Luscious Healthy Ends Challenge 2015/2016

[Prettymetty]

I'm going to do a search and destroy tonight before I moisturize my ends.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Did a roller set and dusted. My ends feel lovely now. I took the rollers out one by one and trimmed as I went. I trimmed as much or as little as needed on every roller. This picture shows the before and after of one roller.



Seems like every 3 months is my sweet spot. I had no ssk's nor splits before but I did have some thinning. I have the length I want but now my goal is thickness from root to tip so every 3 months it is!

After trimming, I oiled my ends and put my hair up. Midweek, I'll be taking it down, moisturizing, and heave sealing with my pomade. Cheers to a nice hemline! Woot woot!

 

[mzteaze]

My ends are looking so much better. I used a little Roux Porosity Control on those ends while I mixed my hair cocktail, then dusted the ends before twisting my ends. So happy.

 

[Prettymetty]

Yesterday was a beneficial trim day for strengthening hair. Was it a coincidence or did you plan the trim @lulu97 @mzteaze ?

I didn't plan to trim until Spring Equinox, but those splits had to go.

 

[mzteaze]

Yesterday was a beneficial trim day for strengthening hair. Was it a coincidence or did you plan the trim @lulu97 @mzteaze ?

I didn't plan to trim until Spring Equinox, but those splits had to go.

No real plan just coincidence. I'd been wanting to do it for awhile now.

 

[GGsKin]

Did a little snip snipping of some scraggly looking ends today. Only on the lower half of my head.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Yesterday was a beneficial trim day for strengthening hair. Was it a coincidence or did you plan the trim @lulu97 @mzteaze ?

I didn't plan to trim until Spring Equinox, but those splits had to go.

@Prettymetty No I've never followed those calenders, however if the day I cut on gone give me some skrenfff, I'll shole take that!

 

[curlyTisME]

My ends look pretty good in my opinion. I will have my stylist do a dusting in two weeks. After that I'll be curly until about April then get a trim before I start PSng.

 

[trclemons]

CW'd and put Marie Dean's Coconut Cream on ends.

 

[FollicleFanatic]

My ends have been pretty tangly but no splits, just those dang ssks. I'll hold off trimming on one of the strengthening days.

A couple yrs ago my ends were great when I was heavy sealing them with EVCO and wrapping in saran wrap. Just reupped on the oil so I will reintroduce this into my routine.

 

[Prettymetty]

I haven't moisturized my ends in a couple of days, but the oils from my scalp are travelling down. I might curl my ends with flexirods today

 

[mzteaze]

I'm pretty happy that I dusted my ends the other day. My hair looked really nice while I washed it tonight.

I also applied some Roux Porosity Control to the ends as a mid step before DC so that I can keep the ends as moisturized as possible.

 

[Prettymetty]

I moisturized yesterday with Nectar Thermique and sealed the ends with evoo. My hair is still cross wrapped from last night. I will let my hair down later when I get my boys from school.

 

[faithVA]

Im looking forward to reaching some length goal so I can start getting trims to even out my hair. With all of my slef trimming and previous breakage sections of my hair vary in length.

Maybe I will be there by the 4th quarter.

 

[toaster]

I'm still paying attention to my ends when I wash, DC, and apply my leave in. During the week I lightly oil my hair nightly and wear it up in a bun during the day.

I just trimmed two weeks ago but I seem to be maintaining crack-a-lackin' length at the back.

 

[trclemons]

Yesterday was Shampoo Friday:

• Pre-poo'd during the day with my AVJ spritz & Honey's Handmade Knot Going Bananas.
• I applied Honey's Handmade Citrus & Sage DC and went under my heat cap for 1.5 hours.
• Shampoo'd my scalp with Coco Curls, CW'd my length with Dove Nourishing Oil Care Conditioner, reconstructed with Ion, did an ACV rinse & rinsed out 80% of Darcy's Pumpkin Seed Conditioner.
• LCOB'd with L = Soultanical's Mane Thick, C = Ouidad Moisture Lock & Treluxe Untie the Knot, O = Keravada Green Tea on scalp, Queens Curls Safflower on length & Sunny Isle Lavendar JBCO on edges & B = Soultanical's Hair Yum on ends.

My ends were babied through the entire process.

 

[Ruby True]

Cowashed, Used Olaplex and then a Quinoa Protein Conditioner. Did a search and destroy during the Olaplex and Protein Conditioner. Hoping, hoping, hoping I see healthier ends in the spring.

Do you like Olaplex? My stylist just recommended it to me.

 

[faithVA]

Do you like Olaplex? My stylist just recommended it to me.

I would say yes. I can't say I notice a dramatic difference but my hair does seem to be acting a little better. I have used Olaplex #3 twice. I was going to use it every 2 weeks but have decided on once a quarter and using protein every 2 weeks.

Because I knew my hair was struggling I figured it couldn't hurt. But I honestly think I will need to try if over several months to really give a true assessment of it. I think if I wore my hair straight it would be easier to tell.

 

[Prettymetty]

I moisturized my ends with Garnier Sleek and shine cream. Then I did my 7th inversion with sulfur oil.

 

[maxineshaw]

My ends are looking so much better. I used a little Roux Porosity Control on those ends while I mixed my hair cocktail, then dusted the ends before twisting my ends. So happy.

Is that product discontinued?

 

[mzteaze]

Is that product discontinued?

No but they reformulated it. I have mixed feelings on the new version but I have to use it up.

 

[MileHighDiva]

No but they reformulated it. I have mixed feelings on the new version but I have to use it up.

Have you tried French Stabilizer?

 

[mzteaze]

Have you tried French Stabilizer?

No what is it?. Where can I get it?

 

[MileHighDiva]

No what is it?. Where can I get it?

Porosity Control's competition. I'll try to find a link. Another one, is Joico Cuticle Sealer.

http://www.sallybeauty.com/hair-neu...zHjYcu8AAeeIcRgpf1TCmr7TTfwOmDGkn4aAmRG8P8HAQ

 

[faithVA]

I've made it through the 1st weekend so I think I can wait until March to dust. I will just search and destroy until then.

 

[ElevatedEnergy]

Moisturized and oiled my ends. I haven't tried the pomade on my ends yet...doubt I will. I do love it on my 1 year old DS. I had been having the hardest time keeping his hair moisturized....but that Nature's Blessing pomade saved the day. However if it works on his hair, I know it would be too heavy on mine. Our hair is totally opposite. I'll stick to my Shea Moisture spray oils.

 

[trclemons]

Tonight, I put Dove Nourishing Oil Care Conditioner on my braids, sat under the heat cap for 30 minutes, CW'd and rinsed it out and rinsed out 80% of Darcy's Pumpkin & HE Hello Hydration Conditioners.

I will let my hair air dry for a couple more hours and LOCB'd with L = Carol's Daughter Monoi, O = Queen Curls Safflower on length, Keravada Green Tea on scalp & Kreyol Essence Orange HBCO on edges, C = Carefree Curls Gold, B = Soultanical's Hair Yum on ends.

 

[GGsKin]

Smoothed ghee on my ends. I will baggy tonight and wash in the morning.

 

[mzteaze]

Applied a mix of JBCO, emu and Amla oils on the ends of my twists.

 

[Prettymetty]

I'm doing an overnight prepoo on my ends with Biotera weightless shine mask. I'll wash my hair in the morning.