7 THINGS YOU CANNOT DO WHEN YOU HAVE NATURAL HAIR!

[@CurlyChemistry]

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[@brendageater3928]

That's great, I'm keeping an eye for it 💝

[@cinderling5472]

YAYYYYY 😍🙏💖🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@kimberly5240]

Has the sale started yet? How do I go about the 1:1 consultation? As always Everyone and your family stay blessed and healthy ✝️🙏🛐

[@aquafina6544]

Tonya how do i find my porosity my hair has several different porosity and textures. Plze respond bcus i really dont know

[@inawamemoussa5812]

I don’t know why but I really enjoy this natural hair journey 😩. It’s so enriching. Learning from others, experiencing, failing then finding what works for me and the best part is achieving beautiful hair in the end. So rewarding, I love it.

[@CurlyChemistry]

Yes! It’s definitely a beautiful journey once you embrace it. 💜

[@monniej58]

My one hair mistake: leaving my protective style in too long. It was when I noticed my twists were thinning that I realized I had gone too long. God bless folks who can leave their styles in for several weeks. More than 2 weeks actually took me backward.

[@zanichar]

My biggest hair mistake was leaving my braids in too long. I left my braids in so long my hair matted, and locked up. Both my husband and brother had to help me detangle what had become a nightmare! I couldn't do it alone. It took us a few days and a lot of money was spent on products to help with the detangling process. Not only did I not retain any of the length I'd gained, but I lost a lot of hair in the process, with so much breakage it was sad. Lesson learned. It was a few years ago, and my hair has since recovered, but I learned you shouldn't neglect your hair just because it's tucked away in a protective style.

[@CurlyChemistry]

I’m so glad your hair has recovered! 💜

[@marleyhill34]

When I was in school I would wear braid extensions for 12 weeks. I really shouldn't have but my teenager scalp could take it. I would spray every day with braid spray and shampoo every month and oil my scalp. I always took it down with oil and a fine-toothed comb, Spent all saturday doing it. Lol! I was lucky to have not suffered damage back then. Once I turned 30 my scalp became sensitized, so I don't wear braids anymore.

[@nicolehatcher]

I used to wet my hair in the shower everyday thinking it was good for it. I didn't know about water doing damage to the cuticles until I found you!

[@CurlyChemistry]

Great point Nicole! Thank you for sharing. :-)

[@marleyhill34]

The way how the water is in London. I'd have to buy a shower filter every week! I use the AS I Am castor water instead.

[@nicolehatcher]

@@marleyhill34 oh I haven't heard of it! I'll have to check it out.

[@nicolehatcher]

@@daughteroftheking9560 glad you found something that works for you!

[@SuperLivelife2010]

The biggest mistakes I've made with my hair have always been moisturizing and keeping my ends trimmed. Now, after 10 + years of being natural lol, I've seen much improvement with my hair overall. I wear color on my hair now, so I'm having to do more with keeping up with it, but it isn't stressful. My current routine is moisturizing my scalp and hair every four days ( I do have periods where I'm just lazy lol). I spray my scalp with water and oil it. Then, I use water mixed with leave in conditioner on my hair and use a butter or moisturizer and oil to seal it all in.

[@MissyJ-216]

My mistake was using a shampoo brush to comb through my leave in conditioner even after my mom told me I was losing my edges. I thought it nonsense until I saw a picture of myself. I brought restorative shampoo and conditioner that had black castor oil in them and bottles of castor oil and it been almost 5 months and my edges are almost completely back. I just had to learn 😂

[@teejack7804]

Oh goodness, my worst hair mistake was wearing tight hairstyles and not saying anything to the beautician because it looked so pretty. Also, not doing washes like I should and not drinking enough water. I'm trying to do a lot better now. I appreciate these videos. They help me a lot and I'm on my journey trying to correct my mistakes.

[@Swankmami21]

Not having a shower filter sucks so it turned my hair brownish red my curls were limp. But now I'm back to using distilled water or spring water and my hair feels much better & I love your content you really get to the point ❤️

[@zfarole]

My mistake was not pre-pooing on wash day! Not using essential oils, not doing PMP method! Girl, you saved my hair! Thank you so much! ❤️❤️

[@kreationkollect]

My mistake was going to the Dominican hair shops to get my hair blown out & flat ironed. They at times use excessive heat. Over time, this is what caused my heat damage & why my regular hair stylist big chopped my hair back in 2018. It was a very non expected service when I sat in her chair. When you know better you do better.

[@CurlyChemistry]

Thank you for sharing!! Facts on the knowing better and doing better.

[@erinprice9980]

My hair mistake is not accounting for humidity in my area. Dry air sucks moisture out of everything. If i needed to add an oil for my skin, i probably need some for my hair too

[@marleyhill34]

Yup. Here Summer, Spring and Autumn isn't so bad but winter does a number on the moisture. I work some place where the heating and the airconditioning dry out my skin...then I thought about my hair....Now I cover my hair at work.

