Official Thread for Those with Afro-Hair Only - Ladies and Gents . .

any one here that washes their hair daily every other day?

Go to Hairlista, longhairecare.com and k-i-s-s.biz they have loads and loads of tips, videos, discussions, blogs and forums. Try and develop a weekly hair regimen for your hair that you can stick to. One great tip is to use castor oil (this promotes healthy growth) on your scalp 3 days before washing.

The 2 main things that gave me longer hair was avoiding heat (no straighteners, no tongs, no hairdryers) just air drying instead and ensuring my hair is moisturised daily.

I love Elasta's hair products esp their mango butter and creme conditioning shampoo. Other good brands are V05 (because they contain oils), creme of nature and aphogee.

Thanks for the websites, they are great!
I hardly ever use heat (only hairdryers when my hair is out of plaits), how do you air dry your hair without it tangling & breaking?

any one here that washes their hair daily every other day?

. . .That would kill my hair, ie dry it on and also cost me too much in buying shampoo.

Mind me asking why you ask?

not with shampoo, but with conditioner, or just rinsing the hair with water.
There was a few threads with on the lhcf that women with long hair wash their hair everyday or everyother day. Apparently someone went from sl to apl in 8months lol
Also lots of women reported retaining length because of the added moisture.

Ooo yea I have heard of those washing techniques - tbh I am too scared to try it incase it damages my hair lol . . . . (Yes I am a chicken, but it's taken me agess to get my hair to where it is now, im scared it'll go back to the beginning = short up to my ears! )

I comb my hair and put them into four plaits and wrap it and let it dry overnight. Or for relaxed hair, you could braidouts - maybe just do two french plaits and wrap it overnight and then when you take it out hair should be curly. There's a video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkftCx3q5mU

how long is your hair? and are you natural or relaxed?

Past my shoulders and it's relaxed - but I only do it every 12weeks and I take good care of it. I don't overload my hair with loads of products, I trim every so often. I can't stand weave or braids (no offence to anyone who wears it all the time). My brother's ex gf literally lives in weave, it's all she ever talks about - however when she takes out the weave she is more or less bald - the weave has thinned out her hair.

I'd rather stick with what I am doing and works for me - no point changing what is not fixed! . . .

Past my shoulders and it's relaxed - but I only do it every 12weeks and I take good care of it. I don't overload my hair with loads of products, I trim every so often. I can't stand weave or braids (no offence to anyone who wears it all the time). My brother's ex gf literally lives in weave, it's all she ever talks about - however when she takes out the weave she is more or less bald - the weave has thinned out her hair.

I'd rather stick with what I am doing and works for me - no point changing what is not fixed! . . .

Omg mee too!
I hate weaves with a vengeance, I wore them for a year and hated it! I just like to touch my head, but my hair did grow.
but then my hair broke off again because i was lazy. so I will def be washing my hair everyday.
i need the moisture

Omg mee too!
I hate weaves with a vengeance, I wore them for a year and hated it! I just like to touch my head, but my hair did grow.
but then my hair broke off again because i was lazy. so I will def be washing my hair everyday.
i need the moisture

I used to wear weaves as well and they did thin out my edges, but it wasn't as bad as you describe. I stopped at the beginning of last year though, now I wear braids mostly and my hair's never been so long in my life. Imo, braids are better coz I have more control over them with regards keeping it clean, moisturised and making sure they're not too tight.

Bro said her sides and neck back were literally bald from years and years of weave and the top as well . I guess what works for some, doesn't necessarily work for others which I fully understand and appreciate.

Don't you find (now the weather is slightly warmer) that your braids itch? or are they ok?? . .

Too true about different things working for different people! I do have a friend in uni who basically has no sides to her hair that her stylist now glues the weave to her scalp

Lol, I'm actually out of braids at the moment, just twisted my hair without extensions for exam time. But I don't think the heat would bother me too much since I wear braids even when I go back to Nigeria.

For daily washes, I recommend V05 Moisture Milks. That's what I use for my cowashes and they smell heavenly and are awesomely moisturising, lol. I saw them in Pak's Finsbury Park the other day and was so excited as I previously stocked them up from the US (99 cents a bottle ) or Nigeria (350 naira). They're only £1.29 in Pak's so cheap anywhere around the world. If you can get your hands on strawberries and cream, my favourite. Followed closely by mango and passion fruit. Ah i could rave about these all day!

any one here that washes their hair daily every other day?

Anyone ever dyed their hair before? Which ones would you recommend?
My scalp is highly sensitive so I can use a dye that is too strong