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Poof pow giant hair can you help

2012-04-04T19:10:41Z

I coloured my hair last week and it seemed to like it. All good. This morning I did a treatment a CJ repair me treatment followed by AO honeysuckle rose.

Styled:
KKNT
Mop top gel

My hair dried and was quite large to say the least, plus quite frizzy.

Now at the end of the day it’s like a monster it just gotten bigger and bigger and bigger! Over the day I’ve applied loads of Anita grant butter some coconut oil and finally komaza moisturiser. Now of course it feels sticky, no surprise BUT it’s still giant and yip has a huge halo of frizzzzz.

Can anyone recommend, what to do?

Thanks

Low Pourous Hair

2012-06-12T17:56:28Z

I’ve just recently released by doing research that I have low porous hair, my hair takes like 3 hours minimum to dry & I use a micro fibre towel after washing, I wash with Naked Curl Defining Shampoo & Conditioner then I ‘plop’ for about 10 minutes, then I use Naked Curl Creme, Umberto Gianni Mousse (its the only one that doesn’t turn to water when i put it on my hair, so it actually holds it!) then i dry with a diffuser for around 20 minutes on a high heat, then I leave it for half n hour then i diffuse again for around 10 minutes on a low heat, then i repeat this, then when my hair is nearly dry i use John Frieda Dream Curls Spray just to hold my curls. It’s just so time consuming & by the next morning I can’t do anything with my hair so I have to wash it again, which has now taken its toll on me considering the amount of time it takes to do my hair!
I also tried washing the night before but my hair either is still wet when i wake up or just frizzy. It feels like if i leave my hair to dry naturally it will just frizz up. I’ve tried leave in conditioners for protein & moisturise but it doesn’t really make a difference! If i put no products in my hair it doesn’t even curl it just goes frizzy and bushy I cannot stand it!.. How can hair cause so much stress? Does anyone have any tips or product advice? I’ve recently started to consider relaxing my hair but I’ve read that low poruos hair doesn’t take well to this?

Can anybody recommend protein treatments?

2013-03-08T14:46:50Z

Hi everyone,

I’m a little new to this, I’m currently using Aussie miracle moist shampoo (with chopped onion in to make it grow faster but have only used it twice so cant report on whether this actually works yet) and Loreal Restore conditioner or Superdrug’s raspberry and macadamia nut conditioner. Have also bought pure coconut oil which I use overnight twice a week and use Umberto Gianinni scrunching jelly.

But I have been reading these threads about protein and I think I need more of it as I have very fine stretchy hair. I must admit my hair is actually permed, not naturally curly so it is damaged from that. But I have no idea where to start with protein rich products. It would be great if a list could be made like the list here but for protein products obviously: http://www.britishcurlies.co.uk/curl_forum/viewthread/215/

Anyway I hope you can help as I really want to try getting my hair back to being healthy and long and shiny again and so far I’ve had good results with the change to no cone conditioners.

Too much moisture, need protein instead?

2013-03-02T12:57:52Z

Hi everyone, so my hair is pretty healthy, shiny and soft, my only issue is the curl formation feels a little loose, looser than it has been previously.

I’m wondering if I should lay off the moisture a bit or use more protein? My only issue is I am prone to frizz around the halo!

Thoughts really welcomed

What’s up with my frankenhair?!

