Healthy Hair
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Category: Hair Talk
Forum Name: General Hair Talk
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Printed Date: August 16 2025 at 2:50am
Topic: Healthy Hair
Posted By: Unregistered Guest
Subject: Healthy Hair
Date Posted: October 08 2004 at 9:49pm
| My hair was perfect before I was stupid enough to add some highlights in during the summer... I need some tips to healthier hair. I have thick curly/wavy hair and i just got it cut so the dead ends are gone. Are there any recommendations? |
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Posted By: AnaisSatin
Date Posted: October 09 2004 at 12:03pm
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Hi Liberty, Join the healthy hair club! Here is what I do: (1) Conditioning well, using a leave-in oil treatment or a prewash. (see thread called "ask MizzP for problems" in the Straight Talk board, MizzP isn't around anymore and I kind of .. ahem.. invaded her thread to answer an oiling question. Prewash oiling instructions are at the very bottom of the 1st page) Since you've got wavy/curly hair, you might even consider dropping shampoo completely and using conditioner only. Or conditioning twice: once with a cheapo and once with your regular. Here's a list of various conditioning methods: C= conditioner, W= wash (I use CWC, WCC, and a CWCC every so often) CO: getting rid of shampoo completely and cleaning your scalp and length with cheapo C, finishing off with your regular C. CWC: a cheapo C on the length before shampoo, then shampoo, then regular C after shampoo) WCC: shampoo, then condition with two different kinds in a row (WCC) CWCC: personally I work coconut oil through my hair before a wash. and then I shampoo it out. I'll finish that off with two different conditioners (one from the dollar store and another that I like) All of these methods I use to keep my coarse and porous hair hydrated. I am Asian and I've found that my wavy/curly friends have the same hair needs as me-- the key thing here is moisture, moisture, moisture. (2) Using a gentle shampoo with "sodium laureth sulfate" (Paul Mitchell and Tresemme has this ingredient I think. I use a Costco brand) (3) No blow drying/blow frying (4) No heat tools (5) avoiding chemical processing (6) Eating balanced meals, drinking enough water, taking multis and vitamin E (7) Using hair friendly accessories and grooming tools (scrunchies, bandanas, headbands, hats, hair sticks.. the like) (seamless and hardwood combs) Hope this helps! Anais ------------- http://anaissatin.livejournal.com">  my LJ , 40 inches long
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