Komaza Care HAIR ANALYSIS Service - Rave!

[faithVA]

^^I have the protein strengthener but I haven't used it yet. Excited to try it even though I hate sitting under a dryer. I have the Vitamin Reign and used it for the first time on Saturday. I want to use it more but my hair is in finger coils and I don't want to frizz them up to fast. But looking forward to using it more consistently.

 

[MileHighDiva]

^^I have the protein strengthener but I haven't used it yet. Excited to try it even though I hate sitting under a dryer. I have the Vitamin Reign and used it for the first time on Saturday. I want to use it more but my hair is in finger coils and I don't want to frizz them up to fast. But looking forward to using it more consistently.

faithVA what do the two products you have smell like?

Sent from my Speak & Spell using LHCF

 

[faithVA]

MileHighDiva[/USER];18292087]faithVA what do the two products you have smell like?

Sent from my Speak & Spell using LHCF

I don't know I'm don't pay attention to smell unless they stink That is why I didn't answer. If I get home before coyacoy posts I will smell them and tell you. I like the way all of the Komaza products smell but I would have to have the bottle in front of me to tell you what they smell like.

 

[faithVA]

@faithVA what do the two products you have smell like?

Sent from my Speak & Spell using LHCF

Ok, both the Protein Strengthener and the Vitamin Reign smell floral. They are both pretty soft floral scents. The Vitamin Reign smells like a bouquet and the Protein Strengthener smells like rose petals.

Let me know if that is right coyacoy

 

[andromeda]

Same here……

Still waiting

 

[ronie]

Finally mailed my samples today. Waiting.

 

[beloved1bx]

This is going to be a long post, so I will break it up into multiple posts.

So I was part of the March group that did the hair analysis. I had been keeping an eye on this thread since it first started. I was actually inspired by virtuenow 's report about her analysis. She mentioned that Jenn thought she might have some folliculitis (inflammation of the scalp). I had just started experiencing ongoing tenderness/soreness of the scalp. It would feel that way regardless if I was touching it or manipulating my hair. Deeper in to March, I would also experience sometimes a burning/stinging sensation throughout my scalp. I have always been a heavy shedder (much to my chagrin), but things seemed have kicked up a notch. The density of my hair was definitely less than what it had been 2 months prior. So the shedding combined with the weird feeling on my scalp made me think this wasn't normal. I wondered if I possibly had some scalp inflammation going on, so I decided to do the analysis and see what feedback I would get.

Timeline - this is a very looong process

3/5 - purchased hair analysis. They were also giving away samples of the shea butter lotion, which I included in my order.

3/8 - received the shea butter sample, was a little dissappointed that the hair analysis info was not included.

3/9 - received another she butter sample (this must have been a glitch). I was worried that there had been a mix up with my order and sent them an email, saying so and asking about the hair analysis. I never received a response.

3/19 - (2 weeks after purchase) after returning from a long weekend, I saw that I had received the hair analysis envelope. I was a little annoyed because it's just a regular letter envelope with a forever stamp on it. I wish I could have used my own envelope so that I could have sent my samples in earlier. Seemed to me they had purposely waited to mail these out, I guess so that they could catch up on things at work.

3/20 - mailed out my sample. I had already collected it a week prior.

3/25 - got an e-mail that they had received my sample. They said that I should receive my results in 10 business day (2 weeks).

4/9 - received an e-mail from Jenn saying that my results were ready. She said thanks for my patience and mentioned that there are only 2 of them that work on the analysis, and each one takes up to 4 hours. I scheduled my call for the following evening.

There's a reason as to why I am only now posting my results, which I will talk about later.

 

[beloved1bx]

My hair: Relaxed 4b

Hair Collection: I shampooed, deep conditioned and did an ACV rinse at the end as I usually do. I put in a little leave in because I didn't think I'd be able to detangle easily without it. I then detangled with a long tooth comb.

I sent 6 separate sandwich bags with shed hair. I labeled them front left, front right, back left, back right, front crown and nape. This is completely NOT necessary. It's just something I did, just in case she could see any differences. My edges have been pretty sparse for years.

Analysis:

Jenn was the person who did my analysis. The pictures were supposed to be in my account when I logged into kamazacare's website, but they were not. She then e-mailed them to me in a PDF doc to save time, so that we could continue with our convo.