[@cinderling5472]

Oooo yes i have a couple hair mistakes! 1. Going overboard with protein treatments (hiPo, less is still more haha). And i mean, WAY overboard. Leaving rice water masks in for hours overboard. Never again! 2. Onion pulp. Here i was being stubborn xD Tonya said, wisely, to STRAIN the pulp and use the liquid. Did i listen? No 😂 Result: Onion smell that lingered for weeks (uhuh), as well as much stiffness and rigid hair, similar to too much protein in the hair. However, it finally all came out when i tried steaming my hair. 3. Not protecting my hair against humidity. This is a rather recent, but very big one. Humidity is no joke. It causes SO much tangling and thus breakage, not to mention ruins my definition 🥲 and hard styling work! Glycerin is a culprit best avoided, so it seems. My lessons? Always listen to Tonya! 😍🙏💖 Hihihii. Seriously. Go easy on protein And if you also have ridiculous tangling and frizz, see if humidity solutions could work for you too. Gosh, I've written an essay 😹 Thank you as always dearest Tonya! 💖

[@lb4397]

My hair mistake was going without the black tea rinse. It works best for me on major hair breakage reduction. And it’s cost effective. When I’d gone without it I suffered quite a bit of breakage. So my life is less hectic now so I can put more focus and time in my hair. I do practice your oil rinse tip 😊

[@CurlyChemistry]

Yay! I'm glad you like the oil rinse! Also, I have to check out black tea rinses!

[@CurlyCrowie]

I have gone back to black tea rinses and my spritz is weak black tea infused with Rosemary. After washing I never skip my tea rinse. My hair seems to have more body as well as less breakage and hairfall.

[@rockpopinfly1]

My biggest mistake was not having my doctor check my iron, b12 and vitamin C levels sooner. It turned out I was severely deficient in these vitamins and nutrients so my hair fell out. My doctor had to give me infusions 😢

[@marleyhill34]

I had iron and vitamin D deficiencies. I get a blood test every 3 months now as I'm a thalassemia carrier.

[@jewbesixty3212]

Would you make a video about grey hair. What ingredients are the best...oils butters , conditioners. Thanks for your time!

[@marleyhill34]

steam and steam. basically apply a spray leave in detangler and a cream leave-in conditioner daily...not a large amount. For the cream leave in no more than a UK50p/USA25c coin size and then wrap you hair in a plastic cap and a hot towel for 20 minutes every day. Experiment to see if you need more or less but appply it every day especially to the ends. shampoo and deep condtion every week with the same plastic cap. Keep your hair in a short term protective style, 5 days out of 7. By short term protective, I mean something that you take down every day or every week. I wear twists, flat twists or 2 or 3 dutch braids and wrap my hair for work. My workplace allows it and the heating and air conditioning dries out my skin, scalp and hair at work. I keep my hair protected from the weather sun, rain or wind. I have winter and summer head scarves and hats. I only wear my hair down for a few hours of going out to an event or church. the rest of the time it's most ly covered to protect it. I have very dry hair and the grey strand are definitely unruly. A scarf makes them lay down too. Lol!

[@kelela37clch]

@@marleyhill34 Thanks for sharing your hair care regimen!

[@marleyhill34]

@@kelela37clch You're welcome. We can learn from each other.

[@hzlady88]

Hi Tonya, my biggest hair mistake was thinking that all oils work the same. I'm a type 4, medium density, low porosity girl, and the oil step on wash days was always challenging. Well, until I found you. Which now brings me to wonder if our infused herbal oil or Ayurvedic oils should be the 1st P, last P, or both in the P.M.P method? I watched so many of your videos to make sure that I was not asking something that you've discussed already. Also, thank you so much for the knowledge and wisdom you have blessed us all with. We should all reach our hair goals, now that we have a Curly Chemist as our teacher.🤗💝

[@syrenthiamontgomery3609]

My one mistake: not getting my ends professionally trimmed on a regular basis. I have learned my lesson!

[@evanrlawson]

This was a game changer for me as well. Length retention like never before lol. I get trim’s professionally every 3 months now

[@christine1962ful]

Totally agree. I started dusting my own ends and saw retention but knew I needed a professional cut and had my first one 7 weeks ago. Best thing ever!!! My goal is every 10 to 12 weeks. 10th week to assess ends and go for a trim if necessary, or wait 2 more weeks and then trim. I then I held back my retention in the past but no more!🥰

[@SuperLivelife2010]

Yes! My beautician told me to put oil on the ends of my hair and it has helped tremendously with length retention.

[@demi5378]

Yes, took me almost 2.5 years to get a professional trim & can diffently feel the difference. I am at the 2 month mark....by month 3 or 4 will do again. My fairy knots are very, very few & that is 👍. The revair has also helped with my end as well as keeping them moisturized. I didn't realize I needed a professional trim until I got one...now I know & feel the difference between me dusting & professional trim.

