2 Week Club: The low manipulation challenge... anybody?

[sareca]

I'm wearing my hair in a loose pony these days. I'm using a no-pull barette-clip. I take it down at night, wrap a scrunci around my pony and cover with my satin scarf. The next morning I slide my hands across and put the clip on and go. So I'm wondering if that's low manipulation since I don't comb, I only detangle on wash days with my fingers.

Yep, except I don't detangle on wash days because I wash a couples during the 2 weeks. Try the oil thing and you may not need to use your fingers as much.

 

[sunshinebeautiful]

OK. I keep coming in here to check this thread. Ya'll win. Put me down for two weeks.

ETA: I'm going to try my best to perfect this wash-n-go. This will be my style of choice.

 

[sareca]

OK. I keep coming in here to check this thread. Ya'll win. Put me down for two weeks.

I'll tell you what I told KhandiB... just add one extra day to whatever you're doing now. Let us know how that goes and only if it's working do you add another day. Every day you add is one day less of wear and tear so even if you never make it to 2 weeks you still win.

 

[sareca]

OK. I keep coming in here to check this thread. Ya'll win. Put me down for two weeks.

ETA: I'm going to try my best to perfect this wash-n-go. This will be my style of choice.

Try the oil-rinse thing, squeeze your hair with a towel, then drape the towel over your shoulders. Don't touch your hair until it almost dry. That method might amaze you too.

 

[sunshinebeautiful]

Try the oil-rinse thing, squeeze your hair with a towel, then drape the towel over your shoulders. Don't touch your hair until it almost dry. That method might amaze you too.

I will definitely try this in the morning. Sometimes I get good wash-n-gos. Other times.... not so much. I think it's because I don't have a set technique. I've been experimenting.

 

[Princess Pie]

It's more about limiting wear and tear.

Think of it this way... if your hair is 6 inches long the ends are about a year old, right? Imagine a strip of a lace that you brought September 2006 and took out everyday pulled, stretched then raked with a brush or comb. After a year it would probably be frizzy but still have its integrity. But what about 2 years later with the same treatment, it's probably starting show some wear. It might have holes where it shouldn't and be a bit unstable. After three years it's falling part.

Ok, so your hair is not lace, but I'm applying the same principle. It's not about how much hair you lose today. It's about limiting the amount of wear and tear you put on hair that you expect to keep on your head for years.

Make sense?

Very well put. I'm going to use this example when my family members discover I'm not combing, and start asking questions.

 

[sunshinebeautiful]

Very well put. I'm going to use this example when my family members discover I'm not combing, and start asking questions.

Girl, my family thinks I'm stone cold crazy. Every time they turn around I'm co-washing or deep conditioning. I don't use grease. I use "white hair products." And now I'm not combing no more either. I'm about to get my black card revoked.

 

[sareca]

Very well put. I'm going to use this example when my family members discover I'm not combing, and start asking questions.

Thanks I've been using that one for 2 weeks. For some reason a lot of strangers have been asking about my hair. When I tell them I'm only combing it once every 2 weeks they tend to look a combination of confused and angry.

 

[sareca]

Girl, my family thinks I'm stone cold crazy. Every time they turn around I'm co-washing or deep conditioning. I don't use grease. I use "white hair products." And now I'm not combing no more either. I'm about to get my black card revoked.

They took mine a long time ago. Actually at some point I just surrendered it. I'm like here take it! I'd rather have hair.

 

[Blackoutzangel05]

Girl, my family thinks I'm stone cold crazy. Every time they turn around I'm co-washing or deep conditioning. I don't use grease. I use "white hair products." And now I'm not combing no more either. I'm about to get my black card revoked.

LOL you arent the only one. I have so many "white hair" conditioners in my house its not funny. That and I only have 1 shampoo and it a little bottle that is still almost full. I don't use shampoo like that but give me some cheapie conditioner...praise the heavens!!!

