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FLMDiva View Drop Down
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Joined: Mar 15, 2008
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
I am so frustrated right now and i need y'all to help me.  Here is the entire lowdown with ya' girl (sorry if this get to be long):
 
1) my adhesives are not working anymore! 
I have done everything I can think of to stop this from happening-changed my diet, drank more water, changed sleeping patterns, the ways that I tie down my hair,etc.  nothing seems to make the adhesives stay on me for more than 2-3 days. you can see in my fotki how EB is not staying with me(last 2 pictures). i don't know what to do or to try next.
 
i have purchased the following adhesives over the past year:
HDWA             ORWG                      Invisibond          X20
Hollister          Vapon No Tape        Endurabond       Ultrahold
Supertape       Red Liner Tape        Blue Liner Tape  Mr. C
Joseph Paris   Secure
 
2) my units are boring me! 
I love my babies, but I want something more.  I have included pictures of them in my fotki for y'all to see: http://public.fotki.com/MDFLDiva/my-units/  pw:bored
 
3) why aren't there any larger units out there (shout-out to the big headed gals) that are reasonably priced like those smaller units (22.5circ)?  don't get me wrong i love Zara, LadyDi and AAMH, but those prices are killing my budget.  and by time a Diva puts a larger unit out on that other website to sell, it is gone in a matter of seconds or its not my payday week. 
 
Y'all really need to help me with that adhesive problem.  i love my wigs and how they look on me, but SUMMER IS COMING! i have resorted to pulling out my 18inches of indianhairs.org IR and my Joyastyle closure trying to get a sew in for the summer. 
 
 
PLEASE HELP!
 
*running to window, contemplating to jump*
FLMDiva2008-03-16 15:07:17

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sexibeach View Drop Down
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Joined: Mar 15, 2006
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
have you considered mitty tight, its not quite a toxic as the UH.. but i use it at times are the mr. C's too.. i always got my supertape..

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Samria View Drop Down
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Joined: Mar 16, 2008
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
FLMDiva tried to see pic's, need pw..

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FLMDiva View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
i am so sorry about the password.  it is bored.

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FLMDiva View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
[QUOTE=sexibeach]have you considered mitty tight, its not quite a toxic as the UH.. but i use it at times are the mr. C's too.. i always got my supertape.. [/QUOTE]
 
 
hello there.
 
no i have not considered mitty tight. i kinda thought that it wouldn't work for me.  all of the tapes didn't work for me due to my oily skin and the way i perspire.

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sexibeach View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
you should give it a try, its got only one of the chemicals of UH but i think the hold is strong.. and they hur is pretty i checked it out!

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FLMDiva View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am

thanks Sexi.  i really tried with those gals, especially the ones that i did the remover on.  i am not going to do anything else to them but condition the heck out of them.

i am off to find the mity tite. one more adhesive to add to the list.  i was thinking about ordering the kryolan extra strength medical adhesive.  what do you think about that one Sexi?


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sexibeach View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
[QUOTE=FLMDiva]

thanks Sexi.  i really tried with those gals, especially the ones that i did the remover on.  i am not going to do anything else to them but condition the heck out of them.

i am off to find the mity tite. one more adhesive to add to the list.  i was thinking about ordering the kryolan extra strength medical adhesive.  what do you think about that one Sexi?

[/QUOTE]
 
i heard it wasn't all that, i think puppyluv tried it..

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FLMDiva View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
ok thanks again.

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Philigrl View Drop Down
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Joined: Mar 12, 2008
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
Hi FLMDiva,

I am in the same boat with these adhesives. My endurabond did not last me longer than a week. I can tell you from the pic it looks like maybe you put on too much. Lately, I've been using proflex and davlyn which is still so so. About a 5 day hold on edges with davlyn. I've stopped stressing so much. It is what it is.

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FLMDiva View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
i hear you Philigrl.  i don't think that i put too much on, cuz i only dipped the tip of an orange stick in the EB and then spreaded it over an inch area.  whatever! i am gonna try and get some mity tite like Sexi suggested and go from there.