She told me she saw quite a bit of breakage (sigh). She said that my hair was of normal to high porosity. I was content with that. I had figured out last year that I probably had high porosity hair and started doing acv rinses every week and protein treatments at least every 2 weeks. I'm hoping that helped and that's why my hair wasn't showing as being super high porosity. She said the root of my hair was pretty healthy, which I was pleasantly surprised to hear. There were a few slides where some areas of my hair strand got skinny and then widened out again. She said this could be from from excess styling, manipulation, and/or relaxing. She said that I had medium strands, which I found surprising. I always thought I definitely had fine strands. Perhaps that belief has more to do with the breakage I've experience and that fact that my hair isn't as dense as I would like it to be. She also recommended that I trim a 1/4 inch.

I told her about the shedding and the tenderness I had experienced over the last month or so. I also mentioned that I was anemic and that I had been told years ago I had PCOS. She said that she would do some 'homework' and then send my write-up the following day. That day I had decided to go to the derm. I had been putting that off because visually my scalp looks fine - no flaking, scaling, redness, etc. My appt wasn't that productive. She did order bloodwork, and Jenn asked that I keep her updated with the findings.

I got the results of my bloodwork last week. I have slight hyperthyroidism and my ANA test came back positive. This means there was an elevated presence of antibodies in my system, which can be indicative of an autoimmune disease. They referred me to a rhuematologist just to make sure there wasn't anything going on. I emailed Jenn about my bloodwork results.

I had my rhuematologist appt yesterday. They did their own bloodwork, and after saying no to a list of symptoms, he could not clinically diagnose me with lupus (which I guess was suggested).

I emailed Jenn yesterday because it had been 2 weeks since my phone call with her and I had not received my write-up. She e-mailed me back today saying my write up was ready. She included a list of foods I should eat, and that I take Country Maxi Hair Vitamins, and Cysteine. She recommended Komazacare's Matani Leave-in conditioner and Repair Spray to add strength to my hair. I'm thinking of ordering these and I'm also eyeing their 'stinky stuff'. She also said they sent me a concoction to help with my soreness, which I really appreciate.

It's pretty much taken me 2 months to get this analysis, but Jenn seems to really care about her work and likes to the be thorough. And I appreciated that she asked me to keep her informed when I had my doctor's visits. I just think they seem to have some issues with the customer service logistics of everything.

I know that this is the longest post of life, but I really appreciated others who shared all the details of their analysis, so I wanted to do the same.

 

[Morganite]

Good Evening Ladies... Sorry I've been M.I.A. but I've been studying for finals and finishing up my clinical. Haven't had the time to post my Komaza Hair Analysis.. I'll definitely promise by the end of this week to post.

 

[MonaRae]

So I decided to go all out and use the Komaza products exclusively so I got the following:

Moja Shampoo
Olive Moisture Mask
Protein Hair Strengthener
Matani Leave-In Conditioner
Shea Butter Hiar Lotion

I was very impressed with the service and want to support them as much as I can. I'm ready to grow some hair!

 

[ChemistryGirl]

I'm still waiting for my consultation. I got the email confirming receipt of my sample on 4/2 and they said it should be ready within 14 business days. Well it's been 17 business days.....

I knew it was going to be a long wait and I'm trying to be patient, but my goodness it's almost been 2 months since I placed my order! Between the fiasco of me not receiving my kit, then having them resend it only to see it's just a basic envelope with a stamp.... Seriously?! This whole process has been frustrating. Hopefully it's worth it and they give me some good insight into the issues I've been having on my HHG.

 

[MonaRae]

Hold on ChemistryGirl It will be well worth the wait!

 

[classoohfive]

I don't feel like going back and quoting my posts, but after months I'm finally getting my call on Friday. I just can't find my list of questions to ask that I had wrote up after reading this whole thread because it was so long ago.

 

[Amarilles]

I'm still waiting for my consultation. I got the email confirming receipt of my sample on 4/2 and they said it should be ready within 14 business days. Well it's been 17 business days.....

We in the same exact boat. My confirmation was sent on 4/2 also and was also told 14 days. It's quite a wait but then I read posts like beloved1bx 's and yeah...they really seem to put their hearts into it. I see no reason why they should even care about test results and doctor visits and yet they do. Gotta respect that.

