2011 Ceramides Challenge

[Minty]

I'm going to start moisturizing my line of demarcation w/Mizani Rose to experiment.

 

[Lanea87]

I'm here!

Dc'ing with Silk Dreams Vanilla Silk and Nourish Oil.

I'm trying to have ceramides in every step of my regimen, so if a conditioner doesn't have any, I'll put a splash of some ceramide-y oil in there.

So you know I had to try this tiffers. Can you say sexy silky har?

This is my goal for the day:

Clarify with Suave
Wash with CON green-----that has a splash of Safflower Oil added to it
Protein Tx with Nexxus Emergencee
DC with Giovanni SAS-----add some WGO on top
*added a protein mixture to this also
M&S with something and seal with WGO ofcourse
*EVCO too
Airdry and then be on my way until I CW midweek with Safflower and Aussie Moist

OMG you ladies just dont understand (yes yall do). I will start adding ceramides to every step now on .

 

[cutenss]

Tonight I washed with Hemp shampoo, oiled rinsed with my cutenss ceramide concoction(CCC), and I am now DCing with Hemp conditioner.

This same post will be in the DCing thread

 

[tiffers]

Dc'd with Jessicurl WDT mixed with Nourish.

Cleansed with Whip My Hair, which has hemp and rice bran oils.

Oil rinsed with rice bran oil and coconut oil. I like rice bran a looot more than sunflower, it makes my hair a lot easier to detangle.

Moisturized with Hairveda Moist Condition 24/7 mixed with Enso Naturals Leave-In, which has some ceramide-y oils in it... can't remember which ones.

Massaged Claudie's Elixer into my scalp.

Yesterday I cleansed with Whip My Hair and noticed a lot less shedding and breakage, so I decided to try it out again today. Still a lot loss shedding and breakage. Soooo, even though some may pass out at the thought I'm gonna start using Whip My Hair daily, after deep conditioning.

BUT in my defense, there was a member here a few years ago who started out with really thin, uneven, barely SL hair. In a year, she got to almost BSL. Her regimen was daily shampoo (sulfate free,) quickie condition and oiling her hair before putting it in a bun.

 

[Lanea87]

Tonight I M&S with HE LTR LI and WGO/EVCO......

 

[cutenss]

The moisture I am retaining from using ceramides is incredible. Now that I have my staple regimen products, I am in retirement from being a product junkie. Which means more money to buy nail polish. I will NEVER retire from buying that

 

[Bublin]

Just bought a bottle of hot six oil. Intend to oil rinse with it and add it to my deep con.

 

[halee_J]

tiffers yeah rice bran is a great detangler Do your thing girl! you know your hair I live some of my PJ fantasies vicariously through you I secretly live for your posts

cutenss IRK? the difference in moisture retention is just, wow. Before I tried ceramide oils I felt like oils sealed but never nourished my hair. I feel like these oils literally feed my hair
Since you mentioned NP, I really need to get back on my nail game. I love to do lots of colors my but current job limits me to neutrals, which can get kinda boring...I've just been keeping them buffed with a coat of SV, for months now...I need to come check ya'll over in NF

 

[Golden75]

halee_J - Imma join this now! I saw you evolution of a bun and it reminded of the power of ceramides. So I added wheat germ oil to some random oil blend I had, and my hair was instantly smoothed. When I used Oyin Honey hemp regularly, smooth shiney hair. So I back on it!

What ceramide oils/products will you be using?
I will use wheat germ oil, oyin honey hemp condish, AOWC, L'anza healing strength (saw a ceramide on the bottle) and if L'anza healing moisture has a 'mide, whatever I can find!

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)
I'll use as a pre-poo, DC, leave-in, sealant

How often will you be using them?
At least 2x per week, but maybe more if I can.

