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Checking in.... I have been slacking the past few weeks but I'm on it today.:yep: I'll be prepooing tonight with Hemp and WGO.
 
Just found out that my WEN Remoist Mask in FIG has Kukui Oil as its 5th ingredient. And since I am a WEN lover, this made me happy :happydance:
 
Replaced my Matrix Biolage Hydratherapie and/or Forteraphie(sp) Vials with Skala Ceramides G3.:grin:

Also use Paul Brown Hawaii Reconstructor w/Kukui Nut & Lipids.

Using Hempseed & Kukui Nut Oil to seal from time to time.
 
I had a temporary protein overload. My hair is weight training and I had to put it in recovery mode.

Have been wet bunning with a dime size amt. of Phyto (Nexxus) Humectin and my spray bottle with Aloe, Rosewater, Glycerin, & a vial of Cera-Repair.
 
What products/oils will you use? wheat germ oil
What ceramide is in your product? wheat germ oil
What position is the ceramide in the ingredient line? (EXAMPLE: 3rd ingredient or 8th ingredient).
How often will you use it? 3 times a week
What is your application method? massage in scalp 15-30 minutes with massager
Will you deep condition with ceramides? aubrey organics honeysuckle rose conditioner / GPB
 
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I'd like to sign up. I've been adding Wheat Germ Oil to everything for the past few weeks.

What products/oils will you use? Wheat Germ Oil and AO Conditioners. I also add it to my WGO that i apply to my scalp.
What ceramide is in your product? Wheat Germ Oil
What position is the ceramide in the ingredient line? (EXAMPLE: 3rd ingredient or 8th ingredient). 4th on AO Honeysuckle Rose Conditioner
How often will you use it? Every other day to my scalp, seal with it mixed with coconut Oil whenever i moisturise. Mixed with all my conditioners (pre poo and deep condition)
What is your application method? As above
Will you deep condition with ceramides? Yes



 
I'm soooo excited. I found some sunflower oil with extra virgin olive oil at the fruit market the other day for less than $3.00. The bottle is like 32 ounces or so and its 75% sunflower oil and 25% evoo. So I'll be adding this to my pre-poos and won't be repurchasing the Nexxus when I'm finished with it.

I also bought AO Honeysuckle Rose so I will began using that once a week when I finish my other DCs. So excited! lol
 
So I've been using rice bran oil for awhile and recently tried hempseed. I :love: hempseed oil! it makes my hair feel so silky and soft. So far I've used it as a pre-poo and to seal. It seems it would be nice to add into a DC as well.
 
A few days ago I pre-poo'd with wheatgerm oil and included it in my shampoo. Followed up by my skala ceramides G3 leave-in conditioner and twisted with my skala shea butter.
 
Still using hemp seed oil to seal on soaking wet hair, but now I am putting IC Fantasia w/ Sparkle Lites Gel over it. Dries much less stiff.
 
I have been sealing with hempseed oil all week :love3: I definitely want more of this :yep:. I'm going to try adding 1 tbs in my DC soon.
 
I use so many ceramides in my regimen, I might as well add myself to the challenge, lol.

What products/oils will you use?
Aubrey Organics GPB, Aubrey Organics White Camellia, Wheat Germ Oil
What ceramide is in your product?
Wheat Germ Oil
What position is the ceramide in the ingredient line?
3rd and only
How often will you use it?
Every five days
What is your application method?
Dry hair for at least 30 minutes with heat
Will you deep condition with ceramides?
Yes

For all the science ladies, Here is a scientific study that details how the ceramides in Wheat Germ Oil work for the body internally as well as externally:
http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/DOCKETS/95s0316/95s-0316-rpt0275-04-Udell-vol211.pdf
 
deep conditioned with salerm anf followed up with redken anti-snap and sedal sos ceramides. added a little marakesh oil (which contains argan and hemp seed oil) to my ends.

i also used joico kpak
 
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May I join?

What products/oils will you use?
Biolage ultra-hydration balm, Redken Extreme Anti-snap, Bronner Brother hot six oil, sunflower oil
What ceramide is in your product?
Wheat Germ Oil, 3-octadecanediol, Eucalyptus
What position is the ceramide in the ingredient line?
Biolage: 2nd to last ingredient (Wheat Germ Oil)
Hot six oil: 7th and 18th (Wheat Germ Oil, Eucalyptus)
Redken: Last ingredient (3-octadecanediol)
How often will you use it?
Every day!
What is your application method?
Pre-poo and seal with Bronner Bros hot six oil 'n' deep condition with Biolage
Will you deep condition with ceramides?
Yes, with a cap over night
 
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Straight from my blog:
http://www.fromshorttolong.com/2010/06/experiment-ceramide-oil.html
So far I have tried Wheat Germ Oil once all by itself as an oil treatment some two weeks ago. First of all it smells like most fatty oils in that it has a not so pleasant smell. Ever smelled Flax Seed Oil or Cod Liver Oil? Well it is right up there with those two oils in the smell department.

As a result of the bad smell, I could only apply the oil and leave it on for 30 minutes with heat. Well after those thirty minutes my hair was so very soft and smooth! While I liked the results there is no way I could use this every other week without doing something about the smell. Which leads me to my oil experiment.

I already deep condition with Dabur Vatika Enriched Coconut Oil and La Tourangelle first pressed Avocado Oil. I am not nor have I ever been in love with Olive Oil alone, but it seems to work for my hair with Avocado Oil. So, I decided to try to mask the smell of the WGO by adding them to my other two favorite oils in an attempt to phase the Olive Oil out of my hair life, lol.