So the pictures are put up on the website nowadays or they still use Dropbox?

 

[MileHighDiva]

Will the next few ladies to have their calls find out when they're going to open it up again? TIA

 

[beloved1bx]

We in the same exact boat. My confirmation was sent on 4/2 also and was also told 14 days. It's quite a wait but then I read posts like @beloved1bx 's and yeah...they really seem to put their hearts into it. I see no reason why they should even care about test results and doctor visits and yet they do. Gotta respect that.

So the pictures are put up on the website nowadays or they still use Dropbox?

yup, I was very annoyed with this process prior to my conversation with Jenn. But once I did speak to her, she did really seem interested in my concerns. More so than the doctor I went to. I do think there could have been better communication from the company. I know I wasn't the only person who complained about an e-mail going unanswered, which is a no-no. Maybe they need to hire a temp or something to help manage their cases, and update/communicate with their hair analysis customers.

Anyway, I hope they get back to you soon.

 

[classoohfive]

yup, I was very annoyed with this process prior to my conversation with Jenn. But once I did speak to her, she did really seem interested in my concerns. More so than the doctor I went to. I do think there could have been better communication from the company. I know I wasn't the only person who complained about an e-mail going unanswered, which is a no-no. Maybe they need to hire a temp or something to help manage their cases, and update/communicate with their hair analysis customers.

Anyway, I hope they get back to you soon.

I agree. People should send in their suggestions. I said in one of my previous posts that I'll gladly do a follow up if the results are worth it BUT only if they really improve their methods of handing the orders. I know things happen but the wait almost made it not worth it, especially since I had to send in new samples because the ones they had were so old and my hair is acting different now. Based on the results people have posted it's a great service, if they take some suggestions (I hope everyone has shared their suggestions with them) and make the service more efficient I'll keep using and recommending them.

 

[classoohfive]

I had my phone call with Rene. Actually two calls, she thought of a suggestion and called me back. She's awesome. I have a stack of notes in front of me, so I may have to come back and update later. Sorry, this post is a bit all over the place like the notes I took. I wrote down so much more than I posted.



When she did the analysis she didn't know I was texlaxed, so she was confused after seeing the two textures and so many single strand knots (some are about 9 1/2 inches from my scalp) which aren't so common with relaxed hair. She looked closer and was surprised to see that I still had some curl pattern, it all made sense when I told her I don't leave the relaxer on long enough. It also explained the breakage.

Speaking of breakage: Rene stated that I have hair from 10 to 15 inches long. It's normal for there to be a difference based on where the hair is located; however, the huge difference is most likely due to my breakage in the back. I'll address this more later.



She said when I go fully natural I'm going to have issues that come with low porosity, so if I research beforehand I should be able to manage and not freak out when it happens. I'm not surprised, my nape has some all natural spots due to breakage and it causes me the most issues.




Slides (see the attachments)
I wasn't going to share any slides but these ones are cool. You can see the difference in thickness between my texlaxed hair and natural hair. It doesn't seem like much close up, it really is when you consider how much more thickness that adds on my entire scalp.


My hair:

• I'm transitioning from texlaxed to natural. I think.
• I'm 48 weeks post

My issues:

• Figuring out what to put on my hair and when
• Dryness (mostly in the back)
• Breakage (mostly in the back)
• Single Strand knots (mostly in the back)
• Mid-shaft splits (combo breaker! these are actually on the sides, not the back)

Results:
She said that my hair is healthy and it seems like I know what I'm doing. When she said that I thought she had pulled up someone else's slides. The reason I'm having issues is because of the two textures. I was aware of how fragile the point between chemically treated hair and new growth is because I've always stretched for long periods of time (never this long!), but for me my issue is the difference in porosity. My natural hair is low porosity and my texlaxed hair is normal to high. Rene said the "high" is due to some mid-shaft splits. So yeah, I thought my hair was badly damaged and I was going to have to cut it off because NOTHING gets it to act right, but it just seems bad due to the difference in porosity.


At first she told me to "cater to" my texlaxed hair since I have more of it, but she changed her mind and said to focus on my natural hair. So if they're begging for different things, I should focus on what my natural hair asks for. My texlaxed hair won't be perfect, yet it will work well enough with my regi.


