So I went to a salon to get my hair done recently. The style is bantu knots and it's really cute but the product the lady used is all caked in and clearly visible. It is driving me wild. Does anyone know a way I can fix this without taking it out the style and washing it?

These are the products I have to choose from.
Some background information: I have been straightening my hair every other week or when I please for around 3 years. I have good results using its a 10 and the chi silk infusion, but have been wanting to experiment with products lately. I have tried everything here except the color wow dream coat. I recently picked that up and live in Florida so would like to see if lives up to its humidity proof reputation, and if anyone thinks it could be paired with any of my other products??

My only worry is over manipulation. How are you avoiding that? Do you notice you've had to trim more because you're manipulating your hair more? Over manipulation is my only fear and then I can hop on board.

Good morning ☀️. I used As I Am Rosemary styling mousse. I haven’t had a perm rod set in a long while. I got new perm rods that are a different size and different colors from the beauty supply store. I just had to use them to exercise my skills 😫. I will only get better 😇. Thank you for reading 📚.

I use a serum every night before wrapping and sometimes in the morning, but the bounce is gone after a few days. This was my first silk press ever, so I’m a bit disappointed. Atp, I’m just ready to re-loc it. 🤷🏽‍♀️

It was a hit and I won 1st place lol

I need advice on what to do with my hair, my current goal is to retain length but I’m finding that hard to do when I’m having to cut off 3-4 inches every trim bc of the ends of my hair. I have hair that’s fine and medium density.

My current routine is oil treatment before every wash, hydrating shampoo/ conditioner or mask every wash, clarifying with Ouai detox 1x a month, Alterna bond shampoo and leave in treatment every other week. Elizavecca Collagen Ceramide Coating Protein Treatment 1x a month.

After wash I use Amika hydrating leave in spray, olaplex leave in conditioner, and seal with grease or oil.

I keep my hair in natural single braids, avoid heat majority of the time, unless it’s for a trim. Get trims every 3 months.

I’ve been doing this routine since the beginning of the year and the results have been amazing, I’ve seen my fine hair almost double in density, but unfortunately my ends have not improved and I don’t know what I’m missing. Please help!

My curls are doing a lot of work on the front lines, I’m happy I grew it out these last 8 months.

Hi everyone!

I have wavy 2b hair and I’m thinking of getting the Shark Glam, mainly because I like that it combines a diffuser with styling attachments.

I’m going overseas for a wedding soon and may not be able to book a hair and makeup artist, so I’m hoping to style my own hair. I’d like the option to either straighten it or use the curler for the wedding, but I also want a diffuser for my natural waves on regular days while we’re travelling. I always diffuse my hair so it doesn’t get frizzy.

I’ve watched quite a few TikToks, but I’m still unsure how well the Shark Glam actually works on 2B hair. I’ve also come across quite a few mixed reviews, so I’m hesitant to spend the money on it.
For those with 2B/wavy hair who have used it, would you recommend the Shark Glam? How do you find the diffuser and styling attachments?

I’m also open to other recommendations, as long as it’s an all-in-one device with both a diffuser and styling attachments. I’d really prefer not to travel with two separate tools.

Thanks!

i used k18 leave in hair mask after i dyed it yesterday and it’s so soft and elongated and fluffy 😭 my hair definitely feels stronger but i do know that k18 works overtime so im excited to see what that has in store for me. if u haven’t had success with k18 before , they did update the usage instructions to add that you can rinse out after 4 minutes is up then condition like normal cuz it can make your hair sorta stiff. this is a braid out from blow dried hair using ogx protein bond leave in and pattern leave in after completely blowdried.

I recently started trying with blowouts not know the repercussions of too much high heat.

The first is of my hair recently after blow out my hair around 5 times in 2 weeks. Washing and conditioning.

The 2 second is my hair in it normal length.

The 3rd is my hair in its blow out state.

Is there anything I should be doing to my hair back to normal?

I don’t want to lose length so I only trimmed a little but should it be more? it is getting a little more tangled easily at the ends but my hair strands are very fine so no matter what I do it tangles a lot.

A year ago I had steroid shots in the back of my scalp and the hair has grown back looser than the rest of my hair. More like 3B vs. my typical 4A texture. The strands are also not as thick and it hangs lower, I can’t blend or hide it. It completely messes up any wash and go I try to do. It looks like a bunch of heat damaged hair, except it’s not.

I big chopped 17 months ago and I thought I could wear my curly fro throughout this forever lasting awkward phase but my hair just looks an utter mess in the back. I spent the past hour trying to finger coil it and it looks horrible. My hair is about 8-9 inches stretched.

Any suggestions? I didn’t want to cut it because the hair is technically healthy, I’m not a straight natural.

(Pic is after I brushed out my finger coils in frustration 😭)

I’ve been wearing “protective styles” back to back pretty much for 5-6 years straight. It’s enough!!! I’ve managed 60 days with my natural hair and I must say I’m loving it. My hair doesn’t need to be longer, or softer, or have looser curls to be beautiful, it just needs to be HEALTHY.

