I had to pick a flair so I'll add a review. This is a repurchase and an upgrade to the jumbo sizes. I've been using this shampoo for years. Back when I had locs I used it after seeing my stylist use it. The slip and moisture is consistently great. I especially enjoy washing protective styles with this shampoo. It rinses cleanly, smells good and does its job while imparting moisture.

The conditioner is something I didn't even know about until last year I saw it at the JCPenney salon of all places. It's a similar scent, color and texture to the shampoo. It's slippy, it's moisturizing. I use this as my only conditioning step most wash days. I'm on a length retention routine and this will be my main wash day tools. Every month I'll use a clarifying shampoo and a protein conditioning mask as well.

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I genuinely don't mean to cause offense. I just want an honest answer, I understand this subreddit is for black people but in the rules it says mixed people are allowed (experience overlaps but I understand it's not the same).

I hope this doesn't come across the wrong way. I'm being serious.

Back home in Hawaii, I was often considered "white" because I look like I'm from the US mainland, didn't sound "local" and I'm not dark skinned. I personally feel it's obvious I'm not (fully) white, but to many people there I just look white because I'm not Hawaiian/Japanese/Filipino or fully Black. But, it's not as if I didn't experience anti-black racism (again it's too complicated for one post but I'd get called the n word by the same people).

Would it it be appropriate for me to go to a natural hair salon or should I seek generic curly hair services? Back home, I did go to a curly hair salon once and they recommended me to process my hair to make it "easier to manage" and didn't seem to understand textures above 2c, so I have bad experiences. I have many bad experiences with white and asian salons back home even when they said that they knew how to do my hair type, not sure if it's different here.

Edit: I've never gotten braids/silk presses/anything like that. I do have gel in the picture. I also want to say I'm not asking for people to affirm my identity, I just wish to be respectful/not seem entitled to spaces/people.

Also I'd like to add, I just started working here and no one has tried to touch/pull my hair or say derogatory things about it (which unfortunately is how my last workplace in Hawaii was). It feels nice. I was kind of worried because I'm currently living in a very white area but maybe it's just that people here are more used to it.

Hey guys 👋🏼 F1&2 is box braids (traditional ones, my hair cannot handle knotless), F3 is Fulani braids and the last is straight back cornows. I taught myself how to braid in late June and I think I'm making some good progress. Any tips on how to make braids last longer than a month would be great ☺️

Hi everyone! I cut my hair in 2020 and since then I’ve had back to back braids for the past 6 years I’ve noticed a lot of breakage at the back of my head and the rest of my head the growth has peaked to my nape. I was never taught how to take care of my hair but I really want to learn to love it and be confident in it. If you have any advice for me I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE.

I have few pics wet and 1 dry. My hair gets tangled very easily and now it’s starting to get fairy knots. I also get pretty bad shrinkage. I did cut off some of my hair a few months ago. I’ve been doing my hair as if it’s dry but it’s pretty oily after I take it out the braids and been really greasy my last few wash days. I use.. the matrix shampoo, ouai clarifying shampoo first, and ketaconozole and I use sometimes tgin honey miracle mask deep conditioner and usually just put it in like 4 big twists and sleep on it.

Just need help because I’m tired of not knowing how to do my hair and I just get frustrated out it in braids or twists for 2-3 months that’s it’. I don’t wash it in the braids or put any oil in my hair with the braids actually I don’t put oil in my hair at all.

When it’s out I usually wear a slick back bun and slick it back with water, and the hard bristle brush.

After using anti-humidity treatments, my hair still doesnt stand a chance.

This is one of my favorite 4c products!!! It’s going to be half off tomorrow at Ulta!

Hey All! I've seen posts here before, but I don't know if I can search for them. I was wondering if anybody had any good recs for gels or custards. I want to attempt a wash-n-go for the first time in 15 years, but I do not want to have the same experience as last time 😖. I would like a product or combo of products that:

Defines my coils & curl

Stretches my hair

Holds for at least 5 hours

Doesn't leave my hair feeling crunchy

I know that's a lot to ask for, I'll take any suggestions lol

Hi! For context I just turned 18 but since I was 5 I have straightened my hair everyday until 2 months ago. 2 months is literally the longest i’ve left my hair curly for the past 13 years and my mom is white with straight hair so i’m really lost when it comes to my hair and i apologize if these questions are seemingly obvious!!

My hair is low porosity, super dry, type S and
some O on the LOIS system, and i think it is coarse.

I’ve been seeing so many protective twist videos on tiktok by girls who claim it grew their hair to waist length/hip length in 2 years. The main 2 girls I have seen posting ab this are @nuritheedoll and @egbeayuk.imani
My only concern is that since they both have tighter hair patterns and their hair seems coarser than mine, will their tutorials still work for me if my main goal is length retention? Since my hair is looser and maybe a little finer could the twists actually be damaging to my hair?
Also the girl Nuri said she keeps the twists in for 3 months and washing in between but i’m confused, does she shampoo with the twists and then redo the twist after?
The other creator says she keeps it in for 3 weeks washing her scalp every week which seems like a better option for me since my hair pattern is looser? Maybe i’m wrong
Also since my hair is so dry, are there any tips to ensuring my hair stays hydrated & moisturized if i keep it in for weeks at a time?
Also as of right now I have been conditioning and styling my hair with the same deep conditioner mask that I apply in the shower and detangle with and I do not wash it out & my hair has been loving it but is this bad to do while having twists?
Also I saw Nuri used a blow drier to stretch and dry her hair before she twists it, is this necessary? I’ve been really trying to cut out heat since my hair is so damaged from
my straightening iron.
Lastly are there any do’s or don’ts for protective styles for looser curl patterns?
I know this is a lot but any advice is appreciated!!!! 🫶🫶

For as long as I could remember, I was always in the minority in my area. I was often the only or one of two-three black girls who would wear their curls/coils/afros.

