afrochique
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I don't wear a swim cap so I coat my hair with conditioner to reduce the amount of chlorine it is exposed to.
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afrochique
Thank you! When you go swimming do you have you hair styled a certain way? (Bun, braided up) Also do you add conditioner the day of the swim class?
Thank you! When you go swimming do you have you hair styled a certain way? (Bun, braided up) Also do you add conditioner the day of the swim class?
Cheekychica
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Don't mind me....
afrochique
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I wear either a bun or one braid. I put the conditioner right before I leave the house to go swimming.
bebezazueta
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Thanks!
Here's a pic of what I use. Ion has a leave in specifically for swimmers that I sprayed before and after I swam.
I drenched hair with a cheapie conditioner & let it dry out. Then I sprayed with swimmers spray. Then I put in a loose bun toward back center of my head. Then I placed the wave cap on. Then the blue silicon cap over it! Worked like a charm. Removed when I got home sprayed hair down then shampooed with ion swimmers shampoo then added a cheapie conditioner to leave in until I start again.
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bajanplums1
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this is really fantastic!!
karenjoe
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karenjoe
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mee 2....
Hi,
Sunni I was drooling at your fotki then i wanted to join....
you r relaxed right?
how often do you or did you relax.... I remember the photo in your fotki
after you relaxed. I don't remember how long u was post?
you hair is gorgeous
..... I like it....
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welcome!
sunnieb
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sunnieb
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karenjoe - I like to dc right before relaxing because it loosens up my newgrowth to allow for better relaxer application. Tonight I clarified (Suave Daily), moisture shampooed (Nexxus Therappe), and now I'm dc'ing (Nexxus Humectress).
I'm lucky because my scalp doesn't irritate easily, so I can get away with more stuff.
karenjoe
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I thought if you scalp was too clean relaxer would burn....
I scratched my scalp in a small spot 1 week before a relaxer. relaxer burned me & left a scar there for yrs....
... I'm normally not sensitive to relaxers,
do u use a no lye relaxer?
I use olive oil no lye & that never burn me
I scratched my scalp in a small spot 1 week before a relaxer. relaxer burned me & left a scar there for yrs....
... I'm normally not sensitive to relaxers,
do u use a no lye relaxer?
I use olive oil no lye & that never burn me
sunnieb
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I thought if you scalp was too clean relaxer would burn....
I scratched my scalp in a small spot 1 week before a relaxer. relaxer burned me & left a scar there for yrs....
... I'm normally not sensitive to relaxers,
do u use a no lye relaxer?
I use olive oil no lye & that never burn me
I think I've determined that my scalp is made of cement!
I never burn. Don't know why. I relaxed tonight and my scalp is doing just fine. Who knows?
karenjoe
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oh yes you have a cement scalp
did your hair come out pretty?
can I see photos on your fotki?
I don't burn a lot but I don't scratch either since then
I'm gonna try to deep condition a few days before...+.. a few days after I take the braids out
do u use no lye or reg relaxer? don't remember
did your hair come out pretty?
can I see photos on your fotki?
I don't burn a lot but I don't scratch either since then
I'm gonna try to deep condition a few days before...+.. a few days after I take the braids out
do u use no lye or reg relaxer? don't remember
karenjoe
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don't encourage me to !!! lol it's only been 3 mos..... I'm good..... wanna go 1 yr..... lol
that ain't gonna happen so
.. I'll wait until the new growth grab the relaxed hair which is about 6 to 10 mos.....
or it start to take 2 hrs to comb my hair out after wash
Sunni, (with all your hair) why didn't u go natural? ( short story is ok)
I think I know..... it been so long.....
People try to make me feel bad about me having a relaxer....
that ain't gonna happen so
.. I'll wait until the new growth grab the relaxed hair which is about 6 to 10 mos.....
or it start to take 2 hrs to comb my hair out after wash
Sunni, (with all your hair) why didn't u go natural? ( short story is ok)
I think I know..... it been so long.....
People try to make me feel bad about me having a relaxer....
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sunnieb
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karenjoe - I was actually going to transition in the spring of 2010. I found a natural stylist and everything.
I just changed my mind. No biggie. I was able to successfully self-relax, so I have total control over my hair from root to tip. I love it! If I couldn't self-relax, I'd probably just go natural. I don't trust anyone else coming anywhere near my hair with chemicals.
I just changed my mind. No biggie. I was able to successfully self-relax, so I have total control over my hair from root to tip. I love it! If I couldn't self-relax, I'd probably just go natural. I don't trust anyone else coming anywhere near my hair with chemicals.
sunnieb
I'm actually struggling with this issue. I don't like self-relaxing and I don't want to be dependent on a stylist, even for relaxers. I've decided to stretch for 6 months to a year while I figure it out. I'm currently 12 weeks post-relaxer.
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