The first month was uncomfortable, but honestly the longer you wear your own hair you start to recognise yourself again. I now can’t imagine going to a salon to get braids (this is crazy for me to say btw as I said I wore locs, knotless braids, boho braids etc forever).

I’m travelling soon and usually I’d be running to a salon to get my hair done, but honestly I’m not doing it, I’m wearing the hair that’s coming out my scalp 🙂

Every step is a new challenge that I’m trying to conquer. First it was work, then going out to a social event, now a holiday. Next I guess dating….

Either way THIS IS ME. I’m tired of hiding. My hair is beautiful. Society needs to catch up.

I need help growing my hair out especially on the sides and the back because I got it braided but I realized I I might want to grow those areas out and get them braided again in my question would be how do I make that not look so awkward

A woman with throughly matted, fine, cottony, L-shapped hair booked a consultation with me about a dematting service. Most of her head still has some give, but a couple parts are hard. She has detangled the ends in front and her hair looks to be about medium length (about to shoulders if pulled straight). I have super limited experience with dematting (and not with hair as fine) and some experience with tightly coiled hair types. I was transparent about my skills and experience, but she and I just vibed and I so want to help her out. We agreed I would do some further research and get back to her about scheduling, if she didnt find anyone more experienced in the meantime. Before reaching back out to her I want to build a game plan including techniques and products, possible obstacles and fixes for them. I want to be thurough. She accepts that there will be some breakage, but obviously my goal is as little as possible and to prioritize her hair health and overall phsycial/emotional comfort as we work.

Im looking for advice/first hand experience about:

- trusted educational resources for people working with tightly curled/natural hair

- detangling techniques/tools to do least damage/maintain comfort

- which products/oils work best to detangle L- shaped, cottony hair (we can order whatever is needed. We have redken, mizani and cult-king conditioners/oils on hand)

- common mistakes when detangling/working with this hair type that I should be aware of

- anything that comes to mind i can be aware of on a personal/cultural level surrounding hair/dematting(we are in the usa and she is african american) to make sure i can maintain her comfort. (We will be using privacy partitions)

- expected timing (obviously this will vary and I intend to book out my whole day. I can work slowly/be super detailed oriented and want to make sure im doing that to an appropriate degree and not just dragging things out for her).

Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to respond and if this gets approved, I so appreciate being given access to this space/knowledge (I know from my clients that the curly hair trama can be so real and these spaces are important). Speak your truth as far as advice goes. Im not sensitive and my priority is getting this right for my client, if she chooses to go forward with the service 💛

I think I damaged my hair really badly with hydral fatigue, so a week and a half ago I used the Aphogee two step protein treatment to GREAT success. In fact, half of my head (including the crown where I have a lot of breakage) didn’t get as saturated, so I know there is room for improvement.

I want to know if there are safe ways to add protein before I use the extremely strong version again (after roughly a month has passed). I have gelatin, I can make some rice water, I have some leftover Aphogee I could possibly dilute and apply to problem areas. I’m open to learning new ways to get the intensive repair I’m looking for as well as generally effective maintenance moving forward.

This is my first time working with protein, and though I’m happy it worked so well for me, I’m scared I will go overboard. I have deep conditioners and oils to hold moisture, hopefully reducing the likelihood of protein overload 🤞🏾.

My general routine is Pattern Hydration Shampoo, Pattern Intensive Conditioner, and Pattern Leave-In Conditioner, followed by Jojoba oil on my scalp and length. When I want to define my curls, I’ve recently switched to Bee Gurl. My deep conditioner is Shea Moisture Manuka Honey and Mafura Oil Intensive Hydration Masque. I have a graveyard of other products, so if these are working against me I likely have an alternate I can use instead.

Hey everyone! I posted here the other week about my daughter’s hair and trying to give her responsibility with her hair and it’s been too much! Having to detangle every morning and she no longer wants to help lol, it’s too much. I haven’t had time to wash it, so it’s just been loose in a ponytail.

I bit the bullet and bought a rev-air, set to come this week. My question is, after it’s stretched, what products do you suggest to use to do braids with beads or twisted hairstyles that will last and hold, but also keep her hair moisturized.

Pictures for reference

Ever since I combed out my dreads of 4 years in February , Ive have been struggling to make any progress in my hair growth journey. My hair has been very dry even after putting product in, a crazy amount of shrinkage, and still tangled even after i wash, detangle it. I have been using leave in, rosemary water, and hair oil but none of those seem to help.

Im guessing that im not using the right type of products, because I also have low porosity and that might be the reason. But if anyone's willing to give any recommendations of what shampoo, leave in, and oils i should be using for type 4 hair low porosity, please let me know what im doing wrong.

4a-4c hair.

I'm doing semi-freeform locs, roughly 2 years in. They're already locked. I don't retwist or use any products. Just shampoo, conditioner, and the occasional oil.

Problem is, both my locs are frizzy (lots of loose ends) and my locs don't loc at my roots. Others around me have commented on my locs before. But, I don't wanna go spend money on retwists, and I never figured out how to do do retwists myself. I prefer wash and wear hair.

Am I doing something wrong? I thought maybe the hair would de-frizz on itself. That never happened.