View Full Version : My little Halo
Kitsu
January 25th, 2012, 05:20 PM
Its the day after wash day on my CWC that I've decided to follow for a month as is standard newbie advice.
My hair likes it so far but I have lots and lots of crazy flyway halo hair. There is also a worrying chunk near the front of my head that looks like someone stole off with a lock of my hair in the night.
I've read on here aloe gel is good for taming this baby hairs, but how do you use it? and is there anything else i can do to protect these shorter lengths?
MissCharizard
January 25th, 2012, 05:38 PM
What you do it rub a little aloe on your palm, very little, and run them over the hairs. :) As far as the chunk missing, is that a recent discovery?
Kitsu
January 25th, 2012, 05:49 PM
it is yeah I was rather surprised. I wear glasses though and sometimes hairs get trapped in the frames it may be that. That or I have a hair thief O.o
the hair in question (http://sadpanda.us/images/823640-8CJ9540.jpg)
I looks a little like part of a grown out fringe, but I've not had bangs for about 5 years O.o
Sushi144
January 25th, 2012, 07:12 PM
it is yeah I was rather surprised. I wear glasses though and sometimes hairs get trapped in the frames it may be that. That or I have a hair thief O.o
the hair in question (http://sadpanda.us/images/823640-8CJ9540.jpg)
I looks a little like part of a grown out fringe, but I've not had bangs for about 5 years O.o
Funny, I just have the same thing. It seems like hair just around my forehead won't grow. And I didn't have a bange since the age of 7 ! I wear my glasses quite exceptionnaly (contact lenses all the time), so for me it's not the right explanation.
Hollyfire3
January 25th, 2012, 07:14 PM
Funny, I just have the same thing. It seems like hair just around my forehead won't grow. And I didn't have a bange since the age of 7 ! I wear my glasses quite exceptionnaly (contact lenses all the time), so for me it's not the right explanation.
I have a piece of hair like this also, i think it baby hairs finnally growing out long enough to see, i think of it as gaining more hair overall! Lol:)
Kitsu
January 26th, 2012, 02:58 AM
I never thought of it like that I was worried it was damage.
Heh it looks like I'm wearing a hair helmet, complete with nose guard
QMacrocarpa
January 26th, 2012, 07:36 AM
I've had better halo-taming results from Kimberlily's defrizz spray (http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/showthread.php?t=277) (I omitted the glycerin, since we're in our low-humidity season here) than from straight aloe gel.
torrilin
January 26th, 2012, 10:24 AM
I find my baby hairs are a lot wilder if they're a bit dry... and my scalp tends towards the dry side anyway. I tend to CWC, but I use diluted shampoo to do my scalp wash. It really doesn't take very much. Since your hair is curlier than mine, it might be you're in a similar position. The curlier the hair, the more it tends to need moisture.
Aloe gel is something of a humectant. That means it absorbs water from the things around it. In a humid environment, that's great, and it makes aloe gel really really moisturizing. In a dry environment, it can suck moisture out of your hair and skin. So depending on the climate you live in, it might be great, or only good some of the time, or really awful. I live in WI, and WI winters are pretty dry, so for me aloe gel in winter is a bad idea, unless I'm doing something like camping in a steaming hot bathtub with a deep treatment on my head. In summer it works better.
In winter, I'd tend to use a dab of conditioner to smooth things out. But other posters might use their favorite oil on wet hair, or they might seal in moisture with a more traditional hair gel. A lot depends on what your hair likes :).
spidermom
January 26th, 2012, 12:06 PM
Make sure you get aloe vera gel without lidocaine (or any other kind of caine). I get best results by wetting my hands before I rub the gel between them (then over the surface of my hair). It doesn't eliminate the halo, but it helps.
Kitsu
January 26th, 2012, 03:43 PM
I find my baby hairs are a lot wilder if they're a bit dry... and my scalp tends towards the dry side anyway. I tend to CWC, but I use diluted shampoo to do my scalp wash. It really doesn't take very much. Since your hair is curlier than mine, it might be you're in a similar position. The curlier the hair, the more it tends to need moisture.
Aloe gel is something of a humectant. That means it absorbs water from the things around it. In a humid environment, that's great, and it makes aloe gel really really moisturizing. In a dry environment, it can suck moisture out of your hair and skin. So depending on the climate you live in, it might be great, or only good some of the time, or really awful. I live in WI, and WI winters are pretty dry, so for me aloe gel in winter is a bad idea, unless I'm doing something like camping in a steaming hot bathtub with a deep treatment on my head. In summer it works better.
In winter, I'd tend to use a dab of conditioner to smooth things out. But other posters might use their favorite oil on wet hair, or they might seal in moisture with a more traditional hair gel. A lot depends on what your hair likes :).
I live in the UK so its pretty humid in summer and really cold in winter :S
I'm still discovering what my hair does and doesn't like. The only thing I'm 100 sure of is that in the old days (regular shampoo and conditioner only some washes) its that shampooing normally really dries my hair out.
CWC is a lot better, I've gotten some small bottles of different oils (Almond tea tree and eucalyptus and a big bottle of EVOO to go with the baby oil I already have.
I've going to try one different oil every two weeks to see if I can find a winner. Coconut oil is £17 so I'm hoping to find a smaller tub of that to try as it seems to be a love it or hate it thing and I don't want to waste tons of money.
I've got a leave in spray conditioner I'll see if that helps with my halo. My place of work is air conditioned so I'm guessing that will not help the aloe work its best.
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