[@christine1962ful]

@@demi5378 We are at the same realisation point of our journeys! Left a comment days ago saying literally the same thing!

[@rose-marieforde]

My biggest mistake was doing box braids for 3 weeks and not doing enough research on the take down process. I had a lot of buildup and thought I would just put conditioner and it would loosen the knots. When I wet my hair it was a tangled mess and I almost cried. Now I know about things like aloe Vera gel and also apple cider vinegar rinse to apply to individual knots and finger detangle gently

[@darnejoh]

Hi Tonya, can you do a video on tips for the scalp when wearing styles such as braids?

[@CurlyChemistry]

Yes! I can, thank you for the suggestion. 🙂

[@simplyyyfab_u_lous_3266]

Nice question! 👍🏾Ty.

[@marleyhill34]

My scalp won't tolerate braids anymore and my trichologists said my ultra-fine hair would get micro-fractures from braiding. I don't braid my hair anymore. I miss it..maybe I might do crochets for a week but it has to come out after a week.

[@VVcurls]

Hey Tonya! Love your content, very helpful! Any tips or a video on a haircare routine for those of us that are tenderheaded, very sensitive scalp? Combing I’m definitely guilty of smh lol.

[@MsNadz808]

I definitely was a cowash gal before watching your videos. I also only detangled on wash days and realize now I need to make it a nightly routine... Now since watching your videos I bought the Ethnic Gal's shampoo and conditioner abs my scalp had never felt cleaner!! I love your content sis is truly helped me a ton!! I prepoo as well now and plan to eventually start oil rinsing!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾 Thank you so much sis, you're truly amazing!!

[@nccu22]

Can you please do a video on protein treatments on low porosity hair?

[@c4ordchick]

I'm definitely guilty of monthly washes, even longer, still doing it lol. I know I shouldn't but my hair is usually in a protective braid style so that's why 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@BtfuLadyT]

Just learned why my hair was so dry this week. I used really hot water to shampoo. Definitely need an update on my mineral levels or eat better! Thank you so much for your knowledge. I'm trying to love and grow my natural hair own my own and truly appreciate your professional advice. Stay Blessed

[@chal3t]

Thanks for these tips. I’m guilty of all of these. Need to improve in every category. A hair coach would be so nice to do weekly check-ins to keep me in my toes.

[@samanthatabiramu]

Honestly am still learning to love and grow my natural hair and thank you for the tips

[@NIJEECAPRICORN23]

my hair mistake would be going too long without a trim and also not doing a protein treatment. I notice my hair was stronger when I would make my own protein treatments. I've recently started back.

[@carolharper4401]

Sometimes I don't always comb out my hair. Then I get these fairy nots and not getting my ends trimmed. I usually do it. Now I know. Thank you for sharing. Love all of your videos. Love and Light.

[@luzluna6808]

Most of the ones you named WERE my hair mistakes, until I decided to do better, that's how I found you and others on YT. My hair is growing but is still thin. My hair mistake: only catering to my hair needs topically. I've done some research now I am going to incorporate MSM powder, vitamin C and change my diet. Starting off small to see how my body reacts. Thank you.

[@lnyawilliamsmoore]

Gurrl. You've been reading my mind lol 😉. Thanks for sharing ☺️ Request: Talk more about the differences in the cuticle layers and how best to take care of multiple hair types with both rougher cuticles to smoother cuticles please and thanks. Looking forward to better days to come shortly (Rev 21:4,5)

[@juidithegeffrard2737]

Love the honesty ❤thank you 😊 thank you 😊🙏 thank you 😊 🙏 continue sharing ❤️ your ideas to the hair journey community 😊

[@maylavernebarnes2007]

My hair mistakes: 1. Not keeping up with my weekly wash days. This results in losing more hair when I detangle. 2. Not keeping up with my weekly hair oil massages.

[@CurlyChemistry]

Yess! This is golden!

[@sterlingjones4108]

What did your hair massages personally do for you?

[@shelmie5]

Yes, gotta wash it at least once a week

[@VIsidore]

Use a microfiber towel. I'm protein sensitive. I use something more natural. Use a hair bonder to protect hair from the inside. I had NO heat damage from three blow outs in a row. I wouldn't do that again, but the point is that I had no heat damage. 😊

[@gatesfamily3470]

Pearls of wisdom

[@alicedehepzibah]

My mistakes: 1. Thinking all products were bad for my hair, ergo, I didn't condition my hair for about 8 years. 2. Coloring my whole head of hair every 4 mo. when a little section of with gray at the roots would have been plenty. Thank you pandemic. I had time to see what I grew naturally is really pretty, and time to investigate how to really take care of it. Thanks for your work!

