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Topic: questions
Posted By: jandan
Subject: questions
Date Posted: December 04 2006 at 9:33am
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hi all
after reading some posts on here i havea few questions i hope you can help me with
 ive read a few posts about ingredients in shampoos & conditioners i wanted to ask what i should be avoiding?
what does putting mayo on your hair actually do and is it just meant for long hair or can i use it on my short hair to assist in growing it?
how often should i have my hair trimmed? i do try to wiat as long as possible between trims as feel liek im cutting off all my hard work, but i need to have it cut to keep it in some sort of style.
how long between washes should i leave my hair? its fine hair but ive got plenty of it with it been short i can get away with 2 max 3 days between washes is this ok?
does colouring hair cause loads of damage? im hoping to have my brown hair highlighted after xmas, i used to have this done every 4 - 6 weeks before i got pregnant ( i now have a 15 week old baby boy)
thanks in advance
------------- Thanks, Jan |
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Posted By: Susan W
Date Posted: December 05 2006 at 8:11am
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Colouring your hair once is not so bad usually, though if your
individual hairs are fine, it may be more damaging on yours than it
would be on a thicker hair type. Most people can get away with
coloring a little and still keep it growing...but if you were to do
something like going platinum, that'd kill it and you'd probably need
to keep it trimmed at about the same rate it was growing (that's how it
worked for me anyway). When you get your roots done, don't pull
it through all your hair, just do roots only (pulling it through is
usually not necessary for blondes anyway, since the color doesn't fade
as much as red or darker dyes). You should leave your hair between washes as long as you can, but this varies person to person. Doing a conditioner only wash on the days in between your shampoo washes can help you extend your time. Many people do different things on this board where that is concerned, so you may want to read up on conditioner only and water only washes. Your hair needs to be trimmed to remove splits because letting those go only lets them climb up the hair. Some people don't want to trim all their hair though, and just do search and destroy (trimming the splits off of each hair individually). Takes lots of time but lets you keep all your growth. If you do get an all-at-once trim, just figure out how much you want off vs. how much your hair grows per month, and make sure you don't get all your new growth cut off each time. The average hair growth is about a half inch per month. Mayo is an excellent moisturizer, and will work just as well for shorter hair. The protein from the eggs in it, the vinegar, and the oils all seem to work together to make it great. It won't make your hair grow faster, nothing does that but eating right, avoiding bad habits like too much coffee or alcohol etc, and exercising. Natural shampoos tend to be better, since they don't tend to have as much sulfates in them. Sulfates are not that bad really, but they can be harsh. If you can't find any shampoo that is sulfate free, sodium laureth sulfate is less harsh than the ammonium sulfates or the sodium lauryl sulfate. If you don't want to worry abou tthat, you can just dilute your shampoo 50/50 or more with water, which dilutes out harshness of ingredients and still gives you good foam. It will help you extend your time between washes too by helping your scalp adjust. As for conditioners, some people avoid silicones (things in ingredients that don't always, but often end in "one"). You don't need to avoid them as long as you use a clarifying shampoo once a month or so. They'd be bad if they built up on your hair, then broke off after many months taking your hair with them, but if you clarify them off, they don't do that so they are okay in that case. ------------- Making metal barettes/concord clips hair safe, long hair style how to: http://alonghair.wordpress.com |
Posted By: DaveDecker
Date Posted: December 13 2006 at 6:10pm
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Hi Jandan, I don't have anything to add to Susan W's excellent post, but I just wanted to welcome you to the Forum!  ------------- |