STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Suasoria wrote:

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I want an update! How's it going? Who's still doing this?

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I am, but I'm struggling. I read on the Naturally Curly boards that fine hair usually needs protein, so I started using a conditioner with protein in it (Suave Naturals Coconut) and I did a deep conditioning treatment because I thought "why the hell not?" but ever since those two things, my hair has been a nightmare. It's SUPER tangly and takes 10 minutes to comb through. I asked the board and they said maybe it was the protein that was doing it - maybe my hair doesn't like it - so I've been using a non-sulfate shampoo once or twice a week for the past couple weeks trying to get the protein out if I can.

But once I have finally combed through it, my hair looks great - wavier than it's ever been! I love it! And I don't know if my hair could get greasy if it wanted to. I recently went 4 days without cleaning it in any way or even getting it wet. My waves had fallen out by the end of the second day and I wore my hair up for a couple days, but it still looked clean and pretty and SHINY! The only reason I ended up washing it today is because I wanted my waves back, not because it needed it.

I've been having issues with my hair lately though, and my derm suggested that I start using Nizoral a couple times a week. It's a dandruff shampoo and although I don't have dandruff and she can't see any scalp issues, she said that if there's some skin problem she can't see, it might clear it up. Which all sounds good except...Nizoral has sulfates in it. So I might have to jump off the CG bandwagon until I figure out my hair problems