Whew!!! I did it, read through all 43 pages of the thread and I soooooooo hope it's not to late for me to join.
I've been lurking through the forum for about a month and a half now got so obsessed with it that I paid my $5 and joined about 2 weeks or so ago.
2008 has brought me a new outlook on my hair. I was and still am an adimmited PJ. I buy hair products like there is no end. But that is all I would do, buy them use them a couple of times and then it's on to the next new thing. I did wash and condition, and roller set weekly but that is all I did, wasn't really paying much attention to the health and growth of my hair. But since I have stumbled upon this forum I am now gun ho and motivated to improve the health of my hair and grow it out. My goal is to be full APL by Aug. 08, and I hope that is a realistic goal for me. I refinded what I was doing, and I now DC, wash, condition, rinse, and roller set, twice a week (Wednesdays and Sundays)
My Reg is as follows:
I went out and brought me a hoodede stand dryer, not a PIBBS, but similar to it. I DC/pre poo (don't really know the difference) with Queen Helene Cholesterol w/Ginseng conditioner mixed with EVOO and JoJoba oil and I mix in some Nexus Humectress. I read in one of the post that it's better to DC on dry hair. So I coat my hair down with the stuff and sit under the dryer for an hour with it. I think I'm going to change my DC to Emergencia, but I'm not sure if it a protein or mosturizing conditioner, anyone know.
I shampoo with KUZ Double Tip Preventive Shampoo. About 2 months ago I stopped into my local HSS, and asked the sales lady what to get for the terrible breakage I was experiencing at the nape of my hair which she said probably came from my hat and scarf. Well the sales lady who was dominican recommended KUZ to me both the shampoo and the conditioner. She said, "Now listen Mommie I see you in here all the time buying all kinds of stuff, buy this and stick with it and see how it works for you". So that is what I'm trying to do. I have been pretty happy with it so far.
I condition with KUZ Restructuring Cream. I sit with that in for 15 - 20 min. under the dryer. Recently I added Kerastase Resistance Ciment Anti-Usure which is like a rinse, the directions say leave on 3 min. then rinse, so I leave it on for 5 - 10. (I'm not to sure how I like it as I just started using it, but I do know that sucker cost nearly $40 bucks, so I'm sure going to give it a try)
Leave-In: Salerm Biomarine or Salerm 21. I also use Salerm Biokera Restructuring Treatment for end, KUZ Growth Regenerator on scalp, and Alter Ego Bio Styling on scalp.
I've also started taking vitamins daily - B-12 2500mg, Flax Oil 1000 mg, Biotin 2500 mcg, Vitamin E 800 iu and One A Day Women's with Calcium