QuoteReplyTopic: whats your hair routine Posted: February 19 2007 at 5:47pm
what do ya'll do with your hair on a daily basis? wud luv ta no cuz yall got da prettiest hair. :)
well to get the thread going i usually condition my hair with whatever is in the shower. comb while soaking wet. scrunch barely.put my hair in two sides;one over each shoulder. with one side comb again, then rake and scrunch in carrot-tea-tree-oil and repeat on other side.then when all the oil is in put a tad of gell on hand and rub palms together to get it all over my hands. then press firmly down in the top layer from roots to tips.(do this with oil first) then scrunch to get rid of excess moisture then air dry.
Edited by SugarCube - February 19 2007 at 5:50pm
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When I do the right thing, I pre-treat with jojoba oil on my ends, wash with Dove shampoo, and condition iwth Dove, combing the conditioner through the hair in the shower. I dab a little oil on my ends and wrap my hair in a towel for a while. After that, a short towel dry and comb thru with a wide tooth comb and braid however I feel that day.
Now, on a busy day......
quick wash and condition, towel dry and tie it in a knot on top of my head. It looks alot like a loose bun. No comb, no brush, no nothing. I've been known to go in the shower and be out of the door in 10 minutes.
Jen, (1a/f/ii)
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Non-wash day: comb out for a few minutes, then braid. At the end of day, remove braid. About 10 minutes total.
Wash-Day: Center part head (bring forward of shoulders), detangle with comb then brush, wet, lather scalp w/diluted sham, rinse, repeat, condish... at conclusion of shower, rinse thoroughly, squeeze out excess water, diluted vinegar rinse (allow to run through for a coupla minutes), squeeze out excess, then detangle and braid. The total "hair" time on wash day is about 45 minutes.
Usually a couple of days afterwards, I rub about 5-6 drops of jojoba into my hair (avoiding the first 6 inches or so), this takes maybe 5 minutes.
I actually have several variations of what I do on a daily basis, depending on how my hair is behaving, the weather, how I want to fix it that particular day, etc.
short version:
dampen hair all over with water/lime juice mixture, scrunch, add some aloe vera gel to touch up if necessary, air dry.
or
wet all hair under tub faucet, condition length only, rinse, wrap in towel, air dry touching as little as possible, smooth on some aloe gel, spritz a bit with lime/water.
I don't ever wash my hair (or use the second option above) just before going somewhere, unless I'm putting it up somehow. I usually wash it at night so it has time to dry and apply gel and all that. I only wash it in the morning if I'll be staying home for a while. My hair is definetly not "wash-n-go".
Every other night I wash my hair with diluted shampoo, then condition
sometimes with cones, sometimes not. On days I am good I then
rinse with diluted vinegar.
After its mostly dry, I run my seamless comb through it, then braid it
and go to bed. I always sleep in a braid or it tangles like
crazy. Each morning I oil if its after a wash night, then brush
and style it, and thats about all.
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Hmm...Lately I have been washing my hair about every 4-5 days.
Here's the routine I've been using-
- detangle, wet, and wash with a solution of 3/4 cup water with a full-dosage of shampoo and a half-dosage of cone-free Suave conditioner
- rinse with lukewarm or cool water, scritch a little bit on the scalp with the same chisel comb
-apply Dove Moisturizing conditioner and comb it through, rinse with lukewarm or cool water
- air dry and use a microfiber supertowel, gently comb hair about every 10 minutes until fairly dry (wet-combing)
I've found that using this Dove shampoo makes my hair seem to "flow" better. I used to be exclusively CO.
Other than that washing routine, I just put it up in a bun, braid it back, or wear it down on most days.
Hi - It's been a while, sorry i have been completely bogged down with exams and school work... anywho... back to my question... I have had my hair in a normal plait everyday and have only taken it down in the morning and evening to brush then put it back in a plait, i was wondering if it damages the hair to have it permenantly tied up in a plait or any other style? Thanks, Callie
I have had my hair in a normal plait everyday and have only taken it down in the morning and evening to brush then put it back in a plait, i was wondering if it damages the hair to have it permenantly tied up in a plait or any other style?
