~*~*Break Out Your Castor Oil - 2010 Edition~*~*

I just took out my weave and I can see that my hair has grown like crazy from my applying Castor Oil to my scalp 3 times a week for the past 3 months!

I just took my progress pics today since I'll be doing another install on Thursday...
 
I just took out my weave and I can see that my hair has grown like crazy from my applying Castor Oil to my scalp 3 times a week for the past 3 months!

I just took my progress pics today since I'll be doing another install on Thursday...

that's great! can't wait to see those pics! :grin:
 
No, I had jbco on my scalp when I relaxed and my hair and I are fine.



I tried to stretch my last relaxer but didn't make it, I never make it. :lachen:

i LOVE how you said "my hair and I are fine"!:lachen: it's like "our hair" is an entity of its own! like a person or something! that's how important it is, let's hear it for THE HAIR!

btw, i'm tryiing to stretch, too. why do you say it's so hard to make it BlackGeisha?
i'm already edging near 4 months which is my longest ever, so far, but i'd like to make it to 5.
i know NanCeBoTwin stretches as well as alot of ladies on here.....is it the JBCO that helps?

i put my JBCO on over my dc last night and i still have it all on under plastic caps and scarves. (i don't have a heating cap, so this is how i try to keep the heat in there.)

the dc's made my hair soft, but when i put that JBCO on, my hair felt like SILK. let's see what it's like AFTER i take the dc OFF, lol!
 
I havent checked in for longer than a minute but im still in..... I am still using my drugstore brand castor oil. I did have to get slight trim my ends were looking A MESS

Sign me up for the next challenge-this time I will purchase some jbco or the sunny isle one
 
i LOVE how you said "my hair and I are fine"!:lachen: it's like "our hair" is an entity of its own! like a person or something! that's how important it is, let's hear it for THE HAIR!

lol @ work I got looked at like I was crazy b/c they wanted everyone to spray their hair for crazy hair day and I said "my hair will be very upset with me if I did that" whoa the stares. :lachen:

btw, i'm tryiing to stretch, too. why do you say it's so hard to make it BlackGeisha?


maybe I just haven't mastered the "art of the stretch" but once I get to the 6th week I can't comb my roots it's too difficult and I don't try to b/c I don't want to put any stress on my hair. Then there's my edges, I can lay them down with a scarf @ night and they will be flat in the morning but by the end of the day they begin to frizz up again. I don't know maybe, I'm doing something wrong but I always have a hard time.
i'm already edging near 4 months which is my longest ever, so far, but i'd like to make it to 5.
i know NanCeBoTwin stretches as well as alot of ladies on here.....is it the JBCO that helps?

i put my JBCO on over my dc last night and i still have it all on under plastic caps and scarves. (i don't have a heating cap, so this is how i try to keep the heat in there.)

the dc's made my hair soft, but when i put that JBCO on, my hair felt like SILK. let's see what it's like AFTER i take the dc OFF, lol!

DC's make my hair soft for like that day! :lachen:
 
Yay, new challenge. Sign me up :yep: I plan to order some of the Sunny Isle in the extra dark. I read a thread on here somewhere about the extra dark and ash content, and it being better...IDK, but it sounded good. :lick:

But I did order a castor oil pomade. I used the last drops of my CCOM after my wash last night. So my new product should be here my Thursday, which will be my next wash. But I think I am going to try the pomade daily, and see how it goes. I'll keep ya posted :peace:

This has nothing to do with your post, but I just can't get over your hair. It's beautiful! Not to sound vain or anything, but it reminds me a lot of mine :yep:. My buns definitely envy your buns, though.
 
oh ok, so the sunny isle brand has some good reviews, I had never heard of it until I saw it @ the BSS. I was so used to the tropical isle brand, good to know.


I'm straight hatin' that you can buy it at a BSS. I don't know of a single place that carries it locally much less heard of it. When I say castor oil they say

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Can't wait for the next round to start. I'm totally ready.:yep:
 
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DC's make my hair soft for like that day! :lachen:

well, those folks at work "just don't get it"! they see your gorgeous long locks and admire them, but they have no idea the work and effort that goes into caring for them.

some things that i'm finding are really helping me with this stretch are, strangely enough: yogurt and banana baby food, buttermilk, oil rinses, ceramides, baggy bunning, cowashing, and dc'ing overnight on "dry hair".

it seems that the dry hair just eats up the dc and JBCO like the wet hair cannot. as if the wet hair is already "to full" to digest anymore.

cowashing has taught me that, contrary to many beliefs, water is a stretchers best friend! i used to worry about the reversion, but wearing wet/damp baggy buns, solves that problem.

the oil rinses make detangling easy to do because it coats the hair to keep it soft.

