Hair Care thread

[Anonymous No.8702309]

Hair care thread?
Hair Care thread

I am just now realizing the importance of healthy hair in appearance. You can have whatever haircut or hairline, but if it's dry/damaged it, and thus you as well, will look like shit.

Any suggestions for good conditioners? what kind of moisturizing routine would someone with extremely dry scalp/hair adopt? I'm a guy and when I go to buy conditioner or whatever i've no fucking clue what is good or not

[Anonymous No.8702322]

OP this is my shit.
If you are unsure or don't want to spend a lot of money do hot oil treatments. You can literally just warm up some olive oil or coconut oil in the microwave and soak your hair in it. You can wear it for as long as you want but I heard it only works for 15 minutes. You need to shampoo it out.
I HIGHLY recommend Redken all soft heavy or super cream.
Then I would get a hair oil for after showers. You can pretty much use anything but I prefer Moroccan Oil.

I died my hair very blond from black and my hair was completely ruined but these product and a few others really helped.

[Anonymous No.8702329]

>>8702322
I don't own any shampoo and I have vowed to never shampoo again cause my hair is extremely dry and that was only making it worse

I have tried hot oil treatments, but my hair always smells awful afterwards regardless if i wash it all out

[Anonymous No.8702335]

>>8702322
>>8702322
I don't own any shampoo and I have vowed to never shampoo again cause my hair is extremely dry and that was only making it worse

I have tried hot oil treatments, but my hair always smells awful afterwards regardless if i wash it all out.

Thanks for the redken tip though, i think i saw someone else mention it so ill look for it.

[Anonymous No.8702337]

>>8702309
I just make sure not to wash my hair too often, and I dont really have problems with dry and/or damaged hair inbetween haircuts (3 months)

A lot of people shampoo their hair every single day, and thats just asking for dry hair and a dry scalp.

[Anonymous No.8702355]

>>8702335
It is because you are using very cheap shampoo.
Redken's shampoo line is killer as well if you're interested.
Do not wash your hair everyday, go as long as you can before it gets nasty.
I have back length hair, very curly and regularly heat styled so I know what works and doesn't.
If you want to fix your hair you have to deal with a lot of shit. Which oil did you use, because olive oil and coconut smell nice...

Hair oils will perfume your hair as well, if you're unsure im talking about argan oil

[Anonymous No.8702363]

>>8702355
I'm a guy and I have to flat iron my hair to make it manageable due to annoying cowlicks, so i don't wash it every day. It's overly dry so it never gets greasy or anything. This is why i need to find a routine where i can condition once a week or every other week or something so i don't have to apply heat to my hair so often

When I did the hot oil treatment I used vegetable oil i think, but it reeked of fried chicken after i washed it so i never did it again. i now have some kind of garnier fructis moroccan sleek oil that I put in that makes it much less dry, but I would still like to get as healthy hair as possible

[Anonymous No.8702364]

Any advice for the negro race??
I would like to know if /fa/ knows anything about that

[Anonymous No.8702370]

>>8702364
talk to any black woman you know with healthy looking hair, they have like long complex 2 hour long routines for that shit cause the hair is so fucking nappy

[Anonymous No.8702371]

>>8702363
Your hair can't get healthy, it can only absorb moisture, which is why you need to regularly condition in.
1. Shampoo once a week. invest in a high quality brand or sulfate-free shampoo.
2. every time you wet your hair you need to apply conditioner, let sit for 5 min and rise.
3. if you want apply deep moisturizer/mask once weekly. use olive oil or coconut if u dont like the smell.
4. after shower with damp hair apply hair oil.
5. before straightening apply heat protector to prevent moisture loss, u can apply more oil if needed

[Anonymous No.8702378]

>>8702364
Hope for reincarnation to treat you well lol

[Anonymous No.8702380]

>>8702371
thanks for this

the heat protectant I have been using I just looked at the fucking ingredients and it has alcohol. I guess that's probably another big reason my hair dries out like shit since I applied so much to avoid frying my hair

What is the point of shampooing though, i don't understand, if i dont have dandruff and my hair always smells good from conditioner and moroccan oil, why do i need to shampoo it and thus make it dryer?