My Oil Experiment Mixture:
1 oz. Coconut Oil
1 oz. Avocado Oil
1 oz. Wheat Germ Oil

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http://www.fromshorttolong.com/2010/06/experiment-oil-mixture-results.html

I must say that this mixture is definitely a keeper. I only used about half an ounce of oil and my hair came out feeling soft, moisturized, strong and detangled easily. My ends came out most impressive and my hair feels conditioned. I think, for me, feeling conditioned is the most important part because I use an oil mixture as a deep conditioner every other wash, so it needs to deep condition as well as a traditional conditioner in my regimen.

The oil still smells like WGO, but the scent is now mixed with the nutty smell of avocado oil which makes it bearable. Its still not a pleasant scent, but I can work with it every other wash.

One thing I will not do again with this mixture is apply it to my scalp. My scalp actually began to itch about five minutes after I applied the oil. The itching was not severe and it was not so rampant that it was unbearable, but it is not an experience I would care to recreate.

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Next I will try applying it over my conditioner(AO GBP) on dry hair for 30 minutes, will do a review.
 
I am still loving hempseed oil. In fact I've mixed a little extra hempseed oil into my TW mist bodyfier. Still going strong with the hempseed+ vaseline "grease" I made on Sunday :yep: loving that to seal. This week I also tried using AO Island naturals as a leave-in on my relaxed ends :love: my overprocessed slightly scraggly ends feel and look sooooo smooth. This is the best my hair has felt in like...EVER

In the words of bellebebe: CERAMIDES LOVE THE CRAP OUTA MY HAIR
 
halee_J said:
I am still loving hempseed oil. In fact I've mixed a little extra hempseed oil into my TW mist bodyfier. Still going strong with the hempseed+ vaseline "grease" I made on Sunday :yep: loving that to seal. This week I also tried using AO Island naturals as a leave-in on my relaxed ends :love: my overprocessed slightly scraggly ends feel and look sooooo smooth. This is the best my hair has felt in like...EVER

In the words of bellebebe: CERAMIDES LOVE THE CRAP OUTA MY HAIR
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hey halee_J! i'm glad to know you are doing so well with these ceramides!
i'm loving them too, and the results for my hair just continues to amaze me!
you mentioned AO Island Naturals on the ends.
I love all AO products, but have never tried them on the ends before (i'm relaxed/texlaxed, too), so could you tell us what that's like?
it doesn't wiegh your ends down too much (meaning take away the bounce) or make them stick together (as in hard to comb through)?

thanks!
 
Hey Grow :)

The one I've tried as a leave-in is the Island Naturals. After my last DC, my ends felt a bit mushy. So for a lil extra protein boost, I put on a quarter sized amount on the relaxed hair, and it still felt very soft but no longer mushy. The ends normally airdry a bit crunchy but that day they were really smooth and soft. My hair didn't feel weighed down or greasy. Just stronger yet still soft.

I'm gowing out some overprocessed, porous ends that are a reddish color. When my hair is very dry they look really red, and dark brown when moisturized. Well after the AO leave-in they looked almost black! Thats how well moisturized my hair was. It stayed moisturized that way all week, I hardly put anything else in it.
 
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halee_J said:
Hey Grow :)

The one I've tried as a leave-in is the Island Naturals. After my last DC, my ends felt a bit mushy. So for a lil extra protein boost, I put on a quarter sized amount on the relaxed hair, and it still felt very soft but no longer mushy. The ends normally airdry a bit crunchy but that day they were really smooth and soft. My hair didn't feel weighed down or greasy. Just stronger yet still soft.

I'm gowing out some overprocessed, porous ends that are a reddish color. When my hair is very dry they look really red, and dark brown when moisturized. Well after the AO leave-in they looked almost black! Thats how well moisturized my hair was. It stayed moisturized that way all week, I hardly put anything else in it.
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thanks halee_J!
i related to everything you wrote, but when i read the part in bold black, i said yes! you convinced me there!

now i gotta try this, too! can't wait! thanks!:grin:
 
I went and got some wheatgerm oil today, WHEW! Y'all wern't kidding about the smell...reminds me of cod liver oil a bit. I plan to use it for pre-poos so it's all good. After all the raves, I'm excited to see how it compares to rice bran and hempseed :lick:.
 
I pre-pooed yesterday with my WGO/EVOO mix. Lovely results.

I have some dc's that I don't want to throw up but want to use up b/c they have cones and I'm trying to go cone free but I'm wondering if I can mix some wgo in them to use it up. hmmm
 
Today I put the my Oil Mixture (Avocado, Coconut and WGO) on my hair over my AO GPB conditioner. I left it only for 15 minutes with heat and then rinsed. Talking about HEAVEN!!! When I was rinsing I had a slip that I have never had before and AO already gives slip. My hair even feels softer and smoother while drying. This is a keeper, I will continue to put the oil mixture over my AO WC and AO GPB for DC each week. Why didn't I do this sooner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I haven't checked in lately, but my hair is doing great! I purchased some sunflower oil today and some extra little plastic bowls. I'm about to whip up a moisturizing pre-poo to use tomorrow. I will be getting my ends trimmed on Thursday for the first time since November and I'm thrilled to say that my slylist said a couple of weeks ago that they don't look bad at all and just need a little dusting here and there
 
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