once the water has softened the ng through the cowashing, applying the JBCO (sometimes i mix it with EVOO or a ceramide like hemp oil, just to thin it out a bit) with an applicator bottle directly to the roots of the hair really locks that moisture from the water in and makes the hair incredibly soft.

and the yogurt banana baby food and buttermilk have proven to me, beyond any doubt, that my hair will lay flat, even without the need for a scarf. the protein in those (and the moisture from the bananas) really help the ng and that all important "line of demarcation", which always needs strengthening.

in that dc mix i was speaking of last night, i had AO HSR and those grocery store bought "foods" mixed with other moisturizing dc's, put the JBCO over it and today, i've got hair that is shiny, soft, and closer to my head at almost 16 weeks post than it was at 8 weeks post when i didn't know about these other methods.

please try it BlackGeisha, you might find that it works for you, too!:yep:
 
This has nothing to do with your post, but I just can't get over your hair. It's beautiful! Not to sound vain or anything, but it reminds me a lot of mine :yep:. My buns definitely envy your buns, though.


she's so vain, she probably thinks this post is about her. j/k :lachen:
 
I'm straight hatin' that you can buy it at a BSS. I don't know of a single place that carries it locally much less heard of it. When I say castor oil they say

I was going to buy some JBCO on ebay and the seller was based in Miami so I asked if I can purchase and pick up and he said no we distribute all over Miami. So I go into the BSS and there it is.

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Can't wait for the next round to start. I'm totally ready.:yep:

well, those folks at work "just don't get it"! they see your gorgeous long locks and admire them, but they have no idea the work and effort that goes into caring for them.

my boss was telling me today to wear my hair how she likes it str8 and down like I had it one day when I flat ironed, and I told her I can't do that everyday, I have to wear my hair up in order to keep it protected and retain length. She said she never heard of that before.

some things that i'm finding are really helping me with this stretch are, strangely enough: yogurt and banana baby food, buttermilk, oil rinses, ceramides, baggy bunning, cowashing, and dc'ing overnight on "dry hair".

it seems that the dry hair just eats up the dc and JBCO like the wet hair cannot. as if the wet hair is already "to full" to digest anymore.

cowashing has taught me that, contrary to many beliefs, water is a stretchers best friend! i used to worry about the reversion, but wearing wet/damp baggy buns, solves that problem.

the oil rinses make detangling easy to do because it coats the hair to keep it soft.

once the water has softened the ng through the cowashing, applying the JBCO (sometimes i mix it with EVOO or a ceramide like hemp oil, just to thin it out a bit) with an applicator bottle directly to the roots of the hair really locks that moisture from the water in and makes the hair incredibly soft.

and the yogurt banana baby food and buttermilk have proven to me, beyond any doubt, that my hair will lay flat, even without the need for a scarf. the protein in those (and the moisture from the bananas) really help the ng and that all important "line of demarcation", which always needs strengthening.

in that dc mix i was speaking of last night, i had AO HSR and those grocery store bought "foods" mixed with other moisturizing dc's, put the JBCO over it and today, i've got hair that is shiny, soft, and closer to my head at almost 16 weeks post than it was at 8 weeks post when i didn't know about these other methods.

please try it BlackGeisha, you might find that it works for you, too!:yep:

I'm a teacher so I have summers off, I'm going to try to stretch until august and I'm definately going to use the tips you gave me here. Copying, pasting and printing this out, thanks grow! :grin:
 
This has nothing to do with your post, but I just can't get over your hair. It's beautiful! Not to sound vain or anything, but it reminds me a lot of mine :yep:. My buns definitely envy your buns, though.

Thank you :giveheart: I appreciate that. It looks as though we have the same texture of hair. My strands are fine though. I am positive that your buns are just as pretty. :yep:

she's so vain, she probably thinks this post is about her. j/k :lachen:

:spank: You aint right :lachen::lachen::lachen:
 
@Black Geisha: I must say that you've done a fantastic job managing this challenge!!! Kudos! We're almost there and I CANNOT wait for round 2!!!!

P.S. Still going strong!!!
 
she's so vain, she probably thinks this post is about her. j/k :lachen:

:lachen: :lachen: I guess the cat's out of the bag now :grin: BTW, I'm so in for round two of this challenge!

Thank you :giveheart: I appreciate that. It looks as though we have the same texture of hair. My strands are fine though. I am positive that your buns are just as pretty. :yep:

Thank you. Yeah, I think we do have the same texture. My strands are fine as well, but I have a lot of hair so it makes it seem like I have thick strands, but my hair behaves just like fine hair.
 
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I'm about to oil my entire scalp with regular castor oil. I'm so proud of myself for sticking with my routine. I know it's only been a week, but still. My scalp is itching, so I hope this stuff knocks that out.
 
