| Defrosting Henna? |
[25 May 2012|10:51am] |
Hi guys! I do henna once a month, and last month I ended up making about twice as much henna as I needed. I'd read online that you can freeze henna paste and use it later, but now I want to use it, and I've realized that I don't know how to UN-freeze it.
So, has anyone done this before? I'm not sure whether to just take it out of the freezer and leave it on the table, or to soak the container in warm water, or to put it in the fridge first and then take it out to room temperature later. I don't want the henna to lose it's potency.
Also, how long does it take to defrost? And is it better to wait until the henna is completely warmed up, or is it ok to put on when it's still cool-ish?
Thanks for your help!
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| Question about bangs |
[24 May 2012|07:43pm] |
Hi, longtime lurker here. I think I've posted... once before? Two years ago? Something like that at least. Anyhow, I have a question I hope some of you might be able to help me with.
About a year, a year and a half ago I noticed my hair was getting pretty heavy and it gave me headaches, which I solved by getting bangs. But that's causing another problem. My hair grows really fast, and with fast I mean really fast... So I started cutting my bangs myself to save myself the expense of having it done every 3 weeks. But I've noticed my bangs actually form a rather ugly mass of hair. My hair is very fine but I have a LOT of it, so it looks pretty horrible if my bangs aren't well kept and even if I keep it short I'm not very happy with how it looks, and if it grows too long the ends start to get wavy and looking even worse. Are there any (easy to cut) styles for bangs I could do? I was thinking about sideswept bangs but I'm afraid the wavyness of my hair will cause it to be less sideswept and more of a coathanger-style. :(
In case you were wondering, here is a pic of my bangs. And for bonus, I noticed I had a pic of a new hairstyle I tried as well, so see here if you want to see that one too. :)
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| Shedding and scalp concerns |
[23 May 2012|08:14pm] |
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Back again! :P
My hair is currently down to my chin. I mostly wear it up, either in a high bun with hair sticks, or a low ponytail. I brush once or twice a day with a bamboo pin brush (for de-tangling) and a boar bristle brush.
The last couple of times I've gone to wash my hair (I use a solid SLS and cone free solid bar + ACV rinse), I've noticed more shedding than I can ever remember having at once. Like, half a palm-full every 4 days.
I use a comb to get the water, lather and ACV all the way through my hair, as it tends to be very flat and repels water a little. I am gentle and don't yank but I am freaked out by the hair that appears on it.
Is this normal? I have lost 25 kilos in the past year, which may be a factor?
Also, the use of the hair sticks is making my scalp very sore around my crown. Do you think this may be contributing to the shedding? Am I pulling the hair too tight?
Thanks in advance. :)
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| Camping pics |
[21 May 2012|08:54am] |
My friends and I went camping this weekend and I just received a few pics from our trip. I've lopped off about five inches since I last posted here, but that's how it goes. I miss it, but I'd rather it be healthy. I'm more pleased by how the sun highlighted my hair, and how I managed to keep it reasonably free from tangles. We did a lot of swimming and hiking, and I'm actually kind of shocked that I haven't had any gnarly knots. I'm SO glad some brilliant mind invented hairsticks.
( Pics! )
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[21 May 2012|07:07pm] |
Today I wore my hair in a side pony tail with a fish tail braid to school. I could not believe the response from the students! Even the "too cool" senior boys were asking about it. Most of them had never seen a fish tail braid before and loved the way it looked.
At my school we do activities week in week 10 (last week) and I might get to run a class for grades 7-9 on hair braiding :D
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| What to do about long hair hate from a hairdresser? |
[15 May 2012|10:00pm] |
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Hi there; long-time reader, first-time poster.
Has anyone else encountered long hair hate from your hairdresser? Every time I went to her, my now-former hairdresser kept dropping hints that I ought to get my hair cut short - "Doesn't your head feel heavy?" "Wouldn't you like your hair cut?" "Your head would feel so much lighter if your hair was shorter," and so on.
She eventually left the salon (thank goodness) and now I have a more understanding hairdresser, though even she has made remarks along the lines of, "Your hair's going to start wrapping around you when you sleep."
I really don't understand the apparent distaste the hairdresser had for my long hair. Maybe she was hoping for frequent trims if I got a short haircut?
Has anyone else encountered this, or did I just get a weird hairdresser?
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[09 May 2012|11:24pm] |
Hi guys! Back with more pictures. My roommate decided to play with my hair today, here is the result!
( and here's a length pic... )
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| Growing out layers |
[07 May 2012|08:10pm] |
I'm going to get a trim tomorrow and I'm having a bit of trouble on how to describe what I want. Basically, I want to keep the length as much as possible as well as grow out my layers. My hair is an inch past my collar bone, and my shortest layer is an inch below my chin.
