improving damaged hair

sherrie215 wrote: Lisa lisa I was not offended by anything you said. I was just commenting based on something you said Everybody I know personally is sorry they got extensions, whether it be weft, or Hairlocs, or GL's, etc................. All I was doing is replying back with my opinion. As I am sure there are many other ladies on this board who dont regret hair extensions.

Me being one of them.
On the contrary. I'm thrilled to death that there even is such a thing. And I'm not even that upset about the damaging aspects of some of them...it's like, live and learn. Same thing with stylists: some are good, some are bad. The only thing I don't like about extensions is the human hair market and the lack of reliably good hair. But extensions themselves and wearing them? They rock. No regrets.

IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW! MY LAST POST WAS FOR LONGERTHANLONG.............

Sorry to sound so brash, but when somebody starts telling you to grow up, and that all you do is whine, well........................ you tend to get a little upset. There was absolutely no reason for longerthanlong to talk to me like that. I too have also tried to help people on this website and given suggestions. It just so happens that I don't have all the experience that some of the other girls do. I'm thinkin I need to just stop coming onto this site. If I can't even express how I feel, without being talked to like that, then I want no part of this site. Thank you Sherry for understanding and not taking offence to my post. I really appreciate all the help you girls have given me, and I hope to God that nobody else see's me as the whinny person that longerthanlong seems to think I am. I for one know how beautiful I felt with hair extensions, and I only wish they would have worked for me. I did have alot of people telling me that Hairloc's were damaging to the hair, HOWEVER, I had just spent $2,000.00 on them and was going to try to make them work in any way that I could. I don't have tons of money to throw away. The only reason I told Joginny to remove the extensions and give her hair a break was because SHE said that they ruined her hair. I can't believe my response turned into such an issue. And I do have several friends that have had different types of extensions in and once they were removed, there was quite a bit of damage, and they too are sad that they can't wear them. You know what?!?!? Whatever works for you!!!!What a day!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Sherry, I think I'm still stunned by that last post by longerthanlong. Man, she sounds really hateful. Anyway, I wish you the best of luck with your hair. It looks beautiful!!

What the****? This has gotten way out of hand.

Lisa, I hope you know that I was not doubting your bad experiences with GLs and Hairlocs--after all, I had bad experiences with them, too! I was just saying that, based on the photos, the damage didn't look too bad. I'm sure if I could see the scalp, the damage would be clearer. Anyway, I explained all of this to you on another thread. But the point is, I don't think anyone here was questioning your motives at all. Why would we? Especially since there have been photo after photo, and post after post, detailing damage from these sorts of methods.

And I don't think Sherrie was denying your experience or being defensive at all either. She was just pointing out that all methods aren't created equal, nor are all clients. As I pointed out in the other thread, there are some methods that I believe are quite gentle, but ideally the best thing for hair is no tension--as well as no hot tools, no bleach, etc. But for me, for example, the damage post-extensions was so horrible that there was no way I could walk around like that. Really. I would've had to have worn a wig or find another method of extensions. I chose the latter, as the original poster, JoginNY, has also chosen.

LongerThenLong: I think you've misinterpreted Lisa's post. I don't think she's angry with the members of the board. We've all been chatting here for a long time and are quite friendly. I do think Lisa is a bit angry, but I can relate to that 100% after having spend thousands of dollars on systems that ruined my hair, too.

:)

Edited to say: I love the kitties, Sher!

staying with the tradition of the board I thought a humorous pic. was in order!

Oh Amm! too funny!

It is hard to convey conversation nuances in text. Someone can write something completely innocent and a reader can mistake it for something else entirely. I, like Sherrie, just wanted to put in my positive 2 cents for extensions. I don't feel defensive about it in the least.
Yes, I probably did take a wrong turn up there...sorry about that. As far as making your existing hair better...it's dead stuff. You can coat it with products to make it feel and behave a little better, but that's about it. Your new hair growth will be a direct reflection of your health, so the advice about nutrition is sound.