Transitioning natural black hair…help please!!!! Skin care help too :-)?
So I am 16 years old, and on/ around my birthday (Oct 2010) it will have been 2 years since I began my hair journey. I don’t want to do the big chop, and even though I’ve had some results they aren’t really moving along. I was doing some research and I found out that the products I have been using are a no-no. Also, I mix-match my products because I can’t find a complete hair line that is cheap (it is a recession lol). I use nature fusion moisture balance by Pantene and sulfur8 oil moisturizing creme. For conditioner I use Dr. Miracle, which I’m out of so I’m not sure what ingredients it has. The Shampoo contains sodium laureth sulfate, and the creme has mineral oil and petrolatum. I also have dandruff so if you could mention any cheap, organic products that would be good for that I would REALLLLLLYYYYYYY APPRECIATE IT!!!!!! Also I am going out of town soon and I need some cute hairstyle ideas that will last for about a month and can be washed. I haven’t really gotten used to doing my own hair, and as embarrassing as it is, my mom does my hair, lol. Also, I am trying to find some cheap, natural skin products to give me a glow and even my skin tone. Right now I have about 5 diff tones, any suggestions. Besides that I need a really good, affordable chap stick and lip gloss! The products I use always end up crumbling and there is white flakes more or less. I usually use chapstick, blistex, carmex(which def dries my lips even worse), and for lip gloss I use beautyruch from Victoria’s Secret or Neutragena. I don’t mean to seem cheap but it is a recession and my mom is a single parent. Thanks in advance!!!!
i would not worry about sounding cheap. all those products are no-nos. dr. miracle made my transitioning natural hair too strong and tough, so did the expensive all natural carol’s daughter. pantene is probably not for your hair type. try what i use shea butter and olive oil/ or jojoba oils and shea butter shampoo, the entire line can be bought at wal-mart or target . each product is under $6. shampoo and leave the cream conditioner in with a little mix of the olive, depending on the condition of your hair, do two -strand twists while damp in small to medium sections (your choice ) all over your head. let it air dry.you can do that the day before your trip. the morning of take them apart touching each tip and hairline with the cream, then put an old-school fabric headband to pull the hair back and just let them stick up all over. now that’s a look. use vitamin e for lips its in a lipstick tube.use nice oils and shea butters on your skin only. there are trial sizes of most anything .Oh yeah don’t pull the strands all the way apart they might frizz. don’t ever comb them out. use your fingers only.
July 8th, 2010 at 12:34 pm
Your scalp is probably dry due to the shampoo you are using. Pantene isn’t the best shampoo out there, and its not organic, not even nature fusion. You really do need to use the same brand shampoo and conditioner, and use a moisturizing one. If you want cheap organic, the only thing I can say is organix, they usually work pretty well, and smell really good. They don’t contain all those bad ingredients, and they are pretty cheap(here they are around 6 something a bottle). Remember, the more natural the product, the more expensive its going to be.
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July 8th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Also, you might want to think of taking a vitamin. I’ve heard great things about Biotin to help improve the skin, hair, and nails. You can get it at walmart, cvs, or whatever drug store. It’s not expensive at all. I’m giving it a try. Hope this helps! [=
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July 8th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
i would not worry about sounding cheap. all those products are no-nos. dr. miracle made my transitioning natural hair too strong and tough, so did the expensive all natural carol’s daughter. pantene is probably not for your hair type. try what i use shea butter and olive oil/ or jojoba oils and shea butter shampoo, the entire line can be bought at wal-mart or target . each product is under $6. shampoo and leave the cream conditioner in with a little mix of the olive, depending on the condition of your hair, do two -strand twists while damp in small to medium sections (your choice ) all over your head. let it air dry.you can do that the day before your trip. the morning of take them apart touching each tip and hairline with the cream, then put an old-school fabric headband to pull the hair back and just let them stick up all over. now that’s a look. use vitamin e for lips its in a lipstick tube.use nice oils and shea butters on your skin only. there are trial sizes of most anything .Oh yeah don’t pull the strands all the way apart they might frizz. don’t ever comb them out. use your fingers only.
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trial and error . that night you can re-twist the same areas and repeat the process the next morning. shampoo and condition when you return home. good luck
July 8th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
I am confused… There is way too much to think about. Go to Rite Aid. Buy some stuff. Go with your instincts and give it a month to work, all products… Don’t spend over ten for each product.
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