Question about teenyy tiny little ends!!
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Topic: Question about teenyy tiny little ends!!
Posted By: cookiesnkream
Subject: Question about teenyy tiny little ends!!
Date Posted: September 25 2005 at 7:27pm
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About a year and half ago,, i started doing my own relaxers and since then my hair has been 100% healthier and i 've had enormous growth ,, I also stopped coloring my hair about 3 yrs ago and i suppose all that old relaxer and color is still on my ends,, anyway now and then when i do split end search and destroy I find these hairs and at the very end of them there is this point where the hair will just split off maybe a quarter of an inch or something( im horrible at measurements) i can actually pull the piece of hair off,, anyway do u think this is becuz of the old damaged hair or am i doing somethine else worng? i deep condition every week and do all the other smart things,, and the rest of my hair looks bright and healthy but its just those few tips that freak me out..........  ------------- Hair type: 3b some c?, fine strands, last relaxer sept 05, never again!!! current :ap length on sides,,nearly bsl in back, damn those old frazzled ends! I am hair OBSESSED |
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Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: September 26 2005 at 7:33am
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I have those also. Could be from using heat. That's what I think mine are from. Even using heat protectants your hair can still get damaged because they can only do so much. If you are doing everything wisely and carefully you shouldn't worry because I think pretty much everyone gets split ends at some point, even the most healthiest heads. ------------- |
Posted By: cookiesnkream
Date Posted: September 26 2005 at 8:38pm
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Oh okay thanx,, just wanted to make sure i wasnt alone here lol,, and u got some long hair !! so maybe those are some ends from when ur were relaxing perhaps?? ,, i think mine are very old tattered ends and when i see them i just snip a little above them ( its making me blind LOL) and the hair is healthy and thicker above that point,, anyhoo ,, yeah everybody does get split ends so i suppose i shouldnt be concerned ------------- Hair type: 3b some c?, fine strands, last relaxer sept 05, never again!!! current :ap length on sides,,nearly bsl in back, damn those old frazzled ends! I am hair OBSESSED |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: September 27 2005 at 8:27am
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Actually I think mine is from flat ironing/heat styling because I'm pretty sure I don't have relaxed ends left (stopped getting perms in like 2000). I think it's because before I knew any better, I didn't use heat protectants like I should and it damaged my ends. I also like my flat iron very hot so that could be it also. I haven't had many in a while though since I've been getting regular trims. Right now since I've been wearing my hair naturally curly (since like May) i'm suffering from knots on the ends of my hair and i hate these with a passion ------------- |
cookiesnkream wrote:
. But there's nothing I can do about it, it's just something that comes from wearing your hair in it's natural state, the curls loop into each other and eventually form a knot....hope you can understand my description.Posted By: cookiesnkream
Date Posted: September 27 2005 at 8:18pm
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Are u talking about those little things on the single hair strand that looks like a knob?? If so when my hair was curly I had a TON of those and my brother has a curly head with short hair and he still gets them and is always pulling them off with is fingers,, when i was a little girl i wondered how in the world could the hair loop around itself that way,, its kinda amazing lol and the funny thing is i keep my hair straight all the time now and i STILL get them ocassionally,, anyway i guess try to keep your hair as smooth and sleek as possible in order to prevent those knots,,, as for a heat protectant the only thing i could find that looked good ,, wasnt ridiculously pricey( and still might not work) and had no alcohol was the Fantasia IC heat protector serum and the spary,, they smell soo so good, i cant wait to give em a try...... ------------- Hair type: 3b some c?, fine strands, last relaxer sept 05, never again!!! current :ap length on sides,,nearly bsl in back, damn those old frazzled ends! I am hair OBSESSED |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 1:21pm
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Oh my gosh!....that's so ironic. The Fantasia IC was the same thing I was planning to buy. I saw it in a hair magazine and it read really good. It's in a pink bottle right? I think it will work well because Fantasia has good products (I'm in love with their gel!). I didn't know there was a spray though. I think I might get them both when I start back flat ironing my hair when it gets colder. If you use them before I do let me know how you like em'. ------------- |
Posted By: cookiesnkream
Date Posted: September 28 2005 at 6:44pm
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Yeah! I think im in love with this Fantasia IC line ,, the product smells sooo good ,, just like some strawberry shortcake doll i had when i was little:-) And i think it works well becuz last nite even tho my hair is FILTHY with serum lol (im gonna wash tonight,, i got rained on early in the week)anyway, i sprayed some on a section of the cleanest hair i could find and it still didnt feel like it weighed it down,, it kinda felt like oil sheen,, and the serum didnt feel heavy or waxy or anything negative so im excited to see how they will work on clean hair!,, the spray is available right near the serum where the pink fantasia products are in BSS. Both contain NO ALCOHOL! im still afraid to use only these products without my old serums that im so used to though cuz i want the maximum barrier between my hair and the heating appliance but ill see what balance works... ------------- Hair type: 3b some c?, fine strands, last relaxer sept 05, never again!!! current :ap length on sides,,nearly bsl in back, damn those old frazzled ends! I am hair OBSESSED |