Hello everyone.
I'd like to say hello to everybody and introduce myself. I'm toufa and I've recently found the LHCF forums after internet searching for hair care tips. I've been reading so many LHCF threads these last two weeks and there is so much valuable information here! I thought I'd subscribe so I can say thank you to LHCF and participate in the discussions.
May I tell you a little about me and my hair. I have natural, kinda uneven hair. It goes from about chin length in the front to about shoulder length in the back. I have really bad ends. They poof out and are rough. So I think I have to work on moisture and sealing a lot. I usually just put my hair in 10-12 braids and wrap it up. I really really really want longer, stronger, healthier hair. But my problem was I didn't know how to get that. Also, I have to admit that I've been pretty lazy when it comes to my hair . But I am going to change that. And from reading LHCF threads, I'm learning about things like oil rinses, tea rinses, ACV rinses, biotin, garlic pills, co-washes, OCT, GHE and Ayurvedics! OMG, what a wealth of information you guys have here! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Hopefully I'll learn a lot, get to know my hair better, understand what it needs and it will respond by growing strong.
In fact, I've already started applying some of the knowledge I got from the LHCF threads. My plan is to co-wash 2x a week, DC 1x a week and clarify+DC 1x a month. I deep conditioned on Saturday and I just did the first of my 2x a week co-washes. I did the Chicoro pre-poo, smooth down condition and detangling method and then applied the Kimmay Leave-in. I oil sealed, put a little vaseline on my ends and then barretted the ends. Then I baggied and put on a silk cap. Boy this is a lot of work! And oil is all over my bathroom right now. LOL! I hope I can keep this up!
I do have a lot of questions though and I wonder if someone could help me.
1. I plan to use OCT/MGTK. I'm going to put it on the night before I cowash or DC or shampoo. On the day I shampoo, I'm going to tea rinse after the shampoo. I think I'd like to put a little MGTK on the length of my hair during the last 5 minutes of the tea rinse. I'm only going to leave the MGTK on there for 5 minutes or less. Does anyone see a problem doing that? Should I rinse out the tea first before I put the MGTK on the length of my hair? Or should I not do tea rinses if I put MGTK on the length of my hair?
2. I'm going to try the ACV rinse after each DC, I think. Maybe just after every other DC. I'll see how my hair reacts. But I wonder if its okay to ACV rinse after a OCT/MGTK application? There's no crazy chemical reaction that could happen is there?
3. I'm trying to figure out what oil to oil my scalp with. I've been looking at the results people get from using that youtube mix (3inches7weeks). I'm also thinking about a simple castor oil + sublimed sulfur mix. But I wonder, is it okay to oil my scalp with either of those after I apply the OCT treatment or should I avoid putting those infused oils on my scalp if I'm doing an OCT treatment? Should I just use an un-infused oil to oil my scalp if I do an OCT?
4. I plan to put barrettes on my ends. I think I'll fold the sealed ends of each plait over once and clamp the barrette. Does anyone see a problem doing that?
Thank you in advance for any responses. I'm really looking forward to participating in the threads and learning more about how to care for my hair from the many knowledgeable folks here.
PS. I noticed the Health and Fitness forum. I'll be in that forum a lot too as my other goal is to start a daily exercise program. I want to loose weight and improve my health and overall just treat myself better. So maybe I'll see some of you guys over there too!
PPS. I see I get a blog with my LHCF membership!!! Wow, I've never had a blog before. I might just try it out. I will also try to figure out how to put pictures up too as I would like to document my hair journey.
Thank you LCHF!
Toufa
I'd like to say hello to everybody and introduce myself. I'm toufa and I've recently found the LHCF forums after internet searching for hair care tips. I've been reading so many LHCF threads these last two weeks and there is so much valuable information here! I thought I'd subscribe so I can say thank you to LHCF and participate in the discussions.
May I tell you a little about me and my hair. I have natural, kinda uneven hair. It goes from about chin length in the front to about shoulder length in the back. I have really bad ends. They poof out and are rough. So I think I have to work on moisture and sealing a lot. I usually just put my hair in 10-12 braids and wrap it up. I really really really want longer, stronger, healthier hair. But my problem was I didn't know how to get that. Also, I have to admit that I've been pretty lazy when it comes to my hair . But I am going to change that. And from reading LHCF threads, I'm learning about things like oil rinses, tea rinses, ACV rinses, biotin, garlic pills, co-washes, OCT, GHE and Ayurvedics! OMG, what a wealth of information you guys have here! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Hopefully I'll learn a lot, get to know my hair better, understand what it needs and it will respond by growing strong.
In fact, I've already started applying some of the knowledge I got from the LHCF threads. My plan is to co-wash 2x a week, DC 1x a week and clarify+DC 1x a month. I deep conditioned on Saturday and I just did the first of my 2x a week co-washes. I did the Chicoro pre-poo, smooth down condition and detangling method and then applied the Kimmay Leave-in. I oil sealed, put a little vaseline on my ends and then barretted the ends. Then I baggied and put on a silk cap. Boy this is a lot of work! And oil is all over my bathroom right now. LOL! I hope I can keep this up!
I do have a lot of questions though and I wonder if someone could help me.
1. I plan to use OCT/MGTK. I'm going to put it on the night before I cowash or DC or shampoo. On the day I shampoo, I'm going to tea rinse after the shampoo. I think I'd like to put a little MGTK on the length of my hair during the last 5 minutes of the tea rinse. I'm only going to leave the MGTK on there for 5 minutes or less. Does anyone see a problem doing that? Should I rinse out the tea first before I put the MGTK on the length of my hair? Or should I not do tea rinses if I put MGTK on the length of my hair?
2. I'm going to try the ACV rinse after each DC, I think. Maybe just after every other DC. I'll see how my hair reacts. But I wonder if its okay to ACV rinse after a OCT/MGTK application? There's no crazy chemical reaction that could happen is there?
3. I'm trying to figure out what oil to oil my scalp with. I've been looking at the results people get from using that youtube mix (3inches7weeks). I'm also thinking about a simple castor oil + sublimed sulfur mix. But I wonder, is it okay to oil my scalp with either of those after I apply the OCT treatment or should I avoid putting those infused oils on my scalp if I'm doing an OCT treatment? Should I just use an un-infused oil to oil my scalp if I do an OCT?
4. I plan to put barrettes on my ends. I think I'll fold the sealed ends of each plait over once and clamp the barrette. Does anyone see a problem doing that?
Thank you in advance for any responses. I'm really looking forward to participating in the threads and learning more about how to care for my hair from the many knowledgeable folks here.
PS. I noticed the Health and Fitness forum. I'll be in that forum a lot too as my other goal is to start a daily exercise program. I want to loose weight and improve my health and overall just treat myself better. So maybe I'll see some of you guys over there too!
PPS. I see I get a blog with my LHCF membership!!! Wow, I've never had a blog before. I might just try it out. I will also try to figure out how to put pictures up too as I would like to document my hair journey.
Thank you LCHF!
Toufa