My hair is doing much better compared to the old samples (from December and early January). She did notice that it's growing in thinner, I've noticed too. The actual strand is a little thinner, not "thinning" in the sense that I'm losing my hair. Apparently hair can change every 5 - 7 years. I thought I was having internal issues, nope, normal.

She noticed that the left side is thinner (as in the amount of hair) than the rest of my head. I mentioned that a few years ago I was getting horrible headaches which I think were stressed related, and my hair thinned a lot on that side. She said it's probably from stress because I don't seem to be having other issues. In fact, most of those mid-shaft splits, including the worst one, are on my right side. erplexed Aside from those mid-shaft splits (the protein should help stop them from advancing), the roots are healthy. There was one on the left side that almost had no bulb, she wants to keep an eye on it. It was the only one like that in the sample, so I may be okay. For stress she said to keep taking my B-complex vitamins. Even if I don't take all of my vitamins regularly (which I admitted to), I should ALWAYS take the B-Complex. I'm NGL, I took it right after I typed that sentence.


We both agree that most of my issues are in the back. She said that most people who have hair issues have them in either the crown or the nape, so she wasn't surprised. Again, she thinks the breakage there is due to the difference in textures and porosity. My hair in this area has always been resistant to anything I do (moisturizing, flat ironing, deep conditioning, etc), but I thought I had some how damaged it and needed to cut it off. Actually, she said she noticed I had trimmed and shouldn't need to for another 2 months. The most surprising thing about the whole phone call, I expected a "chop it off" recommendation. I'm glad she told me, if left up to me I was going to do much more than that. I actually cut about an inch from my front twists two days ago. She said that if I want to get down to my natural hair sooner I should trim 4-6 weeks instead, at 1/4 - 1/2 inches each time.

 

[classoohfive]

New Regimen:

• Protein Treatment every two weeks. When my hair is one texture again (either natural or texlaxed), I can cut this back to every 3 months. This explains why by the time I thought I knew how much my hair needed protein, I thought I was wrong when it was just more of a different porosity growing. Oh, and there was an ingredient in my Aphogee 2-Step that she didn't like, so no more of that.
  
• Shampoo once a week. I don't do it enough because I fear dryness, this new regimen should help with that. Also, she doesn't want me to use a clarifying shampoo as much, which I do every month or so.
  
• Alternating between a creamy protein leave-in and moisturizing wet leave-in. I'm really glad she told me, I've been going back and forth trying to figure out which type of leave-in my hair needs and how often. Protein or moisture, creamy or wet. Turns out I need a bit of everything. She also told me which products I already own to mix up for my moisturizing leave-in.
  
• Twists: I actually just started doing these recently, on and off as a style. Style aside, she wants me to twist my hair every night in 4 large ones instead of braiding. This will help keep the strands from tangling, so less touching my hair.
  
• Finger detangling: I stopped doing this as much once I began texlaxing. She suggests that I cut back on using a comb since my hair is weak in certain spots. My hair is not overprocessed so it's most likely from manipulation.
  
• Flat Ironing: This is just a special occasion thing. She gave me tips for this, including adding gel to my hair after washing, tying it down, and then sitting under a dryer. This is so it's stretched (less tangles, no need to blow dry, less SSK, and I can use less heat) and dries faster (especially the low porosity sections). Rene said that when my hair is one texture, even if it's just flat ironed, I should notice the breakage stopping the very next day. She's only worried about me ruining the curl of my natural hair so she doesn't want me to do this throughout my transition.

She also gave me a list of ingredients to look for. I love that she did this instead of telling me what to buy (I did ask about some of their products, and I will be buying some later). That way when I do buy something new I can lower the risk of getting something I don't like by knowing what ingredients my hair needs most.


No More/Less of:

• Cowashing: No more. It doesn't work on my low porosity sections. It takes a lot for my hair to accept product, so the co-washing isn't doing much when it comes to moisture. Plus, it takes too long for that hair to get wet, and when it does get wet it takes too long to dry. So when I go to add my products, my hair is too wet to absorb them. Then it shrinks up on itself when it does dry, leading to more SSK.
  
  I co-washed 2 days ago because I didn't have time to DC and needed to restyle my hair. Oops. Now I know.
  
