An excerpt of an email from Denise:
Hello Kcurly!Have been enjoying your site for almost a year. Thanks!!!
I’ve a couple of questions…
can you speak to the dangers of hair accessories. which are safe? how can the consumer use them wisely? ( head bands in particular)
I have crazy thin temples…I’m thinking that my use of headbands are the culbrit? should I use more oil in these spots…like coconut oil or something?
Denise, thanks so much for the email and I apologize for me taking so long to get back to you.
Headbands can be the culprit of thinning edges and nape. The traction of a tightly applied headband and the fabric of the headband itself are both a danger. I know newly natural ladies rely heavily on headbands…Goodness knows I did, but caution must be taken.
- Satin or silk headbands are the best choices for headbands if possible.
- When using the Goody ouchless headbands, make sure to soak them an oil or conditioner before putting them on your head. Also stretch them out before you use them. I wrap them around my bedpost tightly for a few days before I use them.
- Apply extra oil or moisturizer to your edges and nape before putting on the headband or scarf does help. These also need to not be too tight.
- Take a break from them. Try other styles that you’d feel more comfortable wearing without a headband
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I can attest to this. I had to ban my daughter from headbands and ponytails because they were causing breakage. She kept wearing them too tight. I’ll definitely making sure to soak them and check the tightness before she wears them again.
So true! I wore my hair in a pulled back puff almost everyday for almost two years, and one day as I pulled the band back, I realized my hair was getting snagged by the band (a problem I never used to have before I started this habit). I realized the snagging was from my hair breaking off. Since then, I’ve been experimenting with stretchy combs and hair pins.
This post gave me some insight….I actually have on a headband now and I wear one everyday because I haven’t figured out any headbandless styles that fit me yet. I was wondering why the hair at the front of my temples looked a little translucent….I definitely need to find another style now
yea, i have fine curly european hair and i have started wearing fabric 80s style headbands and am finding lots of breakage where the band is resting =( bah! any suggestions for styles, my hair is too fine to hold the curls overnight, it just goes fluffy! its too fine to straighten as it gets so broken and split!