2016 A P L/b S L Challenge

[traceedeebee]

@chewy The challenge does give that 'get it together now, sister ' nudge.

 

[Aggie]

As for me today, I prepooed with Matrix Biolage Hydrasource with Aloeconitioning balm mixed with sunflower and palm oil and a dash of aloe jiuce.

It felt much better than it did last week. I suppose I can use it as a deep conditioner this way, but the prepoo is working swimmingly so why mess with a good thing?

I used Redken Time Reset shampoo (made my hair feel squeaky clean without feeling hard) and now I'm deep conditioning with Redken Time Reset Youth Revitalizer replenishing deep treatment for 20 minutes under hooded dryer.

This shampoo and treatment also have ceramides and camellia oil in them. I'm a little excited about that so we'll see how good it is for my hair once I'm done. I'm washing this out and finishing off with a palm oil rinse leaving some of it on my hair.

I'll be moisturizing with Redken Anti Snap leave in sealed with sunflower oil. That's me for my hair day.

 

[Cattypus1]

Full MHM today ...steps in between chores.

 

[Cattypus1]

Full MHM today ...steps in between chores.

Maybe not full...not doing clay today. Just finished applying my DC, detangling while applying and finishing with two-strand twists. I've got a plastic cap on and I will steam later.

 

[baha_locks]

Welcome to the challenge!

Thank you!!

 

[traceedeebee]

I flat ironed my hair after skipping the prepoo during my wash session. The oil rinsing still kept my hair easy to detangle. I put in Bantu knots to give my hair some waves. I wish I had taken a picture. I got so many compliments because I typically don't wear my hair down so most people assume I don't have any.

 

[chewy]

@chewy The challenge does give that 'get it together now, sister ' nudge.

Absolutely!!

 

[Aggie]

Just did 1/7 inversion tonight for 4.5 minutes

 

[gvin89]

Just finished installing mini twists using JC N&S.

Washed and DCd with SM Manuka honey line on Saturday. The shampoo left my hair stripped and feeling like straw. It got very tangled during the 2nd wash. I used heat with the DC for 30 min and then just left it covered with a plastic cap until I finished my DD's hair.

It felt 10x better when I washed three conditioner out. I used LOC method to put it in plaits for stretching. L - Eden Naturals leave in, O - Mielle Organics mint almond oil, C - QB BRBC

 

[apple_natural]

@AbsyBlvd

I LOVE YOUR HAIR!!!! I think we are hair twins. let me look again.....

DUDE WE ARE!! Only my hair is not this long. It's on the not so long side, but in time. kes bekes (amharic for "little by little")

 

[GGsKin]

@AbsyBlvd

I LOVE YOUR HAIR!!!! I think we are hair twins. let me look again.....

DUDE WE ARE!! Only my hair is not this long. It's on the not so long side, but in time. kes bekes (amharic for "little by little")

Thanks. Lol yes @apple_natural, kes bekes indeed (I learned something new today).

 

[trclemons]

Tonight, I put Dove Nourishing Oil Care Conditioner on my braids, sat under the heat cap for 30 minutes, CW'd and rinsed it out and rinsed out 80% of Darcy's Pumpkin Conditioner.

I LOCB'd with L = Cozy Moments Protein Mist, O = Queen Curls Safflower on length, Keravada Green Tea on scalp & Sunny Isle Lavender JBCO on edges, C = Soultanical's Mane 'n Thick, B = Marie Dean's Coconut Cream on ends.

 

[apple_natural]

you won't believe it. I took a real starting photo. I can't get it to upload of course, but I did want to say I did it lol. I'll try again later or tomorrow. But I took one! Two!!! even. One from the back and one from the front. And its blown out (from Friday) and not in some goofy style I can't redo at the end of the year to gauge progress


OH there it is! I saw it after I posted this. There's one.

 

[PlainJane]

I'm proud of myself for using jbco consistently on my edges. Hoping to see some results soon.
I'm kinda frustrated with my ends. Trying to trim on stretched hair instead of flat ironed hair wasn't a good idea.

 

[baha_locks]

I did two oil rinses, monday and this morning, with almond oil. I really like the way my hair feels and look with it. For once my hair is NOT dry and dusty looking.

 

[mzhotniz86]

I did a retouch yesterday. Here's a pic of my hair after rollerset & light trim. My middle back section is a problem area for me so I am trying to baby it so it can even up.

 

[mzhotniz86]

I'm proud of myself for using jbco consistently on my edges. Hoping to see some results soon.
I'm kinda frustrated with my ends. Trying to trim on stretched hair instead of flat ironed hair wasn't a good idea.

Same thing I discovered too. I had to flat iron my crown to do a trim because it was too poofy lol. Its necessary to get it even & accurate. My ends have been doing much better since using avocado oil to seal & keeping them clipped away off my clothes during the week

 

[mzhotniz86]

ok so i will never seal with oil again...it dries and makes my hair crunchy with tangles...
im sticking to my serum. Keeps my hair moisturized for a good time, soft, frizz free. stick to what works.

can anyone recommend a good clarifying shampoo. i have organics (ors creamy aloe vera) but some say its not a clarifying some say it is :-/

Design essentials Organic cleanse is great. It makes the hair feel super clean but soft at the same time. It doesn't strip the hair. I use my Mizani neutralizing shampoo to chelate if I have major product build up. Giovanni 50:50 clarifying shampoo is another good 1 that doesnt strip the hair.
Idk if you're relaxed or natural, but for my relaxed hair avocado oil leaves my hair so soft & shiny for days. I know it's not considered a sealant but that's exactly how I use it. I rub the oyin hair dew on my ends & then seal. Coconut oil leaves my hair a lil hard, castor oil is too thick & sticky for my ends. & dont put oil on dry unmoisturized ends it blocks out moisture

As far as breakage, make sure you are doing your strand test (on a clean strand of hair) to check for protein or moisture overload. That's what is helping me figure out what products i need to use every wash day. & check your porosity levels too. I discovered recently that I have high porosity hair in the crown that i have to treat differently from the rest cause its more fragile & breaks easier

 

[baha_locks]

This is my second night of massaging my scalp with njoys oil. I tried applying some Neutrogena moisturizer on my hair but that mixed in with whatever product is already on my hair. So now I have small white balls all in my hair. I will be cowashing and oil rinsing tomorrow morning.