[@CurlyChemistry]

Thank you for sharing!! And you're so welcome! :-)

[@leelalo6625]

Mistakes in the beginning that I currently do not do anymore on my low porosity 3/b-3/c curls: Using shea butters and coconut butter styling products (weighed my hair down and felt greasy to the touch) Cold shower wash to “seal” moisture in Not trimming frequently No Poo method (lasted 3mnths because my scalp burned and was extremely irritated plus smelly😢) Using just Styler products with NO Leave in conditioner to moisturize (dried my curls by day 2) Washing once a week only. My hair needs at least two wash days a week for my fine curls Not using a bonnet or satin pillow (my hair had breakage and tangled easily quite often) Pulling out dried ends manually which probably did more damage than good. And the last but MOST IMPORTANT ONE, overlookjng your health/diet. This is a must. Especially your water intake.

[@danafisher8613]

Touching my hair when I was tired, wasn’t gentle and did so much damage 🥺

[@marleyhill34]

You need snacks, drinks, 20 sectioning clips, a tangle teezer and scissors and streaming. Lol! That's how I do my hair.

[@Pancake_cake_cake55]

Don’t judge me… I barely comb my hair 😭😭 I’ll put it in a protective style for a week push it for another week then HOPEFULLY wash it. 😭😭😭😭 If I don’t wash my scalp by week two I’ll redo my protective style.

[@marleyhill34]

It would be better if you shampooed, deep conditioned and detangled every week. I detangle my hair DAMP ( not dry or wet) with seamless combs and the tangler teezer for wet fine and fragile hair. I use 20 sectioning clips, snacks, drinks and streaming. Lol!

[@mrs.martinez3676]

My biggest hair mistake was bleaching my hair. I didn’t use a daily moisturizer, hair routine like protein treatments, scalp detox or the right oils. I would always do wash-n-go styles leaving my hair wet 24/7...... Let's say this led to a big chop. My hair started to get thin, the curl pattern became straight, and it just broke off.

[@Abc17890]

Yup, I feel this. I didn't know how to seal my moisture too so I thought I was doing myself a favor by wetting my hair in the shower everyday and doing these wash and go's

[@TheSecretLifeofEb]

Washing my hair weekly was my biggest hair mistake... didn’t see exponential growth until I started washing every two months ..

[@tamikajennings4062]

I haven’t used any oils or butter in my hair since December. ❤❤❤

[@PrincessJayEze]

Thank you for this video, very informative 👌🏾✨

[@CurlyChemistry]

You're welcome! 🙂

[@jessicamogase8667]

Hey there, I just wanna say I'm so glad I came across your channel, and the fact that I saw an old video first where I assume you were starting out with the channel then to be able to fast forward (its like I time traveled lol) to now and see how much growth, and beauty and life_ is in your hair, that for me was dope bc you surely know what you're talking about, I mean I wish I came across this channel earlier bc I would've saved my hair the misery- nonetheless I look forward to being on this journey with you, and thank you for sharing your knowledge - I truly appreciate it, more life to you 💕 signed, a newbie from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@CurlyChemistry]

Thank you so much Jessica!! So glad you’re here! 💜

[@aprildetroit7276]

thank you for doing this video. I just learned so much from this one video lol. I was told that using hot water on my low porosity hair would help my hair retain the products that I put on it

[@kimberly5240]

Hey Tonya (hopefully I spelled your name correctly 😃). My hair mistake is procrastinating and laziness. Also I didn't see your link to your Amazon store. Love you sister and as always you and your family stay blessed and healthy ✝️🙏🛐

[@CurlyChemistry]

Thank you Kimberly! :-). I just placed the link in the description box. God bless you too!

[@emeth1455]

I wanted to straighten my hair, so I got this straightening process that lasted for 13 weeks. It was great in the beginning until the 13 weeks were over, and my curl pattern was not as tight as it was before receiving the straightening process. I am cutting my hair as it grows out. My ends were so thin and loose. I tried everything I could think of to make my curls bounce back. I have 4 more inches of hair to cut off. I will never straighten my hair like that again. When I decide to straighten my hair again, I will do it when I get a trim.

[@nissisanchez7697]

@emeth The same thing happened to me recently. I used a 0% alcohol beer rinse (make sure its flat b4 use) topped with a moisturizing hair masque, covered with a plastic cap, sat under low heat for 20 mins, rinsed with cool water and my hair reverted completely

[@emeth1455]

@@nissisanchez7697, I need to try that thanks

[@stylebyiris4302]

I learned and realized that low manipulation of hair is key to its health.

[@sashailsamuels4497]

My biggest mistake was not trimming my hair. I had a big chop/fade hairstyle when i first started and for the longest time i was puzzled why the middle of my head was not growing while the back thrived only to later find out that it was all those split ends causing excessive breakage. So now I'm sporting a natural mullet

[@Shone-k7e]

I’m new to the channel and so far I love your videos. I have severe hair damage in the back it hasn’t grown in years but the top part grows so I will be taking advice on some of the techniques and hair care products you mentioned.

