What are your hair-care routines?
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Topic: What are your hair-care routines?
Posted By: GoldieLocks92
Subject: What are your hair-care routines?
Date Posted: March 29 2005 at 8:11pm
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Hi!
Just wondering if anybody had any special hair care routines (regular shampooing to special treatments) that you do and what are the products that you are using? Thanks! ~A  ------------- Hair is BSL+ as of 9/15/05 |
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Posted By: tdouty
Date Posted: March 30 2005 at 9:19am
| We wash Jennifer's hair about every 2-3 days. Days we don't wash it, she may put it up in a bun or just let it down in the shower and I wash the bangs and condition the length. We use Pantene or Long N Strong usually. Since they have silicones in them, about every 2 weeks we'll use a cheap shampoo and really work up a good lather or use a clarifying shampoo to clean out any deposits in her hair. Once a week we use a deep fortifying or deep conditioning treatment. Every 2 weeks or so, we try to either do a mayonaise or olive oil treatment. About 3 or 4 nights a week, I'll finger several drops of Jojoba oil in her hair. Every day we get her length wet, we use Infusium on the length - focusing on the ends (this is great stuff by the way). That's about it; it sounds like a lot, but we enjoy it. |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: March 30 2005 at 5:05pm
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Thanks for starting this great thread : ) ... my routine is a lot simpler than I ever thought! C-COW-C routine (see Hair Journal) 1-2 times a week, CO (Conditioner-Only) once in awhile in place of C-COW-C clarifying rinse (ACV) once every 1 1/2 - 2 weeks detangle with rake comb while wet, detangle with fingers only while dry. ETA Sock curl overnight once a week, just for fun. whoa, I think that's it!! ; ) Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com">  my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: GoldieLocks92
Date Posted: March 30 2005 at 8:18pm
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Thanks for your replies!
tdouty, what is in your olive oil treatment? Just plain olive oil? How do you do a sock curl Anais Satin? ~A  ------------- Hair is BSL+ as of 9/15/05 |
Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: March 30 2005 at 10:41pm
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Goldie, I've posted instructions on the hair journal forum. Good luck and hugs. Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com"> my LJ , 40 inches long
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Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: March 31 2005 at 6:52am
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I wash my hair with 50/50 Avalon shampoo (no sulfates) with water every
other day. Then I condition with avalon conditioner (no cones or
sulfates, very lightweight). I clarify once every 2 weeks with Avalon's clarifying shampoo (the lemon verbena one is the clarifier), and condition as usual, but add pantene afterwards. I put pantene on the last inch of my hair to prevent tangles (the avalon would not prevent tangles on it's own, it's too lightweight and just adds moisture). I don't want the pantene on more than my last inch so I don't get cone damage, but at my current length, one inch is all it needs to be tangle free. I've discovered that I only need to use the pantene that one time, it puts such a thick layer of cone on my hair that tangle free layer will last until I clarify again 2 weeks later without another application (which is why I said above that I usually only use the avalon). This was not the case when my hair was bleached, it needed cones every day, but now that it's natural a single application lasts a long time. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: tdouty
Date Posted: March 31 2005 at 8:39am
| Yes, just olive oil, but we don't do it very often. It's fun and helps her hair. We find the mayonaise does more to the softness and look of her hair than anything else. We think one of the best products for her ends is the Infusium. Jennifer does use a curling iron (*gasp*) maybe once every one or two weeks and the ends to get damaged. The Infusium seems to help it. Does anyone else here use it and what do you think of it? |
Posted By: Viktoria
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 11:12am
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I ended up with severe rashes in March, due to the dry winter weather (it just hits me harder every year), so I have spent a few weeks just rinsing my hair in water, week after week, and treating the rashes with oil. And, to my surprise, it is rather fresh looking. I always thought I had to use something, but maybe itīs just as easy not to? I think I have a tendency to reach for complicated solutions rather than the easy ones. Or maybe itīs just this urge to buy something...
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Posted By: deltagirl12345
Date Posted: April 05 2005 at 1:21pm
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Hi Hi: I wash it every other day, and condition it twice a week. I just started useing Pantene Pro Formula V, to get thicker hair. Susan ------------- Susan |
Posted By: chgurlsng
Date Posted: April 05 2005 at 4:06pm
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I currently wash about twice a week. I work conditioner in to my
hair from my ears to the ends and then whetever is leftover on my hands
I put up top. I wait about two minutes and then I rinse out my
hair really well. After that, I take about a dime size drop of
shampoo and mix it with a little water from my other hand and work it
through my roots. I rinse again. About once a month, I do an olive oil or mayo treatment and wash it out with some baking soda and water. I then rinse with watered down apple cider vinegar or lemon juice. |
Posted By: laststar
Date Posted: April 06 2005 at 12:01am
| I condition everyday and shampoo every other day. I have tried going longer in between shampoo's but it just doesn't seem to work for me. |