I pulled this from my post on BHM about swimming and caring for your hair.. HTH
Tips for swimming:
Pull your hair into a ponytail. ETA:
Braid the ponytail in a loose braid. Use a holder or barrette to keep
the braid from coming loose.. This will keep your hair under control and help minimize tangles and matting.
Rinse your hair THOROUGHLY with fresh water before you get in the pool/ocean. Your hair is a sponge, and it will absorb the fresh water which will help to minimize the amount of pool/salt water that the hair shaft will absorb.
If you will not be washing your hair IMMEDIATELY after swimming (sun bathing, etc), rinse your hair thoroughly when you get out of the water.. I usually follow-up by smoothing a moizturizing or leave-in conditioner on my hair, combing it through and putting the hair
back in a ponytail. (you don't have to use an expensive conditioner for
this.. an inexpensive conditioner (like Suave) will do)
Use a good clarifying shampoo such as Nexxus Aloe Rid after swimming. This shampoo will remove the chlorine and salt from the hair shaft. Follow up with your regular shampoo and conditioning routine..
Edited by Divavocals - April 04 2008 at 12:23pm
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i'm gonna wear my hair down more now that it is warming up...yeahhh!
I'm lucky I get to live in Florida, but anyway I probably will make a change with my hairstyle for the spring anyway... can't really figure out what I'm going to do yet. My son has been asking me to braid him up to... he's trying to grow his out to. We'll see, I don't want him getting any negative looks because of a hairstyle. Things you have to think about down here in FLorida....
Hey, you guys probably seen this question a lot of times, but can I wash my micros? They used human hair and I was wondering will the hair get tangled or anything like that??
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Hey girls. I have a confession...I took out my micros! After sitting in the hair shop for like 10 hours and two weeks of micros, I had to take them out. What a bad experience. I know they call micros...micros but damn, the braids were too small. It was like she took small sections and attached a lot of hair on top of my hair. My micros were falling out on their own. I was so afriad of losing my hair at the edges, so I took a day off work and got rid of them f**kers lol. $120 down the drain and my hair is a hot mess. I'm thinking about going to the shop when I get paid and just get a treatment, cut and style. Sounds like a good idea? I guess so
to the girl who did my hair
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I'm so sorry that happened to you. How much cutting do you plan on doing? When you say falling out do you mean it was taking your hair out with it too? If so that is horrible. I'm sorry you were not satified with them, I've never had microbraids.
Would you feel comfortable telling the stylist about the end results of your braids? I think she should know.
Hey cmesweet. My hair feel out with the braid lol. I almost cried but I'm blessed that I was able to take all the braids out without losing my hair line. I would confront her but I don't want to get angry with her because I'm very sensitive with my hair.
I just plan on getting a trim and style. Nothing dramatic, but I also want a little bang. I am saying goodbye to extensions...but might go for starightbacks here and there.
I do appreciate the advice you have given me. I'm so glad that I became a member of HB.com
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Godsflowerrr wrote:
I'm thinking about going to the shop when I get paid and just get a treatment, cut and style. Sounds like a good idea? I guess so
to the girl who did my hair
