sulfur challenge, 2011 edition

[MissGomes]

Count me in please! I am ready.

Starting Length: grazing APL
Projected/Goal Length for December 2011: MBL (5 inches away)
Regimen: Texlax every 12 weeks, half wigs, DC weekly, henna monthly, apply sulfur mix weekly overnight.
Method of Sulfur Application: mix 1 tsp with oils (most likely EVOO and JBCO)

Supplements: HSN vit & daily vit

Here is my beginning shot. I will start my sulfur mix whenever it arrives. Should be here within a week.

 

[GlamaDiva]

Has anyone seen any growth from taking the MSM supplement?

 

[afrikurl]

I want in!
Starting Length: APL/CBL
Projected/Goal Length for December 2011: Nearing BSL
Regimen: wash and Dc weekly, protective style, juice and baggy
Method of Sulfur Application: pomada de azufre mixed with castor oil
Other Growth Aids: NA

 

[QueenAmaka]

Add Me Add Me

Starting Length: Shoulder Length
Projected/Goal Length for December 2011: Past BSL
Regimen: CoWash once or twice per week, Wigs Daily, Deep Condition Weekly
Method of Sulfur Application: Glovers Mane (5% sulfur) daily
Other Growth Aids: Biotin 2500 and MSM 500​

 

[reeko43]

will using the sublimed sulfur and oil mix leave yellow residue on my scalp and hair?

 

[Guyaneek]

I'd love to join!
My starting length is ear length. My ambitious goal for next year's end is APL.
I will be taking 2000mg of msm daily as well as applying MTG 2 times per week.
Yay!!! Ok and I'm going to look into a sulfur powder to add to other oils like my beloved JBCO. I'm also hiding my hair using braids and twists.

 

[esi.adokowa]

Why are some of you ladies applying the sulfur mix at night only to wash it out in the morning? Is overnight enough time for the mix to do it's magic?

I've been applying my mix around 10 pm at night and rinsing it out around noon.
I hope that's enough time, I guess I'll know for sure in a few month's time!

I started using my hot 6 oil with sulfur mix on 12/4/10.

How are you liking it?

I know this works, and i've used sulfur oil (i bought a HUGE bottle of sulfur powder at Walgreens) on and off, since i've joined the forum.

What gets me is this - the oil runs down my neck...endlessly.
It seems to matter not whether i just use a dab or a squirt it just runs and runs and runs....So gross.

It stains my blouses something hideous.

It turns my jewelry a nasty shade of green...

It breaks me out if it touches my face...

Have you all experienced this -----and how have you adapted?

I put my sulfur mix in a colour applicator bottle with a narrow nozzle.
I bought it at sally for <$4CDN. It applies just the right amount of mix to my scalp - no dripping!

will using the sublimed sulfur and oil mix leave yellow residue on my scalp and hair?

I've been applying my mix since the first of december, and i haven't seen any residue as of yet.
I wash mine out the next day, so I can't say what will happen if you leave it for longer than that.

 

[flowinlocks]

Here is the link to the current challenge. It answers a lot of your questions and has some excellent resources.

 

[janda]

I know that the challenge hasn't started yet. But just wanted to say that I received my Bee Mine serum and started using it today. The smell is a bit unusual but hopefully I can deal with it.

 

[cocosweet]

Count me in .
I'm just going to continue what I'm doing now.

Starting Length: Around BSL
Projected/Goal Length for December 2011: WSL
Regimen: Wash once weekly, low heat, protective styling, DC once a month
Method of Sulfur Application: BT or homemade sulfur mix at least 4x a week
Other Growth Aids: Not Applicable at this time

 

[curlycoquette]

Newbie here.

Starting length: Past shoulder
Projected length: Full, lush, waistlength (hey dream big or go home )
Regimen: Weekly washing with shampoo. Daily Condition-Washing. Protective styling.
Method of Sulfur application: Castor and coconut oils (as carriers) + Precipitated Sulfur + Tuberose and Vanilla essential oils. I will likely switch this mix up and use different carriers and different EO's for variety. I will try to stick to EO's that I know are good for promoting circulation though.
Other growth aids: Hmm, let's see. I am taking a multi along with some supplements for health/fitness. Growth may be an unexpected consequence, but we'll see.

I decided on precipitated sulfur because it has finer/smaller particles than sublimed, and tends to be more efficacious than sublimed when it's applied topically. I got it at my local CVS (call-in order).

I'm excited to start!

Have any of you ladies been using sulfur for skin? In doing my (somewhat extensive ) research, I found that it also acts as a keratolytic agent, so it breaks down excess skin (which makes it useful for DIY pedicures, rough elbows, hyperkeratosis, rough knees, calluses, etc.).

 

[esi.adokowa]

Here is the link to the current challenge. It answers a lot of your questions and has some excellent resources.

good idea, i'll also throw the link on the sign-up post.

