QuoteReplyTopic: I need advice Posted: January 12 2000 at 4:27am
Using a comb or brush depends on how thick your hair is and it's texture. I use a very wide toothed comb to detangle and comb my product through. Then I carefully brush just the surface of my hair with a brush (boar's bristle, but if you have fine hair you can use a baby's brush) to get it in the direction I want like a side or middle part or straight back. The Parvenue conditioner is not a thick pomade. It is creamy and not greasy at all. I put in a few drops of oil and Citre Shine hair polisher for sheen. Pomades just lie on top of my hair like bad lard. The shampoo I use looks alot like Castile soap. The people at Cornrows & Co did not specify what the natural soap base was, but I think that's it. Depending on your hair's length ( mine is about 4-5 inches in the front including new growth and 4-3 inches in the back...bad relaxer breakage), the silk or satin scarf trick will lay the hair flat and it will form waves. It works for me. Experiment and let me know the outcome.
Do I comb or brush the hair to make the waves. My husband says that you have to use thick dukes pomade, and brush it while it's wet. I was told that you shouldn't brush wet hair. I want to grow my hair out to long lengths. How can I do that if I brush it while it's wet. Do you hot oil your hair? Is your natural soap a bar of soap for the hair?
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The stuff I use is not greasy and I shampoo my hair every other day (or try to), and rinse it to wet it at night. If you sweat alot (I don't) you might want to try rinsing your hair at night, not shampooing as I find that the suds from regular shampoos are drying to my type of hair. The shampoo I'm currently using is a "homemade blend" from a local natural haircare salon called "Cornrows & Co" with some oils and shea butter in what they call a "natural soap". I've only been using this for about a couple of weeks or so, but so far so good. Also, working with wet or damp hair helps the waves to set better. But if you already sweat alot, you should be used to frequent washings.
I sometimes use a pomad and tie my hair down, but it's greasy and I don't like the smell. I have to wash it like everyday. Do you? Also, what about sweat. I just started to walk in the mornings, and I sweat a a lot, really a lot in my head. How do I take care of that?
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I'm growing out my relaxer and the www.naturallycurly.com site is great for ideas. I recently bought Parnevu leave-in conditioner. I mixed that with Citrishine Hair Polisher and some hair oil (it's African Pride). I put that on my wet hair and tie it down with a scarf. I usually do this at night. In the morning, I have soft, shiny waves. I have extremely dry hair and so far this is working for me. I have about 3 inches of new growth.
> Shea butter> I've been reading posts about this miraculous stuff. I> know it's good for the hair. How do you use it. What> do you mix it with, in what concentrations, do you use> it on wet, or dry hair? I want to get some, but can't> justify the cost if I don't know how to use it.> And i see oils listed here, which is best for my> natural african hair. I want it to grow out, but it's> so dry, and it's short(1 inch). WHat can I use on it?> Please give me advice> Someone help me please.Hi I saw your post and I had to answer your plea. I don't use shea butter (yet) but I too have African American hair so I thought maybe I could tell you some of the other things I do to keep my hair moisturized. By the way you might want to head over to naturallycurly.com . They have a chat board where people from all over share ideas about dealing with curly hair.to keep my hair moisturized I wash it with either a very mild shampoo or an extra moisturizing one. I don't like to buy a lot of products so I try and make use of what I have. I have just recently been trying the hot oil with olive oil treatment. I put it in my my hair while it is dry and then put a hot towel (from the dryer). I let that sit for 10-15 min. then I wash it out add a heavy conditioner (not all the time) and comb out. After I comb out I add some hair oil that my sister made me. It's really eay it has jojoba oil, rosemary oil, lanolin and coconut oil in it. I put this stuff of everyday.Head over to naturally curly though and see what they have to say. There are a lot of women growing out their relaxers and sharing that information. Web site below.
Shea butterI've been reading posts about this miraculous stuff. I know it's good for the hair. How do you use it. What do you mix it with, in what concentrations, do you use it on wet, or dry hair? I want to get some, but can't justify the cost if I don't know how to use it.And i see oils listed here, which is best for my natural african hair. I want it to grow out, but it's so dry, and it's short(1 inch). WHat can I use on it?Please give me adviceSomeone help me please.
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