“setting To Success” 2016

MileHighDiva said:
@toaster
A.M. Supplements:
-One A Day Women's
-Nature's Bounty Odor Less Maximum Strength Fish Oil 1,400 mg

Lunch Supplements:
-Beautifully Bamboo

P.M. Supplements:
-Citrical Maximum
-Swanson's Evening Primrose 1,300 mg
-Swanson's Bamboo Extract 300 mg.
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@MileHighDiva How long have you been taking the Beautifully Bamboo? Any results? Also, any particular reason to take that and the Swamson's Bamboo extract since that's essentially the same (or so I thought)?

I just recently started taking Beautifully Bamboo so I am curious. TIA!
 
junipertree said:
@MileHighDiva How long have you been taking the Beautifully Bamboo? Any results? Also, any particular reason to take that and the Swamson's Bamboo extract since that's essentially the same (or so I thought)?

I just recently started taking Beautifully Bamboo so I am curious. TIA!
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@junipertree
The Swanson's is only Bamboo Extract. I've been taking it for awhile. When I started taking it, I noticed my hair bulbs on sheds got bigger, so I'll always take bamboo, because of that.

I was curious about the Beautifully Bamboo (BB), so I bought a six-month supply, during her BF sale. The BB is more like a multi/HSN vitamin it has vitamins, anti oxidants, and msm etc. Plus the bamboo.
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ETA: Do you take a daily multi vitamin? If so, I recommend the Swanson's. If not, I recommend the BB.
 
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MileHighDiva said:
@junipertree
The Swanson's is only Bamboo Extract. I've been taking it for awhile. When I started taking it, I noticed my hair bulbs on sheds got bigger, so I'll always take bamboo, because of that.

I was curious about the Beautifully Bamboo (BB), so I bought a six-month supply, during her BF sale. The BB is more like a multi/HSN vitamin it has vitamins, anti oxidants, and msm etc. Plus the bamboo.
BAMBOO-angle-2_compact.jpg

61dY2BHKlpL.jpg


ETA: Do you take a daily multi vitamin? If so, I recommend the Swanson's. If not, I recommend the BB.
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I do take a daily mv (New Chapter). I guess it's too much to take the BB? I will finish my bottle and get the Swanson's (unless, of course, I groww 2 inches this month :cool:)
 
I'm so excited to join you ladies in here once I get home for the summer and to all my packages.
I've got French and magnetic rollers (and curlformers if the first two don't work out), satin rollers for preserving sets, satin scrunchies, satin bun makers for buns throughout the week, a portable bonnet dryer that can fit all the French rollers, and a new flat iron for smoothing out roots.

Now let's just hope I learn how to roll quick enough. :giggle:
 
Colocha said:
I'm so excited to join you ladies in here once I get home for the summer and to all my packages.
I've got French and magnetic rollers (and curlformers if the first two don't work out), satin rollers for preserving sets, satin scrunchies, satin bun makers for buns throughout the week, a portable bonnet dryer that can fit all the French rollers, and a new flat iron for smoothing out roots.

Now let's just hope I learn how to roll quick enough. :giggle:
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You're going to have X-Mas in July!
 
I only let my flexi rod curls stay in for 5 days. That's the shortest amount of time I've ever done with curls. My scalp was itchy and my hair was smelly though. Yuck.

All washed, deep conditioned, rolled up and under the dryer! I used 15 french rollers, the usual product combo and only my fanga's to set. My hair was not tangly at all being that my flexi rod curls were not old and didn't have time to tangle. 20160412_160541.jpg
 
So back to the vitamins convo we were having a few days ago.

I went to the doctor today to get my blood work results. These jokers had me so scared because they wouldn't give me the results over the phone. I was thinking...Oh God something must be wrong...and I had to wait over a month to get in. I was so stressed out! :drowning: They had me worried for nothing! I got a clean bill of health until my next annual visit. Woot woot!

I took my current vitamins in to ask what he thought about them. Showed him the prenatal vitamans. He asked "Are you pregnant"? Nawl fool was the answer in my head, but I politely said no. He then asked "Are you trying to get pregnant within the next 6 months?" Another polite no was my answer. He said I shouldn't be taking them.

I showed him the HSN vitamins. He wasn't too keen on those either. So I pull this up on my phone as I was thinking of ordering them:

https://m.vitacost.com/products/vitacost-synergy-womens-r-iron-multi-vitamin

And he smiles and says...now that's more like it. If you are going to use vitamins, you would need something more on those lines. He said that's the only type of vitamin I need. So thanks Ladies for bringing up the convo and introducing me to the world of multivitamins. Finally something I feel will benefit my body in every area.
 