[Anonymous No.8702384]

u can follow >>8702371
but modify products for black hair. stuff like jojoba butter, coconut oil sulfate free, wide tooth comb, ect.

[Anonymous No.8702388]

ive been on no poo for 5 months

hairs never looked better

[Anonymous No.8702397]

>>8702380
listen if you hate shampoo just dont use it, but i have never not used it because it is a basic component in keeping my hair nice because i use mousse and heat products and i work out and i dont like sweat just sitting on my scalp.

[Anonymous No.8702399]

>>8702384
to add to this if your curl pattern is messed up u can use protein treatments. i use aphogee 2 step about once every 8 months
there are so many videos on youtube about black hair. there is a whole culture around it

[Anonymous No.8702402]

do people seriously still straighten their hair?

jesus christ

embrace your natural texture

your straightened, damaged hair will never look natural or as good looking as naturally straight hair

curly/wavy hair can look just as good providing it is styled and cut well

[Anonymous No.8702412]

>>8702402
its not about hating your hair its about changing it for fun
i wear my curly hair almost everyday but i straighten it to super sleek for special occasions or when i wanna change things.

also who cares?

[Anonymous No.8702416]

>>8702412
>changing it for fun

what are you, a girl?

[Anonymous No.8702420]

>>8702402
I have thick curly hair and I only straighten it to make it wavy because my curls are way too tight.

you can't honestly tell me JT looks worse with straight hair

[Anonymous No.8702421]

>>8702412
>but i straighten it to super sleek for special occasions

insecurity detected

[Anonymous No.8702422]

>>8702371

So six days a week, just use conditioner when you jump in the shower

and then at the end, shampoo

Repeat?

Sounds simple enough. No weird chemicals, no concoctions of baking soda/vinegar/semen/urine/etc.

[Anonymous No.8702424]

>>8702420
he only looks better because that haircut is in style right now

his 90s haircut looks awful because its incredibly out of fashion

people thought it was all the rage then

[Anonymous No.8702430]

>>8702424
you honestly are trying to tell me curly hair is more versatile and attractive than straight hair

lol

wavy hair is king
straight is queen
curly is peasant

[Anonymous No.8702433]

>>8702421
my hair is like golden silk ringlets yo

[Anonymous No.8702441]

>>8702430
im not saying one is better than the other

its all to do with fashion

curly hair was huge in the 80s, everyone was curling their hair, just as everyone seems to be straightening it out

[Anonymous No.8702446]

>>8702441
straightening it now*

[Anonymous No.8702450]

>>8702441
THATS WAVY
THIS IS CURLY

you honestly cant tell me that a hair texture theat makes a 10/10 model look like shit is gonna be fashionable on 5/10 dweebs in richard owens

[Anonymous No.8702451]

>>8702430
>>8702421
tell me this doesnt look hella good compared to curly

[Anonymous No.8702453]

How can I make it so my hair always looks conditiones.
Ex: ww2 soldiers and Nazi youth

[Anonymous No.8702461]

>>8702450
thats very curly
there are different types of curly hair

and like it or not that haircut was the fashion of the 80s, and it will come back again (probably not in the near future) but it will come back
fashion is cyclical

>>8702451
not necessarily

[Anonymous No.8702467]

>>8702461
you're fucking retarded

the hair you posted in your pic is wavy as well

[Anonymous No.8702472]

>>8702461
curly hair grows into an afro, it doesn't grow down your neck into a mullet

[Anonymous No.8702474]

>>8702467
its not

i told you, there are different types of curls

http://www.naturallycurly.com/hair-types

[Anonymous No.8702478]

>>8702472
not always, if you have length it will weight it down sometimes, depending how tight your curl is

[Anonymous No.8702479]

>>8702474
that hair you posted in both pics is the definition of wavy you dumb nigger

[Anonymous No.8702482]

>>8702479
cant you see the ringlet on the ride side of his forehead? just above his right brow

[Anonymous No.8702485]

