GROW YOUR HAIR LONG WITH DEEP CONDITIONING CHALLENGE 2008 - PART 2
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I deep conditioned last night using a mixture of nexxus phyto hyrdraide and humectin, 20 minutes w/o heat and 20 minutes with. My hair was so soft and moisturized. I knew it might get too soft so I used some aphogee 2 minute. But the super moisture was necessary to correct the henna I did last weekend (I didn't deep condition afterwards 
), but now my hair is smooth and moist.
), but now my hair is smooth and moist.
MonaLisa
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Checking in,
been hard to keep up this week, just really busy/swamped. I swear I cannot remember having this kind of forced low maintenance leaving my hair alone situation since I found the board..
erplexed
I am about to rinse out my Joico mix after leaving on an hour, poo with shampoo bar, leave some HE Dangerously Straight on for a few minutes, rinse, then airdry for a curly braidout as it's warm in the city today.
Need to do my Aphogee treatment tomorrow as I'm 11 weeks post and need to start prepping my hair for the devil relaxer touch up in a few weeks.
been hard to keep up this week, just really busy/swamped. I swear I cannot remember having this kind of forced low maintenance leaving my hair alone situation since I found the board..
erplexedI am about to rinse out my Joico mix after leaving on an hour, poo with shampoo bar, leave some HE Dangerously Straight on for a few minutes, rinse, then airdry for a curly braidout as it's warm in the city today.
Need to do my Aphogee treatment tomorrow as I'm 11 weeks post and need to start prepping my hair for the devil relaxer touch up in a few weeks.
moonglowdiva
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I got an early jump this morning. Usually I do this at 7pm on Saturdays
I did henna this morning. I D/C -ed after the henna with a mixture of:
SE Luxury Moisturizing Conditioner (btw i hate this mess)
ORS Replenishing Conditioner
Queen Helene Cholester & Hot Oil Treatment
Jojoba oil
I trimmed 1 in of crappy hair off so now it looks better.
I am 6 weeks post relaxer today and will not be relaxing until 8 weeks after I have my surgury so that will be about 17 weeks but all is well. Hair is not dry after henna no no it is soft yes yes . I am actually happy with my hair fir a change. Will try to uploads some fotos.
I did henna this morning. I D/C -ed after the henna with a mixture of:
SE Luxury Moisturizing Conditioner (btw i hate this mess)
ORS Replenishing Conditioner
Queen Helene Cholester & Hot Oil Treatment
Jojoba oil
I trimmed 1 in of crappy hair off so now it looks better.
I am 6 weeks post relaxer today and will not be relaxing until 8 weeks after I have my surgury so that will be about 17 weeks but all is well. Hair is not dry after henna no no it is soft yes yes . I am actually happy with my hair fir a change. Will try to uploads some fotos.NinasLongAmbition
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Sorry ladies I have rarely checked in but the other night I slept with queen helene cholesterol and cowashed in the morning with HE LTR..im an inconsistent challengee. I'll try to be more consistent w/ my dcs... i do cowash at least 5 times a week but I need to step up the dcing. I'll try next week.
Aggie
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I have used the one made by Biolage, it was just okay for me. I like a lot o slip and I didn't get much with it so I don't use it often. I might have to mix it up with some hot oils for better results.
Now my Pantene R/N hair conditioning mask, that's another story - I love that one a lotttt!!!
Aggie
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Checking in,
been hard to keep up this week, just really busy/swamped. I swear I cannot remember having this kind of forced low maintenance leaving my hair alone situation since I found the board..
I am about to rinse out my Joico mix after leaving on an hour, poo with shampoo bar, leave some HE Dangerously Straight on for a few minutes, rinse, then airdry for a curly braidout as it's warm in the city today.
Need to do my Aphogee treatment tomorrow as I'm 11 weeks post and need to start prepping my hair for the devil relaxer touch up in a few weeks.
Way ta stretch Mona. I am only gonna be stretching about 10-12 weeks from now on - my hair is growing too fast now to stretch my relaxer any longer than that.
AtlantaJJ
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Although I'm going mostly natural for my conditioners, the R/N might have to stay on the list, it is pretty darn good for the price!!
AtlantaJJ
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Make sure you post your results, seems like this should work great which would make it a lot eaiser to henna...which is a great thing. I did my henna and DC and my hair is great not dry. I gave the Mega Tek a rest for one week and did a couple of co-washes before I henna, tured out fine. Now if we can get the steam thing going, we'll be in good shape.
JustKiya
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Yeah, I haven't used mega-tek all this week either (being lazy rather than purposeful), but - whoooweee - my head is warm right now!!And I'm leaking BRIGHT/DEEP orange water, so the henna is definitely releasing it's molecules under there. I was actually able to do the steam 'right' this time, cuz I had the latex gloves - and those towels were STILL hot as all get out to my hands... I used a dark blue one against the hair, since I figured that would henna stain the least.
