DivineNapps1728
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bhndbrwneyes,
This is what dreams are made of !!! Girl get in here and share the details don't leave us hanging. What'd you buy && from where? What are you making? Did you pick up preservatives?
Random Hair Thoughts/Thinking out loud
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bhndbrwneyes,
This is what dreams are made of !!! Girl get in here and share the details don't leave us hanging. What'd you buy && from where? What are you making? Did you pick up preservatives?
MileHighDiva
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Doing a scalp massage with coconut oil today! Letting the bottle sit on the heater vent was a good idea to melt it
spellinto
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Lots of thoughts today...
Sometimes I get irritated seeing that some girls can constantly manipulate their strands all day, while my ends freak out if I even try to bun for a few hours....but I need to focus on me and remember that it's going to take a little while until my ends are strong enough to withstand more. Patience.
Trying to find time to condition & set my hair for the social my boyfriend's taking me to tomorrow. I may just detangle my dirty hair tonight after work and set it in 2-4 braids the next morning, then unravel them before he comes to pick me up.
I also want to buy whipped shea butter in the near future, but if it acts like all other oils it will just be absorbed into my high porosity hair and serve as another waste of money
Sometimes I get irritated seeing that some girls can constantly manipulate their strands all day, while my ends freak out if I even try to bun for a few hours....but I need to focus on me and remember that it's going to take a little while until my ends are strong enough to withstand more. Patience.
Trying to find time to condition & set my hair for the social my boyfriend's taking me to tomorrow. I may just detangle my dirty hair tonight after work and set it in 2-4 braids the next morning, then unravel them before he comes to pick me up.
I also want to buy whipped shea butter in the near future, but if it acts like all other oils it will just be absorbed into my high porosity hair and serve as another waste of money
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Babygrowth
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After months of stalking I finally get to attend an Oyin Bottling party! I can't wait!
Saludable84
Better Late Than Ugly
Going to a Natural Hair Does Care event tomorrow.... Might wanna do my hair for that 
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veesweets
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Lucky! I'd love to do that
ckisland
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So EB Coconut Shea leave-in is knocked off the list of repurchases. This time I used V05 Shea condish and it worked soooo much better. My hair kept more moisture and had better definition. V05 is my favorite go to leave-in for stylers. Works good everytime! I'm so glad too because that's $8.50 (and another $8.00 off from the temple balm) off the next time I restock on Eden Bodyworks 
. I went to Walmart looking for the Cowash and they didn't even have a tag for it!! How are you going to have everything else for the line but not THAT ?! I'm a little disgruntled about that.
. I went to Walmart looking for the Cowash and they didn't even have a tag for it!! How are you going to have everything else for the line but not THAT ?! I'm a little disgruntled about that.
EnExitStageLeft
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My hair has been tucked under bonnet for 2 days.
Do better you say?.........*SIGH* Imma' try.
Do better you say?.........*SIGH* Imma' try.
LongCurlyLocks
Active Member
Bought that Ovation gift pack. Let's see what happens..
DoDo
Big Hair, Don't Care
...Me too.
With the celie plaits underneath too. I don't think I am looking forward to doing this wash and go. When experiments go wrong with my hair- things get bad fast!
EnExitStageLeft
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DoDo
Big Hair, Don't Care
DoDo
Girl who you tellin'. I'm going to do what works. BUNS! I'll be bunning exclusively until 34 weeks post. Then I'm going to straighten for my ends of the year trim. Then...back to buns
I like it! Do what you know will work!
I can get behind that! I'll just use this gel I bought on a braid out or something.
EnExitStageLeft
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Britt
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Went to the Dominican salon today after not having gone since early March. Several people came in for relaxers, only to relax what seemed to be 6 weeks post hair at best. I wonder why is there such a compulsion to relax roots that have no real texture or kink that has formed as yet. Why doesn't the stylist turn them away and offer a rollerset as an option? I guess the stylist doesn't care. Then the client already has thin hair you bring the relaxer down and smooth it to oblivion for a good 2.5 inches when the client has less than .5 inch of new growth 
. I just wanna be a hair whisperer and snatch the perm out their hands and give them a good deep conditioning. I really do admire stylists who are about hair care and care about the health of their clients hair.
I won't forget when I made an appointment for a relaxer a year and change ago and when I sat in the stylists chair and told her that, she said NO. And this a pretty 'high end' salon and she could have made more $$$ giving me a touch up and calling it a day. She urged me to get a blow dry and flat iron instead. She examined my hair and told me it's not necessary to relax and why. She told me about heat damage, she told me about her own hair, her assistant who washed n blow dryed me did the same. They really care about the health of their client's hair and I appreciate that ! I also paid for it b/c my bill was quite hefty after I left
. I just wanna be a hair whisperer and snatch the perm out their hands and give them a good deep conditioning. I really do admire stylists who are about hair care and care about the health of their clients hair. I won't forget when I made an appointment for a relaxer a year and change ago and when I sat in the stylists chair and told her that, she said NO. And this a pretty 'high end' salon and she could have made more $$$ giving me a touch up and calling it a day. She urged me to get a blow dry and flat iron instead. She examined my hair and told me it's not necessary to relax and why. She told me about heat damage, she told me about her own hair, her assistant who washed n blow dryed me did the same. They really care about the health of their client's hair and I appreciate that ! I also paid for it b/c my bill was quite hefty after I left
spellinto
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Went to the Dominican salon today after not having gone since early March. Several people came in for relaxers, only to relax what seemed to be 6 weeks post hair at best. I wonder why is there such a compulsion to relax roots that have no real texture or kink that has formed as yet. Why doesn't the stylist turn them away and offer a rollerset as an option? I guess the stylist doesn't care. Then the client already has thin hair you bring the relaxer down and smooth it to oblivion for a good 2.5 inches when the client has less than .5 inch of new growth
I won't forget when I made an appointment for a relaxer a year and change ago and when I sat in the stylists chair and told her that, she said NO. And this a pretty 'high end' salon and she could have made more $$$ giving me a touch up and calling it a day. She urged me to get a blow dry and flat iron instead. She examined my hair and told me it's not necessary to relax and why. She told me about heat damage, she told me about her own hair, her assistant who washed n blow dryed me did the same. They really care about the health of their client's hair and I appreciate that ! I also paid for it b/c my bill was quite hefty after I left
I admire stylists who are like this too. Still, I think I would rather have a stylist that does what their client pays them to do. I had a bad experience in the past where a stylist fought with me over what was best for my hair. Also some stylist try to trick you into saying you need more than what you came for when you really don't. I appreciate stylists who offer alternatives and explain why your choice may not be the best, but at the end of the day I'm glad most stylists respect the client enough to do what they ask for.