[@rhondastroudmccutchen9348]

Hot water because I’m taking a hot shower🤦🏾‍♀️ but recently I’ve been washing with colder water and I definitely rinse the conditioner with warm/lukewarm water.

[@pamelaforts5210]

Letting a salon color my hair without doing a patch test. I end up having a allergic reaction and lost a lot of my hair. Which started my natural hair Journey.

[@CurlyChemistry]

Wow, thank you for sharing! That is great advice.

[@marleyhill34]

OMG so sorry. They are supposed to do a patch test to see how your scalp will react and a strand test to see how your hair will react.

[@pamelaforts5210]

@@marleyhill34 I didn't know that, because I never had a problem anywhere else. My scalp was itching like crazy!

[@valeriamontgomery4748]

My mistake was putting protein in my hair more than once a month and co- washing without washing my hair with a shampoo in between!!!

[@JacquelineSmith-m2e]

Thank you for these words of wisdom.

[@angelabell2037]

My hair mistakes are using product's not right for my porosity and leaving my hair twisted too long before taking it down

[@RabielleParfait]

My number one mistake in the past: Thinking my hair was low porosity but putting all sorts of products on it without not understanding the importance of clarifying. Low porosity hair doesn’t like to be heavily coated, so it doesn’t makes sense to ‘moisturise’ several days a week without proper washing. Products high in humectants have helped me a lot. 🥰

[@jessiejo8253]

Can you please make a video talking about different styler (gels, creams) and which ingredients to look for and avoid?

[@ellesimone3901]

Thank you so much I appreciate all the info.

[@NaturallyEssence]

It would be super helpful to add chapters to your videos! Great watch, thanks! 😊

[@CurlyChemistry]

Great suggestion! :-)

[@womanoftruth]

My mistakes: #1: Too many different products within a small amount of time on my hair “product-overload!”😌 #2: Manipulating my hair too much, not leaving it ALONE/Not knowing what to do with it, ugh!🤪 Hope this helps someone😅

[@marleyhill34]

Oh I did the over-manipulation. My hair just likes to be left alone...and my scalp now too.

[@cherylsherrard1706]

I agree with product overload...too many different products in short time span isn't good

[@womanoftruth]

@@marleyhill34 YES, yes mine too…😊

[@womanoftruth]

@@cherylsherrard1706 Yaaas! And don’t let my find out about a new product…lolololo

[@jazminchuba]

Thanks for the reminder 🥰

[@kathyyearby3334]

My number mistake is not washing every week. I've been washing every 2 week but my moisture cycle is every 2 days hence product buildup. 😮

[@marleyhill34]

switch to lighter products. I use As I AM Jamaican Black Castor Oil Water every day with no build up.

[@devinicole1278]

Happy Friday 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@CurlyChemistry]

Happy Friday! :-)

[@apc5198]

Washing my hair everyday the quickest way to go bald. The swimming cap didn't keep my hair completely dry, and I thought washing the chlorine out was the best way. Turns out if you soak your hair with water it can't absorb the chlorine water, and conditioning after is helpful.

[@kinghill500]

Happy Friday ☀️☀️☀️

[@CurlyChemistry]

Happy Friday! :-)

[@weirdmyst7963]

packed my sheers in storage and I just wanna CUT maybe this is a lesson to learn what breakage looks like instead of assuming I got it, but my ends are dry and its giving snippy snippy

[@bribrown4715]

My hair mistake is dying my hair her black with “natural hair dyes”. It damaged my hair. Caused excess hair shedding, breakage , an dryness. I no longer color my hair now and my hair retains moisture so well

[@marleyhill34]

I told my trichologist that I wanted to colour my hair and she said say goodbye to it and be prepared to cut it off. Lol! I am though..I want a cut.

[@ladyt3182]

Some people hair do well washing their hair once a month.

[@hrhsophiathefirst4060]

I have recently started washing my own mid-back length relaxed hair and it is such a project I decide to got a whole month. Now I do not add a lot of product to my hair or scalp, twice monthly to scalp oil and once leave-in and oil to strands. I do try to comb a few times a week so I am hoping this will work long term.

[@marleyhill34]

Get you about 20 crocodile or sectioning 3/4 inch long clips and some seamless combs and a tangle teezer and a detangling butter. Some people use non-tangle bands but I find the clips easier. You have to divide and conquer if you have long and/or high density hair. I have short high-density hair and I have to divide my hair in 20 sections .... otherwise I miss out a spot and it becomes an even bigger Knot! Watching women detangle in the shower with a wide tooth comb in zero sections gives me anxiety because I know my hair could never. My hair is weakest when wet. I detangle on DAMP (not wet or dry) hair with a comb/brush/product made for detangling. If it doesn't say detangling on the product/tool, I'm not going to use it to detangle my hair. For example, the Denman brush D9 is a styling brush, not a detangling brush.

