Ovation Cell Therapy/Mega-Tek Challenge
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LaNecia
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Today marks week 3 since I started using the Mega-Tek Daily on my scalp as a leave-on.
I do a shampoo/henna once a week. I've been CO washing daily to every other day. My hair has bouts of dryness when I leave the MT on so I may resort to just applying the conditioner overnight and rinsing in the morning. I follow up the MT w/the Premier Creme Rinse (talk about slip, I think this has replaced my beloved DDTA). Topped off with Eqyss Survivor Detangler, a quarter sized squirt of DDTA, Oyin's Whipped Pudding and IC Gel w/Sparklelites = Very happy hair.
No major growth spurts in the crown however the back area has about 1/2 inch while there's about a 1/4 of an inch on crown and sides.
No shedding or breakage whatsoever.
More at the 4 week mark (next Tuesday).
Vixx
I do a shampoo/henna once a week. I've been CO washing daily to every other day. My hair has bouts of dryness when I leave the MT on so I may resort to just applying the conditioner overnight and rinsing in the morning. I follow up the MT w/the Premier Creme Rinse (talk about slip, I think this has replaced my beloved DDTA). Topped off with Eqyss Survivor Detangler, a quarter sized squirt of DDTA, Oyin's Whipped Pudding and IC Gel w/Sparklelites = Very happy hair.
No major growth spurts in the crown however the back area has about 1/2 inch while there's about a 1/4 of an inch on crown and sides.
No shedding or breakage whatsoever.
More at the 4 week mark (next Tuesday).
Vixx
LaNecia
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Thank you!!!! I was kinda nervous when folks started shedding hard, too, tt8 - I never thought I would find something that - is so simple, and is so GOOD for my hair! It's so amazing.....and I'd like to send a shout out to VWVixxen who out of all of us, has been using it for the longest and is a wonderful font of information!
Awwwwwwwwwwww...I'm so glad my gurl Vixx got some love, she had me trying this stuff out back in '04....I told her it's since made a comeback..
Thanks Girlies!! Glad to see Mega-Tek has finally gotten the recognition is deserves, it is truly an awesome product!
Hugz...
Vixx
Jessica Rabbit
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My megatek finally arrived today and I used it for the first time. I am going to try a couple of different methods before I decide which works best for me.
tt8
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I THINK EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THIS. I WILL PUT IT ON THE FIRST POST AS WELL. THANKS
HOW OFTEN ARE YOU CLARIFYING JK?
(to the bolded) I REALLY THINK THIS IS ALSO WHY ALOT OF US ARE HAVING ALOT OF DRYNESS AND THEREFORE SHEDDING AND BREAKAGE...I BELIEVE THE KEY IS LIKE YOU ALL STATED...
1. APPLY OFTEN FOLLOWED BY THE CREME RINSE OR PREMIER/ OR UP THE MOISTURE LEVEL BY CO-WASHING AND CONDITIONING 2+ A WEEK IF NOT USING THE RINSE OR PREMIER
2. CLARIFY THE HAIR TO PREVENT BUILD-UP AND DRYNESS
3. IF APPLYING ON LENGTH, ONLY LET IT STAND FOR UP TO 5 MINUTES AND RINSE OUT; DON'T APPLY AS A LEAVE-IN
4. USE A GARLIC PRODUCT TO COMBAT SHEDDING
AtlantaJJ
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Vixx are you natural or relaxed? I'm sorry I can't remember. I know you recently cut your hair. I am intrested in that Premire Cream Rinse. I'm glad to hear your hair is going great. I am intrested in henna for my natural hair to help relax the curl pattern but I'm nervous about doing the hennas with the MT...
HELP!!! - I have hard hair. It feels like... ummm...horse hair, lol.
I'm new and have been participating/following this thread from the sideline since march 26th. I noticied immediate thickness and I'm happy with that, but my hair is unmanagable. I notice new hair and thickness to my existing strands as they grow in. I don't have a great amount of shedding, but MY TEXTURE IS AWFUL
Regimen:
1. Co-wash(daily d/t dryness)...But this is to much manipulation
2. MT Rejuvenator (I think this was the one like OCT) to scalp only!!
3. Wash once a week (Aryuvedic or shampoo bar)
4. DC 2-3x per week (min. 45 min, but 80% of the time overnight)
5. Protective styles when I can. But i need a vat of gel to lay this new, unruly hair down, which can also be drying... so i stopped this.
Help a newbie out ladies. And thanks for all the wounderful info
I think I'm 4a/b, 100% natural, I don't press
I'm new and have been participating/following this thread from the sideline since march 26th. I noticied immediate thickness and I'm happy with that, but my hair is unmanagable. I notice new hair and thickness to my existing strands as they grow in. I don't have a great amount of shedding, but MY TEXTURE IS AWFUL
Regimen:
1. Co-wash(daily d/t dryness)...But this is to much manipulation
2. MT Rejuvenator (I think this was the one like OCT) to scalp only!!
3. Wash once a week (Aryuvedic or shampoo bar)
4. DC 2-3x per week (min. 45 min, but 80% of the time overnight)
5. Protective styles when I can. But i need a vat of gel to lay this new, unruly hair down, which can also be drying... so i stopped this.
