APL/BSL 2014 Challenge

HairPleezeGrow said:
How often do you henna? Do you apply to the whole head every time? I used to apply it to the whole head and these last 2 times I did it I only applied to the roots. Also how do I get my grays to turn a dark brown instead of the golden color? I mix my henna and indigo and apply after it set overnight. HPG Don't judge...Sent from my Galaxy Note II using LHCF
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Girl, Im goin' thru henna withdrawal over here with these braids :look:

The grays around my edges are showing but it still looks nice. I normally henna my whole head twice a month. Soon Im gonna take down the edges and henna/hibiscus then braid them back up a little smaller and closer together. I just have to find the time.

I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
mshoneyfly said:
Girl, Im goin' thru henna withdrawal over here with these braids :look:

The grays around my edges are showing but it still looks nice. I normally henna my whole head twice a month. Soon Im gonna take down the edges and henna/hibiscus then braid them back up a little smaller and closer together. I just have to find the time.

I LOVE this HHJ!!
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What color does your grays turn?

HPG

Don't judge...Sent from my Galaxy Note II using LHCF
 
HairPleezeGrow said:
How often do you henna? Do you apply to the whole head every time? I used to apply it to the whole head and these last 2 times I did it I only applied to the roots. Also how do I get my grays to turn a dark brown instead of the golden color? I mix my henna and indigo and apply after it set overnight.
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About every 4-6 weeks or so, I've always done whole head applications so that I can go a little longer between hard protein treatments. If it wasn't so time consuming I'd love to do it more often.

Hmm, not sure about the gray coverage. I have read people say they get great coverage when they do a two step henna-indigo process. I can't remember exactly what color that produced.. Maybe a darker brown depending on how long you leave the indigo on? That's just a guess though.
It also might depend on what brand of henna you use. To me the jamila was more red/coppery but the rajasthani I got from hennasooq was more dark auburn/brown. I've been using nupur-9 the last few times and I get very little color uptake from that one.
 
veesweets said:
About every 4-6 weeks or so, I've always done whole head applications so that I can go a little longer between hard protein treatments. If it wasn't so time consuming I'd love to do it more often.

Hmm, not sure about the gray coverage. I have read people say they get great coverage when they do a two step henna-indigo process. I can't remember exactly what color that produced.. Maybe a darker brown depending on how long you leave the indigo on? That's just a guess though.
It also might depend on what brand of henna you use. To me the jamila was more red/coppery but the rajasthani I got from hennasooq was more dark auburn/brown. I've been using nupur-9 the last few times and I get very little color uptake from that one.
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Okay thanks I may hit up the henna thread for more advice!

HPG

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Funmiloves said:
Be careful and make sure you get body quality henna and a reputable brand.
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The brand I get is Nupur. She could probably order it online from one of the henna stores if they don't carry quality henna there.

HPG

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My hair is in braids for 10 wks... Doing monistat and jbco mix. Hoping it makes my SL hair grow an inch per month
 
Just washed my hair in twists. Applying my sulfur mix to my scalp when my hair dries. Also took my vits today and applied hydrolyzed wheat protein to my texlaxed ends.
 
Yesterday made 1 week since my last wash.

My scalp is a little itchy, but nothing too crazy.

This is my first time in almost a year gong 1 week.
I will be washing tonight and using my hothead thermal cap.
 
yaya24 said:
Yesterday made 1 week since my last wash.

My scalp is a little itchy, but nothing too crazy.

This is my first time in almost a year gong 1 week.
I will be washing tonight and using my hothead thermal cap.
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I'm sure your scalp will thank you for it especially using the thermal cap!

HPG

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Dyeing my hair black today with a semi-permanent dye. Never had any adverse effect while I was relaxed but this will be the first time since I BC'd. Hopefully it doesn't dry my hair out. Thought about henna/indigo but it seems messy, maybe the next time I color.
 
