MHM Hangout
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hairtimes5
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I want to color again too.
faithVA
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Welcome to the thread Mskraizy. You should have fun here. There's a lot going on and great people to hang out with. And as you said, a lot of lovely hair
Holla4mom
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Hi, guys! This is a very informative thread. I have now read the entire (295?) page BHM thread and this one (130) page thread, lol! I guess I like to research! I was on this forum from 2005-2007 and grew my relaxed hair from ear length to APL. So I knew to come back here for ideas in applying this method.
I am on day 10 of MHM. I am a high density 4b/c/z, somewhere between APL and BSL.
I did the CLCT and saw an immediate difference in my hair. This has been life changing for me (not to be too melodramatic). Between the high density of my hair (the densest I've seen in this thread
, the extreme dryness (it was also color treated), and my hair laziness, I dreaded wash days and never washed it unless it was in braided sections first, and that was after too long periods of time. It took me hours and hours to dry detangle with oil and I have typically worn mini twists for long periods of time. At one point I wore them for a year, just redoing them!
Well, I have only missed one day clay washing my hair on this regimen and my hair has come a long way.
I can detangle now, wash iit loose and have definition all over during the clay step, and a lot of hang time. I have not done a wNg because I am wigging it. I have curly 4a, 3c kiddies and hubby and they have been shocked to see ME with coils.
After the first day, full regimen, I have been doing my own version of a modified version, so let me know your opinions:
1. Aztec Clay/Sage/ essential oils/ little BS/ argan oil/ almond oil/ little acv 1 hour or longer (Combine step 1 and 3)
2. DC with Tressame Perfectly Undone/argan oil/ olive oil/tiny bit melted shea butter/essential oils -GHE overnight and under wig all day
Repeat almost daily.
So far I seem to getting hydration pretty quickly from what I can tell, but considering I'm not doing wng's I could be mistaken. I will have to take pictures. I also find that so far the daily clay/BS is not too drying because I am DCing about 23 hours a day. I plan to do another CLCT this weekend at the 2 month mark.
I am on day 10 of MHM. I am a high density 4b/c/z, somewhere between APL and BSL.
I did the CLCT and saw an immediate difference in my hair. This has been life changing for me (not to be too melodramatic). Between the high density of my hair (the densest I've seen in this thread
, the extreme dryness (it was also color treated), and my hair laziness, I dreaded wash days and never washed it unless it was in braided sections first, and that was after too long periods of time. It took me hours and hours to dry detangle with oil and I have typically worn mini twists for long periods of time. At one point I wore them for a year, just redoing them! Well, I have only missed one day clay washing my hair on this regimen and my hair has come a long way.
I can detangle now, wash iit loose and have definition all over during the clay step, and a lot of hang time. I have not done a wNg because I am wigging it. I have curly 4a, 3c kiddies and hubby and they have been shocked to see ME with coils.
After the first day, full regimen, I have been doing my own version of a modified version, so let me know your opinions:
1. Aztec Clay/Sage/ essential oils/ little BS/ argan oil/ almond oil/ little acv 1 hour or longer (Combine step 1 and 3)
2. DC with Tressame Perfectly Undone/argan oil/ olive oil/tiny bit melted shea butter/essential oils -GHE overnight and under wig all day
Repeat almost daily.
So far I seem to getting hydration pretty quickly from what I can tell, but considering I'm not doing wng's I could be mistaken. I will have to take pictures. I also find that so far the daily clay/BS is not too drying because I am DCing about 23 hours a day. I plan to do another CLCT this weekend at the 2 month mark.
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faithVA
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I think I'm going to do a lot of experiments on Friday. I'm going to split my clct into 2 portions and make a low porosity batch and a high porosity batch and see if that makes any difference. And maybe I will just use dubaidee's clay on both sides and see how that works. Maybe I will leave the clay comparison experiment for another time.
