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.
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
You wanna make sure you get all the pool chemicals out.
Okay, include me. My wash day is today, so I'll start today. Put me down for the two week challenge. One question that I have is because my hair is so short, I normally wear buns. I've been washing and airdrying my hair and then putting my hair in a bun and baggying the ends and then applying a phony pony or bun, but this has required brushing with a boar brush to get the hair to lay down after it is dried.
Do you think it will be okay to wash and deep condition my hair and then immediately put it in a bun and let dry? Do you think it will cause breakage because it's put in a ponytail wet? I think I will do the oil rinse to ensure my hair is nice and moisturized before putting up.
Also, what is Wng? I'm a little slow, sorry.
But you really should let your hair airdry as much as possible before putting tension on it. 
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I just brush the edges. I did this about 3 times last week. I felt soooo guilty and then I was like forget it!!! I get mad frizzies in the front.
But to answer you question, I don't go from root to tip
@ feelin' guilty. You have my permission to brush your edges and you're welcome to stay in the challenge if you want to. 
I'm happy you're back!
Anywho, I definitely will be keeping the two week schedule! 
Ok , so I just started yesterday ..
I cowashed after a horrific rollerset, hair just looked stupid
I will not do any heavy duty maniping until Thursday.. Only cuz Im goin out friday night, and Im gonna do a nice braidout
I made it and got my trophy.
Detangling went pretty well...I had 2-3 places that I really had to take my time while detangling. For the most part it was easy, just not as easy as at 1 week, but I guess that makes sense.
ETA: I forgot about the shed hairs. Every time I comb through my hair I came out with a zillion more. They were like the energizer bunny. They kept going and going and going. Even now that my wng is dry and detangled I'm still leaking shed hairs.
How's everybody else doing?
I made it and got my trophy.
Detangling went pretty well...I had 2-3 places that I really had to take my time while detangling. For the most part it was easy, just not as easy as at 1 week, but I guess that makes sense.
ETA: I forgot about the shed hairs. Every time I comb through my hair I came out with a zillion more. They were like the energizer bunny. They kept going and going and going. Even now that my wng is dry and detangled I'm still leaking shed hairs.
How's everybody else doing?
Some (not all) of my favorite long hair Divas are masters of low (almost no) manipulation. I love the concept but I've never been able to pull it off for more than 5-6 days. I want to be in the 2 week club!
So I'm starting a personal challenge with the goal of seriously LOW manipulation. It goes something like this...
The goal is to only detangle, comb/brush, rollerset, or blowdry 8-12 times for the rest of this year (August - December 2007).
- You CANNOT comb, detangle, rollerset or blow dry (less it's with a diffuser) more than once every 14 days.
- No protective styles... unless you really really want to.
- Work up to 2 weeks gradually (start with a few days, then 1 week, 1.5 weeks and finally 2 weeks.)
The goal is to be at 2 weeks (or 1 week) without detangling by December 2007.
If you get there early that's awesome, but take it slow and listen to your hair.
This is not about protective styles or hiding my hair. I'm only wearing hairstyles that look good on me, are my real hair, and that I can repeat everyday with almost no manipulation. For inspiration visit sylver2, lonei, lala, pokahontas ... <I'm blanking, but I'll think of the others in a minute> :blush3:
As my lo-mani style I've chosen the WnG. It's my favorite anyway, but it allows me to restyle my hair with a spray bottle and wash it once/week without breaking any rules.
