Luscious Healthy Ends Challenge 2013/2014

[faithVA]

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I am debating on whether to dust my ends in July or wait until August. I just can't decide My hair is no where near even in the back so without rollersetting it is going to be hard to dust it. I may just wait until August to do that.

I twisted my hair tonight and I was happy with how my ends felt. I cut out a few SSKs. I tried to cut out more but they were hard to find because of the unevenness of my hair. But I was able to twist easily to the end without having bushy ends even after my hair started to dry.

For now I think I will just cut SSKs as I find them and try to make it until August for the dusting.

 

[Angel of the North]

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Wash day today, I did a light dusting and I used water (L), Bee Mine luscious (C), sunflower oil (O) and olive butter (B) on my ends only. I really like the olive butter, my ends are looking good and feeling great, i'm currently 15 and a half weeks post.

 

[faithVA]

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Rollerset on dry hair. Waiting for my hair to dry. Then will dust my ends. Looks like I need to trim 1/2". But they are much better than the last time i trimmed. i couldn't even comb through my ends last time. Now I can they just look a bit bushy. Will starting dusting on an 8 week schedule now instead of waiting so long.

Will do better with doing my protein treatments and sealing my ends. My ends aren't luscious yet but I am much happier.

 

[Angel of the North]

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I'm currently using olive butter to seal my ends and I'm really liking it, whenever I take down my bun, my ends feel so soft, this is definitely a keeper.

 

[Killahkurlz]

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1. Are you relaxed, texlaxed, natural, transitioning, etc
natural
2. Current Hair Length
bsb
3. Any issue(s) you are having with your ends
....I keep expecting to find split ends but I don't..... makes me nervous but other than that no issues out of the usual dryness if m&s is prolonged for too much
4. What you have tried to improve your ends
buns, twists
5. What you are going to try to get those healthy ends
moisturized when needed instead of on a schedule

 

[EnExitStageLeft]

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I plan to do a light blow out tonight to access my ends.

 

[faithVA]

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1. Are you relaxed, texlaxed, natural, transitioning, etc
natural
2. Current Hair Length
bsb
3. Any issue(s) you are having with your ends
....I keep expecting to find split ends but I don't..... makes me nervous but other than that no issues out of the usual dryness if m&s is prolonged for too much
4. What you have tried to improve your ends
buns, twists
5. What you are going to try to get those healthy ends
moisturized when needed instead of on a schedule

Welcome Killahkurlz. Doesn't sound like you have problems with your ends but it's never too early to start giving them more attention.

 

[Killahkurlz]

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Welcome @Killahkurlz. Doesn't sound like you have problems with your ends but it's never too early to start giving them more attention.

yes, nothing tragic going on with my ends but i'd like to really baby them because I don't plan on trimming often. I've been watching utube videos of how Indians take care of their hair and a lot smooth their ends with either almond oil or coconut oil very often so I plan on doing that as well. Of course I don't wash it out like they do but I don't see I think any splits.

 

[Babygrowth]

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I havent been in here in a while but my ends are thriving. I'm supposed to do a dusting in August and I still will only because I was using alot of heat lately and I need to trim just to make sure it stays good. I've discovered that even in the summer I have to heavy seal my ends which is cool because having to do to many different things at different times is too much for me to maintain.

 

[faithVA]

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1. Are you relaxed, texlaxed, natural, transitioning, etc
* relaxed

2. Current Hair Length
* SL in nape in between chin and EL on the sides

3. Any issue(s) you are having with your ends
* thin and breaking

4. What you have tried to improve your ends
* just trimmed for the first time in a year this weekend

5. What you are going to try to get those healthy ends
Moisturizing and sealing nightly
Start dusting on the regular

I can update monthly

Welcome gbunnie. It probably was time for a trim. Your ends should feel really good now.

 

[Angel of the North]

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Getting my TU on Saturday so I've been babying my ends and sealing with oil and butter in the hope that I can retain as much as possible when I get the trim. The heat we've been having in London dried out my ends somewhat, pray for me guys.

 

[EnExitStageLeft]

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Dusted my ends Monday. I took off 1/4th of an inch. I plan to dust again in September when I straighten.