2013-02-01T00:56:24Z

So, after reading about hair porosity, I assumed my hair must be medium to low porosity as it takes ages to get wet and dry again, and it really loves moisture. However, starting my curl diary means I’ve been paying much closer attention to what my hair’s doing and I’m starting to wonder if its actually quite high in porosity in places. I’ve found that the underneath layer dries very quickly and after doing the strand test it is rougher than the top.
I’ve always noticed that these underneath bits were a different texture to the rest of it too, while my hair is generally fairly frizzy and dry, these bits are REALLY frizzy and dry. The top can feel quite soft but these underneath bits are rough and wiry. Also, the whole of my hair is pretty coarse but the underneath is extra coarse and when running my fingers down the length of the underneath strands, I can feel little tiny kinks in them, not sure what this means. In fact if I look at it close up, the kinks form where the strand is actually getting wider and narrower! That can’t be right, surely!
I don’t know if this means this part of my hair is porous, but I can’t imagine that it would take kindly to protein as it is so coarse. I don’t think it can be damaged, as I’ve never coloured it or chemically treated it, I never blow dry it, and I’ve only ever straightened it a handful of times, the last one being over a year ago. If someone could shed some light on what this means that would be great!

Advice - Please

2013-01-19T20:45:21Z

Hello,

I have been following this forum for months now, I really need some advice here thanks. I am at a lost end here, no one to turn to. I am not very good with my literacy skills, with grammers etc. I’ll try and my best

Early November I put a hair texturizer in my hair (only left it on like 3 mins), as I was so fed up with my curly/frizzy hair. (I followed the instructions carefully) But I think It had fried/damaged my hair, I know It was the biggest mistake ever and I am paying for it now. I guess everyone make mistakes But I am growing it out, as I do not want the big chop. (Not just yet) I just feel so embarrassed to go to the hairdressers. I have trimmed my hair last week, look ok.

I am not losing any breakage anymore, I have been using deep conditioner etc. Only problem that I have got is, that when I used Mixed Chick Leave in Kinky-Curly Knot leave my hair a bit crispy and very dry. The second day, my hair feel so dry and I hate it. Why does it do that? Am I using the wrong products? I could cry, but end of the day It’s my fault. When I do wash my hair, it feel a bit hard. I recently brought “Creme of Nature Jojoba and Olive Oil Deep Conditioning” It’s has help my hair a lot feeling soft and nice afterwards but once I use the Mixed Chick Leave In, It tend to leave my hair very dry. I never had that problem before I used the texturizer, so I am growing my hair out now. Tonight I used the Deep Conditioning, without using the KCK leave in. My hair feel soft and lovely, but my hair has always been frizzy.

I have read loads on the internet about on “Chemical damage is one of the most common culprits of hair damage, as processed hair loses its natural moisturizers” Do I need moisturizers? Anyone recommend? I have brought the Aphogee Two-Protein Treatment, Shampoo and Deep Conditioner too, a friend is going to help me. I don’t know If I am doing the right thing here or not but I read on their website and have brilliant freeback on it. It’s work on damaged hair.

Any advice, would be much appreciate. Many Thanks

Natty.

Help: Curls seem to drop out after protein treatment

2012-12-27T12:32:41Z

Hi there,

I discovered this amazing site about 18 months ago and for a year I was completely CG (co-wash and leave in - Tresemme Naturals, styling - Boots pink creme, air drying) and my hair was doing well. However in about May, my hair started feeling a bit rubbish, frizzy but limp and heavy-feeling at the same time and I got really frustrated with it. I came across some info about Kerastraight, the protein straightening treatment and even found a review on one of the american curly sites about how someone had used this to improve the condition of their hair and remove the frizz but keep the curl, so I went for it.

Afterwards, my hair felt in great condition, but really soft and the curl just dropped out by the end of the day. I didn’t really like how it felt but as I’d paid for what is marketed as a straightening treatment, I decided that I might as well embrace it. I hit the blow dryer and straighteners for a while and was quite enjoying waking up and knowing how my hair was going to behave! However, it started snapping off one day, and so I decided it was time to get back to curly and that I needed to do some treatments.

I went back to the boots pink but it was making my hair feel dry and ratty. I tried trial sizes of the Jessicurl products and I didn’t really like them. I tried KCCC and the first time it worked well and then the second time is made my ends really dry and puffy and I ended up washing it out the same day as it was driving me mad. I have a sample of Miss Jessie’s Pillow soft curls and that seems to really work, it had silicone in it, but at the moment I don’t really care as its the only thing that seems to be working.

