Deep Conditioining Challenge

[bravenewgirl87]

I, too, am on the challenge, just so you all know. It's been going okay. I find it works better without protein, so on the weekends I'm washing and doing my protein treatments with moisture. During thr week, and I am doing moisture only. I also need my ApHogee spray.

 

[MrsBKJ]

I, too, am on the challenge, just so you all know. It's been going okay. I find it works better without protein, so on the weekends I'm washing and doing my protein treatments with moisture. During thr week, and I am doing moisture only. I also need my ApHogee spray.

Hey
I am getting better results without protein also, well a tiny bit of protein is ok but nothing hard care - I think the whole ceramides thing is going to be better because Im no - lye.
I may have to give up my sap moss and pass it my niece...What apHogee spray are you using?
Thanks

Uzz

 

[morehairplease]

I had planned on deep conditioning again yesterday but I had one of the worst days at work. When I get home today I will be cwc my hair b/c I am finding that I need more moisture since getting the bc.

 

[Aggie]

I just hopped on the ceramides bandwagon
How often are you using them??
I guess i'll be getting them by the end of the week so i'm planning on incorporating one in my dc's instantly.How often is good to use them after that?
I coated my braids on a lil bit of aveda DR and then put on a shower cap.I fell asleep so my hair felt kind of funny. It was on for four hours...so i dunno. How can i use this to make my hair feel stronger? I don't think i'm going to be doing any heavy protien treatments so this and my Jherri Redding will be it.
When i used it in the past,i just left it on,rinsed and kept it moving. Can i use this with heat(the DR)?

Hey Ladybeesrch, it is safe to use them once per week just like the Aphogee 2 minute conditioner and yes it can be used with heat, in fact, it works better with heat. I tend to add a tube to my DC for added strength and moisture.

 

[Serenity_Peace]

I DC about 2X a week. So count me in!

 

[sareca]

Last night I did an hour with heat using Sally's Generic Nexxus Humectress.

 

[JerriBlank]

Hey Ladybeesrch, it is safe to use them once per week just like the Aphogee 2 minute conditioner and yes it can be used with heat, in fact, it works better with heat. I tend to add a tube to my DC for added strength and moisture.

Oooh thank you Aggie
That's exactly what i thinking of doing
Thanks!

 

[gelati]

Happy early Birthday!

I need to step my DC game up to 3 times a week because I am trying to highlight my hair red tonight. I think I will be alternating pantene breakage defense and Mane N Tail moisturizing conditioner

Thank you for the Birthday wish!!!! I really enjoyed my day!!!!

I deep conditioned for about 6 hours and my hair is so soft!!!! I love this challenge because I was not deep conditioning like I should.

 

[Aggie]

I DC about 2X a week. So count me in!

Welcome to the challenge Serenity_Peace.

 

[Aggie]

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Oooh thank you Aggie
That's exactly what i thinking of doing
Thanks!

You're quite welcomed.

 

[tiffers]

After my horrible experience with that demon CON relaxer yesterday, I had to dc today. I mixed AO Desert and Island Naturals conditioners and put it on dry hair. I sat under the dryer for an hour and sat around the house for a few hours after that. When I rinsed my hair, it was soooo soft and moisturized. My hair's back to normal

The bad news is either my hair hardly grew or I didn't retain any length during this stretch. I just KNEW I'd make APL, but I only have a few strands touching it I'm gonna order some BT and when this boy pops out, I'm jumping back on the vitamin wagon. I'm just so dang dissapointed. It's taking forever to get to APL, and I thought I'd finally made it **sigh**

 

[carameldlite]

I"ll join this challenge

 

[youwillrise]

ooooh...

i want in.

i'm about to DC (w/ kenra mc) in a little bit.

this will make my 2nd DC this week

 

[Aggie]

Welcome to the challenge Carameldelite and Runrunrunner. This is a very fun challenge that you'll enjoy. Hopefully Rachique will see you just joined and add you on the front page.