SugarRush said:
Dyeing my hair black today with a semi-permanent dye. Never had any adverse effect while I was relaxed but this will be the first time since I BC'd. Hopefully it doesn't dry my hair out. Thought about henna/indigo but it seems messy, maybe the next time I color.
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Hendigo isn't as messy as some make it out to be. It's always a smooth process for me.

HPG

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Forgot I was in this thread!

  1. Current hair length: Between NL & SL (almost SL)
  2. Relaxed/Natura/Texlaxed/Transitioning : Texlaxed
  3. Goal Month: Dec 2014
  4. Current Reggie and styling choices: Regular poo & DC once a week, Sulfate free wash once a week, oil scalp & massage once a week.
  5. What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to APL/BSL? PS all year long, continue to workout, drink more water, multivitamin, grow & retain, thinking about pre-pooing but I don't know what with what yet
  6. Post a beginning picture
 

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Washed my hair on Sunday and happy to see my curls came back. No heat damage and the trim definitely helped.

The last few days my hair was straight I wore a ponytail:



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Or bun:



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Back to twist outs and puffs!!
 
So day b4 yesterday I took my sew in out and cowashed. I put my twists back in and used QB amla heavy cream a s a LI and twisted with entwine jelle styler on one half of my head and used entwine hydrator creme as a LI and jelle styler on the other half. I let my hair set for 2 days but I noticed when I put them in my hair felt sticky with both QB and Entwine LIs. I was hoping the sticking feeling would go away but it didn't at all! :-/ maybe I used them wrong but I thought both products were meant to be LIs. The jelle styler didn't feel sticky.

HPG

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HairPleezeGrow said:
What color does your grays turn? HPG Don't judge...Sent from my Galaxy Note II using LHCF
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Oh sorry I didn't see this sooner HPG :wave:

My grays turn a coppery color but they blend nicely with the rest of my hair. One thing I noticed about henna is my edges lie down a lot better and much softer. I put my braids in at 9 weeks post and my edges were behaving really well.

Ive been having big success with the nettle, basil, lavender tea with horsetail, irish moss powders and more water added to make a braid spray. Its very moisturizing. I use it every night then follow with a few good sprays of safflower, coconut, jbco, EO mix. Im already seeing some NG.

I LOVE this HHJ!!
 
mshoneyfly

Can you share any tea rinsing tips?

I want to start tea rinsing, but I'm not sure when to do it... like before DC or after??
 
yaya24 said:
mshoneyfly Can you share any tea rinsing tips? I want to start tea rinsing, but I'm not sure when to do it... like before DC or after??
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yaya24 Hey girl :wave: I must say I enjoy using the spray bottle with these braids bc they absorb every drop but otherwise I rinse in the shower by pouring over my head and massaging. I always do it after pooing or cowashing and before adding my DC. I let my hair sort of drip dry while finishing up in the shower, then get out and apply the DC A few times, I rinsed on dry dirty hair, applied my DC, then cowashed out. I like this method too. I LOVE this HHJ!!

ETA: ive never rinsed as a final step but I think you should try both ways and see how your hair enjoys it.
 
I finally put my curlformers in. I used 33 of the 40. I sprayed a little Infusium 23 LI and then applied DE stretching cream and DE gel to each section b4 applying the curlformers. I alternated with the pink and orange. Here's what my head looks like b4 and after applying. I will update the reveal tomorrow when I take them out...not looking forward to sleeping on these!



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HPG

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HairPleezeGrow said:
I finally put my curlformers in. I used 33 of the 40. I sprayed a little Infusium 23 LI and then applied DE stretching cream and DE gel to each section b4 applying the curlformers. I alternated with the pink and orange. Here's what my head looks like b4 and after applying. I will update the reveal tomorrow when I take them out...not looking forward to sleeping on these!

HPG

Don't judge...Sent from my Galaxy Note II using LHCF
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Looking to buy some...which size did u get?
 
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