Reddit mentions of Hydrating Argan Oil Hair Mask and Deep Conditioner By Arvazallia for Dry or Damaged Hair - 8.45 Oz

This winter, I've been using a deep conditioner a few times a month. I recently got this one and really love it. I've also been taking a hair/skin/nails multivitamin, but I think I may actually switch to taking prenatal vitamins because I've heard they're even better for your hair.

Hahha thank you! I bought mine from the actual olaxples website but sephora should be legit too :) Goodluck!

Also, this mask is sooo good to my hair: [Argan oil hair mask] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I32AN4K/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

In these situations I always take risks, and try to get them something unique or cool. There is little to lose.
Some fun ideas of good gifts with good reviews I've picked up myself this year:

+LED gloves (for dance parties or practicing rave moves. Fun even just for taking cell phone movies or light-streak pics): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IUOAH5Q?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s02

If you are an Amazon Prime member, these are super cheap on a lightning deal at the moment and a crowd-pleasing classy-casual style:
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A boring but solid gift or add-on gift:

+Deep hair conditioner: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I32AN4K?refRID=F2EGCJ716ZBEHWPZGNQX&ref_=pd_bia_yo_t_2

For cell-phone addicts though... nothing beats a high quality external battery pack they can carry with them everywhere.

Ooooh fun topic! Hair background: I'm not sure if I have thick hair, or just a lot of it, but the volume is not lacking! It's got a mind of its own as far as texture - sometimes more wavy, sometimes more straight, sometimes even straight up curly. Length - mid-back to low-back, depending on whether I needed a big chunk of dead ends chopped off. Dyed religiously because prematurely gray is not my style. :'( Because of this dying, my hair is crazy dry. And I live in a really humid climate.

Products!

• Olaplex No. 3 - I use this pre-shampoo/condition about twice a month. Truly a hair saver. If I could only own a single hair product, it would be this! Makes my "hay" hair soft again, and tones down the tangles.
  
• Oribe Royal Blowout - this is a heat styling spray that I use if I'm going to blow dry or use heat styling. Smells amazeballs!
  
• Oribe Anti-Humidity spray - To be honest, I don't know how much this helps, but it makes me feel better about walking out into 90% humidity after I just finished styling my hair. Also, smells amazeballs. :)
  
• Deva Curl Low Poo - One of the shampoos I alternate between. I don't use it for the curls/waves so much as I do for the gentle formula and softness it brings out in my hair. Does NOT smell amazeballs, haha.
  
• ION Purify shampoo - This is the other shampoo I alternate between. We have extremely hard water (I've also gotten a shower head filter, but still hard) and the build up needs washed out. Supposed to be good for after swimming in chlorine too. My hair feels weird after rinsing it out, like it's dying for the conditioner, but feels SUPER soft after conditioning and drying.
  
• Deva Curl Conditioner - One of the many conditioners I alternate between. This is one that I usually use after the Deva Curl shampoo. Smells weird, but softer hair, so I tolerate it.
  
• Argan Conditioning Mask - Another conditioner I alternate with. I use the heavy duty conditioners/masks once a week because of the dry texture of my hair. This one is a holy grail hair mask! Smells soooooo good and hair is like silk...or as close as it can get after dying every 6-8 weeks for over 7 years!
  
• It's a 10 Hair Mask - I definitely like this hair mask, just not as much as the Argan one. Smells great - nicely conditions.
  
• Oribe Glaze - I use this halfway between my hair colorings. It's supposed to help bring the shine back like right after you get your hair dyed. I don't like how it makes my scalp feel after using it...kinda greasy/build-up-y feeling, so that's why I use it so sparingly. Plus it is heavily perfumed, and while I like it, I have eczema so I'm cautious about what washes down my body in the shower.
  
  Editing to add things I forgot: I use a special microfiber towel for drying my hair (cause it's supposed to help with frizz), then I air dry the rest of the way 99% of the time. I will use a straightener or curling iron periodically, but actually want to start using those more often. There's only so much pretty you can get without heat styling.
  
  I sleep on a satin pillow case because that's supposed to help with frizz and breakage.

CG method for over a year, but revamped what I do for it a week ago. Before: co-wash with maple holistics argan oil conditioner, scrunch in herbal essences totally twisted curl boosting mousse. Let hair air dry (no plopping). Every other wash using arvvazallia hydrating Argan oil mask.

After: co-wash with Shea moisture coconut & hibiscus curl moisture Co-wash, condition with maple holistics Argan oil conditioner (S2C), scrunch in Shea moisture coconut & hibiscus curl & style milk, scrunch in HANDFULS of L.A natural styling gel. Plop with microfiber towel for 15 min - 1 hour. Let air dry the rest of the way (which takes hours lol) and then scrunch the crunch out. Every other wash I condition with arvazilla hydrating argan oil mask instead of the maple holistics conditioner. Occasionally use neutrogena anti residue shampoo to get extra junk out of my hair. I also bought a silk pillowcase and have been sleeping on that.