[@aquafina6544]

My mistake is the same as yours. I had been curly for 5yrs and my tresses were tailbone booty crack thick. I had been sick for 3 yrs and was about to have surgery. I didn't know m6 hair was weak and i had to cut my hair to shoulder length. Then... i wound up have 3 surgeries 1 in 2k18 one in 2k19 and my hair started coming out by just touching it or putting water on it. Dr said the stress and pain on my body is why. But it always shows up 3-6m later and can last a yr. So now my hair is thinned out and my curls looked horrible so i wore wet twists for a yr refreshing weekly bcus i have fine strands and i didnt want dreds. I had to have another surgery on my spine in 2k20 6mos after my last one so the stress on my hair has lasted yrs. Its long but not thick and i started a protien regime and upping my healthy diet and getting serious about my vits. This has helped some and its gettong better. I just need a jump start a boost or something. Im walking now but still in a lot of pain so i can't exercise yet but i challenged myself to participate in a 6wk walk for arthritis in a few weeks. I just need to know my porosity. I have sever different porosity and textures so that water test is never accurate. HELP?

[@ClassyDdiamond]

Heat was my mistake. I had THICK hair until heat made it sooooo thin.

[@banita1134]

My mistake too!

[@denorene16]

Are shower filter different from the filter you might have outside in your yard?

[@brendageater3928]

I'm considering getting some large braids, but, my concern is how long should I keep them in? 🤔 I may not, because synthetic hair makes my scalp itch 🤦

[@CurlyChemistry]

I wouldn't go over 3-4 weeks, 5 is pushing it. 😕

[@marleyhill34]

it makes my scalp itch too. As a teenager I would go 12 week. Now 1 week or 2 at the maximum.

[@oneflowerlover]

That braiding hair is filthy. It's coated with a chemical which causes the itchiness. I cringe every time I see someone pull it straight out the package and install it instead of washing it first. Check out Naptural85's video called Get Rid of Itchy Synthetic Hair w/Quick Vinegar Rinse. Hope this helps.

[@brendageater3928]

@@oneflowerlover that is good to know, oh wow, thanks for enlightening me 🫶

[@marleyhill34]

@@oneflowerlover Still itches me even when I wash it with shampoo and use vinegar on it.

[@Toughlove11]

Love your videos. Very helpful in making the ideal choices. What's your take on Sulfur 8 hair & scalp ......I believe it's grease? What's your chemist take on it for the hair in general?

[@tj817]

Not getting the trims every 3 months. I had to cancel one visit and that pushed it out to 6 months…. Lots of fairy knots at the end but did not lose any length

[@CurlyChemistry]

Great point! I'm glad you didn't lose any length. :-)

[@marleyhill34]

I'm trim it myself before I wait that long.

[@tj817]

@@marleyhill34 if my hair was longer but I am only two years and don’t have that skill set! Lol plus my hair is THICK , I would not want to mess it up

[@marleyhill34]

@@tj817 I don't care.. I can't stand bad ends because it tangles so badly in my ultra-fine hair. I either cut it off or it will break off in the detangling process.

[@tj817]

@@marleyhill34 so true! I have fine strands but thick density and I MUST USE A PREPOO if I don’t …. It’s can be bad. I use the Curls peace in the just for me line.

[@carmenshirley4886]

My number one mistake is taking my hair down from a protective style to far in advance from my routine wash day routine. When I wear a twist/braid out for more than 4 days my hair is very knotty.

[@natashajoseph5002]

Definitely don't know what mistake i made, but i know i made one . My hair hasn't recovered, and i have been consistent for 1 year with trying. My entire texture changed, and nothing will give me hold anymore . My hair is just a frizzy mess, and it's frustrating. I have literally bought tons of gels and stylers and done treatments. All i did before was go to the beach, and after that, it all went downhill. 😢Years of being consistent ans seeing the most growth i have ever seen went away in a couple months

[@girlalalandddd]

My hair mistake was wearing tight styles wayy to often. Don’t get me wrong every once in a while when you want to look cute I will do a slicked back bun, however, when I used to do them too often, I started to get breakage in the back of my head and in the front of my edges. Now I do twist outs and let my hair out, and that is the easiest way for me to avoid breakage and damage because there is nothing tight pulling on my hair. Now I’m kind of paranoid when I do tight styles because I think my hair is gonna break off.

[@rozforthecoz5615]

What do you think of these Laser Combs for hair growth. I saw it online on Amazon for 399

[@essiej5229]

Thanks for the tips. My mistakes were 1. not doing trims before putting in braids. 2. Not moisturizing my hair more often when I have braid extensions (Marley braid hair sucks the moisture from my hair!) 3. Not doing protein treatments followed by a deep conditioner every month or so. What do you think about using Knox Gelatin as a protein treatment? Some people mix it with a deep conditioner so that it's balanced. I ask because I can't use a lot of products with fragrance and most of the protein treatments I've come across have fragrance.

