BSL 2013 Challenge

[longhairdreaming]

Before I head to the beach for a few hours, I think it's time for....


*Question of the Day!!!*

What influenced you to start on your HHJ? What was the turning point? A bad hair cut? SHS? Uncontrollable breakage? Just ready for a healthy and fresh start?

My HHJ started when my favorite hairdresser dropped off the face of the earth. At that point I'd only ever had three people in my hair so I wasn't keen on breaking in a new person. I decided I would try to do my hair alone. I did some searching and found tons of info, Hairlista, KISS and youtube. After seeing so many hair journies I decided I would grow my hair myself. Now after years of progress and a few setbacks, my hair is the longest it's ever been! I also learned along the way that my hair isn't supposed to smell so bad when being flat ironed that it turns my stomach and forces me to put my window down when I'm in my car (no heat protectant & a marcel iron)...no wonder my hair stayed the same length and I was always needing trims. So much for my favorite hairdresser . I think back and wonder how did I ever think she was a good hairdresser?!?!?

 

[longhairdreaming]

shortdub78 sorry to hear this! I hope the protein treatment helps!

 

[KiWiStyle]

SETBACK ALERT!

i had my mom to apply my relaxer touchup and she applied it root to tip! my hair is breaking like crazy! it is so rough looking! i am doing a protein treatment now. i don't have anymore Aphogee, but i am doing an egg/mayo treatment. i really hope it stops the breakage. i am so upset! what the heck was she thinking? who does that?

please pray for my hair! ya'll know i have been through enough with getting my hair back in order. something told me to just do it myself, since she was acting so tired to do it.

plus she tried to comb my hair with a rattail comb! i was like use that to just part, not to comb. then she was so rough with my hair.

Oh my! Has she ever relaxed your hair before? I thought you were trying to stretch a little longer...ok, that's neither here nor there. So you did a protein treatment, I'm sure you know to pull out your best DC in your stash and impart heavy moisture back into your strands. Roux Porosity Control Conditioner is great for damaged chemically processed hair, you can add it to your DC, maybe DC overnight. I've never had this happen so I can't offer much help. I'm so sorry this happened to you, I feel your pain :-(. Please try to stay calm, stress will only make matters worse.

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[Evolving78]

^^^i just rinsed out the mayo treatment. now i am dc'ing with a combo of Ors replenishing and tresemme. i am going to get the Roux because my hair feels like it needed my cuticles closed.

my mom did my relaxer over a year ago and it was a virgin, so the overlapping/root to tip thing didn't matter. but she should know better. i had plenty of new growth. i decided not to wait because i hair wasn't having it. my new growth was starting to dred up on me.

 

[KiWiStyle]

^^^i just rinsed out the mayo treatment. now i am dc'ing with a combo of Ors replenishing and tresemme. i am going to get the Roux because my hair feels like it needed my cuticles closed.

my mom did my relaxer over a year ago and it was a virgin, so the overlapping/root to tip thing didn't matter. but she should know better. i had plenty of new growth. i decided not to wait because i hair wasn't having it. my new growth was starting to dred up on me.

Doesn't ORS replenishing has protein in it??

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[dr.j]

HHJ started when I realized my hair was staying the same length -APL relaxed. One of my girlfriends raved about LHCF and I finally joined in 2008. I'm natural now but still have issues with retention which is why I'm here in this challenge.

 

[Angel of the North]

shortdub78 Sorry to hear about your setback, I hope you get the breakage under control

 

[Evolving78]

Doesn't ORS replenishing has protein in it??

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it's a light protein. way lighter than aphogee. i'm about to rinse again.

i just rinsed and no signs of breakage anymore. i am going to do another treatment later this week. hopefully i can give myself a good trim tomorrow.

thanks for being there for me. i hope my hair gets back on track. i gained some length and i would hate to have to cut it all off!

 

[GettingKinky]

Hi Ladies!!

This is my first post on LHCF. I lurked all last year and started my HHJ last January, I've learned so much and my hair is much healthier. I spent a lot of time in the APL challenge, I really loved the vibe in that thread. You all are so warm and helpful and encouraging and FUNNY. I didn't think I would make it to APL so I stayed on the sidelines. I had my hair flat ironed for the first time in over a year on Thursday and I am APL! So I'm coming out of lurkdom to join you all here.

Here's my starting stats:

Current hair length: APL - less than an inch to top of BSL. 4 inches to bottom of BSL.

Relaxed/natural/texlaxed/Loc'd: 56 weeks into transition to texlax

BSL goal month: Dec 2013

Current Reggie:
Once a week DC on dry hair with AOHSR (I don't use heat) then poo with Kenra platinum care (sulfate free)
Condition with either Kenra Moisturizing conditioner or Aphogee 2 minute.

Air dry in ponytails or a bun

I get a colored cellophane treatment every 6-8 weeks to color my grays and they make my hair very shiny!

