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KiWiStyle said:
(in my rachel ray voice) I know!!

My hair has been improving with each wash; maybe due to:
a. removing the oil from my clay
b. moisturizing & sealing at least twice a day
c. using cleansing cream instead of shampoo (last to wash days)
d. replacing ACV with AVJ
e. Spending more time separating my coils when applying my clay...lots of time!
f. Increased water intake
g. all of the above.
Today could have been just another improvement from the previous wash or the AVJ did the job. I think my hair responds better with AVJ, fingers crossed for continued results!
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I'm out of my sew in so now I can finally return to this thread.
I'm gonna jump right into doing a BS/Conditioner pre-poo tonight followed by my choice of Deep conditioner. I need to look back thru the thread, I already forgot the steps. smh. (I want to use my bentonite clay but cant remember when to apply it. )
 
I've started my experiments. Did a blend of calcium bentonite and sodium bentonite. Bottle 1 I just used water. Bottle 2 I had a mix of water and avg. The side with avg definitely felt better and was easier to detangle. It also hung more and seems to have more definition. Not sure I could tell the difference though after I rinsed. I didn't have time to try gel to see if it was better.

Going to try the same thing with rhassoul and calcium bentonite on my next wash.

Trying to have to down what definedbmy curls a few weeks ago.

I will shampoo before my next experiment.
 
So just when I got myself excited to venture into trying Rhassoul clay, I stumble upon a full un-open jar of Bentonite clay that I have in my stash of hair stuff. :perplexed:
I had to laugh at myself!
I'm trying to finish my products before buying new stuff so I gotta knock this jar out and then I'll compare Rhassoul clay later.

OAN, the other day I did a baking soda conditioner wash followed by a DC with Shea Moisture deep treatment masque. I stopped there since it was so late, but this weekend I'll incorporate my Bentonite Clay and get myself back on track.
 
I am totally returning the Rhassoul Clay I purchased from BNB. It's very dark and behaves differently from my earlier purchases. It doesn't rinse well and makes a huge mess. It makes me hate the clay step and last night I had to shampoo it out. Not Cool!
 
Cattypus1 said:
I am totally returning the Rhassoul Clay I purchased from BNB. It's very dark and behaves differently from my earlier purchases. It doesn't rinse well and makes a huge mess. It makes me hate the clay step and last night I had to shampoo it out. Not Cool!
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Did you contact her and let her know what's going on? I would be interested in hearing her explanation.
 
Cattypus1 said:
I am totally returning the Rhassoul Clay I purchased from BNB. It's very dark and behaves differently from my earlier purchases. It doesn't rinse well and makes a huge mess. It makes me hate the clay step and last night I had to shampoo it out. Not Cool!
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@Cattypus1 can you post a pic of your clay? You and I ordered ours around the same time and I'm curious if mine looks like yours. I haven't used my new batch yet but I will anticipate problems.
 
faithVA said:
I've started my experiments. Did a blend of calcium bentonite and sodium bentonite. Bottle 1 I just used water. Bottle 2 I had a mix of water and avg. The side with avg definitely felt better and was easier to detangle. It also hung more and seems to have more definition. Not sure I could tell the difference though after I rinsed. I didn't have time to try gel to see if it was better.

Going to try the same thing with rhassoul and calcium bentonite on my next wash.

Trying to have to down what definedbmy curls a few weeks ago.

I will shampoo before my next experiment.
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You'll definitely see the difference when you use gel.
 
KiWiStyle said:
@Cattypus1 can you post a pic of your clay? You and I ordered ours around the same time and I'm curious if mine looks like yours. I haven't used my new batch yet but I will anticipate problems.
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I emptied one package into my plastic jar that I bought for that purpose. It has a good seal and is perfect for keeping down the mess. I hope this pic comes through okay. You can see the difference between the earlier clay and the new stuff on top of it.
 

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Cattypus1 said:
I emptied one package into my plastic jar that I bought for that purpose. It has a good seal and is perfect for keeping down the mess. I hope this pic comes through okay. You can see the difference between the earlier clay and the new stuff on top of it.
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That's looks terrible! No, mine doesn't look anything like that, please keep us updated on your return and their possible excuse for the bad batch.
 
Does anybody use aloe vera juice (or gel) as a leave-in? My hair loves it mixed with clay, and it's ph balanced. Nap85 used to do it.

I just got a big ol bottle of the gel, trynna figure out ways to use it. :look:
 
Honey Bee said:
Does anybody use aloe vera juice (or gel) as a leave-in? My hair loves it mixed with clay, and it's ph balanced. Nap85 used to do it.

