Delightfully Delicious DC Challenge 2010 Edition

[grow]

Steam for 1hr with Shea Moisturizing Conditioner, honey and veggie glycerin

hey Winona! how did the glycerine feel mixed in with all those goodies?

I've been experiencing the same thing. DCing twice a week now for a few weeks to try and reverse this mess. Making some progress but at a very slow rate. How long
have you been at this and have you noticed any significant change yet?

i so feel for you...it's awful to have hard hair. i could not even get a comb through mine.
that's why i dc'ed every night for 3 nights in a row.
that with baggying and in less than a week, i was back to normal, but until i was, i never put a comb, much less a brush to my hair.
i only finger detangled.
if i had to go somewhere, i put a bag, then a scarf, then a hat on my head.
sounds pretty intense, but my overload was intense and this intense care got me back on track.

i really hope you can moisturize deeply and get soft hair soon!

oh, and by the way, since i had this right after perming, i chelated once just to make sure i had no excess chemicals or mineral deposits in my hair (i've got a hard water situation).

my heart goes out to you, the best of luck!

 

[grow]

DCed last night for 30 under heat w a mix of Silk Elements, Nexxus hydrating treatment deep conditioner, and Joico kpak intense hydrator.

that mix sounds great! did you add any oils to it too? (i believe it can help seal it all in.)

 

[winona]

My hair felt amazing I have my hair in two french braids to dry right now but I cant stop feeling them because it is soooo soft

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Been DC'ing (Steamer) with My Honey Child Products.

I have 2 of them currently in Rotation:

Honey Hair Mask
Organic Shea Hair Paste

Both are amazing!

 

[halee_J]

Will be DCing overnight with AO WC.

 

[Zedster]

I fell off the bandwagon hard for a few weeks. I washed less frequently and did not DC…My hair was not happy with me!

To make up for it, I DC'd using a recipe from Kindheart last Monday (or was it Wednesday?):
-1 cup and a half of distilled spring water (you can also boil it to purify it)
-two tablespoons of avocado butter
-one spoon of grapeseed oil
-one spoon of coconut oil
-one spoon of shea butter.
Blend it all until the consistency is creamy .Apply on your hair and leave on with heat for about 40 mins.

It was more watery than creamy, though, so I might cut back on the water next time. I left it on all day and my hair was nice and soft.

 

[Chaosbutterfly]

I DCed yesterday, for about six hours (took a nap). I used Nexxus Humectress, Aloe Vera Juice, Amla Oil and Vatika Oil.
My hair came out very soft and moisturized, so I'm happy.

 

[grow]

I fell off the bandwagon hard for a few weeks. I washed less frequently and did not DC…My hair was not happy with me!

To make up for it, I DC'd using a recipe from Kindheart last Monday (or was it Wednesday?):
-1 cup and a half of distilled spring water (you can also boil it to purify it)
-two tablespoons of avocado butter
-one spoon of grapeseed oil
-one spoon of coconut oil
-one spoon of shea butter.
Blend it all until the consistency is creamy .Apply on your hair and leave on with heat for about 40 mins.

It was more watery than creamy, though, so I might cut back on the water next time. I left it on all day and my hair was nice and soft.

thanks for reprinting that recipie! i must've missed it.....sounds yummy!

also, it's good to know you're back on the wagon!

we're imprefect beings, so when we fall off, we just get right back on!

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Will DC/Steamer this week with either:

My Honey Child Organic Shea Butter Hair Paste
My Honey Child Honey Hair Masque

 

[Brownie518]

I used Claudie's Deep Moisturizing conditioner this week. Came out great!! Love it! Just ordered more with her Labor Day sale!!

 

[Aggie]

DCing today for an hour with a mixture of Elucence Moisture Repair Treatment and Nature's Gate Hemp Nourishing Conditioner. I didin't feel like separating my protein and moisturizing treatments today so I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone and combine them.

 

[Shay72]

Will be steaming with Jessicurl WDT in a bit.

 

[halee_J]

Went to the beach this afternoon, so I'm gonna do a DC. Alfaparf rigen followed by....um I'm gonna try a cheapie; Sauve Color Care, since my hair seems to love it so much. My hair doesn't feel dry or anything but I'm not messin around with that salt water...

 

[miss_cheveious]

I haven't updated in a while, mainly because I've been using my same combo of Keracare Humecto, honey and EVOO under my steamer.
But, I did my protein this week with Joico K-Pak clarifier and reconstructor and used the K-Pak intense hydrator as my conditioner (with a lil' humecto) in my DC mix. I left this on under my plastic cap for 3 hours and my hair felt like buttah!!

 

[halee_J]

Went to the beach this afternoon, so I'm gonna do a DC. Alfaparf rigen followed by....um I'm gonna try a cheapie; Sauve Color Care, since my hair seems to love it so much. My hair doesn't feel dry or anything but I'm not messin around with that salt water...

