Nadine <3
June 12th, 2014, 05:53 PM
I'm becoming super frustrated with my hair!:mad:
About a week ago I got some aloe vera gel. I was really excited because I wanted to try out an SMT for the first time. I measured it out, applied it, and let it sit for an hour. I hopped in the shower after that and actually used a bit of shampoo on my scalp since my hair HHHAAAATEs conditioners and oils on it and I didn't want to have an itchy, unhappy scalp. Once it was dry, the very ends felt like they where coated in glue. Sticky and somehow crunchy at the same time. The length was sticky and felt like cotton candy. It was really, really gross. I braided it though and just let it be for a few days. At my next wash, I decided to try clarifying and chelating, so I used a regular sulfate shampoo with a good amount of baking soda mixed in to make a bit of a whitish colored paste. I shampoo'd with that, followed up with a pretty strong vinegar rinse (didn't really measure, just dumped in what I figured was "enough" (I always do it that way, never had any problems, my hair loves it) After that dried it felt better, but not it's smooth nice self. It was still tangly, esp at the ends. I micro trimmed, and got rid of splits and the few white dots I had and it still felt crunchy and cotton candy like. So this wash, I just used a suave shampoo with the matching conditioner. It felt weird while drying so I french braided it and took it out this morning and found hair that feels dry. I'm afraid to put anything in it!!! What could be going on with my hair? I feel like it's making me look like a scary troll monster.:mad:
About a week ago I got some aloe vera gel. I was really excited because I wanted to try out an SMT for the first time. I measured it out, applied it, and let it sit for an hour. I hopped in the shower after that and actually used a bit of shampoo on my scalp since my hair HHHAAAATEs conditioners and oils on it and I didn't want to have an itchy, unhappy scalp. Once it was dry, the very ends felt like they where coated in glue. Sticky and somehow crunchy at the same time. The length was sticky and felt like cotton candy. It was really, really gross. I braided it though and just let it be for a few days. At my next wash, I decided to try clarifying and chelating, so I used a regular sulfate shampoo with a good amount of baking soda mixed in to make a bit of a whitish colored paste. I shampoo'd with that, followed up with a pretty strong vinegar rinse (didn't really measure, just dumped in what I figured was "enough" (I always do it that way, never had any problems, my hair loves it) After that dried it felt better, but not it's smooth nice self. It was still tangly, esp at the ends. I micro trimmed, and got rid of splits and the few white dots I had and it still felt crunchy and cotton candy like. So this wash, I just used a suave shampoo with the matching conditioner. It felt weird while drying so I french braided it and took it out this morning and found hair that feels dry. I'm afraid to put anything in it!!! What could be going on with my hair? I feel like it's making me look like a scary troll monster.:mad: