Any do-it-yourself-ers on the boar?

Hey all...I'm new around here but I wanted to know who else on here is a fan of taking their hair matters into their own hands? My hair NEVER looks as good and is as healthy as when I do it myself and I haven't gone to a salon on a regular basis for over 10 years. I leave it as a back up for when I feel lazy to do my hair myself or if I want a special style hooked up.


I have dreadlocks now but when I used to be relaxed I would go to the salon for a relaxer once every 3-4 months and that was IT.


Who else is on the self care bandwagon and what type of hair do you have (natural, relaxed, braids or dreds)?

Hi Princess!

So they have absolutly no idea what's causing it? I have a friend who's going through the same thing. She has a little bald spot going on in the top of her head. I think she said they gave her some steroid creme to rub on it. She was taking a few months recently to plan her wedding. I think that might have been it...the stress.

Have you been ill recently or stressed about something?

Stress made my hair thin out a lot a few years ago too.

What's your plan to get your hair back on track?

Hmm....that is strange. Are you relaxed or natural? 

O.k...I'm looking now :)

Edited to add:

And I'm back. I can see it. Sometimes I wonder what doctors are good for. You have all those tests and they can't find anything.

You have very nice hair. You are definately a Type 2. It seems like the thinning is concentrated at the top of your head. I have an aunt who has this but she's always been like that. Her hair also never grows long like yours
I hope the mega-tek works for you. I'd love to hear your review after a few months.




Edited by Gldspoon - September 27 2008 at 8:00pm

Hi Gldspon,

i tried to view your picts princess and its pass protected. I do my own hair. I think its important to know how to do your hair. If your hair is thinning sometimes it comes from our DNA. I have not yet found someone to do my hair the way I do hair so I do my own hair. You have to be careful who you let do your hair! They may take your hair out!

^^^^ i know! you will be surprised. i have had someone tell me that when they started going to a salon their hair was long and healthy and they noticed after the stylist started doing their hair it started breaking off and it was damaged. i do want to inform you that some stylist will take your hair out just for you to keep coming back to them. its real and you have to be aware! there are some stylist who can create a beautiful style but  your hair will be damaged and they dont care because they want your $. Not trying to put ppl on blast but even when i went to hair school there were some girls I wouldnt ever let them touch my weave not alone my hair. they dont clean their instruments and they are nasty! be careful!

That's why I don't go to salons...the ones I've been to, they're too rough on my hair and use products that aren't good for my hair. And I don't have that kind of money to be spending on that when you can easily do it yourself