Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud

[choctaw]

I use oil rinse with moisturizing conditioners to wash out ayurvedic pastes. Protein conditioners are excellent for co-washes.

 

[MsDee14]

I miss my hair when I put it in a protective style..but retwisting or braiding nightly, is not the business!

 

[virtuenow]

NappyNelle eh, I postponed to tonight! Try and get back tomorrow. Glad yours turned out good. Hopefully you'll post pics somewhere?!

 

[naija24]

looking high and low across the internets but i can't find any website, article or blog about how to texlax short hair. is it just impossible?

 

[bhndbrwneyes]

sitting under my Pibbs with 3 different DC's in my hair lol. I hope there is no such thing as too much DC? I was just too excited to try out 2 of my new DCs and then I needed to use up my stash on my old one.

 

[myronnie]

I'm obsessed with this wig...
I got so many compliments..and the guys went cray
Great option to my twa on days I want to diva out!

I had to layer it up though..falls really nicely

 

[veesweets]

After today's wash day my hair felt horrible and was breaking like crazy. Had to pull out one of my tried and true favorites to revive my hair. I want to give this product one more chance by using it a different way before I call it a miss but ain't nobody got time for an avoidable setback!

 

[Kurlee]

I'm so lazy with my hair. I'm at a standstill. I'm doing something wrong because my hair is stuck at BSL, but it's growing. I think the test spots of the Arosci Restructuring Treatment have caused a little breakage. That is the only thing that has changed in my regimen over the past year.

 

[Kurlee]

ACV rinses are the TRUTH!

 

[SuchaLady]

Time for some new products. Thinking of Kinky Curly Knot Today as a leave in for starters.

 

[Tonto]

My lace front came in the mail today. I am so happy I use to watch FabulosityIsMe for her tips and tricks on wigs OMG! I cut the lace kinda good, left some leave out and trying to lay it down with some gel. I removed some hair with some tweezers and put some foundation on the part so it looks natural. Mehn it kinda looks decent

 

[AlliCat]

Havent been impressed with any leave ins since NTM disappeared. So made my own tonight with conditioner, water, tea tree oil and jbco. So far so good but the real test will be how my hair feels in the a.m.

 

[hnntrr]

I am going to miss all this hair when i take it out .

 

[DivineNapps1728]

I miss my hair already, but with a winter storm coming flat ironing & wet bunning are out of the question, so this sew-in must stay put.

Protective styling is overrated.

I should have made a small plait in the back that I could take down and play with when the urge hit.

 

[Blessed&higlyflavoured]

I used to wet style my hair. It's coming back to haunt me as some of the strands are split so badly it looks like a cat o nine tails. the mid shaft splits are so bad it looks like a curly wurly chocolate bar. Time for a hard trim. Although in the plus side, the damage is limited to the last 1- 1.5 inches before stopping suddenly, meaning whatever i'm doing now is working.

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

Haven't washed my hair in 3 weeks. If things don't slow down for me soon this week, its going to be 4 weeks. smh

 

[LivingDoll]

looking high and low across the internets but i can't find any website, article or blog about how to texlax short hair. is it just impossible?

@naija24...texlaxing is just intentionally underprocessing a relaxer. The idea is to texturize the strands just enough to allow for easier manipulation and decreased frizziness. The length of hair isn't really a concern because you're smoothing and not combing (hope that makes sense). You just need to focus on not overlapping any area where you've applied relaxer previously.

When I was a texlaxer I would add a teaspoon of EVOO to my relaxer and apply it to my hair all over with my fingers. I would work it through with my fingers, and NOT a comb. I would also rinse it out before the recommended processing time. There's really nothing to it.

Did you do a LHCF search? There should be a million threads on it. Here's a good one:

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=131009&highlight=texlax*

 

[AlliCat]

I <3 flexi rods.

 

[tapioca_pudding]

I'm currently a bit obsessed with Erica Mena's hair color. IwantIwantIwantIwant.

 

[ThatJerseyGirl]

i think i have buyers' remorse. i purchased the Alter Ego Linange Shea Butter Texturizer along with their neutralizing conditioner. i was hyped about getting it, but now, i've had a change of heart.....oh gawd....

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

wrong thread

 

[pre_medicalrulz]

haha...........

 

[faithVA]

I am so glad that my moisture regimen is working. But dang, now I have serious hih Maybe in 3 more months it will be long enough to twist up and leave it.

 

[ScorpioBeauty09]

Can't wait until I wash my hair Thursday. I was supposed to do it last Thursday but I've been so busy I honestly did not feel up to it.

I'm going to try Tresemme's Platinum Strengthening Shampoo and DC treatment. Hope there's enough in the itty bitty bottle it comes in. If I like the DC I'll just get the regular conditioner.

 

[myronnie]

I keep forgetting my naturelle grow comes tomorrow!!!!

 

[virtuenow]

NappyNelle, my curlformers set turned out pretty nice-- posted pics in everyday hair. It also took me about 3hours. I used big sections and ran out of curformers. So when I got to the front, I borrowed from the back. Safe to say those sections weren't dry yet. I guess I need about 20more to do my whole head. I can cut my time by doing smaller sections.

However, I'm worried that this style is too much manipulation w/dragging the wand through my hair. My scalp is a little sore, hmph.

 

[NappyNelle]

virtuenow I feel the same way! My scalp was pretty tender by the time I finished and my curls only lasted 1 day. (I should have checked the forecast! ) I will check out your pics.

 

[hnntrr]

My twists are slippin. Fast. I asked her not to do them too tight which was great, but its not even been a full week (a full week will be tomorrow) and most of the twists on my head have slipped down my NG about a 1/2 an inch some almost a whole inch. And this is on most of my head.

Should I retwist my entire head? I have washed my hair twice due to itching. Once with ACV to get the itchy chemicals off. And again last night because it was itchy. I know washing it can contribute to that. But its been continually slipping even when I pull it back into a pony tail. Is this normal? Did she not twist them tight enough? I am worried they will only last two weeks instead of the intended 3-4. My ng is way softer than it normally is so maybe thats the problem? I duno. I also dont know where to post this so I apologize in advance.

 

[virtuenow]

@NappyNelle it may be more work than what it's worth. I really just wanted to stretch my hair- but I think it would be eaisier and much more gentle to do a tension blow out. I am trying to baby my hair this time around to reach maximum lengths. It is very important to me that I get my manipulation down! This thing is serious. I will probably do it again-- since I can actually wear the style-- but I have to get the technique down- and definitely more rollers. ETA: what did you do when your curls fell? I used curly pudding so some curls are a bit crisp. I will not use a setting product again b/c I like my hair soft at all times!

 

[SuchaLady]

I struggle with seeing length when all my hair is in my ponytail. Anyone know what I mean? My ponytail ends up being more thick than long. And I have a decent amount of length. I did a test drive with half my hair and that ponytail was longer than my pony with all my hair. #ColorMeConfused