I'm trying to hold out for 2.5 hours - I'm just hitting an hour now, so we shall see.
youwillrise
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still doing my overnight "daily deep conditioner washes"
i clarified with baking soda last night and dc'ed
i put twists in my hair while it was still loaded with conditioner
and rinsed.
i clarified with baking soda last night and dc'ed
i put twists in my hair while it was still loaded with conditioner
and rinsed.
joyandfaith
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I did my first Shikakai treatment this morning. It was interesting...I had no idea what to expect, so the astringent style properties surprised me. I then poo'd with Redken all-soft (which is basically like conditioner its leaves your hair so soft), then conditioned with Nexxus Humectress. My hair is happy today. Finished with some ORS Olive Oil moisturizer, 100% Shea Butter, and a Flexi8 clip 
Aggie
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That's what I did with my henna treatment yesterday JK. I figure if I add a little heat with it, it would cut down on henna time and it worked marvelously well. My indigo came out a lot better than the last time because I added heat with it too for 2 hours instead of 30 minutes the last time. My grays are covered a lot better this time too.
When I run out of my indigo I'm gonna return to my Dudley's Regal Black as a rinse over my henna. I hate using indigo, it's crazy messy and harrrrrdd to apply. I have about 6 boxes left so I'll mix them in with my henna treatments at a 50:50 ration so I don't waste them. Just in case you're wondering, I am using BAQ henna so the commercial rinse won't do any harm.
Aggie
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I was actually able to do the steam 'right' this time, cuz I had the latex gloves - and those towels were STILL hot as all get out to my hands... I used a dark blue one against the hair, since I figured that would henna stain the least.
I'm trying to hold out for 2.5 hours - I'm just hitting an hour now, so we shall see.
oooh I did my steam treatment last week and it was great. I will definitely be doing that again and including it as one of my weekly deep conditioning treatments.
Aggie
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I did my first Shikakai treatment this morning. It was interesting...I had no idea what to expect, so the astringent style properties surprised me. I then poo'd with Redken all-soft (which is basically like conditioner its leaves your hair so soft), then conditioned with Nexxus Humectress. My hair is happy today. Finished with some ORS Olive Oil moisturizer, 100% Shea Butter, and a Flexi8 clip
Good to hear your shikakai treatment came out well. You did remember to oil your hair and scalp well before applying it, right?
JustKiya
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The indigo has left your hair SOOOOO gorgeous though Aggie - I've got to admit, I was considering indigo for a while because of your hair - I figured since I just won't get to red, I might try a darker color - but the last time I went blackblack I looked like the undead, so I'm thinking I might need to leave the indigo alone 
I don't know, I'm so tempted, though!
We're you doing the one step or the two step process? And is the only reason you are letting go of the indigo is because of the hassle?
I don't know, I'm so tempted, though!
We're you doing the one step or the two step process? And is the only reason you are letting go of the indigo is because of the hassle?
Aggie
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hey AtlantaJJ, I couldn't agree with you more. It was one of the DC's I had that gave me extremely great results during my 5 months relaxer stretch
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sevetlana
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I only dced once last week, I was supposed to do it Sunday and Saturday, but when I got home I fell asleep on Saturday..... I am dcing right now (#2 for this week) on dry hair. I got some honeyquat and SAA from lotioncrafters,so I added those to my DC I added a little aphogee 2 min to it also (having some breakage I think is from overprocessing pre-- LHCF I am trying to work on it).
I am gonna do 1hour with out heat and 45 min with heat. I am 8 weeks post my NG is behaving altho I dont have alot, but it is soso soft.
Ok I'm out. Later ladies.
Everyone is doing great. Keep it up everyone....
I am gonna do 1hour with out heat and 45 min with heat. I am 8 weeks post my NG is behaving altho I dont have alot, but it is soso soft.
Ok I'm out. Later ladies.
Everyone is doing great. Keep it up everyone....
Aggie
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The indigo has left your hair SOOOOO gorgeous though Aggie - I've got to admit, I was considering indigo for a while because of your hair - I figured since I just won't get to red, I might try a darker color - but the last time I went blackblack I looked like the undead,e so I'm thinking I might need to leave the indigo alone
I don't know, I'm so tempted, though!
We're you doing the one step or the two step process? And is the only reason you are letting go of the indigo is because of the hassle?[/quote]
I was doing the 2 step process only so far and I think when I henna again, I will mix them 50:50 and see how I feel about it then. I'll probably henna again in about 3 weeks with the combination and yes the only reason why I was letting the indigo go is because of the hassle in it's application. It might be easier mixed into the henna and I might like it again, so we'll see.
Oh by the way, if you don't wan't that undead look, then mix them together. Hennaforhair.com has the correct ratios you might be looking for.
