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[KiWiStyle]

My hair was defined before I started the regimen, but not from root to tip. A couple of weeks ago I started thinking the same thing, that maybe my hair will never be fully defined. Last week I was playing in my hair amd wouldn't you know, I found two sections, albeit small, that have reached max hydration. Finally some light at the end of the tunnel! I've been doing the regimen religiously since mid-October. From the get go I've told myself that it would take a year to keep myself from getting anxious, but it is nice to see the fruit of your labor so I get where you're coming from.

I'm glad your see in the light and I guess any progress is worth holding on to hope. I have a few small patches of MH but I also have many patches that just causes me to want to say, to hell with it, Lol. I'm gonna keep at it because I have nothing to lose and because its only been 1.5 months, almost two months. I'm glad I'm not alone .

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[faithVA]

I said I would give it A year as well which would be July. But since I haven't done it consistently it may take longer.

I looked at my starting pictures and even though my hair isn't defined, my hair after the clay is night and day.

So after a little break I will feel refreshed enough to get back to it.

 

[KiWiStyle]

Gonna try this. I was on IG a while back and this woman who is a stylist was saying that she thinks leave-in is not necessary. This is going to be hard for me since it's so ingrained in my head that I'm supposed to use a leave-in.

I just did the regimen and omitted the leavein. My hair was more defined but not much more. This is my very wet hair:





In fact, after I rinsed the clay my hair already seemed more frizzy than other times. I think using the coconut milk may have caused my clay to be less effective because my hair felt different in a bad way and more frizzy. Unfortunately I made a whole cup of it so I'll have to use it until its gone so I'll be using it every other day until.

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[KiWiStyle]

I said I would give it A year as well which would be July. But since I haven't done it consistently it may take longer.

I looked at my starting pictures and even though my hair isn't defined, my hair after the clay is night and day.

So after a little break I will feel refreshed enough to get back to it.

I'm sure its for the better. If I had more hair I would probably join you in a break.

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[faithVA]

I'm sure its for the better. If I had more hair I would probably join you in a break.

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If my hair was much shorter or much longer I wouldn't need one. With your current length it's s great time to do the regimen.

 

[GGsKin]

To look at my hair as a whole, it just looks like one big mass at the roots with definition at the ends. On closer inspection, I have root to tip clumping on a few random strands. By the time my hair is dry, I can see definition but my camera can't lol. It is progress.
My hair felt different washing out the coconut milk/clay combo. Better (less dry) than the whole milk. Perhaps it felt coated but it didn't feel bad (I recall thinking moisturised!) I really let that water run through my hair. Applied my leave in and gel, and plopped for a short time. I put a bag (loose) and scarf around my loose hair and went to bed.
Took the bag off first thing and got ready. As usual, the ends and perimeter are dry but my roots and the crown are wet.
All pics with products (don't watch that random bit of clay please lol).
ETA: more pics

 

[hairtimes5]

To look at my hair as a whole, it just looks like one big mass at the roots with definition at the ends. On closer inspection, I have root to tip clumping on a few random strands. By the time my hair is dry, I can see definition but my camera can't lol. It is progress.
My hair felt different washing out the coconut milk/clay combo. Better (less dry) than the whole milk. Perhaps it felt coated but it didn't feel bad (I recall thinking moisturised!) I really let that water run through my hair. Applied my leave in and gel, and plopped for a short time. I put a bag (loose) and scarf around my loose hair and went to bed.
Took the bag off first thing and got ready. As usual, the ends and perimeter are dry but my roots and the crown are wet.
All pics with products (don't watch that random bit of clay please lol).
ETA: more pics

I feel like pictures don't do my hair justice either. Our hair looks alike at the roots.

 

[discodumpling]

Ladies that are going without Leave-in please let us know how your hair fares in the long run. I know my hair well enough to know that it NEEDS layers of product. All other products are optional but for me a leave in is essential. Without it I will experience breakage...immediately.

So yesterdays MHM was a complete fail. Only the very ends of my hair decided to coil/curl the rest of it is a soft frizzy mass of cotton wool. It will be awhile before my products arrive from NDA so i'll be experimenting with what I have to get my curls popping again. Today i'm gonna mud up with some Amla/Brhami powders (in place of rhassoul) and keep my fingers crossed for rehydration.

Here is my hair already clumping with my mask of Amla, Brhami, Neem , coconut milk, and Amla oil.

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Definitely less defined than a rhassoul mask but i'll take it.

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[Guinan]

^^^ a leave in conditioner is crucial for me also. I recently tried setting my hair without a leavein and even though it wasn't too bad it wasn't the same as when I would have my leave in conditioner

 

[faithVA]

I'm wondering if the leave in is optional as you get closer to max hydration? I tried putting gel on a section of my hair without leave in and the gel just felt like it was dragging across my hair. The leave in seems to provide a slick buffer for my hair.

