Greatcurls

Based on your hair experience, what are the worst hair products for highly porous hair? For me, here is my list:

Ouidad Sun Shield Sun & Sport Leave-in
Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Leave-in

These products left my hair like straw and my hair was moisturized prior to use!

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ModCG-Naturally Highly Porous and Dry

SPRING REGIMEN
This list is not exhaustive...
Low-poo: various
PT-Shima Hair Repair/DT-various
LI/Detangler-Michael O' Rourke Treatment
Spritz-Nu-Gro spray w/moisturizer
Stylers-Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Hydrocream Whip, AH Cupuacu & Burdock Sweet Hair Pudding
Oils-Shima Oil, tamanu
Other-Living Proof Prime Style Extender, Redken Time Reset line, Shima Hairline Creme

*experimenting

wholelottalove

Shampoo. Any kind.

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3a
medium/thick
Loves protein and oils

Low-poo: MopTop gentle shampoo
Co-wash: CJDF, Jessicurl Aloeba
RO: Jessicurl Too Shea, MopTop daily conditioner, CJ rehab, CJ strengthening
LI: ^^^
DT: Jessicurl WDT, SS Deeply Decadent
PT: SS protein treatment, Ouidad 12 min
Oils: argan, sweet almond, jessicurl oil blend
Stylers: SS firm hold, SS curl enhancing jelly, Kiss My Face Upper Management gel, AG Recoil

curlypearl

Curl Junkie Aloe Fix. I love the other Curl Junkie products but this is a disaster for my hair. I think aloe is actually somewhat astringent - so it dries my hair. The tipoff is that a lot of aloe products say they are "cooling" - which indicates a drying propensity, like alcohol.

Good thread - interested in others' experiences.

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2/c and some 3A. Modified CG.
Highly porous. Color over grey.
Best 1st day method: Super Soaker
Protein treatment HG: Curl Junkie Repair Me
Conditioners: Curl Junkie Beauticurls Strengthening Conditioner,
Deep condish: Curl Junkie Curl Rehab
Stylers:Curl Junkie CCCC or CCCL
in combo with a gel, usually KCCC
Trying Curl Keeper - still experimenting

Every day is a gift

BekkaPoo

The Garnier works great on me and I have pretty dry porous hair too.

What my hair hates is gels and mousses.. they just exacerbate any dryness and frizz.

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redcelticcurls

Soap/shampoo bars. Hideous.


Siri types my posts for me.

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Kiva! Microfinance works.

Med/Coarse, porous curly.

BLB

Spiral solutions CEJ used by itself as main styler, komaza coconut curl pudding, heavy aloe based products, straight gel as a styler, and hairspray...

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2's+3a/ med density/ normal-high porosity/ fine-med texture, normal elasticity (I think!):
Wash: CJ Daily Fix/Giovanni TTTT
Conditioner: Giovanni TTT
DT/PT: CJ Rehab, SSPDT
LI: Giovanni DLI, AO Mandarin Magic- Jane Carter Scalp Nourishing Serum for dry, sensitive scalp
Stylers: AG Re:coil, Mop C Curl Cream, CCClite, Spiral Solutions FHG...Sealing w/ Coconut oil
Finishing product: JC Nourish & Shine, MD Strawberry Smoothie
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Fifi.G

So I'm not wrong. Thank you!! You just gave me some validation. I have been thinking that my hair loathes aloe (and I know it can't stand gel) but everything I've read said it was supposed to be a wonderful conditioner, no reactions, blah blah blah. The overwhelming majority of my hair is high porosity and I just can't take it. Straw city! Now if I can just figure out the other 200 things that seem to do it, and most importantly... get it through my thick skull that shampoo has got to go.

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When I hear terms like "hipster" I think, who told cliques they could leave high school??

Fifi.G

And... It's A 10 leave in conditioner was the last major no for my hair. Horrible! I had to have damage from it cut out, weeks later. Aveda Brilliant Universal Styling Cream seems to dry my hair out. I gave it a try 2 months ago after I gave up propellents. Both of those have cones. Im new, and not on a set routine yet. Just starting, learning and trying to figure out what's best for me. I will gladly update with any CG products I find along the way. At the moment I have no products I can use, period.

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When I hear terms like "hipster" I think, who told cliques they could leave high school??

followmesky

apparently, anything that seems to have a lot of protein and alcohol.

