APL 2012 Challenge

[coolsista-paris]

I need more material (no more products till i finish What i have! Im gonna buy hair scisors !NEXT I NEED...length shirt.
QUESTIONS : how do i make à length shirt myself without falsing the true length ?? I mean wé are not all the samedi hight .is there à method?

 

[Poutchi]

hey all...
It is -29deg C in this city today...i am still thawing from the walk i do to get to work from parking!!!

 

[Rossy2010]

finally my pic.. Im still sticking with my goal - make apl by May 2012.

 

[Poutchi]

Rossy2010 I love how thick your hair is
I have a question... I am not sure I understand what is a Hot oil treatment... do you warm up the oil first before applying it to the hair? or is it just a DC with only oils?
Thanks

 

[NikkiQ]

^^^HOTs are usually done with warm oils poured over your hair and then place a conditioning cap over it and let it sit for a while.

 

[choctaw]

choctaw I'm taking them out at the end of the week. Mmm.... Hair...

TheNDofUO

I do henna gloss every 2 weeks so these twists are on their last days ... might last a week if they make it to Friday

I miss my celie braid ... but I aint feeling taking these twists down ... I keep spraying them with tea and home made juice then rinsing in shower. Why don't they just unravel and free themselves? why they gotta play Amistad with me?

 

[Poutchi]

^^^HOTs are usually done with warm oils poured over your hair and then place a conditioning cap over it and let it sit for a while.

Thanks NikkiQ,
So when you do a HOT, you don t seat under a steamer or a hair dryer? like you don't add any more heat after the oil is in?

 

[Rossy2010]

Thank Poutchi.. Your hair is equally gorgeous..

 

[NikkiQ]

Thanks NikkiQ,
So when you do a HOT, you don t seat under a steamer or a hair dryer? like you don't add any more heat after the oil is in?

I don't normally add any other heat. The heat from the oil and the GHE going on with the cap is usually enough for me.

 

[esi.adokowa]

TheNDofUO

I do henna gloss every 2 weeks so these twists are on their last days ... might last a week if they make it to Friday

I miss my celie braid ... but I aint feeling taking these twists down ... I keep spraying them with tea and home made juice then rinsing in shower. Why don't they just unravel and free themselves? why they gotta play Amistad with me?

choctaw, at the bolded.

ps, ladies this is my first youtube video, if you have time, please check it out!
this really is my go-to style, i'm wearing it right now with the bun braided as well!

 

[transitioning?]

choctaw, at the bolded.

ps, ladies this is my first youtube video, if you have time, please check it out!
this really is my go-to style, i'm wearing it right now with the bun braided as well!

That was cute

 

[NikkiQ]

I wish YT wasn't blocked on my work comp. I wanna see!!!!!!!!

 

[NikkiQ]

I can't believe that it's almost to the 2 week mark with these Celies and they're still lookin good!! I almost don't wanna do them over this weekend. I wonder if my regular wash day routine with make them unravel

 

[Poutchi]

I can't believe that it's almost to the 2 week mark with these Celies and they're still lookin good!! I almost don't wanna do them over this weekend. I wonder if my regular wash day routine with make them unravel

You can always wash them first and see how it goes ...
Last question ( I promise... )... How long do you keep the hot oil treatment in?

 

[Evolving78]

can someone just take care of my hair for me? i should just let someone do it. i'm not saving any money. i hardly care about products and worry about my hair when someone else does it. but that's $35-45 a week..... that does add up. well a tight roller set will cost me $25 a week.

 

[sugahoney]

I know I am a bit late but I want to join too.

~Current hair length CBL ( i think)
~Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Loc'd - Relaxed
~APL goal month - June 2012
~Current Reggie and styling choices - Stretch relaxer for at least 12 weeks, will be trying for 16 weeks after my relaxer on sunday.I cowash and dc once a week with which ever conditioner or dc reaches my hand first. Use aphogee 2 min after co wash and before dc. Airdry 95% of the time and stay away from direct heat.

