MoreWhenNuh
December 13th, 2011, 11:57 PM
I decided to try the diagnose your hair advice. So I went out and bought some VO5 kiwi clarifying shampoo. Washed my hair 3 times because I figured having never used a clarifying shampoo in my life (if I have I didn't know it) I should give it a good washing. I also had some aloe vera gel, coconut oil, and castor oil in my hair from the past 3 days. Didn't use conditioner which I'm sure is a first for me. Rinsed with cold water like I always do. Wrapped in a towel for 15-20 minutes and then let it air dry for a couple hours.
I was prepared for the worst! I was certain it would be a dry matted knotted up mess! Boy was I wrong. I slowly finger combed my hair while it dryed and to my surprise it was soft and almost.. dare I say.. silky. I didn't think this could be possible. I've been dying my hair for almost 15 years. And it probably has seen a moderate amount of heat styling.
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m564/WennaDale/hair2-1.jpg http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m564/WennaDale/hair-1-2.jpg
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/[IMG]http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m564/WennaDale/hair2.jpg
I had my husband take some pictures so I could have a good starting point for the beginning of my LHC journey. He obviously didn't care if I had my hemline straight. :p
Before I did this "clarifying experiment" tonight I was really thinking maybe it wouldn't be so bad to cut it all of and grow it out natural. Now I really don't want to. I guess I'll keep searching for the best way to match my light brown roots to the rest of my hair using henna/indigo.
So I had some questions. Is it a good idea to type your hair after clarifying and without any product in it? I didn't realize how straight my hair really was. There was even a bit more volume. My ponytail measure 1/2-3/4 of an inch more.
Also if my hair reacted so well to this clarifying I guess I was doing to much of a good thing before? Silicone build up? I know I use the most moisturizing, damage repairing, products I can find. I figured that's what I needed since I dye my hair so much. Should I try cone free?
Thank you so much LHC! I had no idea what cones were and thought product build up only came from hairspray, mousse and other such styling aids. I thought the more conditioning, moisturizing products I put in my hair the better. I had no idea what clarifying shampoo even was! So glad I did this.
I was prepared for the worst! I was certain it would be a dry matted knotted up mess! Boy was I wrong. I slowly finger combed my hair while it dryed and to my surprise it was soft and almost.. dare I say.. silky. I didn't think this could be possible. I've been dying my hair for almost 15 years. And it probably has seen a moderate amount of heat styling.
http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m564/WennaDale/hair2-1.jpg http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m564/WennaDale/hair-1-2.jpg
http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/[IMG]http://i1132.photobucket.com/albums/m564/WennaDale/hair2.jpg
I had my husband take some pictures so I could have a good starting point for the beginning of my LHC journey. He obviously didn't care if I had my hemline straight. :p
Before I did this "clarifying experiment" tonight I was really thinking maybe it wouldn't be so bad to cut it all of and grow it out natural. Now I really don't want to. I guess I'll keep searching for the best way to match my light brown roots to the rest of my hair using henna/indigo.
So I had some questions. Is it a good idea to type your hair after clarifying and without any product in it? I didn't realize how straight my hair really was. There was even a bit more volume. My ponytail measure 1/2-3/4 of an inch more.
Also if my hair reacted so well to this clarifying I guess I was doing to much of a good thing before? Silicone build up? I know I use the most moisturizing, damage repairing, products I can find. I figured that's what I needed since I dye my hair so much. Should I try cone free?
Thank you so much LHC! I had no idea what cones were and thought product build up only came from hairspray, mousse and other such styling aids. I thought the more conditioning, moisturizing products I put in my hair the better. I had no idea what clarifying shampoo even was! So glad I did this.