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MizzBFly
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after a 2 year transition I finally cut off all relaxed ends..YAY!! this was done Oct. 9th by my sister. My mother applied a red cooper color yesterday & let's say I could use a do over...lol these are my results with DC & macadamia oil for my DC..
-my very first puff- hair was not DC regularly, I left it twisted for wks at a time before my chop before color was applied
-first DC on all natural hair I still had lots of relaxed ends to cut off- back pic,after color was applied
*I'm not sure if this is true for all but does your newly free ends seem more rough than the other parts?
*I have a lot of relaxed ends to cut off it seems or my ends are real dry and I can't differentiate
*my hair stretched is past collar bone length& right above APL
this is me all day...lol!!
-my very first puff- hair was not DC regularly, I left it twisted for wks at a time before my chop before color was applied
-first DC on all natural hair I still had lots of relaxed ends to cut off- back pic,after color was applied
*I'm not sure if this is true for all but does your newly free ends seem more rough than the other parts?
*I have a lot of relaxed ends to cut off it seems or my ends are real dry and I can't differentiate
*my hair stretched is past collar bone length& right above APL
this is me all day...lol!!Attachments
LavenderMint
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Just heard this podcast today from "The Beauty Brains". They're two cosmetic chemists who answer listener questions. I think they may be able to give more information without the whiff of product junkyism or being part of a fandom.
The question today was "How do you moisturize curly hair?" It was interesting and had some food for thought that seems to back up some of what we have learned here.
The blog post is here: http://thebeautybrains.com/blog/
The question today was "How do you moisturize curly hair?" It was interesting and had some food for thought that seems to back up some of what we have learned here.
The blog post is here: http://thebeautybrains.com/blog/
Guinan
Re-Branding
after a 2 year transition I finally cut off all relaxed ends..YAY!! this was done Oct. 9th by my sister. My mother applied a red cooper color yesterday & let's say I could use a do over...lol these are my results with DC & macadamia oil for my DC..
-my very first puff- hair was not DC regularly, I left it twisted for wks at a time before my chop before color was applied
-first DC on all natural hair I still had lots of relaxed ends to cut off- back pic,after color was applied
*I'm not sure if this is true for all but does your newly free ends seem more rough than the other parts?
*I have a lot of relaxed ends to cut off it seems or my ends are real dry and I can't differentiate
*my hair stretched is past collar bone length& right above APL
Welcome and congrats on ur BC!! After a couple of DC and protein ur ends should be ok. However if ur ends still feel rough after a couple of DC and protein then maybe think about trimming.
Are u planning on doing MHM for ur reggie or something else.
MizzBFly
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I did 3 cycles while transitioning but the BS/vinegar wasn't nice for my relaxed ends but I continue to use the clay for both myself and the kids. I have bentonite & Rhassoul I'm on disability for another 2 wks and I really want to start but what about my color, I thought the clay strips color?
Guinan
Re-Branding
That's my concern too. I'm scared that the clay will effect my color. I think that's why I've been postponing purchasing the clay.
KiWiStyle
Realtor & Foodie
I have officially stopped doing wng's for the Fall/Winter seasons. I didn't do my usual clay treatment yesterday and plan to only do it once a month. I twisted my hair last night with leave in and my Shea butter mix/cream (naptural85) and they're nice and soft. I'm thinking of stretching them more by untwisting and using a twist cream and twist again. I'm now in unchartered territory so I'm doing lots of reading.
GGsKin
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I finally got round to washing my hair on Monday- water rinse and clay. The two canerows I had held up pretty well and my hair was super easy to detangle after about 2 weeks. Made me wonder what my fussing was about but I think the prior dusting and the 2 week DC lol might have had something to do with it.
I used a really watered down mix of Aubrey Organics White Camellia as my leave in. I know I said I wasnt going to do that. Previously, I didn't like how it left my hair feeling, but that could be because I also used gel at that time. His time round, my hair felt fine.
I've redone my canerows- leaving no hair out and slapped my wig back on (looking real wiggy today lol).
I used a really watered down mix of Aubrey Organics White Camellia as my leave in. I know I said I wasnt going to do that. Previously, I didn't like how it left my hair feeling, but that could be because I also used gel at that time. His time round, my hair felt fine.
I've redone my canerows- leaving no hair out and slapped my wig back on (looking real wiggy today lol).
LavenderMint
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Is anyone else using actual mhm approved leave-in conditioners? I'd like to try a different one......
I kinda want to try the DevaCurl products, specifically the leave-in. I feel like the gel is too sticky even though my hair is still soft and has a good amount on- It's STILL coating my hands so many days later when I take off my bands in the morning.
I'm refusing to wash my hair until Sunday- Saturday I'll be out in a dusty location all day and I'll just need a wash afterwards anyway.
