Comments on: Curly Haircare on a Budget: Great Drug Store Brands http://www.mythbusterbeauty.com/2008/03/13/curly-haircare-on-a-budget-great-drug-store-brands/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:21:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: curlysue http://www.mythbusterbeauty.com/2008/03/13/curly-haircare-on-a-budget-great-drug-store-brands/#comment-1392 curlysue Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:22:30 +0000 http://mythbusterbeauty.wordpress.com/?p=667#comment-1392 This is a great place! I'm about to go to sleep. I'm coming back!!! This is a great place! I’m about to go to sleep. I’m coming back!!!

]]> By: jen38 http://www.mythbusterbeauty.com/2008/03/13/curly-haircare-on-a-budget-great-drug-store-brands/#comment-1399 jen38 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:47:36 +0000 http://mythbusterbeauty.wordpress.com/?p=667#comment-1399 You totally rock Tracy! Now I am feeling a little bit nervous, great expectations and a time constraint. I can relate to Hagrid, just stay away from baby dragons! You totally rock Tracy! Now I am feeling a little bit nervous, great expectations and a time constraint.

I can relate to Hagrid, just stay away from baby dragons!

]]> By: tracy m http://www.mythbusterbeauty.com/2008/03/13/curly-haircare-on-a-budget-great-drug-store-brands/#comment-1393 tracy m Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:56:16 +0000 http://mythbusterbeauty.wordpress.com/?p=667#comment-1393 All right Jen- I went out and bought the conditioners and products you recommended, I watched the video on Jessicurl, I got a micro fiber towel, I learned how to PLOP, and I'm ready. You've got three weeks! (David took a before picture tonight- he said my hair looked like Hagrid after I brushed it for the last time!) All right Jen- I went out and bought the conditioners and products you recommended, I watched the video on Jessicurl, I got a micro fiber towel, I learned how to PLOP, and I’m ready.

You’ve got three weeks!

(David took a before picture tonight- he said my hair looked like Hagrid after I brushed it for the last time!)

]]> By: Mystical Beauty’s Musings » Blog Archive » Weekend Beauty Reads http://www.mythbusterbeauty.com/2008/03/13/curly-haircare-on-a-budget-great-drug-store-brands/#comment-1398 Mystical Beauty’s Musings » Blog Archive » Weekend Beauty Reads Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:44:38 +0000 http://mythbusterbeauty.wordpress.com/?p=667#comment-1398 [...] Mythbuster Beauty discusses Curly Haircare on a Budget: Great Drug Store Brands [...] [...] Mythbuster Beauty discusses Curly Haircare on a Budget: Great Drug Store Brands [...]

]]> By: jen38 http://www.mythbusterbeauty.com/2008/03/13/curly-haircare-on-a-budget-great-drug-store-brands/#comment-1397 jen38 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:37:50 +0000 http://mythbusterbeauty.wordpress.com/?p=667#comment-1397 Thanks Marilyn, Becca has the cheesiest grin, I love it too! Tracy, I hope this helps: Co-washing is washing with a conditioner instead of a regular shampoo. You can still use your regular shampoo, but less often and dilute it so it won't overstrip your hair. One of the curly commandments is to treat your scalp separately from your hair. This is tricky because your hair and scalp are so closely connected. I need to consult some sources about scalp issues okay? Massage your scalp with your fingerpads and not tips, be gentle with it. You can also use a diffuser to speed up your drying time. I have a neat hair dryer sock that I am going to send you. Also, because your hair is so thick, you probably should use a wide tooth comb to comb through your damp hair in the shower while you are conditioning it. Never rub your hair dry with your towel. Blot and gently scrunch to remove excess water. Using a microfiber towel or t-shirt is better than a regular towel, some sources even use paper towels to dry their hair (which I find wasteful). I understand the washing hair at night routine, but I cannot help but think the slightly damp hair while sleeping isn't a good thing. I know what my hair would do, and it would not be pretty. Some people swear by sleeping on silk pillowcases at night and only wash and style their hair every other day. By only having to deal with a wet head every other day might be less annoying than every day. I have a feeling your scalp issues might improve with not sleeping in wet hair as well. I just wrote another chapter! I am going to send you some stuff, so don't bother ordering any conditioner right now, I have some extra Jessicurl that I would love to have you try. Big hugs Tracy! You are awesome. Thanks Marilyn, Becca has the cheesiest grin, I love it too!