 

[GGsKin]

Clay washed my hair last night. I like to leave it loose and free but keeping my ends clipped and putting it up and leaving it alone (aka not randomly pulling on my coils- duh! I know) is definitely helping to reduce knots that I was experiencing two weeks ago.

 

[PlainJane]

I think I'll be able to get away with washing every other week if I keep retwisting at night. It keeps my hair tamed.
The idea of having only 25 wash days a year makes me so happy haha!

 

[Daina]

I think I'll be able to get away with washing every other week if I keep retwisting at night. It keeps my hair tamed.
The idea of having only 25 wash days a year makes me so happy haha!

@PlainJane, wish I could do that but my scalp gets so itchy...the only time I stretch to 2 weeks is after a blowout and flat iron. I'm only trying to flat iron 5 - 6 times this year. I flat ironed last on 12/31, my next one won't be till March when I do a length check for the challenges I'm in.

 

[trclemons]

Yesterday was Shampoo Friday:

• Pre-poo'd during the day with my AVJ spritz & Honey's Handmade Knot Going Bananas.
• I applied Honey's Handmade Citrus & Sage DC and went under my heat cap for 1.5 hours.
• Shampoo'd my scalp with Coco Curls, CW'd my length with Dove Nourishing Oil Care Conditioner, reconstructed with Ion, did an ACV rinse & rinsed out 80% of Darcy's Pumpkin Seed Conditioner.
• LCOB'd with L = Soultanical's Mane Thick, C = Ouidad Moisture Lock & Treluxe Untie the Knot, O = Keravada Green Tea on scalp, Queens Curls Safflower on length & Sunny Isle Lavendar JBCO on edges & B = Soultanical's Hair Yum on ends.

 

[ajargon02]

Thank you, I've never tried anything from either of those lines so I will try them. Do they cause the hair to revert easily?

I am a natural and use it on damp hair prior to stretching and twisting. I haven't used eden bodyworks on straight hair, as the 1st ingredient is water, but I have used the proganix on my straightened hair without reversion.
It's in a spray bottle, so it's easy noto to be heavy handed, and it left my hair very soft and moisturized after I sealed with original moxie twist mist.

 

[Aggie]

Prepooing with a mixture of Matrix Biolage Hydrasouce Aloe Conditioning Balm, palm oil, and aloe juice.

Clarified with Elucence clarifying shampoo followed with Elucence moisture shampoo

Deep protein treating with Dudley's DRC 28 Hair Treatment

Deep Moisture treatment with Biolage Aqua-Immersion deep moisture mask and oil rinsing with palm oil.

Using Biolage Hydrasource daily leave-in and moisturizing my ends with Keracare Jojoba Moisturizer, sunflower oil and KCCC Knot Today blend. Then I'm done for today.

 

[Crackers Phinn]

I stretched my hair using the FHI Heat Stylus. I'm going to see if heat stretching my hair before flat twisting will cut down on the knotting.

 

[ladybevy]

I pre-poo overnight with various oils (Vatika Frosting, Rice Bran Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, Hemp Seed Oil and Wheat Germ Oil).
Shampoo with SD Go Moist
Protein treatment with SD Mocha Silk Infusion
Deep Condition with APB Blueberry Cheesecake Conditioner, APB White Chocolate Mask with SAA, Honeyquat, Rice Bran and Hemp Seed Oil
Used APB Leave-in, APB Hair Creme and APB Hair Pudding with Rice Bran Oil as my leave-ins, moisturizer and sealant. Letting my hair air dry.

I am really loving all of my APB hair products. They are really leaving my hair so very moisturized and soft.

 

[trclemons]

Tonight, I put Dove Nourishing Oil Care Conditioner on my braids, sat under the heat cap for 30 minutes, CW'd and rinsed it out and rinsed out 80% of Darcy's Pumpkin & HE Hello Hydration Conditioners.

I will let my hair air dry for a couple more hours and LOCB'd with L = Carol's Daughter Monoi, O = Queen Curls Safflower on length, Keravada Green Tea on scalp & Kreyol Essence Orange HBCO on edges, C = Carefree Curls Gold, B = Soultanical's Hair Yum on ends.

 

[Bette Davis Eyes]

Trying to remember when I washed my hair last...


All I have been doing is randomly moisturizing and bunning. Maybe, tomorrow shall be the day, lol.

 

[trclemons]

Today was CoWash Saturday:

• Pre-poo'd overnight with my AVJ spritz.
• I applied Honey's Handmade Citrus Sage and Tropical Carrots & Coconut DCs and went under my heat cap for 1 hour.
• Used CC Natural's scalp scrub, CW'd my length with Dove Nourishing Oil Care & Honey's Handmade Cherry Almond Tapioca, reconstructed with Ion & rinsed out 80% of Alikay's Caribbean Cocunut Conditioner.
• LCOB'd with L = Ion Repair Solution, C = Loreal Hydracharge, O = Hydrathermal's Growth on scalp, Queens Curls Safflower on length & Sunny Isle JBCO on edges & B = Soultanical's Hair Yum on ends.

Lola is plaited and happy!!!