 

[Princess Pie]

Girl, my family thinks I'm stone cold crazy. Every time they turn around I'm co-washing or deep conditioning. I don't use grease. I use "white hair products." And now I'm not combing no more either. I'm about to get my black card revoked.

Got mine revoked when my co workers staged an intervention to make me get a touch up. They couldn't understand why I wanted to wait until I had more than 1/2" of new growth. Things haven't been the same since.

 

[Blessed2bless]

I'm in! Does this include braid out and braid in at night? Of course without combing just braiding and fluffing in the morning?

 

[sareca]

I'm in! Does this include braid out and braid in at night? Of course without combing just braiding and fluffing in the morning?

Braid out braid in works. I'll put ya down.

 

[Harmony0221]

I normally don't comb my hair that often. Only when it's become matted or I want to try a new style. So I'll baggy at night, wash and go, and CW for the first week. Then detangle, shampoo, DC, and two strand twist for the second week.

Any body have any ideas on how to style a WnG? I will either just wear it out or wrap a satin ribbon around it to make a pony tail/puff but I need something new.

Other than that SIGN ME UP FOR TWO WEEKS! Better yet 3!! My twist last two weeks...

P.s. I'm known as the white girl at work because I just WnG. So when I come in with my hair wet they are just shaking there heads...

 

[Proudpiscean]

It's been 7 days since I last detangled and I'm liking it so far
This sunday will be wash day and I can't wait to try that oil rinse! I'm going to try my best not to detangle until next Sunday. you started that thread right on time Sareca

 

[sareca]

I normally don't comb my hair that often. Only when it's become matted or I want to try a new style. So I'll baggy at night, wash and go, and CW for the first week. Then detangle, shampoo, DC, and two strand twist for the second week.

Any body have any ideas on how to style a WnG? I will either just wear it out or wrap a satin ribbon around it to make a pony tail/puff but I need something new.

Other than that SIGN ME UP FOR TWO WEEKS! Better yet 3!! My twist last two weeks...

P.s. I'm known as the white girl at work because I just WnG. So when I come in with my hair wet they are just shaking there heads...

Bwahahahha! I love that.

My main styles are in my siggy. I said I was going to flat twist the front half and wear that for 2 weeks I also wear a lot of homemade flowers accessories in my hair.


I'll put you down for 3! :superman:

 

[Blackoutzangel05]

Day1 down and I am loving it. Since my hair is short I basically wear WnG's that I keep fresh with morning water that I am going to add some peppermint oil and lavendar oil to, a smidge of Nexxus Humectress, and seal with coconut oil....get my hair band of choice and boom I am finished! This weekend while I am at home I am going to co-wash, no detangling and then put some flat twist in the front and wear that for a week and then detangle next Saturday.....

I have to admit its hard for me not to run my fingers through the lenght of my fro...so I try to keep my hands busy by doing something else....

 

[sareca]

Day1 down and I am loving it. Since my hair is short I basically wear WnG's that I keep fresh with morning water that I am going to add some peppermint oil and lavendar oil to, a smidge of Nexxus Humectress, and seal with coconut oil....get my hair band of choice and boom I am finished! This weekend while I am at home I am going to co-wash, no detangling and then put some flat twist in the front and wear that for a week and then detangle next Saturday.....

I have to admit its hard for me not to run my fingers through the lenght of my fro...so I try to keep my hands busy by doing something else....

I know exact what you mean. It'll pass after the first week or so. I have occasional relapses (like yesterday) but they're few and far between... so far.

I love it when you guys post updates!

 

[sareca]

It's been 7 days since I last detangled and I'm liking it so far
This sunday will be wash day and I can't wait to try that oil rinse! I'm going to try my best not to detangle until next Sunday. you started that thread right on time Sareca

Make sure you let us know how the oil thing goes.

Congrats on making it 7 days!

