December 2009~Hits&Misses~

[Shay72]

I almost forgot but here we go for another month.

 

[Americka]

Continued Hit:

• Grapeseed Oil
  
• JBCO/CO mix
• John Frieda Thermal Protection Frizz Ease
• Vatika Frosting
  
• Roux Porosity Control
• Nioxin #1 shampoo and conditioner
  

New Hit:

• Rusk Sensories Smoother Leave In

Miss:

• Chi Silk Infusion

 

[Taina]

Hit
- Silicon Mix
- 10 en 1

 

[chebaby]

mixing oyin HH conditioner with honey and jbco
not shampooing
keeping hair in braids

 

[PinkyD]

Hits: AO White Camelia, EO Essentials Coconut and Lavendar and Aloe
Miss: Kinda...Silicon Mix...its oookkkkk

 

[shtow]

Hit: Washing every 2+ Weeks

I have been doing this lately. I use with the whole Aphogee Line and fantasia heat protector to flat iron. Every 4-5 days, I will use 2 drops of Aphogee Gloss. My hair surprisingly stays moisturized and I like the break from all the manipulation. Styling my hair had become a chore, hence my cut to APL from BSL. I think this is a happy medium.

 

[Cali*Rocks]

Hits: Afroveda curly custard, Pur Jelly, Olive oil directly on my scalp

Miss: Pantene conditioners erplexed

 

[jazzyto]

Hit: Humectin, revisited CO
Not hits but not a complete miss: Chi keratin mist and Joico serum- will use up but wont repurchase

 

[Mrs. Verde]

Hit - Aubrey Organic White Camelia.

Rediscovered Hit - KCCC. I tried KCCC a few years ago before LHCF. I didn't like it. However, I was using it alone. I have discovered that if I mix KCCC with a conditioner then it is great for my hair.

 

[chelleypie810]

Hit-Ion hard water shampoo,Ion reconstructor, and Ion Extreme Moisture Creme

Continued hit-Moroccan oil hydrating styling cream, my herstyler flat iron=), clip in extensions

 

[JJamiah]

HIT: Nexxus (Humectress, THerapee, Emergencee), Silk Elements Megasilk, *** Herstyler Hair Serum, Moroccan Oil, I second the Herstyler Flat Iron, Aphogee (2 minute, 2 step, leave in, Green Tea), Ion Extreme moisture, Amla Oil, ***Jilbere Ceramic Tools Porcelain series hair dryer, Silk Elements (wrap foam, heat protectant) and porosity control

Miss: Neutrogena Moisturizing leave in, Conair Tourmaline Ceramic Blowdryer red, Infusion hair serum, Aphogee wrap foam (didn't buy it but used by stylist on my hair, YUCK and no more),

 

[Arian]

HITS: Argan Oil (Sally's) and Elasta QP Recovery (super moisturizing combo, completely turned my hair around in a short period); washing every 10-12 days instead of more frequently. That is just not for me.

MISS: Silicon Mix (it's just ok, nothing great and it smells like a baby powder/poop combo to me--I'm sticking to my cholesterol--I will use it up), Elasta QP Silk Design Liquid (made my hair hard, I think...I would have to try it again a different way)...and Keracare Foam Wrap Lotion.

I have yet to find a good DC that wows me like the LeKair Olive Oil Cholesterol. For $2, that stuff is awesome.

 

[DigitalRain]

Hits: Sally's Argan Oil
Castor Oil
Giovanni Direct
Giovanni Vitapro Fusion Leave in

 

[Barbie83]

Hit: Ion Reconstructor----DEFINITELY my new light/medium protein staple!
Hit: Trader Joe's Nourish Spa Shampoo and Conditioner (both are great!)
Hit: Large bantu knots (only 4 or 5) for a full, wavy knot-out

Miss: AO White Camelia (well, I mean, it's OK ) I probably won't repurchase

 

[baddison]

HIT: Detangling 3in of new growth and Pre-Pooing every wash day with S-Curl and Dabur Amla Oil. This is da bomb diggety!!

