APL`13 Challenge

[CoiledByNature]

Ooo, please do post pics! I want to see the part.

Will do

 

[CoiledByNature]

What types of buns have you tried? Are you natural, texlaxed, or relaxed?

What's texlaxed? I've been seeing this term aloy

 

[CoiledByNature]

So I just bought the mane and tail shampoo and conditioner. I will be mixing each in a separate spray bottle with water, avocado oil, grapeseed oil and coconut oil to wash and condition once a week while in my sew in. Being that I'm using Shapley's MTG in my hair I figure why not stick with shampoo and conditioner also for horses (and humans) such as mane and tail
So my official regimen will be:
Sew in
Apply MTG directly to scalp every night, then spritz hair with mixture of pure avocado oil, grapeseed oil and coconut oil
Doing the GHE every night
Washing and conditioning with the mixture described above weekly
Taking hairfinity every night before bed
Taking out sew in every 45-60 days
Babying my hair for 24 hours (putting a lot of attention on cleansing and conditioning scalp)
Sew it back up and do it all again

Does anyone have any experience with the mane and tail products???

 

[Seamonster]

Oh my Goodness I just joined the BSL challenge, and as I looked at everyone's starting picture, I thought-what am I thinking let me hop back into the APL challenge.

 

[beautyintheyes]

What types of buns have you tried? Are you natural, texlaxed, or relaxed?

I'm natural I tried a sock bun and just tucking and pining but not all the hair is tucked and it looks uneven

 

[LovLeeLaDee]

I'm getting my sew in tomorrow and I just can't wait!!! I get so much growth while in a sew in... I'm supposed to get an invisible part(first time so a little nervous I heard from someone it makes your hair fall out **yikes**)

CharnellG the damage is unbelievable! I really hope it doesn't take that long, I can't imagine facing that situation. Wishing you the best! Can't wait to see your new do! I haven't done weaves yet so I can't say I know anything about an invisible part. Is that like a closure or somethin?

 

[LovLeeLaDee]

Anyway I decided to post some pics ,a far way 2 grow 2 Apl but I got the whole of next year,I will get there

Sent from my GT-I9100G using LHCF

Your hair looks good and healthy! I know what you mean, I have to keep my hair braided cuz I'm constantly pull testing! smh

 

[LovLeeLaDee]

Welcome Honeytips!!

So I just bought the mane and tail shampoo and conditioner. I will be mixing each in a separate spray bottle with water, avocado oil, grapeseed oil and coconut oil to wash and condition once a week while in my sew in. Being that I'm using Shapley's MTG in my hair I figure why not stick with shampoo and conditioner also for horses (and humans) such as mane and tail
So my official regimen will be:
Sew in
Apply MTG directly to scalp every night, then spritz hair with mixture of pure avocado oil, grapeseed oil and coconut oil
Doing the GHE every night
Washing and conditioning with the mixture described above weekly
Taking hairfinity every night before bed
Taking out sew in every 45-60 days
Babying my hair for 24 hours (putting a lot of attention on cleansing and conditioning scalp)
Sew it back up and do it all again

Does anyone have any experience with the mane and tail products???

Your regi sounds good, please keep track of your progress so I can see how the hairfinity works for you. I've used mane n tail deep moisture shampoo and conditioner and I loved them. It's funny that you said you're using the horse/human products together, I did the same thing! lmao I used my megatek and mane n tail together.

 

[LovLeeLaDee]

Oh my Goodness I just joined the BSL challenge, and as I looked at everyone's starting picture, I thought-what am I thinking let me hop back into the APL challenge.

LOL! me too! I feel a little out of place in there, I need to stay in my lane! But I'm gonna stay in both challenges, I like my fellow APL chasers and the BSL ladies will give me major motivation.

 

[beautyintheyes]

Little pre view of my bangs straighten after a year lol I'm so itching to flat iron to show my length

 

[LovLeeLaDee]

I'm natural I tried a sock bun and just tucking and pining but not all the hair is tucked and it looks uneven

I would have to see your bun to be able to offer better advice, but maybe try one of the smaller donut bun rings or change the position of the bun, high bun or low or semi-side(lol don't know what to call it).

 

[LovLeeLaDee]

Little pre view of my bangs straighten after a year lol I'm so itching to flat iron to show my length

lol me too but I am trying to keep my flat iron outta my head till the end of the year. Them bangs is bangin shawty!

 

[Froreal3]

What's texlaxed? I've been seeing this term aloy

Basically a texturizer.... I think of it as an underprocessed perm.

