BSL/MBL 2015 Challenge

fifigirl said:
My hair is getting pretty boring...i'm about 14 weeks post relaxer and started wigging about a week or two ago. Wigging my hair makes stretching way easy but i am bored with the damned thing. I practically have to talk to myself each day motivating myself on why i need to stretch my relaxer and not relax my hair, i also visualise on the amount of new growth i have , but i am tired?.....To combat shedding i have taken to having 2 deep conditioning sessions a week....mid week dc session is with alter ego garlic treatment and then second dc session is for moisture using haired sitrinillah. I was meant to transition to natural but the more i have new growth the more i am like :look: who's going to be dealing with all that hair, girl??? I am still using my MN oil mix so my hair is really growing :cry3:just frustrated a bit with my mundane regimen and hair
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I know the feeling I've been doing my wig routine for awhile now (since winter I believe) but haven't had a perm since last year. To deal with the shedding and the two different textures I've had to deep condition and also start using my aphogee 2min more often. I try to keep my hair braided underneath my wig so I can wash in braids.

It gets hard but I try to switch my wigs up often (2weeks) so I don't get bored with my hair. I will say my hair has grown a lot from this.
 
@ClassyJSP i guess i need to invest in some more wigs. I have noticed though that whilst wigging my hair is hardly breaking. I use my apogee 2min as well, these days every 2 weeks, but i was thinking of trying Organics Hair Mayonnaise....dont ask me why especially as apogee working for me......Cant believe you haven't had a perm since last year. Are you transitioning to natural? Or just doing a long stretch for growth?
 
fifigirl said:
@ClassyJSP i guess i need to invest in some more wigs. I have noticed though that whilst wigging my hair is hardly breaking. I use my apogee 2min as well, these days every 2 weeks, but i was thinking of trying Organics Hair Mayonnaise....dont ask me why especially as apogee working for me......Cant believe you haven't had a perm since last year. Are you transitioning to natural? Or just doing a long stretch for growth?
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I browse YouTube to see how new wigs look on people before I buy them too lol. But I refuse to spend over $45 for one. I can't stray from what's working for me right now since I'm so deep in this long term stretch. Tbh I don't know what i'm doing I just brought a perm then I put it up.
 
Leo24Rule said:
Do you ladies do hot oil treatments? If so how, can you explain to me how to do it?
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I only do hot oil treatments in the Winter, because my scalp gets really dry that time of year. I shampoo my hair and towel blot. Then I add oil to my hair and scalp, add a baggy and get under the dryer for 15 minutes. I add conditioner on top and let it sit for a few more minutes. Then I rinse it all out.
 
Fhrizzball said:
So after a long hiatus I'm finally back and unfortunately still at BSL although I'm at the bottom of my brastrap now. I've incorporated henna back into my reggie and just restocked on all my hair products so hopefully I'll finally reach MBL this year. Not sure if it's too late to join in on this challenge but I'll be along for the ride. I attached recent pictures of my hair and length. Don't be alarmed by the color it takes a while to get used to the carrot top orange but after a few more henna sessions it will hopefully tone down. I did a random bleach then henna and thankfully my curls didn't loosen and my hair didn't all fall out as I feared. It even brought life back into my twistouts which I have been hating for awhile.
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Love your hair. My aim:yay:
I bleached my hair after doing henna and regret it. Its orange. If you plan on dying your hair any colour other than black at any point in the future then I would say to avoid henna. I only did 2 sessions and its ruined my hair colour.
 
xxlalaxx said:
Love your hair. My aim:yay:
I bleached my hair after doing henna and regret it. Its orange. If you plan on dying your hair any colour other than black at any point in the future then I would say to avoid henna. I only did 2 sessions and its ruined my hair colour.
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Lol thanks. I did henna years before but was able to box dye it red and the like. Other than shade of black or red, I don't see any other colors I can pull off and I don't have the patience or the right career for pastels so I guess I'm good. I've done two henna sescions already and have a good powder stash so I'm in for the long haul already . My pictures were just taken after one henna session. When I bleached it I was surprised at how blond it got as I figured I still had remnents of henna and box colors still in my hair.
 