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3b/C with nicer curls on the bottom!
Hair: naturally very dry and VERY porous
hair seems to be moody.
Does not seem to like oils
Does not like protein or too much?
Does not like rich products

So, I ask myself. What does it like? That is the question, and I'm on a mission.

britney.

AOHR conditioner. My hair immediately soaks it up right when I put it on my hair, and my hair ALWAYS gets over-conditioned when I use it.

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2c/3a some 3b/Thick/Fine texture?/High Porosity
Currently trying out the CG method again as of 1/3/12!

Current Routine:
Co-wash/RO: Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle
Low poo: Giovanni Tea Tree Triple Treat (when needed)
Products: LA Looks Sports Gel and Curly Kinks Coil Jam

CurlyFireHorse

KCCC, it made my hair dry and waxy at the same time
Aloe Vera, dried my hair out
Every curl creme I have ever tried

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CurlyFireHorse
Hair: 2a or 3a (not sure), very porous and fine as frog hair
Day 1: Cowash and condition with AO GPB, ACV Rinse,
Co-Kra gel (this stuff is fantastic)
Day 2: KCKT, KCCC, plop, KCCC, plop again, air dry
Day 3: Curly Kinks Satin Roots, Coil Jam
Day 4: IAGirl's PT, KBB DT, FSG

Co-Kra gel is my own concoction of okra boiled in coconut milk. It is a cross between FSG and KCCC and leaves my hair very soft and shiny

curlypearl

I can't stand AOHR conditioner either. It makes my hair greasy and limp. Some people love it, though - maybe they have less porous hair.

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2/c and some 3A. Modified CG.
Highly porous. Color over grey.
Best 1st day method: Super Soaker
Protein treatment HG: Curl Junkie Repair Me
Conditioners: Curl Junkie Beauticurls Strengthening Conditioner,
Deep condish: Curl Junkie Curl Rehab
Stylers:Curl Junkie CCCC or CCCL
in combo with a gel, usually KCCC
Trying Curl Keeper - still experimenting

Every day is a gift

BekkaPoo

Same here.. makes it feel like I poured sand on my hair.

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Honeycurls

For me, anything with oil or mag sulfate. Fine, porous hair is the absolute worst combination ever.

Of course, this varies from day to day. One day, I have the most amazing-looking curls (for my hair), then, using the same products and same technique, the next time I wash it, it looks like crap!!!

How is it possible that after 46 years, I don't seem to know anything about my own hair?

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OK, I admit it.....I'm an alias! I wasn't born with the name Honeycurls!
Dood, get over it; there's no time limit on lurking.

I so busy runnin' allllllll over the place and ain't nobody chasin' me!

Honeycurls

Coming back to add:

Curlisto Structura Lotion
Organix Argan Oil Conditioner
(these items are now for sale on the swap board if you're interested)

And possibly:

ApHogee 2-step reconstructor--jury's still out on this one

Worst.hair.ever. for the last couple of months. Sticky, cottony, poor curl formation, frizz. Ugh. Thank dog today for having sulfate shampoo on hand to finally strip it all away and reveal my true hair again...and it's not even a low-humidity day...it's moderately humid and overcast.

Special thanks goes today to:
Hubs' random el cheapo Suave shampoo
V05 Extra Body Conditioner for cowash
L'oreal EverPure Moisture Conditioner for rinse out
Göt2B Fattening Mousse
BRHG
John Frieda Hairspray

I'll never stray again...even though these guys stopped working for awhile, which is why I started straying in the first place. I guess when all else fails...sulfate shampoo and start again.

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OK, I admit it.....I'm an alias! I wasn't born with the name Honeycurls!
Dood, get over it; there's no time limit on lurking.

I so busy runnin' allllllll over the place and ain't nobody chasin' me!

craving_curls

I second the protein and the oil. I tried them both at the same time last night. Not only did it kill my curls, but it turned my hair to velcro! The whole thing was one huge knot. Thank goodness I found someone to get me back on track.

My hair hates Curls Rock Curl Cream, Tresseme Hairspray and basically anything else that isn't pure moisture. It can eat condish like it's going out of style.

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CG since 3/2012, Medium Density, Low Elasticity, Porosity (?)
3a/m/ii

Products loving my hair:
Co-Wash/LI/RO: DC One Condition
Gel: KCCC, BC Curl Enhancing Cream, DC AnGel

Moisture loving, oil and protein hating (though it tolerates some in products).

deja_vu

Kinky Curly Knot Today. Looked like I sneeze in my hands then rubbed my hair. Grossest feeling ever!
I must have got a bad batch. It just sat on my hair.

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