APHOGEE: Advice and how to use

[Mizani_Mrs]

ok, well I will make this thread so that yall won't ever make the mistake that I made last nite. and if yall do, then yall will know the best way to resolve it...without chopping your hair off.

Well I'm 12wks post and I decided to get my hair touched up next week, so last nite i decided to do the apoghee protein treatment. okay so I washed, and then i rubbed in the treatment and i was like massaging my hair so that the trtmnt would penetrate all my hair since my hair was fluffy and thick. so i dried the treatment (as the instructions say) and when i washed it out and applied a moisturizing conditioner (kenra) and attempted to comb it. (Usually kenra turns my hair sooo soft and easy to comb.) Man, i had some SERIOUS knots in my hair. My hair was completely tangled...i couldn't comb NOTHING. i mean real nots, and they were even like in the middle of the strand, not just on the ends. I have collarbone length hair, almost shoulderblade, so i'm working with ALOT of hair. I tried my best to be gentle, it took me like an hour of not getting nowhere. and finally, i decided to try the CON ultramosturizing poo since it makes my hair really soft and tangle free. So i rinsed out the conditioner and put the poo in my hair and it was getting a little easier to detangle. i then put my head under running water and it was very very easy to detangle (with the exception of like 8 knots i had to cut out of my hair). Man, i was so upset cause i was doing soo good as far as moisturizing my hair and reducing breakage. So i'm all over it, but i just want yall aphogee users to beware...this product ain't no joke. On the directions it says 'do not agitate'. and they mean business!!!... I just hope that when i get my relaxer next week, i hope that my hair doesn't look horribly uneven, from the knots i cut out.

 

[~*~ShopAholic~*~]

W W!! H MY GOD, I new it had to be the working it in part that must of caused a problem before I finished reading the post, I feel bad this happened to ya, hopefully if it is uneven you can just wear braids for awhile, I can't take another thread about hair chopping, too much cutting going on lately, in your case you had no choice, but at least you didn't panic and do a BC. Thank God for PJism or you may not have had access to all the products that came in handy.

 

[esoterica]

i comb through my hair to get all the tangles out and then apply aphogee section by section. massaging in sounds like a recipe for a disaster. aphogee is hardcore. well done getting it sorted. i would have freaked.

 

[mommatide]

I DON'T CARE FOR APHOGEE BECAUSE IT'S SO STICKY AND TACKY. AND AFTER IT DRYS, YOUR HAIR STICKS TO YOUR FINGERS SO DON'T TOUCH IT. I PREFER THE OPTIMUM HI-PROTEC TREATMENT. IMHO IT WORKS JUST AS WELL AND IS FAR LESS MESSY AND MUCH CHEAPER.

 

[LeNghtyDreAms]

I DON'T CARE FOR APHOGEE BECAUSE IT'S SO STICKY AND TACKY. AND AFTER IT DRYS, YOUR HAIR STICKS TO YOUR FINGERS SO DON'T TOUCH IT. I PREFER THE OPTIMUM HI-PROTEC TREATMENT. IMHO IT WORKS JUST AS WELL AND IS FAR LESS MESSY AND MUCH CHEAPER.

Where can i purchase it?

 

[mommatide]

I GOT MINE FROM ONE OF THOSE ASIAN OWNED BSS IN THE HOOD. IT'S IN A TALL PURPLE OPTIMUM PLASTIC CONTAINER. I PAID ABOUT 4 BUCKS FOR IT. NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT BUT IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS.


OPTIMUM HIPROTECH RECONSTRUCTOR IS THE NAME OF IT

 

[Mizani_Mrs]

Yea, thank God for PJism or i woulda had to BC. Well thats good advice to section hair and apply aphogee. cause I swear, it ain't no joke. They should have skull and crossbones on the front of the bottle.

 

[simone103]

I use the aphogee treatment immediately after I relax and neutralize my hair every 3 months. When I started doing that I noticed that my hair hardly if at all breaks off. It is a hardcore protein treatment, but when you relax your hair the relaxer is breaking down the protein in your hair and you have to build it back up.

 

[Divine Inspiration]

Yea, thank God for PJism or i woulda had to BC. Well thats good advice to section hair and apply aphogee. cause I swear, it ain't no joke. They should have skull and crossbones on the front of the bottle.

The bold part was hilarious!
I'm sorry this happened to you girl...Like Asphxxia, I section it off before applying it, and after putting it in, I comb it through section be section so that it doesn't dry with tangles.

I've had a horrible tangle even with ApHOGEE too after not combing my hair for a week...NIGHTMARE

I'm sure you'll bounce back...hang in there!

 

[Samaria]

I suppose I've been quite fortunate using it when 20 wks post! My hair comes out so smooth and soft and a natural shine I love using aphogee.

 

[MissJ]

I wish I had read about this before using the product.

 

[MonaLisa]

I've been fortunate using Aphoghee as well....haven't had a problem with it.

Apply, sit under dryer until hard...rinse out...follow up with a moisturizing conditioner (without protein as an ingredient), proceed as usual.