THANK YOU!!!!!!

Hello Everyone!!,I just wanted to send a heart felt thank you to all the wounderful people out there!! Thank You!! Ive been out of work for over a year now. (Im a hairstylist.) And its been a pretty tough year for me. This board has been a God send for me because I realy miss all my clients and coworkers!! When I read the things that you write about it helps me get through those realy though days. Sometimes when I respond to a question or give my opionon Im always afraid someone is going to yell or be mean. But you all are so wounderful and let people state there views whatever they may be. Even if they are heated dicussions. I have learned a lot from all the views here and your advise. Its nice to know what others think and feel about hair. Ive learned so much more (in other ways) here about people then just standing behind my chair. (It sometimes easier to learn the technical part of being a stylist. Its the personal side of people that is truly the harder but most rewarding part of being a stylist.) Because your more open and honest then you might be if you were in a salon!So thank you for being there and please keep up the good work! You dont realize how many people out there you(touch or) help eveyday! Im one of those People!Very gratful to all of you,Happy Heathy Hair,Diane K.

Hi, Diane K.!I wanted to say thans to you. I have read some of your posts here and in Hair Politics and have to say that you're definitely one of the "professional" hair stylists and a very sensitive person.I also agree with you that Hair Boutique is a lovely place to visit and "meet" some good folks who have a rather uncanny knack of agreeing to disagree at times and enjoy each other immensely. The world could learn an excellent lesson.I saw your question about boar bristle brushes. I just wanted to add a few things. Be EXTREMELY patient and careful when using this type of brush. Take your time in going through your hair and genuinely decide whether the brush is for your hair. As Jennifer J. mentioned, you can really cause damage to your hair depending on the type of hair you have and how you brush. Do not worry about how often or when you brush. You might even decide to use a boar only occassionally.I also wanted to say that after you wash the brush, you should notice a rather strange smell. Something like a cross between wet wool and maybe something that died. That's natural boar bristles for you. Try to let your brush dry completely over night. If you notice that the brush is still damp, get a blowdryer and dry the brush the rest of the way. A friend of mine told me to be sure and do this because sometimes an excessive amount of bacteria will develop.I also wanted to mention the Porcupine Brush to you. I think I noted this previously. I started using one about three months ago. It is by Conair and is a cross between a boar and paddle type brush. It is an excellent "happy medium" between the two brushes. The boar gets to your scalp and the paddle part helps to maintain the style or natural flow of your hair. It's anywhere from $5-$7 at a drug or department store. I use the brush in the evening for "core brushing." I style with a straight paddle.Take care and continue to post...All the Best,Jade21> I just wanted to send a heart felt thank you to all> the wounderful people out there!! Thank You!! Ive been> out of work for over a year now. (Im a hairstylist.)> And its been a pretty tough year for me. This board> has been a God send for me because I realy miss all my> clients and coworkers!! When I read the things that> you write about it helps me get through those realy> though days. Sometimes when I respond to a question or> give my opionon Im always afraid someone is going to> yell or be mean. But you all are so wounderful and let> people state there views whatever they may be. Even if> they are heated dicussions. I have learned a lot from> all the views here and your advise. Its nice to know> what others think and feel about hair. Ive learned so> much more (in other ways) here about people then just> standing behind my chair. (It sometimes easier to> learn the technical part of being a stylist. Its the> personal side of people that is truly the harder but> most rewarding part of being a stylist.) Because your> more open and honest then you might be if you were in> a salon!> So thank you for being there and please keep up the> good work! You dont realize how many people out there> you(touch or) help eveyday! Im one of those People!> Very gratful to all of you,> Happy Heathy Hair,> Diane K.

> To Diane K,> I would like to thank you for 'thinking' enough to> thank the fine people of the THB namely Karen and Jeff> for their untiring efforts to have a first class site!> thank you!William,You are so right about Karen and Jeff!!And Kudos to you also William!!Diane K.