Since I've been taking Nioxin and Biotin, I can truly say I've gained more new growth in the shortest amout of time. I began to get discouraged because I was losing sooo much hair daily to breakage mostly. Then I read in the stretchers support threads that its best not to comb or detangle your new growth until wash day. So now, I simply finger comb my hair daily, moisturize nightly, keep the same hair style(one flat-twist-cornrow on each side) in until my next wash day. I am still maintaining my 2x's per week wash schedule. Only now, before I wash, I KILL the NG with S-Curl and lather Dabur Amla oil on top of that. I am able to detangle like a dream. Mininal, very minimal breakage, because the s-curl and amla oil coats the hair sooo well....my jilbere just glide through - even through the knotty tangles

I detangel in sections, loose twist each section, put on a plastic shower cap and Pre-poo with the same stuff in the hair. I don't know, but Amla oil does something to my hair....its sooo soft even when rinsing out.

With this method, I don't mind stretching at all!

BIG BIG BIG HIT for me!!!

 

[labelfree]

Hits:

NjoiCreations-Coconut Cream Hairdressing

Pure and Basics-Coconut Reconstructing Conditioner

Apala Beauty by Nature-Sesame Beauty Elixir and Restorative Treatment

Avocado Butter

 

[Keshieshimmer]

Hit:
Using small amounts of Chi Silk Infusion for flat ironing
Flat iron after weekly wash (helps me not manipulate my hair during the following week)
Putting hair in 2 large pin curls at night
Not tying scarf in the front of my head (I think that has contributed to breakage on my edges)
Lekair Cholesterol

USING WHAT I GOT, instead if buying more!

 

[PrissyMiss]

HITS:
Silicon Mix- finally found a conditioner for when I'm stretching
Hairveda Vatika Frosting- Man, now I wish I hadn't wait so long to order it.
Yes To Carrots Conditioner
Organix White Tea Grapeseed Conditioner

Miss:
HUGE MISS- Chi Straight Guard. It’s very drying

 

[Honi]

Revisited hit - oil rinses. I put oil on dry hair then rinsed. Don't know why I stopped. Hair loved this 5 months post.

Miss - GVP Paul Mitchell the detangler. Was not terribly terrible....just ok.

 

[darlingdiva]

Hit: Jane Carter Revitalizing Leave-In + Hairveda Almond Glaze for dry twist-outs

 

[MontegoBayBaby]

HIT: Sally's Argan Oil

 

[Arian]

Hit: Ion Reconstructor----DEFINITELY my new light/medium protein staple!
Hit: Trader Joe's Nourish Spa Shampoo and Conditioner (both are great!)
Hit: Large bantu knots (only 4 or 5) for a full, wavy knot-out

Miss: AO White Camelia (well, I mean, it's OK ) I probably won't repurchase

I wondered about this one. I bought a sample pack to try.

 

[stargazer613]

Hits:

Trader Joe's Tea Tree Tingle 'Poo + Con
Taliah Waajid Mist
Adding avocado oil to my dc mix

 

[tiffers]

HIT:
Wen Tea Tree Cleansing Conditioner
Wen Sweet Almond Mint Oil

MISS:
Wen Cucumber Aloe Cleansing Conditioner

 

[destine2grow]

Hits: Grapeseed oil, SE Olive Oil Mouisturize Treatment, ORS Olive Oil Creme.
Miss: Aphogee Leave in - don't know what happen it was working fine and now it is not. So I am looking for another leave in.

 

[maxineshaw]

Miss: Cantu shea butter leave-in (left my hair soft, but I had a ton of flakes in my fro

Miss: Cowashing. My scalp can't take it. This isn't the first time I've tried it, but the end results are just the same. I'm going back to shampoo.

 

[beana]

Hits:
L'anza Healing Strength silk serum
Aphogee Deep Moisture shampoo

So So:
Hair one olive oil cleansing condit- pretty good, but not a "hit".

 

[Thann]

Hits:
Joico KPak Sun Therapy Treatment Masque
Fizz Ease Hair Serum- Extra Strength
Pin Curls

Miss:
ORS Olive Oil Sheen Spray

 

[La Colocha]

Hit- Jane carter nourish and shine, i finally found out how to use it on my hair and i like it alot.

 

[Shana']

Hits- Nacadit Avocado Condish
Aphogee Green Tea & Keratin
Silicon Mix L/I

Misses-NTM silk touch
Using oil as a pre-poo, in my dc or applying to wet/damp hair