[@CurlyChemistry]

Thank you for sharing! As for the gelatin as a hair protein treatment, I'm not sure how effective it will be compared to a Aphogee or K18 treatment. However, you can try it to see how your hair responds.

[@karenhendricks5196]

@Greenbeauty has a protein treatment that you can add to your conditioner. It’s on her website.

[@marleyhill34]

I didn't realise at the time but your hair should be trimmed every 12 weeks so if you wear braids for 12 weeks you trim before and after wearing braid extensions. When I wore braids, I used braid spray every day and shampooed and used a watery conditioner once a month. My scalp can't tolerate braids now anymore. Um a protein treatment every month is a lot for someone who doesn't have high porosity and/or fine hair. Be careful with the protein.

[@essiej5229]

@@marleyhill34 Hi Marley. I only wear braids for 1 month at a time because they start to look messy, plus many hair specialists don't recommend wearing them longer than 6 weeks. When I say trim, I mean kinda dusting my ends a little. I do light protein treatments monthly because that's what my hair has been responding well to over the past year or more. I shampoo my hair weekly because I exercise and my hair and scalp have been looking healthy because of it. In the past, I used to wash it every 2 weeks while I did sports and I had scalp problems. I don't have those problems anymore because of washing with a moisturizing shampoo weekly to get the sweat and products off my scalp.

[@marleyhill34]

@@essiej5229 ok if you say you use a light protein treatment because people be running around the internet putting Aphogee 2-step on their low porosity hair every week and then wondering why it's brittle.😆😆😆

[@heatherelliott8246]

😂 I burned a hole 🕳 in my hair (& by the temple 2) by applying LAVENDER essential oil w/o a carrier oil 😢…got a tip from an Auntie w/ pics her girlfriend reversed her gray hair using lavender essential oil! She had given me some & I used it consistently! 😳 & I saw results & then 😳 I saw my scalp. 😂 it’s growing in but the length hasn’t recovered yet & it’s been a minute. USE CARRIER oil y’all! 😂😂😂

[@ladyt3182]

Thanks for sharing!

[@kreationkollect]

Amen

[@dreampossible2]

My hair mistake was not putting water or anything on my hair for two months, needless to say I lost inches 3 inches or 4 inches..never will I ever do that again!

[@LividArtist]

I've been watching videos like this because of how much my mom permed my hair when I was younger, Really trying to recover my hair is dry and straight but not straight enough to properly style it just zones out stiff and frizzy 💀😭

[@anaikacharles7321]

Hello! Thank you for your video😊 is blow dry considered a heat treatment?

[@gretchennesmith9538]

How can you tell what type of porosity you have.

[@jonelle2911]

My hair mistake was assuming natural hair care advice was a one-size-fits-all thing. It's not. I personally think most advice out there are applicable to low porosity naturals. High porosity hair is a completely different animal: it really REALLY sucks. I can prepoo with coconut oil, I can do regular protein treatments, I can use the thickest of butters and oils... But unfortunately none of the above assists in effectively making high porosity hair more manageable or sealing in moisture for more than 24 hours. I have now started going back to sealing moisture in with a little bit of silicone at the end of my wash day. And I'm slowly seeing an improvement in my hair retaining moisture. Silicone may not work for most naturals but it just reaffirms my belief that most naturals have low porosity hair. My hair is so highly porous I incorporate protein weekly. Another mistake: air drying my high porosity hair. It caused SO MUCH damage after a year and a half of no heat. Now I wear my high porosity hair straight (because tangles, ESPECIALLY fairy knots are produced in a high porosity factory 😂), I comb it regularly and don't lose hair due to tangles. High porosity hair sucks. Nothing weighs it down, and I don't do protective styling. I have very fine strands and very highly porous hair. I love the curly hair looks but my hair is thriving since steering clear of air dried or diffused curly styles. Who knows, perhaps if my porosity miraculously goes down to "normal porosity" I may wear it differently again. But for now I'm a straight haired natural who seals in moisture with silicone 😀💕

[@demi5378]

Glad you discovered what works for you!

[@marleyhill34]

I knew it wasn't one size fits all from the beginning but I didn't know what factors to really take into account when choosing and using products. I actually had to start a hair journey to figure it out. I got a few books and two good professionals who helped me. I still wouldn't say that I know everything because Olaplex shocked me. I have high porosity hair. I wear it in twists mostly. I moisturize my hair daily once with a watery spray product detangler and once with a cream heavier oil/butter-based product. I shampoo, deep condition and detangle with a medium-toothed comb once a week. I trim my hair every 12 weeks. If I don't keep my hair stretched, detangled, moisturised and trimmed that's when the fairy knots start to take over diabolically like little minions. Lol! For my hair type and the environment that I live in and the lifestyle that I have, my trichologist said it was ok for me to moisturise my hair every day and to give it a second mist of very light product if it needs it. For a very light mist I use AS I AM Jamaican Black Castor Oil Water. My hair likes coconut oil. My scalp doesn't. 🤦‍♀totally unfair. lol! I use oil, silicone and butters on my ends in winter...to keep the minions at bay. I have high porosity hair naturally with no chemicals or damage in my hair. I air-dry my hair but in a stretched style! Even if it's two or three dookie/dutch braids. I don't wear twists outs regularly like the rest of these naturals.

