Silk Amino Acids...how are you using it and how is it working?

After reading this entire thread, I'm ready to share my initial thoughts. I know this thread is old but maybe it'll help someone else in the future.

I ordered the 8 oz bottle of SAA from lotioncrafters.com and used it for the first time yesterday. I mixed less than an ounce into Heritage rosewater + glycerin. To jazz up the mix further, I added lavender and tea tree oils. I'm over 14 weeks post so I sprayed my new growth thoroughly and then did the length.

My hair is still in pin curls but I can feel my new growth and it's REALLY defined and soft. My hair already digs glycerin so I'll have to mix SAA into other things to see if it's a keeper. So far, so good:woot:
 
I add it to my leave in spritz, conditioners, and homemade mixes with any product that fails me.

I just mixed up a spritz with silk aminos, argan oil, essential oils and aloe.
 
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Welp, I relaxed on Sunday after spraying my hair from root to tip with silk amino acids. Even though my stylist overlapped :wallbash:, my hair feels really good and looks shiny. The real test will be when I do my first at home wash. If my hair air dries well, I'll know silk amino acids covered me...and that I'll need a bigger bottle. :look:
 
Does anyone use the powder form of silk amino acids? Can you use it in exactly the same way? I'm really keen to try them but it doesn't seem like the liquid is available in the UK.
 
strandedhhj said:
Welp, I relaxed on Sunday after spraying my hair from root to tip with silk amino acids. Even though my stylist overlapped :wallbash:, my hair feels really good and looks shiny. The real test will be when I do my first at home wash. If my hair air dries well, I'll know silk amino acids covered me...and that I'll need a bigger bottle. :look:
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Strand

So how did it work out for you?
 
CluelessJL said:
Does anyone use the powder form of silk amino acids? Can you use it in exactly the same way? I'm really keen to try them but it doesn't seem like the liquid is available in the UK.
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CluelessJL, I have some but I haven't used it yet. I plan to dissolve it in some warmish liquid... maybe tea, maybe warm aloe vera juice, not sure.
 
Got my powder in the post today! :bouncegre

It turned up in a bag, within a bag, within another bag...in the envelope. Opening it was like playing pass the parcel!

Can't wait to try it :drunk:
 
Silk amino acids have become a staple - like so many others I've seen big improvements! Mixed with water and sprayed through my hair before a relaxer this weekend and it came out great :)
 
Ok so I asked SO for the cc to purchase a few of the items mentioned here. I was tempered to relax this week but considering the damage that was done last relaxed but the stylist and me relaxing at 8wks post, Ive changed my mind. I'll see how best I can wait in anothe 3-4 weeks before I relax because lord knows I need the strength and shine.
 
I mix saa with honeyquat (helps boost the moisture in your products) into my 16oz deep conditioner mix. I have the liquid and only use 1 dropper full. My hair comes out feeling like SILK! moisturized but strong, regardless of if I am steaming or under the heat cap. Love it!
 
Just bought saa liquid, will try it in my next wash, and mix it into my deep conditioner, see how my hair reacts.
 
After doing some research (including readin this thread) I've been using a teaspoon or less of powdered SAAs in my runny/watery clay mix for the past couple of months and my hair loves them. They make my hair feel smoother, this in turn adds some lustre. Great stuff. Definitely a keeper.
 
I still use SAA in almost every clay mix I use on my hair and can feel the subtle difference when I don't. This is one of my staples. I only wish I could find the liquid (without extortionate shipping) to test out in mascara.
 
SpicyPisces said:
I already try to buy products with SAAs, but I may just buy some SAAs to add to my leave in mix and I hadn't even considered adding it to clay. I swear everytime I come on here, I find something new to try :lol:
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The gift and the curse of LHCF. But I owe so much to this board. It's a great community!
 
I used it for a few months but ran out and never repurchased. I liked it but not enough to pay the shipping on it from lotioncrafters. Most of my products already contain silk so that's enough for me.
 
I ordered some within the last two weeks and in all my days of ordering the liquid, I've have yet to see it look like watery syrup. I didn't like the smell either. Back it goes!!!
 
BrownSkinQT said:
I ordered some within the last two weeks and in all my days of ordering the liquid, I've have yet to see it look like watery syrup. I didn't like the smell either. Back it goes!!!
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It looks and smells funky but the reality is that if you mix it into other products, you don't need to add much at all. I keep my liquid in a amber dropper bottle. I normally do not add more that 7-10 drops. At that rate, it doesn't change the smell of your products and you get all the benefits of using a silk protein.
 
mzteaze said:
It looks and smells funky but the reality is that if you mix it into other products, you don't need to add much at all. I keep my liquid in a amber dropper bottle. I normally do not add more that 7-10 drops. At that rate, it doesn't change the smell of your products and you get all the benefits of using a silk protein.
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When I've ordered it before, it was a pale, very light brown color. I'll try to upload a pic of what I have so you can see what I'm talking about.
 
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