Hip Tbl & Beyond Challenge 2018

Health/Eating/Fitness/Wellness:
Yesterday I had the Mediterranean wrap from Jason's deli. OMG, delicious!!! (I am addicted to the taste of olives, though. :smile:)

I need to lose some weight and tone up for my graduation ceremony and a ball that will happen a few days before it. My plan is to take a detox drink, do the 7-day cabbage diet, and exercise alternating days between toning and cardio (resting one day a week).

I did a little better with my water intake over the last few days.

SPIRITUALLY, I would have to type a 10-page paper to express how AMAZING Joel Osteen's sermons have been for me while driving DS#2 to and from his speech/autism classes. Like . . . 8 25-minute sermons were just SO ON POINT for my SOUL!!! I felt like GOD was saying "Yvette! Things are good! And good stuff is on the horizon." I'm also reading Tony Evans's "Detours" (very slowly), an excerpt of which someone shared in the Christian forum. It's really good.​

Hair:
I did a practice run with the deep wave curlformers (the only type I own as of today) on two small sections at the front of my head.

Meh.

I don't think I want to do my whole head (all that effort) for such a short-lived outcome. Pictures and details are here: https://longhaircareforum.com/threads/deep-wave-curlformers-hmmmm.785891/page-4#post-23816051.

I did have the thought that if I set my whole head and then used very strong-holding hair spray on each wave after removal of the curlformers, it might work.

My submission to the April Styles 2017 Challenge for next week, then, will likely be the curlformer flexirod set I practiced.​
 
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My hair has been doing great, I finished my inversions for this month and have continued to mist my hair with water (almost) every night, spray my scalp with Xcel21 and re-braid and seal every night. I'm loving Oyin's burnt sugar pomade...when I bought it I was only planning on using it to to seal after using Camille Rose's Coconut Water Style Setter (I also LOVE this product too), but it's actually really good by itself for defining my braidouts. When I misted my hair with water before I was using a honey and water mix, but I've started adding a few drops of lavender oil also which seems to be working really well.

I've really noticed a lot of growth in the front parts of my hair and the very bottom nape parts...these are the parts thatI left out when I was wearing a straight weave before and they got really damaged and broke off. Last year when I first took my weave out, the nape pieces were not even CBL and now they're about BSL.

I'm thinking about doing a dusting soon, maybe at the end of this month just to neaten my ends up. I also want to do another henna treatment..I haven't done one in about 2 months.
 
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Noelle01 said:
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My hair has been doing great, I finished my inversions for this month and have continued to mist my hair with water (almost) every night, spray my scalp with Xcel21 and re-braid and seal every night. I'm loving Oyin's burnt sugar pomade...when I bought it I was only planning on using it to to seal after using Camille Rose's Coconut Water Style Setter (I also LOVE this product too), but it's actually really good by itself for defining my braidouts. When I misted my hair with water before I was using a honey and water mix, but I've started adding a few drops of lavender oil also which seems to be working really well.

I've really noticed a lot of growth in the front parts of my hair and the very bottom nape parts...these are the parts thatI left out when I was wearing a straight weave before and they got really damaged and broke off. Last year when I first took my weave out, the nape pieces were not even CBL and now they're about BSL.

I'm thinking about doing a dusting soon, maybe at the end of this month just to neaten my ends up. I also want to do another henna treatment..I haven't done one in about 2 months.
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I love the CRN Coconut Water Style Setter and also use it for my braidouts! It gives really great definition. I only used the Oyin pomade once and didn't like it, may have to revisit.
 
Hey Ladies just checking in! I did an impromptu press and curl for a dinner reception dh and I have to attend. So I will use this as my length check for my challenges. Looks like I've grown back at least an inch of the 2 inches I had trimmed. Even the areas in my crown where I cut-off some heat damage are growing again but are much shorter. Won't flat iron again probably till July or August. By the way @Lucia and @shortdub78, thank you for the Roux porosity control recommendation it really helped!
 