I ended up DCing o/n with this...OMG so much slip and softness. It not a DC, but goodness my hair loves this stuff... I will be DCing with this again on Sunday

 

[Vonnieluvs08]

DC'd yesterday with a mix of Too Shea!!, oils, GVP-Joico Kpak, Tea Tree Oil, glycerin, and Jasmines Nourishing DC. I air dried in braids after using KBB and Sweet Almond pudding. Nice soft shiny hair.

Will use up the rest of this mix Thursday night.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Just Steamed for an Hour with:

My Honey Child Organic Shea Butter Hair Paste and Slapped some My Honey Child Honey Hair Masque on top.

Wonderful Steaming Session!

 

[winona]

DC overnight with honey and AOIN

 

[bimtheduck]

DCed Monday night w silk element mega silk and aussie moist deeeeep 3 min miracle w/o heat for like 12 hours. Rinsed w cold water and applied Qhement Biologics AOHC and air dried

 

[Aggie]

Deep cowashed overnight last night with Alter Ego Garlic Treatment.

 

[Shay72]

I will be dcing overnight with Jessicurl WDT.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Will Steam on Sunday w/Jasmines Avacado & Silk or Jasmines Babbasu Xtreme

 

[cch24]

Did my usual protein prepoo, rinse, and now I'm deep bunning. I'll either rinse my hair out tomorrow morning or on Sunday after my workout, depending on how lazy I feel like being.

 

[Aggie]

I took out my braids last night, twisted it and went to bed. This morning, I unravelled the twists, pre-pooed with aloe vera gel mixed with coconut oil and honey for one hour.

I clarified twice with Mizani Puriphyl shampoo because of extreme itchiness from product buildup on my scalp.

I gave myself a deep protein treatment with Dudley's DRC 28 Protein Treatment and now I am sitting under my dryer with some Alterna Hemp Hydrate Conditioner on my hair for an hour.

I will be hendigoing my hair overnight tonight. I could definitely use the coloring - my grays are coming in fierce.

Then I will cowash it out, moisture mist it, follow up with some more DCing with the Deep Moisture method, plait up, seal and prepare for my half wig. I may use my steamer to finish seal in more moisture.

 

[Vonnieluvs08]

DC'd last night with WDT. Hair came out nice lots of sheen and softness.

 

[goodmorningruby]

Aphogee 2 minute reconstructor seemed to have helped...much better than my first experiences with it....

Maybe consistency is key. We'll see what happens.

 

[grow]

I will be dcing overnight with Jessicurl WDT.

please let us know how that went....i'm just now finding about about that product line.

speaking of which, last night i dc'ed overnight on dry-ish hair with Curl Junkie's Hibiscus&Banana Deep Fix.


ladies, it was the first time for me to use a product intened specifically for curly hair and i must say, I AM AMAZED WITH THE RESULTS!

it tamed and defined my nappier ng and softened my hair like i've rarely seen.

this is new for me because every since i started texlaxing, i still continued to use products mainly aimed for permed hair.
instead now, i'm thinking with the texlaxed curl pattern, maybe i need to incorporate more products for curly hair into my reggie.
what a discovery this has been!

i topped it off with some ceramide rich kukui oil!

Aggie, glad to hear about the Dudley's DRC 28! you did a TOTAL TREATMENT there and i know your hair must feel GREAT!

 

[MissLawyerLady]

I haven't been checking in but I have been DC'ing. Lately, I've been using Alter Ego Garlic Treatment DC...I'm addicted!

I'll be DC'ing later today. I'm thinking about using something other than the Alter Ego...maybe a mix of Silicon Mix and sunflower oil or a mix of Redken Smooth Down and sunflower oil...or maybe I'll just give in and get my Alter Ego fix!

 

[Shay72]

please let us know how that went....i'm just now finding about about that product line.

speaking of which, last night i dc'ed overnight on dry-ish hair with Curl Junkie's Hibiscus&Banana Deep Fix.


ladies, it was the first time for me to use a product intened specifically for curly hair and i must say, I AM AMAZED WITH THE RESULTS!

it tamed and defined my nappier ng and softened my hair like i've rarely seen.

Jessicurl WDT is a great deep conditioner. It always leaves my hair soft, moisturized,and with a lot of slip. I am planning to use up what I have and switch to Curl Junkie's Banana & Hibiscus. Jessicurl went up on her prices and I wasn't that wowed initially by the prices anyway.

 

[grow]

^^^ thanks for the info girlie!

i've not tried the Jessicurl WDT yet, but i can DEFINITELY, MOST SURELY vouch for Curl Junkie's Deep Fix DC!!!

i have been in love with AO HSR since i learned about it this year, but now, it better watch out, lol!
not even AO HSR gives me that kind of definition of the curl pattern like Curl Junkie did!