Dust every 8 weeks

Touch-ups every 12-16 weeks

I wear my hair in either buns, braidouts or ponytails. I only use direct heat at the salon so 4 to 6 times a year


What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL:
I may look for a different DC as my texlaxed hair gets longer. I may add heat to my DC but I'm lazy so it probably won't happen.

Starting picture:
I can't figure out how to get a picture from my iPhone to post

 

[Evolving78]

now i got some damn egg in my hair! i don't care about getting it out tonight. i am just glad my hair isn't breaking like crazy right now.

i will be cowashing and deep conditioning again tues or wed. i hope that will help get it out.

 

[crlsweetie912]

Greetings from the beach ladies!

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A picture I took of my hair....I was shocked at how thin and broken off it was....it took me a minute but I found LHCF...the rest is history.

 

[Guinan]

now i got some damn egg in my hair! i don't care about getting it out tonight. i am just glad my hair isn't breaking like crazy right now.

i will be cowashing and deep conditioning again tues or wed. i hope that will help get it out.

I cant believe that happened to you!! I'm glad that you were able to get the breakage under control. You handled it VERY well. I think I would've cried my eyes out and just shaved my head & possible slapped my mom & then attempted to shave her head Do you know how much you will have to trim?

 

[KiWiStyle]

now i got some damn egg in my hair! i don't care about getting it out tonight. i am just glad my hair isn't breaking like crazy right now.

i will be cowashing and deep conditioning again tues or wed. i hope that will help get it out.

Thank goodness!!! How does your hair feel? You should still get the Roux PC, it worked wonders for my hair and its a staple in my regimen. You did great! I want to see all that new length when you finally normalize things.

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[NikkiQ]

to LHCF and the challenge GettingKinky! Glad that you picked our crazy challenge to put your very first post!!!!

 

[NikkiQ]

Ladies can you do me a favor? Check out the challengers list and see if your name is on there. If not, please let me know so I can add you. Don't wanna leave anyone out.

Thinking about today's QOTD...

 

[Growingmyhairlong]

Okay so I been bunning my hair all weekend. I steamed with a mixuture of motions and ORS. My hair feels amazing. I hardly see any breakage. I am not sure what normal breakage is. I only see maybe four or six small pieces of hair a week. Nothing more than that. Is this normal? My hair feels strong and healthy and oh so smooth.

 

[Guinan]

Okay so I been bunning my hair all weekend. I steamed with a mixuture of motions and ORS. My hair feels amazing. I hardly see any breakage. I am not sure what normal breakage is. I only see maybe four or six small pieces of hair a week. Nothing more than that. Is this normal? My hair feels strong and healthy and oh so smooth.

I normally see 4-6 pieces of breakage a day, so I think that's great that u have that once a week.

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[Evolving78]

Thank goodness!!! How does your hair feel? You should still get the Roux PC, it worked wonders for my hair and its a staple in my regimen. You did great! I want to see all that new length when you finally normalize things.

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i'm going to have SO pick some up today! it feels a lot better, like nothing ever happened. that treatment really did help and i was able to dust too. thank you and the rest of the ladies again!

 

[NikkiQ]

*Question of the Day!!!*

What does a typical wash day look like for you? Pre-poo? Shampoo? Condition cleanse? DC? Protein treat? Air dry? Blow dry?

 

[Ashawn Arraine]

*Question of the Day!!!*

What does a typical wash day look like for you? Pre-poo? Shampoo? Condition cleanse? DC? Protein treat? Air dry? Blow dry?

A typical wash day for me is to detangle with water and oil and my fingers. Put my hair in twists. If I am using shampoo (shea moisture black soap) I put it in a dye applicator bottle and apply it at the roots only and scrub my scalp really well. If I am using Terressentials mud wash and aztec healing bentonite clay mixed I undo one twist at a time and apply to hair dampened with water from my spray bottle. Let it sit under plastic cap for 15-30 min. and rinse it out. Then I apply my deep conditioner mix of mayo (yes the kind you put on sandwiches and in potato salad... lol) EVCO and AOGPB. Apply new plastic cap and sit under dryer for 15-30 min. Rinse and Style.

 

[SimJam]

Okay so I been bunning my hair all weekend. I steamed with a mixuture of motions and ORS. My hair feels amazing. I hardly see any breakage. I am not sure what normal breakage is. I only see maybe four or six small pieces of hair a week. Nothing more than that. Is this normal? My hair feels strong and healthy and oh so smooth.

thats awesome !!!!

I may see about that amount each time I redo my twist out, 2 - 3 times a week.

 

[SimJam]

*Question of the Day!!!*

What does a typical wash day look like for you? Pre-poo? Shampoo? Condition cleanse? DC? Protein treat? Air dry? Blow dry?

