Posted by Lissa on 11/15/2006, 12:58 pm, in reply to "Re: trying to restore my hair, but how?" --Previous Message-- For my natural hair I do what is called co-washing. I wet my hair every day, sometimes twice a day and use my conditioner as a shampoo. I only use the actual shampoo once a week. :
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: i am so sorry to see the changes that
: chemicals have made to your hair. It looks
: like when you were wearing braids your hair
: took on a healthy texture and shine. I would
: suggest either cutting it very close
: (because you do have the face for it) or
: wearing braids again. If you cut it real
: short you can begin maintaining it with
: natural products and allowing it to grow
: out. The first style looks like you can
: achieve it with a two strand twist out
: method but her hair is obviously longer. You
: can also get weave sewn in (by a
: professional please!) and never ever let
: them use glue - only sew in. With sew in you
: dont need aperm and unless she cornrows too
: tight your hair will not be damaged. you
: would look really cute with small cornrows
: and sew in at the back ...with coil curl or
: another nice texture. I would send u some
: pics of my braids or sew in styles if I had
: your email. I know how u feel. Im taking my
: cornrows out now and I have no idea what to
: do with my hair if its just out. Good luck
: and stay positive. Oh yeah massage your
: scalp frequently..it helps.
: --Previous Message--
: Hi, my name is Katrina and I just recently
: cut
: my damaged hair off. I had a perm and I
: didn't take care of it like I should've and
: the results were pretty bad. My hair was
: just utterly damaged so I cut it off so I
: could start over. Now my question is, how do
: I restore it? Should I put it braids, should
: I keep it natural? What do I do? Are there
: any products anyone uses that promotes
: strong, long, and healthy hair. And fast?
: Also, if I'm going to keep it natural I
: really don't know how to style it.
:
: Is there anyway I can get my hair to look
: like this
: without using chemicals.
:
: Or, what would I do if I wanted my hair to
: look like this? Would that happen naturally?
:
:
:
: Sorry if these are stupid questions, I just
: don't know anything about hair and would
: really like to grow my hair to the length it
: was before I ruined it. Any tips and
: suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
:
: Also, I've been told that African American's
: shouldn't wash they're hair every day
: because it strips us of the natural oil and
: minerals in our hair. So often am I suppose
: to wash my hair. Like every week, or every
: two weeks?
:
:
: This is what my hair looked like when I just
: kept it in braids.
: My hair used to be.
:
:
: Now it's this. How long do you think it will
: take to get back to what my hair used to be?
:
:
: It has been said that washing african american hair will dry it out, but that has been found to be untrue. Washing the hair actually adds moisture to it. Water is the ultimate moisturizer. Shampoo on the other hand is what dries out the hair.
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