2016 Bsl/mbl Challenge

Caramel74 said:
Hello LHCF family :afro:

I did my length check pic when my hair is wet bc I AM PETrified of heat these days. I'm prolly going to have to go to Mastercuts and get it trimmed soon and use some heat but I'll be ok. On a good note my hair is filling in bc when I did a low ponytail and just let it air dry it looked really good.
:toocool:

I didn't gain a ton of length but it did fill in so I'm happy. Lost a lot of hair during my olive oil prepoo but.... it is what is is. Here is my March length check pic. Enjoy! lol love you all :rose::rolleyes:
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@Caramel74, I definitely see a difference where your hair has filled in! I feel you on the fear of heat damage. Maybe you can trim with just a blow dry instead of flat ironing.
 
Hi Ladies, I gave my hair some TLC this weekend and I'm happy to report I don't believe I suffered any heat damage from my flat iron earlier this month! I was very worried but my hair reverted once completely wet in the shower.

I used Redken Extreme Strength Builder Plus as a treatment masque and then used their Anti-snap leave-in as well. I styled in a braid out that I will wear till Wednesday or Thursday then I will be in a low bun. Tonight before I rebraid I'm going to massage my scalp with Vatika oil and use on the ends. I ordered some new products that should arrive by Wednesday that I will try this weekend.

Next LC in June not sure I want to flat iron, trying to hold out till August and continue to prevent heat damage and work on thickening. Finally I have had a bad month for my vitamins and supplement usage. Also my diet has been crappy as I have been stressed with work and life. Re-committing myself this week to get back on track.
 
Daina said:
@Caramel74, I definitely see a difference where your hair has filled in! I feel you on the fear of heat damage. Maybe you can trim with just a blow dry instead of flat ironing.
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Hi Daina,

Thank you sweetie :)

On the subject of heat damage, very scary yes! I don't think that I will have a dominican blowout. But my hair has to be straight in order to see where to trim. Mastercuts just does a couple of passes and I could put all my heat protectants in before hand (infusium leave in, argan oil and even bring my spray in stuff from Sally's). I think I'm more afraid of the trim. I have broken hairs all the way up bc my hair is so fine. :mad: I've seen youtube videos where they just snip the hairs sticking out but that scares me too. When my hair was SL I would use heat every week just because I needed to feel my length and it was ok as long as I didn't go over it and I let it rest. I guess this is why we call it a challenge because it definitely is. I'll never have layers ever again! That took me a lifetime to learn.
:confused::eek::lachen:
 
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Tonight, I put HE Totally Twisted Conditioner on my braids, sat under the heat cap for a little over 30 minutes, CW'd and rinsed it out and rinsed out 80% of V05 Strawberry Moisturizing Conditioner.

I sat under a cap dryer on high cool for 1.5 hours and LCOB'd with L = Alikay's Lemongrass, C = KJ Naturals Lemongrass Marshmallow Slip, O = Duafe Naturals Love Me on length, Hydrathermal Naturals Growth on scalp & Kreyol Essence Chocolate HBCO on edges, B = Cream & Coco Moonflower Shimmer on ends.
 
Prettymetty said:
Here's my March update! It's the Spring Equinox so I trimmed 1/2 inch all over for thicker hair. My hair is growing. I'm loving the thickness
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@Prettymetty, love the thickness! Any damage you notice from the color? I will probably never color or highlight my hair again to go lighter. Trying to find something dark and non-damaging to cover these grays though.
 
Tonight I:
did 4 rows of plaits (16 total)
moisturized my ends with Mane n tail/hot 6 oil/aloe juice
massaged my scalp with sulfur oil
cowashed my wig with Biotera shine conditioner

Tomorrow I'm working a half day so I'll wear my wig. I only straightened so that I could get an even trim. I'm back in protective mode so that I can retain another inch by June.
 
Caramel74 said:
Hello LHCF family :afro:

I did my length check pic when my hair is wet bc I AM PETrified of heat these days. I'm prolly going to have to go to Mastercuts and get it trimmed soon and use some heat but I'll be ok. On a good note my hair is filling in bc when I did a low ponytail and just let it air dry it looked really good.
:toocool:

I didn't gain a ton of length but it did fill in so I'm happy. Lost a lot of hair during my olive oil prepoo but.... it is what is is. Here is my March length check pic. Enjoy! lol love you all :rose::rolleyes:
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You're totally apl and on your way to bsl! Nice progress!
 
I'm going on a separate little mini challenge. I got great growth from December to March and I'd like to isolate why and what. Why did I get good growth and retention and what was it that worked? I've been a bit of a product junkie lately and have been trying a few new things. Starting this weekend I'm going to create one regimen including products and use that exclusively for the next month to see how my hair responds. I'm also going to stay consistent with my vitamins and supplements. I will nail down my regi from pre-poo to style tomorrow and report back.
 
What to do? I'm excited to have dinner at my mommy's Easter Sunday, but Sunday is my wash day. I could do it today but then I don't want to throw my wash day cycle off.
:angry2:.

My pree poo and braids is what makes it so complicated but then again that's probably what's helping my hair become stronger so it's a double edged sword....

I gotta figure this out somehow because I like to basically stay in for 24 hours so my hair can dry. People are so rude and ignorant. I wore my hair to work and out to eat w my son and mother (in the two ponys w two braids) and people make comments so that put me off.
:cry3:
 
Caramel74 said:
What to do? I'm excited to have dinner at my mommy's Easter Sunday, but Sunday is my wash day. I could do it today but then I don't want to throw my wash day cycle off.
:angry2:.

My pree poo and braids is what makes it so complicated but then again that's probably what's helping my hair become stronger so it's a double edged sword....

I gotta figure this out somehow because I like to basically stay in for 24 hours so my hair can dry. People are so rude and ignorant. I wore my hair to work and out to eat w my son and mother (in the two ponys w two braids) and people make comments so that put me off.
:cry3:
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Can you wash it after the Easter festivities?
 
Prettymetty said:
Can you wash it after the Easter festivities?
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That's what I was thinking because I have Monday off and could let the braids dry, then take it out and wear the braid out on Monday. Plus I really don't want to mess up my wash day cycle. I could also do it before the festivities and wear the 4 plaits to my mother's house too. It's only my nana, my mother, the kids, and my brother in law. Maybe I could wear some make -up or something. The longer the plaits stay in the better...
 
Today was CoWash Friday:
  • Pre-poo'd during the day with my AVJ spritz & Duafe Whipped Unscented Amla on the ends.
  • Applied a mix of Mane Choice Green Tea & Carrots and Vatika Dubar Garlic DCs and went under my heat cap for a little over 1 hour.
  • Scalp scrubbed with CC's Natural, CW'd my length with HE Totally Twisted, reconstructed with Ion & rinsed out 80% of HE Hello Hydration & V05 Strawberry & Cream conditioners.
  • LCOB'd with L = LACE Ayurvedic, C = HQ Leave In, O = Macadamia Healing & Duafe Whipped Love Me Amla on length & Kreyol Essence Chocolate HBCO on edges, B = Liquid Gold's Green Magic on scalp & Cream & Coco's Moonflower on ends.
 
I moisturized my hair today with Dudley's PCA Moisture Retainer sealed with shealoe butter, massaged some Nioxin Scalp Renew Density Restoration serum on my scalp, plait my hair up in 3 big celies and done for the day.
 
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