[blparent] caring for long hair

Thu Nov 20 21:28:49 UTC 2008

Wow, thanks for that Downy tip.  I'll have to try it.  Right now 
I use Dove shampoo and conditioner, and it seems to work well.

I heard somewhere that you should change shampoo every few 
months.  I wonder if that's true.

--Allie

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Amber Boggs" <amberboggs at socal.rr.com
>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:37:44 -0800
>Subject: Re: [blparent] caring for long hair

>Again I am late in replying.  Coming from a mother who is a 
butition, I can
>say that there are many things that you can do for long hair.  My 
hair is
>down to my butt and is very thick.  The strands are very very 
fine, but I
>have alot of strands thus my hair tangles very easy.  I use 
Panteene on it
>and it works well.  I am very alergic to everything, so I am 
betting that
>there are better things out there but I can not use them.  I am 
in the
>process of finding something that is organic with out all of the 
chemicals,
>and when I do I will let you all no how it works.  You want to 
stay away from
>things like herbel esents as I find it drys the hair out more.  
One really
>odd thing that we would do when I was a kid with long hair was we 
would
>rince our hair with dounie the fabric soffener.  You do not need 
much, but
>OMG if you leave it soke on her hair for even two minutes yo 
uwill see a
>huge difference.  I no many people use a natural oil such as 
almond oil and
>they rub it in there hair before bed and then braid it.  It keeps 
it moist
>and elps it to not brake as bad.  I personally am alergic to all 
those oild
>being on my skin, so have not tried it.
>Good luck.
>Amber
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net
>To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:58 AM
>Subject: Re: [blparent] caring for long hair

>> Ah well ...  I told you it's been a long time!  My daughter (now 
25) still
>> has long hair.  I'll ask her if she's found something else.

>> Debbie

>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] caring for long hair

>>> Then I've probably tried it.  I used to buy something called 
Tangle Free,
>>> apple scented and it actually worked, but for some reason the 
company
>>> (Suave) quit making it .  Silly people, their daughter probably 
cut her
>>> hair.  hahaha! V
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:09 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] caring for long hair

>>>> It's been a long time, but it was available at the drugstore.

>>>> Debbie

>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net
>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:35 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] caring for long hair

>>>>> Where do you get it.  Just point me in the right direction.  v
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817 at worldnet.att.net
>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:47 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] caring for long hair

>>>>>> I discovered a wonderful product called Tangle-Free which helped
>>>>>> immensely
>>>>>> when I washed my daughter's long hair.

>>>>>> Debbie

>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com
>>>>>> To: "blparent" <blparent at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:46 AM
>>>>>> Subject: [blparent] caring for long hair

>>>>>>> Veronica
>>>>>>> Do you comb it before you wash it?  Especially if you comb it 
before
>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>> take a shower and put conditioner in gently rubbing the hair 
between
>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>> hands from the nape of the neck to the bottom of the hair, it 
works
>>>>>>> fairly
>>>>>>> well to get those tangles out.  I wish I'd had a little girl to 
braid
>>>>>>> her
>>>>>>> long hair.
>>>>>>> Barbara
>>>>>>> P.S.--I have long hair.
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