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Hair Ingredients Good & Bad

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There's always something good and bad in all things and hair ingredients is one of them. So becareful not to rob your hair of healthiness. I use sulfate free shampoo. Let me explain why? Bad Alcohol                           Isoproplyl alcohol                                                    SD Alcohol 40                                                Ethanol                                                                        Propyl                                                                         Propanol Isopropyl   Good Alcohol Lauryl Cetyl Benhenyl Myristyl Neutral Alcohol Benzyl Propylene Ellycol

When Artist Speaks What I've Gone Through

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Hair Talk

2nd day hair ACV - Apple Cider Vinegar (used to seal cuticle...final rinse) A hair type classification system. APL - Refers to length-- arm pit length. BAA -Big ass afro Baggy  - After you moisturize your hair at night, you put a shopping bag, plastic cap, shower cap on overnight. BC  - Big Chop - cutting off all your chemically treated hair BNC - Braid-n-Curl, simply plait or braid the hair and roll the ends on rods or flexis. BSL - Refers to length-- bra strap length. BSS - Beauty Supply Store CBL - Refers to length-- collar bone length. Co-Wash - Using conditioner to wash the hair in place of shampoo Cones - Are 'silicones', or ingredients found in hair care products that are not water soluble (i.e. you need shampoo to remove). Failure to wash out cones may lead to build-up, which may result in dry hair and breakage (due to suffocation of the strands). CG - Refers to the "Curly Girl" method explained in the book by Lorraine Massey. It is a philosophy for curls