Help a newbie out ladies. And thanks for all the wounderful info
I think I'm 4a/b, 100% natural, I don't press
LaNecia
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I am texturized (used S-Curl Regular) though I've switched to the Designer Touch Texturizing relaxer in mild formula. From my personal experience, with the henna and MT, if I don't CO Washing frequently, I get into trouble, other wise, my hair thrives with the two. Also, I use a water based oil moisturizer instead of an oil based, seems to work really well for my hair. Going to reply to your PM about the Premier Creme Rinse....
mscocoface
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Your hair sounds like mine even without the Ovation challenge. I always use some type of leave in on my hair either a cheapie conditioner or mix up a concoction of condition, aloe vera gel, activator while the hair is wet and then apply JBCO (Jamiacan Black Castor Oil) on about 1-2 inches of the ends.
I am doing nothing but protective styling this year and if I don't do this my hair gets hard.
Many ladies have something they place on their hair after it has been washed. I always do. I think I have a receipe or two in my fotki for my daily spritz. You can PM if you can't find it.
You need moisture, moisture, moisture!
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ayoung
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Welcome!
If i read right---i don't c where u are moisturizing ur hair. Maybe try some slightly diluted s-curl spray and/or a butter like whipped shea. even conditioner water and glycerin in a spray bottle works well to mist ur hair for moisture.
When i was natural---those too worked well. And since co-washing is too much manipulation (was for me too)---try to find a style that u can wear for at least 1 week at a time.
You could apply your MT to a dry scalp or get a spray bottle and spray ur scalp and then apply (this is what i am doing)---this way ur not having to wet ur hair daily and deal with it.
If i read right---i don't c where u are moisturizing ur hair. Maybe try some slightly diluted s-curl spray and/or a butter like whipped shea. even conditioner water and glycerin in a spray bottle works well to mist ur hair for moisture.
When i was natural---those too worked well. And since co-washing is too much manipulation (was for me too)---try to find a style that u can wear for at least 1 week at a time.
You could apply your MT to a dry scalp or get a spray bottle and spray ur scalp and then apply (this is what i am doing)---this way ur not having to wet ur hair daily and deal with it.
Regimen: 1. Co-wash(daily d/t dryness)...But this is to much manipulation 2. MT Rejuvenator (I think this was the one like OCT) to scalp only!! 3. Wash once a week (Aryuvedic or shampoo bar) 4. DC 2-3x per week (min. 45 min said:
AllAboutTheHair
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anyone dilute their OCT with water in a spray bottle and maybe add a little (or a lot) of leave in conditioner? Yall got me wanting to experiment
Thank you both so much. I currently am doing all of these things. I have s-curl, and any other butter,oil,NaPCA,JBCO,SAA,Honeyquat,etc on the market. I have tried many recipes found, carmel treat, etc. Nothing is keeping it moist/soft. And I don't think I like the texture change
Thinking about stopping for a few months and deal with slow growth vs unmanagable texture
Thank to All
Thank you AJGosh, I only know to get it on Sickbay.com but I think one of our ladies makes her own garlic oil, she posted about it several pages back. You could make a garlic oil pre-poo and use that until you can get the Alter Ego in...I'll scroll up and see if I can find that post. I would put a couple of crushed cloves in a crock pot with some olive / grapeseed and or safflower oil and let it infuse for about 5 to 6 hours and then strain the garlic out and keep it in the fridge until I get ready to use it then I would put it on as a pre-poo. Shampoo it out so you don't smell like garlic bread at work....
I'm sorry you are having the shedding issues. Keep us posted okay?
, looks like I have to get a seperate small crock pot just for hair stuff. As soon as the shedding slows down, I'll start using my ovt starter kit and let you know how it goes. Thanx again
belleama
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Peculiar in a good way, or a bad way?
I don't really know yet.
erplexed But I think its good. LOL
JustKiya
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I used to clarify every 8 weeks, right before my henna. Now, I'm clarifying every two weeks - just a little baking soda in my con, but it's leaving my hair feeling so good - not stripped or dry at all (which it would have been beforehand) so I know I have enough buildup to make it worthwhile....
anyone dilute their OCT with water in a spray bottle and maybe add a little (or a lot) of leave in conditioner? Yall got me wanting to experiment
I add Mega-Tek to my morning spritzer - it's water, SAA, honeyquat, Tea tree oil, amla oil, Mega-Tek, and Elasta QP IFC. I think when I make up the next one, I'm going to use the Premier Cream Rinse as my 'conditioner' in there.
One thing I don't see you doing is CLARIFYING your hair.
Then conditioner that you use for co-washing - does in have cones in it?