 

[CoiledByNature]

CharnellG the damage is unbelievable! I really hope it doesn't take that long, I can't imagine facing that situation. Wishing you the best! Can't wait to see your new do! I haven't done weaves yet so I can't say I know anything about an invisible part. Is that like a closure or somethin?

Kind of like a closure I guess.. It looks more natural because the hair is braided and sewed in (the closure is usually glued-but the girl doing my hair claims she can do it with thread**we'll see) in a way that makes your hair look like its actually parted

 

[CoiledByNature]

Welcome Honeytips!!

Your regi sounds good, please keep track of your progress so I can see how the hairfinity works for you. I've used mane n tail deep moisture shampoo and conditioner and I loved them. It's funny that you said you're using the horse/human products together, I did the same thing! lmao I used my megatek and mane n tail together.

I've been using the hairfinity for about 2.5 weeks and the mtg religiously with GHE for about 1.5 weeks. My roots are looking crinkly and my hair is getting very soft so we'll see the pills alone supposedly give you 12 inches in a year. My next length check Wont be for about 45-60 days because I'm getting my sew in today so I'll update with pic then.

 

[4EverDetermined]

Hi!!!! This is my first post!
Current hair length: Back is almost APL but my sides are still SL, relaxed

Goal month: May 2013

Current Reggie: I'm in rope twists right now. Im leaving them in for 3 months. I moisturize with my Avj, panthenol and tea tree,peppermint,rosemary and eucalyptus EO spray,applying to both my scalp and hair. I try to baggy for an hour afterwards (when I have the time) and then seal with EVCO. I apply hair trigger to my scalp 1-2 times/day. I use diluted shampoo every 2weeks and d/c the length once/wk. I take Nioxin and biotin everyday.

What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL?
When I remove my twists, I will keep my hands out of my hair

Post a beginning picture
Its my same pic as my avatar.I'm on my phone right now so i can't attach it

 

[Hyacinthe]

As of yesterday I started baggying the ends of my hair.
I will try and do this at least 3 days out of the week,I will see how that goes.

 

[beautyintheyes]

I'm so glad I only flat ironed my bang cause I have so much heat damage it's stupid I knew my friend making all thoughs passes would do it ;( what can I do to fix this please!?!???

 

[beautyintheyes]

I would have to see your bun to be able to offer better advice, but maybe try one of the smaller donut bun rings or change the position of the bun, high bun or low or semi-side(lol don't know what to call it).

Okay I'll try it again and I'll take pictures I'm very lazy and frustrated with my hair at the moment don't know what I want to do with it right now

 

[shidagirl]

I'm so excited! Been a lurker but I look forward to getting to know you ladies

Current hair length - Grazing SL overall (I think). The back sides come down to CBL.

Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Transitioning - Natural

Goal Month - December 2013

Current Reggie and styling choices - Right now I'm in a sew-in til mid-December but I plan on continuing w/ sew-ins for 2-2.5 months at a time and alternating with a Marley braid bun on my own hair during breaks at least 5 days/wk. I plan to wash every 2 weeks and mositurize & seal as needed.

What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL? More protective styling; my ends are super fragile and always have been - even when I was relaxed.

Post a beginning picture - I'll post mid-December when I'm out this sew-in

 

[LovLeeLaDee]

CharnellG where you at??? lol I need to see you n yo invisible part! I'm tryna be patient but shoooot....

 

[LovLeeLaDee]

Welcome 4EverDetermined & shidagirl!!

Hyacinthe do you put your hair in one pony to baggy or more than one?

 

[LovLeeLaDee]

I'm so glad I only flat ironed my bang cause I have so much heat damage it's stupid I knew my friend making all thoughs passes would do it ;( what can I do to fix this please!?!???

I'm no expert but I don't think you can reverse the damage, just baby the hair and DC as much as possible to prevent drying and breakage.

Anyone ever recover from heat damage?

I messed around and halfway gave in, I flat ironed the back of my hair for a starting pic in the BSL thread so I updated my avi.... LoL

Okay I'll try it again and I'll take pictures I'm very lazy and frustrated with my hair at the moment don't know what I want to do with it right now

Sometimes it's good to take a break from your hair. With me I'm always obsessing over my hair(lol) so I just wash it and braid it. I'm talkin celie braids, nothin fancy! Have you tried wigs or weaves or any style that doesn't require much maintenance?