 

[Golden75]

halee_J - just want to be sure if this product can be considered as a ceramide product. It has hemp seed oil and hemp amino acids. If so, i'll add to my list. Got it months ago in a clearance bin and never used. Thanks

Alterna thickening compound - Water (Aqua), Cyclomethicone, Dimethiconol, Polyquaternium 11, SD Alcohol 40 B, Dimethicone, Polyacrylamide, C13 14 Isoparaffin, Laureth 7, Quinoa Protein (Chenopodium Quinoa), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil (Coconut), Gardenia Tahitensis Flower, Hemp Amino Acids (Cannabis Sativa), Dimethylcetylamine Hempseedate, Hemp Seed Oil (Cnnabis Sativa), Fennel (Foeniculum Vulgare) Extract (Foeniculum Vulgare), Saccharomyces Ferment Extract (Lysate, Copper, Zinc), Super Oxide Dismutase, Lactoferrin, Retinyl Palmitate Polypeptide, Phospholipids, Corn Oligosaccharides, Copper Oxidase, N Acetyl Methionine, N Acetyl Serine, Aminoacyl Transferase, Lotus Corniculatus Flower Extract (Nelumbo Speciosum), Panthenol, Cinnamidopropyl Trimethyl Ammonium Chloride, Adipic Acid/Diethylene Glycol/Glycerin Crosspolymer, Hydroxypropyl Guar, Glycolipids, Hyaluronic Acid, Polysorbate 20, Propylene Glycol, Diazolidinyl

 

[halee_J]

Hey Golden75 Cool beans welcome to the ceramide clan Glad you had good results from the wheat germ oil Yeah the alterna product has hemp seed oil in it, so yeah it would have some ceramides in it. Not because of the amino acids, ceramides are a type of lipid, they're not proteins. I would encourage you to use more ceramide oils they're more potent and of course as I always do I highly highly recommend hempseed oil; I've seen the greatest results from it

 

[Golden75]

Hey @Golden75 Cool beans welcome to the ceramide clan Glad you had good results from the wheat germ oil Yeah the alterna product has hemp seed oil in it, so yeah it would have some ceramides in it. Not because of the amino acids, ceramides are a type of lipid, they're not proteins. I would encourage you to use more ceramide oils they're more potent and of course as I always do I highly highly recommend hempseed oil; I've seen the greatest results from it

halee_J - Thanks. I have wheat germ oil to finish up. Once that is done I will try the hemp oil. But I will be using the oil form more, and definately the oyin honey hemp condish. That is when I really noticed the change when I used it daily.

 

[Iftiin]

I saw this thread in the beginning of this year and decided to try out the Ceramide oils. So I bought hempseed oil and wheatgerm oil, I only used them once because I couldn't take the smell. But Since I decided I had to use all of my oils before buying anymore I mixed them all so I could get rid of them faster. I use the oil mixture once a week as a pre-poo/H.O.T and leave it on overnight, this has made my hair super soft but I have yet to see any shine. So far I've done this 4 times.
Do you guys think that it's better to use the Ceramide oils on their own or is it fine to mix them with non-ceramide oils like I mix EVOO, EVCO, sweet almond oil, castor oil, Amla oil, Vit E oil, hemp oil and wheatgerm oil for my pre-poo/hot

Excuse the Typo this phone is getting on my last nerv. Lol

 

[cutenss]

@halee j we would to see ya in the NF forum. You would be surprised at what we think are neutrals

I am so thankful for this and the DC thread. I am anxious to see where I will be at the end of the year.

 

[KhandiB]

I DC'd last night by adding Safflower Oil to my DPR-11

 

[Bublin]

cutenss - can you re-type your Ceramides Concoction pleeease. I can't search though the whole of this thread!

 

[cinnespice]

Dear ceramides: I'm going to miss for 2 months while i put in my weave thanks for all your patience and helping my hair grow back. I will see you in November.
Love
Cinnespice.