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sexibeach View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
[QUOTE=FLMDiva]i hear you Philigrl.  i don't think that i put too much on, cuz i only dipped the tip of an orange stick in the EB and then spreaded it over an inch area.  whatever! i am gonna try and get some mity tite like Sexi suggested and go from there.[/QUOTE]
 
i need to order me some while i'm playing.. LOL

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Countessrim View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
Maybe the chemical balance is being thrown off because you're mixing white glue with the EB, could that be why it's not sticking? Maybe you should try the EB over a thinner adhesive like a spirit gum or a tape like secure or proflex? It could help!

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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
Girl...I think we all go through this at one point or another. I would try glue that nver used to work and watch how good it will work now. This happned to me with spritit gum and Dalvyn and now I am hooked like a fish!

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FLMDiva View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
[QUOTE=Countessrim]Maybe the chemical balance is being thrown off because you're mixing white glue with the EB, could that be why it's not sticking? Maybe you should try the EB over a thinner adhesive like a spirit gum or a tape like secure or proflex? It could help![/QUOTE]
 
when i first started back using EB, i used it with supertape and blue liner tape.  the same thing happened and the tape totally lifted off of my skin.  i don't know what could've been the problem.

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FLMDiva View Drop Down
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[QUOTE=meechie2cute]Girl...I think we all go through this at one point or another. I would try glue that nver used to work and watch how good it will work now. This happned to me with spritit gum and Dalvyn and now I am hooked like a fish![/QUOTE]
 
i understand what you are saying now.  i am gonna take it back to the beginning and try the mity tite like Sexi suggested.  I am hunting for the cheapest price right now.  i think that i am gonna start out with the 2oz little bottle first to see what it does for me.

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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
FLMDiva I feel your pain. I don't know what causes the changes in my body chemisty. It could be my diet or where I am in my monthly hormonal cycle or something. I use NT, PF no shine in front and ST in nape and apply it the exact same way every time. Sometimes it seems like the skin at the top of my forehead gets extra oily as if it's producing WAY more oil just to get the adhesive off of my skin and other times it's normal. My holds usually last for 5-7 days and sometimes they will last for more than 2 weeks and I have no idea why because I didn't do anything different.
 
I would try what Meechie said about going back to some of your old adhesives that didn't work in the past because our body chemistry changes and they may work for you now.

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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
did you try Davlyn?
i have oily skin too and it hold very well with supertape.


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FLMDiva View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
no i have not tried Davlyn missmodesty.  it looks like secure to me.

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sexibeach View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
[QUOTE=FLMDiva]no i have not tried Davlyn missmodesty.  it looks like secure to me.[/QUOTE]
 
i think they are alike as well as the Mr. C's all three of them..

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sweetnznj View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am

OT: i can be soooo slow...i knew this wonderful woman kept lookin me out here at this site...and i saw her name alll ova the BHM site while i was lurking and scared...i came here and i guess she had too...and she has been extremely WONDERFULLYFABTABULOUSLY AMAZING!!!!sexibeach...thank youClapscore010i ain't evn bought my wig yet!!


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kalenjin View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
You can also try Proflex with ORWG...works great for me. just use very little glue...use your finget to apply it and make sure its tacky before appl..about 3-5 mins.

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sweetnznj View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 16, 2008 at 10:52am
How...do you PM someone??HELP

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FLMDiva View Drop Down
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Posted: Mar 17, 2008 at 10:52am
[QUOTE=sexibeach][QUOTE=FLMDiva]no i have not tried Davlyn missmodesty.  it looks like secure to me.[/QUOTE]
 
i think they are alike as well as the Mr. C's all three of them..
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shoot, if that is the case I don't need to try it.  i've used Secure and Mr. C's and it didn't do anything for me.
 
 
any other suggestions?

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fllwlover View Drop Down
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Joined: Mar 13, 2008
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Posted: Mar 17, 2008 at 10:52am
You might want to try the CertainDri deodorant or liquid bandage around the hairline.  Sexi has written before that the deo works.   I've only tried the liquid bandage & now I get 7-9 day holds out of tape & adhesive layer.  I used to only get 2 day holds, regardless of what I tried.  The liquid bandage cleans up well with alcohol.  I put it over the scalp protector.
 
It gives a nice, smooth, tight (but flexible) surface for the tapes & adhesives.
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