Full & Healthy Crown & Edges Challenge 2012

I'm giving my hair a break; braided it up in cornrows which will hopefully last me more than a week. Let's see how that goes.
Started using Sulfur8 to deal with my itchy scalp and must say that I love the tingle that I get from the menthol in it. My scalp feels good afterward. Maybe I'll get some growth out of it too... I'm very skeptical of that but at least it stops the itching. Goodness knows I can't afford another $100 medicated shampoo. If I'm consistent with it enough I might just buy some sublime sulfur and mix it into a better quality pomade like Oyin's Sugar Berries Pomade.
 
[USER=210910 said:
growinghealthyhair[/USER];15462455]Did you make this yourself?
@faithVA

I've been continuing with castor oil massages and doing an ayervedic paste weekly with methi especially. Bought a cheap coffee maker so I can do teas every other day instead.

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I did make it myself. I used a mix of oils: castor, wheat germ oil, flax seed oil, coconut oil (because thats what I had :lol:) . I used 2 cups of oil and 2 TBSP of coffee. I actually let it cook for 6 to 8 hours because I went to bed. I do like it. Not sure if I will make it again. I haven't decided.

After I strained it, I added EOs: lavender, sage, thyme & basil.
 
growinghealthyhair faithVA

I also made an ill-attempt at making mine too.

I used Olive and Coconut with Coffee. I placed it in a Crock-Pot and simmered.

My big mistake was not putting the Coffee Grounds (Columbian) in a Cheesecloth Tea Bag and simply dropped the Coffee-Bag in the oil.

I do plan to make it again (with Olive Oil only), and I'll do it that way and allow the Oil to sit for 1-2 Weeks.
 
IDareT'sHair said:
@growinghealthyhair @faithVA

I also made an ill-attempt at making mine too.

I used Olive and Coconut with Coffee. I placed it in a Crock-Pot and simmered.

My big mistake was not putting the Coffee Grounds (Columbian) in a Cheesecloth Tea Bag and simply dropped the Coffee-Bag in the oil.

I do plan to make it again (with Olive Oil only), and I'll do it that way and allow the Oil to sit for 1-2 Weeks.
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I just threw the coffee grinds in the oil and then strained it. I have grains in my oil but I don't really care :lol: If I had to wait 2 weeks to use it I probably wouldn't make it. I guess I'm too impatient.
 
faithVA said:
I hope that you will share some pics when us you reach your goal :yep:

Glad that you are experiencing good progress as well.
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FaithVA the following pics is the progress of my scalp issues and recovery.


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Early 2011



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This one is from today. I'm still not completely healed but it's better then it was. As you can see our issues were very similar.

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naturalfinally said:
FaithVA the following pics is the progress of my scalp issues and recovery.


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Early 2011



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This one is from today. I'm still not completely healed but it's better then it was. As you can see our issues were very similar.

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Thanks for sharing. The first felt very familiar to me. And I am glad that you are really having some great progress. I know you will see even more in the summer.
 
growinghealthyhair said:
naturalfinally

Wow. Your progress is amazing and inspiring.
What have you been doing?
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I've been using the following consistently:
Nourish oil - Komaza Care
Bee Mine Sulfur serum
Pimento oil
Minoxidil 2%
Rosemary EO

Ayurvedic pastes:
Brahmi
Amla
Kapitone
Maka
Neem
Henna

Terressentials mud wash

Trader Joe's Nourish spa
Eluence
Taliah Waajid mist bodifier
Color neutral protein filler
Megatex

Various deep conditioners with and without protein

I have been babying my crown and edges for over a year. It's been the hardest journey yet because it's been hard to see progress but im finally at a point where I can see its working. Thanks so much for your comments. Losing my hair has been devastating.

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faithVA said:
Thanks for sharing. The first felt very familiar to me. And I am glad that you are really having some great progress. I know you will see even more in the summer.
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Thanks FaithVA! You inspired me and helped me share my story. I hope to encourage someone like your pics encouraged me!

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I gave up the ghost and decided to cut may hair. The damaged ends were making my life difficult and I just couldn't deal with it anymore.

I am excited because this means that I have easier access to my scalp now, and I created a new regimen to commemorate the occasion. :grin: While I won't be making any length goals this year, I intend to have a very healthy and dense scalp very soon!

New regimen:
Nightly scalp massage with JBCO and baggying
Weekly wash and DC with Tropic Isle Living Protein Deep Conditioner
Weekly ACV Rinse
Daily (as needed) rinse (just after working out)
 
Oiled my scalp with coffee castor oil blend and massaged it in. Sitting under my heat cap for about 30 minutes. My version of a HOT. Will cowash in the morning.
 
I bought some JBCO and some H(aitian)BCO today. Not sure when I will try them out since I have the coffee castor oil. But glad I found them to at least try them. They don't smell any worse than my coffee castor oil :yep: so no problem there.
 
faithVA said:
Oiled my scalp with coffee castor oil blend and massaged it in. Sitting under my heat cap for about 30 minutes. My version of a HOT. Will cowash in the morning.
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My edges are bald in both sides from teen braid disaster. What is coffee castor oil and will this help with bald spots?
 
ZLUVSNEWZEE said:
My edges are bald in both sides from teen braid disaster. What is coffee castor oil and will this help with bald spots?
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I don't know if you have seen my progress pictures in this thread but you may want to check them out or you can check out my album.

For the past year I have been using a blend of oils with essential oils and applying it to my scalp at least 3x a week and doing scalp massages as often as I can remember but no less than 1x a week. To me the key is healing the scalp by (detoxing, cleaning) and then increasing circulation in those areas.

My coffee castor oil is a blend of castor oil, flax seed oil, wheat germ oil, coconut oil, sunflower oil, vitamin e placed in a crock pot with coffee and simmered for 6 hours. I then added the essential oils.

Others use JBCO. I think that a blend of oils with essential oils works fine without using anything special. You just have to revive those damaged areas if they can be salvaged.
 
My cornrows didn't make it past a week. I took them down out of habit. I really want to get a weave but the cost for hair and an appointment is too high for me right now. I washed my her and put it in twists. Will be wearing my twists under beanies for the week.
 
Well I just received my hair trigger oil in the pound cake scent! Can you say Yum?!! This stuff smells great! It will be easy to use this. I hope it over powers my sulfur oil!! I'll be using both!

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