Besides telling her all of this, should I just ask her to clean it up all around while trying to keep up as much length as possible? Or try to even out the bottom layers with my top? I don't want to chop off all my hair. :( I'm just confused about growing out my layers while trying to grow my hair out to waist length with minimal to no layers.
EDIT: First off, thank you for all your advice! I basically explained what I wanted above to my hairdresser and we made a game plan from there. Luckily, she's the type that will cut off a half an inch and sticks with it. So, in the end, she basically cleaned up and trimmed each layer (it needed it!) and then every other visit, she'll just trim the longest layer so the other layers can eventually catch up. I think it's a plan! :D
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| Up-Side-Down French Braiding Sans Going Up-Side-Down |
[07 May 2012|04:18pm] |
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Hello!
I haven't posted here for a long time. I chopped my hair about a year ago from a little more than hip length to a little shorter than BSL. I like BSL because it's short enough to keep my head from feeling like it's pulling around a basket of bricks but long enough so that I can tie it in a bun, loop the hair through and not even worry about a securing apparatus if I'm feeling apathetic. Experience Level: I've been auto-french braiding my hair for a very long time, but I think this technique might help people who are having trouble with basic french braiding as well. Just go from the top of the head down instead. This technique doesn't necessarily help with hand grasping technique, that takes time, but it can help even out your sections. Also, up-side-down french braiding is super helpful for any high up hair style that you want to secure a little better due to the sheer weight of having crazy long hair.
I have been looking for different ways to wear my hair during exercise, especially hip hop (of which I'm in a performance in a couple of weeks) so I wanted the style to look cool as well. I was experimenting with french braids coming from all different directions to hold a high ponytail secure because it's fun to whip my hair back and forth, and I finally found a tutorial that made tight up-side-down french braiding easy, and cut out the flipping your head up-side-down hassle:
( tutorial )
here's what the style ended up looking like for me (5 compliments at work, keep in mind these pictures are taken AFTER my long hard hot work day, no hairspray/product needed):
( shameless picture plug )
Now to change it up for my dance class, I'm taking out the bun, doing a quick little dutch braid with the top layer of hair, and then pulling both braids back into a high pony to shake it. Hope this post gave soem of you guys some inspiration!
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| Playing with my hair. |
[05 May 2012|10:43am] |
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It's been a while thought I'd post a photo of my hair from today. Almost all of my hair is back to it's natural color. It looks really dark in the photos because it's still wet. It's more of a very light brown dark blonde color. ( Read more... ) I had it twisted in front in small sections. Then I looped some around the ponytail and pinned in place. And the last sectioned fishtail braided. I'm almost hip length when straight. :) well the tips just barely brush the top of my hips. Hope you enjoyed. Posted via LiveJournal app for iPhone.
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| Sticky, gummy hair. :'( HELP! |
[28 Apr 2012|10:38pm] |
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I have been using this SLS free shampoo and conditioner for quite a while now and my hair was very happy with it. The conditioner DOES have silicone in it though, which I am not happy about.
I purchased this solid, SLS free shampoo and this SLS and cone free solid conditioner from Etsy and was pretty excited about it.
Upon first usage, my hair came out so sticky and gummy it was practically standing up on its own. I washed a second time, got a better lather and rinsed more thoroughly with hot water. My hair is now only marginally less sticky and gummy. It feels disgusting and I can't get a brush (or even my fingers) through it.
Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong or is this a transitional thing? I was so excited about this new stuff and I'm so disappointed so far. :(
(I wasn't sure that this was right for ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif?v=92.1) no_poo)
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[03 May 2012|04:03pm] |
So, I am getting my AS degree, and commencement is tomorrow. Was wondering if anyone had any ideas for a hairstyle that would basically hug the graduation cap, but look ok when I take the cap off. the longest layer hair is about iliac length and curly, although the bulk is about waist to midback. I don't do a lot with my hair beyond the occasional dutch braid or hairsticks, but I don't think either of those would go well with the cap, and then there are the "wings" that would poke out under the cap on the sides of my head. Any ideas?
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| Are velcro hair rollers safe for my hair? |
[29 Apr 2012|08:16am] |
Hi!
Is it safe for my hair to use velcro hair rollers to style it?
I've been using only this to style my hair, I thought it was the best way not to damage my hair since I don't need to blow dry like this, I just put it on when my hair has already dried naturally, and leave it for some time, and I do not hear any hair breaking noise when taking them out, it goes easily.
But when reading tips on how to grow long healthy hair, I read not to use velcro. I don't know if they meant rollers or other things maybe.
What do you guys think?