>>8702482
>>8702474
this is the transition point from wavy into "Curly" hair

even grenier cant pull it off cause it looks like shit

[Anonymous No.8702487]

>>8702461
>>8702474
why are you arguing for people with wavy hair to just go with it if you're posting pics of people with ugly hair

kek

[Anonymous No.8702493]

>>8702485
meh
matter of opinion i suppose
some people like curly hair, some like wavy, some like straight

im not trying to change your view

i was just saying to embrace whatever you have, because it will look better than using damaging heat tools to look like other people

[Anonymous No.8702498]

>>8702493
>i was just saying to embrace whatever you have, because it will look better than using damaging heat tools to look like other people
>using damaging heat tools

that argument has already been dismantled with JT having healthy looking hair that if you didn't know was naturally curly, would assume is naturally straight?

anything else?

[Anonymous No.8702500]

My hair is more wavy than curly, but it waves at the worst parts to give god awful silhouette and overall goofy unprofessional appearance. I don't mind the waves and curls elsewhere but on the fringes.

At least that my self-perspection.

Somewhat like in this image.

[Anonymous No.8702501]

>>8702498
do you think the average person has the money+time to hire professional stylists?

[Anonymous No.8702502]

>>8702493
also this is the extent of healthy looking curly hair.

Still looks like shit. On a 10/10 model. Fuck off

[Anonymous No.8702505]

>>8702501
that's a cop out. Anybody can apply a non alcohol based heat protectant and use a straightener on their hair for 20 mins every few days. You don't need a stylist. You would be maintining it no more anyone else.

[Anonymous No.8702507]

>>8702502
opinions

[Anonymous No.8702510]

>>8702507
objective

[Anonymous No.8702511]

>>8702402

So true. A grill I know straightens her hair for some occasions and it looks so much worse than her normal hair. Really dry.

[Anonymous No.8702512]

>>8702505
thats a fraction of what a stylist would do

do you honestly think a little spray bottle will fully protect your hair from intense heat?

>20min every few day

lol we got a dandy over here

[Anonymous No.8702513]

>>8702510
more opinions

[Anonymous No.8702516]

>>8702502
That looks pretty good IMO.

[Anonymous No.8702517]

>>8702500
Excuse the military photos.
But this image as an example of how straight hair looks way cooler

It's cute on women and children, but on men it just makes you look goofy.

[Anonymous No.8702518]

>>8702510
and this is straightened to wavy

[Anonymous No.8702520]

>>8702517
>goofy
bro that looks alfalfa as fuck

[Anonymous No.8702521]

>>8702517
>this nerd thinking he will look sleek like a ww2 soldier

hahahahhah

[Anonymous No.8702526]

>>8702521
we all aspire to look like ww2 soldiers because those were some of the most alpha guys out there

[Anonymous No.8702528]

What's with all the hate on curly hair? Or is it just one guy projecting?

As long as it isn't some boofy frizzy jewfro it looks good!

[Anonymous No.8702529]

>>8702364
nigga your hair always curly, best keep it short

[Anonymous No.8702530]

>>8702526
yeah. thats what made him alpha alright, the hair.

lmao...

[Anonymous No.8702533]

>>8702528
curly hair either flat ironed or conditioned/altered heavily to make it wavy always looks good. I'm saying curly hair like this >>8702510 looks like shit on everyone

[Anonymous No.8702535]

>>8702530
who said that? We all want to look like german ww2 soldiers because we want to look alpha as fuck

[Anonymous No.8702536]

>>8702520
The one before looks goofy.

>>8702521
The hair just looks cool.

And I have received plenty of compliments on my hair.
Even when it's curly/wavy, but I still don't like it.

[Anonymous No.8702542]

>>8702528
Looks cute on woman and children, on men it generally doesn't.

[Anonymous No.8702544]

>>8702542
she'd look cuter with wavy hair though

[Anonymous No.8702546]

>>8702542
like anything

if youre good looking enough you can pull shit off

inb4 more simon nessman opinions

[Anonymous No.8702547]

>>8702544
>>8702546

I don't agree. I think it may generally be the case that curly hair IS cute, and for men we don't generally aspire to be cute, now do we?

