The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #143152   Message #3302758
Posted By: katlaughing
05-Feb-12 - 06:08 PM
Thread Name: BS: Black Hair HELP!
Subject: RE: BS: Black Hair HELP!
Jeri, thanks for the WEN link. I am always looking for hair products without sodium lauryl(sp?) sulfate - makes me it like crazy. I, also, meant to mention the wide-toothed combs. It's the only way I can comb out my hair.

I had a dermatologist tell me once that people wipe away all of their natural moisturising body oils when they towel off after a bath or shower. He said if we couldn't "drip-dry" to at least only pat dry. I've also had docs tell me not to use any soap on sensitive skin. It has helped. Out here where it is so dry, though, I still have to slather on lotion after a shower. I spray on Na-PCA with aloe vera before the lotion.

Michelle, I tried my daughter, but had to leave a message.

Eliza, I burn easily, too. When I was much younger, one thing I was really surprised by was a very good and dear friend of mine, who was a descendant of early Americans of Mexican descent, burned very easily. I don't know if there was a mix of some sort in his lineage, but he also had freckles and green eyes, though was quite dark otherwise. We used to joke about being brother and sister because of the freckles and eyes!