I need a routine that could hold me off one or two more days before wash, that doesn’t feel weighed down or “cakey”. I have a mix of loose and much more coily and I don’t mind washing my hair as soon as it’s looking worse for wear, but I’ve recently been swimming once a week, and that day is when I wash my hair. The problem is I swim on Thursdays, so by Monday or Tuesday my hair is just a dry mess. After I wash my hair I pretty much just blow dry and twist with a butter and don’t use any other products, and the following day when I take out the twists I get big bouncy curls.

My work is a bit labor intensive, and I sweat a lot because of it, and I live in a hot and humid city, so just my day to day sweats out the curls, and leaves my hair frizzy. I’d love a light weight product that I can apply to “DRY” few day old hair, that I can maybe twist the night before and give it a little more life and longevity, I only need it to last 1-2 days. Every product I’ve looked up, if they’re not just a water based “refresher” has instructions that they should be applied on clean damp hair. Any suggestions?

Im not sure if this is the right subreddit for this question but as the title suggests im looking for a black stylist in nyc to do my big chop so far im not having any luck searching tiktok hopefully u guys have some recommendations.

I've been having my hair straightened since I was in elementary school, and I've been wanting to wear my natural hair out for a few years now, but I'm extremely self conscious and I worry that someone will make fun of my hair or say that it looks unkempt or messy. The picture is my hair freshly washed with a couple products for moisture and curl definition. I wish I was one of those people that felt confident with their natural hair, but since I've literally never left the house with my hair styled like this, I'm very nervous. I am now a high school senior, and I really want to wear my hair like this to school tomorrow. Please let me know if I should, or if it looks bad. Just please be honest so I don't embarrass myself😵‍💫 All advice is appreciated.

I'm trying to find a brand that is a 100% organic like organigrow but that isn't organigrow lol. Or if not a brand that at least most ingredients are organic

Also recommend me a leave in conditioner or a good hydrating cream, I'm not conditioning my hair right now because it's short but I still want to use a cream or leave in that hydrates and moisturizes it a lot.

My texture is 4a

for those of you who wear short curly pixies, how often do you get it cut and are you getting it cut on curly or blown out hair? I go every 6 weeks, but that means I spend two weeks hating it because it too short. I’m guessing I could get less cut off if I went more often. Also, she cuts on blown out hair and so I’m wondering if she’s underestimating my shrinkage. weeks 3-6 my hair looks great as it grows out.

Results on my 3C hair, it is silked DOWN. I have never been able to get my hair as silky with my normal straightener, this looks like I just walked out of a salon! Worth the $120 in my opinion.

Reddit gets on my nerves but anyway, all y'all curly girlies who take the time to detangle, gel, and diffuse your hair are troopers. I tried it because I didn't want to spend hours twisting since I have a lot of hair. Mistakes were made and I look cute but still! Idk how y'all do it and I already wash my hair once a week because I workout daily. I should have done the twists even with my silk press upcomingggg

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to figure out what’s going on with my hair regrowth and a specific scalp spot, and I’d appreciate some community feedback.

I have 4C hair and previously used a hair sponge quite heavily, which I now realize caused a lot of friction and pulling. Back around May, I noticed patchy and thinner areas towards the back of my head. Picking at an irritated spot turned it into a deep bleeding wound.

Between July and August, that spot completely closed up, became smooth skin, and tiny baby hairs were actually starting to sprout back. I have also been supplementing Iron, D3 (my levels were at 14 nmol/L), and B12 since July.

Today, September 1st, that exact same spot suddenly flared back up into a small scab on its own without me picking it. It feels tender and painful.

I previously saw a dermatologist who confirmed bacterial folliculitis, ruled out major permanent scarring conditions, and put me on Doxycycline 100mg daily. The patchy areas at the back don’t seem to be growing as fast as the rest of my head, and my long-term goal is to grow a full afro.

My main questions for the sub are:

1. Does the back look like normal delayed regrowth (like Telogen Effluvium after trauma) or breakage from the sponge friction?
   
2. What could cause a spot that was smooth skin for two months to suddenly flare into a scab again while taking oral antibiotics? Could it be a deep-rooted follicle infection?
   
3. Since tiny baby hairs were sprouting before today's flare, does it look like those follicles are still alive and will recover?
   
4. Has anyone dealing with recurrent folliculitis successfully grown out an afro without triggering more flares?

(Attached photos: Before vs. Current view of the back and scab)

(Last 2 pics are from today)

This week my daughters have twist/braid outs. I usually keep their hair in braids because it’s easier to manage. How do I go about re moisturizing their hair during the week with out ruining the twist/braid out and causing their hair to shrink and tangle?

Somone pls tell me I can straighten it still💔

I think this may be my signature hairstyle from now on. And don’t mind my crooked glasses lol.

Heyy 👋, I am new here. I have been having trouble keeping my hair moisturized, and products recommended online are way too expensive,😭😭 eg., ( Shea moisture, Camille Rose, and Tgin) due to my location. So, are there any affordable widely available or drugstore products that I can use ?