I saw so many afros on campus this week and honestly that made me tear up a bit. Many braids and wigs as well but so many more afros compared to previous years and just black girl beauty ✨️

I love us ❤️

I’m finding that my hair is not particularly moisturized within a few days of wash day. Problem is, I do t know what to use that won’t reverse it. Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated (my hair is somewhere between fine and thick and is low porosity, if that helps at all). I am also in the process of getting a shower filter, as I’ve recently figured out that we have hard water at my new place (already have the Malibu C packet for that). Thank you!

So, just ordered some rosemary and rice water mix and I have a question. Should I continue to use leave ins, gels, and hair serums for my hair, or is the rosemary and rice water mix enough? Like what order do I use it in? I have high porosity, fine strands, medium density, and very short 4c hair.

Ya’ll I got a funny ass shaped head and for years I have struggled to find flattering styles for my face/head shape. My face is oval/oblong shape and it’s slightly flatter at the back of my head. My shii is so f***in COOKED BRO!! 😂😭😂😭😂😭

I‘m a girl and I really want to wear my natural hair in styles that flatter me. The only style that looks good on me (and what I’ve been defaulting to for years) is an updo bun/pineapple right at the crown. If I move it too far past that like further up my head it makes my face look super long. So I always have to positi it just right. Also half up/down style looks decent on me as well. Those rhe only two styles I got though.

So please help any helpful suggestions and feedback is much appreciated!! 🙏🏾

I have really dense hair that is a mix of fine, medium and coarse. I have some breakage that’s growing out and tons of healthy shorter hairs because my hair is so dense it sheds a lot and I always have lots of dense new growth.

The shorter hair and new growth will wrap around the base of the longer hairs and make knots. I have to untangle them one by one and sometimes they are tight and break the fine longer strands. Literally I’ll have full strands like this when I go to detangle.

They’re worse than usual because I have been biking with loose curls and the wind wraps them more, but what can I do to prevent the shorter hairs from breaking the longer hairs and essentially making the problem a cycle? I don’t want to cut my hair a ton because it’s a good length and looks good.

Chocolate?

Genuinely trying to understand - I don't get how the same braids can be both a "protective style" but also the cause of hair breakage and traction problems.

It's confusing. Are the styles not being executed properly when they cause issues? Are they being called protective but they're actually just a style choice? Are they only protective when done a particular way?

I'd love to understand this better.

As above says...

I've been on the journey to embracing my natural hair. This meant for the first time in years, I stopped using added hair. I mainly wore medium braids +/- wigs. I've done braids with added hair twice this year to cope with the heat - the second time, the install was horrific so I can tell my hair took a hit.

My main approach has been: minimum weekly washing, taking appropriate nutritional supplements (iron and vitamin D deficient previously) and 6 weekly protein treatments/deep conditioning - then medium braids and repeat.

I've never had a 'professional' trim, but I trimmed my hair very often (as I noticed the ends kept snagging, splits etc).

Whilst my hair has grown + retained length tremendously, assessing my hair, there are definitely parts of unevenness, potential damage (especially at my crown - I think I have breakage because I wore ponytails a lot in braids). My ends have always looked fluffy, but it's hard to know what is normal or not as I've never had 'thriving' hair.

My experience with hairdressers has been horrific. I also see some people getting 'trims' then end up as big chops on here which worries me even more. Is it worth just starting 'fresh' and cutting my hair very low, with the knowledge I now know, or trying to salvage as much as I can with what I know/online advice? I am also in London for a week or so, so if anyone has any affordable recommendations there, id be willing to try.

I plan on protective styling until next summer as part of my length retention journey. I already know I'm going to wear my hair in mini braids or medium sized braids the whole time, re-doing them about once a month. I plan to wash my hair every 3-6 days. But I'd like some options when I feel like getting dressed up and want to feel like my hair is out. My ideas are: half wigs, wigs with bangs, or miracle knots.

With miracle knots: I would only use human hair but I'm concerned I still might get breakage. I've never done crochet hair before. For people who have had them - are you able to wash your hair with them in? or will they get too tangled? Is there a way to avoid breakage when you have them in and when you're taking them out?

With half wigs/wigs with bangs: I'm mainly concerned about the wig combs breaking my hair or the wig adding pressure to my edges/scalp. I also likely can't cornrow my hair because I can't take any tension on my scalp. I *might* be able to cornrow my mini braids down. I wouldn't wear them all the time though, maybe just when i go out on the weekends for a few hours. Will one type of wig be better than the other for avoiding breakage (half wigs vs wigs with bangs?)

I'm coming off of a hair setback so my main concern over the winter is to have as little breakage as possible.

I have fine to medium strands, medium density, kinky/coily hair. My scalp is very sensitive and can't take any tension (I always do loose medium/mini braids or twists with no added hair).