But it is only Wednesday. I may change my mind by Friday
But it is only Wednesday. I may change my mind by Friday
trebell
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I have Jane carter nourish and shine, the twist and lock butter and shea moistures curly one. Are these all nonos?
faithVA
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Hi, guys! This is a very informative thread. I have now read the entire (295?) page BHM thread and this one (130) page thread, lol! I guess I like to research! I was on this forum from 2005-2007 and grew my relaxed hair from ear length to APL. So I knew to come back here for ideas in applying this method.
I am on day 10 of MHM. I am a high density 4b/c/z, somewhere between APL and BSL.
I did the CLCT and saw an immediate difference in my hair. This has been life changing for me (not to be too melodramatic). Between the high density of my hair (the densest I've seen in this thread
Well, I have only missed one day clay washing my hair on this regimen and my hair has come a long way.
I can detangle now, wash iit loose and have definition all over during the clay step, and a lot of hang time. I have not done a wNg because I am wigging it. I have curly 4a, 3c kiddies and hubby and they have been shocked to see ME with coils.
After the first day, full regimen, I have been doing my own version of a modified version, so let me know your opinions:
1. Aztec Clay/Sage/ essential oils/ little BS/ argan oil/ almond oil/ little acv 1 hour or longer (Combine step 1 and 3)
2. DC with Tressame Perfectly Undone/argan oil/ olive oil/tiny bit melted shea butter/essential oils -GHE overnight and under wig all day
Repeat almost daily.
So far I seem to getting hydration pretty quickly from what I can tell, but considering I'm not doing wng's I could be mistaken. I will have to take pictures. I also find that so far the daily clay/BS is not too drying because I am DCing about 23 hours a day. I plan to do another CLCT this weekend at the 2 month mark.
Welcome Holla4mom. Glad to have you and glad you are having great results.
Please drop the Baking soda from your clay. Clay already has a high enough PH to open your cuticles. And if you are adding ACV you are counter balancing the baking soda. Let the clay do the work and you won't miss the baking soda.
Holla4mom
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I thought you would say that FaithVA
Excuse the familiarity but I feel like I know you guys because I've followed the whole thread from the beginning to now.
Do you guys think that doing DC GHE almost 24/7 will make it take longer to reach max hydration since I'm not doing the gel step? I also been thinking it could be helping me to reach it faster because my hair is always very hydrated?
Excuse the familiarity but I feel like I know you guys because I've followed the whole thread from the beginning to now.Do you guys think that doing DC GHE almost 24/7 will make it take longer to reach max hydration since I'm not doing the gel step? I also been thinking it could be helping me to reach it faster because my hair is always very hydrated?
Welcome @Holla4mom. Glad to have you and glad you are having great results.
Please drop the Baking soda from your clay. Clay already has a high enough PH to open your cuticles. And if you are adding ACV you are counter balancing the baking soda. Let the clay do the work and you won't miss the baking soda.
faithVA
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[USER=275934 said:
I can't say that they are nonos but they aren't on the approved list. You will have to look at the ingredients and see if there are any issues. The primary issue is will you be able to get them off your hair with the approved options for step 1. You ideally want something water based for your styler and with very few ingredients that build up.
faithVA
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I thought you would say that FaithVA
Do you guys think that doing DC GHE almost 24/7 will make it take longer to reach max hydration since I'm not doing the gel step? I also been thinking it could be helping me to reach it faster because my hair is always very hydrated?
The gel step isn't necessary if you baggy all the time. Just watch your hair to see how it responds to having conditioner on it all the time. Some hair loves it. My hair loses definition when its over conditioned. You may want to do a leave-in after the clay or really dilute your conditioner to prevent build up.
Holla4mom
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So I had some replies to all the threads I've read:
FaithVA, your curlformers sets are beautiful. Your hair looks SO healthy in your after clay pictures as well. It also looks like you have dense hair too, and I seem to notice quicker hang time and "definition" on the lower density heads of hair, but it could just be my observation. It's all relative because everyone's hair in this thread looks low density compared to mine and yours is closest so I think I must just have a crazy thick bush up here, at least to me.
