2016 A P L/b S L Challenge

mzhotniz86 said:
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
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thanks a lot.
ive been busy but im back :-)
 
cowashed, shampooed, and conditioned under a towel and baggy. my hair feels AMAZING!! Now, let's see if it's dry by tomorrow.

I put it in twists and pinned them kind of around my head. I was trying to get a little bit of a stretch since I was too tired to flat twist. I want to put it in a bun with kinky hair, but I don't like the the pack I got. It's too silky actually. I should have just got a regular kinky pack instead of this one that's kind of curlier
 
Tonight, I put Honey's Handmade Cherry Almond Tapioca on my braids, sat under the heat cap for 30 minutes, CW'd and rinsed it out and rinsed out 80% of Oyin's Honey Hemp. I got a late start with my hair and I didn't want to go to bed with a wet head, so I sat under my hood dryer on low for 30 minutes.

Next, I LCOB'd with L = Ion's Repair Solutions, C = Carefree Curls Gold, O = Queen Curls Safflower on length, Hydrathermal's Growth Oil on scalp & Sunny Isle's JBCO on edges, B = Soultanical's Hair Yum on ends.

Then, I put on my plastic cap and did my inversion for 4 minutes and I will baggy overnight.
 
I'm so glad I went ahead and straightened my hair so I could do a new and better trim. My hair feels so much better with those ends gone and it tangles less. I'm going to do everything I can to keep my ends healthy now that I have a fresh start.
Flat ironing revealed some problem areas so I'm going to stop styling daily. No reason to look cute for my coworkers anyway.
As much as I like fax seed gel, I'm going to try some different options for my twist outs. It doesn't take long at all, but I hate making that stuff and wondering if it's gone bad.
 
Today was Shampoo Saturday:
  • Pre-poo'd overnight with my AVJ spritz & coconut oil.
  • I applied HydroQuench Botanical Peppermint Coconut & Honey Pineapple DCs with a scoop of Amla powder and went under my heat cap for a little over 1 hour.
  • Shampoo'd with Coco Curls, CW'd my length with Honey's Handmade Cherry Almond Tapioca, reconstructed with Ion & rinsed out 80% of Alikay's Caribbean Coconut Conditioner & ACV rinse.
  • LCOB'd with L = Lawrence Ray Concepts Shake 'n Go, C = Treluxe Untie the Knot, O = Queens Curls Safflower on length & Kreyol Essence Peppermint HBCO on edges & B = Hairitage Caramel Frappuccino on scalp & Soultanicals Hair Yum on ends.
 
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I feel like I've been under a rock. I was sick for a week after playing with a coworker's granddaughter. It kept me from washing my hair with attention it needs. I'm also studying for my PMP recertification so we know how much fun I'm having. I'm still wearing my hair in a goddess braid. I just don't have the time to install a protective style. Completed day one of my inversion too.
@PlainJane I understand completely about making flaxseed gel.

@coolsista-paris I suffer from scalp build up. I get so itchy when I sweat. I'm thankful for Neutrogena T-Sal. It helps so much.
 
I posted a few weeks ago I might be able to stretch my wash days to once every two weeks. Wrong.

@traceedeebee i hate to part with it but its hard to travel with too.

I tried curls goddess curls gel yesterday for a twist out and got good results. I rubbed some oil and gel in my hand before I styled with it. My hair is flat ironed though so I'll have to try it on textured hair before I'm sold.
 
Tonight, I put Jakeala's Flax Mallow Conditioner on my braids, sat under the heat cap for 30 minutes, CW'd and rinsed it out and rinsed out 80% of Alikay's Caribbean Coconut Milk & V05 Island Coconut Moisturizing Conditioners.

Sat under the dryer on low for 45 minutes and LCOB'd with L = Lawrence Ray Concepts Shake 'n Go, C = Carefree Curls Gold, O = Queen Curls Safflower on length, NJoy's Sulfur on scalp & Kreyol Essence Peppermint HBCO on edges, B = Kyra's Shea Medley Strength & Emollient Butter Cream on ends.
 
shawnyblazes said:
Currently wearing two cornrows under my fingercomber wig. Spritzing daily before putting it on and before bedtime.

I think this will be my routine until spring. Ordering another fingercomber unit for a change up.
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i had a couple from there. the first one lasted me fooooreeeeveeerrr. im getting a different type next month i think or there is another kind i was considering too so i dont know which yet, but i want the kurl out one. which one are you getting/ do you have?

washed my hair and conditioned. didnt deep conditioned. detangled and flat twist with just coconut water. hair feels lovely. i cant wait until i have like three times as much as i do now. i have fullness, which is a sign of happy hair for me.
 
I'm joining SUPER late, But I hope you'll still have me!

  1. Current hair length
Shoulder length
  1. Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Transitioning
Transitioning from heat damage
  1. Goal Month
June
  1. Current Reggie and styling choices
Box braids and rollerser will be my two go to styles. Wash day once a week
  1. What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL/BSL?
Start roller setting. Stretches my hair so no SSK's, more styling options so I don't get bored and chop it off or bleach it to high heavens again. Stay up on my trimming and seal those ends!
  1. Post a beginning picture
Will be back to post a picture once my braids are out
 
apple_natural said:
i had a couple from there. the first one lasted me fooooreeeeveeerrr. im getting a different type next month i think or there is another kind i was considering too so i dont know which yet, but i want the kurl out one. which one are you getting/ do you have?

washed my hair and conditioned. didnt deep conditioned. detangled and flat twist with just coconut water. hair feels lovely. i cant wait until i have like three times as much as i do now. i have fullness, which is a sign of happy hair for me.
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I currently have the Sof- Kinx one. Im torn between getting the kinky blow out one and the honeycomber unit. Which one do you have?
 
Well, finally got time to go get my hair braided. Washed and conditioned with SM JBCO line and got kinky twists installed. I've always gotten great growth with braids....moisture will be key. Lemme see what the crown & glory ladies talking bout.
 
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