Cleanse: shampoo bar or creme cleanser
light Protein DC: heat therapy wrap 30 mins
Moisture DC: heat therapy wrap 30 mins/ steam 15-29mins or overnight
Spritz: plain AVJ or tea (made with herbs and AVJ)
Style

Ive also started to do a pre wash with ACV, I focus on my scalp (only if Ive used a lot of products between wash days, and definitely if Ive used Oyins Pomades or have been applying any growth aids to my scalp)

I saw this in a video from Naptural85 and HV also suggests doing this periodically in conjunction with using their shampoo bar. I think it really helps to cleanse the scalp. especially if you primarily use creme cleansers as I do.

edit: I didnt add detangling, because, my typical wash day does not include detangling before washing. I keep my hair stretched and untangled. I may just do a quick removal of shed hair before I start washing. Also when I use a cleansing creme, I basically detangle while washing

 

[lamaria211]

*Question of the Day!!!*

What does a typical wash day look like for you? Pre-poo? Shampoo? Condition cleanse? DC? Protein treat? Air dry? Blow dry?

A typical wash day for me starts with a pre poo of EVOCO for at least an hour. A wash using sulfate free poo (CON argan oil poo is my new baby's daddy). A DC using heat for at least 45 mins. Then a CW, my main conditioners are Aussie Moist and now one of my Loreal Advanced hair care conditioner's. Usually 2 leave ins, a spray liquid and a creamy one. Then I air dry 100% of the time. Bun n done!

 

[ImanAdero]

*Question of the Day!!!*

What does a typical wash day look like for you? Pre-poo? Shampoo? Condition cleanse? DC? Protein treat? Air dry? Blow dry?

I normally saturate my hair with coconut oil a day or two before I wash it. So when it's FINALLY time to wash, I take my trusty Elasta Creme Conditioning Shampoo, then follow up with a conditioner. Recently I've been using Redken's Extreme, which I use somewhat as a deep conditioner because I take HOT showers, so it's not like being under a dryer, but kinda is.

I normally air dry in twists.

 

[deedoswell]

*Question of the Day!!!*

What does a typical wash day look like for you? Pre-poo? Shampoo? Condition cleanse? DC? Protein treat? Air dry? Blow dry?

Typical wash day: shampoo hair only every other month; but biweekly I use roux porosity control, then I deep condition with ORS Olive Oil; place shower cap on and leave conditioner in my hair for at least 2 to 3 hours. Rinse out; apply leave-in conditioner; then Aphogee Green Tea Reconstructor; heat protectant, blow dry low heat and then flat iron.

 

[BeautifullyExotic]

*Question of the Day!!!*

What does a typical wash day look like for you? Pre-poo? Shampoo? Condition cleanse? DC? Protein treat? Air dry? Blow dry?

My typical wash day follows with a different source of my own dc, leave it overnight then shampoo with mane n tail shampoo, then leave the mane n tail conditioner for five minutes then rinse. Apply rose water and s curl activator then seal with coconut oil. I want to try a protein treatment but im scared.

 

[GrowAHead]

*Question of the Day!!!*

What does a typical wash day look like for you? Pre-poo? Shampoo? Condition cleanse? DC? Protein treat? Air dry? Blow dry?

Typical wash day:

Prepoo with a conditioner coated in an oil blend
Shampoo - with a moisturizing shampoo (chelate once a month if needed)
Condition - Deep condition for 30 min to an hour depending on what distracts me lol
Treatment - Do a quick Roux treatment to close my porous hair after the condition
Apply leave-ins - usually one conditioner and one protein based (keratin mist or green tea & keratin mist)
Rollerset (sometimes with setting foam - Nairobi, sometimes with a serum - Paul Mitchell Super Skinny Relaxing Balm) - I watch a Netflix episode of Family Guy - my goal is to finish my set before the episode goes off

Turn on the dvd player and sit under my LCL to watch some sappy movie - takes about 40-45 min for my hair to dry but I'm usually under there for about an hour (that's my me time lol)

Last Step - take down rollers, either leave it curly, bun it, or do an updo. Very very rarely I'll flat iron it - but since I suck so much at flat ironing I don't try often.

If I'm rushing I can do all that in about 2 hours... but most of the time wash day is kind of lazy...

 

[Dee Raven]

*Question of the Day!!!*

What does a typical wash day look like for you? Pre-poo? Shampoo? Condition cleanse? DC? Protein treat? Air dry? Blow dry?

My typical wash day up until I cut my hair this year consisted of prepooing, conditioning and detangling in the shower, style and air dry.

But now that I'm back to wash n go's, I'm trying out new routines. Today's routine was DC overnight, rinse, apply conditioner, detangle, add styling product, air dry. We'll see how it goes.

 

[GettingKinky]

I figured out how to add a picture! This is my after my stylist flat ironed it after my cellophane treatment. In her words she got it "relaxer straight" and she did. I actually think it is too flat. I can't wait to wash and get some volume back.

 

[GrowAHead]

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