I am African-American, with coarse thick hair that is dry and damaged. I also swim in an indoor pool 2 -3 times/week. Has anyone tried for this?
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Hey Vicki, I'm African American as well, however my hair isn't very coarse. My daughter on the other hand has very thick and coarse hair. For years I've been trying to find anything to help with her dry scalp. Nothing worked until I got Wen. Wen was actually designed for African American hair since sulfate really dry out our hair. Her dry scalp is almost gone & I've only been using it for a little over a month now. I've also noticed that her hair has more sheen to it & is easier to comb through. I don't think that by you swimming any damage will be done by using Wen, saying I'm also a swimmer & use Wen on my hair. It's supposed to help restore moisture. But my motto is try it once & if you don't like it don't buy it again. I hope I helped. Have a blessed one. :-)
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The reason that i bought this product is my wife phobia of getting dry haur due to the chlorine in the pool, i can honestly tell you that she still hesitant in getting into the pool, she has and with wen her hair has improved much but remember chlorine and hair don't like each other, but now she gets her hair wet but applies the treatment the day before and after the jump in the pool.
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Yes I would, my hair is thick. I use the higher temperature and I am dry in about 45 minutes.
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Hi Parker...sorry for delay in responding...I have run thru 1-3 times, w/a lot of hair & it does work, but at a high temperature, because I was in a hurry.However, I know that it's better long term (for your hair), to use a lower temperature & do it in sections.Otherwise, using such a high heat will damage the same sections of hair, over & over again, as the heat has to pass from outside hair (top layers), to inside hair (closer to your scalp), to get the job done.Hope that helps.DM
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Sure, depending how thick your hair is you may just need more water. Works great for me.
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It works nicely for me. My hair is pretty coarse and manages to either tame, straighten or curl well.
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My hair is very fine and thin... I use a thickening gel on wet hair then blow dry (short and perky length) and use the hair spray, then pick it out... then spray again and pick again... it's awesome for giving volume and does not harm the health of your hair... if it's healthy to start, you're fine!!!
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I used it every time I washed my hair until the damage was gone, after that I used once a month but it worked so well I just used it when I felt like it. Go for it I never experienced any over processing with it. It worked for me very gently! Happy conditioning!
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This product works better for dryness. Since i'm a swimmer it is super effective at bringing some moisture back into my hair.
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Hi, I have African American 3B or C also. After conditioning I put coconut oil on hair and then the Giovanni on top. Twist my hair, let it air dry and untwist the next morning. Gently comb into curly afro. If you have dry hair, you might need to add some type of oil also to combat the dryness. I really like the GDLI as it makes my hair very soft, but then it still holds it pattern. I hope this helps.
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I'm very sure you can use it everyday, but I did not have favorable results with the Q-Redew. I would have to come to the conclusion that if your hair turns frizzy in humid weather, you may not get the results as advertised. I was hopeful that it wouldn't be the case for me, but I was wrong. On the plus side, if you do decide to return it, you will have no problems sending it back and getting your cost reimbursed.
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YES! My hair was thinning- I'm a black woman and my hair doesn't grow very fast but I got the ShenMin, had my hair braided under extentions for a month & had almost 2 inches of THICK new growth after using this. I actually went natural and now have a Head full of thick hair I use this faithfully- the only thing is because its a vitamin its best to take RIGHT before when you eat otherwise it will make you snack happy.
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I have thick hair strands that become tight curls when I use this rod. I lose a couple inches in hair "spring" which lasts days. I do recommend being very careful not to birn yourself with this rod - I've gotten myself a couple times on my wrist when holding the hair ends - its a pretty good burn for a millisecond of skin contact...or smarter yet, use the glove that comes with the rod. LOL
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No. I now love the Instyler Max. And the Sarapotempka Beachwaver. Both work miracles on my super thick and coarse hair.
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I don't know about African American hair, but I had no trouble except for the final foam I was using to much and my scalp started breaking out. I learned how to use it the right way and have started it again with no problems. I stopped for about 2 months and had no problem with hair falling out.
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I'm sorry, I have never tried. My hair was always dry and I no longer have the straightener. I tried to buy another (would have been my 4th) but they were unavailable at the time. I highly recommend it though!
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I have the same problem but what I've learn through my journey is that you have to know a little about your hair. I learned that some dryness are do to the porosity of your hair, with saying that it means you have to determine how your hair absorb moisture, and the process goes with gettin some water in a glass and taking some sheded hairs place them the water don't force down, if it just floats on the surface after 30 minutes it mean that your hair cortex of you hair is closed, so you would open them with steam or warm water and close with cool water, with that being said add some oil to your shampoo and conditioner for example: olive oil, grapseed or coconut just any oil your like. When have cleansed your oil your hair with your favorite oil and seal it in with the above product scalp, hair and ends. I would like to add get yourself a leave-in conditioner use regularly, also just make sure that all your product first ingredient starts with water, because is your friend. Your gels, leave-in's all water based. I'm reply with all this information because just want you to know as a consumer that don't just need another product that fail you and serve no purpose. This product is wonderful with maintaining moisture, I would like to add that I greenhouse my hair at night especially when I have no need to have it out. I use a conditoning cap with a satin or silk bonnet this is what works for me. I recommend these websites they've educated me a whole lot curlynikki.com,and blacknaps.org. It doesn't matter your hair type, or your ethnicity. I didn't be so long winded on your question I just believe in sharing knowledge to the fullest.I truly hope this will help you on your journey. Sincerely, Lady Bey
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I haven't had much success on dry hair. Spraying in damp hair and blow drying it while twisting sections of it worked best for me. (FYI i have stick straight hair)