Nail Your Regimen Challenge 2014

I think I have a possible solution for the mid-week dry hair. I like GHE but the problem that I seem to have is that my hair goes from being "moisturized" to dry in a matter of a few minutes.

So last night, I applied a prepoo, cowashed this morning and deep conditioned for 5 minutes. I'm letting my hair air dry under a satin cap and a beanie. Tonight, I'll bun for the remainder of the week. Hopefully, on Friday, it won't be too dry.
 
I was going to clarify this weekend, but I am changing up my regimen slightly. I am going to clarify every 12 weeks just before my protein treatment.

I will still do the Kalpi tone gloss monthly, but I don't think I need to clarify as frequently given my current regimen. My co-cleanser has a mild surfactant that does a great job removing everything weekly.

Looking forward to dabbling my feet back into ayurvedics.
 
Bunned my hair for the rest of the week. It will be nice if it stays moisturized Friday when I take it down.

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Trying something slightly different with my LOC(L). Instead of applying the oil directly to my hair, I spritz my hands with my L first then put the oil in and rub, then apply to my hair. I find that because the golden castor oil is so thick, even if I cut it with a thinner oil, the liquid helps with the spreadability and I get better coverage.
 
I will be taking my twist out tomorrow and trying my new Natural Oasis products this weekend. I can't wait.
 
This is a quick update as I'm so sleepy and have to work tomorrow. Anyhow, I took the bun down and my hair was a little dry but definitely better than last week. So I'm prepooing overnight. In the A.M., I'll cowash, apply deep conditioner and go to work, lol. Good night, :-)!
 
Made a new batch of clay wash cubes today. Letting them dry so I can use them tomorrow. I miscalculated on the recipe so they were just a bit more wet than I would have liked. Tried a slightly different formula this time. Hoping to incorporate Australian Pink Clay by the end of spring.

Detangled and prepped my hair for washing tomorrow.
 
I don't know what I was thinking. I put in comb coils/finger coils tonight. I was wondering why they weren't holding. 3 hours in I remembered I put glycerin on dry, stretched hair. That's a bad combination for finger coils. Next time I will remember to do them on wet hair. These won't last but a couple of days. :ohwell: Probably have to wig it by Wednesday or Thursday.
 
heirloom said:
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Tell us About You
Natural - Relaxed – Texturized/Texlaxed - Transitioning: I'm relaxed
Current Length: Between SL and APL
Current Products: ORS Aloe Shampoo, Loreal sulphate free shampoo, Aussie Moist 3 minute, Nexxus Humectress, Motions CPR, Vatika Egg Condish, Joico Moisture Recovery
Current Techniques:Wash once a week with DC, sometimes with steam
What in your regimen are trying to nail:Retention and finding a way to smooth my cuticles.
What's your starting strategy: I'm going to try AVC rinses and porosity control. I'm also going to check the ph of my products. In addition I want to look into more natural products, I may start making my own conditioners
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Quick update
I'm still working on an avc rinse recipe but I think it does help, although I'm not sure. I found a fantastic liquid moisturiser, its equal parts glycerine, aloe vera and water and I found out that my hair absolutely loves sunflower oil to LOC with. I also learned that proteining to a schedule does not work on my hair, if my hair feels good don't mess with it
 
Just a brief update because I haven't been on in awhile. I'm still working through my moisturizer DCs. I think I'm on #3. This one feels ok, but I'm not a huge fan of the scent.

As to airdrying, I haven't been doing too much experimenting because I'm traveling for work. I want to try banding again on my next wash if I have time. I need to try smaller sections.
 
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heirloom[/USER];19608773]Quick update
I'm still working on an avc rinse recipe but I think it does help, although I'm not sure. I found a fantastic liquid moisturiser, its equal parts glycerine, aloe vera and water and I found out that my hair absolutely loves sunflower oil to LOC with. I also learned that proteining to a schedule does not work on my hair, if my hair feels good don't mess with it
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Thanks for the update. It sounds like you are making progress and on the way to a really good plan for you.
 
My comb coils were a fail. The front side sections just would not hold. So I am washing my hair again today and starting over. But I will just put in flat twist. I am not spending hours on my hair again today :nono:
 
Today was wash day. Did a roller set and I'm just waiting for my hair to dry. Hopefully it will before bed because I do NOT want to sleep on these things so long as I can help it. That said, not sure how I'm doing my hair tomorrow or for the week, for that matter.

I also have to wait and see if my hair ends up as silky as last time. I don't think it will though. I suspect that it had to do with the fact that I forgot to shake the can of coconut milk before I poured it, so I ended up using the most fatty stuff instead of the watery stuff.
 
Noted something interesting today. Prepooed with Hot 6 Oil and massaged castor oil in my scalp. After an hour, my hair felt smooth and soft. I used HE Moisturizing Shampoo to clarify-hair felt great, nice and soft. Followed up with Aphogee 2 min treatment-again, hair felt soft, and strengthened.

