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Hi ladies,

Just checking in! I currently have the Seaweed and Rice deep conditioner, by Marie Dean in my hair right now. It feels amazing right now, so I'm hoping it will feel good after rinsing out as well! I also plan to use the Shea Cocoa Moisturizing Hair Lotion and Whipped Olive & Tucuma Hair Butter (F yeah free samples! xD) tonight! I will use these two products over the next few days and update with my thoughts. :)
 
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Thank you so much for the link :) What is the ginseng supposed to do and what are you using as an emulsifier? I saw that you could use meadowfoam seed oil and I see that a lot of natural leave-ins contain slippery root or marshmallow root.
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I read on livestrong.com that ginseng can help to stimulate hair growth. I'm going to use vegetable glycerin as my emulsifier. I don't want it to be thick, I like a liquid leave in.

I'm mimicking my leave-in from the Freeman Sunflower Oil and Ginseng leave-in that was discontinued. I bought some old bottles of the stuff, got scared to use it (:look:), so now I'm going to recreate it without the unnecessary preservatives. I'll probably make only enough to use for the week and store in the fridge.

I should have given you all of the ingredients that I'll be using - sorry about that!

My Phase A will be:
glycerin
gardenia oil (for fragrance)
sunflower oil

Phase B:
water

Phase C:
vitamin B5 (panthenol)
wheat protein
panax ginseng
vitamin E

I'm not the best mathematician, so once I work out the percentages, I'll re-post and let you know my results and the consistency.

Let me know what you plan to use as well. You named some pretty interesting ingredients, and I've used products with those ingredients that I really like!
 
What are you natural ladies using to slick down your edges? I'm not in this challenge but I use 95% natural products. I prefer Darcy's Botanical products but I will try other stuff. I can't find ANYTHING that helps... but i refuse to use a brush as well... I'm trying to keep my edges.
 
I haven't posted in here in a while, but I'm still sticking to my all natural products. Lately my go-to oil has been Safflower oil, it makes an excellent pre-poo. I'm still using black soap for washes and Qhemet BRBC for styling my twists.

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AyannaDivine said:
I haven't posted in here in a while, but I'm still sticking to my all natural products. Lately my go-to oil has been Safflower oil, it makes an excellent pre-poo. I'm still using black soap for washes and Qhemet BRBC for styling my twists.

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What kind of black soap are you using?
 
greenandchic I order mine from coastalscents.com

Tell me why i ordered 2 blocks over a year ago and I'm still working on the 1st block! It looks like i never use it, but its the only thing I use to wash my hair & face! Look...

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Why Karen's body beautiful not on there?
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Good question! I'm not familiar with her products, but I will add it to the OP. Anytime you feel a company should be listed, don't hesitate to let me know.

AyannaDivine said:
greenandchic I order mine from coastalscents.com

Tell me why i ordered 2 blocks over a year ago and I'm still working on the 1st block! It looks like i never use it, but its the only thing I use to wash my hair & face! Look...

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Cool, thanks! When I run out of hair cleansers, I will try black soap.
 
prettybyrd said:
I read on livestrong.com that ginseng can help to stimulate hair growth. I'm going to use vegetable glycerin as my emulsifier. I don't want it to be thick, I like a liquid leave in.

I'm mimicking my leave-in from the Freeman Sunflower Oil and Ginseng leave-in that was discontinued. I bought some old bottles of the stuff, got scared to use it (:look:), so now I'm going to recreate it without the unnecessary preservatives. I'll probably make only enough to use for the week and store in the fridge.

I should have given you all of the ingredients that I'll be using - sorry about that!

My Phase A will be:
glycerin
gardenia oil (for fragrance)
sunflower oil

Phase B:
water

Phase C:
vitamin B5 (panthenol)
wheat protein
panax ginseng
vitamin E

I'm not the best mathematician, so once I work out the percentages, I'll re-post and let you know my results and the consistency.

Let me know what you plan to use as well. You named some pretty interesting ingredients, and I've used products with those ingredients that I really like!
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i might have to try this, but i believe i would use btms as my emulsifier and add a preservative.......just to be on the safe side.
 
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Any natural body soap recommendations?

I've got Shea Moisture hibiscus bar and I love it so far... Any others?
 
Washed my hair with -Kyras (shealoe shampoo bar),dc with Marie Dean (Hemp & Aloe Dc) 1hr,rinsed with Darcys (Pumpkin con),sealed with T.L.C (Baobab oil)..applied Marie dean (Aloe Mint scalp pomade) on roots...Pomade shop (peppermint) pomade on edges....

*My hair & scalp is very Satisfied...


Happy Hair Growing!
 
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I finished twisting my hair yesterday and have been ghe-ing every night. I've been spritzing with water and oiling my ends and scalp (oil mixture: olive, castor & red pimiento). My hair is feeling mighty moisturized; I'm quite happy.
 
I've been bathing with Dr. Bronner castile soap for a couple of years. No dry skin, no more eczema...me luvs it!
 
