DragonLady
November 28th, 2008, 03:00 PM
I've been seeing comments about not piling hair up when washing. I find this interesting, but am not sure how to avoid it?
I do SMT's once a week, and leave it on for at least two hours -sometimes overnight, depending on my schedule, as I sometimes can't put it in 'till past my normal bedtime. When I do, I gently pile my hair up, and put it under a shower cap.
I've just started using catnip, and I do the same with it, albeit for a shorter time.
And finally, I wash my hair in the kitchen sink. Our shower suffered a broken pipe years ago in an inaccessible location; one of those pesky things we talk about fixing...but there always seems to be some other priority to spend the money on because it's going to be very expensive. In the meantime, we just take tub baths. But nnone of us can stand washing our hair that way, so we use shower caps (dry hair) and wash hair seperately in the kitchen. Also...it's easier to clean up, as the tub drain gets clogged and nasty, but the kitchen has nice traps that catch everything.
I have to flip my hair over my head, then wash from the back of my neck down my lenght, if that makes sense. Then I wrap it in a towell and twist the towel into a turban 'till it's mostly dry.
Is there a better method? I know I lose or break a LOT of hair everytime I wash it, but I don't have any idea how to minimize it more than I have.
Also, I only wash once a week, and I do dilute the shampoo, but I do wash the whole length because I smoke cigarettes and can't stand the stale smoke smell. :(
I'm open to any and all suggestions, as I think this (breakage) is the last big issue that I haven't found some respite for. So, thanks in advance. :)
I do SMT's once a week, and leave it on for at least two hours -sometimes overnight, depending on my schedule, as I sometimes can't put it in 'till past my normal bedtime. When I do, I gently pile my hair up, and put it under a shower cap.
I've just started using catnip, and I do the same with it, albeit for a shorter time.
And finally, I wash my hair in the kitchen sink. Our shower suffered a broken pipe years ago in an inaccessible location; one of those pesky things we talk about fixing...but there always seems to be some other priority to spend the money on because it's going to be very expensive. In the meantime, we just take tub baths. But nnone of us can stand washing our hair that way, so we use shower caps (dry hair) and wash hair seperately in the kitchen. Also...it's easier to clean up, as the tub drain gets clogged and nasty, but the kitchen has nice traps that catch everything.
I have to flip my hair over my head, then wash from the back of my neck down my lenght, if that makes sense. Then I wrap it in a towell and twist the towel into a turban 'till it's mostly dry.
Is there a better method? I know I lose or break a LOT of hair everytime I wash it, but I don't have any idea how to minimize it more than I have.
Also, I only wash once a week, and I do dilute the shampoo, but I do wash the whole length because I smoke cigarettes and can't stand the stale smoke smell. :(
I'm open to any and all suggestions, as I think this (breakage) is the last big issue that I haven't found some respite for. So, thanks in advance. :)