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How important is hair grease?

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Topic: How important is hair grease?
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Subject: How important is hair grease?
Date Posted: June 03 2001 at 11:43pm
A friend of mine has long, thick, bouncy hair. I asked her how she achieved this look and she told me that she never greases her scalp. So this got me to thinking, how important is hair grease? What will happen if we don`t put grease in our hair? Besides not being as shiny couldn`t we just substitute that with oils?


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Posted By: energy
Date Posted: June 06 2001 at 3:08pm
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Demi originally wrote:
A friend of mine has long, thick, bouncy hair. I asked her how she achieved this look and she told me that she never greases her scalp. So this got me to thinking, how important is hair grease? What will happen if we don't put grease in our hair? Besides not being as shiny couldn't we just substitute that with oils?
It all depends on your hair texture, some people like grease because it gives a nice shine and maintains frizz etc. I used all types of grease on my hair for the longest time and it can give your hair a "healthy" look. But just recently I learned that too much grease can clog follicles and keep my hair from growing. I have found now with my natural hair an oil is best. Stay away from oils and grease with petroluem ormineral oil base. Good luck!

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Posted By: Shevette
Date Posted: June 18 2001 at 5:31pm
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quote:
Demi originally wrote:
A friend of mine has long, thick, bouncy hair. I asked her how she achieved this look and she told me that she never greases her scalp. So this got me to thinking, how important is hair grease? What will happen if we don't put grease in our hair? Besides not being as shiny couldn't we just substitute that with oils?
I stopped putting stuff in my hair when I was in high school b/c I didn`t want to weigh it down or have a greasy look. The result was very dry and damaged hair that sure looked good b/c of hair appointments, haircuts/trims, and sheen spray. Later I, too, found that it was the petroleum based products that coat the hair and weigh it down. The last decent product I tried was B&B Castor Oil. There may be better products on the market, but you want lighter oils to keep your hair healthy. Read the labels!

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