I have tried DCing, protein, Co-washing 3X a week, bunning, oil rinses, NTM Silk Touch, and still has crunchy ends. My rollersets always left me with C-shaped broken pieces of hair, the same diameter as the rollers, even with end papers! My hair was a mess, and I was scared I'd end up back at SL. I just knew I'd have to immediately cut 2 or more inches of hair. 
This morning I stumbled on the Castor Oil thread, after spending about 2 hours reading Sistaslick's and others info on repairing damaged hair last night. So here's what I did:
1. Clarified with Nexxus Aloe Rid (I decided NOT to do a pre-poo, because I wanted to get all the buildup OFF my hair) TWO times.
2. Oil Rinse (I promised Sareca that I'd keep trying), and WOW! It finally worked for me. I used Amla Oil, Almond oil, and a tiny bit of EVOO.
3. DC'd with Nexxus Humectress, Vatika Oil, and Amla Oil for 45 minutes with heat.
I knew I'd have to try rollersetting again, because I HAD to smooth my ends, and there's no way I'd use heat. Soooo, I used the Fermodyl 619(Thanks, Honeydew!) to help with detangling, some Biosilk Silk Therapy, and very diluted Infusium 23 in a spray bottle to keep my hair soaked. I put Castor Oil on the ends, applied the wrapping papers and took the plunge. I'm so excited! I dusted about 1/8 inch, and my ends look GREAT! They aren't crunchy or dry, and I'm so excited. (I put a little too much on the ends, but they've been suffering for so long, I think they're singing!)
So, ladies, my next move is to henna. I have to wait until next week, but I definitely want to get 2 henna applications in before I get a relaxer again. The most surprising thing to me, though, is that I only got 2 of those C-shaped pieces of hair broken off!!! That's compared to about 50, everytime I used to try to rollerset! Can you see why I'm so excited???? Now, I think I'll be able to gradually dust the ends, while I accumulate some length.
This morning I stumbled on the Castor Oil thread, after spending about 2 hours reading Sistaslick's and others info on repairing damaged hair last night. So here's what I did:
1. Clarified with Nexxus Aloe Rid (I decided NOT to do a pre-poo, because I wanted to get all the buildup OFF my hair) TWO times.
2. Oil Rinse (I promised Sareca that I'd keep trying), and WOW! It finally worked for me. I used Amla Oil, Almond oil, and a tiny bit of EVOO.
3. DC'd with Nexxus Humectress, Vatika Oil, and Amla Oil for 45 minutes with heat.
I knew I'd have to try rollersetting again, because I HAD to smooth my ends, and there's no way I'd use heat. Soooo, I used the Fermodyl 619(Thanks, Honeydew!) to help with detangling, some Biosilk Silk Therapy, and very diluted Infusium 23 in a spray bottle to keep my hair soaked. I put Castor Oil on the ends, applied the wrapping papers and took the plunge. I'm so excited! I dusted about 1/8 inch, and my ends look GREAT! They aren't crunchy or dry, and I'm so excited. (I put a little too much on the ends, but they've been suffering for so long, I think they're singing!)
So, ladies, my next move is to henna. I have to wait until next week, but I definitely want to get 2 henna applications in before I get a relaxer again. The most surprising thing to me, though, is that I only got 2 of those C-shaped pieces of hair broken off!!! That's compared to about 50, everytime I used to try to rollerset! Can you see why I'm so excited???? Now, I think I'll be able to gradually dust the ends, while I accumulate some length.
I love it when a hair tip actually works and in a big way!
I was afraid I would wake up to a disaster!!
But it turned out beautiful!!! It is definately my first offical staple product!! 
I'll be waiting for your report back! 