These are the supplement facts that I showed him from the Web site. He did say that I should be fine with taking a half serving a day instead of a full one. Cause Lawd knows I would drive down south and slap my own momma if I had to take 8 pills a day. These pills got red wine extract and
Resveratrol...hope they make me feel like regular red wine makes me feel. :lachen:

Supplement Facts

Serving Size: 8 Capsules

Servings per Container: 30

Amount Per Serving% Daily Value

Vitamin A (100% as natural beta-carotene) Betatene®5000 IU100%

Vitamin C (as calcium ascorbate complex) Advan-C®500 mg833%

Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol, D3)2000 IU500%

Natural Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopheryl succinate and gamma, delta, beta tocopherols)200 IU667%

Vitamin K1 (as phytonadione)1000 mcg1,250%

Thiamin (B1 as thiamine HCl)50 mg3,333%

Riboflavin (B2)10 mg588%

Niacin (B3 as niacinamide)50 mg250%

Vitamin B6 (as pyridoxine HCl)50 mg2,500%

Folic Acid (as folacin)800 mcg200%

Vitamin B12 (as methylcobalamin)500 mcg8,333%

Biotin3000 mcg1,000%

Pantothenic Acid (B5) (as d-calcium pantothenate)50 mg500%

Calcium (as calcium citrate, calcium malate, Advan-C®)500 mg50%

Iron (from ferrous bisglycinate chelate) Ferrochel®18 mg100%

Iodine (as potassium iodide)150 mcg100%

Magnesium (as magnesium oxide)250 mg63%

Zinc (as zinc l-methionine) L-OptiZinc®30 mg200%

Selenium (as l-selenomethionine) Selenium SeLECT®200 mcg286%

Copper (as copper amino acid chelate)1 mg50%

Manganese (as manganese amino acid chelate)2 mg100%

Chromium (as chromium polynicotinate)ChromeMate®400 mcg333%

Molybdenum (as molybdenum amino acid chelate)150 mcg200%

Glucosamine Sulfate (2 KCI)750 mg*

Green Tea Extract
(standardized to 98% polyphenols, 80% catechins, 50% EGCG)(leaves)500 mg*

Pomegranate Extract
(standardized to 40% punicosides) (fruit)500 mg*

Acetyl L-Carnitine HCl300 mg*

Alpha-Lipoic Acid300 mg*

Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) naturally fermented200 mg*

Grape Seed Extract
(standardized to95% total polyphenols)200 mg*

Pine Bark Extract
(standardized to 95% oligomeric proanthoscyanidins)200 mg*

Turmeric Extract (Curcuma longa)
(standardized to 95% curcuminoids)(root) Curcumin C3 Complex®100 mg*

Quercetin (bioflavonoid)100 mg*

Soy Isoflavones
(from 150 mg standardized 40% soy isoflavone extract)(soy beans)60 mg*

Red Wine Extract
(standardized to 30% polyphenols)50 mg*

Resveratrol
(from Polygonum cuspidatum extract standardized to 50% resveratrol) (rhizome)50 mg*

Lutein
(from standardized lutein extract)(marigold flower) Lutemax®6 mg*

Black Pepper Extract (Piper nigrum)
(standardized to 95% piperine)(fruit) Bioperine®5 mg*

Boron (as boron amino acid chelate)3 mg*

Zeaxanthin (from lutein extract)(marigold flower) Lutemax®300 mcg*

Natural Mixed Carotenoids
(alpha-carotene,cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin, lutein) Betatene®175 mcg*

L. Acidolphilus (**)1.5 billion CFU*

B. bifidum (**)1.5 billion CFU*
 
angelmilk said:
Ugh can't wait to join you guys...I feel like I can't rollerset shoulder length hair? BUT I'll be wiggin it for the next two months..combined with my growth aids ..hopefully I'll have pics to post soon :clap:
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I can't wait for you to join in too! However, I was able to roller set my hair at shoulder length. I just used smaller rollers for the sides and back, went a little bigger with the crown (as that area was the longest). You can do it!
 
I'm coming back to setting my hair. I did the wash n go thing and that didn't work. Then I did the wig thing and that was a bust too. So I think I will try rollersetting and flat ironing my hair to keep it stretched again. I was able to grow my hair the longest in its natural state with this regimen.
 
angelmilk said:
Ugh can't wait to join you guys...I feel like I can't rollerset shoulder length hair? BUT I'll be wiggin it for the next two months..combined with my growth aids ..hopefully I'll have pics to post soon :clap:
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I'm not SL yet and I've been setting for 2 years. And it isn't hard. So it's definitely something you can do. Curlformers are my preferred setting tool but I've also done magnetic rollers and perm rods before my hair was even ear length.
 
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