QuoteReplyTopic: Hair ignorant! Posted: July 24 2005 at 2:00pm
Usually, a CO or a CCOWC will eliminate the need for "special products"... but if you need a leave-in, whipped shea butter works really nicely for wavy hair (about a drop, rubbed through palms and stroked through hair). Just melt and mix it until it hardens again.
I have puffy hair syndrome too. I let my hair naturally dry, and when it's "almost" dry and setting into wave, I use just a nickel or dime size squirt of Ouidad Tress Fx Tame gel on my hair to keep the puff down. It's very lightweight and won't weigh your hair down, and let the wave curl without the puff.
Goodluck!
**Hair type: 2a, which is wavy and fine.
**Color: Naturally dark brown, currently dyed reddish brown.
**Length: below shoulder length
Here's what I've decided - I'm going to cut it a little shorter, keeping my layers and thinning out a little from the back so it stays closer to my head rather than a foot away !
Now here's what I need to know from the experts - what products should I use to wash it, dry it, and maintain it... as naturally as possible... I might just straightiron my longish bangs and the front layer that would fall on either side of my face... and leave the rest wavy/curly...
Should I use leave-in conditioner? or some kinda finishing balm?
Make sure that if you do get your hair thinned that you find a stylist
who knows how to do that. I've seen a lot of people post about how they
had a stylist who did not know how to do it right.
Try asking other curly or wavy haired people in your area if they have
had their hair thinned and if so who they went to. Try to get the
stylist's name and not just the salon.
Another option would be to to get some consultations at salons without
getting services done. There might even be some stylists who would let
you watch how they do it on another client with similar hair.
I'd also advise looking through the curly hair board here as well as at
naturallycurly.com and see if maybe someone has reviewed a salon or
stylist near you.
If you're wavy, I would suggest using less shampoo. Perhaps a C-COW-C, or a Conditioner-Only wash.
For more uniform waves, you'll want to NOT brush. Most of all, do not use a brush with flexible hairlike bristles. Use your fingers instead of a comb, whenever possible. The trick is to not break up the "wave pattern".
I think you're making an awesome decision. Going natural-texture will eventually be less time-consuming than not. Be sure before you get your hair thinned though!
Ok so I'm not exactly hair ignorant... but I'm pretty much clueless about hair products and I need some help!
I have wavy Indian black hair, a little lower than shoulder length, cut in layers with a few chin length bangs. When I wash it, it gets frizzy and randomly curly and if I brush it out, the only thing I can do is tie it up. The haircut looks pretty cute when I straight iron my hair. That's pretty much the only way my hair looks good but I'm tired of having to wake up early to straighten it and I prefer to have it look natural but still be able to leave it open.
Here's what I think might be a good idea - and I need advice on it! I'm thinking of getting it thinned out a little bit so there's less volume. After that, I need some advice on what products to use to cut frizz and for it to wave more uniformly rather than anywhere it pleases.
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