I Double-dare YOU to take the 7 day V-challenge!

[Nyambura]

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Isis said:
Has anyone found a good way to keep the vaseline from other parts of your hair? I really don't want all of my hair to be greasy or look greasy, just my ends. It's not a big problem but somehow, I seem to be getting it everywhere.

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Hi Isis ~
I wrap my vaseline-covered hair in a sandwhich baggie with a silk scrunchie, which helps keep the vaseline in place. I used to put a nylon stocking over it but I haven't done that in a while. I just put a phonytail over the baggie and carry on with my day. Hope this helps. Happy hair growing.

 

[Pookie25]

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Nyambura said:
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Isis said:
Has anyone found a good way to keep the vaseline from other parts of your hair? I really don't want all of my hair to be greasy or look greasy, just my ends. It's not a big problem but somehow, I seem to be getting it everywhere.

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Hi Isis ~
I wrap my vaseline-covered hair in a sandwhich baggie with a silk scrunchie, which helps keep the vaseline in place. I used to put a nylon stocking over it but I haven't done that in a while. I just put a phonytail over the baggie and carry on with my day. Hope this helps. Happy hair growing.

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I've done that before with my feet. I put a whole bunch of vaseline on my feet and wrap it with saran wrap and go to sleep. When I wake up my feet are very soft.

 

[Isis]

Thank you Nyambura and Pookie25 for your suggestions!

 

[oregonchick97266]

i have tried tis method after reading it on the board. OMG! the result are amazing i also used my scurl. i think with the combination i can go 4 mos w/o a perm and i have some tough 4b hair.

 

[tasha]

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dontspeakdefeat said:

Thanks so mcuh Tasha but it's not my hair. It's my daughter's hair. I am so very sure I will be there soon enough. I have her to look up to for inspiration. so that's a good thing!

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I'm sure you will: she has your genes

 

[keke]

Ok well now its been over a week since i have tried this(or maybe a week im not sure) anyway, i thought i said this b4 somewhere else but i cant find it so i'll say again. Sat. when when i was gettin ready put my hair up i noticed that my ends were a bit poofy and thats cause of how i bunned my hair so the ends got a lil scrunched. Gr8 thing i noticed is that it was all even. I havent seen that in a loooong while. I was so happy. I havent checked to see if any lenght has happened, im gonna maybe wait till end of this month and then check, but so far this is going fine. i put the moisture on it twice a day and keep my hair bunned up and its smooth and i wrap it in a satin scarf(ms. christina) and i take the scarf off my hair is still smooth on the sides and my hair is still bunned w/a scrunchie i am also able to keep the scruny in my head and put my piece on. whew im glad i can do that. LOL. i use to think it would be too poofy. but anyway, its going fine, so far. i use vaseline and when i cant get to that, or 4get to, i use sulpher 8 or str8 s-curl. i like how the s-curl moistens it very well so that my hair is just soft, soft, soft.

 

[Natural_Girl]

any recommendations for us with 4a/b/3c hair that cannot fit into a bun? My hair is different lengths now - front is to my cheeks, back is to my neck

Thanks!

 

[Angelicus]

I have done the V Challenge since 11/06 (about 13 days) and my ends are soooo soft. Yesterday I wore my hair down for the first time in almost 3 months and I couldn't find one split end. Everybody was admiring my past collarbone length hair. I am probably going to keep my hair in this greazy bun for the rest of my days

 

[sweetcocoa]

I haven't been on in a while... I'm gonna have to try this... and my ends are freshly trimmed.

 

[UmSumayyah]

NG, maybe you can flat twist it to the back and then tuck the ends under and pin them.

 

[NGC]

Hi There!

If you plan on wearing a phonytail (sp?), you can try creating two puffs (one on top of the other). Depending on the type and size of your phonytail, it should cover both puffs.

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Natural_Girl said:
any recommendations for us with 4a/b/3c hair that cannot fit into a bun? My hair is different lengths now - front is to my cheeks, back is to my neck

Thanks!

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[Natural_Girl]

Good idea - thanks - will try it

 

[jainygirl]

Thanks Kenyana and Isis

Here's my regime (it's got a couple of no-no's as far as shampooing and greasing my scalp, but the camps always been split on that

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*i wash my hair every 10-14 days with CON with the green label.
*After washing i use Queen Helene Cholesteral to deep condition ( i put a plastic cap over it and leave it in for 20-30 mins)
* Next i rinse and blowdry with a comb attachment (i dry my hair in layers starting at the bottom and working my way up) this way i don't fry my hair on top trying to dry it all at once.
*Then i grease my scalp with ultra sheen anti-itch hairdress w/ tea tree oil ( I only do this on the day that i shampoo so that my scalp doesnt itch from blowdrying)
From there on my hair is in a bun. I don't use heat except for the blowdrying. I use a curling iron maybe every 3 or 4 months. If i want it curly and i'm getting desperate i use my Caruso's ( I like that they use steam to curl the hair

