Help needed for new natural hair convert
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Topic: Help needed for new natural hair convert
Posted By: SharronH
Subject: Help needed for new natural hair convert
Date Posted: October 07 2001 at 4:31am
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I`ve just gone natural. I grew out the relaxer over 10 months by wearing braids. I took a deep breath and removedt my braids last night. My new natural hair is about 4-5 inches long. I washed it with Creme of Nature. Conditioned with ORS Mayo and sat under drier for 15 mins and then applied ORS tea-tree leave in conditioner and ORS shea butter. I then twisted my hair and let it dry naturally. This morning my hair is dry as a bone and has shrunk by about 50%. My hair has soaked up all the products including the shea butter. Can any one recommend a good product for dry, dense porous natural hair like mine before I run out and buy a wig or worse still run to hairdressers and get my hair relaxed. I`d appreciate your suggestions. |
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Posted By: au nat
Date Posted: October 07 2001 at 3:33pm
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We have similar stories as I have done the same for the same amount of time. My first question is how long is your hair now? perm and new growth? The first thing that you may want to do is to clip your ends or have someone do them for you. In addition it is very important at this stage that you maintain as much mositure as you can for your hair. My system is that I try to stay away from any products that are greasy or waxy. Look at the ingredients. If it says parrafin or wax, realize that it will have a very heavy effect on your hair. Also look ant product ingredients that may say alcohol or cetyl alcohol. Any alcohol will cut oil and dry the hair very quickly. The closer the ingredients are listed at the top, the more that product has in it. I like to wash my hair with motions moisturizing shampoo and I also use their moisturizing conditioner. I rarely use a blow drier. While my hair is damp, I will seperate or detangle it with my fingers then apply lustersilk texturizing gel for natural hair. Braid it in as many as 4 braids and then put on a nice silky or satin scarf.( cotton sucks out moisture which is why pillowcases of cotton are bad) If I am not out in public, my hair is always well moisturized and covered in a scarf. The air dries out my hair very easily, especially the dry heat of my house in the fall and winter months. On a daily basis I will usually use a pre-con gel, wet and wavy spray and gel, or either a pink oil. The bottom line is to keep the hair moist. My hair is shoulder length so I have experimented with french twist, french braids, chignons/buns and the like. Hope this helps some:) ------------- |
Posted By: SharronH
Date Posted: October 07 2001 at 4:16pm
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Reply to message: viewthread.asp?forum=AMB%5FAP159881750&id=545&page=1#15.548.1 - 15.548.1 My hair is about 5 inches long. I cut out the relaxer a couple of months ago, although I think there is still some at the ends. I will chop this off or maybe go to a salon and get this done. I`ll check out the ingredients in my products and get back to you. Thanks for your hair care tips. I`ll give it a go. ------------- |
Posted By: Marsha
Date Posted: January 24 2002 at 9:46pm
I know what you are going through. My hair is doing the same thing your hair is doing. It shrinks down to a nappy afro dry as a bone. I have started using Shea Butter and I`m trying to be careful about what I`m using on my hair. I put a leave in conditioner in my hair and because it had water in it my hair instantly shrunk up. So I have several wigs hair that I Will wear untill I can get this hair together. Don`t get me wrong I`m glad that I` have went natural but everybodies hair is not the same are hair patterns are all different. Where some of us go natural and have no problem and can use any product we all cannot do this. So all I`m looking for is soft managable fro that is 4to5 inches in length instead of 1inch in length and dry and nappy. Marsha ------------- Marsha |
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