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Topic subjectmy ladies and gents with long(ish) hair...you ever use beeswax?
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13247435, my ladies and gents with long(ish) hair...you ever use beeswax?
Posted by Dstl1, Tue Apr-03-18 10:45 AM
I got every hair product known to man under my sink and I'm always buying new ones. Bought some Murray's beeswax this weekend, on a whim. I've been considering it for a minute. Just checking it out in the jar, it's stiff as shit. I would think it would give impeccable shine and hold, but seems like it would buildup quick. What's good. For reference, this is the style and length of my hair, currently. Thanks.

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13247439, if you have locs, i would highly suggest you NOT use wax
Posted by kittyswift, Tue Apr-03-18 10:51 AM
as simply as you said, build-up.

ive seen some scary youtubes on product removal from locs....


keep it as simple as possible.

not every style or product is for everyone.

13247578, thank you
Posted by Dstl1, Tue Apr-03-18 04:44 PM
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13247632, Agreed...
Posted by KAHZY, Wed Apr-04-18 12:14 AM
Beeswax is evil & must be destroyed.

It's sticky, it attracts dust & lint, it's hella oily, and it takes multiple washes to get it outta your hair (especially when it's locs.💯


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I don't owe you no explanation
for how I choose to live my life.
13247567, Yes. I will probably never use it again either
Posted by flipnile, Tue Apr-03-18 04:17 PM
Just way too thick. Shea butter is also too thick for hair. If you have locs, both products are a pain in the ass to wash out completely.

I used the stuff for a few weeks back in '96 trying to loc my hair, and I think that stuff only made it more difficult to loc.
13247579, appreciate it, breh...
Posted by Dstl1, Tue Apr-03-18 04:44 PM
figured you would have tried a few different products in your time.
13247629, ^ ^ ^Dis ninja ain't NEVA lied!
Posted by NoDrawls McGraw, Tue Apr-03-18 11:57 PM
I'll never forget that urge to wash the beeswax scent
from my locs after they *loc'd. LOL.


The precise reason that I went full-natural for my 2nd tour(Ironically, the 2nd tour is when I grew them the longest, literally tying my locs up with the locs themself).



13247570, carols daughter hair milk or a leave in conditioner tbh.
Posted by double negative, Tue Apr-03-18 04:22 PM
13247580, I recently copped the C's D hair honey...
Posted by Dstl1, Tue Apr-03-18 04:45 PM
my wife smelled it and start creeping and using it...now we share it.
13247627, I've since cut my locs but...
Posted by NoDrawls McGraw, Tue Apr-03-18 11:50 PM
...back inna day, during my 1st tour(I've done 2 seperate tours of loc-growing), I used beeswax.

During my 2nd tour, I used nothing at all. Just let my hair do it's natural African thing and 36 months later, I looked like Malcolm-Jamal Warner.

The devil gon' punish me for da amount of random gushy I collected when I had locs. Dis shit was NOT a game, Sun!


O_O



I might even still have a photo floatin around OKP. I had a nickname
amongst da OKPFees but I ain't gon' put dat out dere like dat.



13247647, Your joint doesn't 'hold' ? i rock a similar style and would never use that
Posted by ambient1, Wed Apr-04-18 08:14 AM
way too thick and unnecessary
13247650, it does, I just always had been curious...
Posted by Dstl1, Wed Apr-04-18 09:30 AM
about beeswax. Different products work better for me to varying degrees. My hair is course, so something with hold to it, more than just a moisturizer tends to work better for me. Like, this is what I'm using today...https://www.amazon.com/SheaMoisture-Coconut-Hibiscus-Curling-Souffle/dp/B00HU6Z8LI?th=1
I really just be experimenting, fam.
13247651, no beeswax
Posted by infin8, Wed Apr-04-18 09:32 AM
organic coconut oil
tea tree leave-in conditioner
ECO olive oil gel w/castor oil
Cantu leave-in conditioner

I've experimented with those and gotten the desired result. I was rockin a similar style; I just cut my shxt off.

but yeah...beeswax builds up terribly, especially at the BASE of your locs, twists etc. and trying to get that shxt out is quite the task bro....'fuck AND that' (c) StacyAdams
13247655, bless you, my G....I got a couple of those you named...
Posted by Dstl1, Wed Apr-04-18 09:37 AM
gotta look into the organic coconut oil. The Cantu joint is what my barber uses when he sponges it right after he's done with the cut.
13247652, this post is an attack on those of us
Posted by tariqhu, Wed Apr-04-18 09:33 AM
whose hair has long past away :(
13247654, well, thanks family...beeswax is out the door..
Posted by Dstl1, Wed Apr-04-18 09:35 AM
luckily it only cost $1.97.