A lot of people from another hair site are raving about the Maximum Hydration Method for 4c hair. I think I'm about to try it. Anyone here doing it?
bajandoc86, Users claim that the manipulation doesn't negatively affect them because their hair is just that moist. Longer haired naturals, 4 range, claim that the method enables them to wear wngs daily, ends rubbing on their collars and all that, with steady retention and no apparent damage.That sounds like a WHOLE lot of manipulation. My fine strands ain't about that life.
I think this method is going to be more popular than a lot of people are imagining. There is a whole segment of naturals still looking for a regimen that works for them and this is helping a lot of people get results when other regimens just didn't. Its going to be interesting to see how this plays out a year from now.
faithVA, I'm transitioning. I'd say I'm 4a/b. I see some curls, some are well defined, most are not. My hair is too light, I think. I was thinking I might have to use amino acids or something just to weigh it down from the inside. I don't intend to do wng's, but I do want my hair operating optimally.I think this method is going to be more popular than a lot of people are imagining. There is a whole segment of naturals still looking for a regimen that works for them and this is helping a lot of people get results when other regimens just didn't. Its going to be interesting to see how this plays out a year from now.
faithVA, I'm transitioning. I'd say I'm 4a/b. I see some curls, some are well defined, most are not. My hair is too light, I think. I was thinking I might have to use amino acids or something just to weigh it down from the inside. I don't intend to do wng's, but I do want my hair operating optimally.
And then my mother, who I thought was on this journey with me , started talking about going back to locs cuz this loose natural life was unsatisfactory, time-consuming with iffy results. I started researching. I found that the 4's with the most defined patterns (ie, least frizz) use a lot of clay rinses. I read up about the Cherry Lola treatment. I was circling this concept and almost stumbled upon it myself.
So when I found it, I was delighted because I don't have to reinvent the wheel. Somebody else already did the work, laid it out in a neat regimen, found willing guinea pigs who have youtubes... it's just so organized, and I appreciate it. I can just refer my mother to the site, she doesn't have to read a million blogs/ watch a million yt's.
This method is like a lifeline for the 4c ladies who wonder why nothing ever works, nothing ever moisturizes, gel on hair= a gelled afro, etc. It's not about coveting another's natural curl pattern, it's about finally meeting your own.
[USER=338599 said:overtherainbow[/USER];20455817]Are any hi-po ladies having success with this? What do you do tp combat over moisturization?
[USER=149048 said:Honey Bee[/USER];20453919]faithVA, I'm transitioning. I'd say I'm 4a/b. I see some curls, some are well defined, most are not. My hair is too light, I think. I was thinking I might have to use amino acids or something just to weigh it down from the inside. I don't intend to do wng's, but I do want my hair operating optimally.
And then my mother, who I thought was on this journey with me , started talking about going back to locs cuz this loose natural life was unsatisfactory, time-consuming with iffy results. I started researching. I found that the 4's with the most defined patterns (ie, least frizz) use a lot of clay rinses. I read up about the Cherry Lola treatment. I was circling this concept and almost stumbled upon it myself.
So when I found it, I was delighted because I don't have to reinvent the wheel. Somebody else already did the work, laid it out in a neat regimen, found willing guinea pigs who have youtubes... it's just so organized, and I appreciate it. I can just refer my mother to the site, she doesn't have to read a million blogs/ watch a million yt's.
This method is like a lifeline for the 4c ladies who wonder why nothing ever works, nothing ever moisturizes, gel on hair= a gelled afro, etc. It's not about coveting another's natural curl pattern, it's about finally meeting your own.
@Honey Bee. I feel my hair is "too light" as well. This has long been an issue for me actually. And apparently it's not due to tightness of curl pattern because I sense that many women with tighter curls than I have, have weightier hair. Maybe its an issue of strand thickness although I wouldn't consider my hair fine. I think it's just "normal" thickness.
I'm tempted to try the Cherry Lola method and see how my hair responds. Why is it called Cherry Lola lol?
Please explain the amino acids weighing the hair down from the inside. What does that mean? How does that work?
I think my hair is too light as well. It seems to take tar and feathers to make it hang
Oh, I did my first clay treatment last night! It was fabulous. When I rinsed it out, my clumping was amazing, but then I did an acv rinse and messed it up. It got all frizzy.
I randomly chose some of the steps and did them in no particular order, serves me right.
I'm high po and I've been doing this regimen since May. I initially started out using the conditioner with baking soda for the clarifying step and it was ok, but once I started using ACV for step 1 my hair started responding better to the regimen. My hydration is slow due to the fact my hair was super dry way before this regimen. One thing I can say about this regimen is that my hair is doing a whole lot better. I'm retaining moisture better, I rarely get split ends, I rarely get single strand knots, my breakage has slowed down, my hair rarely tangles, and I'm retaining length. My hair still doesn't like wash n go's so I do braid outs, twist outs, curlformers, or buns. Once I get more hydrated curls then I'll revisit the wash n go. Let me also add that I'm natural, I have high porosity, I'm 4a/ 4b with some 3c, fine to medium strands, low to medium density hair, and I'm full APL. I haven't experienced any over moisturization with this regimen. Your hair won't get over moisturized with this regimen because you are removing build up every 3 days. The ACV or baking soda step and the clay step removes products from your hair which will prevent product build up. When I feel that I need some protein then I will do the modified cherry lola treatment to keep my hair balanced.Are any hi-po ladies having success with this? What do you do tp combat over moisturization?
Glad to be of service to the natural hair community.But others can learn from your experiments
Glad to be of service to the natural hair community.
Somebody asked about high porosity hair. I'm transitioning and my hair has historically been terribly, extremely hi po, but that was relaxed. I'm coming to learn that might natural hair might actually be lo po, I can't believe it!
I was hesitant to try certain steps (like the baking soda or acv clarifying step) because I've never used either of those on my hair. I already knew I was hi po, didn't make no sense to practice a lo po reggie. I clarify with shampoo when needed, use moisturizing poo when I feel like it, all kinda sulphates and what-not, I didn't care, just reckless with it, lol. I've been shampooing once a week throughout my transition, no problem. So when I saw the clarifying step, I was like damn, I might not be able to be down.
And then I had a hair tragedy! Saturday night, I used FPS (2.5 ph) to close my cuticle after dc'ing. I hadn't used it in a while, but it usually does my hair right. Y'all, when I rinsed it out, my hair felt so wrong, so tangled, so disrepectful of my efforts. I didn't know what to do. I was just standing in the bathroom telling SO, this is the kinda ish that make people bc with raggedy scissors in the middle of the night. erplexed
I thought and thought, how could I safely raise my ph?? I'm scared of baking soda, so that was a no-go, but acv... not so scary. I put a tiny bit in my spray bottle, lots of warmish water, crossed my fingers, and prayed. Let it stay in for 5 min, rinsed, my hair was back to normal. And once it dried, I noticed it was shiny as heck!! My hair never shines. I'm amazed. It worked well on all of my textures.
When I did it last night, it was a more concentrated mix. That mighta contributed to my frizz cuz it came out of nowhere.
Girl, I was ready to just end it all! (meaning, bc ) I have at least another year left transitioning, I need some length... but hmmm, maybe the max hydration method will increase my hang-time...This isn't funny but the way you phrased it made me laugh. Yeah, there are a lot of things that can make a person go over the edge with their hair
Can someone tell me why ACV which closes cuticles is being used on hair where the cuticle is tightly closed?
I'm high porosity--my hair dries in 5 minutes.
Is the purpose to cleanse buildup or close cuticles? Someone posted an article where ACV doesn't remove buildup very well.