  
• Clarifying: Less of this. Without cowashing I shouldn't need to do it as much. Plus, I need to find the right "wetness" for my hair to be stretched after washing but not too wet that it doesn't absorb products. When I stop overloading my texlaxed hair with product I don't need while my NG is thristy I should find myself clarifying less.
  
• Skipping Deep Conditioning: I was actually co-washing more to make up for when I couldn't DC.
  
• Ignoring Roux Porosity Control Conditioner: I purchased this for use with my relaxers or before the rare flat iron. I NEVER use it. When I was texlaxing I was stretching for at least 4 months at a time. I only flat ironed once in the last ~1.5 years. I think I used it twice last year. Rene LOVES what it did to my hair, she wants me to use it every two weeks. From using a product 2 - 3 times a year to every two weeks.
  
• Buns/Ponytails: Rene agrees that these are great for quick styles but the stress in the same areas is bad. I was alternating where my bun/pony is, it's not enough for my hair. I just need to do them less often. She said this should also help with the hair loss in the back.
  
• Stressing over SSK: She said these are normal with our hair type and not to bother cutting them unless I 1) notice one while doing my hair and I feel like getting it or 2) it's wrapping around other hair and causing knots. Rene said that searching and destroying them isn't worth it unless they're causing issues. They may bug me, but they're normal and I'd drive myself crazy trying to get them. She said she actually gets them more often than I do.

Rene was really helpful. She stated that if I had any issues I was free to email or call her. She was very knowledge about hair and I thought it was awesome that she was so interested in what she was learning by looking at our samples. It was just odd hearing people speak hair terminology when I'm only used to reading it on hair sites. I will check in later and gladly order another analysis in the future once they work out the waiting time. Each person has about 50 slides each, which takes about 5 hours. She also checks the root and end of EACH strand. They put a lot of time into their work for the best results. The results are worth it.

 

[classoohfive]

Okay, I'm done. I probably repeated some stuff because I was going back and adding information from my notes all over the place. Sorry about that.

 

[ChemistryGirl]

Okay, I'm done. I probably repeated some stuff because I was going back and adding information from my notes all over the place. Sorry about that.

Thanks for taking the time to share your results! The slides are cool! Now I can't wait for my analysis. *taps feet and twiddles thumbs*

 

[Morganite]

So I had my analysis with Jenn on Wednesday April 17th. To beginning she had my log on to my account to view my results but it wasn't successful so she decided to email me my pictures and final assessment. (Attachments below)

Hair Analysis:
My hair: High to Normal Porosity; Medium Thickness strands; she discovered that I have approximately 4-5 inches of new growth. I was a bit skeptical about that so I told her I’m working with 3 different types of textures currently (new growth, tex-lax & bone straight hair) since I’m transitioning from natural. She said didn’t notice that but she still confirmed 4 inches of new growth. Then a light bulb in my head came on and I confirmed it as well the nape grows super fast then the front and sides of my hair.

She observed and viewed 12 different slides of hair to confirm 6 slides. The end result was mostly breakage and lifted cuticles. Jenn stated that I should incorporate my protein into my regimen (Protein Rx [[Light/Mild]] every 2 week or once a month... depends on how it makes my hair feels or strength of the protein) to bind the 3 textures to minimize the breakage. The types of protein she recommend were hydrolyzed proteins (keratin, collagen, animal protein, etc). She also recommends that I use products that cater to repairing my hair to fill the weak spots (the elbows—slides) . For leave-in conditioners, she stated that I should use protein based that has hydrolyzed proteins as well but avoid the ones that has keratin.

My hair follicles are weak and should be filled with protein to balance my moisture level and minimize the breakage. Jenn said the root in one of the slides looks healthy and thick but does have the potential to become thicker. So she said I should continue massaging my scalp and feeding it with vitamins to stimulate the follicles.

She didn’t comment too much on shampoo but she said I should wash every week. Jenn was really happy about the oils I mix up using Indian powders (Amla, Tulsi, Neem, and Shikakai) and the usage of organic aloe Vera on my scalp to fight inflammation. She loves my vitamin and essential oil Reggie: Peppermint, Lavender, Eucalyptus, and Cedar wood, Country Life Maxi Hair, Vitamin D3, Vitamin E, Iron, Collagen and Bamboo Tea. But she recommends that I add more MSM, L- Cysteine and Green Super food.