 

[Blessed2bless]

I'm in !! This is what my hair has been asking for. Does low manipulation include braid-in in the evenings and braid-out in the mornings. Of course without combing... just fluffing with your fingers?

 

[sareca]

I thought I was experiencing dejavu. I was thinking... wait a minute...didn't I add blessed already?

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showpost.php?p=2710715&postcount=163

 

[sareca]

I'm at day 10 which was my original goal for this week but I'm not detangling today. I'm going for all 14 days!
My new d-day is Tuesday. It'll be the first time I've ever been two weeks w/o detangling my wng. :woohoo2:

 

[Missjksn21]

Ok I actually started about a week ago, but I haven't officially checked in so count me in please!

 

[sareca]

Ok I actually started about a week ago, but I haven't officially checked in so count me in please!

I'll add you to the list.

 

[madamone]

Well today is day 14. I washed, oil rinsed, DC'd. My hair is now tied down with the scarf drying...I did NOT detangle! Yay! I'm going to keep going..

I think my hair is trying to detangle on its own though..anybody else seeing alot of shedding?

 

[knottyaaverage]

It's more about limiting wear and tear.

Think of it this way... if your hair is 6 inches long the ends are about a year old, right? Imagine a strip of a lace that you brought September 2006 and took out everyday pulled, stretched then raked with a brush or comb. After a year it would probably be frizzy but still have its integrity. But what about 2 years later with the same treatment? It's probably starting show some wear. It might have holes where it shouldn't and be a bit unstable. After three years it's falling part.

Ok, so your hair is not lace, but I'm applying the same principle. It's not about how much hair you lose today. It's about limiting the amount of wear and tear you put on hair that you expect to keep on your head for years.

Make sense?

yeah i can dig it. most days when im home i just walk around with a satin scarf. never out. and i only comb before styling usually, then thats it for the day. i think i do pretty well. does it help to put leave in conditioner on b4 combing?

 

[grnidmonster]

ok checking in, I still haven't detangled. I have a feeling I am going to loose a lot of hair when I do. I am definitally going to use the "oil method". Tomorrow I am going to the water park, my hair loves a day at the pool or ocean, it curls so nicely afterwards. I am debating whether I should do a aphogee treatment and detangle of just rinse after the water park and slap in a leave-in and bun and keep it moving.

I can't wait to hear about results. I am planning to straighten 9/21 so we'll see how much growth we got for the blow fro I have been sportin for the last couple weeks

 

[ladytq]

I failed, I failed miserably. I going to have to bow out of this challenge. I so wanted to do this. I can't keep the Denman brush out of my head. I'm obsessed with having smooth edges. Other than that YOU GO LADIES!!!!!! I'm still here suppporting you.

 

[Candy_C]

Hey, just doing my update!

Haven't combed for the last 7 days, i intend to wash today and comb drenched in oil.... (Amla oil) 4 hour treat, then an avocado protein treatment (on dry hair) and clarifying poo, moisturzing poo and then deep conditioning with Keracare Humecto (TUB) mixed with Wonder 8 Oil.

After that i will airdry as usual

And apply avo'coco products...

thats it for another week.

Style wise, i've been in buns literally all week, hair wont stay in bobby pins anymore, its really frustrating...i need another form of hair securing (anybody?!)

So i've been tucking ends under inside the nape hairs, which actually leaves my ends silky and smooth.

taking vits:

Biotin (1,000mcg)
B50 complex
Flaxseed oil (2 capsules = 2,400mg)
Multi vitamin

And i'll be starting Sea Kelp (400iu iodine) in the next few days!

Target: Hip length By Christmas Day! (4-6 inches to go...a BIGG TASSKK!)

WISH ME LOOK

Good luck to everyone too

Candy AKA. Cherie xxx

 

[HoneyA]

Thinking about trying low mani for one week and three days. The one week challenge has being going okay. I'm slowly trying to build up to two weeks.

Adding to the mix:
Everyday loose braiding
Oil rinses