[Anonymous No.8702554]

>>8702547
fashion is cyclical

[Anonymous No.8702559]

>>8702554
Or like a pendulum.
Or just a random clusterfuck.
Regardless I'll straighten my hair.

[Anonymous No.8702560]

>>8702554
you keep saying this then you keep saying to embrace curly hair

you do realize saying fashion is cyclical and implying curly hair is out of stlye directly contradicts you telling people to just stick with their curly hair because it will look better than straight?

[Anonymous No.8702561]

>>8702559
post a pic of it

[Anonymous No.8702565]

>>8702560
why would you follow hair trends?

you know what's out of style? fraying your hair with intense heat

[Anonymous No.8702567]

Does my hair look overly unhealthy/dry?

I try to take care of it with conditioning, no poo, oils etc but its never clumps together like i see in pictures

why do i have thin frizz strands that don't clump together with the other hairs?

also, what is my hair type?

[Anonymous No.8702574]

>>8702567
looks like you have a slight wave

[Anonymous No.8702601]

>>8702567
m8 this is god tier

[Anonymous No.8702605]

>>8702601
thx u 8^)

[Anonymous No.8702620]

>>8702567
hey martin

[Anonymous No.8702624]

>>8702620
hi xD

[Anonymous No.8702630]

I think I feel more comfortable with long hair but I'm not really sure what looks better.
Kind of annoying that it just keeps growing out sideways though like fuck, this is at high grease levels, shampoo induces full jew fro mode.

[Anonymous No.8702634]

>>8702630
your hair texture is nice, just get the sides and back cut short and blend it into the top

[Anonymous No.8702644]

>>8702634
I like it, but I feel like my hairs a bit too curly for that style. And I hate using gel.

[Anonymous No.8702651]

>>8702371
Doesn't straightening hair cause baldness?

[Anonymous No.8702654]

>>8702644
>gel
you should never use gel

your hair has a good curl/wave on top. Just saying it would look good with short sides, however you decide to style it (at that top length).

[Anonymous No.8702664]

>>8702654
Ah fair enough, thanks!

[Anonymous No.8702993]

Can anyone recommend a good hair oil for after showering? Would olive oil suffice?

[Anonymous No.8703132]

>>8702993
coconut, argan
pls don't put olive oil in your hair

[Anonymous No.8704766]

>>8702364
no poo might work
looks like this nigga doin it

[Anonymous No.8704851]

[Anonymous No.8705302]

what products keep your hair down without making it look wet? sorta like pic related. i wanna comb my hair back but it usually just flips up in the front in a pompadour style kinda thing

[Anonymous No.8705680]

>>8702309
How do I into Opie?

[Anonymous No.8705812]

what is /fa/'s opinion on castor oil?
my local dollar store was out of coconut so i had to pick it up instead

[Anonymous No.8706251]

well according to the link in >>8702474 i got something between 3b-3c. muh mulatto genetics. been growing it out for about 2 years, trying to get it shoulder length. my curls are beautiful, loose and wavy when wet like 3b. but when it fully dries it tightens and shrivels so much that it doesn't even look like it has much length.

im a guy btw.

[Anonymous No.8706468]

>>8705302

HandyMan by FixMen
It's clay. Use when hair is damp. Using it dry makes it more edgy.

I also tried "loose shuffle" by Gatsby but that didn't do the job at all. I like what it does though

[Anonymous No.8706486]

>>8705302
Wouldn't he look a lot better if he shaved a uniform line on the bottom of that beard? or is that just me?

[Anonymous No.8706510]

recently ive switched off of using shampoo and have just been rinsing my hair with cold water and running conditioner through it, thoughts? also which brands are good if im looking for a conditioner that will leave my hair very soft?

[Anonymous No.8706567]

>>8706510
No conditioner, be a man.

>>8706550

[Anonymous No.8706605]

>>8706510
that's what I do too, and hair is good
I recently used shampoo though, it's kinda fun and pleasant, and hair feels like in the old times, but I couldn't get rid of the idea it kills my hair, and it looks shitty for a day or two after using shampoo, so fuck it.