 

[MrsBKJ]

Hey ladies welcome welcome!!!
LOL
Ive been so busy Im trying to sort some things out that I have put off forever and I can no longer put them off!

I did DC last night in the sauna again for one hour plus another two hours at home I used the KMS curl hydrator, my hair is liking it but obviously Im relaxed so I dont know if its counter productive but anyhoo my hair is responding well to all this attention and has so much slip when im washing it I could just stay in the shower ALL day...

Tiffers....was this the first time you used the CON relaxer? Im glad that your hair is "fixed" though now its awful when your hair isnt behaving the way you want it to!

Take care ladies
I shall be back!

Uzz

 

[clever]

I mixed together coconut oil, BB Growth Oil and castor oil and heated in the microwave. I haven't used V05's hot oil treatment in years and can't remember whether it worked for me or not.

From the Crede line, I've used the MT and AT shampoos and the ER treatment. From Milbon, the makers of Crede, I've used the Liscio Crystal hair gloss (a light serum) and the Nigelle AX shampoo and treatment for heat damaged hair. The ER treatment is very good but it really works best with the Crede shampoo. The shampoo strengthens and smooths the hair and the treatment adds a protective film coating that helps retain moisture.

thanks raven.Crede is next on my PJ list.I found a 1.8 oz size for $9.15

 

[gymfreak336]

Okay, I woke up at 4 this morning to start on my hair. I deep conditioned with ORS replenishing for 3 hours, rinsed and rollersat with herbal essences long term relationship cream. I am approaching 8 weeks post and even though this stuff if THICK I am really loving it. My newgrowth feels really good and I got little curls sprounting everywere. I don't see any breakage, just a little shed hair. I got another 5 weeks to go.

 

[youwillrise]

last night i did a sort of grapeseed oil treatment
that i left on for a few hours
rinsed w/ water for a good while and then did a conditioner rinse
i dc'ed my twists for nearly 2 hours (no heat)
and rinsed with cold water.

i then gently towel squeezed most of the water out
added some of the same conditioner i used for the rinse
and tried a bit of grapeseed oil for sealing

next dc will be thursday or friday
this time i'll use CON shampoo (w/ baking soda added)
i'll eliminate the grapeseed oil treatment for this round
but will use it again for sealing

 

[Sassafrass]

Okay I tried to ignore this thread since I'm in conrows right now and am continuing them as a protective style but I cannot ignore no more! I would love to try this but is it possible to effectively DC while in cornrows?

 

[Aggie]

Tonight I DC-ed on dry hair with Miss Keys 10 in 1, a little Africa's Best Hair Mayo and 1 vial of professional Biolage Fortetherapie all mixed up together and slathered it all over my hair and went under my dryer for 45 minutes. I haven't even washed it out yet.

Edit: Okay now that my DC is washed out, my hair is sooooft, too soft even though I am 8 weeks post relaxer tomorrow, so my next Dc will be purely protein base. I'll use Aphogee 2 minute reconstructor only for the next DC.

I firmly believe the softness was due to my (professional) Biolage fortetherapie ceramides. Boy I gatta remember to use these when I am about 14 weeks post, I know for sure I'll really need them then.

 

[Aggie]

Okay I tried to ignore this thread since I'm in conrows right now and am continuing them as a protective style but I cannot ignore no more! I would love to try this but is it possible to effectively DC while in cornrows?

I don't wear cornrows but a few other ladies on the board does and I learned from reading other posts that they do dc with their cornrows and/or braids in. I believe they take certain precautions when doing so. I believe if you read some of the crown and glory techniques of hair care then you'll see and know how they are able to wash and dc effectively. I think there is a thread here somewhere on this technique, just do a search for it, okay? HTH.

By the way, welcome to the challenge.

 

[morehairplease]

dc now with pantene breakage defense mask. tonight is cwc and I will be trying blended beauty's cleansing co...I sure hope it's good.