Then I used my favorite DC, Silk Elements Megasilk Treatment, and when I rinsed it out, my hair felt soft, but clumped. :perplexed

My hair always clumps into frizzy, velcro-like "locs" after I wash/before it air dries. They smooth out as my hair dries, but I've always found them concerning. I thought my shampoos were the culprit (I assumed they were leaving my cuticles open), but it might actually be my deep conditioner? The only DC that left me with un-clumped hair was L'Oreal's Total Repair 5 Damaging Erasing Balm. I think I'll replace my Silk Elements DC with this when it's finished. I wonder what exactly causes the clumping and why this particular DC brought me smoother results than any other? :scratchch If I use it and it brings consistent results, it might become a new staple in my regimen...
 
spellinto said:
Noted something interesting today. Prepooed with Hot 6 Oil and massaged castor oil in my scalp. After an hour, my hair felt smooth and soft. I used HE Moisturizing Shampoo to clarify-hair felt great, nice and soft. Followed up with Aphogee 2 min treatment-again, hair felt soft, and strengthened.

Then I used my favorite DC, Silk Elements Megasilk Treatment, and when I rinsed it out, my hair felt soft, but clumped. :perplexed

My hair always clumps into frizzy, velcro-like "locs" after I wash/before it air dries. They smooth out as my hair dries, but I've always found them concerning. I thought my shampoos were the culprit (I assumed they were leaving my cuticles open), but it might actually be my deep conditioner? The only DC that left me with un-clumped hair was L'Oreal's Total Repair 5 Damaging Erasing Balm. I think I'll replace my Silk Elements DC with this when it's finished. I wonder what exactly causes the clumping and why this particular DC brought me smoother results than any other? :scratchch If I use it and it brings consistent results, it might become a new staple in my regimen...
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Perhaps you are overmoisturizing your hair and giving too much moisture when your hair wants more protein. How long do you leave it on?
 
faithVA said:
Perhaps you are overmoisturizing your hair and giving too much moisture when your hair wants more protein. How long do you leave it on?
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Hmm, well I used Aphogee 2 Min (a protein treatment) before DCing...and I only left the moisturizing DC on for 2-5 min (as it says to in the instructions). So far my hair hasn't shown any signs of wanting more protein (no random breakage, no mushy feeling). I don't use my moisturizing DC that often either, just 1x a week. The velcro affect was common even when I was using a protein-based DC every week earlier in my hair journey.
 
spellinto said:
Hmm, well I used Aphogee 2 Min (a protein treatment) before DCing...and I only left the moisturizing DC on for 2-5 min (as it says to in the instructions). So far my hair hasn't shown any signs of wanting more protein (no random breakage, no mushy feeling). I don't use my moisturizing DC that often either, just 1x a week. The velcro affect was common even when I was using a protein-based DC every week earlier in my hair journey.
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Ok that is very odd. Maybe there is some ingredient in the loreal your hair likes. I would think that the oh of most conditioners are about the same between 5.5 and 7
 
Did an ayurvedic treatment today. Remembered why I loved it and why I hated it. It took forever to rinse out, but my hair came out nice.
 
I haven't posted in a few weeks. I'm still trying to figure out a good regimen for when I'm protective styling. So far I'm doing loose twist for 2 weeks at time then I'll do phony bun style for a week then back to loose twist. My breakage has slowed down since I've started back protective styling. I've also been adding protein treatments when I feel I need it and I'm still using the normalizing dc on an as needed basis as well. I think I did retain my 1/2 inch last month cuz my nape is finally pass my armpit when I do the pull test, but I haven't actually measured it yet. Maybe I'll do it once I take down this phony bun. I also started my inversion yesterday for this month :yep:.
 
I'm learning that a detangler needs to be a part of my regimen. I tried detangling with my regular leave-ins on air-dried hair...that was just "okay." I felt like I was wasting product and asking for build-up, applying leave-in and oil to detangle, then again to moisturize & seal. I went to Target this morning and bought the Just for Me! Detangler (it had positive reviews online). So far I like it...it softens and provides good slip, but it's too soon to tell if it will be a staple. I also bought the L'Oreal Damage Erasing Balm to experiment with my clumping issue.
 
spellinto said:
I'm learning that a detangler needs to be a part of my regimen. I tried detangling with my regular leave-ins on air-dried hair...that was just "okay." I felt like I was wasting product and asking for build-up, applying leave-in and oil to detangle, then again to moisturize & seal. I went to Target this morning and bought the Just for Me! Detangler (it had positive reviews online). So far I like it...it softens and provides good slip, but it's too soon to tell if it will be a staple. I also bought the L'Oreal Damage Erasing Balm to experiment with my clumping issue.
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Let us know how the L'Oreal works out.
 
So I did a twist and curl Saturday night and now I'm in a bun. I know I can't wear buns for very long (no more than two days) without matting so I'm gonna have to make time soon to do something with my hair. I am loving all the texture in my messy bun though lol.

I discovered I like the BASK silk and honey latte better on damp hair. I might try to steam with it this week.
 
My regimen is real simple this week.

Morning
1. Apply scalp treatment
2. Spritz with tea mist
3. Baggy
4. Seal with hazelnut oil

Evening
1. Repeat morning
2. Do inversion
 
I did a flat twist updo last night. Hopefully some pics soon. The only thing is that I'm not sure how to moisturize without making it look fuzzy. I usually try to moisturize twice daily...
 
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