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Re: Iris' blue hair
Reply #75 - Aug 6^th, 2005 at 12:22pm

I've been struggling with this 5 strand dutch braid all morning. I can do the part on my head just fine, but when I get to the tail, I can't seem to put enough tension on it to keep its shape. And once I'm down a ways on the tail I have to flip the hair over a shoulder or bend at the waist so that the braid comes in front of my head and neither are working! Angry

I can't seem to keep my hands going in the same pattern once I move the hair.

I'm hoping to turn this into another braided tuck since the top did turn out okay. Not sure how much hair I can stuff inside the braid, but I think I'll find out. I hope that someday I figure this out.

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Valerie Diamond Offline Posts: 615 Colorado Gender:	Re: Iris' blue hair Reply #76 - Aug 7^th, 2005 at 7:18pm I'm going to wash with honey and baking soda today, and I think I'll do a vinegar rinse since its been quite a while. Its been ages since I did anything but CO my hair. I love the idea of it, it just doesn't work out so good for me.
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Re: Iris' blue hair
Reply #77 - Aug 9^th, 2005 at 11:51am

When I put the baking soda and honey in my hair, it felt very soft as I massaged it in, but the same as last time, when I rinsed it out it lost all slip. Luckily the vinegar rinse cleared that right up. I don't ever notice shine in my hair, but now dry it feels nice and soft. And with great wave from the french braid I put in at lunch yesterday.

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Re: Iris' blue hair
Reply #78 - Aug 10^th, 2005 at 11:59am

I accidentally completely over oiled the length of my braid today. By the end of it I felt like the oil might drip off (though it wasn't quite that bad). Should be good for my hair though.

I had started to french braid, and decided that I would oil the length. Once I got to the tail, I had braided a third of the way down before rememebering, and then I guess just being sleepy I decided to drip the oil on the length instead of getting a better hand hold so that I could oil each section. Oh well, it doesn't look too oily, and I don't like people touching my hair anyway so if they get a bit of gloss, its their own fault.

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gabi Ex Member	Re: Iris' blue hair Reply #79 - Aug 11^th, 2005 at 1:11am Hey - it's good hand lotion too ...g
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Re: Iris' blue hair
Reply #80 - Aug 11^th, 2005 at 11:45am

Very true Gabi!

Yesterday was the first 'bad hair day' I've had in months. Not the extra oil on my length, but the braid just looked funky from the front. I think it was the baking soda and honey wash. I feel like my hair neither likes shampoo, or CO.

Today I looked like a greaseball, so I used Anais suggestion of C-COW-C. I conditioned my length with Suave daily clarifying (since thats what I had), then mixed a bit of shampoo, more of the suave conditioner and water in a bottle and washed my scalp, and down to my shoulders with that. It felt so wonderfully creamy yet lathered at the same time. I rinsed all that out, then conditioned with Kenra Platinum for dry hair (from my MIL and seems to work well). I combed the conditioner to distribute it then let it set until I was done in the shower. So far so good but I'm still wet so we'll see what happens.

I must clean the shower drain tonight. Its all plugged again, which is such a PAIN! I'll have to try some of that shower fresh stuff I saw on here once. I can pull out the hair at the top of the drain, but I know there is more down there that is causing the majority of the issues.

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gabi Ex Member	Re: Iris' blue hair Reply #81 - Aug 11^th, 2005 at 8:39pm Ooooo - you need one of those little wire cages - you can even make on if you can't find a find wired one at the hardware store - just some mesh and duc tape will do it - remove your drain cover if it won't fit over it and ta da ...g
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Re: Iris' blue hair
Reply #82 - Aug 12^th, 2005 at 2:35am

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Ooooo - you need one of those little wire cages - you can even make on if you can't find a find wired one at the hardware store - just some mesh and duc tape will do it - remove your drain cover if it won't fit over it and ta da Grin

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My husband loves your idea, and I'm sure will be working on that. I had a plastic one that fit over the drain cover, but it caught too many other things. Roll Eyes

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Valerie Diamond Offline Posts: 615 Colorado Gender:	Re: Iris' blue hair Reply #83 - Aug 12^th, 2005 at 2:37am I LOVE the way my hair feels today. I will be sticking with this wash method for a good long time.
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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Re: Iris' blue hair Reply #84 - Aug 12^th, 2005 at 4:41am (((Valerie))) I'm glad the wash method worked well for you. Anais
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Re: Iris' blue hair
Reply #85 - Aug 14^th, 2005 at 4:14am

Hiked Hanging Lake today (only 1.2 miles, but over 1000 foot incline). My scalp was greasy, but not enough to care about and I left my hair my hair in a bun with a bandana over it. The lake was beautiful--completely worth the very strenuous hike up.

Tomorrow morning we leave for our mini-backpacking trip. My goal is to get 2 classic french braids, then tuck them up inside the alternate braid as much as possible, and wrap with a thin leather strip to keep the braids fully intact until we come home on Tuesday. Hopefully we'll finish packing soon so that we can get some sleep before I have to fix my hair.

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Valerie Diamond Offline Posts: 615 Colorado Gender:	Re: Iris' blue hair Reply #86 - Aug 23^rd, 2005 at 4:24am Wore my hair down today to go out with hubby's coworkers. It is so fun to wear down.
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Valerie Diamond Offline Posts: 615 Colorado Gender:	Re: Iris' blue hair Reply #87 - Sep 1^st, 2005 at 1:40am My ends have felt a bit crunchy lately. I think it might be oil, but I'm going to have to keep better track to figure out if that is what it is causing it. I'm not ready to trim off 3 inches yet, but I"ll admit the thought has crossed my mind.
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Iris' blue hair Reply #88 - Sep 1^st, 2005 at 1:42am Crunchy ends. How I hate them! Have you tried a vinegar rinse to clarify the ends? I've found that works well when my damaged ends get crunchy.
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khrome Stardust Offline 1bM/Ciii Posts: 1035 santa barbara, ca Gender:	Re: Iris' blue hair Reply #89 - Sep 1^st, 2005 at 6:23am Don't give up on the crunchy ends just yet! I had a trim a month ago, and I already have an inch of crunchiness. Not split, but definitely dry. I just started doing clarifying rinses and they really seem to help. Especially if I follow it with a conditioner. Cynde
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