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Daina said:
I love the CRN Coconut Water Style Setter and also use it for my braidouts! It gives really great definition. I only used the Oyin pomade once and didn't like it, may have to revisit.
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Yeah I love it! It gives great definition and elongates my curls at the same time. The only thing I don't like about the Oyin pomade is the smell...it's a little strong. But the sugar berries one never seems to be in stock, or they only have the tiny 4 oz. size in stock.
 
So, tonight our 7-year old comes back from having spent all day with his cousin and auntie. He says he can't sleep in his own bed. I'm listening from upstairs.

DS: I need to sleep with you tonight, daddy.
Dad: Why?
DS: I saw this movie, and I'm scared.
Dad: What did you see?
DS: (Hesitant, then very, VERY quickly) Candy Man.

Dad: (Incredulous) You saw Candy Man???

DS: (Sad and worried) Yup.

Other family member exiting the kitchen to join the conversation: Wait--Somebody let you see CANDY MAN?!?? Who let's a SEVEN YEAR OLD watch that movie?

Dad: Are you sure you saw Candy Man?

DS: STAAAAAAAAAHP SAYIN' IT!!!!!!!!!!! (Bursts into tears)

Sigh.

Poor little guy! I bet you he was just COUNTING in his head! Dad is sleeping with him tonight.
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
So, tonight our 7-year old comes back from having spent all day with his cousin and auntie. He says he can't sleep in his own bed. I'm listening from upstairs.

DS: I need to sleep with you tonight, daddy.
Dad: Why?
DS: I saw this movie, and I'm scared.
Dad: What did you see?
DS: (Hesitant, then very, VERY quickly) Candy Man.

Dad: (Incredulous) You saw Candy Man???

DS: (Sad and worried) Yup.

Other family member exiting the kitchen to join the conversation: Wait--Somebody let you see CANDY MAN?!?? Who let's a SEVEN YEAR OLD watch that movie?

Dad: Are you sure you saw Candy Man?

DS: STAAAAAAAAAHP SAYIN' IT!!!!!!!!!!! (Bursts into tears)

Sigh.

Poor little guy! I bet you he was just COUNTING in his head! Dad is sleeping with him tonight.
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@YvetteWithJoy, yikes I was traumatized after I saw that movie can't imagine how a 7-year old wouldn't be scared to death! I would be having a not so nice conversation with somebody...Pray he sleeps okay.
 
Daina said:
@YvetteWithJoy, yikes I was traumatized after I saw that movie can't imagine how a 7-year old wouldn't be scared to death! I would be having a not so nice conversation with somebody...Pray he sleeps okay.
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He slept okay in daddy's arms. He played soccer today and was happy. I'm letting his Dad handle talking to the family. I still can't believe they did it. We'll see how tonight fares.
 

HEY Y'ALL! :wave: I just kinda finished moving into my new place...FINALLY :toocool: #ThanksGod

I'm literally starting over from scratch...as well as finishing up this Spring semester. Its almost over! I think this was the most stressful semester I have ever experienced due to me moving to another city. My classes are online (one is on-campus but my professor is working with me :) ) but it still doesn't make it easy.

My hair on the other hand...i don't even know what she's doing lol. I just condition/detangle every week and wear my wash and go. I think now that I have somewhat a routine, I will start daily cowashing. My hair hates weekly attention, she loves either daily or biweekly care.

How is errbody?:blush2:
 
My hair is dry right now. I'm sure it's the change in the weather as it's raining, but it's not humid, otherwise, it's dry and sunny.

At this point, I need to get a better handle of the weather, but will probably add some glycerin leave in to get some more moisture in my hair. Especially with heavy sealing.

I'm also hoping by the summer solstice to be full MBL and not just at the border.

Last, don't think I'm reaching WL this year, but I won't speak too soon.
 