I posted this in the random thoughts but i'll post it here I don't know what products I recently used on my hair but I need to wash them out and never use them again. I went to moisturize and seal my hair last night and it felt so ruff/dry. I left it alone for now since I have a three day weekend
 
As of tomorrow I will be finished with my HSN Andrew Lessman Hair Skin & Nails vitamin and I've already finished 1 bottle of multi-vitamins. Tonight after work, I'm hoping to go to almart to get Folic Acid and Gelatin pills to switch up off from the HSN pills.

Since last week, I either wore my hair in 15 braids or in a bun, but daily spritz hair with water, leave-in, and shea butter. I just finished making a shea butter concoction and also added pure shea butter to my Trader Joe's Nourish Spa Conditioner. Tomorrow is wash day so I'm just getting things ready.
 
My roots have reverted and my hair is super tangly. I should just wash my hair, dc and wig it for a few weeks. That's my plan B. Plan A is to dc, airdry in a few braids and flat iron.
 
So it poured raining this morning. I did a spin class at the gym, when I got home my hair was:antlers:. I can't deal with dried up sweat on my scalp. I'm prepooing now with grape seed oil and jojoba oil. And will wash and dc. I'm almost finished with these oils. I like them but like to try other oils. Can anyone recommend an oil or prepoo conditioner that works good with thick strands 3c/4a hair? I suck at low/high poo typing. But my hair takes a while to get saturated with water.
 
@bluenvy have you tried vo5 as a prepoo? It has the best slip. When I was shedding a lot I used Alter Ego as a prepoo. I'm also a fan of argan oil, safflower oil and evoo.

Your hair sounds like low porosity, because it takes a while to get wet.
 
@Leo24Rule porosity refers to our hair's ability to absorb and maintain moisture.

If your cuticles are closed (virgin hair, some naturals) then it is hard for moisture to get in or out. This is called low porosity. Low porosity hair sometimes needs heat to open the cuticle so that the moisture gets forced in.

Normal porosity has cuticles that lay flat. This allows moisture in and out easily. This is the ideal porosity level.

High porosity hair has raised cuticles. High porosity hair is usually chemically treated, colored or damaged from heat, the sun or age. Most people's ends are the most porous. That's why your ends airdry faster than the roots most of the time. Protein treatments, sealing and porosity control products all can help prevent moisture loss in this type of hair.

There is a test that uses a glass of warm water and a few strands of shed hair. If it sinks it is high porosity. If it floats it is low/normal porosity.
 
So I basically quit this challenge. I straightened my hair last month and it's a mess now. If anyone loves bone straight hair but their head can't take relaxers get a Babyliss Titanium flat iron lol. That thing is powerful, my hair went from 4b/a to 2c/3a/3b/3c with like an inch of thick 4b roots.

My main style has always been the wng so I'm out of luck. Probably gonna get a weave or something then next summer chop and start all over. Hope the rest of you guys reach the goal :)
 
Giving my hair some much needed TLC currently deep conditioning under my hot head then i'll shampoo/condition and do aussie 3 min moist in the shower. I plan to blow dry it straight on cool and then flat iron. Plus my two new wigs just got here and i'm itching to put one of them on
 
@Anaisin give it some time to curl back up. The cones in most heat protectants resist humidity so it takes a few washes to get it all out. Clarify and follow with a protein dc. That should bring it back to life. I hope you don't have to chop :(
 
Anaisin said:
So I basically quit this challenge. I straightened my hair last month and it's a mess now. If anyone loves bone straight hair but their head can't take relaxers get a Babyliss Titanium flat iron lol. That thing is powerful, my hair went from 4b/a to 2c/3a/3b/3c with like an inch of thick 4b roots.

My main style has always been the wng so I'm out of luck. Probably gonna get a weave or something then next summer chop and start all over. Hope the rest of you guys reach the goal :)
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@Anaisin I have that flat iron, but I haven't used it on myself yet. What temp did you use it on/ how many passes, please?
 
I went wig shopping earlier today, but I didn't fine anything. Guess I will just wear one that I already have...

Oan I got tired of my thirsty ends jumping ship so I sprayed my hair with aloe/glycerin and sealed with a 3 oil blend (castor, almond, olive). My hair seems pleased :)
 
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