BSL/MBL 2014 Challenge

coolsista-paris said:
thank you! this creamy recipe you state sounds lovely!!! do tou have te measurements? or can i find it anywhere? id like to try this out.

im sorry but is shea moisture a brand? do you happen to have a link of it?
i hear so much " shea moisture " but i dont know what it is
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coolsista-paris, start with:

1/2 cup of unrefined white or yellow shea butter or 100% shea butter

1/4 cup of aloe vera gel

2 tbs of coconut oil and/or olive oil depending on your preference.

Soften the shea butter by microwaving for about 30 secs or warming over a water bath. Its ok if it melts completely. Once it's soft add the aloe vera gel and coconunt oil. Mix by hand or with a hand mixer on low speed. Pour in a container with a lid and let settle. Store in a cool dry place.

Here's a link to Shea Moisture products http://sheamoisture.com/. I just love their system. Enjoy! :yep:




Oooo :clap: I get to make a correction, I am 1/4" - 1/2" away from BSL! I'm claimmmmming it. Will show pic at the end of this month to see if there is a noticeable difference :yep:!
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~Current hair length: BSL first time!! WooHoo!!

~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Natural

~Goal month: Dec. 2013 for BSL, Feb-Mar. 2014 for MBL

~Post a beginning picture: Starting Dec. 1, 2013
 
I guess the holidays bring a lot of hair manipulation. I rollerset last week, yesterday, will do again for my step-daughters college graduation Next week, again for Christmas and possible NYE. That's 5 times in about a month :-O! Jan-Feb I will be going hard on protective styling ONLY.

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I had my stylist trim off ~2 inches yesterday. I'm happy because I'm closer to my goal of getting rid of my bonelaxed ends but I've cut off 3 inches this year and when I compare my length now to January I'm barely any longer. I'm such a slow grower.
 
KiWiStyle said:
I guess the holidays bring a lot of hair manipulation. I rollerset last week, yesterday, will do again for my step-daughters college graduation Next week, again for Christmas and possible NYE. That's 5 times in about a month :-O! Jan-Feb I will be going hard on protective styling ONLY.

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I wish I had the patience to roller set. And if my rollerset didn't survive my daily workout I would not be a happy camper.
 
GettingKinky said:
I wish I had the patience to roller set. And if my rollerset didn't survive my daily workout I would not be a happy camper.
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I'm actually improving my skills. I don't do the Mohawk method because it takes too long, I just start rolling as I want my hair to fall. I literally washed and set 1.5 hours prior to having to leave the house for my office holiday party last night. There's no way I could have done that deep in a stretch, I'm only 5 weeks post. My curls are usually a one day thing, I don't try to save them.

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KiWiStyle said:
I'm actually improving my skills. I don't do the Mohawk method because it takes too long, I just start rolling as I want my hair to fall. I literally washed and set 1.5 hours prior to having to leave the house for my office holiday party last night. There's no way I could have done that deep in a stretch, I'm only 5 weeks post. My curls are usually a one day thing, I don't try to save them.

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All that work for one day?!? I hate sitting under the dryer and I'm sure it would take me over an hour just to dry. I'm in this chicken-egg situation. I won't buy an expensive dryer because I don't roller set, and part of the reason I don't roller set is because it takes so long to dry. But I love the way roller sets look. Sigh...
 
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All that work for one day?!? I hate sitting under the dryer and I'm sure it would take me over an hour just to dry. I'm in this chicken-egg situation. I won't buy an expensive dryer because I don't roller set, and part of the reason I don't roller set is because it takes so long to dry. But I love the way roller sets look. Sigh...
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I didn't RS before my Pibbs either. It only took 35 minutes to dry. I started setting around 5:30 and literally did makeup, dressed and was out the house at 7:30. That's damn near record time...no way I could have accomplished all that with any other dryer.

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~Current hair length: Below Shoulders

~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Natural

~Goal month: Not sure. December maybe.