 

[Sassafrass]

I don't wear cornrows but a few other ladies on the board does and I learned from reading other posts that they do dc with their cornrows and/or braids in. I believe they take certain precautions when doing so. I believe if you read some of the crown and glory techniques of hair care then you'll see and know how they are able to wash and dc effectively. I think there is a thread here somewhere on this technique, just do a search for it, okay? HTH.

By the way, welcome to the challenge.

Thanks, I'll look into it!

 

[malachi74]

Doing this challenge has made me realize I really HAVE to use heat to get the benefit of DCing. Some mornings I'll wake up and DC with no heat for an hour and my hair feels the same as before i put the dc in. But on the days when I put heat to it and DC, OMG my hair stays soft and moisturized all week without too much fuss.

 

[MrsBKJ]

Ok ladies Im sat here with KMS curl hydrator again ( I just wanna finish this stuff - but gosh theres so much in the tube!!!) under a plastic cap with my towel on.
Im very tired and due to go out to a friends for lunch in just over half an hour but I really dont want to just wash this out!
As I took out my bun to apply the con my hair felt really moist and soft, its never felt like that before so Im really happy at it. My new growth is really really soft and I cant keep my hands out of it (the newgrowth)!!

How is everyone else doing?
I may apply some more con when I get in tonight and sleep in it depending on how I am feeling about going to gym on saturday.

take care ladies

Uzz

 

[JerriBlank]

Okay so i got my Biolage Fortetherapie yesterday.
I mixed one tube of this,some Wella Keratin oil,some Kenra mc,some Aveda DR,and some Pantene breakage defense(too much i know)!
I left it on,drove over my freinds' house and dc'ed over there. My hair was strong,moisturized,and had slip.Ceramides are a keeper.
I love the results,but next time i will probably use less condishes,as i tried to get the best of everything in there,but probably killed the benefits of something i'm sure.
I rinsed and then applied my leave-in and scarfed it up. I have a cute little scarf tied over the front of it today,hair parted in two and pinned up on either side.I will probably braid it back up today or tomorrow.
So my hair loves this,but i've been dc'ing with the dryer on medium heat just to err on the side of caution.

 

[tiffers]

Yesterday I put Dove Advanced Care Intense Conditioner (I think that's what it's called) on dry hair, put on a plastic cap and got under the dryer for an hour. Well, the kids started acting a fool, I had to cook dinner, clean the house, etc. Before I knew it, it was 1 am and I was too pooped to wash out the conditioner. I put a towel on my pillow and went to sleep. When I washed out in the morning, my hair was OH SO soft! It's never felt like this before, so smooth and soft, I can't keep my hands out of it! I've never done overnight conditioning before, but I'm definitely gonna keep it up! My hair feels FANTASTIC!!!

 

[Aggie]

Yesterday I put Dove Advanced Care Intense Conditioner (I think that's what it's called) on dry hair, put on a plastic cap and got under the dryer for an hour. Well, the kids started acting a fool, I had to cook dinner, clean the house, etc. Before I knew it, it was 1 am and I was too pooped to wash out the conditioner. I put a towel on my pillow and went to sleep. When I washed out in the morning, my hair was OH SO soft! It's never felt like this before, so smooth and soft, I can't keep my hands out of it! I've never done overnight conditioning before, but I'm definitely gonna keep it up! My hair feels FANTASTIC!!!

Wow Tiffers, I've never done this at all but now I think I'll try it seeing that you got good results from it. Perhaps I'll wait until I am like 12 weeks post relaxer or longer.

 

[tiffers]

Wow Tiffers, I've never done this at all but now I think I'll try it seeing that you got good results from it. Perhaps I'll wait until I am like 12 weeks post relaxer or longer.

YES! Try it! I really can't believe how my hair feels right now. I don't know if it's because I used heat first, but I don't think that's it. After I used heat, my hair felt okay under the bag (I LOVE squishing my hair around under the bag when conditioner's on it ) but after I woke up, my hair felt really soft when I squished the bag around

 

[gymfreak336]

I am conditioning tonight for maybe 2 hours or so with Joico Moisture balm or Pantene...I haven't decided yet.