Only if you're doing it in the same place every time, or if you're tying it up in a way that stresses your hair. It's rare for women with extreme lengths to ever wear their hair down.
I agree with the idea of having to change up the ponytail every once in a while. i never noticed until I started styling my daughter's hair. She would get breaks if i kept her pigtails in the same place.
I even try to part her hair differrently as well. Sometimes on the side, sometimes many ponies, sometimes the zigzag. It has made a difference.
Jen, (1a/f/ii)
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I wash and condition my hair with Sunsilk shampo(orange repair and protect bottle) and Sunsilk conditioner for dyed and damaged hair(old bottle I've had for a while, it's pink) every two to three days.
If I blowdry and straighten it I use Tresseme Heat Protectant before blowdrying and Andrew Collinge heat protectant for long hair on each section as I straighten.
If I want curly/wavy hair, I wash and condition as normal then scrunch any excess water out with my towel and make sure not to wrap my hair up. I then use Umberto Gianini Curl Friends scrunching gel to enhance and smooth out the wave formation. Once it's dried it doesn't look wet or feel sticky so it's pretty good.
Between times if I'm just in the house I scrape all of my hair back into a high ponytail with my BBB and use a very thick hair-bobble to tie it back to avoid damage. I just leave it there until it needs rebrushed and I sleep with it like this too, unless it's straight, in which case I'll hold the shorter bits back with grips and keep the length in a loose ponytail.
Every month or so I deep condition with Charles Worthington Leave in. I let it sit for a day or two and then wash as normal. About a week or so later I need to clarify and I use Vosene Original to do this and don't use the curling gel so I've got a big wavy thing on my head lol.
If I'm feeling guilty about my hair after clarifying, I might go cone-free for a while and to do that I use Tescos Jojoba and Balsam shampoo and conditioner for dry and damaged hair.
I don't colour my hair anymore(I've had alot of colour experiences lol). The colour starts at about my ears but the last dye I used was close to my natural colour so there's no seam. If I want a colour change I use clip in human hair extensions. I have dark brown, purple and blonde so far.
Hope that's not too complicated!
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I wash every other day. This is what I do on wash days...
I get up in the morning and comb through with my Madora comb. In the shower I wet down my hair, then apply Matrix Amplify conditioner to the length to protect it from the shampoo. Then I shampoo my scalp with Biolage Color Care Shampoo because it is a very gentle shampoo. I rinse, then apply L'Anza Be Long conditioner to the length (This is my all-time favorite conditioner, but they've stopped making it....I have one bottle left in reserve). I leave this conditioner on while I'm washing the rest of me, then I rinse it out.
Out of the shower, I spray on some GM detangler and comb through. I put my hair up in a micro-fiber turbine while shaving (it seems to absorb a lot of the water.) Then I let my hair down again and apply a little L'Anza leave-in protector (I love this stuff). During work days, I try to let my hair air-dry for at least 40 minutes, then I finish with a blow-dryer (I feel I should point out that my dryer uses infrared heat, so it dries the hair from the inside, instead of from the outside. It's made a big difference in our hair.)
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I wash my hair every day to every two days - I guess my average would be once every 1.25 days, to tell the truth. I wash it in warm water first, then use Sunsilk Volumising Shampoo, then rinse it out with cool water. Then I use Sunsilk Volumising Conditioner, then rinse that out with cool water. Then I make the water as cold as I can stand for the final rinse, then squeeze some of the excess water out of my hair. Spray detangling spray through (not sure of the brand) and comb out tangles. Then I leave it alone until it's completely dry, and brush it with my boar-bristle brush. I plait it before going to bed, too, as long as it's completely dry. Otherwise I get the most horrific knots in the morning.
If I don't wash my hair one day, I un-plait it in the mornings, brush it gently, put it into a ponytail (or leave it out, occasionally) and leave it alone for the rest of the day.
Once a week I wash it in plain water, no shampoo, to help get rid of buildup from my shampoo, conditioner, and detangling stuff.
Sunsilk probably isn't the best for my hair, I know, but I can't find any of the good stuff where I live, and it does work.
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