 

[faithVA]

To look at my hair as a whole, it just looks like one big mass at the roots with definition at the ends. On closer inspection, I have root to tip clumping on a few random strands. By the time my hair is dry, I can see definition but my camera can't lol. It is progress.
My hair felt different washing out the coconut milk/clay combo. Better (less dry) than the whole milk. Perhaps it felt coated but it didn't feel bad (I recall thinking moisturised!) I really let that water run through my hair. Applied my leave in and gel, and plopped for a short time. I put a bag (loose) and scarf around my loose hair and went to bed.
Took the bag off first thing and got ready. As usual, the ends and perimeter are dry but my roots and the crown are wet.
All pics with products (don't watch that random bit of clay please lol).
ETA: more pics

My hair seems to be near this same stage. I will follow your journey to get some idea of how long from this stage to fuller definition.

 

[Adiatasha]

To look at my hair as a whole, it just looks like one big mass at the roots with definition at the ends. On closer inspection, I have root to tip clumping on a few random strands. By the time my hair is dry, I can see definition but my camera can't lol. It is progress. My hair felt different washing out the coconut milk/clay combo. Better (less dry) than the whole milk. Perhaps it felt coated but it didn't feel bad (I recall thinking moisturised!) I really let that water run through my hair. Applied my leave in and gel, and plopped for a short time. I put a bag (loose) and scarf around my loose hair and went to bed. Took the bag off first thing and got ready. As usual, the ends and perimeter are dry but my roots and the crown are wet. All pics with products (don't watch that random bit of clay please lol). ETA: more pics

That's how my hair was looking back in November

Kind of the same thing that you described .. Could at the end but not at the root

 

[GGsKin]

I'll stay here tracking my journey. I am seeing changes slowly but surely
I must admit I loved the clay mix with coconut milk. Thanks again to those that suggested it and used it before me. I preferred the way it felt going on my hair, over water and hands down over my whole milk experience.

After my CLCT, my hair has nice spring back and movement. I should stop playing with it but I won't. Also, when applying my gel, this time I did it in smaller sections and tried not to do too much smoothing raking.

Thinking I should really get back to baggying for a couple of weeks...I've been having so much fun.

 

[aharri23]

Ladies that are going without Leave-in please let us know how your hair fares in the long run. I know my hair well enough to know that it NEEDS layers of product. All other products are optional but for me a leave in is essential. Without it I will experience breakage...immediately.

So yesterdays MHM was a complete fail. Only the very ends of my hair decided to coil/curl the rest of it is a soft frizzy mass of cotton wool. It will be awhile before my products arrive from NDA so i'll be experimenting with what I have to get my curls popping again. Today i'm gonna mud up with some Amla/Brhami powders (in place of rhassoul) and keep my fingers crossed for rehydration.

Here is my hair already clumping with my mask of Amla, Brhami, Neem , coconut milk, and Amla oil.

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Definitely less defined than a rhassoul mask but i'll take it.

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^^^ a leave in conditioner is crucial for me also. I recently tried setting my hair without a leavein and even though it wasn't too bad it wasn't the same as when I would have my leave in conditioner

I think going without a leave-in is good for those who lose definition as soon as they apply a leave-in or low porosity. If your hair is doing fine with a leave-in then keep doing what you are doing

 

[GGsKin]

View attachment 297423 That's how my hair was looking back in November

Kind of the same thing that you described .. Could at the end but not at the root

Oh wow, yes I remember your pic up thread. It's good to see a see a sort of time line of progress and yours is wonderful. Mine may take a while but I know it'll get there. I am enjoying all the stages.

 

[aharri23]

So apparently I didn't wash out all of my Rhassoul Clay from last night..I had rhassoul clay flakes on my pillow. I think it was my fault because I made it too thick, but I never had that issue with bentonite whether it was too thick or not, it always rinsed off easily. Not a good first impression

 

[GGsKin]

@aharri123
Did you cover your clay to keep it moist? What was your method for washing it out?

 

[faithVA]

So apparently I didn't wash out all of my Rhassoul Clay from last night..I had rhassoul clay flakes on my pillow. I think it was my fault because I made it too thick, but I never had that issue with bentonite whether it was too thick or not, it always rinsed off easily. Not a good first impression

Give it another try. What was your recipe?

 

[KiWiStyle]

So apparently I didn't wash out all of my Rhassoul Clay from last night..I had rhassoul clay flakes on my pillow. I think it was my fault because I made it too thick, but I never had that issue with bentonite whether it was too thick or not, it always rinsed off easily. Not a good first impression

I'm wondering how people are able to keep the clay on overnight. No matter what recipe I read, it says to leave it in for 15-20 minutes, are we getting much better results keeping the clay on for hours -overnight? I might have to try it to see.

