sealing your ends/regimen

[kaytorry]

When you seal your "ends", how far up your hair do you go? do you seal only your actual ends?, Or do you go further than that? When sealing, I seal from my earlobes to the actual ends with jojoba oil. How about you? what is your sealing regimen? also, when do you know whether to seal with a heavier, thicker oil or a lighter, thinner oil ? please share...

 

[RoseTintedCheeks]

I seal the last 3 inches of my hair then rub whatever product is left through the rest of my hair. Right now, I really like avocado oil because it's so light. My hair gets weighted down if I use something heavy like castor oil.

 

[godsflowerrr]

Me too. I tend to seal the last 3-4 inches of my hair daily after moisturizing.

 

[tiffjust2002]

I seal about the last 3 inches or so like the others and run the rest through out my hair. In the winter I seal with a butter and during the summer months I seal with a light oil like Avocado Oil or EVOO.

 

[NappyNelle]

Lighter or heavier oils depend on your individual strands, health of the ends, and hairstyle choices. I'm a fine haired natural, and I like to seal my ends with a heavy oil (I prefer castor). I usually have my hair in twists, so the heaviness doesn't bother me or the style. I also seal about 3-4 inches of 'ends'.

 

[kaytorry]

bumping...

 

[kupenda]

I'm relaxed. I usually seal the last three 3 inches of hair. I use castor oil when I get deeper into my stretch. Or if my hair isn't feeling soft or holding moisture. Which reminds me...time for a DC! yumm

ETA: but I use jojoba and grapeseed in the first few weeks after a relaxer or after getting a particular style that I want to last. Right now I'm onto castor oil and preparing for my relaxer in late august or early September


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[Myjourney2009]

I dont seal at all. I stopped months ago

 

[PJaye]

Every wash day, I seal my entire head using a castor oil mixture (a large castor base with other oils added).

 

[HauteHippie]

I'm relaxed. I usually seal the last three 3 inches of hair. I use castor oil when I get deeper into my stretch. Or if my hair isn't feeling soft or holding moisture. Which reminds me...time for a DC! yumm

ETA: but I use jojoba and grapeseed in the first few weeks after a relaxer or after getting a particular style that I want to last. Right now I'm onto castor oil and preparing for my relaxer in late august or early September


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Oooh, I think this is what I'll start doing. I only seal the last inch or so now and am noticing that I may need to use a different type of oil at various points.

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[Mische]

I moisturize and seal in sections and each section gets sealed with oil from root to tip. This is especially important for me as I get further into my relaxer stretch.


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[kaytorry]

Great responses everybody! I thought I was the only one that sealed a little more than the ends!

 

[divachyk]

I rarely seal but when I do, I apply it to the ends (from tips to about 3 or 4 inches up the shaft) first and rub the remainder on the length.

 

[Toy]

I usually seal about 3-4 inches with a mixture of oils.

 

[kaytorry]

I usually seal about 3-4 inches with a mixture of oils.

Do you make your own custom mix? or is it a product that you purchase?

 

[Toy]

kaytorry,Its just half empty or practically empty bottles of oil that i put in a spray bottle.

 

[BraunSugar]

I'm sealing my hair with Blue Magic. Something I just started. Works awesome. I go from root to tip.

 

[Jewell]

@BraunSugar

Same here! I just washed and cond. in these Senegalese twists (w. extensions), and had to move boxes in the closet to find my hair container w. the old Blue Magic in it! I put argan oil gel for hold (my hair is curly and the curls come out of the twists, which are Afro Kinky hair), then I slathered on Blue Magic from root to end (where my hair ends, cuz the twist extensions are much longer). I will still seal from root to tip to prevent frizz and moisture loss when I'm not in an install.

I'll be using Blue Magic, Castor Oil/Shea Butter pomade, Coconut oil pomade, etc and whatever other GREASE or pomade I have on hand to seal from now on. I find my hair just sucks up the natural oils, and ends up dry and kind of frizzy right after I have dc'd and sealed with them!

I didn't know the oils were the problem (that they were being absorbed and not sealing in much moisture) until I saw Bublin's thread about "Heavy Sealing" for dry hair...and then I remembered the great results I had when I used to seal w. Castor Oil and Blue Magic.

I will just use those natural oils underneath the heavier pomades so I still get the benefits from ceramides. Plus, I LOVE the smell and texture of grease like Blue Magic and Royal Crown (Dax too).

 

[hothair]

I seal everything but really concentrate on the last 4-5 inches

 

[regina07]

I seal the last 2-2.5 inches and wipe the excess on my roots when I'm done.

 

[Lucia]

After I moisturize then I seal with evoo SFO then when baggying I follow up w east African Shea butter. I go from root to ends with oils just the entire length w butters.

 

[SpicyPisces]

I seal all of my hair, but focus on my very ends (the last 2-3 inches or so).

 

[biancaantoinette]

I do the last two inches of my hair with jojoba oil mixed with a tiny bit of shea.

do you all just moisturize with water? what are you using?? I was using aloe with distilled water but its drying

 

[Lucia]

I do the last two inches of my hair with jojoba oil mixed with a tiny bit of shea.

do you all just moisturize with water? what are you using?? I was using aloe with distilled water but its drying

I use avj w water or just water to dampen then conditioner then oils then if Im bagging Shea butter
What happened with the avj did you get ssks or crunchiness?

 

[kupenda]

I can't use avj as a moisturizer. It makes my hair hard and brittle feeling, crunchy. It tangles a little


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[lilyofthenile]

I seal most of my hair but focus much more on the ends.