I just got a big ol bottle of the gel, trynna figure out ways to use it. :look:
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If you give it a try let me know. I think my hair would have to be on the damp to dry side before using it as a leave-in. Otherwise it just slides off my hair. I need to buy a new bottle and give it a try. I just have enough left to add to my clay.
 
AbsyBlvd said:
@Honey Bee I don't think my hair likes Aloe Vera Juice- not as a leave-in anyway. I put some in my conditioner one time (trying the Kimmaytube leave-in) and it left my hair so hard. I wrote about it way back in this thread.
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My hair did the same thing but it likes it in the clay. Also when I was try the kimmaytube I was using conditioner. I wonder if I were to do the kimmay tube leave-in now without using conditioner if it would work better. Will have to give it a try once I get more AVG.
 
faithVA said:
My hair did the same thing but it likes it in the clay. Also when I was try the kimmaytube I was using conditioner. I wonder if I were to do the kimmay tube leave-in now without using conditioner if it would work better. Will have to give it a try once I get more AVG.
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After you mentioned it, I thought about trying in my clay some time to see how it fared. Afterall, it wasn't too long ago, that I didn't know where to place oils in my 'new' regimen. Now it's like second nature.
 
So after weeks of combing out my locs, I finished last night. This morning, I loosely sectioned my hair into 8 blocks and started washing with the clarifying shampoo. For my clay mix, I did a combo of rhassoul(2T) and sodium bentonite (3T), 1/4 cup of acv, a generous squeeze of avg (my hair liked it when I was a loose natural), and maybe 12-16oz of distilled water (idk why distilled). My hair must be very dense because it was NOT enough. One side got a pretty good saturation, the other not so much. I just mixed up some more (did not measure but more sb than R) but I am EXHAUSTED so just sitting with the clay, plastic baggies and a bonnet. (Does the acv smell go away?) I need to mix two bottles of this stuff at a time.
I don't have any true before pics but I'll post an after tomorrow with KCCC.
 
MeaWea said:
So after weeks of combing out my locs, I finished last night. This morning, I loosely sectioned my hair into 8 blocks and started washing with the clarifying shampoo. For my clay mix, I did a combo of rhassoul(2T) and sodium bentonite (3T), 1/4 cup of acv, a generous squeeze of avg (my hair liked it when I was a loose natural), and maybe 12-16oz of distilled water (idk why distilled). My hair must be very dense because it was NOT enough. One side got a pretty good saturation, the other not so much. I just mixed up some more (did not measure but more sb than R) but I am EXHAUSTED so just sitting with the clay, plastic baggies and a bonnet. (Does the acv smell go away?) I need to mix two bottles of this stuff at a time.
I don't have any true before pics but I'll post an after tomorrow with KCCC.
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I always add a few drops of eucalyptus EO to my mix. There's no ACV smell before or after.
 
@MeaWea looking good. I started out with a thicker clay but my clay is super watery now. I don't mind either way. They yield similar (if not the same) results for me. I used to make more mess with the thicker mix (pouring into my hand) but now I use the nozzle on the applicator bottle, the mess can be confined to my bath for the most part.
 
I didn't get enough time to completely detangle because of a conference call. The clay by itself doesn't have enough slip to detangle like I should. The very back of my head is all that got done. so now it's all in a high poof, waiting for Tuesday. I know conditioner is not suggested for the modMHM but what else is there to add that slip for detangling purposes? My plan is to sit in the tub on a plastic stool and detangle until it's done.
 
I'm back from home from D.C.! My hair loves that place!!! No water rinses, no gel, just spritz and go and my hair behaved the entire 5 days!! Depending on how I feel, I'll do a clay wash today or tomorrow. I loathed dealing with my natural hair on previous vacations prior to this one. Now its an after thought!
 
KiWiStyle said:
I'm back from home from D.C.! My hair loves that place!!! No water rinses, no gel, just spritz and go and my hair behaved the entire 5 days!! Depending on how I feel, I'll do a clay wash today or tomorrow. I loathed dealing with my natural hair on previous vacations prior to this one. Now its an after thought!
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Welcome back. I've been dreading vacation hair. We've been talking about cruising and I'm hoping that by the time we actually make the plans, I can do something besides an Afro.
 
Three things...
1. I finally figured out how to shingle my hair.
2. I have returned 4 of the 5 packages of Rhassoul I purchased in July. I kept the one I opened but I'm going to toss what's left of it. No explanation as to the differences between that and an earlier batch.
3. Thanks to MHM I should be APL by October. I can pull my hair into a ponytail but the top struggles to get over my "hook". LOL. It's not wearable but I can do it any that's progress! I'm gonna scrape the ugly clay off the top of my good clay(see the earlier pic) and toss it, I wonder if my plants might like a little Rhassoul in their lives. I'm gonna do a full MHM this weekend.
 
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