I know that the challenge hasn't started yet. But just wanted to say that I received my Bee Mine serum and started using it today. The smell is a bit unusual but hopefully I can deal with it.

haha go ahead.
i've been using my mix since the first of december!

 

[s4pphir3]

I used mtg over the summer and got great results, I'm in!

Starting Length: apl - bsl (layered)
Projected/Goal Length for December 2011: WL or beyond
Regimen: Cleanse with Ayurveda powders & DC 2x a week, oil nightly with sulfur mix, baggy, keep hair braided under wigs, clarify & henna monthly
Method of Sulfur Application: Mix MTG (sulfur only) w/ rosemary, lavender, peppermint & jbco
Other Growth Aids: multi, hair skin & nails vits, & msm powder daily

 

[Br*nzeb*mbsh~ll]

I was curious about precipitated sulfur vs sublimed sulfur^^^, and i found this...anyone have any thoughts on this?

Thanks, Coquette for the info, I'd really like to know more

I think precipitated and sublimed sulfur are the same thing. i found this in a sulfur 101 post somewhere.

To mix your own sulfur ointment
Be very careful to get 100 % precipitated sulfur, also called sublimed sulfur, or brimstone, or flowers of sulfur, or milk of sulfur. These are different names for pure elemental sulfur, natural and non-toxic. It is a relatively fine crystalline powder, light lime color, with a faint pleasant lemon fragrance (will not stink).
Please keep tightly sealed as it attracts moist. The powder, undiluted, will burn your skin. I got it in a paint store, it was referred to as 'pure sulfur' meaning 100% pure native (or elemental) sulfur, which will always be processed in one of the above ways.
For treatment of scabies, 10 weight % of sulfur powder is mixed with to 90
weight % petrolatum

 

[Br*nzeb*mbsh~ll]

Found this, too...

Heal Infections with Sulfur

Sulfa drugs are used in the treatment of various infections. Precipitated sulfur, aka “Milk of Sulfur” is a topical scabicide, antiparasitic, antibacterial, antifungal, and keratolytic. Sublimed sulfur, aka “Flower of Sulfur” is a topical scabicide and antiparasitic ointment. It is precipitated sulfur powder. Its color is light yellow (lime). It smells like a lemon. It is helps the skin heal, and people usually mix it with a cold cream. It is used to treat just about any skin problems like acne, sores, insect bites, rashes, bacterial infections, bed sores, dermatitis, eczema, fungus/yeast infections, psoriasis type problems, ring worm, wounds that won’t heal and more. Sulfur is one of the oldest medications in use to treat acne. Sulfur and acne treatment have a history that goes back over 5 decades. It used to be applied to wounds to prevent infection. Before the invention of antibiotics there were few affective drugs other than sulfur for infections. Even after the development of the many drugs that were considered to be miracles, there are still uses for sulfur drugs that have withstood competition from synthetic chemical replacements. The time-tested results combined with the safety of sulfur should be a notice for everyone that prefers a less invasive, natural approach to healing.

 

[curlycoquette]

I was curious about precipitated sulfur vs sublimed sulfur^^^, and i found this...anyone have any thoughts on this?

Thanks, Coquette for the info, I'd really like to know more

I think precipitated and sublimed sulfur are the same thing. i found this in a sulfur 101 post somewhere.

To mix your own sulfur ointment
Be very careful to get 100 % precipitated sulfur, also called sublimed sulfur, or brimstone, or flowers of sulfur, or milk of sulfur. These are different names for pure elemental sulfur, natural and non-toxic. It is a relatively fine crystalline powder, light lime color, with a faint pleasant lemon fragrance (will not stink).
Please keep tightly sealed as it attracts moist. The powder, undiluted, will burn your skin. I got it in a paint store, it was referred to as 'pure sulfur' meaning 100% pure native (or elemental) sulfur, which will always be processed in one of the above ways.
For treatment of scabies, 10 weight % of sulfur powder is mixed with to 90
weight % petrolatum

You're welcome!

They are the same in that they are both sulfur, but the preparation to make it is different. One is formed through sublimation/condensation and cooling, the other through boiling and precipitation with lime. The latter forms a sulfur substance that is finer than the sublimed, and thus preferred for topical use (at least for dermatological purposes). The size of the particles depends on how the sulfur was prepared, and sulfur comes in many forms, even though those forms are all still considered sulfur.

Check out the highlighted info on page 932 from the book: "A System Of Medicine" Volume 3.:

These are suitable proportions, but the ointment is more efficacious, if precipitated be substituted for sublimed sulfur. The former is in a much more finely divided state than the latter......and the old objection to the employment of precipitated sulfur due to the very extensive adulteration of it with sulphate of lime, is no longer valid since the precipitated sulfur is now sold in a state of almost perfect purity.

A system of medicine - Google Books

(I hope that link works, it's really long! If it doesn't let me know, I'll try to find a better one.)

As well as this:
Elsevier

And this:

sulfur may be sulfur, but the size of the sulfur particle directly relates to it's efficacy, and sublimed sulfur particles are much larger than precipitated.