She said I’m ready for a trim (currently) and should trim each 6-8 weeks ¼ trim. After every trim I should apply coconut or hemp seed oil to the ends to strengthen and keep the ends stronger- longer. I don’t need to M& S every day but every other day. She recommended some products from the Komaza hair line such as Protein hair strengthener, the Matani lines and vitamin reign as a leave in treatment.

She stated that I need to do an ACV rinse every month to bring the Ph balance back to normal opposite my protein treatments after shampooing my hair and I must rinse.

Jenn believed I should braid my hair at night to avoid breakage because when I sleep without braiding my hair and just tying it back it causes a weak point when I have to style my hair the next day. I told her I’m going to braid my hair she said to make sure I do a protein treatment before braiding my hair. But overall she was please with my hair, she really took the time to listen to my mix-ology of oils and aloe cures. She said I was doing everything right just need to work on my protein. I really appreciated the warmth and care she took with me. She was so eager to listen to my trials and errors in my 1 year hair journey. She said if I have any questions just email her and she’ll respond back. I anticipated my call from Komaza and I was SATISIFED!!!

However, I still don’t know my hair type but I think I’m 4a/b in the front/side and 3c in the back.

Sorry ladies for the LLLLOOONNNNGGGG post... Lol! But I have pics!

 

[Amarilles]

Thanks for the detailed feedback ladies!

Also...has anyone noticed the note they added to the hair analysis page?

Note: We only accept a certain amount of hair analysis per month. After we have reached our limit for the month we deactivate it for the remaining of that month and activate it the following month. This allows us to give each hair analysis the personal attention that is needed.

If you are not able to add the Personal Hair Analysis to your cart it has been deactivated for the month and will not be available until the 7th of the following month. Thank you for understanding.

So they'll be back on the 7th it seems, those interested...be ready! (If I get my call sometime this lifetime I'll ask them about it )

 

[southerncitygirl]

i'm happy that everybody is having positive results...komaza is a lovely line her protein strengthener, and moisture mists are nice (califa, aloe my hair, coconut). the shea lotion and coconut curl lotions are nice moisturizers/leave-ins but not much slip if that's a need for ya. for those who are transitioning are having issues with their reggie this is money that saved from having to buy 50-11 products.

 

[PeaceFlow]

classoohfive

Hey, what porosity did she say you have?

I have Roux too lying in my bathroom, but never use it At what step do you apply it during your wash routine?

 

[classoohfive]

classoohfive

Hey, what porosity did she say you have?

I have Roux too lying in my bathroom, but never use it At what step do you apply it during your wash routine?

Vanthie

My natural hair is low porosity, my texlaxed hair is normal to high. That's why I've been having a rough time with my hair lately. I thought I was high porosity this whole time so I've been applying products to my natural hair the same as my texlaxed hair and wonder why things weren't working. erplexed


I always have better results following up my Roux with a deep condition. That applies to even before my transition, low or high porosity it seems like my hair needs that extra moisture after. I had purchased it to use before texlaxing because it claims help the relaxer take more evenly but I don't think I used it every time When I did use it to help with my relaxer I would still follow it up with that DC.


She did say that when I go back to one texture (natural or texlaxed) that I would need to use the Roux less since it's mostly being using to strengthen the point between the two strands. If your hair is doing okay it seems like you wouldn't have to use it as often as she recommended for me at the moment (every two weeks).

 

[disgtgyal]

Still waiting on my analysis. They sent me an email April 2 stating they received my sample so much for 14 business days...

 

[HairPleezeGrow]

When does she have the service to purchase? I tried to buy last month on the 7th and then on 8th but still wasn't available. I sent an email and she told me 3 weeks will be available for purchase and still wasn't.

 

[HairPleezeGrow]

Ugh just called and nice lady explained that they are behind and won't have analysis to purchase until June :-(

 

[PeaceFlow]

IMO They need to raise their prices ASAP. I think a lot of the wait time problems could be solved by having the money to employ a few more analysts and admin.

Although I love how cheap it was to get a hair analysis, I think they are under pricing the service and their time. I can't believe they included the follow up before. Don't get me wrong, I was disappointed when they withdrew it , but still that price was WAY too low for two assessments.