Marbid
December 10th, 2013, 03:38 PM
So lately, for like the past three weeks or so.... When I brush my hair there seems to be some sort of residue in my hair. It shows on my tangle teezer brush. looks like this.
https://scontent-b-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1460177_639287596128159_191488217_n.jpg
I am very sorry about the size of the picture... I cant find a way to resize it since it was taken with my ipad. Well at least you get some ugly details.
Now my fist thought was, this is just sebum.... But it does not feel like my usual sebum, which is a bit grainy, like most sebum i presume. It's like some sort of paste. It's invisible in my hair, only shows on the brush when I brush my hair, and only when my hair is wet. when my hair dries is very soft and poufy. I wash only with conditioner (cone free conditioner) and only the length, I do water only on my scalp. I have very little sebum (or used to) to begin with so it is easy to do without greasiness.. I have been using nothing but water on my scalp since a month before I joined lhc. which I don't really know, right now because I don't keep track of time at all, but you can see on my avatar information on the left and guess for yourself. This here only started happening about three weeks ago.
Now since i thought it was sebum, i washed my scalp with shampoo last week. and my normal conditioner on the rest of the hair, cwc style. That giant brush picture is from last week. I found this weird. because I had just washed my hair. with shampoo. I did an experiment, cleaned the brush and only brushed the length, did not touch my scalp.... My brush still came out coated in this.... so its not just on my scalp, it is on my length as well... How weird. I use a bb brush regularly to spread my natural oils all over my hair. But it did not feel like my normal sebum. It has no scent, its not grainy, just a paste. And I can't see it on my hair not wet or dry, my hair smells clean, feels clean, is baby soft and feels hydrated. But it is just so strange that even washing my hair, it is still covered in strange white paste from the length all the way to the top.
Now, i would clarify my hair, I'm sure this will get rid of it, but if it's just sebum that i have spread very well, and it is just resistant to conditioner, then it should not be bad, good even. If it is some sort of chemical that comes from my conditioner..... I don't really want it on my hair...
p.s. I left out a bit of info. I coat my hair in coconut oil on pre wash days. wash only once a week. If it makes any difference. I mean, I also would not want this to keep my hair from absorbing my coconut oil. Today I changed my conditioner and used a super cone filled conditioner. Maybe the cones will was off this thing. Nope, no change, my brush still turned out white.
If I have to clarify, I will, but my hair is curly type, dry enough as it is, and if it's just sebum, I rather not have to use such a harsh shampo on my scalp, which begins to flake if my skin is to dry. My scalp likes its natural oils best and it does not have much of them, my hair is a whole other issue for that I had to (and still am) trying to find the right thing to do for it.
Yeah, i guess I'm done now. :)
https://scontent-b-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1460177_639287596128159_191488217_n.jpg
I am very sorry about the size of the picture... I cant find a way to resize it since it was taken with my ipad. Well at least you get some ugly details.
Now my fist thought was, this is just sebum.... But it does not feel like my usual sebum, which is a bit grainy, like most sebum i presume. It's like some sort of paste. It's invisible in my hair, only shows on the brush when I brush my hair, and only when my hair is wet. when my hair dries is very soft and poufy. I wash only with conditioner (cone free conditioner) and only the length, I do water only on my scalp. I have very little sebum (or used to) to begin with so it is easy to do without greasiness.. I have been using nothing but water on my scalp since a month before I joined lhc. which I don't really know, right now because I don't keep track of time at all, but you can see on my avatar information on the left and guess for yourself. This here only started happening about three weeks ago.
Now since i thought it was sebum, i washed my scalp with shampoo last week. and my normal conditioner on the rest of the hair, cwc style. That giant brush picture is from last week. I found this weird. because I had just washed my hair. with shampoo. I did an experiment, cleaned the brush and only brushed the length, did not touch my scalp.... My brush still came out coated in this.... so its not just on my scalp, it is on my length as well... How weird. I use a bb brush regularly to spread my natural oils all over my hair. But it did not feel like my normal sebum. It has no scent, its not grainy, just a paste. And I can't see it on my hair not wet or dry, my hair smells clean, feels clean, is baby soft and feels hydrated. But it is just so strange that even washing my hair, it is still covered in strange white paste from the length all the way to the top.
Now, i would clarify my hair, I'm sure this will get rid of it, but if it's just sebum that i have spread very well, and it is just resistant to conditioner, then it should not be bad, good even. If it is some sort of chemical that comes from my conditioner..... I don't really want it on my hair...
p.s. I left out a bit of info. I coat my hair in coconut oil on pre wash days. wash only once a week. If it makes any difference. I mean, I also would not want this to keep my hair from absorbing my coconut oil. Today I changed my conditioner and used a super cone filled conditioner. Maybe the cones will was off this thing. Nope, no change, my brush still turned out white.
If I have to clarify, I will, but my hair is curly type, dry enough as it is, and if it's just sebum, I rather not have to use such a harsh shampo on my scalp, which begins to flake if my skin is to dry. My scalp likes its natural oils best and it does not have much of them, my hair is a whole other issue for that I had to (and still am) trying to find the right thing to do for it.
Yeah, i guess I'm done now. :)