Kiwistyle, I've been reading all your posts about your progress, but when I see your pics, I am thinking to myself that if I would have loved to have a TWA with those little curls that you are rocking. Your hair cut is SO becoming on you too!
Trebelle (sp?) your hair and cut are amazing!
AbsyBlvd, I hope this is the right user name- your progress is awesome and your coils are very pretty. It makes me wish mine was lower density and I could just rock some flowing coils.
Pellocello (sp?) your twists are beautiful!
Duchess007- one word about your hair- WOW.
One more head caught my attention (brownish-red hair, pretty curls). I'm sorry I can't remember user name but your wash and go's have been so pretty, even when you had to wait for the rhassoul clay to come in.
Lots of hair inspiration in this thread!
FaithVA, your curlformers sets are beautiful. Your hair looks SO healthy in your after clay pictures as well. It also looks like you have dense hair too, and I seem to notice quicker hang time and "definition" on the lower density heads of hair, but it could just be my observation. It's all relative because everyone's hair in this thread looks low density compared to mine and yours is closest so I think I must just have a crazy thick bush up here, at least to me.
Kiwistyle, I've been reading all your posts about your progress, but when I see your pics, I am thinking to myself that if I would have loved to have a TWA with those little curls that you are rocking. Your hair cut is SO becoming on you too!
Trebelle (sp?) your hair and cut are amazing!
AbsyBlvd, I hope this is the right user name- your progress is awesome and your coils are very pretty. It makes me wish mine was lower density and I could just rock some flowing coils.
Pellocello (sp?) your twists are beautiful!
Duchess007- one word about your hair- WOW.
One more head caught my attention (brownish-red hair, pretty curls). I'm sorry I can't remember user name but your wash and go's have been so pretty, even when you had to wait for the rhassoul clay to come in.
Lots of hair inspiration in this thread!
werenumber2
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Ugh, I'm going out to dinner with some friends tonight and won't be home until late. I'll have to wait until tomorrow to do my hair and stretch my method to 4 days instead of 3 because I didn't have the foresight to do it last night. 
faithVA
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Perhaps you mean DiscoDumpling. She has a lot of pics in here. There is a lot of hair in here and it is hard to keep them straight
Thank you for the compliments. I hope you are right about the hang time. My hair is high density in the front and I think medium density in the center to back. I know it's not high density all over because I've seen ms-ggs and mdwezi's hair and my hair isn't anything like that. But if our density is the same, hopefully I can learn a thing or two from you. It already sounds like you have passed me in the definition stage.
Can't wait to see your pics.
trebell
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I did end up buying the product you recommended. I'm going to try it on Friday evening. Tonight I'm doing to modified regimen and I bought some more kinky curly gel.
GGsKin
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I thought you would say that FaithVA
Do you guys think that doing DC GHE almost 24/7 will make it take longer to reach max hydration since I'm not doing the gel step? I also been thinking it could be helping me to reach it faster because my hair is always very hydrated?
When I started this regimen (it took me 2 weeks to do the 7day booster) I was baggying all the time and not even wearing my hair out (due to my problem patch).
I was doing the regimen anywhere from once every week to once every 3 weeks. I noticed changes, especially after my first CLCT but hydration was taking forever even though my hair was perpetually wet. Once my spot grew in, I started upping my washes and I've noticed more progress since doing that.
Now, I can't see myself baggying for a 3 week stint unless I get super lazy or get a new wig. I am fast growing bored of the two wigs I have.
GGsKin
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Thank you. I'd go for higher density any day. All I seem to see is high density everywhere I look
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Cattypus1
All loced up...
I did the full MHM last night and finished with diluted KCKT, no gel or any other styler. Did a Twistout and used a dab of avocado oil on my ends to twirl. My hair is soft and very, very defined.
Holla4mom
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Thanks for the feedback! I am still doing the clay wash every other day, but after I let it sit on for an hour or so I go right back into the DC GHE. So sounds like since I am washing it should be okay. I guess that's not 24/7 GHE, but more so doing the clay step and then DCing for a couple of days and back to clay step.