Before and after, I wash my hair about once a week. On my before method, my hair would pretty much lose all curl by day 3. Now it holds the curl all week, but starts to feel really gross around day 6. I have some frizz problems, but I usually smooth it down with a very light amount of coconut oil.

So far I love the curls that I am getting through the use of gel! I was scared at first, but this sub is totally right about gel not being what it used to be.

MOLLY!

I like this argan oil mask for deep conditioning, and I think it's a really good value (the link is to Amazon, but it's not an affiliate link).

I have started using Argan oil mask/deep conditioner as a leave in for my curly hair when I plop and it's amazing! Even when I straighten my hair, it works beautifully. And for $16 it's lasted me over 2 months so far (since I don't wash my hair every day) and only use it as a leave in instead of a weekly repair.

I live in high elevation, in a very dry climate and it's the only thing I've found that works living in 10% humidity.

Dry Scalp Help: Feel Like I have Tried Everything

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I believe I have dry scalp and have tried many different things to try and alleviate it with no avail. I believe it is dry scalp because I never had a problem with until I started Accutane which is for Acne which basically dries you out really bad.

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My routine is I wash my hair every other/ other other day. I never had an issue with dry scalp until I was prescribed Accutane a few years back. I used to have very oily hair and would wash my hair every day.

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I have tried many different products: tea tree oil shampoo and conditioners, sulfate-free shampoos, an argan oil deep conditioner / ACV rinse as well as others.

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Here are links to some products I have tried in the past

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078HCYSFK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I32AN4K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AIVMQ8O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01DZ0G0I2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Any suggestions that could help!? Thanks!

I've watched so many YouTube videos and have followed the guides on here and product recommendations, they are so helpful!

So I have low porosity/thin/fine hair and I've been trying to take care of my hair more (I bleached my virgin hair last year and I regret it; I also cut my own hair recently using the double ponytail method and it has given me a boost in volume!). I have a new routine down that's been giving me amazing results but I still need to figure out how to keep this style to last for days...

Once a week my routine is this (ALERT - not a true CG method):

Pre-poo: I heat up a small amount of a homemade mix of coconut, jojoba, and caster oils. I rub that into my scalp and the lengths of my hair. I put it in a heat cap and leave it for 10 mins.

Shampoo: I shampoo TWICE using a sulfate free/clarifying shampoo (Giovanni). I do this and use this specific kind of product because my hair is low porosity so it gets weighed down easily from a lot of product build up. Cowashing is the enemy for low porosity. I suffer from oily/itchy scalp and dry hair so this really helps it to tone down.

**ACV RINSE**

Conditioner: My hair detangles like A LOT and I lose A LOT of hair. By the end of the week, my hair is rat's nest. I used to use my fingers and/or a wide toothed comb to detangle, but recently I just bought the Wet Brush Pro Quick Dry and it helped decrease my detangling time by 30% plus I shed a lot less. I just use a conditioner with lots of slip. I'm still trying to find one that is CG-approved and has lots of slip for my type of hair, but Giovanni does the trick right now. SQUISH TO CONDISH!

I rinse some of the conditioner out and put a deep conditioning masque on along with the heat cap again for 10ish minutes. I've been using a random one I found, but I'm going to be trying a SheaMoisture one soon.

I make sure to rinse all of the conditioners out AND rub my scalp to make sure it doesn't stay and cause buildup under hot water.

I then run Kinky Curly Knot Today Leave-in Conditioner through my hair, followed by LA Looks gel (just tried this out!). I style my hair using the denman brush (brush outwards from the scalp, scrunch, then push back. I put a little bit more of gel on my hands and scrunch the end a bit more.

I put my hair in a silk cap, air dry for 10-15 minutes, diffuse until 80% dry, SOTC, and fluff.

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Items:

Heat cap: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07174WPZX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Detangling brush: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BE8XJOK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Denman brush: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000OUBC8A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Shampoo/conditioner (Giovanni): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HDNB9SY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Deep Conditioner: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I32AN4K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Leave-in conditioner: https://www.amazon.com/Kinky-Curly-Today-Leave-Conditioner-Detangler/dp/B00128WK4I/ref=sr_1_2?almBrandId=VUZHIFdob2xlIEZvb2Rz&crid=HLNTF6DKTGEZ&fpw=alm&keywords=kinky+curly+knot+today&qid=1574052033&sprefix=kinky+curly%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-2

Gel: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007RRNE2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1