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[aharri23]

@aharri123
Did you cover your clay to keep it moist? What was your method for washing it out?

I used a plastic cap, and I rinsed it out in the shower.

Give it another try. What was your recipe?

I used 4 tablespoons of rhassoul, 1 cup of milk and a tablespoon of honey but it wasn't thick enough so I added 3-4 more tablespoons of rhassoul till it was at the consistency I wanted. I think I went a bit overboard. I am definitely gonna keep experimenting cause I have 5lbs to use.

I'm wondering how people are able to keep the clay on overnight. No matter what recipe I read, it says to leave it in for 15-20 minutes, are we getting much better results keeping the clay on for hours -overnight? I might have to try it to see.

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I don't sleep with the clay, I get hot when I sleep so I'm sure that would make it 10x worse. Lol

 

[Z-kitty]

I just started back with this process yesterday after being hair lazy for 2 months. Started with the cherry lola treatment since i have chronic breakage and shedding.

I couldnt remember why I had a half jar of KCCC under my sink but it is very apparent now. That stuff has my scalp on fire. If it wasnt so darn expensive i would throw it out but think i may gift it to someone.

Should i start with another 7 days or just pick up where i left off on cycle 6?

 

[faithVA]

I used a plastic cap, and I rinsed it out in the shower.



I used 4 tablespoons of rhassoul, 1 cup of milk and a tablespoon of honey but it wasn't thick enough so I added 3-4 more tablespoons of rhassoul till it was at the consistency I wanted. I think I went a bit overboard. I am definitely gonna keep experimenting cause I have 5lbs to use.




I don't sleep with the clay, I get hot when I sleep so I'm sure that would make it 10x worse. Lol

It wasn't the rhassoul. It was the milk and the honey. I don't add honey to my rhassoul at all and only a small amount of oil.

You may want to get you recipe right with water first and then try the milk.

I do 6tbs of rhassoul, 1 cup of water and 1/2 tsp oil. Maybe start there and adapt.

 

[GGsKin]

aharri23 Faith may be onto something. I know I made a thicker than my usual mix using milk. On washing it out, I clip the hair up and take small sections starting from the back. Under the shower I rub my scalp thoroughly and then squeeze and smooth through the length of that section until it feels like all the clay is gone. I carry on this way until I reach the front. Then I let the shower just run on it and massage my scalp as a whole. After all that, I usually manage to get it all out.

 

[hairtimes5]

It wasn't the rhassoul. It was the milk and the honey. I don't add honey to my rhassoul at all and only a small amount of oil.

You may want to get you recipe right with water first and then try the milk.

I do 6tbs of rhassoul, 1 cup of water and 1/2 tsp oil. Maybe start there and adapt.

I can't wait till my rhassoul comes in. I don't if something was wrong with my last batch but you guys are using tablespoons, I was using a half a cup and could only add very little water or it would be super runny and it was barely enough to cover my hair. I remember thinking at that rate using rhassoul would be really expensive. That's when I switched to Terresentials. I bought my rhassoul from Butters n Bars this time around.

 

[faithVA]

aharri23 Faith may be onto something. I know I made a thicker than my usual mix using milk. On washing it out, I clip the hair up and take small sections starting from the back. Under the shower I rub my scalp thoroughly and then squeeze and smooth through the length of that section until it feels like all the clay is gone. I carry on this way until I reach the front. Then I let the shower just run on it and massage my scalp as a whole. After all that, I usually manage to get it all out.

I did the milk once. My hair is too thick for it to be enjoyable. It was like putting paste in my hair I thought in the future if I try it again I would do milk and water but not the milk alone.

 

[faithVA]

I can't wait till my rhassoul comes in. I don't if something was wrong with my last batch but you guys are using tablespoons, I was using a half a cup and could only add very little water or it would be super runny and it was barely enough to cover my hair. I remember thinking at that rate using rhassoul would be really expensive. That's when I switched to Terresentials. I bought my rhassoul from Butters n Bars this time around.

I remember when you said that. I'm not sure what was wrong with that batch. I think you will like this batch better.

 

[Adiatasha]

Can I do the MHM method and then bun?
Does any one know how it will dry if I bun and tie down?

 

[aharri23]

It wasn't the rhassoul. It was the milk and the honey. I don't add honey to my rhassoul at all and only a small amount of oil.

You may want to get you recipe right with water first and then try the milk.

I do 6tbs of rhassoul, 1 cup of water and 1/2 tsp oil. Maybe start there and adapt.

Ok, I'll try that next time. Thanks

 

[aharri23]

I love how active this thread is!

Anyways Denise posted pics of her wash and go without using a leave-in. Beautiful results

http://dubaidee4c.blogspot.com/2015/02/for-those-of-you-who-prefer-visual-no.html

 

[GGsKin]

Adiatasha if I bun or tie my hair wet and it dries , I notice it dries kinda straight.