berr
August 2nd, 2008, 09:41 AM
First, thank you to flaxen and heidi for the information on oiling in the tutorials section. http://forums.longhaircommunity.com/vbjournal.php?do=article&articleid=71 Don't put coconut or any other kind of oil in the search box. Holy moly!!
I've been experimenting with oils. I started with a cone coconut thing but I really didn't like much. I know my hair loves cones in the short term but it gets crunchy in the long term. I tried some jojoba but it really didn't give me any real slip. Then I tried coconut. When I bought it, it was hot outside so it it was basically a lumpy-ish runny liquid when I opened it. I doused my length in it and kept it up over night. I've been putting rather a good bit (quarter size) in my palms and running it over/though my length wet before I braid. Then after I braid I put a teensy bit in my palms and melt it and smooth over. Oh my gosh. My hair feels lovely.
Now the impossible part. Two inches of growth? I don't think so. Could it be my hair was so dry that all this moisture has given me some elasticity I didn't have before? It's only been THREE days. But my hair went from tailbone length to about 2 inches below my tailbone.
My quest for knee length hair is renewed. :magic:
Thanks for the info. I'm a daily washer, too. I'm just amazed at the difference. Hopefully, I can slack off on the amount of oil after my hair gets used to it. For now it doesn't look oily at all. Time will tell if this will let me continue. I thought I was at terminal length due to the breakage.
PS: I had a fear of coconut oil, I thought I'd smell like a tanning salon at peak season. There is virtually no scent. That or my nose is really off.
I've been experimenting with oils. I started with a cone coconut thing but I really didn't like much. I know my hair loves cones in the short term but it gets crunchy in the long term. I tried some jojoba but it really didn't give me any real slip. Then I tried coconut. When I bought it, it was hot outside so it it was basically a lumpy-ish runny liquid when I opened it. I doused my length in it and kept it up over night. I've been putting rather a good bit (quarter size) in my palms and running it over/though my length wet before I braid. Then after I braid I put a teensy bit in my palms and melt it and smooth over. Oh my gosh. My hair feels lovely.
Now the impossible part. Two inches of growth? I don't think so. Could it be my hair was so dry that all this moisture has given me some elasticity I didn't have before? It's only been THREE days. But my hair went from tailbone length to about 2 inches below my tailbone.
My quest for knee length hair is renewed. :magic:
Thanks for the info. I'm a daily washer, too. I'm just amazed at the difference. Hopefully, I can slack off on the amount of oil after my hair gets used to it. For now it doesn't look oily at all. Time will tell if this will let me continue. I thought I was at terminal length due to the breakage.
PS: I had a fear of coconut oil, I thought I'd smell like a tanning salon at peak season. There is virtually no scent. That or my nose is really off.