[Anonymous No.8706649]

this isn't true dry damaged hair looks good on some people. same reason bleached hair looks good on some people.

going all natural and pure and healthy actually can not suit some people and make you look creepy.

[Anonymous No.8706656]

>>8706510
this has already been addressed further up.

[Anonymous No.8706663]

>>8702651
is this a joke

[Anonymous No.8707184]

bamp

[Anonymous No.8707638]

>>8705812
i use it maybe three times a month as a hot oil treatement and my hair and scalp always feels healthier after. it's a bitch to wash out tho

[Anonymous No.8708011]

>>8702309

I use shampoo every day and my hair isn't the slightest bit dry

[Anonymous No.8709806]

>>8706468
thanks for the suggestion. can you buy it in any common stores in the US or just online?

[Anonymous No.8709823]

>>8706649
provide an example

i cant imagine anyone looking better with dry damaged hair. you what mate

[Anonymous No.8709858]

My hair smells bad when I no poo, adv?

[Anonymous No.8710147]

>>8709858
use conditioner

[Anonymous No.8710316]

>>8702634
How the fuck do you get hair like that?
>tfw asian
Is it even possible for me?

[Anonymous No.8710328]

How much do you guys pay for a haircut?
Kinda tired of the one who does my hair, it is always inconsistent and such
I asked my friend and he gave me two names. First one is cheaper at $17, but is a grill. The other is a guy, but charges $25. I kinda wanted to get a guy to do my hair, but 25 seems like it might be walking the line. He says both are really good and has had both of them do his hair (his hair is pretty well cut too.)
What do you guys think?

[Anonymous No.8710346]

>>8710316
nope, you gotta be a mix or something with naturally wavy hair

[Anonymous No.8710349]

>>8710316
Just is unfortunately. Genetics & good hair care, both of them combined gives hair that pretty much always looks good.

as an asian to get slightly wavey hair is probably only do-able by using product. you also need thick volumous hair.

[Anonymous No.8710376]

Seriously how the shit are you supposed to get nice hair? My hair just always looks dead.
Shifting to Head and Shoulders and using the conditioner only daily, but my hair is still pretty unruly and gross.

[Anonymous No.8710400]

>>8710376
stop expecting to get model tier looking hair by just conditioning

product, oils, straightening and hours with a stylist is what makes models hair look good

you also need healthy hair, which means protein, oils in your diet etc, no heat, no shampoo etc

[Anonymous No.8710970]

I honestly don't even know what to do with my hair

[Anonymous No.8711068]

>>8709806
Sorry I can't because I haven't played around too much with different hair product beyond those two.

You could go with Joico but that shit's expensive. Then again this is /fa/ so your budget probably exceeds mine.

[Anonymous No.8711097]

>>8710400
this. also understand that there's someone on hand just off set to constantly adjust the hair - and it often only looks good from one angel/the lens and looks ridiculous in all other lights.

but YES diet!
LISTEN UP NERDS.
>avocado, spinach, flax/chia seed, seaweed, sweet potato, kiwi, black/blueberries, papaya.
all these are either ridiculously oily (v good) or have very high amounts of vitamin C and beta-carotenes. binge on these. eat them in salads, blend them to smoothies, drink them as juices, just get an excess into your bodies.

also. apple cider vinegar. fantastic for both hair and skin. for a hair rinse, do a 1:3 acv to water ratio and pour it in your hair and rub into scalp in the shower. thank me later.
for a toner, water, green/white tea and acv in a 2:2:1 ratio, put in a spray bottle and spritz on face. again, thank me later.

if all else fails, bring out the big guns. go on lush and get The Strokes hair treatment. your hair will soak it up, but it wont last if you don't incorporate the above into your diet/routine.

[Anonymous No.8711389]

As of today, I haven't shampooed for 8 days.

Hair is great so far.

Should I be conditioning? Daily?

[Anonymous No.8711455]

What product gives someone a wet hair look?

[Anonymous No.8711524]

>>8711455
why would you want that

that look is for weird 90s and early 00s cholas