Official: For Short Haired Ladies...APL by Dec'09!

[msdevo]

I swear I am a glutton for punishment. Here I am sick as a dog yet I could not resist the urge to DC. Im addicted. I just had to have that Hairveda Sitrinillah in my hair.

Yesterday I dc'd for a lil over 4 hours with no heat. Usually I dc'd overnight and airdry. But since I have this cold, I blow dried, moisturized and seal and took my sick butt to bed.
This morning I thought I would have to kick myself in the butt for it but I am sooooooooooo happy with my hair.

Now Im off to drink this last bit of DayQuil before I officially start my day.

HHG Ladies

 

[The Princess]

Ladies, guess what !!!!


I met my goal of 12 week post. :bouncegre

I know to some its not much. But this is my first stretch ever. Im so happy. I relax this Saturday.

Now I know this week, final wash followed by some type of protein conditioner, Im just go use Aphogee 2 min Kertain and let it sit for 15 mins under heat. Then in the same week do my final DC with ORS replenish Pak.

Im go try to throw in a co wash. (Im addicted to Co washing)

So much stuff so little time.

I usually only go 8 weeks max, but I added an extra 4 weeks. Weekly DC and frequent co washing, is the key. Next time im go shoot for 13 weeks. I could have done it this week, but im tired of looking like a Kevler Head. Also my headgear I wear to work, won't fit snug on my head.

Thanks LHCF.


ETA: Dang it, not enough days in a week to do my Cowash, I want at least 2 days of not messing with my head. I use Mizani LYE enough said..

 

[keepinitnatural]

SouthernStunner, Have you tried Mizani's Thermasmooth straightening conditioner? Even though I am 100% natural and use heat *rarely*, it does the trick when I need to straighten out my roots.

 

[SouthernStunner]

SouthernStunner, Have you tried Mizani's Thermasmooth straightening conditioner? Even though I am 100% natural and use heat *rarely*, it does the trick when I need to straighten out my roots.

No I havent tried it. I am actually trying to stay way from cones but I dont think its gonna happen so I will just limit it. I will see if we have it here and get some cause I am taken the braids out for V-Day and I want to roller set, air dry and then go get my ends dusted.

Thanks for the suggestion! I am going at lunch today to look for it.

 

[keepinitnatural]

Please sign me up. It's been one year since my last relaxer and last month I cut off the last pieces of my relaxed hair. I am still figuring out how to deal with my natural hair and do not have a regimen yet. I do know that I need to find something that moisterizes my hair. I put shea butter after my washing and this is not cutting it.

I just started using Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Moisturizing Shampoo and it works wonders on my natural hair. After wash, I condition with Paul Mitchell's The Detangler. I use SheaMoisture Shea Butter Leave-In conditioner after I squeeze the water out by hand and seal my ends with jojoba oil or Hot Six Oil (whatever's on hand).

Best of luck on your journey!

 

[naijanikki]

Checking in! Tonight I'm deep conditioning with Aphoghee 2 minute reconstructor and adding some honey and oil to it for some extra moisture. I used it last week and my breakage slowed down immensely! I usually use Cathy Howse's conditioner followed by Keracare + Elasta QP and the Aphoghee surely made my breakage less, so I'm gonna ride it out!

 

[keepinitnatural]

Finally found the official thread, so I guess it's time to check in!

1) I LOVE MY HAIR! It's been hard but I am feelin' my natural hair right now. My SO (who could not stand my hair in an afro puff and constantly brings up Pocahontas.... don't even ask) pleasantly surprised me when he loved my newly-minted twist-out at New Years' (I'll post pics soon).

2) Since I've started wearing twistouts, my hair seems to be growing really quickly. Maybe it's my optimism.... but I'm sticking with it!

3) My regimen of late:

* OPTIONAL: If hair in afro ponytail, shampoo w/ Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Moisturizing Shampoo
* Co-wash with Paul Mitchell's The Detangler
* Squeeze dry with hands, and section hair into 4-6 sections
* Apply SheaMoisture Shea Butter Leave-In Conditioner, seal ends with Jojoba Oil
* Two-strand twist and air-dry overnight
* Twist-out in AM

Pretty simple and straight-forward. Because I work out, this typically lasts me 2-3 days. If I'm too tired to twist my hair at night, I'll just put my hair in an afro puff, smooth my edges down with Fantasia IC Styling Gel for Color-Treated Hair, and flatten my edges with a scarf in the morning.

I rock two styles on the regular: the afro puff and the twist-out. Any other ideas for protective styles for natural short-haired beauties?

I am so glad I'm here and look forward to continuing this journey with y'all. HHG, Ladies!