 

[EnExitStageLeft]

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Angel of the North

I seen some Olive Butter in the BSS and thought of you. I almost bought it too. But I couldn't justify the purchase. I already have multiple butters in my stash I need to use up.

 

[kxlot79]

I've managed to stay away from my scissors (more or less) since my last trim. My ends feel pretty smooth, so I'm fairly pleased.
I'm very much looking forward to my yearly flat iron (and thorough trim) in December.

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[Angel of the North]

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Angel of the North

I seen some Olive Butter in the BSS and thought of you. I almost bought it too. But I couldn't justify the purchase. I already have multiple butters in my stash I need to use up.

EnExitStageLeft you need to get some when you've used up some of your stash, I'm sure you'll love it

 

[NappyNelle]

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Slathered my ends in Saravun Broccoli Hair Butter.

 

[faithVA]

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My ends are doing much better. I do need to start sealing them mid-week which I have not been doing. I tried some World of Curls Activator or something like that and my hair did not like it. A 1x use of a product can really mess up your hair. I am going to dust mid September to keep them in good shape.

I am using some type of protein on a regular basis and doing weekly DCs. I am retaining fairly well. Hoping to see continual progress for the rest of the year.

 

[faithVA]

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Dusted my ends last night. I hate dusting my ends. It's so tedious and seems to take forever. My ends are in pretty good shape comparably to every other trim. I still have a few bad spots as a result of trying to wear a puff while my hair was too short. But I think I was able to keep it to 1/8" to 1/4".

I will do a protein treatment this weekend to give my hair and ends some strength. I will probably clip a few SSKs this weekend while washing. My products are getting better so I should be able to continue to keep them in good condition.

I am dusting now on a schedule of 8 to 12 weeks. I found trying to wait until I thought I needed to dust resulted in my having to trim more off.

Maybe I will end 2013 with luscious healthy ends

 

[faithVA]

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It's been quiet in here for a while. Hopefully everyone's hair is doing well.

The back of my hair is finally long enough to be put into a banana clip. So when I washed Sunday, I put it in a banana clip and put in a mock flat twist. I am finding that isn't a good idea. I don't think my ends are going to be suited to wet buns or doing flat twists on wet hair. My ends need to dry stretched and flat.

So I twisted my hair in larger twists last night and this morning, I moistened my ends with a little water and sealed with a shea butter blend. I will see how my ends are tonight. I will put in small twists tonight though to get me through the week.

 

[kxlot79]

I think my ends are pretty luscious and healthy. I'm in a PS challenge (and have only worn my hair loose about 5 out of the last 120 days). Right now I'm rocking an aging braid set but before this, I had a set of kinky twists. I was really pleased because my ends were completely protected inside the twists (I curled my ends with perm rods right where my natural hair ended). I feel a bit weird about extension styling. On the one hand, my hair is completely protected. On the other hand, I feel like I can't clean/moisturize/seal my hair as effectively. At any rate, I think I experienced a good growth spurt and retained most if not all that length! Yay.
(Kinky twist set from 55 days ago)

 

[FoxxyLocs]

My ends are pretty healthy. Much better than they were before my trim. I trimmed about 3 months ago and started a new regimen, and since then I've had much less issues with ssks, and very few split ends also. I haven't been keeping up with moisturizing and sealing my ends though. I need to be more consistent with that.

 

[faithVA]

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Yesterday I started sealing my ends with grease. Grease goes on smoother than butter but it is heavy enough. I am also making sure I comb out my ends before twisting my hair up.

I am going to the salon at the end of this month. She will probably say I need 1/2 inch trim. But hopefully with the change in regimen that will be my last trim for several months.

 

[faithVA]

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I had an appointment yesterday at a salon to get a rollerset. I thought she was going to have to trim my ends. But she rollerset me and put me under the dryer. So I asked if I was going to need a trim and she said no, I didn't need one. I was shocked. She said if I needed a trim she would have noticed when she put on the end papers. She said they looked good and my hair was healthy. She gave my hair an A+

Of course I still think my ends need a dusting and may do so this weekend. I will find out when I did the last one and if it has been 8 weeks I will do it now while my hair is stretched.

