Banishing Bad Hair Days since 1997!™
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Never Again!!
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Register Register  Login Login

Never Again!!

 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
deexox View Drop Down
Junior Member
Junior Member


Joined: February 03 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 215
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote deexox Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Never Again!!
    Posted: March 19 2006 at 2:58pm

Last week i got my hair braided. I read on the Grow afro hair long website that you should wash your braids. So i did. As soon as i got home i grabbed some shampoo and smoothered my scalp in shampoo. My mom looked at me and was like "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!! I JUST PAID 80 BUCKS FOR YOU TO GET YOUR HAIR DONE. NOW THE BRAIDS ARE GONNA FALL OUT IN THE SINK" I ignored her and proceeded. That's when disaster struck!!!

I was tring to rinse out the shampoo but it just got even more foamy and wouldn't come out. It took me an hour to get all of it out with a towel and some water.

I then tried to put my hair in a pony tailand towel dried it. WHAT A MESS!! A TANGLED MESS!!!!! It dried but now it's not shiny (regardless of how much spritz and spray i put on it.) Now I have this ugly frizzy flat mess on my hair with braids coming out any whicha-way! UHHHH the worse part is that i have a fashion show and i can't get my hair done for a while... I want to cry.

Hair Type- 4a/b *transitioning front of my head*
Length-ranges from 5-7 inches =)
Products- Garnier Fructis S & S Poo, Lustrasilk Shea Butter Mango Conditioner and Cantu-Leave in =)
Back to Top
Sweet_Ambrosia View Drop Down
Junior Member
Junior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 20 2005
Status: Offline
Points: 160
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Sweet_Ambrosia Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2006 at 7:40pm

Sorry about your experience.

On the growafrohairlong website she mentions a technique when washing braid extentions. Its best to dilute the shampoo with water, instead of directly pouring it on your scalp/braids. This way the shampoo will be easier to rinse out and the braids will stay in better condition.

http://growafrohairlong.com/shampooingnatural.html

*Transitioned Successfully (7-20-05~7-20-07)
*100 Natural~3c/4a
*Hair Goal: WSL *stretched/straighten* '08
Back to Top
kally View Drop Down
Junior Member
Junior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 24 2004
Location: Cincinnati,Oh
Status: Offline
Points: 183
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote kally Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2006 at 7:57pm
I agree. When I had my micros I would take a empty bottle(one with a spout on the end) and put half shampoo then half warm water, shake it up and apply it to my hair like you a mustard to a hot dog. then massage the shampoo in with finger then rinse out. I then would apply a deep conditioner to my hair like you would grease or hair cream let sit for 45 min to a  hour then rinse out. Then apply a spray on leave in then I would wrap my hair in a towel (long hair girl style) then let air dry. People would ask me if I just got my hair rebraided.
"God makes no mistakes" he created you the way you are suppose to be.
Back to Top
deexox View Drop Down
Junior Member
Junior Member


Joined: February 03 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 215
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote deexox Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2006 at 8:21pm
It looks like different braids alright! lol....It's stringy and stuff...I think after i'm done with these, I am sticking to cornrows.
Hair Type- 4a/b *transitioning front of my head*
Length-ranges from 5-7 inches =)
Products- Garnier Fructis S & S Poo, Lustrasilk Shea Butter Mango Conditioner and Cantu-Leave in =)
Back to Top
Renata22 View Drop Down
Junior Member
Junior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 17 2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 317
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Renata22 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2006 at 9:44pm

I'm sure they didn't say you had to wash your braids THAT DAY. If you had washed your hair the day before (or even the day of, right before going to the salon), you probably wouldn't have had to wash them again for a week.

Hair type: who knows?
Length: 23 inches as of 3/10/06
MY HAIR IS OFFICIALLY BRA STRAP LENGTH!!
Goal: Waist Length, which is only 30 inches so
ADVISE ME ON HOW TO GET JUST 7 MORE INCHES OF GROWTH!
Back to Top
cmesweet View Drop Down
Elite Member
Elite Member
Avatar

Joined: March 31 2004
Status: Offline
Points: 2085
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cmesweet Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2006 at 9:11am
I agree with everyone else. First, you just had the braids put in so there was no need to wash them. Secondly, when you go to sites about caring for hair please read the directions.  The lady on the site does wash the braids but she also has a technique and a video to keep them looking good at the same time.
Natural
BC May 9, 2004

Back to Top
Champagne_Wishe View Drop Down
Junior Member
Junior Member
Avatar

Joined: March 14 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 196
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Champagne_Wishe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2006 at 12:14pm
Ouch Dee.  Sorry that you had to go through this.  But now you know that you should never put shampoo full strength on your scalp while in braids.  For one, it will be harder to rinse out and make your hair drier than before. 
Back to Top
deexox View Drop Down
Junior Member
Junior Member


Joined: February 03 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 215
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote deexox Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2006 at 1:57pm
Yeah, I should have read the directions -_- But at least the braids are looking better. I put moose on them and they look shiny and full again.
Hair Type- 4a/b *transitioning front of my head*
Length-ranges from 5-7 inches =)
Products- Garnier Fructis S & S Poo, Lustrasilk Shea Butter Mango Conditioner and Cantu-Leave in =)
Back to Top
Phoenix1017 View Drop Down
Junior Member
Junior Member
Avatar

Joined: February 13 2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 161
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Phoenix1017 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2006 at 7:10pm

Sorry about that, but like they said, it is best to dillute the shampoo.

Glad they are looking great again.

My Hair Site
Copy site: http://phoenix1017.sitesled.com

Current Length:32"
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down