 

[SouthernStunner]

I just finished re-reading the Henna thread and I want to take down these Kinky twists so bad just to Henna. I will stick it out till March 5 Iwas going to do it for V-Day but I decided to hold off and stick it out entire time. Its funny but when my hair is not in braids/twists I cant wait to put the braids in but after a month I cant wait to take them back out. But in my quest for healthy, thick, long hair I need to stick with whats working and the C&G method is working for me. I havent used direct on my hair sice Dec. and before that is was Sept. That is a lot for me and I am cutting that down by only doing roller sets and saran wraps but I think I may still have to blow out the roots.

A friend here hates to get her ends trimmed because they always give her a cut instead of a trim. Any way she found a lady that actually dusts her hair (she didnt use the term but what she described was a dust). I made an apt with this lady for March and I asked for the price and she said $37 dollars ! I said for what? and she said a style and a trim and I said I dont need a style just a trim and she said that is the price. From what I here that is the going rate on this Island and I should consider myself lucky so I am keeping the apt.

 

[njerannce]

Ive been off the site for while (laptop died and been a little ill ) i joined this challenge last year but i haven uploaded a starting pic....am i too late? im getting my hair texturised tommorrow so i want to upload one then.

 

[TCatt86]

Just checking in, I'm still shoulder length and about two and half inches away from APL

 

[CHECKMATE!]

Just stopping in to give you guys some encouragement....remember keep yours hair off of your clothing (protective styling) ,stretch your relaxers,and do not cut your hair!!!!!!!!! YOu will be APL in no time good luck ladies HHG

 

[flowinlocks]

Just stopping in to give you guys some encouragement....remember keep yours hair off of your clothing (protective styling) ,stretch your relaxers,and do not cut your hair!!!!!!!!! YOu will be APL in no time good luck ladies HHG

Thanks!!! I was about to say what are YOU doing in here

 

[Jaxhair]

Just a quick check in.

My afro kinky twists are out. I'm still in protective styling as it's so cold here and this whole week I'm wearing wraps/hair scarves.

I loved my kinkies alot - almost forgot they weren't mine. Wore them for 35 days and with weekly DCs and daily rinses/co-washes while I was someplace warm, they got too friendly with my hair - had I been wanting locs I'd not have bothered removing them! And the compliments! Still, I took my time,removed them slowly and gently in 3 days (approx 12 hours total), and I'm pleased to say hair looks fine (phew!). I trimmed in December and I hope I can go till June before trimming again.

So, whilst my hair's not in extensions it's still in twists, and it's so much easier DC and I'm trying to DC at least 3-4x/week. All moisture but I also intend to protein DC fortnightly.

So far, so good, loving my hair, it's such a shame I'm so busy. I'd love to be able to dedicate at least 2-3 hours/day on hair - research etc, but can't. Still thanks to the forums, I'm gleaning off some new info regularly and for that I'm thankful!

HHG ladies, APL 12/2009 here we come! (Really trying!)

 

[loulou82]

^ Some of my kinkies like to loc up with the synthetic hair too. It can be a pain detangling.

Update: I took advantage of CurlMart.com's free shipping . I bought KCCC, (the Knot Today was out of stock ), Oyin Juices n Berries, Jessicurl WDT and Too Shea, Curl Junkie Hibiscus and Banana Deep Fix, Elucence Shampoo and Conditioner. I'm so excited because CurlMart's shipping is ridicuous.

 

[Amelia456]

Just checking in. I have some dc in my hair as i type. Tonight (although I am not suppost to be using direct heat, as i am in the bootcamp challenge also), I am going to blow dry my hair so that I can dust the ends.

 

[kedda0720pooh]

quick question for any ladies using MT or OCT. Do you put it along the edge of your hair line when you apply the product? I was just curious on how you use the product.

 

[SCarolinaGirl]

quick question for any ladies using MT or OCT. Do you put it along the edge of your hair line when you apply the product? I was just curious on how you use the product.

I'm on day 4 of megatek and I grease my scalp every night with it and pay extra attention to my nape and edges.

 

[Mrs.Fitness]

Please add me to this challenge.

 

[patientlygrowing]

Ok ladies we all get a pass to act EXTRA STANK when we reach APL.

Cuz I am gonna be right with yall

I am definitely down for a STANK pass LOL should be well deserved!

 

[kedda0720pooh]

It doesn't look like I have much further to reach APL, but I have heard that getting from SL to APL can be a lengthy process, so I have my fingers crossed. Here is my regimen and starting pictures:

• Wash every 2 weeks (w/ Weaves), 1x a week otherwise
• Deep Condition w/ every wash
• Moisturize every other day
• MT on length of hair for 30 minutes (wash days only)
• OCT daily (scalp only)
• Clarify once every 4-6 weeks
• Protein treatment every 6 weeks
• Protective Styles (Sew-In Weaves , Half-Wigs, Buns)
• Low Manipulation (Rollersets, Braid-Outs, Bantu Knots)
• Relaxers every 6-months
• Direct Heat 2x a year ONLY!!! (only on relaxer days)

WOW..........your hair is so pretty!

 

[snillohsss]

is it too late to be added to this challenge?

 

[kedda0720pooh]

I am definitely down for a STANK pass LOL should be well deserved!