My hair is:

- Type 4c ( just for reference)

- Low to medium porosity

- Virgin

- Medium density

- Fine strands

- Many fairy knots and split ends 😭😭

Products I currently use ( in order of LCO):

My hair is wet after shampooing and conditioning

- Cosmo hydrating Shea butter and avocado leave in cream

- Now solutions jojoba oil

I let my hair dry a little so it's will be 70% dry before adding oil. After doing this, my hair stays moisturized for a day or two, then becomes dry and brittle. I also put my hair in chunky braids or in a ponytail. I do clarify my hair with OGX apple cider vingear twice a month and wash every week with Pantene and ultra doux conditioner.

Any advice is genuinely appreciated 💞

My curls have loved Innersense curl products for a couple years now. I bought the giant wholesale size curl shampoo, conditioner and curl memory gel.

I finally ran out and am debating between shelling out another $100ish to replace them or switching it up.

Anyone move from Innersense to other products as good or better?

It’s been almost a year and my hair is not budging. I’ve been trying to take iron supplements and chopping it but I’m at my wits end.

I'm currently on the search for a new brush to compliment my Unbrush during wash days. Yes, i use 2 brushes during my washdays. Since the Unbrush is very gentle i follow up with a more thorough detangler to get the tangles out as best as possible. I love my unbrush and that one isn't going anywhere and i've been using the naturally curly tangle teezer for 4c hair as my follow-up brush for almost 2 years now but i feel like it often times rips and snags my hair out because the bristles are stiffer and now that some of the bristles at the top are bent it's even worse. So i thought it's the perfect time to try out a new one

I've been contemplating between the denman d38 brush (1st picture) and the straight to curly large kind of the tangle teezer (2nd picture) bcs the denman one is so raved about and the tangle teezer is obviously also super popular for a reason but that maybe i just need a more gentle version. I know there's one for fine & fragile hair but i feel like that one might not be thorough enough for me because i have fine but also high density 4c hair.

Which one would you choose and why? If you tried both, which of the two did you prefer and why? I struggle with tangling and breakage so how did they perform in that aspect?

I usually do normal cornrows but I decided to give this style a go. It looked dope in a picture I saw but in reality it makes me feel like I'm trying to look like a school girl.

Am I correct with this assessment or am I just over thinking this?

Hi everyone! I have kinky curly hair I am looking for a gel that has strong/extreme hold. Sadly Miche is not available but I’m looking for alternatives

Edit: I’m in Canada

Hello!

Right now, I usually will shampoo, condition/leave-in, and put gel in my hair, but sometimes want a fluffy result. Volume, and definition!

I find it tough to get this combination. Even with mousse, it doesn't last and can be drying.

My thing right now is despite my hair being collarbone length (coily, thick and dense), it smushed up, especially when I don't use hair gel to give it hold.

I part my hair in 5, using hair bands to keep them separated. But maybe it's inevitable. I'd love some advice!

I know leaving them laid and not washing your full forehead can cause build up and acne there, but it feels like so much work to do every day. Touching up is just easier than redoing them fully.

What is your experience with breaking out and styling your edges? Any skincare tips??

hi all! i recently big chopped (at home) and i’m learning how to care for my natural hair for the first time in forever!! i’m biracial and my hair is the thickest and kinky/coilyist out of my sisters…and my mom didn’t know what to do with my hair. i got relaxers growing up, tried braids at one point, then went natural but fried my hair to a crisp every day in middle/high school. in college i discovered the keratin treatment (which honestly, had my hair in a decent state) but would always wear it straight. fast forward to now…i did a lot of coloring in the new year, then went to my hairstylist of 7 years and she completely fried my hair off with bleach. I had asked for a light brown color (pictured above) and left blonde. i went to a new stylist for a color correction and she cut a lot off and toned it down a bit. i was going back to get it toned down for a few months (april-august) and then i got a bob. the bob was awful…1/4 of my hair was my natural texture and the rest was straight damaged and breaking off still, despite treatment after treatment and product after product. i was trying to style it and got so fed up i ended up cutting all the straight pieces off!! at first it felt so freeing but now i’m dealing with some regret (which i heard is normal). i just keep trying to tell myself that this is probably what was best ( i was honestly just slicking my hair back everyday bc i wasn’t able to camouflage the two textures) and now i can grow healthy strong hair. I am tiredddd of spending money on my hair!!! i am ready to just leave it in its natural state and embrace my curls. i’ve been wearing a lot of silk scarves as i go to the gym at least 4x a week and sweat absolute buckets. i’m also still pretty self conscious of my hair as i did this last week. this is the first time i am styling my curls in…years…so if anyone has any suggestions it would be greatly appreciated! i am looking into a curly hair salon in my city bc it’s definitely uneven in some parts…and they’ll be able to give me some recommendations as well. i am excited for this journey!!

hello, im currently trying to learn and care for my natural hair. its like its been the same length for years. I think I have low porosity and I'm trying to figure out my hair pattern.

my current routine is washing every week, bask and lathers shampoo, camille rose algae renew deep conditioner with heat, then moisturize using pink lotion and seal with blue magic

Can anyone give me any advice on products, people to watch, do’s and don’ts. I just really want healthy hair.

The pictures are my hair after moisturizing, wash and go attempts and that was a blow out before my current braids.

I plan on getting a professional trim after I take my braids down but I don’t want to make the same mistakes.

But in other words if u had to start your healthy hair journey again, what would u do differently.

Thank You