~Current reggie and styling choices: Box Braids (w/extensions). When I wear braids I do things on an as needed basis. Wash scalp. Oil Scalp w/ JBCO. Apply Coconut Oil to the length after washing or spraying with my concoction. Wear bonnet when sleeping.

~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL/MBL? The over manipulation when my hair is out and keeping up with my dustings.

~Post a beginning picture: Don't have one. I just finished putting my boxed braids back in (2 days ago). I will post one when I redo certain areas. Right now my hair is around 9 inches, more or less in some areas.
 
Duchess007

Count me in!:yep:

I was satisfied at BSL/grazinf MBL. Now I know I want to be full MBL. It will take six months to get there seeing I will want three more inches.

Current hair length:BSL
~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Natural

~Goal month: MBL June 2014

~Current reggie and styling choices:
Wash, DC, moisturize and seal, PS(buns or twists in to a bun, baggy, and wear a hat.
~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL/MBL?:
I plan on uping my intake of Bamboo Extract Silica Vitamins and Tea.
 
Just had a great prepoo/detangle session with EVCO/EVOO mix and Soultanicals Mango Dip Detangling Slip. I'm really impressed with the ease of which I could detangle with this stuff. I will repurchase at some point.

Think I will put some more twists into my hair tomorrow. I'll try out some My Honey Child dcs.
 
Elasta qp poo is the best sulfate poo ive ever used! Great wash day today. Tomorrow im going to braid my hair down and wig till the end of the month.
 
Here is my starting photo.... I flat ironed my hair and after a trim I'm about BSL.

Going for MBL by my 27th b-day in July or by December.
I had enough set backs from living overseas and I'm finally ready to reach my goal.
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My braids are officially out. I had them in for 4wks. I wanted to keep them in longer, but I noticed that I had matting around my edges. I did have to cut out some knots. Hopefully I didnt cause a setback. I think DC while in braids are not for me.

I am currently DC under a hat while I'm at work. Hopefully, I'll be able to wash my hair 2nite and then do a braidout.
 
I'm going to incorporate Andrew Lessman H,S,N vitamins in my reggie. My mom bought them off QVC or HSN and she hasn't touched them so I snatched them up. I'm going to be taking 2 a day.
 
pelohello said:
My braids are officially out. I had them in for 4wks. I wanted to keep them in longer, but I noticed that I had matting around my edges. I did have to cut out some knots. Hopefully I didnt cause a setback. I think DC while in braids are not for me. I am currently DC under a hat while I'm at work. Hopefully, I'll be able to wash my hair 2nite and then do a braidout.
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This is interesting, and sorry it happened to you. Did you practice redoing your edges while in braids (like every couple of weeks, removing and reinstalling edge braids)? Just curious.

NGraceO
 
Just started taking MSM, panthothenic acid, and my one a day vitamin. Hopefully I can keep this up for the long run to see some results.


I still want to add vitamin A and the "be beautiful" vitamin by GNC to vitamins taken.

NGraceO
 
Going to start bunning, with a silk cap and beanie on top. I use JBCO and Coconut Oil when it's freshly washed but otherwise keep neem oil in my hair. Today I flat ironed with neem oil and no burnt smell. Attached are bun pics.
I'm going to start applying sulfur mix on scalp and take vits.

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I am almost full APL. Shooting for full in May and at least BSB in December
 
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13StepsAhead - beautiful hair!

pelohello - hopefully you don't have a setback and you got some additional length.

NGraceO - your hair looks so thick. Looks like you're back to the length before the August '13. I hope to get a trim this week-end and I hope I get whatever is cut plus a whole lot extra :-) by May '14.

myhairgrowstoo - nice bun.
 
Y'all, I'm soooo upset right now. I DC yesterday while I was at work & then came home and shampooed my hair & applied alittle more conditioner for about a minute & rinsed. I then let my hair air dry for about 10min & my hair was so tangled & matted. So I then mixed some conditioner with some sea salt, b/c I think my hair had too much protein. I left the conditioner on for about an hour. I then decided to let it air dry but I ended up falling asleep w/o detangling & I woke up with a knotted, matted mess.