Tracy, I hope this helps:

Co-washing is washing with a conditioner instead of a regular shampoo. You can still use your regular shampoo, but less often and dilute it so it won’t overstrip your hair.

One of the curly commandments is to treat your scalp separately from your hair. This is tricky because your hair and scalp are so closely connected. I need to consult some sources about scalp issues okay? Massage your scalp with your fingerpads and not tips, be gentle with it.

You can also use a diffuser to speed up your drying time. I have a neat hair dryer sock that I am going to send you. Also, because your hair is so thick, you probably should use a wide tooth comb to comb through your damp hair in the shower while you are conditioning it.

Never rub your hair dry with your towel. Blot and gently scrunch to remove excess water. Using a microfiber towel or t-shirt is better than a regular towel, some sources even use paper towels to dry their hair (which I find wasteful).

I understand the washing hair at night routine, but I cannot help but think the slightly damp hair while sleeping isn’t a good thing.
I know what my hair would do, and it would not be pretty. Some people swear by sleeping on silk pillowcases at night and only wash and style their hair every other day. By only having to deal with a wet head every other day might be less annoying than every day. I have a feeling your scalp issues might improve with not sleeping in wet hair as well.

I just wrote another chapter! I am going to send you some stuff, so don’t bother ordering any conditioner right now, I have some extra Jessicurl that I would love to have you try.

Big hugs Tracy! You are awesome.

]]> By: tracy m http://www.mythbusterbeauty.com/2008/03/13/curly-haircare-on-a-budget-great-drug-store-brands/#comment-1396 tracy m Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:27:46 +0000 http://mythbusterbeauty.wordpress.com/?p=667#comment-1396 Oh, the other thing is scalp-build up. WIth really really thick hair, sometimes I get thick patches of what almost feels like s scab on my scalp. My hair also dreadlocks in under two days. Um, I've found Salcylic acid shampoo helps with built up- can I still us that? Or am I just nuts? Oh, the other thing is scalp-build up. WIth really really thick hair, sometimes I get thick patches of what almost feels like s scab on my scalp. My hair also dreadlocks in under two days.

Um, I’ve found Salcylic acid shampoo helps with built up- can I still us that? Or am I just nuts?

]]> By: tracy m http://www.mythbusterbeauty.com/2008/03/13/curly-haircare-on-a-budget-great-drug-store-brands/#comment-1395 tracy m Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:26:04 +0000 http://mythbusterbeauty.wordpress.com/?p=667#comment-1395 Ok, what is co-washing? And what about shampoo? And if I wash my hair in the morning, it's so thick, it's often still wet in late afternoon- really. Right now, my practice is to wash at night, half-dry, tie it up, and still have a mostly damp mess in the morning. Do I have to order those Deva or Jesi products online, or can I get them at a beauty supply store? And thank you Jen, Really. I'll have Mo take a before and after pic. Ok, what is co-washing? And what about shampoo? And if I wash my hair in the morning, it’s so thick, it’s often still wet in late afternoon- really. Right now, my practice is to wash at night, half-dry, tie it up, and still have a mostly damp mess in the morning.

Do I have to order those Deva or Jesi products online, or can I get them at a beauty supply store?

And thank you Jen, Really. I’ll have Mo take a before and after pic.

]]> By: grammhansen http://www.mythbusterbeauty.com/2008/03/13/curly-haircare-on-a-budget-great-drug-store-brands/#comment-1394 grammhansen Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:48:29 +0000 http://mythbusterbeauty.wordpress.com/?p=667#comment-1394 Since my hair is pretty straight, I can't relate to the curly hair issue. I just wanted to say what a cute picture of you! Since my hair is pretty straight, I can’t relate to the curly hair issue. I just wanted to say what a cute picture of you!

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