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    Posted: August 10 2005 at 9:18am
I read somewhere that you can never obtain long hair if you start growing it with hair that is not healthy.  Lord knows I've tried and it just starts to look really bad, so I just got a big haircut.  I have lots of old color that I am trying to cut out.  My hair is still very dry at the ends.  
I read about the problems with product build up, but I need to put some product in my hair otherwise its very 'fuzzy' and limp and flyaway.  I have used Nexxus leave in conditioners, but think it may be causing the buildup I read about.

1. What can I use as a leave in, that will not be harmful to my hair?
2. Should  I use shea butter and where can I get some to use as a leave in.  Do I use "straight" shea butter or do I need to combine it with other things?  Will shea butter make my hair healthier?
3.  Can I just use a very small amount  of my deep conditioner as a leave in?

Please help, any advice would be great.  I really want long hair, but more importantly I want "healthy" long hair.

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I dont know much myself,as I'm still learning.But Alot of people here use an ACV( or apple cider vinegar rinse) to get rid of buildup.One of the women on here has a great site for haircare dealing with growing and maintaining longhair.Here is a link to her site.You should definitely check it out

http://anaissatin.freespaces.com/

 

 

 

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Here again, I'm no expert and others around here are much better, but I'll add my two cents and then let others agree or disagree.  From what I understand, the Apple Cider Vinegar and water rinse is to remove hard water buildup.  We have a water softener so we haven't really seen the benefits of using an ACV rinse, but if you have hard water, you could more than likely benefit from the ACV rinse.  As far as removing buildup from products, use of a clarifying shampoo or clarifying conditioner once a week should be sufficient.  We use products in Jennifer's (pictured) hair a couple times a week.  Because of her job, we wash her hair (conditioner only) almost on a daily basis.  The frizz-down products ... we use Pantene, V05, and Thermasilk products ... smooth her hair nicely so we use them as we want.  We also use Pantene deep conditioner a couple times a week because it leaves her hair feeling nice.  The clarifying conditioner we use removes any residue from these products so we don't see the harm in using them as we wish.  Again, this isn't the voice of an expert, but what we've been doing with Jennifer's hair seems to be working.  We're always up for learning new tricks from this forum; it's been of great help to us.

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Hi Akasara,

With the shea butter, it might be too sticky to use if it isn't melted and whipped. You'll want to get a hold of refined shea, and some jojoba oil to reduce the stickiness, melt the shea and add the jojoba. (I am not at home right now and don't have the recipe-- remind me to add it later! I think it would be 3 parts shea to 1 part jojoba) Keep stirring for the next few hours until you get a creamy texture. Eventually it will have the consistency of frosting, then a thick dough, when you can put it in a container. A little bit goes a long way when using shea for hair. Best of luck

Anais

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