Would You Sacrifice...
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Topic: Would You Sacrifice...
Posted By: PickledGeuse
Subject: Would You Sacrifice...
Date Posted: May 09 2006 at 12:38pm
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Would You Sacrifice The Health Of Your Hair? Suppose you had some important event(date, banquet,etc.) to go to which came up at the last minute. You look in the mirror and your hair is just out of control, and not going your way. The only way to whip things into a decent fashion is to flat iron(or any form of styling that damages) it out with some good ole' grease
PS: Thought this would be funny discussion. |
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Posted By: Sharon71
Date Posted: May 09 2006 at 2:38pm
Well i don't flat iron my hair . I would tried to stick at it to do the best i can may be buss fro and go if need be . I wouldn't do it now but there have been a few occasions that i missed because my hair was not on the pulse like it needed a wash and a style. I soooo hate when something comes up and you got to a last minute.com on your hair . I'm a bit more versatile now so i got a few last minute.com styles up my sleeve just in case like a fro all out thing  Dont look a me i'm shy ------------- Sharon71XxX Natural 10 yrs,mostly 4b,past BSL length(at back) Joined Shoulder length challenge 15th April 2006. GOAL: Healthy,thicker shoulder/L unstreched for Dec 12/15th 06' |
Posted By: Vanity3
Date Posted: May 09 2006 at 5:52pm
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my last minutes do's are usually fake ponies and wigs...go ole stand bys ------------- Natural since March 2006 No "heat" challenge for Winter 08-09 public.fotki.com/Vanity3 keepitsimplesista.ning.com/profile/Vanity1920 |
Posted By: longhairgrower
Date Posted: May 09 2006 at 6:22pm
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Sometimes I when I have a special occasion to attend and my hair is unruly Ill use heat on my hair because I dont think that one day using heat will hurt because I don't ever use heat any other time, but I always make sure that the next day I use some kind of reconstructor or deep conditioner just to be on the safe side ------------- longhairgrower |
Posted By: Pokahontas
Date Posted: May 10 2006 at 8:02am
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ITA. I don't think one day of using heat outside of your normal regimine would be too bad as long as you're careful. Shoot, if my hair was lookin tore up and I had to go somewhere you're doggone right I'd break out that flat iron. ------------- |
longhairgrower wrote:Posted By: taggi
Date Posted: May 10 2006 at 3:02pm
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well i dont thing flat ironing always damamges. as long as u use the rite products and correctly apply the heat, then u should be fine. i know plenty of ppl that flat iron often and their hair is still healthy. the damaging part comes when we buy millions of products,combine products together thinking it will help, and use 2 many tools 2 get a look. i,myself, would not sacrifice my hair by treating it like a guinea pig and using several products 2 see which 1 works. if u think about it, most of the products have the same ingredients,so i try 2 narrow it down to 3 things. yep, the magic number is 3!!
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Posted By: PickledGeuse
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 8:27am
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Wow! Did they change the look of this ole thing? Looks a lot different. Anyhow, I can't even begin to explain how fast I would put a flat iron to my hair at the last minute! Taggi, I am starting to realize your ideology when it comes to using multiple products. I use about 3 products every day, but I believe I'm using way too much for my hair. I get that nasty residue when I touch it, and it gets onto papers, like Soul Glo. HAHA! I just want nice smooth hair, which I used to have until my flat ironed started pooping out! 80 bucks for a few months of NOTHING. Maybe I just need a good ole' blow dry, I have been sparing myself for the last three weeks with air dries |
! I hate it. This week I totally sacrficed what little hair health I had and flat ironed 3 times. My hair was in a rut, with new growth!Posted By: kally
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 11:11am
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I always have a half wig on hand for these reasons ------------- "God makes no mistakes" he created you the way you are suppose to be. |
Posted By: cmesweet
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 1:04pm
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I would most likely wear a wig. About a year and a half ago I gave my flat iron away. Shoot, I feel horrible when I use a blow drier on my hair. So a wig would work for that occasion. ------------- Natural BC May 9, 2004 |
Posted By: mercedes826
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 4:55pm
| Same here. I would just put on a full wig. |
Posted By: Phoenix1017
Date Posted: May 11 2006 at 7:22pm
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One day won't hurt. It's the repetition of bad acts that damage hair, IMO. ------------- http://fire.prohosting.com/p1017 - My Hair Site Copy site: http://phoenix1017.sitesled.com 
Current Length:32" |
Posted By: taggi
Date Posted: May 13 2006 at 4:12pm
| well PICKELED, glad u see my viewpoint. that 'soul glo' look is not cute! especially in hot places like htown where i am from. i personally do not use a blwo drier cuz then i fro out since my hair is naturally frizzy anywayz. i air dry but use sum moisturizer while it is a little damp and wrap it up. |