Congrats, @SmilingElephant! You can exhale. :smile:

I am having an AWESOME wash day.
  • I handled my hair well, and my handling of my hair has gotten markedly better. Yay!
  • I worked in quadrants, then eighths. Felt so manageable, compared even to 10 or 12.
  • I detangled with the Ouidad double-row, heavy comb and my Kent 16t (medium-toothed and fine-toothed). Went GREAT.
  • I lost little hair.
  • I did my first green tea rinse following Naptural85's advice/method.
  • My hair seems less fine and less overly delicate and less tangly and breakage-y-clingy.
  • I collected shed hair by quadrant (I hope to get a Komaza hair analysis soon).
  • This HairFlair dryer attachment is working awesomely. It's my first time using it, and it is a fantastic purchase.
  • I used Camille Rose Naturals almost exclusively, and it was lovely. CRN is OTG! Yay!!!
 
So I am cowashing my hair daily this week...

I lost SO much hair yesterday...it looked like a murder scene...like I killed and dismembered my hair! :cry:

I know it's because I haven't been on a multivitamin or a hair vitamin in a few months and I'm taking my meds regularly. Ugh!! Will definitely be getting someone's HSN this friday.:nono:

I figured if I co wash it everyday...that it would lessen the hair I lose...I cowashed today...I almost lost the same amount that I lost yesterday after waiting a week. :nono:
 
SmilingElephant said:
So I am cowashing my hair daily this week...

I lost SO much hair yesterday...it looked like a murder scene...like I killed and dismembered my hair! :cry:

I know it's because I haven't been on a multivitamin or a hair vitamin in a few months and I'm taking my meds regularly. Ugh!! Will definitely be getting someone's HSN this friday.:nono:

I figured if I co wash it everyday...that it would lessen the hair I lose...I cowashed today...I almost lost the same amount that I lost yesterday after waiting a week. :nono:
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Hugs!!!

I can relate.

I'm doing a green tea rinse every two weeks, following Naptural85's method. I watched Reanna/Breanna Butler/Rutler's video on shedding and it had me feeling knowledgeable and thus somewhat comforted.

I linked it in the collective most helpful videos thread a few days ago.
 
SmilingElephant said:
So I am cowashing my hair daily this week...

I lost SO much hair yesterday...it looked like a murder scene...like I killed and dismembered my hair! :cry:

I know it's because I haven't been on a multivitamin or a hair vitamin in a few months and I'm taking my meds regularly. Ugh!! Will definitely be getting someone's HSN this friday.:nono:

I figured if I co wash it everyday...that it would lessen the hair I lose...I cowashed today...I almost lost the same amount that I lost yesterday after waiting a week. :nono:
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Sorry to hear that!

I had the same happen to me when I was finger detangling. I would lose a lot of hair with each weekly cowash so I decided to cowash and comb (instead of finger detangling) twice in a row to test if it was just the shed hairs accumulating between washes; and I was shocked that I again lost the same amount of hair on the following day. But then I continued combing, and resumed my iron tablets and that situation cleared up very quickly, like in about 2 weeks time of rather frequent combing. I mostly think that there were just too many shed hairs to be removed in one combing session because of my total dependence on finger detangling back then. Second most plausible explanation is actual decreased shedding due to the resumption of iron intake, but I would expect that to take longer to have an effect. Or it could be that something was irritating my scalp leading to increased shedding (I was suspecting ORS products) but I couldn't be sure. Some people also told me that cowashing per se increases shedding because the follicles get clogged up or something like that, and the phenomenon does have a name that I don't remember now, so I threw in the occasional shampoo on my scalp every now and then.

Anyway lets hope that you are just having accumulated shed hairs from your weekly detangling and that they will clear up quickly with frequent washing.

It's always a good idea to take vitamins if you suspect you are low on something (or if you're on meds that mess up with your vitamin levels) and you might consider combing every now and then if you finger detangle exclusively.

