Residue on Hair that Won't Come Off??
ajm319
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Hello,
So I've been a little broke lately and I've been trying to manage with whatever products I have. A couple of days ago I was forced to use a mousse with silicones (I know, cardinal sin) as a styling product. I have 2c-3a, low-medium porosity hair. I'm growing out an undercut at the moment, so the top is longer than the sides and back. I tried some new things this weekend and they went horribly wrong. I used a new oil and put some on my ends to help soften them. I also tried plopping for the first time. I've been doing a scalp scrub (brown sugar and oil) for the past few weeks before washing because I get an itchy scalp pretty easily, but this weekend I was forced to use conditioner instead of oil in the scrub because that's all I had. As soon as I washed out the scrub I noticed how difficult it was to get through my hair with my fingers, and it felt a lot thicker than it usually does after I wash products out. I've tried a bunch of things to get this residue off between yesterday and today: sulfate-free shampoos, sulfate shampoos, conditioners to help control the frizz I'm experiencing, and most recently a baking soda cleanse. I know that sounds like a lot, but I can't stand this feeling on my hair. It's not maintaining any curl pattern at the moment, much frizzier than normal and becoming increasingly drier. I feel like I'm doing too much to get rid of the residue, but I don't know how to proceed. Should I let my hair be and not do anything to it for the next couple days? Like not even style it? Should I moisturize it because I've been doing so much to it? Any advice would be appreciated!
So I've been a little broke lately and I've been trying to manage with whatever products I have. A couple of days ago I was forced to use a mousse with silicones (I know, cardinal sin) as a styling product. I have 2c-3a, low-medium porosity hair. I'm growing out an undercut at the moment, so the top is longer than the sides and back. I tried some new things this weekend and they went horribly wrong. I used a new oil and put some on my ends to help soften them. I also tried plopping for the first time. I've been doing a scalp scrub (brown sugar and oil) for the past few weeks before washing because I get an itchy scalp pretty easily, but this weekend I was forced to use conditioner instead of oil in the scrub because that's all I had. As soon as I washed out the scrub I noticed how difficult it was to get through my hair with my fingers, and it felt a lot thicker than it usually does after I wash products out. I've tried a bunch of things to get this residue off between yesterday and today: sulfate-free shampoos, sulfate shampoos, conditioners to help control the frizz I'm experiencing, and most recently a baking soda cleanse. I know that sounds like a lot, but I can't stand this feeling on my hair. It's not maintaining any curl pattern at the moment, much frizzier than normal and becoming increasingly drier. I feel like I'm doing too much to get rid of the residue, but I don't know how to proceed. Should I let my hair be and not do anything to it for the next couple days? Like not even style it? Should I moisturize it because I've been doing so much to it? Any advice would be appreciated!
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RO: IN Harmonic
LI: CJ Beauticurls; Jessicurl (JC) Gelebration Spray
DC: JC Deep Conditioning Treatment; Weleda Rosemary Conditioning Oil
Stylers: JC Confident Coils; IN Volumizing Spray; IN Perfect Hold Hairspray; John Masters Sea Mist; Bumble Bb. Gel; Kenra Firm-Hold Gel; Sevi Blue Yarrow Sea Salt Spray
Low-porosity 2a/b baby-fine hair