Comments | crookedheart: trouble with a capital T

crookedheart

trouble with a capital T

Apr 15, 2009 19:56

So, I made a mistake today... and looked at some lj communities about dying hair >.<

Do you guys remember the shaved head, and the rainbow swirl? and the blond (yuck) and the blue chunk? and the purple chunk? or the blue black? or the blue black with pink?

*sigh*

( whine )

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jkpolk April 16 2009, 03:15:05 UTC

Heh after shaving my head I was determined to let it grow in naturally.

That didn't last. I got bored of my real color and wanted the red back. :) Ah well.

crookedheart April 17 2009, 17:13:59 UTC

heh, I've managed to stick with it this long! Let's see if I can doo eet.

dacro April 16 2009, 04:41:30 UTC

I've heard that there's so much donated hair that most of it goes to waste anyway, but it's totally your call. I totally LOVED your shaved and rainbow head, but I love your brown locks too! Ooooh!
Ok, maybe it's not good to ask me! :D

crookedheart April 17 2009, 17:17:31 UTC

Yah it can. Especially if you donate to Locks of Love, because they get so much.

Part of that problem though is people sending in sections that are too short - or hair that is too damaged (heat styling, bleaching, dying, etc)

If I donate I would probably send it to a place in Burnaby that deals with BC Woman's and Children's. It's smaller.

The other option if hair is damaged is a place, I can't remember the name of it, but they make mats that soak up oil spills - think of how greasy hair gets... it's awesome at soaking up that shit. human hair has been one of the most effective tools.

dacro April 17 2009, 19:10:56 UTC

Well, sounds like you know what you're doing. :)

Random thought:
heh. It makes me think of an episode of South Park where they were pimping Hair tampons! *shudder*

crookedheart April 17 2009, 19:18:35 UTC

I did my research after my last hair incident :)

but I dunno. I may not donate at all. It'd be fun once it's really long to do funky things with it.

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murmbeetle April 16 2009, 05:37:55 UTC

you are welcome to come over & mess with my husband's head anytime you like ;)

not to make you homesick, but he's currently got a burgundy mohawk.... as for your real questions, i feel your pain. my compromise has been dyeing my hair, but not bleaching it, & trying to keep the dyeing itself to a minimum. i could never quit entirely.

crookedheart April 17 2009, 17:18:22 UTC

EE! Fun :) You guys should take some pictures.

You heard my rant about this at Christmas - sorry. Yes, I'm still whining ;)

shinyredtype April 16 2009, 13:49:04 UTC

One of my friends who has realllllly long hair just bleaches and dyes one big streak near the front. So it's not *quite* as fun, but also still something. (When she had super short hair, she used to do crazy colors and stuff, too.)

crookedheart April 17 2009, 17:20:07 UTC

I've thought of that, but you have to be careful - in my opinion - to pick something that will look good contrasted with the natural colour.

I also think maybe I should wait until after I find some work. La.

sheryls April 16 2009, 13:53:10 UTC

Well! when you bleach, do you wash it every day?

i have foils done about every 4-5 months, and my hair is great. on the weekends, i don't wash it. i use a shampoo and conditioner that is specifically for colored, bleached hair. during the week i wash it and put it up wet in a clip. Friday night, i blow dry, put in CHI's Iron Guard 44 and flat iron it. Saturday-Sunday i put it up to shower, then put more protector on it and flatten out anything that got some humidity. It feels like silk all weekend.

i dont work outside, so i can't say if it'll work for you, but it might! There are lots of treatments you could do periodically to keep it from getting damaged - maybe try covering it at work?

crookedheart April 17 2009, 17:26:53 UTC

Heh. I never wash it everyday anymore ;) I shampoo a maximum of 2 a week with conditioner only and/or vinegar/tea rinses in between. and usually my hair only gets wet even ever second day.
When I'm actively working outside, I have to wash everyday though, because otherwise - gross.

When I did bleach it before, I washed everyday, but my hair was always under 6 inches, so damage wasn't a huge issue.

I don't hardly ever heat style, in fact, currently, I don't even own a blowdryer :)

There's several things going on with that though. I try not to use SLS/SLES anymore, because it makes my scalp go crazy. This means I also have to avoids -cones (one fo the things that makes hair feel/look smoother) because other shampoos have trouble washing away the -cones.

for work, I do cover it to an extent, Hats and scarves, etc. But dude, when the wind is blowing at 50km/h and sometimes more that stuff just doesn't stay on.