Before I resumed combing, the shed hair would continue to come out on my hands while styling and they would cover my hands and get stuck in my gel and whatever product I'm scooping to work with, and also all over my bottles and jars. It's so funny when I look back at it now. I was envious of the youtube ladies that could style their hair in front of the cameras without having the shed hair monsters to embarrass them. Well now I comb regularly (maybe not with every wash if I wash too frequently) and I don't encounter as much shedding.

Good luck, to you!
 
To those who comb and those who stopped combing who do wash and gos, did you notice that combing (vs finger detangling) disturbs your curl formation and makes it more difficult for your hair to clump into defined ringlets? I have heard of this effect and I have also heard the folk who say that the denman brush for example helps define their curls!!

I am trying to compare the effect of combing with every wash vs washing without combing (I don't think that I'll go back to finger detangling per se) on my natural roots as they come, so any insight will be very helpful.

TIA..
 
Alma Petra said:
To those who comb and those who stopped combing who do wash and gos, did you notice that combing (vs finger detangling) disturbs your curl formation and makes it more difficult for your hair to clump into defined ringlets? I have heard of this effect and I have also heard the folk who say that the denman brush for example helps define their curls!!

I am trying to compare the effect of combing with every wash vs washing without combing (I don't think that I'll go back to finger detangling per se) on my natural roots as they come, so any insight will be very helpful.

TIA..
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I strictly fingercomb. I stopped using detangling tools bc of breakage and severe splitting of my ends :nono:
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
So, tonight our 7-year old comes back from having spent all day with his cousin and auntie. He says he can't sleep in his own bed. I'm listening from upstairs.

DS: I need to sleep with you tonight, daddy.
Dad: Why?
DS: I saw this movie, and I'm scared.
Dad: What did you see?
DS: (Hesitant, then very, VERY quickly) Candy Man.

Dad: (Incredulous) You saw Candy Man???

DS: (Sad and worried) Yup.

Other family member exiting the kitchen to join the conversation: Wait--Somebody let you see CANDY MAN?!?? Who let's a SEVEN YEAR OLD watch that movie?

Dad: Are you sure you saw Candy Man?

DS: STAAAAAAAAAHP SAYIN' IT!!!!!!!!!!! (Bursts into tears)

Sigh.

Poor little guy! I bet you he was just COUNTING in his head! Dad is sleeping with him tonight.
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Aww. I feel so bad for him.
 
YvetteWithJoy said:
Thanks, lady. He seems totally fine, now. I just don't get some people.

Your hair! I saw a pic in the shoulder length thread. It's gaining length!
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I'm glad you can see it. I don't see it :lol: I'm straightening this weekend. Hopefully when I take pics and compare, I can see the difference.
 
Hugs, all! I hope everyone is doing well.

I tried a chunky twist out for Easter. It didn't fully dry after 2 hours under the dryer and after I slept in it overnight! It thus kind of turned into a 'fro out! :lol: I think so far out of all the styles I've been trying lately, I like the flexirod set the best. It did not take a lot of time or skill, and the results were nice.

Method I took for the twist out below (including other wash day steps):
  1. Cleanse scalp: used Silk Elements Pre-Cleanse Scalp Treatment
  2. Hair fall prevention: Green tea rinse
  3. Detangle fully: used Shea Moisture hipo masque . . . via the funnel method of detangling using the Ouidad double detangling comb, then the medium-toothed half of my Kent 16t seamless comb, then the fine-toothed side
  4. Cleanse strands: Water wash (or cowash if you consider that the SM hipo mask was in, but no poo or mud-poo used)
  5. Deep condition: used CRN penetrating hair treatment
  6. Moisturize: used CRN "Style Setter"
  7. Seal: used CRN Curl Maker
  8. Style: installed 8 twists, dried them for 2 hours under the Sally's HairFlair dryer attachment and attempted to air dry overnight
Since it wasn't fully dry when I did the take down, only some of the hair was defined into a twist out. Rocked it to church ANYWAY! LOL!

Pics are here: https://longhaircareforum.com/media/albums/practice-chunky-twist-out.10519/
 
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