Hey Ladies, lil help

so i'm a guy, a mans man, a if the bleeding stop in and hour i'll stich it up myself type of dude, and i've let my mop get pretty shaggy, and i'm digging it right now, it's got this naturly fethered look. expecpt snarlin and tangleing and drying out and shit, since i've started washing it twice in the shower to keep my mane soft, i figure it's time to switch to a seperate shampoo and condishiner VS sticking with a 2n1, so i'll lay it out

• i work in a dirty ass factory, with alot of static electricaty
• once it snows i'll be work 12-14 hours a day 7 days a week as a snowboard instructor
• i'm a broke ass, i droped $600 this week alone on snowboard gear
• my hair is not bleached or died, i just want to keep the natural radness of my do
• did i mention my hair is soft, fuck i can't stop touching it, but it seems to dry out part way through the day

thanks ladies any advice will be aperiated


[Edited on Oct 17, 2004 by NatasKaput]

Ladies, while you are at it, could you tell me about makeup, and cooking and doing the dishes?

never use a 2 in 1...its garbage.
Secondly, like the ladies stated..best to buy a good conditioner.
And thirdly, grab some mayo and egg..mix em up...in a bowl of course..cover your head with mix,let stand for 10-15 minutes and then shampoo and rinse.
Will be slightly greasy but in the long run, it will be smooth and shiny.

ummm, i'm not trying to make an eggsalad samich, but good shizzie on the topic at hand, ass for cooking dude i will school you on a wok, that thing is my bitch, and cleaning dish get stoned, tedius lame household jobs wiz by when baked

thanks ladies

These boards are going to Hell in a handbasket.

Depends on what kind of hair you have.. But I sweared by Grandpa's Old Fashioned Pine Tar Soap. (when I had more than 1 cm of hair ). It's a bar, you just lather it in. It works on dandruff, too.
It is absolutely the best.
And cheap!

Edited to add that I never needed to use a conditioner with it, either.

[Edited on Oct 20, 2004 by pygmy]

this is not the kind of hillarity i have come to expect from threads titled, "hey ladies..."

Yeah, tell me about it.

It's just not a true "hey ladies" thread without some crude sexual question, usually about penis size, and a resulting train-wreck of a snark fest.

*shakes fist at thread for providing no such bemusement past placing the Beastie Boys song in my head*

Bumble and Bumble. Made with seaweed and mint. It's a bit pricey and you can only find it in high end salons...but it's brilliant and makes your hair smell oh-so-yummy.

I am in love with this stuff. I use it a couple times a week, and I use pantene's purity clarifying shampoo as well. it makes my hair so fucking soft, I just want to have sex with it.

You know you could have a product build up, my hairdresser says 2 in 1s are pretty bad for leaving behind lots of gunk. Said gunk attracts dirt which can dry your hair out more and means you have to wash it more often.

Can't help you with the which is best to buy thing as brand names are probably different over here but a clarifying/purifying type shampoo (as mentioned above) should do the trick. Moisturising conditioner afterwards and you'll be back to being 'rad' in no time

That word really makes me chuckle (sorry, weird uptight English thing)

I would try using a seperate shampoo and conditioner. Also, leave it in there for at least 3-4 minutes. Try not to wash it everyday if you can help it. I know you work in a factory but maybe on the weekends let it get grungy. (I perfer grungy hair anyway!)

Separate shampoo/conditioner is totally the way to go. If you're really worried about dryness, get the permed/coloured/damaged type of conditioner, it's the best thing for moisturizing your hair. I like Clairol Herbal Essences (although it does smell kind girly) and Pantine ProV myself. Both brands are reasonably priced at under $5 a pop.

now you guys are going over my head, so i'm gonna run with the simple advice from Carla, i'll go to the aveda bueaty acadamy across the street from my skate shop cuz lord know my barber shop doesn't sell prducts

oh and Ryan keep that greasey mop away from that Lib Tech, oil soaks through P-Tex and creates week spots in the core, may not know hair care products, but i'll school you bout boards

[Edited on Oct 21, 2004 by NatasKaput]

Clairol herbal essences is amazing. But I have no idea if they make it in america??
But my hair goes all weird and frizzy in cold weather, but not when I use that stuff.

My hair is not the early-90s-Seattleriffic-grunge-era mane it once was, but I still swear by washing your hair as infrequently as possible without being physically disgusting, and finding a conditioner that works for you. Also, every once in a while, if you're getting incredibly tangly, you might blast your hair with some Aussie Three Minute Miracle. (Use the 3MM sparingly, though. That stuff is so strong I can't imagine that prolonged use of it is good for you in the long run.)

Okay. Seriously this thread is sad. Here is my advice. Let me first say that i WORK IN A SALON and stuff you can buy in the store is crap. Go with Clara's idea of using professional products. (Clara we need to dish on the Redken, I've always wanted to try it.)

What you need, I think, is a moisturizing shampoo to cut out the dryness from the cold when you do the boarding and a clarifying conditioner because you are going to get build-up like crazy from working in the factory for that long and whatnot.

Having said that, Kenra makes a great Moisturizing and Clarifying shampoo and conditioner. I use Kenra (and Matrix and Kpak and all kinds of crap, but I have damn healthy hair because of it) and I love it. It's not too expensive but either way, worth the money.

Edited to add: As for the Aveda Academy, generally places like that won't sell product to the public, only to liscenced stylists. But, you never know.

[Edited on Oct 21, 2004 by Avalari]

[Edited on Oct 21, 2004 by Avalari]