I'd suggest, on your next co-wash, to drop a teaspoon of baking soda into your conditioner (just the amount that you are going to use) and see how that works on your hair - I'm suspecting the 'stiff/wiry' feeling you are getting is from buildup....
Let us know how it works!LondonDiva
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I'm relaxing tomorrow after just under 2 months of using MT. The whole of my head is a straight up bush. I'm looking forward to seeing the results. I hope they are noticeable.
BTW What is honeyquat?
BTW What is honeyquat?
LondonDiva
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Honeyquat is a humectant like glycerin, but better.
UH OH
Another product to buyThanks JK
Are peeps using this in the MT/OCT?
JustKiya
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UH OH
Thanks JK
Are peeps using this in the MT/OCT?
I use it in my mix - MT, castor oil, vitamin E oil, SAA & honeyquat.
AtlantaJJ
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I used to clarify every 8 weeks, right before my henna. Now, I'm clarifying every two weeks - just a little baking soda in my con, but it's leaving my hair feeling so good - not stripped or dry at all (which it would have been beforehand) so I know I have enough buildup to make it worthwhile....
Good point, I'll remember to do this every other weekend...
I add Mega-Tek to my morning spritzer - it's water, SAA, honeyquat, Tea tree oil, amla oil, Mega-Tek, and Elasta QP IFC. I think when I make up the next one, I'm going to use the Premier Cream Rinse as my 'conditioner' in there.
Perhaps I can so something simular with my AM, it's just sitting in there in the cabinet.
One thing I don't see you doing is CLARIFYING your hair.
Then conditioner that you use for co-washing - does in have cones in it?
I'd suggest, on your next co-wash, to drop a teaspoon of baking soda into your conditioner (just the amount that you are going to use) and see how that works on your hair - I'm suspecting the 'stiff/wiry' feeling you are getting is from buildup....
This is good advice in general, I kinda forget about clarifying if it wernt for ya'll reminding me. I forgot that the MT has cones in it! (Doesn't it...I'm getting all confused
) Get me straight Kiya please 
AtlantaJJ
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I got my honeyqua b-cause Ms. Kiya recommended it, she said she puts it in everything. I got a big ole bottle in the mail day before yesterdayUH OH
Thanks JK
Are peeps using this in the MT/OCT?
JustKiya
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This is good advice in general, I kinda forget about clarifying if it wernt for ya'll reminding me. I forgot that the MT has cones in it! (Doesn't it...I'm getting all confused
*lol* The advertisements say it doesn't, the ingredients say it does - it's Dimethicone Copolypol which is the ONLY water-soluble cone there is - but for me, it's enough of a cone that I've got buildup from it - if I was using other cone containing products, I most likely wouldn't even notice this little bit - but it's noticable on my 'nekkid' hair....
WomanlyCharm
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UH OH
Thanks JK
Are peeps using this in the MT/OCT?
I put Honeyquat into my creme rinse, because I think by itself that conditioner isn't moisturing enough for me.
AtlantaJJ
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Do you use HQ in any cream rinse? I have a couple different kinds.. I can't wait to use it. How much do you all use per application? 1 teaspoon??
JustKiya
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I usually use one red capful per 2 oz.
I came up with that, and I'm happy with it. And I put it in EVERYTHING.
january noir
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Good luck! Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize to prevent breakage.
yodie
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JustKiya,
Just finished trying the baking soda clarifying method. My hair felt clean. I'm now deep conditioning. Thank you.
My hair was almost stick hard. Wayyy, too much build up.
My new routine will be to deep condition and clarify twice a week.
Another question... what is honeyquat? where can I pick it up? What is it good for? (Sounds like it's good for everything).
OVT/MT has made my hair verryyyy thick!! Seems like every little strand has popped up on my head, increasing the volume overall.
Now, I just need some length.
Just finished trying the baking soda clarifying method. My hair felt clean. I'm now deep conditioning. Thank you.
My hair was almost stick hard. Wayyy, too much build up.
My new routine will be to deep condition and clarify twice a week.
Another question... what is honeyquat? where can I pick it up? What is it good for? (Sounds like it's good for everything).
OVT/MT has made my hair verryyyy thick!! Seems like every little strand has popped up on my head, increasing the volume overall.
Now, I just need some length.
JustKiya
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I'm so glad it worked for you! Amazing the difference buildup will make, isnt it? Clarifying twice a week MIGHT be too much - I'd suggest waiting until your hair get crunchy again, clarifying, and then noting how long it took. If it took 3 days, then yeah, doing it twice a week would work. If it takes ten days though, you only NEED to do it once a week, if that makes sense? Honeyquat I got from lotioncrafters.com - it's one of those raw ingredients, so I doubt you'll find it offline, anywhere.
yodie
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Honeyquat I got from lotioncrafters.com - it's one of those raw ingredients, so I doubt you'll find it offline, anywhere.
I'll most likely clarify once every two weeks. That should work and I can deal with a little build up in between. I'm wearing half wigs, so i can kind of hide it.
Is honeyquat a moisturizer?
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