Kristina713
May 10th, 2010, 10:59 PM
Hi all,
I thought I'd share a small hair success. I joined LHC about a month ago and I have just started experimenting with new washing techniques. I have had BSL hair for years, but was never able to get it any longer (the ends were too damaged and always needed to be trimmed). I had always just done a regular S-C every second day. My hair was always so greasy by the end of the day after washing, and my ends were still dry and breaking off. I always used the heaviest conditioners I could find but to no avail. After finding this forum, I switched to CWC, and also started using coconut oil and shea butter. I bought some SLS-free shampoo and some cone-free conditioner. My hair looked marginally better, but not much. So then I decided to try CO. Last week I CO-ed every day (I was afraid of it getting greasy for work if I waited more than a day). What a difference! My hair was so much softer and silkier and, to my amazement, not greasy at all. Then, on Saturday, I was at the Farmer's Market and came across a vendor selling handmade shampoo bars. I bought one. Saturday night I oiled my hair heavily and then on Sunday morning I washed my scalp with the shampoo bar, conditioned my ends, and ended with a ACV rinse. My hair felt kind of fly-away and fluffy afterwards, but not bad. Anyway, after that long story, here's the small success: it's Monday night and normally, by now, my hair would look and smell really greasy. But, instead, it still looks and smells nice and clean. Not greasy at the scalp at all. It's also shiny and manageable, and even the ends are smooth and tangle-free. I guess my scalp has started to produce less oil and meanwhile the ends seem to be more moisturized. It's great to actually see a noticeable result. I'm not sure what has made the difference, but I'm feeling good. I think I'll try CO every second day this week and see how it goes. I had honestly believed that BSL was terminal for me. Now I'm starting to have hope that I can actually get longer. Thanks LHC!
I thought I'd share a small hair success. I joined LHC about a month ago and I have just started experimenting with new washing techniques. I have had BSL hair for years, but was never able to get it any longer (the ends were too damaged and always needed to be trimmed). I had always just done a regular S-C every second day. My hair was always so greasy by the end of the day after washing, and my ends were still dry and breaking off. I always used the heaviest conditioners I could find but to no avail. After finding this forum, I switched to CWC, and also started using coconut oil and shea butter. I bought some SLS-free shampoo and some cone-free conditioner. My hair looked marginally better, but not much. So then I decided to try CO. Last week I CO-ed every day (I was afraid of it getting greasy for work if I waited more than a day). What a difference! My hair was so much softer and silkier and, to my amazement, not greasy at all. Then, on Saturday, I was at the Farmer's Market and came across a vendor selling handmade shampoo bars. I bought one. Saturday night I oiled my hair heavily and then on Sunday morning I washed my scalp with the shampoo bar, conditioned my ends, and ended with a ACV rinse. My hair felt kind of fly-away and fluffy afterwards, but not bad. Anyway, after that long story, here's the small success: it's Monday night and normally, by now, my hair would look and smell really greasy. But, instead, it still looks and smells nice and clean. Not greasy at the scalp at all. It's also shiny and manageable, and even the ends are smooth and tangle-free. I guess my scalp has started to produce less oil and meanwhile the ends seem to be more moisturized. It's great to actually see a noticeable result. I'm not sure what has made the difference, but I'm feeling good. I think I'll try CO every second day this week and see how it goes. I had honestly believed that BSL was terminal for me. Now I'm starting to have hope that I can actually get longer. Thanks LHC!