The MAX HYDRATION METHOD(from my other post)

she is 4, she does not like sleeping in a plastic cap

These 4c hair typing police need to stop. It's these kinds of foolish comments that are holding back the type 4c community. First of all, learn to read. Do not come on a channel and just leave a bunch of ignorant verbal vomit in the comments section, when you clearly have not read into the method and don't know what it actually is and how it actually works. Second, stop contributing to the "Good hair" hierarchy on youtube. Any time anyone with 4c hair on youtube talks about wash and gos or any definition. The 4c hair typing police is quick to say, 4c hair has no curl pattern. If their hair is tightly coiled and gets definition somehow, all of a sudden, "You were never 4c."

Why do we do this? It is misleading so many people, forcing ppl to believe they shouldn't want hydrated hair and they should want to cultivate their coils. We insist on perpetuating this brainwash that 4c hair doesn't curl. We run away from our shrinkage and get self-righteous toward anyone who talks about definition. Why should it be a bad thing to want to define our tiny coils? Especially since it is actually a sign of hair health anyway?

This is the comment left on my channel:

"Your hair isn't 4c and has never been. The hair typing system is based on diameter not texture. You can have "nappy" hair from 2c all the way to 4c. Your hair is a 4a/4b mix. Stop misleading 4c women into doing all of this to their hair to end up with the same results as before. This is the equivalent to Miss Jessie's old advertising claiming their curly pudding will take you from Solange's hair to Traci Ross' hair. It doesn't. This method will hydrate the hair but it will not change your hair type as you're ultimately claiming it did. Take 4c out of the title. "


My response:






Edited by pinkecube - Jun 12 2014 at 9:12pm

FaNcee NATURAL wrote: Can I use henna while doing TMHM?

You can, but not too often. The focus with this method is moisture, and especially if you have 4c or 4b hair, limit the protein. If you want a mild protein treatment, that is what the cherry lola is for. It is better because they are fatty and animal protein that won't absorb into the hair. And the bentonite clay step is strengthening anyway. You won't really need it.

Hi Pinke, 

Pinke, I am so used to using EVCO, especially for when I was pre-pooing (before startint TMHM) and it always made my hair soft.  So I guess that my hair liked it as it never dried it out.  How can you tell if you are sensitive to it (plastizes the cortex, as you said)?  Obviously, if we avoid using it, then there is no worry about that issue, but I really love using EVCO.  Do I really have to give it up even though it works for me?  Will you also be going into more depth about this in your much anticipated E-Book?  Some diagrams would be useful.  Hope I am not being a pain asking all my questions.  I am a bit of a theory and practice type of girl.  Love to know the hows, whys, dos and donts as I know you do.  Thanks for always getting back to me.  I know you must be super busy