I might need a couple of those passes because Im going to act REALLL stank for a minute.

 

[MA2010]

After weeks and weeks of shedding I decided to try protein.

I DC'd with ORS Replenishing Conditioner for 4 hrs with no heat. my hair loved it! I lost a couple of hairs but not nearly close to before.

APL here I come again.....with protein!?!

 

[ajacks]

Just checking in, well actually venting. Washed my hair last night using the entire Ovation line and DC'd with Sitrinilla, moisturized w/ SheScentIt Moisture Mist and sealed with Vatika Frosting. Next I air-dried in bantu-knots. This morning my hair was a knotted mess. This is so frustrating. I really wanted to learn how to handle my texlaxed tresses before I get my weave installed in 3-weeks. I guess I'll just braid my hair and keep it under a wig until I get the weave, before I end up having a setback. I don't know what I'm going to do when I finally reach my goal and have to deal with this mess everyday

 

[FunJoy!]

Checking In, I'm about 7 weeks into my six month stretch and its getting rough, In the middle of April I'm gonna limit combing to once a week on wash day....my NG just bundles up and i don't know what the hell it be doing.

 

[Jaxhair]

Hi Ajacks,

Do you normally have it done at a salon? At least you're trying to learn how to take care of it. Just try and be uber patient handling it and do it in sections - that works for me. Just take your time and do a section whenever you feel less stressed out - stress makes one take frustrations out on hair - I know, I've been there! It's frustrating at times especially when you want to just jump in the shower and be free with your hair but it rewards you in the end. I wish you the best in the next 3 weeks - hope you get to bond with and love your texlaxed lovelies!

HHG! Your hair's beautiful girl, not messy ;-).

Just checking in, well actually venting. Washed my hair last night using the entire Ovation line and DC'd with Sitrinilla, moisturized w/ SheScentIt Moisture Mist and sealed with Vatika Frosting. Next I air-dried in bantu-knots. This morning my hair was a knotted mess. This is so frustrating. I really wanted to learn how to handle my texlaxed tresses before I get my weave installed in 3-weeks. I guess I'll just braid my hair and keep it under a wig until I get the weave, before I end up having a setback. I don't know what I'm going to do when I finally reach my goal and have to deal with this mess everyday

 

[ajacks]

Hi Ajacks,

Do you normally have it done at a salon? At least you're trying to learn how to take care of it. Just try and be uber patient handling it and do it in sections - that works for me. Just take your time and do a section whenever you feel less stressed out - stress makes one take frustrations out on hair - I know, I've been there! It's frustrating at times especially when you want to just jump in the shower and be free with your hair but it rewards you in the end. I wish you the best in the next 3 weeks - hope you get to bond with and love your texlaxed lovelies!

HHG! Your hair's beautiful girl, not messy ;-).

Thanks for the encouragement. This is the first time I have had to actually deal with my own hair since July of last year. I know it takes patient, but I am scared I will mess up and have a major setback after Reniece has helped me come so far. I know I need to learn eventually, but in the mean time I think I will try for a salon appointment this weekend

 

[Mrs.Fitness]

Hello everyone!!!

I am new to this challenge. I am very excited about reaching APL by 2009 or sooner. I plan to use the Protein Is My Friend Challenge to reach my goals for this challenge as well. I am a huge advocate for protein. I have a very odd regimen that works very well for me. I have a protien regimen. Since I have been using products that include protien my hair has grown longer and stronger.

My Regimen:
Growth Aid: MegaTek (applied to scalp only) 4 times per week
Shampoo: Giovanni Triple Treat Tea, alternate Infusium 23 Repairologie every other week
CoWash: Infusium 23 Repaiologie
Protein Treatment: Aphoge 2 Min Recon. alternate with Egg and Olive Oil every other week
Deep Condish: Pantene R&N or ORS
Baggie: Aphogee ProVit Leave In dilluted with water
Supplements: L-Lysine, biotin, MSM, Iron, SoyMilk with egg whites or protein powder

I am excited about this challenge and cant wait to reach my goal!!!

 

[Jaxhair]

..... in the mean time I think I will try for a salon appointment this weekend

Go for it girl - whatever makes you happy!

I must say, I'd love for someone to do my hair for me but I can't financially afford the one salon and stylist I can trust right now , so I have to DIY. You guys in the US are blessed - you've so many knowledgeable good stylists! This is very rare here in the UK, and when you do find one, they are damn expensive, sigh! It's okay though, I like the challenges and the learning involved in DIY - just praying for no more setbacks .

 

[Platinum]

I got my hair braided almost two weeks ago and I've been spraying my hair and scalp daily with Surge14 and either Worlds of Curls moisturizer or Hawaiian Silky 14 in1. I think I'm starting to see some growth already so I'm doing to keep this up. I'm going to make an Ayurvedic scalp oil with Neem, Shikakai, and Amla and use this atleast once a week.