3. What are your staple products and how do you use them?
The only constant all these years as been my GPB (once or twice a week), cassia (every other month), and Wild Growth Oil (sealing every time I wash). I only use sulfate-free shampoos, but the brand switches. I like phytospecific misting spray as a daily refresher, but it's expensive and I mainly only use it when I'm going to roller set my hair.
4. Do you still do wash n go's, what products do you use to get your WnG look?
No more WnG. I think my hair is too big. I have a big head and don't need to draw more attention to it.
5. What's your straight/stretched length now front and back of hair? And what's you goal length or how long will you let your hair grow?
It's MBL length in the front (if that makes sense) and almost exactly at WL in the back. I don't plan on cutting my hair anytime soon. I'll let it grow for as long as it wants to.
6. Has your hair ever been this long before?
Not as an adult. It was about MBL for most of my childhood.
7. For naturals: What do you say to naturals who are getting discouraged and ready to give up on being natural and go back on the creamy crack (relaxers/perms/texturizers)?
NO! I love my natural hair.
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pre_medicalrulz I didn't know I was WL in the back until a week ago and I'm still freaked out. It really renewed my desire to take really good care of my hair. I do suffer from bipolar disorder and I honestly thought I was having one of my vivid medication-induced dreams about growing hair to my waist. Either that or a pure hallucination.
I never thought my hair could actually get this long.
WL Ladies do you get scared someone will cut your hair or something? I've heard stories about kids cutting off ponytails and whatnot but as you get older is this something you still worry about?
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lovebug10 Yes, I do, honestly. I'm also scared of people outside my family and two trusted co-workers finding out how long my hair actually is (I'm a 99% bunner). I don't want the attention nor do I care to hear requests to let it down or come to work with it straightened.
As I've gotten older, my hair has just gotten more personal. I don't really want to let it down for everyone to see. It feels like an intimate part of me that I don't want to share with random people. I only feel safe with LHCF, immediate family, a few friends, and the co-workers I mentioned before.
and have opted for more frequent trims and combing. Basically in an effort to keep the hair from getting matted.
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