JustKiya
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The indigo has left your hair SOOOOO gorgeous though Aggie - I've got to admit, I was considering indigo for a while because of your hair - I figured since I just won't get to red, I might try a darker color - but the last time I went blackblack I looked like the undead, so I'm thinking I might need to leave the indigo alone
I don't know, I'm so tempted, though!
We're you doing the one step or the two step process? And is the only reason you are letting go of the indigo is because of the hassle?
I was doing the 2 step process only so far and I think when I henna again, I will mix them 50:50 and see how I feel about it then. I'll probably henna again in about 3 weeks with the combination and yes the only reason why I was letting the indigo go is because of the hassle in it's application. It might be easier mixed into the henna and I might like it again, so we'll see.
Oh by the way, if you don't wan't that undead look
Yeah, I was checking out the henidigo threads on TLHC, and this one lady - cherry cola - oh my gods, her hair was GORGEOUS. I think she started out as a light brunette though, so it most likely wouldn't look the same on my hair.
Do you buy your indigo from hennaforhair.com?
So tempting!!
Aggie
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Yeah, I was checking out the henidigo threads on TLHC, and this one lady - cherry cola - oh my gods, her hair was GORGEOUS. I think she started out as a light brunette though, so it most likely wouldn't look the same on my hair.
Do you buy your indigo from hennaforhair.com?
So tempting!!
No I purchase mine from www.mehndiskinart.com. If you wish, you can wait until I do my next treatment and I can give you a review on how the henna and indigo reacted together? But if you don't want to wait, then just get a couple of boxes and experiment with the two mixed together. You never know, you might like it
. Remember I really like the results, I just didn't like the process.
I'm henna'ing now, so I most likely won't henna again for at least another three months or so - I'd love to hear how yours turned out, though.
lilsparkle825
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how are you getting the towel HOT hot? i assume this is what you guys are talking about when you involve latex gloves and such...correct me if i am wrong plz.
I was actually able to do the steam 'right' this time, cuz I had the latex gloves - and those towels were STILL hot as all get out to my hands... I used a dark blue one against the hair, since I figured that would henna stain the least.
I'm trying to hold out for 2.5 hours - I'm just hitting an hour now, so we shall see.
JustKiya
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I put the two wet towels into a pyrex bread pan (you could use anything sturdy and microwave safe - I wouldn't use plastic), filled the bread pan with water, and stuck it in the microwave - about a total of 10 minutes, maybe, cuz I kept restarting the microwave until I was ready for the towels.
HOT.
Okay, I lasted for the full 2.5 hours (hot, did I mention?), and my hair feels - crazy strong and crazy crazy clean. A little closer to feeling overproteinated than I like my hair feeling, but I'm going to do an overnight moisturizing DC tonight, and then steam and a caramel treatment tomorrow - my hair shoud be uber soft and CRAZY strong after that.
ETA: I think, however, detangling will be - well, unfun. I wore a 'half up' today (w&g in the back, bantu knots in the front) and - *sigh* - yeah.
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joyandfaith
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Luckily, I had oiled sufficiently the night before only because of the Pre-poo challenge I just joined. If it wouldn't have been for that I might have been caught out there. I definitely know from now on.
Mrs. Verde
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Sitting under the dryer with MNT deep conditioner and added some cococut oil.
lilsparkle825
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lol! yeah...HOT. why two? do you do towel/cap/towel/cap? its too hot for alla THAT
about my DC though...for some reason i had the urge to use the lustrasilk instead of the kenra mc, and i didn't spike it. i mean, i spike everything - my shea butter, my face masks, my drinks...but i didnt even add EVOO to this. i put that stuff on at 6pm and didn't wash it out till 1am. what can i say, its hot outside and it felt good. not to mention after 3 hours i took the cap off and let it dry - my curls were crazy cute!!!
left in the vo5 i rinsed with too. i think this may turn into a habit, i really like it and the smell is divine.
JustKiya
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lol! yeah...HOT. why two? do you do towel/cap/towel/cap? its too hot for alla THAT
about my DC though...for some reason i had the urge to use the lustrasilk instead of the kenra mc, and i didn't spike it. i mean, i spike everything - my shea butter, my face masks, my drinks...but i didnt even add EVOO to this. i put that stuff on at 6pm and didn't wash it out till 1am. what can i say, its hot outside and it felt good. not to mention after 3 hours i took the cap off and let it dry - my curls were crazy cute!!!
left in the vo5 i rinsed with too. i think this may turn into a habit, i really like it and the smell is divine.
I sure do!!! I want to be sure to get the FULL effects, ya know? And, I'm sitting right under a ceiling fan, so it's not toooo bad. I hear ya! One of my classic hair session 'accessories' is a glass of wine, girl!
gymfreak336
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I deep conditioned with Redken Butter Treat this morning. My hair is airdrying in a bun
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