--> Historical percentages and statement of the efficacy of precipitated over sublimed:

Google Books...
***

-->Current statement of efficacy of smaller sulfur particle (precipitated) over larger (sublimed)

Sulfur is a time-honored therapeutic agent useful in a variety of dermatologie disorders. Its keratolytic action is due to formation of hydrogen sulfide through a reaction that depends upon direct interaction between sulfur particles and keratinocytes. The smaller the particle size, the greater the degree of such interaction and the greater the therapeutic efficacy. When applied topically, sulfur induces various histologie changes, including hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, and dilatation of dermal vasculature. One study showed that sulfur was comedogenic when applied onto human and rabbit skin, findings that were not reproduced in other studies. About 1% of topically applied sulfur is systemically absorbed. Adverse effects from topically applied sulfur are uncommon and are mainly limited to the skin. In infants, however, fatal outcome after extensive application has been reported.***

Sulfur revisited†
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Volume 18, Issue 3, Pages 553-558

I really want to try and see if it will work for my elbows and knees! That would be awesome!

Anyway, hope that helps!

 

[L.Brown1114]

i'm in!!

Starting Length: NL
Projected/Goal Length for December 2011: APL
Regimen: apply every other day on cowashed hair
Method of Sulfur Application: grase scalp with castor oil and sulfer mixture
Other Growth Aids: none, i want to see the results alone before i add anything else

 

[HauteHippie]

Starting Length: shoulder length in back, nose/neck in the front

Projected/Goal Length for December 2011: a little beyond APL

Regimen: cowash 2-3 times a week if not in weave, DC (mix in WGO if i have it) and steam once a week, apply Giovanni DL, seal with JC Ultra Nourish. If in weave, cowash twice a month, steam with oil.
Spray Aussie Moist every 1-2 days, add in fresh aloe when available. May alternate with JC spray.

Method of Sulfur Application: sublimed sulfur mixed with whatever I have, most likely Jane Carter Ultra Nourish every other day or WGO (on wash days)

Other Growth Aids: Multi-vitamins, iron, and garlic

I know, I know. I look scary in these pics.

 

[curlycoquette]

Is everyone waiting until January? I think I may want to go ahead and start this year.

 

[chickle]

I would love to join this challenge.

I am currently APL in the back and CL in the front (issue with scissors)

I will be BSL by DEC 2011

I will apply sulfur every other day (mixed with olive oil and coconut oil)

I really don't have a regimen, but my hair is currently straight for the winter and I am straightening it every two weeks and also deep conditioning w/hydrothermal naturals.

Other: Im also taking msm, and I occasionally take an antioxidant pill

 

[sweet_silvia88]

do we have any posts with like.. before and after ..of people using sulfur mix??

 

[LadyMacgyver]

Hi do you just add butter and sulfur to make your cream mix. I am very interested in making a cream type mix versus straight oil

Yea I haven't made it yet but I plan to mix the shea or avocado butter with the sulfur together.. Hopefully my butter will be a little soft.. then I will add my oils still stiring and then zap in microwave just to melt it a little and then let that sit and it's ready.. Just not sure what oils to add yet.. Since I am adding 4oz of whatever butter the rest of the oils I might add 1oz until I reach 8oz.. I was thinking about Emu, Castor, Sunflower hopefully when I make it I might have Jojoba Oil also if so I not I will add 2 oz to one of the oils above.. Also when I was talking to some people about sulfur its very drying so make sure you moisturize your hair and not skip moisturizing.

Sorry for the late response.. Just saw your post

 

[aa9746]

Subscribing

 

[NYDee]

I haven't started using mine yet becuase I just relaxed my hair. I can't wait.

 

[MissGomes]

My sulphur has shipped. WHoop Whoop!!

 

[4everbeautifull1]

I want to join too! ​

Starting Length: SL

Projected/Goal Length for December 2011: MBL (Praying for NJOY'S growth!) ​

Regimen: Cowash 3 times per week. DC weekly. PS. Baggying ends nightly. Moisturize and seal daily. Scalp massages at night from DH. Stretching relaxers. Drinking more water.​

Method of Sulfur Application: Sublimed sulfur in hot six oil with a few drops of peppermint eo. 3 nightts per week. May add sulfur to my Brahmi oil for the other nights. MSM every morning.

Other Growth Aids: Just vitamins​

 

[afrikurl]

@Bronze, to prevent the drippies how about using coconut oil or a hydrogenated oil like avocado butter, or even crisco(hydrogenated vegetable oil) so that the application is like a grease and more likely to stay put?

 

[MissGomes]

Is everyone waiting until January? I think I may want to go ahead and start this year.

I will start as soon as it shows up at my door!!

 

[afrikurl]

I started two weeks agobefore I even joined the challenge.

 

[4bslbound]

Hi ladies, quick question:

Is sublimed sulfur the same type of sulphur found in MTGmmand/or BEEmine?

Thanks