I tried coconut oil, but that made my hair feel stringy and horrible, so I did some of the tests that I’ve read about on various websites and I think that my hair is highly porous (I’ve coloured my hair a fair bit and it sank in a glass of water), fine (you can hardly feel a single strand) and needs protein (it was stretching without returning to its original shape/length).

I tried a cheap protein shampoo and conditioner (Gliss for damage limp hair) and my hair was responding well, so I decided to go for it with a stronger protein treatment (Aphogee 2 step). I followed the directions to the letter, my hair felt amazing after the washing out the protein, it didn’t even seem like it needed the balancing conditioner, but I applied it anyway, and now today my hair feels really soft but droopy again and like I could straighten it out really easily.

I should also mention that I have cherub curls, some bits are really curly and form corkskrews and other bits (mainly underneath) seem to be more wavy, but if I mess about with it, they loose the curl and puff out, it makes product application really hard as even that can break up the curl and I pretty much have to put everything on soaking wet hair, give it a shake and try not to touch it while drying.

I’m now really confused, I don’t know if its the protein or the conditioner that is causing it, I don’t know what to do about it or what products to use. I’m tempted to do another protein treatment and leave off the conditioner, but I’m scared to do anything at the moment in case it makes it worse. I just really want my curl back!!!

p.s. sorry for all the detail, I just thought it is better to give too much info! The people on this site seem to have amazing knowledge and I’m really hoping someone can help me out, thanks x

thin hair at hairline….baby hair

2012-12-16T12:15:02Z

Hi guys,

something I have noticed lately which is really bothering me is my hair has become quite thin around my hair line as a result of what looks like short baby hairs that don’t seem to be growing. It was always a bit thinner at my temples, partly because I had braids a few years ago which literally yanked out a lot of hair. As a kid I had loads of lovely kiss curls around my hairline :( Its particularly annoying that the rest of my head is covered with the thickest curly hair!

So my question is does anyone else have this problem? Is this a particularly curly phenomenon?

I have done some research and according to some, lack of brushing that area correctly can cause the follicles to weaken, leading to short baby hair that only grows a certain length. This makes sense if you actually brush your hair in the first place. I massage my scalp with oil and things but once the curls are set I don’t touch my scalp again until next wash (maybe 3-4 days) maybe this is my problem…

There is also some talk of hormone levels and thyroid but I am perfectly healthy otherwise…I have started some new vitamins and bumped up my protein intake, just in case its a diet thing

Would love to hear any insights people might have into this..thanks for reading

Too much protein / Not enough moisture?

2012-12-12T02:15:47Z

Hello,

I’ve been doing the CG method for about four months now. Everything was going great but now my hair is in an awful state. It’s dry and snapping off all over the place. I’m losing clumps of hair every time I wash it as it’s so weak and breaking. So after doing some research I think my problem is product build up and too much protein and not enough moisture. Thing is, how do I know which conditioners have protein and which have moisture? Are there certain ingredients I need to look out for? I’ve been using the Dr Organics and the A’kin ranges from Holland and Barrett. I do a CoWash almost everyday, leaving in the conditioner to form my curls rather than gel (as that always worked best, thus I thought it would be extra moisturising). However, something is obviously not working and my long hair is getting shorter by the day. AGhhhh!

Help, PLEASE! x

Help - what to do with fine, low porosity hair !!

2011-10-11T14:16:37Z

Thanks to all the lovely curlies on this site I think I now know that I have fine but low porosity hair.

Having looked into it all, the on-line advice says:-

Fine Hair:-

Needs protein
No humectants
No emollients

Low Porosity Hair:-

Needs moisture
No protein
Needs humectants

Hmmmm, so the 2 lists seem to contradict each other. As my hair’s fine it gets weighed down easily too. I’ve tried to work out which products to use but to be honest it’s melted my brain

Could any kind curlies with similar hair types please point me in the right direction. I’m totally flummoxed !!
x