~January 2011- *Hits and Misses* Thread~ (Hair Care Edition)

[outspokenwallflower]

Happy new year everyone! Let's use this thread to list what's working for us this year and what isn't. I know there hasn't been this thread in awhile, so I hope we can start this up again. I always relied on this thread when wanting to try new things.

 

[chelseatiara]

proclaim cholesterol- good as a quick fix moisturizer for wrapping. bad as a cholesterol treatment. gives me headaches and tangles.

 

[Pompous Blue]

Thanks for starting this thread outspokenwallflower. I was gonna start it, too. I missed reading every month about new products, reviews and regimens.

Products - HITS
Oyinhandmade Hair Dew - Very moisturizing
Oyinhandmade Shine and Define - Gives me a defined twistout.
Miss Jessie's Stretch Silkening Creme - Gives me a defined twist-out and provides elongation that stays throughout the day.

Regimen - HITS
Coffee oil pre-poos (with steam)
black, nettle, horsetail teas with ACV final rinses
Steaming, steaming, steaming!
Henna and Katam for strength and dark brown dye. (I want to try cassia sometime in the future; I henna 3 - 4 times a month)

No misses, so far.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

HITS

Bear Fruit Hair Products

 

[westNDNbeauty]

Miss - Kinky Curly Curlying Custard.

 

[Pompous Blue]

Miss - Kinky Curly Curlying Custard.

OMG! OMG! OMG! Your style in that siggy pic!! I'm over here drooling.....

 

[30something]

Yay for the return of this tread! I was about to start it for jan 1st thank you OP! This is really from dec and nov


Mega super HIT
Croc 2 Infrared Flat
Turbo Twin 3200 blow drier

Continued HIT
Lustrasilk Shea butter and mango cholesterol

Revisited hit
IC Fantasia Heat protectant - To think I almost sold it

Miss
Aphogee 2 minute reconstructer, this thing never works

 

[Pompous Blue]

OMG! OMG! OMG! Your style in that siggy pic!! I'm over here drooling.....

Okay, just finished watching the video! Your precision and skills are off the chain!!! How long do you keep a style like this in? And how long did it take you?

Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread!


Carry on.....LOL

 

[tasha5951]

Miss - Kinky Curly Curlying Custard.

x2- I've given it 3 tries and, although it does hold my curl pattern it just leaves my hair so darn crunchy. No bueno!

 

[havilland]

hits ----

HOT SIX OIL. very very heavy oil. you only need a drop. in small amounts it seals my cuticle and gives my hair a light shine that makes it so lusterous it looks like fake hair. it's insane! i slept on this product for years!!!!! good on dry hair.

miss -----

hydratherma naturals amino protein condish. my relaxed hair loved it...my texlax hates it.

shea raw moisture deep restorative mask. feels great going on but smells like a florist threw up in my head....triggers major headache AND left my son's hair feeling very dry after he airdried. (he's natural 3c) i didn't even TRY to put the "flower garden" in my hair. glad i didn't.

black tea rinse ---- made my scalp itch. didn't decrease shedding at all.

 

[Honi]

Ultra sheen duo tex. Nice cheap protein condish. Just weird that its a watery one.

Tangle Teezer. I love this brush!

TJ nourish spa

Sent from my LS670 using Long Hair Care Forum App

 

[outspokenwallflower]

Yay for the return of this tread! I was about to start it for jan 1st thank you OP! This is really from dec and nov


Mega super HIT
Croc 2 Infrared Flat
Turbo Twin 3200 blow drier

I ADORE this hair dryer! It is my love; I now seriously enjoy doin my hair because the results with this dryer is so wonderful

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Mega super HIT
Croc 2 Infrared Flat
Turbo Twin 3200 blow drier

I ADORE this hair dryer! It is my love; I now seriously enjoy doin my hair because the results with this dryer is so wonderful

Thanks Ladies..... I've been thinking about investing in a Blow Dryer in the future and have been doing research. Thanks for this.

 

[ms.blue]

HIT:

Kinky curly knot today diluted with water is great for moisturizing my braids.

 

[QueenAmaka]

Extreme Miss: Silicon Mix = Crunchy Hair

 

[Platinum]

MAJOR HIT!! Sulfur 8 Braid Spray. The only braid spray I've tried that really works to relieve my itchy scalp.

 

[thebelleofelle]

Hit: NTM leave-in. .took my dry hair and revived it.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Continued Hit

Afroveda's Ms. Bhree Hydrating Hair Cream

 

[La Colocha]

Hit- shea moisture dc mixed with avocado butter and qhemet softning serum, made my hair feel really soft. And also using it as a baggy moisturizer for my ends.

 

[outspokenwallflower]

Bumping....

 

[Toy]

Hits:
Hemp seed oil
Goldwell Kerasilk instant silk fluid
Goldwell Kerasilk Treatment
Wen Pomegranate Cleansing Conditioner

 

[Coffee]

Let's see, here are my hits:

Alaffia Products - BIG HIT
Health & Beauty various hair masque
Bear Fruit Products
Dead Sea Mud
Obliphicha Oil
WEN Pomegrante Cleansing
Black Seed Oil & Capsules
Burdock Root Tea & Black Tea Rinses
Peach, Camellia, Soybean, Camellina, Sunflower & Safflower Oils
Living Proof Leave in

Continued Hits:

Ovation
Kendi Oil & Kendi Spray Mist
Living Proof Poo & Condish
Nu Gro Moisturizing Spray
Pimento Oil
JBCO
Josie Maran Argan Oil
KeraCaree Overnight Moistuizing Treatment

Misses:

Andre Walker hair products - BIG MISS

 

[Honi]

Hit

Silk Elements ultra moisturizing conditioner. This condish reminds me of Motions condish but without the heavy, heavy silicone coated feel. It was much lighter. It also explains why this didn't work on my daughters 4 b hair so it was a miss for her.

 

[MyAngelEyez~C~U]

Oil Rinsing= HIT

 

[QueenAmaka]

OMG Huge Hit was Organix Shea Butter Shampoo and Organix Passion Fruit Conditioner. They were on sale for $3.99 each so I decided to take a chance and boy am I glad I did My 12 weeks post hair felt great. Maybe this will be a cheap replacement for my KeraCare...

 

[tapioca_pudding]

Hits -

Phyto 9 Daily Ultra Nourishing Botanical Cream - Nice and light, provides moisture w/o weight my hair down.

Cut up black kneehighs as ponytail holders - no snagging.

Misses -

Lustrasilk Aloe Vera Cholesterol - My hair gave this the finger.

 

[lalla]

HIt;

Phyto REconstructeur: good strengthening conditioner

 

[13StepsAhead]

Hit:

Hairved Moist pro 24/7 :lovedrool: I may use one of my no-buy passes to get the gallon size the next time they have a sale.

Miss
Elasta QP Soy Oyl; I hate this mess,I never understood what "coated" meant until I tried this DC. It left build up on my scalp and I had to clarify my hair #Seriousfail

 

[blessedandlucky]

Paul Mitchell the conditioner leave in=HUGE HIT

Also, alter ego garlic treatment=stopped my shedding in it's tracks

I haven't bought new products in a long time so I'm glad that these worked out.

Continued hits:
abba pure moisture shampoo
Ao rosa mosqueta conditioner
Ao honeysuckle rose conditioner
Jane Carter nourish and shine
Caruso steam rollers



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[biancaelyse]

Hit
Tangle Teaser



Continued Hit

Yes to Carrots Condish
Yes to Tomatoes Condish
TJ Nourish Spa Condish
Grapeseed Oil
Shea Butter
Castor Oil