Re: For Angel Snuckles and Newbies - How to Use OCT and MT
I don't bother rinsing it out, at all. Of course, I also don't use enough to allow it to buildup - it's all absorbed into my scalp. I don't oil my scalp, either - I mix them into the MT to make it a single step process.
I apply Sun/Mon/Tues, DC/cowash in twists on Wed and apply on wet hair afterwards, apply Thur/Fri, DC/cowash on loose hair on Sat, and start over by retwisting my hair on Sun before applying the MT.
So, I normally have at least 3 days of 'build-up' at a time - and it's been working for me.
Shimmies post is a
wonderful guide, but it's not set in stone - it's a good place to START from, but you still have to create a unique & individual MT/Ovation regimen that works for
your hair, habits, and current regimen.
It's why I strongly suggest that you read both threads -
despite how long they are - it gives you a good foundation to create the uniquely perfect reggie for you, by witnessing the trial and error process it took for a lot of us to come up with the uniquely perfect reggie for ourselves.
You're right, each person HAS to develop their own regime that fits them. But I can say that in the beginning, when I used the Ovation as a leave in, I shedded like crazy. The Garlic was and still is a miracle all in its self.
But when I rinsed, the growth seemed to take off. There's always a build up of product, no matter what we use. And I'm guessing (key word: 'Guessing') that each time I rinsed the product from my scalp it made it easier for the next application to absorb without the previous being a blockage.
Products other than plain water, clog our pores. They just do. Especially and even more so with oil in the mix. There's going to be a blockage of some sort.
So I strongly suggest (not insist) but suggest that rinsing the product works better for growth than not rinsing and it eliminates shedding.
I've noticed that although it's placed on our scalps, it still gets into our hair; it's unavoidable.
However, that's where the rinse takes care of it. This is still a product made for horses and it's too much protein for humans. Horse hair is still much stronger/coarser than our hair.
We have to use precautions with these products. In the Ovation instructions, it says clearly to rinse the product. I didn't 'take heed' at first, because I wanted long hair....super fast. I shedded instead.
The differnce in my June picture and the September picture is a result of what I am contributing to the garlic, adding Mega Tek for thickness, and the rinsing of the products from my hair.
As I'm reading over these posts, I'm thinking, MYGOD! What are we doing to our hair. There is way too much going on with way too many products here. The henna, the BT's, Indian Oils, and so on.... It's TOO Much.... too, too, much going on.
WE MUST keep this regime simple. I've learned the hard way that these products will work all by themselves, but we still have to use caution in the use of it. We must! We must!
After an hour or so or overnight, these products have done all that they are going to do until your next application. Rinse it out and begin again. My experience has not been in vain.
I can't put at risk the precious hearts coming into this thread, who are hoping against hope, trying one more thing to make their hair grow longer or even grow at all. Some can take it, others can't. I cannot without a good concious not give them the 'cautious' route.
I
do not proclaim to know it all...
I don't...
I never will.
But I do know when something is too much. And this thread has
way too much going on and I have contributed to the excessiveness myself. I stand guilty of it. But it was my impatience that prompted me to be excessive by using too many add-ins (additional products, etc.) extended leave ins.
I learned the hard way, to keep the use of this product simple. As a result, my hair grew much longer than I thought it would.
It's heathier now and I have no regrets. I
have to shsre this with the newbies and anyone else who is using or even thinking about using these products. Just as I would guard their life, I feel the same way about their hair.
Ladies please........Do not overload on this product.
Your hair will STILL grow. Yes it will!
Look at my pictures from June to September.
Just keep it simple and rinse it out. :heart2:
You should be fine taking 1-2 a day, but 3 is the max. 
) that are the equivalent of 1500mg of fresh garlic. I'm just curious what the other shedders are taking/using/recommending.