 

[LovLeeLaDee]

Hi!!!! This is my first post!
Current hair length: Back is almost APL but my sides are still SL, relaxed

Goal month: May 2013

Current Reggie: I'm in rope twists right now. Im leaving them in for 3 months. I moisturize with my Avj, panthenol and tea tree,peppermint,rosemary and eucalyptus EO spray,applying to both my scalp and hair. I try to baggy for an hour afterwards (when I have the time) and then seal with EVCO. I apply hair trigger to my scalp 1-2 times/day. I use diluted shampoo every 2weeks and d/c the length once/wk. I take Nioxin and biotin everyday.

What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL?
When I remove my twists, I will keep my hands out of my hair

Post a beginning picture
Its my same pic as my avatar.I'm on my phone right now so i can't attach it

How long have you been using hair trigger? Have you had any results since using it?

How about the nioxin? Any results? Sorry for the mini interrogation but I'm interested in these so I need to know.

 

[beautyintheyes]

I'm no expert but I don't think you can reverse the damage, just baby the hair and DC as much as possible to prevent drying and breakage.

Anyone ever recover from heat damage?

I messed around and halfway gave in, I flat ironed the back of my hair for a starting pic in the BSL thread so I updated my avi.... LoL

Sometimes it's good to take a break from your hair. With me I'm always obsessing over my hair(lol) so I just wash it and braid it. I'm talkin celie braids, nothin fancy! Have you tried wigs or weaves or any style that doesn't require much maintenance?

I'm sorry if I tempted you into flat ironing your hair lol and I'm obsessing a little right now but I just said forget it and blow dried the rest of my hair and tried binning again and it work! So I'm devising a attach plan so I can just stretch it instead of using heat and I'm not sure how to wear it at night maybe braid it at night and putting back up in the morning I hope it's not to much touching

 

[LovLeeLaDee]

beautyintheyes there you go! It looks great and I like your headband! I'm hearing good things about bunning helping with retention so I need to try it.

To stretch without heat, I learned to braid my hair after washing, then rebraid after my hair airdries. Stretch and smooth the hair while braiding to get as straight as possible.

ETA: for nights try wrapping or braiding. If you can cornrow, try two going back.

 

[Bajanmum]

@LovLeeLaDee

I know you didn't ask me about the trigger, but when I use it consistently I get about an inch-to inch half growth per month. My problem is that I get lazy and forget to use it before bed every night.
But it most definitely works!!!

 

[LovLeeLaDee]

Thank you Bajanmum! I appreciate the response. I feel if you have something to add, speak up! That's awesome! Do you notice any other difference in your hair, like more strength? How long have you used it? Are you supposed to use it everyday? I'm like you, I would be "forgetting" at least 3 times a week. lol

 

[CoiledByNature]

HELP!!!!!! I'm FREAKING OUT!!!!! Is my hair thinning????? I've been applying shapleys MTG directly to my scalp at night daily, then applying JBCO, coconut, avocado, and grapeseed oil to my hair. Then i do the green house effect over night. Also taking hairfinity vits. Soo tonight as I'm doing it I notice I can see my scalp through my hair wtf!!!!! I'm extremely scared, I've never seen this before Tonight and I do pay close attention to my sides because I'm ALWAYS wearing my hair up in a bun... I've NEVER noticed this! Could it be that because of all those thick oils it's making my strands stick to each other??? I'm hoping because I'm about to cry. In the 3 weeks I've been doing this to my hair I'm already noticing new growth. Also when I comb or brush my hair there is never any hair in the teeth or bristles. So wtf is going on. I'm supposed to be getting my sew in tomorrow and I was going to treat my hair the same but I can't risk this not knowing if it's cause my hair to come out. I'll be a plucked duck when I take it out... Someone PLEASE tell me I'm over reacting****hearts racing, about to cry **** :'( I'm posting this all over the forum. I really need answers and I really want my sew in tomorrow!

 

[4EverDetermined]

How long have you been using hair trigger? Have you had any results since using it?

How about the nioxin? Any results? Sorry for the mini interrogation but I'm interested in these so I need to know.

Lol,its fine. Feels good to participate instead of just lurking. I've had my twists in for about 2 weeks now and have been using hair trigger for the same amount of time. My twists are already starting to loosen up. Might be the normal 1/4'' that I'm supposed to get for the two weeks. It does make my new growth very soft. Since they say it takes 3 months to start seeing the effects of something on your hair,I'll keep using it for the 3months that my hair is in these extensions and hopefully I'll see a difference when I remove them. I got the vanilla cake smell and it smells sooooo good.

For the Nioxin, I just started taking them consistently so I can't really tell. I got mine for $22at the Smartstyles salon in Walmart so you can get them there instead of paying those outrageous prices people been trying to sell them for online. My bottle expires Jan '13 so hopefully they start selling the new batch by that time or I might have to switch to another hair supplement