 

[Golden75]

Dear ceramides: I'm going to miss for 2 months while i put in my weave thanks for all your patience and helping my hair grow back. I will see you in November.
Love
Cinnespice.

cinnespice - you can add some oil into your leave-in spirtz (if you have one) and focus on the braids, or mix it into whatever moisturizer/conditioner/DC you plan to use while in the weave

 

[cinnespice]

@cinnespice - you can add some oil into your leave-in spirtz (if you have one) and focus on the braids, or mix it into whatever moisturizer/conditioner/DC you plan to use while in the weave

I was thinking about adding it to my moisture mix or to my conditioner and diluting with water? I have never really experimented with my weaves. I'm usually under a wig.

 

[halee_J]

Esslinah, use them however you feel is best for your hair.There are times when I mix ceramide oils with EVOO or castor oil. Try a mix and see how you like it

 

[Tamster]

Ladies- perhaps you all can help me with this. I googled and thought that grapeseed oil was high in ceramides... is no one using it here? I have been using it in my DCs, as a heat protectant and just for some extra gloss.

Anyone know if it is or not? I saw on Curly Nikki that it had a high percentage (like 73%)

 

[allmundjoi]

Ladies- perhaps you all can help me with this. I googled and thought that grapeseed oil was high in ceramides... is no one using it here? I have been using it in my DCs, as a heat protectant and just for some extra gloss.

Anyone know if it is or not? I saw on Curly Nikki that it had a high percentage (like 73%)

tamz412, it does have ceramides and I use it in my mixes too. I can't find a research article (QUICK SEARCH) stating it's relative concentration of ceramides, but is probably less than %5 (based off other research articles of wheat germ claiming it to have the highest ceramide content which has been listed 1-5%). That 73% that's floating around is not the real percent of ceramides, it's really the percent of total SPHINGOLIPIDS in the oil (SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE THE TYPES OF CERAMIDES FOUNF IN HAIR AND SKIN). I think we use wheat germ and hemp b/c they are touted as having the highest percent of ceramides. My $0.02.

ETA: CAPITALIZED

 

[~*~ShopAholic~*~]

I use grapeseed oil all the time it's one of my favorites, it has ceramides in it.

Sent from my Zio

 

[Lanea87]

Tonight I used Infusium 23 Repair & Renew LI and WGO/EVCO......

 

[january noir]

I use grapeseed oil all the time it's one of my favorites, it has ceramides in it.

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~*~ShopAholic~*~
I just purchased a bottle of Grape seed oil. It's number 2 on the list of oils with their percentage of Ceramides (post #413). How long have you been using Grape seed? what results have you noticed?

I also want to use it as part of my facial routine. I currently use raw virgin coconut oil to cleanse and moisturize but figured the Grape seed is high in antioxidants.

 

[halee_J]

tamz412, it does have ceramides and I use it in my mixes too. I can't find a research article (QUICK SEARCH) stating it's relative concentration of ceramides, but is probably less than %5 (based off other research articles of wheat germ claiming it to have the highest ceramide content which has been listed 1-5%). That 73% that's floating around is not the real percent of ceramides, it's really the percent of total SPHINGOLIPIDS in the oil (SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE THE TYPES OF CERAMIDES FOUNF IN HAIR AND SKIN). I think we use wheat germ and hemp b/c they are touted as having the highest percent of ceramides. My $0.02.

ETA: CAPITALIZED

^^^ What she said That percentage list floating around causes a lot of confusion.

 

[tiffers]

Mixed rice bran oil into my dc...

Cleansed with Whip My Hair...

Oil rinsed with rice bran and coconut oils...

Mixed Silk Dreams Nourish oil into my leave-ins...

Massaged Claudie's Elixer into my scalp...

Operation Daily Ceramide: Complete.

 

[Tamster]

Thanks ladies!!!! I just wanted to make sure! I'm not quite sure what I am looking to get out of using ceramides, but i figure it can't hurt. Will let you know what I see in due time

 

[tiffers]

^^^ What she said That percentage list floating around causes a lot of confusion.

Sure confused the hell outta me!

 

[Lanea87]

Hey ladies tonight I M&S with HE LTR LI and WGO/EVCO......