And if I should't use these, then what is the safest way to style my hair without damaging it? If I just let it dry and do nothing, it goes in all directions and doesn't look good, at least for now when it's still short, when it's longer it's better.
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| I'm At My Wit's End, Please Help Me |
[28 Apr 2012|12:03am] |
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Hi all, I request your all knowing wisdom and advice about two things if you can: 1) I'm having a problem with my hair thinning and I have no idea what to do. I've been trying to remedy this issue on my own for about a year and it seems as if I've tried everything from vitamin E, to eating more protein rich foods, to babying my hair. Nothing has helped.
Some things that might help those who wish to help me:
-I shampoo my hair about 2-3X per week with Avalon Organics Rosemary shampoo and I condition the ends with Tresume Naturals conditioner.
-I do take birth control/estrogen-progesterine hormone regulators. I've been on them for about 6 months. I had to switch out the previous for my current one. -My diet is incredibly diverse with fish, vegetables, rice, meat, fruit, etc. -I've had my hair professionally trimmed once this year. I am personally terrified of going to hair salons, but swallowed my silly fear and went anyway. -I use spin pins on a daily basis to hold up my hair. -I'm in my early 20s. -I brush from bottom up because it physically pains me to do otherwise. 2) I've been taking martial arts for a little over a year now and I can't seem to figure out martial arts friendly hairstyles that won't bind too tightly to my hair and are time-consuming. Things to note: -I can't french braid/dutch braid very well and I've got very little time to learn how. -I've been using ponytail holders and spin pins to hold up my hair during classes. Any help at all from anyone would be appreciated and thank you so much to whomever reads this and responds.
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| My hair cut, one year and one day later |
[27 Apr 2012|11:59pm] |
Whoops, I missed the anniversary by a day. Also, I don't have recent pictures as I haven't been feeling well. But today, a write up, and maybe progress pictures in the future. I never posted about the cutting prices at the time (at least, I don't remember doing so). But I remember it well. Earlier related entry here, with earlier entries linked from that entry.
( Long story within )
Overall, this has been a very positive experience for me. I don't know if I'll ever go as short again - it was difficult to get into a helmet-compatible bun at first. But I'm definitely likely to cut it to "around shoulder" fairly regularly in the future. I also learned that I definitely prefer having enough length to play with, move around, have flow around and below my face. If I've missed any details or you have any questions, let me know!
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| Progress :-) |
[27 Apr 2012|09:54pm] |
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I think I have finally come up with the perfect routine for me and my hair! Since I don't have any remotely current pictures (I don't have a camera and I am thoroughly incapable of taking coherent pictures with my phone), my hair is currently waist length (nearly tailbone length when wet!), quite thick and fairly coarse and loosely curly (definitely curls and not waves, but no ringlets to be seen). So for almost two years I've been doing the BS/ACV thing, and it gave me nice results (certainly better than I got with shampoo and conditioner) but it wasn't quite up to my standards for beautifully healthy hair... Recently, though, I started using a sugar scrub in the shower because I never quite feel clean if I don't scrub extensively (the scrub consisting of white and brown sugar in equal parts, a good bit of olive oil, some ground cinnamon, and some powdered vanilla extract). I always wash my hair at the end of my shower (rather than the beginning) to make sure I get whatever soap and scrubs and whatnot out of my hair (my wash solution for my hair is baking soda, honey, and rosemary EO mixed with water, followed by a mix of ACV, honey, rosemary EO, and sometimes lemon juice in water). I accidentally managed to figure out the magical bit here--I used my sugar scrub on my hands just before washing my hair, and since oil is not particularly water soluble (though the warm water helps here and also helps the oil release some of its inherent properties I believe) there was still quite a bit of oil on my hands. It seems that washing my hair with oily hands (and then also wringing it out with oily hands after) distributes the oil through my hair quite evenly (and without leaving too much oil behind) and the warm water makes the oil do something magical with my hair. I'm so happy! My hair feels healthier than it ever has and looks quite healthy too. The only disadvantage I can see is that I need to wash my hair slightly more frequently (as in I can go four or five days without washing it instead of seven or eight). I'm especially pleased with this because my hair has reached a length where I need to style it more often than letting it alone, which can be rough on the hair (especially because I do a lot of braiding) and I recently gave myself a blunt trim at the ends to get rid of some horrid split ends (took off two or three inches) and it just looks very neat and clean.
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[27 Apr 2012|11:47am] |
Can someone recommend a good, fairly cheap pair of scissors for trimming?
The one I have right now doesn't seem to be the best for my hair and I am too cheap to invest in going to a hair-dresser only to hair I should try something more "fashionable".
I am looking to stay under 20 $ if that is at all possible.
Thanks!
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