[@demi5378]

@@marleyhill34 I bet it is pretty!!

[@marleyhill34]

@@demi5378 Thanks. I like it when I do wear it out more in the summer or on vacation but most of the time I keep it covered from the elements.

[@kriseme4734]

Hi, What products do you use with silicone that help your hair? I'm seeking advice for my high porosity hair too.

[@karenmyrie6215]

Leaving hair dye on for too long. It weakened my hair strands terribly.

[@Cantetinza17]

I did choose products for my porosity, but I realized that I was choosing for the wrong porosity. I thought I was low, but I guess I'm high porosity. The low porosity products where fine, but I want to see what the high porosity products do. The excessive heat was my mistake. I accidentally burned off a section of my crown area because I used a heat cap that was too hot and then I I used a flat iron that was 450, so I was like "Oh dang."

[@jag2333]

Hi and thank you 😊❤

[@robinwilson4304]

What's the best protein treatment to buy?

[@MSANTHR0P3]

I need a little advice. I'm an adoptive mother. I spent a lot of time researching hair needs because I wanted to be knowledgeable on every aspect of a child that may have been placed with me. We started a new very small church last Sunday. Their was a little girl with 4c hair there. She is living with her white, yes I'm white too, great grandparents. Should I approach them and offer some help? I think every young girl should love themselves way before they start dating. I don't know. What do you guys think?

[@glendaperry4860]

Thank you

[@CurlyChemistry]

You're welcome! 🙂

[@Neesha242]

Do you have a video about sulfates in a shampoo? Are they bad for curly hair? I was doing sulfate free for years and I want to go back to using sulfates every wash day which is once a week. I also didn’t know about clarifying hair. If you have a video on this topic can you direct me to it? If you don’t have a video can you make one?

[@Tink091]

I have 3c low porosity hair and would only buy sulfate free shampoos for years. Always had problems with my scalp, so many acne bumps, and constant itch. One day I decided to returned back to sulphate shampoo and my hair did a little dance of joy. Looked so much better and no more itchy or bumpy scalp. I think sulfate free are for those who are sensitive to it and need a different surfactant in their shampoos.

[@Neesha242]

@@Tink091 yes! Sulfate shampoo is where it’s at! I’ve been using a sulfate shampoo for about a month now and the difference in my hair is good!

[@rebella5769]

Hi Curly, I'm loving your channel. I'm heeding your advice as I'm just about to color my hair for the first time but now I will use a protein treatment before I do so. Can you please recommend a good treatment. Thanks so much.

[@valeriamontgomery4748]

I have to use warm water not hot water to wash my hair.

[@Jesusisnotcomingback2150]

Too many mistakes for me: applying tension to my hair - blow drying, rough daily combing, scratching scalp to much when washing, plaiting; not shampooing regularly - my shampoo usually lasts 1.5 to 2 years.

[@wendyhill3942]

My most regrettable mistake was constantly using the thin nylon hairnet on my dry un moisturized hair. It literally flayed my front top strands.

[@marleyhill34]

silk or satin. then put the hair net/stocking cap over that.

[@wendyhill3942]

@Marley Hill I appreciate that ( and from a hill no less)I wish I knew about this channel before I killed my strands though. Oh well. Here's to living and learning.

[@juggsapoppin1]

I swim 2 to 3 times a week and I have low porosity hair. Is there anything specific I should definitely be doing? Outside of my normal wash and deep conditioning? Should I be doing protein treatments?

[@rosemaryvyslouzil6249]

I did a protein treatment and did it come back with a deep conditioner my hair fell out

[@cylonbates6492]

Is there a waiting period after protein treatment to receive heat or color style on hair?

[@nativenation11]

Hey amazing thank you for the information. I have implemented so many of your tips. I am shampooing every other week and clay wash every other week. I do water only rinse mid week and have been loving green tea spritz. I am closely monitoring ssks I get so many I think my hair is hi por, but it leans more toward low to medium. I dont know. But lately my hair has been thriving in my two braids for the week and ssks are down. Question have you covered eco styler gel and the tea or tetrasodium levels in it? What do you think? Im enjoying slicking my hair into two braids with gel, have you recommended good gels. Im going to check your channel now. Love your channel gorgeous.

[@CurlyChemistry]

Hey! Thank you!! I actually did a video on EcoStyler gel 4 years back, you can find my thoughts on the formula there. :-) Here are the links: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp_Fg2B-bZeAoLs kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5a4fX6chdGEgdU