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hnntrr
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If its the one I think your talking about then as far as I know it is protein heavy. I used it a lot on my relaxed hair and it helped A LOT. I would apply that and then wrap it and in the morning it would be stronger and still look like when I first flat ironed it.
bhndbrwneyes
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Woah! I now feel better about my oil stash.
Please post on your progress
Haha well I'm definitely learning that a product feels drastically different when you apply it immediately compared to the morning after. I've had to use some thickening agents because the products were so drippy at first. I finally came to a consistency that I liked only to find that the next morning they were too thick because the additives were continuing to work overnight. Such a trial and error process so good thing I ordered A LOT of stuff so I won't run out.
I've also learned that I do NOT like the smell of essential oils and will have to purchase fragrance oils instead. But after creating about 3 sample products, I've totaled up how much each product cost to make (cost of ingredients plus shipping) and I'm saving about 40% compared to buying from online vendors.
bhndbrwneyes
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Wow I'm almost ashamed to share my list. This was REALLY expensive and I hope not to buy product from any vendors until at least September 2014 excluding gifts for others. I would like to go all of 2014 but I'm sure my PJ will kick in especially during a good sale. I still have a substantial stash of Naturelle Grow, Hairitage Hydration and Hydroquench Systems products in stock. Substantial as in I have products I recently ordered that haven't even come in yet :-/ ...I might have an addiction.
Ingredientstodiefor.com
- Shea Butter Refined, African
- Aloe Vera Juice
- Aloe Vera Gel, Organic
- Milk Protein, Hydrolyzed
- Cocoa Butter Natural
- Castor Oil
- Vegetable Glycerin
- Mango Butter, Refined
- Argan Oil, Organic Virgin
- Broccoli Seed Oil
- Apricot Kernel Oil
- Lemongrass Essential Oil
- Wheatgerm Oil - Unrefined
- Olive Squalane
- Conditioning Honey
- Vitamin E
- Grapeseed Oil
- Cupuacu Butter
- Safflower Oil
- Babassu Oil
- Lavender Bulgarian Essential Oil
- Basil Linalool Essential Oil
- Thyme Linalool / Sweet Essential Oil
essentialwholesale.com
- Almond Butter
- Aloe Butter Certified Organic
- Broccoli Butter
- Chamomile Butter
- Cinnamon Butter
- Citric Acid
- Coffee Butter
- Germall Plus Liquid
- Grapeseed Butter
- Hemp Seed Butter
- Jasmine Butter
- Lavender Butter
- Lavender Distillate Certified Organic
- Lemon Butter
- Lemongrass Butter
- Lime Butter
- Macadamia Nut Butter
- Mandarin Butter
- Meadowfoam Butter
- Olive Butter
- Phenoxyethanol
- Pink Grapefruit CP Essential Oil
- Polysorbate 20
- Propylene Glycol
- Rose Butter
- Rosemary Butter
- Rosemary Essential Oil
- Silk Peptide Powder
- Sorbitol
- Stearic Acid
- Sweet Orange Essential Oil Certified Organic
- Tangerine CP Essential Oil
- Tea Tree Essential Oil
- Vanilla Butter
- Vitamin E Butter
containerandpackaging.com
- 4 oz double wall jars (tall and low profile) with matching lids
- 8 oz double wall jars with matching lids
- 4, 8, and 16 oz cylinder bottles with an assortment of lids (sprayers, pumps, twist offs, etc)
amazon.com
- Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
- Avocado Butter
- Droppers
- Cetyl Alcohol
- Behentrimonium
- Provitamin B5 (d-panthenol)
ilong
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^^^ @bhndbrwneyes 
don't forget to give me the tracking # when you have shipped by XMAS present - after you ship @MileHighDiva 's of course.
don't forget to give me the tracking # when you have shipped by XMAS present - after you ship @MileHighDiva 's of course. 
Duchess007
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I'm sexually attracted to that list.
ckisland
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MyAngelEyez~C~U
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bhndbrwneyes, I had the same issues when I made my first few batches of lotion and conditioner. Formulating correct amounts isn't as easy as it seems, lol. I've since lowered the amount of thickeners in my stuff. The emulsifier with thicken your product nicely on its own, that and being mindful of your water to oil ratios! Love your list! I'm adding to my stash of ingredients slowly but surely, lol.
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