Good habits adopted and bad habits dropped since joining LHC

[jera]

I was just thinking of the good habits I've adopted and the bad habits I've dropped since joing last spring.

Good habits I've adopted:

1) Using exclusively SLS free shampoos even when 've got just a tiny bit of SLS shampoo left. Never again.

2) Cone free conditioners. No more Aussie Moist for this head.

3) Daily oilings. This one was tough, but the results have been worth it. Even my frazzled ends are responding. :)

4) Scalp massage. Get the blood circulating and keep those follicles stimulated. ;)

5) relaxation, stress is such a hair killer.

6) putting food on my hair instead of in my mouth ;)

7) essential oils ! great stuff.

Bad habits I've quit :

1) The flatiron !! :(

2) The curling iron. :mad:

3) brushes, sorry, but these just aren't for me :poot:

4) elastic bands - ouch :o

5) nervously pulling / twisting strands of hair while thinking. I think less now, but I have more hair. LOL. :p

What good habits have you adopted and what bad habits have you dropped??

[spidermom]

Good:
1) CWC with diluted shampoo.
2) Keeping hair dry between washings (bought my first shower cap).
3) Coconut oil.

Bad:
1) Full-strength shampoo, sometimes lathering twice.
2) Heat-styling.
3) Too much sun exposure (I use hats now).

[marajade]

Good habits adopted:

1) taking my vitamins
2) oiling
3) CWC and CO
4) gentle detangling with horn comb


bad habits stopped:

1) blowfryer
2)curling iron
3) dying with commercial dyes ( henna doesn't count)

[Teacherbear]

Good Habits adopted:
CWCC
I use my Denman almost exclusively (and I use a Kent comb when I use a comb)
FICCARE!
I use Giovanni products (shampoo, conditioner, leave in)
Mister bottle with distilled water, a squirt of leave in conditioner, and a dozen drops of EO for dampening my hair every morning
Turby type towel
wear my hair up (bun or braid) more to keep it protected . . . so it looks better when I wear it down
S&D split ends with a GOOOOOD pair of scissors


Bad Habits ditched
WC
I used any ol' brush
my comb had seams and burrs
I got rid of all of my sharp metal hair clips
I got ris of my plastic hair clips that had seams and burrs.
cone filled shampoo and conditioner
piling my hair on my head when I shampooed/conditioned
flipping my hair over my head to put it into the towel afterwards

[Aries_jb]

I've been a member of NC for quite a few years, so I got my sls and cone free philosophy from them, but I what I've picked up from LHC:

What's good:

seamless combs
hair friendly toys
Oil in general and how to use it.
herb rinses
how to detangle in a less damage way
protecting hair by wearing up
Every updo I do I learned here!

What's bad:
Leaving hair down all the time
Using a lot of styling products

[Lola25]

Good Habits:
Treating my hair delicately and with respect.
Washing my hair with shampoo bars.
Plenty of cone-free conditioner.
Seemless comb to detangle my hair.
Oiling scalp and ends with EO and coconut oil.

Bad Habits Ditched:
Being rough with my hair.
Daily washing.
SLS shampoos.
Not enough conditioner on my ends.

[AJoifulNoise]

Good Habits Acquired:
-Combing only (for the most part) with a wide tooth comb
-Getting rid of my plastic comb in favor of horn
-Conditioner-Only Washes
-Shampooing every 3-4 days
-Shampoo bars
-Wearing my hair up
-Using coconut oil on my ends
-Deep treats

Bad Habits Dropped:
-Box dye
-Random cuts
-Blow drying
-Round plastic brush with the little balls on the bristles
-Rough Brushing
-Comb avoidance
-Daily Shampooing

Bad Habits Acquired (:p):
-Wanting all hair sticks and Ficcares
-Buying conditioners left and right, even when I don't need them right now
-Staying in because I "have to do a hair treatment"
-Worrying about my hair too much
-Starring at other people's hair all the time
-Taking up waaaay too much space on my computer with pictures of the back of my head

All-in-all, I think it's balanced out nicely. :p

[Friesiangirl]

The Good:

-Oilings
-CO or ACV Rinse Only
-Gentle Handling
-New Hairstyles
-Combing
-I have curls ! :cheese:
-Hair Toys

The Bad:

-No more Brushing. Never Again. I would rip through my hair
-Sulfate Shampoos, actually, shampoo in general.
-Rubbing vigorously with the towel... snap pop... :(
-Elastics. I don't use them anymore
-Dying

Hayley

[EdG]

Good habits adopted:
Scalp washing.
Wooden comb. :)Bad habits dropped:
Daily washing. shudder:Ed

[Kirin]

Good things aquired/learned:

Oiling before shampoo.
Learning just because it "should" work or be good, doesn't mean it will. Move on!


Bad things ditched:

Bleach.
Commercial Color.
Round brushes
Conditioner (makes my hair fall out).

