Val, perhaps you could try washing your hair using baking soda for a bit, until your hair gets back to normal?

Do you do the "no poo" thing, Forever Fan? I've heard some people shampoo with baking soda and condition with vinegar.

Yesterday I suddenly felt the desperate need to get a clarifying shampoo and wash the product residue buildup nastiness out of my hair. I didn't have time to run to a store and buy another product so I did a home remedy I'd heard of. Baking soda mixed with regular shampoo. I dumped 2-3 tablespoons of baking soda into a bowl and squirted the last of my shampoo on top of that (probably about a fourth cup or more). When I mixed it up it made a marshmellow creme like concoction.

I washed my hair normally using that mixture in place of straight shampoo. (I didn't condition. I don't condition my hair on a regular basis, just whenever I feel like doing so.) I have thick hair so I use quite a bit more shampoo than the normal person but that was a lot more than I generally use.

Annyways. My hair feels so nice! I feel like I just when to the salon. We'll see if it continues to be awesome through the next couple of days.

Hair shampoos are all about ph. some of us have acidic hair so we need a basic shampoo to neutralize it( acidic is often means dry hair). This is why basic substance such as baking soda work well. If you hair was basic( often oily hair) you need an acidic shampoo to neutralize it. Vinegar is acidic and should work well. Hair should have a ph of 6-8 (7 being neutral).

I have a question about hairstyles. I am looking for a new hairstyle and I need a little help. If anyone would be so kind First, let me describe my hair to you. I have medium-thick hair. It is a light copper color and falls about 6 inches below my shoulders. I have combination of a round/oval face. I really want bangs, but I'm not sure what sort of bangs. Can anyone give me any good hairstyle ideas that would be good for me? Any and all help is greatly appreciated. If any more information is needed let me know.

Girlies I just want to say something. I would advise against bleaching your hair to enhance the hair dye you're about to use, dyeing it red, dyeing it black two months later, then getting it permed two months after that in Mexico. You might find that 3 months later your hair will start falling out super scarily and then all of a sudden get really poofy and super super dry on the ends and then when you tell your hairdresser about your woes she will assure you that it's probably not that bad, then take your hair down from the bun you had it in only to say "oh, I see what you mean" and then you will have to have 8 inches cut off when you were wanting to grow your hair out but at least the random falling out hairs will slow down and the poofyness will be gone and you'll still have shoulder length hair and you'll still have some perm left so you can have nice non poofy curls.

That is all.

And yes, that happened to me. My granny was like "maybe you should get red streaks" because all the black faded out and it's back to reddish now but I've got about three inches of brown roots so it looks weird. But no. No more chemicals in my hair for me.

Nioniel!! You poor girl! Have you tried Henna? It's a natural dye that actually is very nourishing for your hair. Can't say if it will do much for you now, but just FFR.

smarty, have you thought about slanted/jagged bangs? Like maybe this, this, or this? They can pretty easily be pinned back if you need your hair out of your face, but they're also quite stylish today. Not to mention cute.
If you've got a good stylist, you could always talk to them and get some pro advice too.

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smarty, have you thought about slanted/jagged bangs? Like maybe this, this, or this? They can pretty easily be pinned back if you need your hair out of your face, but they're also quite stylish today. Not to mention cute.
If you've got a good stylist, you could always talk to them and get some pro advice too.

on the first hair style link, I use that same pic with the same model when I get my hair cut!!! Wow Random Huh! I love it too!

That is horrible. I have only died my hair with wash out. I always wanted purple hair or something. I was thinking about streaks.

Ooh, now I want that first haircut, Coura!! I want to get one soon, and I'll probably just do what I did last time - cut 5 inches, and then do layers from the bottom of the ear down. I loved it when I did it, but I always want something interesting. xDD

on the first hair style link, I use that same pic with the same model when I get my hair cut!!! Wow Random Huh! I love it too!

No kidding!? That's hilarious! It is a cute cut! I've never hard my hair quite like that, but have had bangs that were nearly the same. Any chance of seeing your hair? I would love to see how your stylist pulls it off!

Ooh, now I want that first haircut, Coura!! I want to get one soon, and I'll probably just do what I did last time - cut 5 inches, and then do layers from the bottom of the ear down. I loved it when I did it, but I always want something interesting. xDD

Do you cut your own hair, or get a stylist? Sounds like your "usual" isn't that all that different than that first picture. Why not try it? And share pics?

I found a really nice hairstylist not far from me, and I've gone there once (for hair, anyway - she did my nails a while ago. ). My usual isn't, in the technicality, but as my hair is very curly, it doesn't look anything like it. But if and when I get it cut, I'll try to post some pictures.

I tried the vinegar baking powder thing. It turned out good. I added more vinegar than baking powder because my hair is oily.

I have hair, about "7 inches below my shoulders, and it is wavy/curly.. I straighten it every once and a while, but I am trying to grow it out long, so I don't very often, any more. : ) Every day I where foundation, powder, a LITTLE eye shadow, and sometimes mascara... but it is really annoying, cause it smudges EVERYWHERE! And it looks really unnatural for my age...
I have a loreal eye shadow quad, from target, that is in Desert Sunrise, and it is GORGEOUS!! I %100 recomend it: http://www.target.com/p/L-Oreal-Studio- ... A-12262132 It looks just like this, but in Desert Sunrise, I hope I helped someone! : D

I have a question for you all.

I have hair that is (from top to bottom) approximately 3 ft. It usually used to be light and not bothersome, but in summer, I didn't wash it for a LONG time. (At most, 2 months I think. It really wasn't smelling bad or bothering me very much, and it looked fine, plus I didn't have the time to wash it all.) After that it's been so thick and incredibly hard to manage. I wear it in a braid all the time, so I sleep with it that way, and previously when I woke up, it would be very easy to untangle it and rebraid it, but now there's always a fresh, thick mat of tangles that takes forever to get out and too, it's painful. What do I do? It does not feel very thick (just a little), but I honestly am getting frustrated with spending so much time untangling it.

I am considering cutting it, and I have a basic idea of what I want (something extremely simple and just SHORT.), but I can't bring myself to do it.

I suggest you wash it ever 2 days, get it cut and thinned out.

Aslanisthebest: I love long hair - mine is past my waist - but I agree that it can be bothersome. (Question: is yours straight or curly/wavy? 'Cause mine is very curly. Brushes don't like me. ) If you don't want to lose the length, but you want a style that's more manageable, then I recommend lots of long layers. You should probably take a few inches off the length, too. Haircuts are healthy, and three feet is a lot of hair.