This weekend will hopefully be as unnatural as I go during the year.

I'm going to wash with Shea Moisture Black Soap Deep Cleansing Shampoo, then do my Aphogee 2-step treatment. Do a quick condition with KBB Deep Conditioner, followed by Mozeke Moisturizing Hair Mask under steam. Do my acv rinse, probably Komaza Care leave-in condish and seal, and twist with Mozeke Babussu twisting cream.

I do heavy PT every 6-7 weeks (alternating between Aphogee and Nexxus Emergencee), in the meantime I'll use the Mozeke Carrot Protein Mask.

Lita, I'm interested in some of those Marie Dean products, especially since she's having a sale :look:. Have you tried any of the protein based conditioners? Any recs overall? TIA!!!!
 
Whimsy Chagrin Valley!

Still using all natural hair products and loving it. Now, if I could just transition back to all natural body care products, I would be golden.
 
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Quick check in: I'll be having a wash day this weekend. I have some sample sizes of some Bee Mine Shampoo and Conditioner that I'll try out. I also think I may try to DC with Oyin Honey Hemp because I've never used it for the purpose before and I'm curious. I also was thinking of pre pooing with some Hemp Oil, but I may either add that to my DC or seal my hair with afterwards like I normally do. I'm about 12-13 weeks post right now and I also need to dust my ends a bit so I'll do that too.
 
Ronnieaj said:
This weekend will hopefully be as unnatural as I go during the year.

I'm going to wash with Shea Moisture Black Soap Deep Cleansing Shampoo, then do my Aphogee 2-step treatment. Do a quick condition with KBB Deep Conditioner, followed by Mozeke Moisturizing Hair Mask under steam. Do my acv rinse, probably Komaza Care leave-in condish and seal, and twist with Mozeke Babussu twisting cream.

I do heavy PT every 6-7 weeks (alternating between Aphogee and Nexxus Emergencee), in the meantime I'll use the Mozeke Carrot Protein Mask.

Lita, I'm interested in some of those Marie Dean products, especially since she's having a sale :look:. Have you tried any of the protein based conditioners? Any recs overall? TIA!!!!
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Ronnieaj Hi! I'm using my phone to check messages & it's not showing everything,sorry for the late response...Marie Dean-Hemp Aloe Dc & Green Hemp Dc are excellent protein treatments your hair will feel very strong,less to no shedding but,for me it didn't provide enough slip..So I used a moisturizing con to rinse & everything was fine...Hair was soft,strong & tangle free....I also use Marie Dean-Mango con moisturizer leave-in & it was iceing on the cake.....Talk about Moisture Moisture....


Happy Hair Growing!
 
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this is my update for the challenge :
1. Current length - BSL
2. Natural/Relaxed/Textlaxed/Locked/Other
3. Hair goals for the year : regrouth on the crown so I'll be able to wear my hear "free"
4. Reggie, styles and products that you will be using :
Water, coconut oil, emu oil, ACV,
henna, yogurt, honey, black soap
aloe and sulfur.
5. Products/ingredients you will avoid (eg. cones, sulfates, parabens, shampoo) Non-natural things.
 

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Tonight I prepooed with my amla infused coconut oil, detangled with my deep conditioner blend (it was VERY tangled), used a shampoo bar, did an organic Earl Gray tea rinse, conditioned with Aubrey Organics GPB. I twisted my hair with Andalou Conditioner and my oil blend (walnut, castor, olive, agave). :lick:
 
this wash day I washed with did a protein treatment/acv rinse/ then TE Mud Wash.

For the protein treatment i used an egg,2 tbls of coconut oil and about half the can of coconut milk. I loved results. I will post pics later it's not letting me use the attachment feature right now :sad:

I'm rocking two strand twists for the rest of the week.
 
Washed my hair-Shi Naturals scalp detox,Darcy's pumpkin to rinse,Marie Dean Sweet Milk moisturizing dc 45min,rinsed Bear Fruit African export,used Bear Fruit Desert leave-in,Njoi Creations Ayurvedic hair butter on ends,Sealed with Walnut oil...Applied Peppermint pomade on my edges....


Happy Hair Growing!
 
yay! thanks for this challenge, I hope I'm not late! I played with non natural stuff during the holidays and now I can say that I can feel the difference.

1. Current length

about mbl

2. Natural/Relaxed/Textlaxed/Locked/Other

natural

3. Hair goals for the year.

a healthy waist length would be amazing

4. Reggie, styles and products that you will be using.

if I find the right, easy to use concoction I may use clay only to clean my hair, otherwise I'll keep alternating with giovanni 50:50 or Yes to Cucumbers shampoos

giovanni 50:50 conditioner or aubrey gpb although I'm trying to make my own natural conditioner

butters and flax gel, although I still need to get it 100% right

oils, acv rinses, aloe juice

5. Products/ingredients you will avoid (eg. cones, sulfates, parabens, etc)

everything non natural except btms, fatty alcohols, preservative (phenoxyethanol)
 
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