APL 2012 Challenge

All the APL graduates that have moved onto the BSL challenge...you gotta bring out support system to that challenge. I think the BSL ladies need all the cheering, advice and support that we give each other in here. Show em how our family does it in here.

APL and beyond do we part!
 
NikkiQ said:
I am SO proud of everyone in here!! I'm like a proud mama...and I don't have any kids of my own :lol:

I sure hope I can start the BSL challenge for next year and see most you ladies in there. I think the APL ninjas will be BSL long before then :yep:

Sent by me from my Android phone.Boom
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NikkiQ is it the one for 2013? :grin:
 
livinthevida said:
Blairx0 how did you create the baking soda treatment? were there any other ingredients added to the mix? I've known baking soda to be a GREAT cleaning agent :yep:
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I have heard it is great for cleaning, but I have low porosity hair and wanted to aid my deep conditoner's absorbtion, so before apply my dc I sparyed baking soda and water in ny hair. Let sit for about 20 or so min and then rinsed. I am hoping my hair takes in the product now and then I will close the cuticle with an acv rinse and hope for soft, strong hair.
 
Hey ladies is it too late to join the thread? Im currently 3 months out of my BC and currently 17 months post relaxer I'm praying to reach APL by my 2 yr nappiversary in Jan :-) I'm currently PSing my way through with upart wigs and not using heat on my leave outs using kinky curly weave and closures with my brazilian wavy hair I moisturize and cowash often but I wash 2 times a month and chellate w a clarifier or ACV 1 time a month I never use proteins and coconut oil, evoo vitamin E are my staple oils I keep it simple and my hair is 8 inches on to and 7 stretched in the back :-) I need 10 inches to get to APL on me I believe heres a couple pics of my bc, ps styles and current hair ! Oh I take vits and msm powder with juice for health mainly though!
 

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Ok this class has a high pass rate! I'm about to scour this thread y'all graduating folks left and right! I needed this type of energy in a challenge when I was relaxed y'all are awesome *thumbs up*!!!!
 
polished07 said:
Hey ladies is it too late to join the thread? Im currently 3 months out of my BC and currently 17 months post relaxer I'm praying to reach APL by my 2 yr nappiversary in Jan :-) I'm currently PSing my way through with upart wigs and not using heat on my leave outs using kinky curly weave and closures with my brazilian wavy hair I moisturize and cowash often but I wash 2 times a month and chellate w a clarifier or ACV 1 time a month I never use proteins and coconut oil, evoo vitamin E are my staple oils I keep it simple and my hair is 8 inches on to and 7 stretched in the back :-) I need 10 inches to get to APL on me I believe heres a couple pics of my bc, ps styles and current hair ! Oh I take vits and msm powder with juice for health mainly though!
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Welcome:)
Which pic is most current? Cause you in that beautiful curly fro look alot closer to apl than 10"
 
lamaria211 said:
Welcome:)
Which pic is most current? Cause you in that beautiful curly fro look alot closer to apl than 10"
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The last 2 are upart wigs that I PS with the recent one is of me with the measuring tape :-) I love the kinky curly Fro as a PS style
 
So ladies, I need help! I am one week post-relaxer. I prepooed my hair with MT(a few hours in my head/no heat), shampooed, and then DC with AOHSR using heat. I then put shescentit coco creme leave-in and sealed with coconut oil. My hair is now puffy in the back and in the middle of the shafts on my left side. I do have some under processed hair, but this puffiness seems excessive. As these areas dried they felt dry, so I added NTM. Do I have a moisture/protein imbalance? Did the MT strip the relaxer for my hair?

I have done this regimen before with no problems. The only difference is that last week I cowashed 3 times with Trader Joe's Nourish spa. I normally don't cowash.

ETA: a picture. you can see left is puffier.

THANK YOU!!!
 

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Hi ladies,

I'm ready to join. Is it OK if I squeeze my way up in here? I decided that it's time to claim SL and move on up. I've been lurking for a few months and I enjoy reading this thread!:grin:



~Current hair length: SL
~Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Relaxed
~APL goal month: February 2013 (I hope there'll be a 2013 challenge)
~Current Reggie and styling choices: wigs, faux buns, possibly rollersets after next relaxer.
Regimen: wash/DC weekly; clarify/chelate every other week; Aphogee 2 min every other week: cowash weekly/DC on dry hair; relax 3 times per year (stretch 16-17wks); M&S daily; apply MN mixture every night; vitamins daily; occassional black tea rinses and ACV rinses
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL? I need to stay on top of my diet and exercise routine
~Post a beginning picture
 
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polished07, xu93texas :thewave: :welcome3:


afroette said:
So ladies, I need help! I am one week post-relaxer. I prepooed my hair with MT(a few hours in my head/no heat), shampooed, and then DC with AOHSR using heat. I then put shescentit coco creme leave-in and sealed with coconut oil. My hair is now puffy in the back and in the middle of the shafts on my left side. I do have some under processed hair, but this puffiness seems excessive. As these areas dried they felt dry, so I added NTM. Do I have a moisture/protein imbalance? Did the MT strip the relaxer for my hair?

I have done this regimen before with no problems. The only difference is that last week I cowashed 3 times with Trader Joe's Nourish spa. I normally don't cowash.
ETA: a picture. you can see left is puffier.

THANK YOU!!!
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Hello afroette, I want to say a big NO. The relaxer cannot be stripped from your hair. Now it is possible you are under-processed and the protein is restoring your texture which could have hidden by heat. (not sure if this makes sense). Some naturals after straightening use protein to "reset" their curls so I think that is what is happening to you. I have experienced mid shaft puffiness but it was from under-processed hair travelling down from the root as my hair grew. I love it because it made my hair appear thicker. I am aiming to continue to under-process.

You should be careful because the downside is that you have multiple demarcation points.

*Does this make sense? Can anyone else chime in? I am not sure if I explained it well. :ohwell:
 
Hey Ladies...I see we have several graduates! Congrats ladies!!! Welcome to the newbies!

Not much changed over here...still keeping my hair cornrowed and under a scarf(away from the desert heat). I've start towing with GHE again and I think I finally figured out what I was doing wrong. So far so good though!
 
'Crying ' I can't see the pictures of bootiful hair! Something is wrong with the android app. I haven't been able to see pictures for a while now. Booooo hoooo!
 
TheNDofUO said:
Finally cut my hair. 1 and a half inches. Im right back to SL. :'( it had to be done
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don't worry! it will grow back full force! just think about NikkQ! the stylist cut her hair and she is practically APL now and it was such a short amount of time! i cut off a few inches as well. she keep taking care of it and it will pay off. you will be APL very soon!
 
jprayze said:
Lol I better think of a cooler style...
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Yes ma'am. I am natural and just wore a puff while I was there. It was too hot for anything else. And there was something about the ocean water that my hair absolutely loved.
 
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