beeduh

So I've been on the hunt for some aloe vera gel. I finally picked some up at my health food store, though it's not the FOTE brand. The brand on this one is Lily of the Desert. Is this still ok to use on the hair? Mixing with FSG? Making your own hail gel (non-FSG)?

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combination hair.
2c on top - low elasticity
3a&b scattered underneath - normal elasticity.
fine texture. thin density. A lot of it.
porosity: normal to high.
loves protein and moisture.

products may vary. i'm a PJ.
loving Curl Junkie, Curly Kinks, and AS I Am.

raindear

I would say check the ingredients. If it is pure AVG then it is ok for all the above uses. If it has other ingredients, then it depends on what the other ingredients are.

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Be Happy!

Type:2b/3ab?
Texture:Medium/fine
Porosity:Normal
Elasticity:Normal

Experimenting with too many products to name here. All this great info keeps my head spinning.

beeduh

It's mostly thickeners and preservatives. The front of it says 99% aloe Vera gel.

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combination hair.
2c on top - low elasticity
3a&b scattered underneath - normal elasticity.
fine texture. thin density. A lot of it.
porosity: normal to high.
loves protein and moisture.

products may vary. i'm a PJ.
loving Curl Junkie, Curly Kinks, and AS I Am.

raindear

It should be fine. I wouldn't hesitate to use it.

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Be Happy!

Type:2b/3ab?
Texture:Medium/fine
Porosity:Normal
Elasticity:Normal

Experimenting with too many products to name here. All this great info keeps my head spinning.

Touch.of.ink

Lily of the Desert (LOTD) is a very popular brand of AVG. Some people recommend it over FOTE

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Hair: Very fine, normal porous (Finally! Yay!), normal elasticity, loves high dew points.
Daily: Nature's Gate Tea Tree shampoo, GVP CB, Cure Care conditioner, aloe vera gel, Jessicurls products, Spiral Solutions products.
Monthly: Henna
As needed: John Masters Organics Sea Mist
HG Product: BioSilk Rock Hard Gelee (aka BRHG. It even has HG in the name!)
Last perm: 12/10/10
CG since: 3/9/12
Last haircut: 4/17/12
Gossamer Fringe (my blog)

beeduh

Thanks! Glad to know I chose well.

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combination hair.
2c on top - low elasticity
3a&b scattered underneath - normal elasticity.
fine texture. thin density. A lot of it.
porosity: normal to high.
loves protein and moisture.

products may vary. i'm a PJ.
loving Curl Junkie, Curly Kinks, and AS I Am.

curlyserf

FOTE is inexpensive and easy to find at Walmart, but I found that it didn't give me the same results as a more expensive brand I found at Whole Foods (can't remember the name off the top of my head). LOTD has been mentioned many times here and people seem to have great results with it. As TOI said, many prefer it over FOTE.

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Kerri
2?/3a ??? ; fine; high density; normal porosity and elasticity
color treated

CURRENTLY USING:
cleanse:Organix Vanilla Silk, Use Me Cleansing Cream
rinse out/li:Ion Effective Care, Tresseme Naturals Radiant Volume (both with NPF added)
stylers:Curl Keeper, UFD Curly Magic, & Alba Botanicals Strong Hold Gel
PT:CJ Repair Me

mod CG since August 2010

beeduh

Walmart carries FOTE?

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combination hair.
2c on top - low elasticity
3a&b scattered underneath - normal elasticity.
fine texture. thin density. A lot of it.
porosity: normal to high.
loves protein and moisture.

products may vary. i'm a PJ.
loving Curl Junkie, Curly Kinks, and AS I Am.