My Radical Switch Back to Grease

[Guitarhero]

Yes, I have given up the majority of the herbal because some of them are hard to find and there are old-school products out there that have incorporated a lot of these ingredients for years. Although I will keep my coconut oil, henna and amla powder, I'm giving up trying to find JBCO, Haitian castor oil, Dabur (altho easy to find...I hate the smell) etc. I am switching back to something that we used as a child...don't laugh, its success has been through "castor oil" infusion:

Drum roll......

Cheaper and I'm a product junkie. The longer my hair, the more I need long-lasting moisturization and control, esp. for the ends. I figure that saving money this way is going to get me that Huetiful sooner. I refuse to spend money on that thing and have a ghetto-jack-leg moisturization technique instead. I love Spanish Sur Gro...have no problem with topical application of Vaseline. It's a pharmaceutical ingredient and has worked wonders in medicine. Deep pre-poo and post-poo conditioning? Mayonnaise+egg+olive oil+amla+coconut oil. Shrugs. I can no longer justify all the money I've wasted on the latest herbal fad (when there are products out there incorporating the herbals long before). I get too much thrill with fads. Call me crazy We shall see in a few months.

 

[lovenharmony]

Good luck! Couldn't be me...

 

[Charlie555]

Stick to what works for you

 

[ksly4ever]

I say go for it, I'm curious to find out if you get the same results or better than what you were using previously.

 

[silenttullip]

I totally understand makes a lot of sense.

 

[Vashti]

Keep us posted!

 

[Lita]

I say do what works for you...I put my Christine Gant pomade on my ends/underneath is a moisturizer & ceramide/That works for me...

*Keep us posted..



Happy Hair Growing!

 

[Tiye]

I'm sure your hair will be fine. I have coconut and olive oil in my kitchen at all times anyway and castor oil is easy to find in drugstores, walmart, indian markets, etc., but I don't go out of my way to pay a lot of money for "exotic" hair products. Do what works for you.

 

[Guitarhero]

So far, so good. It seriously pushes out growth faster tho, cuz I'm having to henna more often. But no clogged, greasy and itchy scalp. In fact, I added some of my left-over Indian castor oil to the Sur Gro to help get rid of all these products. I want to get down to 4 total such as shampoo, conditioner, pre-poo conditioner, leave-in.

 

[HairRaiser]

I completely understand where you're coming from OP...I tried doing the whole moisturize/seal thing, and it worked wonderfully, but I still felt like I was neglecting my scalp. In reality, my hair was moisturized, but after using grease for so many years and then quitting cold turkey, it felt like I was missing something in my regimen. It was bugging me so much that I started "greasing" my scalp with Qhemet along with m/s-ing. Now I feel so much better psychologically lol

 

[ctosha]

If it works for you then go for it in the end you have to do what works for your hair. Couple a months ago I actually tried to return to grease however my hair did not like it. RIght now JBCO works for me and I love it.

 

[Calia001]

I feel you. Oil never stays on my scalp, i feel like it evaporates immediately after applications. Im using some lady's homemade grease that has biotin and some other herbal stuff in it. I added megatek and jbco to it

 

[darlingdiva]

I completely understand where you're coming from OP...I tried doing the whole moisturize/seal thing, and it worked wonderfully, but I still felt like I was neglecting my scalp. In reality, my hair was moisturized, but after using grease for so many years and then quitting cold turkey, it felt like I was missing something in my regimen. It was bugging me so much that I started "greasing" my scalp with Qhemet along with m/s-ing. Now I feel so much better psychologically lol

It feels like a psychological issue to me too. I'd stop greasing my scalp for a while & thought my hair was fine with it. Then I noticed that my scalp started feeling dry. Not greasing my scalp didn't affect my growth or length retention, but I still missed doing it somehow.

I went back to grease a little while ago. I use the Growth Specifics Revitalizing Hair Balm, and I love it. The peppermint on my scalp feels so good, and my scalp isn't dry anymore. I ordered a jar of it yesterday.