Weird combo of hair types! Does anyone have the same thing?

01 · November 21st, 2019, 11:31 AM

Okay... Your hair def doesn't look straight, more like wavy.

**shelomit** · November 21st, 2019, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by dianabla

Lch

Shelomit I think acv rinse does a lot for my hair, for example it is much easier to comb or brush. I use 1 dl of acv (0,5 cups) and then 6-8 dl of water (2-3 cups) and some lavender oil to mask the smell😊 I hope it works for you

That closeup photo looks veeeeeery familiar to me, lol! In my experience those sections are also much coarser than my overall fine-to-medium hair. I'll be sure to try the rinse!

**MusicalSpoons** · November 21st, 2019, 03:29 PM

Oh! Those different hairs aren't type 4

but are they coarser than the others, a bit wiry, and usually kinky/wavy/curly? If so, that's *totally* normal and many of us have them. I have a couple of spots on my scalp too that produce exclusively those hairs, as well as random ones throughout the rest of my hair. Mine are usually darker than the rest too.

Jojoba oil is very much like sebum, and the chemical composition is such that (I think) about half may penetrate the hair and about half coats the hair; some people swear by it and for others it doesn't do much. Coconut oil seems to be the Marmite of the oil world - it's a miracle product for some but for others it's the worst oil they could choose. You could try sweet almond (or just 'almond' - bitter almond oil is very clearly labelled if it's sold at all), sunflower, olive, any plant oil really but those are the cheaper ones I can think of off the top of my head, and they'd be good for mixing with castor oil too. You could even just have a look for whatever's cheap, maybe in the cooking aisle of the supermarket, and try whatever you want - the great thing with trying cooking oils is that if your hair really doesn't like it you can still use it up anyway

**lapushka** · November 22nd, 2019, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by MusicalSpoons

Oh! Those different hairs aren't type 4

but are they coarser than the others, a bit wiry, and usually kinky/wavy/curly? If so, that's *totally* normal and many of us have them. I have a couple of spots on my scalp too that produce exclusively those hairs, as well as random ones throughout the rest of my hair. Mine are usually darker than the rest too.

^^Totally agree; I have them too. I have a spot on the back of my head that grows a tiny mole and right next to it is a coarse, wiry, deep black 4c hair. No joke!

**dianabla** · November 26th, 2019, 10:02 AM

How funny that you have them too. I have several sections, some pretty big. But my camera and my hair did not want me to show any of them.

Thank you Musicalspoons for the help. I do have some almond oil at home that I use as babyoil for my little girl, I will try it next time. I tried CO-wash last time and plopping, but I think I over moisturized because it never looked clean after and the curls were to heavy. But I will keep trying! I did get a compliment om my curls so that was fun.

I'm so glad I joined so that I can get new ideas and tips for my hair care. I love experimenting!

**dianabla** · November 27th, 2019, 11:31 AM

Third wash using the curly girl method. Definitely need a gel but it’s crazy how curly it is now!

**shelomit** · November 27th, 2019, 12:16 PM

Dramatic change, wow!

**MusicalSpoons** · November 27th, 2019, 05:57 PM

Wowsers!

I mean, I'd have guessed your potential hairtype was around 2b, and I'm not saying that's a hairtyping pic there (depends if you styled it, I'm assuming you did?) but if that's after only the *third* CG wash, you may well end up with naturally 2c or even more texture even *without* styling, given time. What an amazing transformation!

**Arciela** · November 28th, 2019, 02:26 AM

That is a really dramatic change! So pretty

Makes me want to go back to full CG again to see if it helps my wurly hair

**lapushka** · November 28th, 2019, 05:48 AM

Originally Posted by dianabla

Third wash using the curly girl method. Definitely need a gel but it’s crazy how curly it is now!

That's awesome.

I usually use either a leave-in + gel + a serum or oil. Or a curling cream + gel + a serum or oil. I mostly use a serum. I don't use a lot of product per layer, just about 2 dollops (fingertip's worth when you dig in), so about 2 coin sizes flattened.

Do beware not to use more gel than cream/leave-in, because otherwise it can get crunchy, if that's not what you're going for.

Also, mix the leave-in + gel or cream + gel in the palm of your hand first. If it curdles, it's going to flake in your hair! So do that test before you put it all in your hair, because you can go re-wash if you do that!