I’m trying to switch over from using Cantu for many years. But I have a serious fragrance allergy. I use Cantu Kids curling cream and the regular leave in conditioner right now which is very mild and doesn’t bother me but I’m wondering if anyone knows if the Shea Moisture Coconut and Hibiscus curling mousse and the Shea moisture strengthen and restore leave in condition have strong fragrances. I chose these from Yuka app suggestions. I’m a 3c/4a girly with bra strap length hair. Also if you have other recommendations that be great but I don’t use any animal byproducts.

The second picture and last picture is when I was younger and I think it was more full and my hair is thinner but I have high porosity fine hair and low density and I absolutely hate my hair. I relied mainly on goddess braids for years because I hated how short and non voluminous my hair is but I’m now realizing that’s probably making it worse. The last picture I took as a joke earlier but I realized it showed more of what I’m talking about so I decided to add it 😭 but I just don’t know what to do and could really use some advice

Hi there. I have an active flare up of seb derm rn unfortunately so I’m back to using the prescription shampoo every few days. I have my hair in cornrows currently and I’m wondering how you all keep your hair moisturized, in braids, while using this drying ass shampoo. I’m sick bc I just did my wash day with a protein and deep conditioning treatment and my hair was soooooooo soft but it feels like I’m stripping away all the time and hard work I put into adding moisture.

Has anyone ever successfully used minoxidil while having braids? I started using minoxidil in the front and around my edges. I want to get braids again but worried the minoxidil application will not hit all of the areas.

A very successful washday. Depending on how I’m feeling it can be 20 mins or 90 mins:

1. African Pride pre poo (skipped when my hair isn’t overly knotty
2. Shea moisture shampoo (which I hate and does nothing for me so just using it up so I can swap)
3. Faith in Nature coily conditioner (reasonably priced, huge quantities, lovely company!)
4. Mielle deep conditioner (leave in for as long or as little)
5. Bee Girl!

I don’t use Bee Girl unless I want great definition since it’s very stiff. I’m washing my hair again on Monday for a blow dry and haven’t used it in a while, otherwise I use Aunt Jackie’s Transform + oil.

Also: yes that’s a lot of fallout, it’s usually just one bunch. None of it is damaged, it’s a combination of me tangling my hair with my hands (bad fidget- I pull hairs out), the rain and wind tangling it over 2 weeks, and also likely a long term side effect of my medication.

I do wonder if that’s in addition to the Miele product though since they were spoken about here for hair-loss a while ago. It wasn’t this much until I brought that in 🙃

I’m happy though that my hair isn’t uneven anymore!

I have been natural for almost 15 years. I am what you might call a lazy natural. I cut my hair at home, I mostly do wash and gos or single strand twist and I don’t even sleep in a bonnet.

I’ve always accepted frizz and quickly restyling my hair every other day or two, until I tried a cheap ass, rinky dink curly hair brush (the one with the little grooves on the side) and it’s changed everything! I am four days in with my same wash and go procedure: shampoo, conditioner, wash, leave in, cream and gel. Again I am lazy as life be lifing, so I do big sections and can just slap it everything on my head. My hair has never looked like this.

Letting everyone else know, and it’s legit any of those 6-8 dollar brushes with the little grooves on the side.

I love how versatile i’ve been with my hair this year. This was the year that I really got to experiment with it now that it’s even longer and I won’t be stopping anytime soon☺️

Hello,

Long time lurker. I've been wearing my hair naturally for 3 years now, trying to learn how to manage it and style it via youtube videos.

My question is how can I get my parts to be neater, more defined? Do I need to part with gel? I've seen Youtubers with much thicker hair do it so cleanly without gel but mine just don't go that way. Or is it because my edges are broken that it is not achievable?

Thanks!

Hey yall,

Long time lurker, first time poster. As the title says, due to dealing with a brain tumor for the past year I have really let myself go in many ways, but one of the main ways being hygiene. It’s deeply embarrassing to admit, but it’s very true. I have lost a lot of hair due to my pituitary gland dysfunction (thanks to the tumor) and I got very depressed about it, leading to me not taking care of it at all.

I have never had so much build up on my scalp and hair in my entire life, and I genuinely do not know where to start with it. When I tried washing it a while ago, there was so much build up its like my nearly 2 hours in the shower did absolutely nothing. I need tips for heavy duty scalp exfoliation and detoxing, and product lists for things to seal moisture in after I’m done stripping the hair of all of that oil and dirt.

I’m really sorry if anybody found this post gross, I’m so depressed most days I can’t take care of myself and my partner is very sweet but is Asian with thick straight hair and doesn’t know where to begin with me. Any help is appreciated, I hope you all have a wonderful day. ❤️

Anyone have any suggestions for product? I cut off about 12”.

Are the stringy piece breakage at my ends? I just got a trim about a month ago and my hair is already becoming stringy towards the nape again. When finger detangling, my fingers will get caught on the ends of my hair and some of the bottom strands will stretch out a thinner straight pieces of hair comes out. I don’t know how to fix this or what’s causing this? I’ve been heat free for about 5 months now with two major cuts to get rid of any heat damage. Please help me understand what different reasons could be causing this, thank you

Second photo is from today

I just want to know.🫠

Need to know I'm not alone! 😔