 

[faithVA]

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I'm glad I post when I trim my ends in this thread because I'm sure not keeping track of it anywhere else. Looked through the thread and found that I dusted my ends exactly 8 weeks ago today

I will try to dust tonight and should be able to make it through the rest of the year.

 

[faithVA]

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My hair is still stretched from my rollerset so I trimmed my ends today. It has been about 8 weeks. They were looking pretty scraggly. Hopefully with changes in my regimen and with things I have learned I can extend it to 10 weeks.

I am going to try protein every 3 to 4 weeks. I really need to get on a schedule with this.

Before doing my twists I want to smooth my ends. I may need to comb them but we will see.

Before I comb through my hair I will make sure my ends are moisturized and sealed so the comb glides through.

I will stay away from any type of wet buns

I will seal my ends with grease or my crisco/whip.

I will moisturize and baggy my hair at least 5x a week to keep my moisture levels up.

Let's see where that gets me in 8 weeks.

 

[kxlot79]

I just took down my braid set (from my last post) two weeks ago.
I'm not entirely sure what happened to my ends between when I had extensions and the set of braids. Maybe I kept them in too long? Maybe I didn't keep a watchful enough eye on them?
I have very coily hair, coffee stirer size, and I can easily get it to clump in larger coils by twirling larger sections around my finger. So that's what I did for the 54 individual braids I kept in my hair for almost 8 weeks. Things seemed fine until I took them down. The very tips of many of my braids (the last centimeter or so) were hopelessly knotted and tangled where my only recourse was to cut the knots away.
I suppose I can count this exhaustive S&D as a kind of dusting but now that my hair is out of the braids, I have a number of healthy strands poking out from the pack, looking "scraggly" when really they're just .25" to .5" longer than the hairs close by.
I really dislike this scraggly look but it isn't noticeable unless my hair is in large twists. I haven't decided what to do about this mostly unnoticeable unevenness, especially since my ends are completely healthy now. They just don't look their best to me when stretched out...
**sigh**

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[Angel of the North]

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Hi ladies I haven't posted for months but last night I dusted my ends after wash day. I think I have an idea why my ends are the way they are, about 2 years ago, my hair was severely over processed when I tried to do a corrective relaxer 3 times to no avail. I've worked out that the hair that was over processed then would now be growing out as my ends now meaning that the hair is weak and dry. If my theory is correct, I should have beautiful ends again in approximately 1.5-2 years.

 

[faithVA]

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I messed my ends up again somehow I have been doing search and destroy but some sections have so may splits and some of the splits are really far up the strand. It was taking forever. So I purchased a split ender.

I did a curlformer set and used it tonight. I think we are going to get along just fine I think before even though I was dusting, I had splits higher than the 1/4 to 1/2 I was taking off so they were just spreading right along.

I'm doing protein more often and still DCing weekly. I am giving up all combs except when i am styling for a rollerset.

I still haven't found anything that really seems to seal my ends.

 

[FoxxyLocs]

faithVA - Have you tried castor oil for your ends? It was the first thing I used, but I kept leaving it to try other things. Nothing else works as well for me though.

I went to the salon a few weeks ago and the stylist actually told me I didn't need a trim. That's never happened to me before, so I feel good that I'm finally on the right track.

I've been sealing only about once a week and keeping my hair in a bun. I wash and blow dry every two weeks to keep my ends from knotting. My retention is much better than last year.

 

[faithVA]

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FoxxyLocs[/USER];19313899]faithVA - Have you tried castor oil for your ends? It was the first thing I used, but I kept leaving it to try other things. Nothing else works as well for me though.

I went to the salon a few weeks ago and the stylist actually told me I didn't need a trim. That's never happened to me before, so I feel good that I'm finally on the right track.

I've been sealing only about once a week and keeping my hair in a bun. I wash and blow dry every two weeks to keep my ends from knotting. My retention is much better than last year.

I did a while back but I will definitely revisit. Are you doing this on wash day? Do you wet your ends first? Do you apply your leave-in first then the castor oil? Ok, I'm really asking for more specifics on how you apply tia

I used curlformers yesterday and my hair came out really nice. So if I can just get my ends under control I think I have something I can work with in 2014.

As bad as my ends are now they are so much better than they were last year. I am making strides. I am expecting better retention in 2014