I kinda want to try the DevaCurl products, specifically the leave-in. I feel like the gel is too sticky even though my hair is still soft and has a good amount on- It's STILL coating my hands so many days later when I take off my bands in the morning.
I'm refusing to wash my hair until Sunday- Saturday I'll be out in a dusty location all day and I'll just need a wash afterwards anyway.
junipertree
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I'm just about to start this and I would rather use a water based cream styler instead of gel for my final step (sealed with oil) but, other than Camille Rose, I don't see any on the approved list that I like. Does anyone have success with any other UA products that are free of the ingredients listed in "ingredients to avoid" list?
faithVA
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I use JC curling cream. Do you have any products that are fairly natural that you like? Try one of them. If you aren't doing wng you have more range of options.
junipertree
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I do wng's only in the summer. Now in the colder months I'm not sure what I'm going to do because normally I would do rollersets in the winter and I don't think you do that for the MHM.
I don't particularly care for twist outs. I've done like 2 or three big braids and I like that look. The products I've used that I like have glycerin and I want to try to stay away per the list (just try it at least to see if it makes a positive difference). I like CJ Smoothing lotion, Oyin's Hair Dew and Qhemet's Burdock Root but they all have glycerin.
I kinda liked the CRN Curl Love Moisture Milk. Maybe used within the context of the MHM regimen I will love it.
ETA: Actually the Oyin does not have glycerin. I think I will use that.
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junipertree
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What is JC Curl Cream?
astralpeck
Member
Any wig recommendations ? Thinking if wigging it for the winter as well
hairtimes5
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I use an MHM-approved conditioner, Knot Today. I took a break from it for awhile and fell in love with SM JBCO leave in but after awhile I realized it was making my hair a little too soft so my wngs looked kinda poofy.
Jane Carter curl cream.
hairtimes5
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I am so late on this but you're right, if I had thought about it I would have told him about the clay. Speaking of clay, I actually took some last night, along with liquid aminos, to a friend of mine who's going to try mhm. I was featured on the Naturalicious blog a while back and a friend posted it on her fb page. Everybody and their mama started calling/texting me about mhm lol (funny how I told some of them about it before and they brushed it off. I guess the proof is in the pudding
). I have several friends who are doing it now. I have a childhood friend that I don't talk to often who went natural this summer. I spoke to her recently and she had just gotten a relaxer 3 days earlier because she didn't really know what to do with her hair. I sent her the blog post and she was so mad that we hadn't spoken a week before 
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hairtimes5
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I'm on a roll this morning. That's cuz all these kids of mine are still sleeping lol. Anyway...I dc with AO GPB this wk since I couldn't remember the last time I used protein. Well the bottle I used to have was old and I finally ran out. Went to get more and saw that the ingredients changed, why do companies do that!!! I was concerned that it wouldn't work the same since my hair really likes it but it does, in fact my hair felt a little better afterwards than usual.
faithVA
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You can do rollerset. There arent any limits on the styles you can do with MHM.
You can also use glycerin. She just advises that you understand your environment and how your hair reacts to it. My hair loves glycerin but others have hair that does not.
faithVA
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Jane Carter Curling Cream
junipertree
Well-Known Member
Really? Like, roller sets and then go under the dryer? I thought you couldn't use any heat. Glad to know!
Guinan
Re-Branding
I ALWAYS use indirect heat. When I have to do a speedy DC I sit under my dryer and when I want to dry my twists I also sit under my dryer. My hair DC better when I use heat.
fluffyforever
Well-Known Member
I just finished taking my twists out. I refreshed sections at a time so that they wouldn't lock on me. I think my hair liked the low maintenance. My hair doesn't feel dry, which is always a plus. I'm going to do the method on loose hair for a few weeks and then twist it back up over the Thanksgiving holiday.
GGsKin
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No recommendations I'm afraid but I think they might be addictive. I've bought 4 in one year- having never worn one before that
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LavenderMint
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Your twists are so cute!! Love the coils on the ends
your hair has grown a lot.
LavenderMint
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Today was wash day. I used the approved Tresemmé and for the first time ever, baking soda. My hair doesn't feel any different from usual on wash day. I was hoping it would be enough to remove the salon products and I think it worked.
I did my version of shingling. Took about an hour. I did eight sections and then halved them to add product (KCKT & the KCCC).
My coils seemed to recall the coils from the salon. It was MUCH easier to detangle and section to the scalp. The initial cost was tough but this seems like an unexpected benefit.
I did my version of shingling. Took about an hour. I did eight sections and then halved them to add product (KCKT & the KCCC).
My coils seemed to recall the coils from the salon. It was MUCH easier to detangle and section to the scalp. The initial cost was tough but this seems like an unexpected benefit.
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