[Ryanne]

Good habits:
Using a seamless comb
Fingercombing
Taking vitamins
ACV rinses
Deep treatments

Bad habits:
Brushing my hair
Elastic bands
Shampoo

[LilyMunster]

good:
seamless combs
updo's w good hair toys
dilute shampoo
clarify/chealate
oiling
CO's
satin pillow case
vitamins
cover from extreme temps

gone:
blowdry
dye
brush
twist/comb wet hair
sun/wind exposure
unsafe hair ties/barrettes

[Lamb]

Bad habits dropped:
1. brushing, fine-tooth comb (I can't fathom how I could ever get that thing through my hair)
2. shampoo only every day (yikes! :scared:)
3. blowfrying (didn't do it often in the first place)

Good habits developed:
1. using conditioner
2. CO every other day, shampoo now and then
3. using a leave-in
4. covering my head when out in the wind, cold, or sun

[jera]

Good habits adopted:
Scalp washing.
Wooden comb. :)Bad habits dropped:
Daily washing. shudder:Ed

Ed, That is some amazing hair !! :D I hope I can get mine to grow as long as yours because knee length is my goal. Here's hoping. ;)

[Honey39]

Good things adopted:
CO-wash only most days
Letting my hair be - have discovered at almost 40 that my hair is really ringlety and curly!
Using good quality leave-in conditioner most days - has helped the dry ends
Using oil a couple of times a week
Using SMTs occasionally

Bad things dropped:
Shampooing every time I washed
Dragging a hairbrush through my hair and creating big frizz
Using a hair dryer every time I washed
Using a hair straightener regularly

Bad things I still do:
Have colour put through my hair - just can't stop doing that!

[EdG]

Ed, That is some amazing hair !! :D I hope I can get mine to grow as long as yours because knee length is my goal. Here's hoping. ;)Thanks jera! I wish you the best success on knee-length. :)
Ed

[marajade]

Bad Habits Acquired (:p):
-Wanting all hair sticks and Ficcares
-Buying conditioners left and right, even when I don't need them right now
-Worrying about my hair too much
-Starring at other people's hair all the time



That's me too. My desk mate at work knows when I get in my "hair mood" as he calls it.

[marajade]

Bad habits dropped:
4. covering my head when out in the wind, cold, or sun


Ooo, good tip, now that its winter. I've been trying to do that myself!

[Elphie]

Good things to say hello to:
CWC with diluted shampoo
Not washing every day
Wide toothed seamless combs
Coconut oil
Different ways to style my hair

Bad things that went bye bye:
Blow drying my length
Hair elastics with metal connections

[AnnaMarie]

Good Habits gained: CO washing
Oiling Hair
Using a wide toothed comb
Treating my hair gently
Air Drying my hair
Using Hair Sticks:D
Bad Habits dropped: Shampooing twice every second day
Blow frying my hair everytime I washed
Straightening irons everytime I washed
Brushing my hair:o

[Amara]

Good adopted:
1) shampoo bars
2) acv + a squirt of conditioner rinses
3) coconut oil
4) wearing hair up more
5) finger combing
6) no chemicals, no heat
7) gentle styling and hair toys


bad habits stopped:

1) hairdye
2) brushing
3) washing with full strength SLS shampoo quite often
4) wearing hair down all the time

[6monkeys]

Good habits
oiling
wearing my hair up more often
cwc
treating my hair like a fine piece of lace

Bad habits dropped
flat iron
wearing my hair down all the time
scrunching my hair up on my head when washing
chemical dyes

[Sammybunny711]

OOO LHC has totally SAVED my hair!

Good:
1) CO (currently), poo bars, no SLS, CWC when I do use shampoo
2) Clarifying
3) No brush, only wooden combs
4) Not scrubbing the towel across my hair (now only pat and lightly slide it across hair)
5) SMT!!!
6) Measuring
7) Keeping up with vitamins!
8) NO HEAT!!!

Bad habits dropped:
1) Towel scrubbing!
2) Brushing (non BBB, don't use brush now at all)
3) Non-hair friendly toys
4) wet hair on cold mornings
5) Stopped using heating tools of all kinds!

YAY for LHC! :cheer:

[Brianna]

Good habits adopted:
-CO
-Oilings
-Deep treatments
-Henna
-Keeping hair contained at night
-Using wide-toothed combs
-Treating my hair gently when wet
-Putting my hair up often
-S&D


Bad habits dropped:
-Commercial dye
-Ripping through tangles with the hairbrush
-Flat iron
-Hair dryer
-Scrubbing my wet hair with the towel
-Using non-hair friendly toys
-Wearing my hair down all the time


Bad habits acquired:
-Obsessing over my hair length
-Spending all my money on hair toys
-Envying the iii people their thick hair

[morguebabe]

flipping my hair over my head to put it into the towel afterwards
:confused: Wait why is that bad I do this.

[florenonite]

:confused: Wait why is that bad I do this.

It's bad for some people in that it can cause tangles.

[lizzyjo]

Good habits acquired:
wearing hair up to protect the length
white vinegar rinses
careful detangling
using more conditioner
using sticks rather than elastics

Bad habits dropped:
blowfrying everyday
washing everyday
washing the entire length