APL 2012 Challenge

The last pic was from 2 weeks ago and it was very humid out .....the fro was a week ago and the 1st pic was about 2 months ago ......I got my weave done yesterday and I'm in love
 

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[USER=2496 said:
shortdub78[/USER];16087837]@faithVA
i understand how you fee.l had to do that (trim/cut) a couple of times since Sept last year.
i should be BSB by now.

you really should try what i posted in the low porosity thread! i'm telling it really helped with conditioning my hair better. all you need is a couple of drops. maybe 4 drops.
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Thanks. I need to trim about 1/2 inch more but I can't bring myself to do it. Not this weekend. I did see your post in that thread. I need to get my head together before I try anything else. But I do appreciate you sharing that though. I'm glad so many people are sharing in that thread. There is some good information.
 
shortdub78 said:
lamaria211
get you some black tea and do a tea rinse asap! after you rinse, dc with your moisturizing conditioner. this should help. do this a couple of times a week until your shedding is back under control. this process has to happen, but you can manage it better with the rinses.

oh just steep 1-2 tea bags, and pour or spray the tea on your hair when it gets cool. work it into your scalp a bit, leave on for a minute or two and rinse. don't walk around with it, or leave it in too long. you can get caffeine overload.
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Thanks so much im gonna do this tomorrow:)
Any particular brand of black tea?
 
@faithVA so sorry to hear that but at least when you do get to APL your hair will be all healthy and fly!


So here's where my hair stands thus far. The pic is a bit blury...I don't know what's up with my camera.
 

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MJ saying hi...I'm in the house with my mini because she has strep throat =(...but I decided to organize my products... I'm a true product junkie, this just put it into prospective for me, I see why my bf looks at me like im a crazy lady...I'm going to try not to buy anything else for a while so I can.use some of this stuff up... At least being in the house gives me a chance to get on my Fotki and review some of this stuff I have...hope all of yall are out enjoying this beautiful day... Have some fun for me to =)

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faithVA you may make it to APL in dec, I'm sorry your bummed about your hair but keep up with your healthy hair practices, you never know!!! lamaria211 sorry about your shedding, I wish I could offer a solution, you may have to just wait it out, your body is trying to get back to normal and all of the hair they you didn't loose while prego is coming out now, I've been there and it's very frustrating, keep with your low manipulation styles and healthy hair practices, I promise it will eventually stop, shortydub78 had some great advice, I wish I was in here when I was going through PP shedding jprayze your braid out looks good girl! Kerryann your hair looks great, you and the girl your stand with look very nice longhairdreaming your hairs growing doll! You almost there! :grin:
 
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I need to dust my ends. I need to do it today. They're snagging when I pull my hair apart. So I know it's time... Gonna have DH take my pics in a minute.
 
lamaria211 said:
I didnt but I will where did u purchase the powder?
Did u ever use Alter Ego garlic treatment?
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I bought garlic powder at whole foods, but they have it all grocery stores. I mixed it in some cheap VO5 along with some oil to cover sent and used it as a pre poo followed by a deep condition. It cute my shedding in half. I tried coffee/tea rinse before but didn't do much and by the time I made the coffee/tea chilled it I was over it.
 
I lost hair.

My scalp has been itching in the front really bad. Like really bad. Last time it itched like that I was relaxed and had a bald patch there. Looks like its coming back i dont know. Doc said I have low iron. I've been slacking on my iron pills so that could be it. But yeah.. The front of my hair used to reach my bottom lip now it's at my nose.

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Currently dc with a home made mixture: banana (baby food) , olive oil, honey and a bit of castor oil. when I first mixed it I thought the 6 oz of baby food plus oil would be too much, but I underestimated my hair. I had just enough for my whole head and it felt great going on. Going to leave it on for a few hours and report back.
 

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I lost hair.

My scalp has been itching in the front really bad. Like really bad. Last time it itched like that I was relaxed and had a bald patch there. Looks like its coming back i dont know. Doc said I have low iron. I've been slacking on my iron pills so that could be it. But yeah.. The front of my hair used to reach my bottom lip now it's at my nose.

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oh you gotta get back on that asap!
 
Ok here it is. To be fair i did dust before the length check. But I didn't take that much off. Also I kind of rushed it and I notice I didn't do a length check in the exact same spots. :look: dammit look at me making excuses! :lol: I redid my twists. Didn't wash. Just dusted then retwisted with burdock root cream and threw in a banana clip. Will be in twists until next length check.

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Today I washed with my queen helen garlic poo then cowashed with suave humectant left some in and redid my celies when my hair was damp (close to dry) I added giovanni direct and sealed with EVOCO my hair is soft but still shedding im gonna do a blacktea rinse on tuesday followed by another cowash
 
pookaloo83 said:
Ok here it is. To be fair i did dust before the length check. But I didn't take that much off. Also I kind of rushed it and I notice I didn't do a length check in the exact same spots. :look: dammit look at me making excuses! :lol: I redid my twists. Didn't wash. Just dusted then retwisted with burdock root cream and threw in a banana clip. Will be in twists until next length check.

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you are pretty much in the ballpark! you will be there by the end of this month/beginning of next month!

i'll change it. you are pretty much there. you will officially be there by next month!
 
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Rinsed the banana dc out of my hair after 3 hours and besides the diffcult rinse the conditioner was amazing. Truly amazing. I am so lad I didn't invest in an expensive, high end deep conditioner.

My curls were defined, soft and my shed hair slid out. I have never had such a easy detangling session. I would recommend it anyone. My hair and I finally understand what all those YouTubers are talking about with soft hair that behaves. All of this for a few dollars. I paid a dollar for the baby and had the oil and honey on hand. I will definitely be revisiting
 
Mjon912 said:
MJ saying hi...I'm in the house with my mini because she has strep throat =(...but I decided to organize my products... I'm a true product junkie, this just put it into prospective for me, I see why my bf looks at me like im a crazy lady...I'm going to try not to buy anything else for a while so I can.use some of this stuff up... At least being in the house gives me a chance to get on my Fotki and review some of this stuff I have...hope all of yall are out enjoying this beautiful day... Have some fun for me to =)

faithVA you may make it to APL in dec, I'm sorry your bummed about your hair but keep up with your healthy hair practices, you never know!!! lamaria211 sorry about your shedding, I wish I could offer a solution, you may have to just wait it out, your body is trying to get back to normal and all of the hair they you didn't loose while prego is coming out now, I've been there and it's very frustrating, keep with your low manipulation styles and healthy hair practices, I promise it will eventually stop, shortydub78 had some great advice, I wish I was in here when I was going through PP shedding jprayze your braid out looks good girl! Kerryann your hair looks great, you and the girl your stand with look very nice longhairdreaming your hairs growing doll! You almost there! :grin:
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Girl I have to go thru my stash and dust it every few weeks its good cause it reminds me what I have and gives me something to do when im bored;)
Nice stash you have!!!
 
As much as I loved "playing natural" in Weeks 8 - 13 post...I love a fresh relaxer!! Love that silky smooth roller wrap! #thatisall
 
Anybody ever tried this leave in by creme of nature? I have an unopened bottle that ide like to try but I always love reviews first:)

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longhairdreaming said:
Hey ladies, just checking in. Congrats to everyone who is APL! These ninjas have me rolling...I can always count on this thread to make me smile.

I'm prepping for my monthly flat iron today after work. Last night I sectioned my hair and DC overnight with AO HSR on dry hair. Bought a new iron, shampoo and conditioner for the process so we'll see how it goes.
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What kind of flat iron did you buy.
 
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