*~*CASTOR OIL CHALLENGE 2012*~*

I have been spritzing my hair with a castor/almond/jojoba oil mix and doing a quick massage 2x week. I have also been doing pre-poos and DCing once a week with JBCO to make my 3x week for the challenge. My hair seems to be doing well and retaining a lot more moisture. Hopefully this will help with my ends and length retention. I'm hoping for MBL by the end of the year.
 
I am still hanging in there. I just bought a new jar of JBCO and I added lemon grass and tea tree essential oils to it so I can continue with this journey. So far my hair is actually thicker than before. I noticed the thickness after my relaxer two weeks ago. I did a 3 month stretch while using the JBCO before that retouch which caused a very big difference. I am so glad I joined this challenge. I Hope everyone is doing well :)
 
Applied my coffee castor oil to my edges, the front and part of the crown. Massaged it in quickly. Wish I was experiencing some of this thickness everyone is talking about. So far I don't notice a difference.
 
GIJane said:
FindingMe your curls are pretty. I wish I could get my hair to curl like that. But when my hair dries it just looks like a H.A.M.
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TruMe said:
FindingMe - I do have to agree. Your hair is gorgeous!
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OT: GIJane & TruMe- Thanks!!!:grin: Also, my hair JUST started doing this. After 3 years of being natural, I thought I was mostly a 4a with a little 3c kinda mix, but i started the curly girl method (I actually use the deva products as well) 2 weeks ago where I wash/add water to my hair pretty much every day and it turns out my hair was just really SUPER THIRSTY. (in other words, dry, dry, dry...:ohwell::lol:). That pic was taken on Day 3 of following strict curly girl.

But now that I have been adding moisture, I am getting curls and coils where i never had them before and i think that when it's all said and done and my hair actually has the right moisture levels, I might be all 3c-ish with maybe a touch of 3b. So don't sleep on moisture bc i thought my hair had enough but I didn't know until I started adding water and moisturizing products every day. The canopy of my hair is still super dry cause its the most exposed, but they say it can take up to 6 weeks before your hair really starts to get the proper moisture after starting the method.

I also do Chicoro's pre-poo using AV juice and JBCO weekly under steam as well and it seems to help although sometimes for a couple of days, there is a little residue still on my hair after using.
 
LimitedEdition said:
I feel like a parrot, constantly saying edges and ends but thats what Im doing :look: Im still here!
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I feel the same way. Saying the same thing over and over. And I am saying the same thing over and over through multiple challenge threads. But if it keeps me honest and on track I am willing to do it.

So heres to parrots :cheers:
 
I''ve unofficially been a part of this challenge for some months now (I saw the info in this thread but had no posting ability), and think its the best thing I've done for my HHJ yet. I haven't noticed any extra thickness or faster growth, but using it on my relaxed hair helps me to keep it straight after I air dry and remain heat free. I oil my scalp after my hair is completely dry, pull it back or in a few loose Bantu knots before bed, and when I wake up the fluffiness is gone and I have excellent slip. :yep: Plus it keeps my new growth soft and tame as well so even after a long stretch people think I'm crazy when I complain I need a touch-up.
 
Used Qhemet AOHC to seal my hair after spraying it with my spritz!

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I am an unofficial challenger. :grin:

I cowashed today then used my leave ins and sealed w/ JBCO.
I found the extra dark formula at a BSS and think its a little easier to apply than the original.

Happy weekend ladies.
 
Just getting over a bad cold, so I missed a few days of oiling my scalp with the castor oil. I do notice new growth though, I am still using the oil I purchased at my favorite Indian Store. I should have taken some internally, it would have probably helped me rid myself of this cold sooner :ohwell:.
 
Been slacking on my own challenge, lol. I'm so bad. I laid off the Castor Oil for over a week because I was soooo busy I just kept forgetting. Started back 2 nights ago. I think I'm going to take it down to every 3 days since I am working out more.

Hope you all are doing awesome!
 
Evallusion said:
Been slacking on my own challenge, lol. I'm so bad. I laid off the Castor Oil for over a week because I was soooo busy I just kept forgetting. Started back 2 nights ago. I think I'm going to take it down to every 3 days since I am working out more.

Hope you all are doing awesome!
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Evallusion - I've been slacking too. Gonna get back in the game today!
 
Evallusion said:
Been slacking on my own challenge, lol. I'm so bad. I laid off the Castor Oil for over a week because I was soooo busy I just kept forgetting. Started back 2 nights ago. I think I'm going to take it down to every 3 days since I am working out more.

Hope you all are doing awesome!
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Tsk Tsk Tsk shame on you. :lol:


FindingMe said:
steaming today with Chicoro's pre-poo with JBCO as the oil so will work for the challenge...
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Great minds must think alike. I do that with every wash. Even though today is not my wash day. My hair is feeling a little dry. I am doing this tonight. Then I am going to co-wash my hair.
 
I applied my coffee castor oil mix before my DC last night. Didn't like that so much because I only sat under the heat cap for 15 minutes and since it is so heavy my hair felt very oil when I rinsed. So going to switch this step back to applying before I wash.

But I will apply my mix this evening to my edges and crown.
 
I found a way to use castor oil! The only I can use it on dry hair is to mix it with a little Karen's body beautiful hair milk and that's b/c it's such a light and simple cream. I cannot cut castor oil with another oil it's way too oily. Something about it mixed with the KBB on my scalp is great.

I tried to cut castor oil w/ coconut oil this wknd, that was a greasy fail. I had to re wash my hair, it was greasy but didn't feel soft. This is the only oil I can put on my scalp that actually softens my hair, and my scalp doesn't feel greasy and oily. This combo makes my hair feel soft. I've been doing this for the past 3 wks about. I've found my formula for using this. I can only apply this mixture 2x/wk max. This is a challenge I can commit to. I will stick to using this with hopes of growing the broken pieces I have throughout my head from relaxing :sad:.
 
Used coffee castor oil on my edges and crown. No scalp massage tonight. Maybe tomorrow. Sealed my ends with castor oil tonight for the 1st time. Hopefully it works well. It will simplify my regimen and my product purchases.
 
well seems like like im going to start separating my castor oil and coconut oil again....my wash-n-goes were coming out funny after that hard water incident. Old/New Routine : Wet hair-coconut oil-cantu shea-castor oil (maybe a little gel every now and then) :) Probably going back to the regular castor oil scalp massages too....i need to detangle my hair....yep this weekend *detangle and twist*
 
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