Thank you :giveheart: I appreciate that. It looks as though we have the same texture of hair. My strands are fine though. I am positive that your buns are just as pretty. :yep:



:spank: You aint right :lachen::lachen::lachen:

oh no! not the spankin' smilie!

@Black Geisha: I must say that you've done a fantastic job managing this challenge!!! Kudos! We're almost there and I CANNOT wait for round 2!!!!

P.S. Still going strong!!!

awww thank you justice :blush3:

:lachen: :lachen: I guess the cat's out of the bag now :grin: BTW, I'm so in for round two of this challenge!

your a good sport muffin, it was all in fun! :grin:
 
I love that :spank: smiley. I don't get to use it enough. :lol: And it is all in fun. I have really enjoyed this challenge. I agree with justicefighter1913 AWESOME job BG :yay:
 
Did you try and post a pic BG?

Well this challenge is almost over and I am not happy with my growth. I had a mahor setback and had to trim a little and my hair isn't that much longer, so I am def in round two of this.
 
I'm looking forward to the next challenge as well. I love JBCO.
Great job BlackGeisha and all the participants.
 
^^^ Hey BlackGeisha - excellent challenge - Can't wait till the next round.

I BC'd in the middle of this one so looking forward to the next one !!!
 
is it already over?! that fast?! whew, the time really flew!

time flies when you're in good company!

thanks ladies and thanks BlackGeisha!

still using my jbco regularly and making the countdown until the next round!

HHJ LADIES!!!
 
Did you try and post a pic BG?

Well this challenge is almost over and I am not happy with my growth. I had a mahor setback and had to trim a little and my hair isn't that much longer, so I am def in round two of this.

I'm looking forward to the next challenge as well. I love JBCO.
Great job BlackGeisha and all the participants.

^^^ Hey BlackGeisha - excellent challenge - Can't wait till the next round.

I BC'd in the middle of this one so looking forward to the next one !!!

is it already over?! that fast?! whew, the time really flew!

time flies when you're in good company!

thanks ladies and thanks BlackGeisha!

still using my jbco regularly and making the countdown until the next round!

HHJ LADIES!!!

Thank You to all ladies who participated! Don't worry cycle 2 is coming soon! Yes Gemini I tried to post a pic and they called me rude! :lachen: it was a pic of the disney character Goofy.
 
So as you all know the challenge has officially ended so at this time you should be getting ready to post your after pic you have until May 12. So you can do one of the following :

1. Create a new post and post your starting pic and your ending pic together.
2. Return to your post with your starting pic edit it to add your ending pic.

Remember no pic no prize the drawing will take place on May 13 using random.org and I'll post the names of the prize winners.

Important Dates
Submit an ending photo between - May 8, 2010 - May 12, 2010
Prize Drawing - May 13, 2010
 
So here's my progress for this challenge. Not that much growth and my bangs stayed the same so I didn't bother with that. Overall I'm still happy. I still need to trim though so this growth will be fleeting at best. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll reach my bsb/bsl growth though. I'll still be using my JBCO mix though. My edges filled in a bit but since I didn't have a before shot of those I don't know if that's just wishful thinking.
 

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I did not get any growth but enjoy the challenge because it reminded me to use the castor oil which did keep my hair moist and allow me to retain. I also use the oil with sulfur as part of the sulfur challenge to increase growth.

BlackGeisha, thank you for the challenge.
 
So here's my progress for this challenge. Not that much growth and my bangs stayed the same so I didn't bother with that. Overall I'm still happy. I still need to trim though so this growth will be fleeting at best. Hopefully by the end of the year I'll reach my bsb/bsl growth though. I'll still be using my JBCO mix though. My edges filled in a bit but since I didn't have a before shot of those I don't know if that's just wishful thinking.


Hey there! Maybe my eyes are playing tricks, but it does look like you got some good growth considering the duration of the challenge. Hang in there cycle 2 is coming!!! I can't believe it's over already!
 
Well, I hate to disappoint, but I'm not going to have a final picture in by the due date. I'm still in Kinky twists and they're going to be a mother trying to get them out in time. I'll post something....hopefully. Can't wait till cycle 2. Sign me up! :)
 
Right now I am using CVS brand castor oil

My starting pictures

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Here are my ending pictures..

I will admit I did not use the castor oil at minimum 2x a week at all times sometimes I used it once during the week.

During this time I did get a small trim as well
Overall I am pretty cool with the results-I am in next time this challenge is offered

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End of Challenge Pics: Ok, here they are. I'm a bit self-conscious about posting them because I suffered a setback not to long ago which affected my length and thickness, but I'm slowly recovering from it. I believe the Castor Oil has helped me a lot.

[At Beginning OF Challenge

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End of Challenge

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