~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL? - Start taking vitamins and up my water in take. Hopefully that will be enough to get me some inches.

~Post a beginning picture - dont have a recent one, will post one when I do my relaxer on sunday.


I have been slacking with my hair and havent been moisturizing and sealing as often as I should and I know when that happens I usually lose all of my progress and have to cut alot. I need this challenge to keep me accountable so I dont have to cry in a couple of months.

 

[NikkiQ]

You can always wash them first and see how it goes ...
Last question ( I promise... )... How long do you keep the hot oil treatment in?

Poutchi I've cowashed once so far and no unraveling. I guess I did them smaller and tighter than the last set so they're doing better.

I usually leave mine in between 15 and 20min. Leaves your hair feeling like butter

 

[coolsista-paris]

I need more material (no more products till i finish What i have! Im gonna buy hair scisors !NEXT I NEED...length shirt.
QUESTIONS : how do i make à length shirt myself without falsing the true length ?? I mean wé are not all the samedi hight .is there à method?

 

[Kerryann]

i dont have any motivation with this joint on top of my head

 

[Poutchi]

I need more material (no more products till i finish What i have! Im gonna buy hair scisors !NEXT I NEED...length shirt.
QUESTIONS : how do i make à length shirt myself without falsing the true length ?? I mean wé are not all the samedi hight .is there à method?

I have made a length check shirt for myself once and i just used those markers and draw horizontal lines on a white shirt that are an inch appart I don't think I had APL, BSL and so on on it

Thanks NikkiQ... will be HOT'ing this baby tanight!

 

[kupenda]

NikkiQ what oils do you use for your HOTs?

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[Fyne]

oh i found 9 broken hairs during my detangling session. is that a bad thing?

Please, you ought to see the furballs my hair throws at me weekly

P.S I asked about stretching because your hair looks thick and lush I tried stretching before and got good results and now I dont know when to stop, curently 23 weeks in.

Kerryann - Whats up?

 

[Kerryann]

Girl im at a crossroads with this head im lazy as hell oiling havent been an option for a minute smdh

 

[NikkiQ]

@NikkiQ what oils do you use for your HOTs?

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kupenda my hands down favorite oil is African Royale Hot 6 Oil

Here are the ingredients

Olive Oil, Canola Oil, Wheat Germ Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Safflower Oil, Castor Oil, Sesame Oil, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Cyclomethicone, Sheep Sorrell, Yarrow, Slippery Elm Bark, Sage, Henna, Comfrey, Burdock Root, Ginseng, Goldenseal, Cherry Bark, Black Walnut, Chamomile, Alfalfa, Hyssop, Wheat Germ, Fragrance

 

[esi.adokowa]

i was inspired to do a HOT as well!

i'm sitting in my treatment cap with some soya oil slathered on my head right now.

 

[tiffjust2002]

@kupenda my hands down favorite oil is African Royale Hot 6 Oil

Here are the ingredients

Olive Oil, Canola Oil, Wheat Germ Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Safflower Oil, Castor Oil, Sesame Oil, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, Vitamin D, Cyclomethicone, Sheep Sorrell, Yarrow, Slippery Elm Bark, Sage, Henna, Comfrey, Burdock Root, Ginseng, Goldenseal, Cherry Bark, Black Walnut, Chamomile, Alfalfa, Hyssop, Wheat Germ, Fragrance

I love this oil! I don't know what it is about it, it must the blend of all these oils but that stuff is soooo great!

 

[kupenda]

Ooo! That sounds yummy! I will be doing a HOT this weekend! Should I do it before or after a tea rinse? I guess after so the tea reaches my scalp fully

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[lamaria211]

Just finished cowashing with Suave Humectant. then i used my fav Aveeno leave in treatment hair so soft

 

[NikkiQ]

Just finished cowashing with Suave Humectant. then i used my fav Aveeno leave in treatment hair so soft

How is that Aveeno leave in??

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[miss stress]

got my tax refund today and have been getting all kinds of hair goodies on the internet ever since. Will show yall all the goodies when they arrive! SO EXCITED!!