So Im trying to rush to take the knots & matted hair out before work. Meanwhile I'm losing piles of hair. I don't know if its from shedding or what, but I have loss sooo much hair. Then I get a text saying that my job is closed. So I was basically rushing for nothing.

Since I don't have to work today. I'm going to take my time to detangle & remove the knots and mats. I think I'm going to blow dry my hair, flat iron my hair & do a trim. If I grew any hair while in my braids, I've def lost it today with the mats and knots.

I'm sooo upset right now. Sorry for the long post. I'm like near tears
 
pelohello Just breathe and take your time. Your job closing was a blessing so now you can slow down. I don't want to minimize your feelings about the hair you've lost while detangling, but I know once you finish, your hair will still be healthy and pretty.
 
pelohello said:
Y'all, I'm soooo upset right now. I DC yesterday while I was at work & then came home and shampooed my hair & applied alittle more conditioner for about a minute & rinsed. I then let my hair air dry for about 10min & my hair was so tangled & matted. So I then mixed some conditioner with some sea salt, b/c I think my hair had too much protein. I left the conditioner on for about an hour. I then decided to let it air dry but I ended up falling asleep w/o detangling & I woke up with a knotted, matted mess.

So Im trying to rush to take the knots & matted hair out before work. Meanwhile I'm losing piles of hair. I don't know if its from shedding or what, but I have loss sooo much hair. Then I get a text saying that my job is closed. So I was basically rushing for nothing.

Since I don't have to work today. I'm going to take my time to detangle & remove the knots and mats. I think I'm going to blow dry my hair, flat iron my hair & do a trim. If I grew any hair while in my braids, I've def lost it today with the mats and knots.

I'm sooo upset right now. Sorry for the long post. I'm like near tears
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:hug2: Take a deep breath. Get some slippy conditioner and EVOO or EVCO and put it all through your hair. Let that soak in for 30 minutes and start detangling in small sections. It may not be as bad as you think.
 
My three month supply of Priteva shipped. I'm not going to order it through their site again. That company (Alamat Labs) doesn't communicate worth a darn. I sent two inquiries about my order, none of which they responded to. If these vitamins work for me, I will order through the Amazon seller BeautyJar.

While I'm taking these vitamins I will take measurements each month of different sections of my hair. I will also not use my regular topical growth aids of MN/sulfur oils and pomades.
 
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Thanks ladies. I slowed down & have completed blow drying the back of my hair. The damage is not as bad as I thought. I'll do a dusting instead of a trim. I have never had matting that bad. I def am going to be evaluating my Reggie. I will upload pics of my flat iron job when I'm done.

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Thanks ladies. I slowed down & have completed blow drying the back of my hair. The damage is not as bad as I thought. I'll do a dusting instead of a trim. I have never had matting that bad. I def am going to be evaluating my Reggie. I will upload pics of my flat iron job when I'm done.

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Gorgeous, girl! Praise. :grin:

Btw, when removing braids, here's what i've learned to do (after much trail and error): Each time I remove a braid, I remove the shed hair/detangle/remove build up (right them) before i move on to the next braid. Yes, It makes take-down all the more time consuming, but its more gentle on my hair. Not that you asked, but HTH in anyway possible.
 
Just finished flat ironing my hair. I'm still alittle shook about the matting. That was really scary. I really thought I was going to have to cut my hair into a bob. The matting was like I had a bunch of gum in my hair.

NGraceO, that's a great idea!! The matting and tangles were completely my fault. I rushed to remove the braids & didnt properly remove the shed hairs; knowing darn well that I shed like crazy. I should've waited to remove the braids & wash my hair until I could really devote the time & energy.
 

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I also dusted my ends. This was the best flat iron job I've ever done to my hair & I really think its because 1. I blew dried my hair 2. I didnt M&S prior to flat ironing. 3. I only used one heat protectant and 4. I flat ironed in really small sections.

My hair feels like I just got a fresh relaxer:lol:
 

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