Comments on: Pre Poos and Post Poos

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:00:14 +0000

Hey Miss Bella! I went to Lush last weekend and bought the H’Suan Wen Hua Hair Treatment for $16.95. I had henna’d my hair and left the H’Suan Wen Hua in my hair for about 2 hours and then rinsed it out. It does smell kinda funky (think baby throw up) but it left my hair moisturized and my curls looked great. It has its pros and cons though. Pro: Lush is just a hop and a skip away so no shipping costs. Con: The container of H’Suan Wen Hua is only good for one application, maybe 2 if I don’t add too much. This is something I wouldn’t mind splurging on if its just once a month though.

By: Jasmina

Jasmina — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:12:40 +0000

Thank Goodness you’re talking about hair care! The title threw me! lol

By: nyc/caribbean ragazza

nyc/caribbean ragazza — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:28:04 +0000

There is a Lush store right around the corner. I love their bath stuff but never thought to try their hair products.

That Godiva shampoo bar might be just the non drying shampoo I’m looking for.

By: st.kitts 'suga' bella

st.kitts 'suga' bella — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:03:04 +0000

Blessings to Ltfaw

halelujah! thanx thanx thanx a million… im sayin this so excitedly and i havent even gone out to buy them yet…. i discovered ULTA beauty supply store today (while wandering ambitiously through downtown atlanta and its surrounding areas, desperately inquiring about job applications) it was the last stop into a place i had never seen of or heard about before that i prayed would deliver me some kinda opportunity at last… much to my surprise the awesomeness that awaited me was an immaculate, spacious, well organised emporium of beauty, hair, fragrance and cosmetic products…. they even had the ENTIRE DevaConcpets line, fully stocked… tis a pitty i only had bus fare change in my pocket to cling to for my ride home, or i would have starved and get stranded just for some goodies.

That, now this, is the ultimate image ureka! “i can see my halo”… soon enough, lol. i also came home to discover i scored my dream job interview next week… god works in mysterious ways when you remember to praise him! (listen to me eh, im not even normally religious, but this feels so powerful) i have to be be grateful, for your advice, for afrobella, for all the great things to come in my lifeâ€” I AM READY to rock some fabulous ‘naptural’ curls

By: Lteefaw

Lteefaw — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:04:58 +0000

@ St. Kitt

It sounds to me like the ph balance of your hair is outta wack. So If you’re looking for a good protein treatment you might want to try Aphogee. Not very expensive and you can pick it up at any beauty supply store. I’ve even purchased the one use pack that comes with the protein treatment, shampoo and conditioner. Then there is always henna or cassia. Which are great treatments for damaged hair.

And if you are searching for a good cheapo conditioner Hello Hydration is the best.

Don’t get me wrong I LOVE LOVE LOVE Ojon and Miss Jessie’s deep treatment conditioners but I wouldn’t sleep on Hello Hydration.

By: st.kitts 'suga' bella

st.kitts 'suga' bella — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:48:20 +0000

absolutely thrilled to read this… as i’ve been loyal to your blog since “like, last summer” so it’s become part of my DAILY routine to check… on the topic at hand, im so glad you did this product review, i’ve been meaning to try the “deva heaven in hair” since i scored a bottle of one condition in August 08 which is still not finished. that being said… i couldnt afford the “post-poo” styling products like ‘arc angel’ at the time, but was equally disappointed with the ‘set me up’, and my hair is in fact of a looser curl…

right now i have month old highlights and the chemical lift has altered my texture, dulled my shine and made the tresses uncharacteristically tangly… i kept hearing i should use a PROTEIN treatment to rebuild the shaft but are any of the above recommendations potent in that… miss jess/ojon/lush?

Could one of you lovely ladies advise a struggling, unemployed, first generation west-indian immigrant, college student spend her scarce US dollars most frugally?

By: Cheeky

Cheeky — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:28:03 +0000

three cheers for the hair post!!!! now, bella, i know you mentioned awhile back that you would be looking out for us 4b/4c girls. can’t wait for that. in the meantime, i will be looking out for these products:)

By: Fleurzty

Fleurzty — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:47:43 +0000

@amaka, definitely pre-poo. The purpose of using shampoo for you is obvious, you’re trying to get your scalp clean. You should pre-poo however because as you wash your scalp, your hair is also been exposed to the cleaners in your shampoo. So, if you’re washing frequently, you should definitely coat your hair enough before. Pre-poo will accomplish that and definitely help you avoid stripping your hair while cleaning it.

By: Kiara

Kiara — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:26:15 +0000

@amaka pre-poo,pre-poo,pre-poo i can not say this enough,because your hair will love you for it.

By: amaka

amaka — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:13:15 +0000

general question to all of you lovely ladies–what are the benefits of pre-pooing, how often do you do it, and what do you use?

I used to just do no-poo, or shampoo rarely, and use different conditioners, but i’ve been in this phase of twisting my hair and wearing that for about a week (using miss jessie’s products lol, dont throw stones) and then wearing a twist out for the second week, and because the product is thick, i feel like its necessary to shampoo my hair to get rid of build-up so i either use the miss jessie’s shampoo or paul mitchell green tea shampoo..
anyway thats the first part of my routine..

to pre-poo or not to pre-poo??