) and this i do maybe once every couple of months. I'm pretty much plain jane as far as styles go, but i can't wait to doll up one good time once i reach my goal length

 

[jainygirl]

oh, also i forgot to add that i don't trim. i let my sister snip any stray hairs every 6 months or so, hope this helps

 

[jainygirl]

bump

 

[GodMadeMePretty]

I just looked at this challenge yesterday and I tried it last night. I didn't wash since I had washed the night before. I spritzed with water, applied some World of Curls curl activator and slapped on the vaseline. I checked it this morning and my ends are super soft. I can't wait to wash it to see my ends more clearly. I could never get them to stay moist so I always checked them out to see if they were split or just fly-away. I'll let you guys know. I'm glad I did this before I went out and got the split-ender. Now if I decide that I'm not going to transition, I won't have to worry about a scissor happy stylist telling me that my ends need trimming.

 

[keke]

www. NGC. thats my idea. When i wear ponytails and my hair is a bit too thick to gather and stay right in a ponytail thats what i do but i have my ponytails set another way b4 i putthe hair on it.

 

[Spirit]

I just saw this challenge the other day. I took my cornrows out about two months ago. And because I must be in a shower with water running through my hair in order to comb it (and having only a tub), I simply detangled each braids with my fingers, applied shea butter and an herbal oil mixture to my wet hair each day and put it in four long braids. This I did for the better part of a month and a half. When I was finally able to use my sister's shower and thus comb through my hair (about two weeks ago), detangling proved easy and my hair felt extremely soft . . . even silky. I'm convinced it was all the oil I had in my hair. But shea butter is quite expensive . . . far too much to use large amounts of it everyday. Hence, this vaseline things sounds like just the thing I need (99 cents per container, yes!). My hair freshly washed and trimmed---I cannot wait to start!

 

[kenyana]

Jainygirl ur regimen is, mindboggling-ly, both simple and effective! I also used to blowdry (on cool) but haven't in 2 weeks (I now combout my hair under the dimplex bathroom dryer... same difference really!)
I have used and liked CON shampoo but it isn't available where I now live. Once I run out of LeKair I will try out queen helene. I've heard they r similar. Does it contain cetearyl alcohol?? Another thing I will try to borrow from ur regimen is reduced shampooing. I wash every 2nd or 3rd day NOT because my hair is dry or dirty but because I just love to wash and condition my hair...(I'm a such conditioner junkie!) I hope I will someday be able to stretch that out to once weekly....*the thought has just sent a withdrawal shudder thru me*...

What is ur length goal?

 

[Lisa]

I started this and my hair seemed hard and I stopped. But I will try some of the suggestions I read and give it another try.

Thanks Ladies!1

 

[buffalosoldier]

I bit the vaseline thing from your feature and yes it works wonders especially with a silk scarf.
However I dont like putting it on my hair when it is wet. I get much better results when I put it on my hair dry at night before going to sleep. I guess everyones hair is different. I use the cheap 99 cents store baby powder vaseline and it smells lovely

thanks for the tip I never would've thought of this myself

hair 3c

 

[Allandra]

I love the way my ends feel when they're coated with Vaseline. Even though I didn't do the V-Challenge for 7 days, I still noticed positive results. Thanks for the challenge Leejure.

 

[MoezThunder]

lee, i'll never give up my vaseline!

 

[Country gal]

Does it work with Baby oil gel which is very similar to greasy feel of Vaseline? I want to try it with baby oil gel because the gel has vitamin E and aloe.

 

[adrienne0914]

bump... anyone still doing this?

 

[Chimma]

I haven't done it every single day, but I find it to be a great challenge and idea! When the vaseline coats my ends, I feel they are finally protected.

Although I don't know why I'm protecting them when I'm planning on cutting them off anyways! hehe. To get myself in the habit, I think. And just to make sure I am always looking fly.

 

[queenofmean68]

Thought about it, however my hair is baby fine so my bun is wimpy looking, and I cannot find a phonytail to match my streaked hair so that is out. I wonder how I would look walking around with a ponytail with "slick" ends. Hmmmmm
I need to do something because I'm losing my new growth as fast as I grow it due to breakage.

 

[Leshia]

I'm still doing this and I won't ever stop when I'm wearing a protective style. LOVE it.

 

[keylargo]

my edges around my temple area are starting to thin out

so, i'm trying to decide what to do about it. i move my bun and ponytail to a different spot everyday and i'm still thinning around the edges.

I'm using wgo more then vaseline now too. my hair has responded really well to the wgo.i can put the worlds of curls activator on my ends now with no problem. before, whe activator would make my ends really hard. i guess my hair was stripped of its oils and needed it. my ends are not as frizzy as they use to be either. big improvement in that department.

 

[hondahoney007]

Adrienne0914, when you wash your hair is that the only time you put the vaseline in? I want to know if I should put the vaseline in once(when I wash) or if I should add water and vaseline a couple times a week.