GGsKin
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I think I'm going to do a lot of experiments on Friday. I'm going to split my clct into 2 portions and make a low porosity batch and a high porosity batch and see if that makes any difference. And maybe I will just use dubaidee's clay on both sides and see how that works. Maybe I will leave the clay comparison experiment for another time.
But it is only Wednesday. I may change my mind by Friday
If you do do this, it would be interesting to know if the different recipes yield different results for you.
kwicherbichen
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*sigh* MHM did NOT work for me. I never reached "max hydration" and just continued getting damage in my hair. I'm not saying MHM DAMAGED my hair more (but I am sure it is why my hair is "over moisturized") and MHM initially decreased my damage, but now, obviously, damage is back.
Holla4mom
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It's good to see an update from you. I think I recall seeing you as one of the initial people who tried it over on the BHM site and who even did a lot of work for the website? Is that you?
I'm sorry to hear your damage is back. How long do you go between washes? How often do you redo the CLCT protein step?
QUOTE=kwicherbichen;21221143]*sigh* MHM did NOT work for me. I never reached "max hydration" and just continued getting damage in my hair. I'm not saying MHM DAMAGED my hair more (but I am sure it is why my hair is "over moisturized") and MHM initially decreased my damage, but now, obviously, damage is back.
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I'm sorry to hear your damage is back. How long do you go between washes? How often do you redo the CLCT protein step?
QUOTE=kwicherbichen;21221143]*sigh* MHM did NOT work for me. I never reached "max hydration" and just continued getting damage in my hair. I'm not saying MHM DAMAGED my hair more (but I am sure it is why my hair is "over moisturized") and MHM initially decreased my damage, but now, obviously, damage is back.
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faithVA
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Sorry you ended up with damage. I hope the analysis gave you information to help you get on the right track.
Please share what the analysis said so the pictures can be in context.
faithVA
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I'm not going to straighten. I'm just go to blow dry it on Tuesday. I won't be using high heat. In not sure what I'm going to use. I may just use the Camille rose aloe whip. I need to look in my stash and see what I have.
discodumpling
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I tried the curl activator for several reasons 1. My hair has no issue with glycerine...now I know it's only in small amounts.
2.My husband suggested it. EVERY SINGLE TIME I have listened to him about my hair in the last 25 yrs he has been wrong.
I'm such a sucker!3. I've been using Lustrasilk Curl Activator between my leave in and gel with no issues thus far. The combo gives me my best results!
So I have learned that the stuff in the jar is quite different than the stuff in the bottle!
My hair fell right in line after my shampoo and conditioner (kckt and gel) this morning. It's like it knows what to do now and by 9 AM I had a nice set of curls that i'll be rocking for the next 3 days.
I can see my roots getting hydrated!!
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kwicherbichen
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Holla4mom
Hi! yes, it is me
I did the protein step every other month. As I started to notice more breakage, I did it ever other week.
Even so, my hair just never reached "max hydration" and I still have the same kind of damage I've always had. I think there might be something wrong with my hair internally due to the diminished roots.
Going to talk with the analyst tomorrow.
Hi! yes, it is me
I did the protein step every other month. As I started to notice more breakage, I did it ever other week.
Even so, my hair just never reached "max hydration" and I still have the same kind of damage I've always had. I think there might be something wrong with my hair internally due to the diminished roots.
Going to talk with the analyst tomorrow.
faithVA
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Holla4mom
Hi! yes, it is me
I did the protein step every other month. As I started to notice more breakage, I did it ever other week.
Even so, my hair just never reached "max hydration" and I still have the same kind of damage I've always had. I think there might be something wrong with my hair internally due to the diminished roots.
Going to talk with the analyst tomorrow.
The good news is that you can recover from diminished roots. I had the same thing in my analysis. She was quite worries. But I told her I would take care of it. When I had my follow up she was surprised I has turned it around. I believe you will successfully turn your around as well.
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