SL 2014

Did my midweek wash last night. I compared diluted avg on several sections versus diluted marshmallow balm. I can at least conclude that my hair doesn't hate either. Then I twisted my hair back up into flat twists. So :yay: don't need to fool with my hair again until Monday. Going to try to switch over to a Monday, Thursday schedule to keep my weekends free.
 
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faithVA said:
Did my midweek wash last night. I compared diluted avg on several sections versus diluted marshmallow balm. I can at least conclude that my hair doesn't hair either. Then I twisted my hair back up into flat twists. So :yay: don't need to fool with my hair again until Monday. Going to try to switch over to a Monday, Thursday schedule to keep my weekends free.
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So that is a no for the marshmallow balm?

I mixed it in to the intense moisture cream with a tablespoon of cocoa treat, manuka honey, hazelnut oil, 2 pumps of bask apple sorghum and marshmallow balm. It was a nice combo.

I have yet to leave it in.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
 
HanaKuroi said:
So that is a no for the marshmallow balm?

I mixed it in to the intense moisture cream with a tablespoon of cocoa treat, manuka honey, hazelnut oil, 2 pumps of bask apple sorghum and marshmallow balm. It was a nice combo.

I have yet to leave it in.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
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No it isn't a no. My typing is terrible and I can't blame it on the tablet :lol:

My theory is that the ph of the marshmallow balm may be a bit too low to use by itself. It is a ph of 4 when I tested it. I think bringing it to a ph of 5 may make a difference. I had to dilute 1 tablespoon in 16 oz of water to get it up to a 5.

I didn't do the test on freshly washed hair which is why I was only willing to commit to my hair didn't hate it. But I can say that my hair is soft today so I did not have any crunchiness.

Previously I have just put the marshmallow balm directly on wet hair. I don't think it will work for me that way. I think I have to dilute it. I think my hair is quite sensitive to the ph level.

I do think that mixing it with something probably works well. I will try the diluted mix eventually on dry hair. Maybe it is something I need to mix with my leave-in. But by itself it is a No.
 
faithVA said:
No it isn't a no. My typing is terrible and I can't blame it on the tablet :lol:

My theory is that the ph of the marshmallow balm may be a bit too low to use by itself. It is a ph of 4 when I tested it. I think bringing it to a ph of 5 may make a difference. I had to dilute 1 tablespoon in 16 oz of water to get it up to a 5.

I didn't do the test on freshly washed hair which is why I was only willing to commit to my hair didn't hate it. But I can say that my hair is soft today so I did not have any crunchiness.

Previously I have just put the marshmallow balm directly on wet hair. I don't think it will work for me that way. I think I have to dilute it. I think my hair is quite sensitive to the ph level.

I do think that mixing it with something probably works well. I will try the diluted mix eventually on dry hair. Maybe it is something I need to mix with my leave-in. But by itself it is a No.
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I need your help then. I bought pH strips since you use them. I do not know how to use them or what ph level is best. From ^^^^^ I should stay around 5? Do I put it directly in the product?

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
 
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HanaKuroi[/USER];19921557]I need your help then. I bought pH strips since you use them. I do not know how to use them or what ph level is best. From ^^^^^ I should stay around 5? Do I put it directly in the product?

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
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What type of ph strips do you have? I have the individual strips with the 4 color blocks on them.

They say our hair has a natural ph of 4.5 to 5.5. So I'm thinking 4 is too alkaline. And I know that at a ph of 7 my cuticles open giving me that frizzy thing. So after cleansing I like to keep things between 5 and 6.

Yes put it directly in the product or you can mix it with a bit of water. In this case the water won't affect it because it takes a lot of water to increase the ph of the marshmallow balm.

It takes 16 oz of water to increase the ph of the moisture balm from a 4 to a 5. It only takes 4 oz of water to increase 1 T of AVG from a 4 to a 5, if that gives you any perspective.
 
I have the ones with the blocks on them.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
 
HanaKuroi said:
I have the ones with the blocks on them.

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
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Cool. Then you just dip it for a few seconds. Then match it to the image on the box or the container. Start with the 1st block and match it and then move to second.

So for instance a ph of 4 usually is a orange box followed by a yellow box I think. a ph of 5 is more of a yellow box followed by a green box.

An example.
Say that ph 5 and 6 both started with a orange box, but ph 5 has a yellow as the second box and ph of 6 had a green box as the second box, when you dipped it you would look at the second box on ph 5 and 6 to see which one more closely matched.
 
I don't feel like Im growing :/ Hope I haven't reached terminal length already.

Maybe not but since I'm getting close to the longest I know in my family I'm suspicious.
 
Sumra said:
I don't feel like Im growing :/ Hope I haven't reached terminal length already.

Maybe not but since I'm getting close to the longest I know in my family I'm suspicious.
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You aren't at terminal length. Just hang in there. Sometimes the growth cycle just takes a little break :yep:
 
Sumra said:
Thanks Faith, I hope so:ohwell: I think I'll just leave it alone and not length check for a few months.
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I am going to stop checking too.

How about we length check on the 4th of July??

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
 
HanaKuroi said:
I am going to stop checking too.

How about we length check on the 4th of July??

I can't see any mentions on my IPhone. PM me if it is a must see. Allons y
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I think we are scheduled for a check-in that week. Sometime between June 30th and the 4th would be great. The 4th is on a Friday :woohoo: 3 day weekend baby!!!.

I'm game for waiting until that week to check. I'm doing well with just keeping my hair up in flat twist. And by doing my hair on weekdays, it doesn't give me enough time to play with it. I just have enough time to wash it and put it back up. :yep:
 
I found some baby bottom butter and am using it to seal my hair :look: Ingredients are Olive oil, cammomile oil and vanilla. It does a good job with keeping my hair moisturised/soft for a few days if I use it after the spritz.
 
July sounds good for a length check! With you guys’ encouragement I went from NL to SL in 3.5 months during the winter (thanksgiving to mid-march), and I am hoping I can get a better rate of growth now that it is summer. But I may need a trim soon (sigh).
Just spent a few bucks on products, so decided to update and write out my reggie in more det. I am using kerastase bain oleo relax shampoo (prefer this to trader joes shampoo). Emergencia is my staple protein/moisture balance conditioner, and I rinse and detangle with trader joes nourish spa condish, which I prefer to humectress. I also came upon a salon with a few last bottles of redken smooth down butter treat, my old staple leave-in till it was discontinued, so i bought two bottles. i have been using the rusk smoother as a back-up but i am glad i can go back to my old fave! i use that with chi keratin mist.
I will continue: aphogee two step 2x's a month; JBCO for my crown massages; moska oil for hot oil treatments; kenra clarifying shampoo for chelating. I also enjoy phillip kingsley moisturizing scalp mask and, when I am shedding, alter ego garlic shampoo and nettle tea rinses. I really should moisturize and seal more, although it doesn’t usually happen. Love UBH satin moisture creme with my own oil mix for this. Still just normally air drying or roller setting and putting my hair up with a claw. I like the J Crew ones that don’t snag.
Im taking msm, biotin, flaxseed, viviscal, and prenatals. baggying nightly with a bit of infusium 23/water spray mix and coconut oil.
 
Trixie58 said:
July sounds good for a length check! With you guys’ encouragement I went from NL to SL in 3.5 months during the winter (thanksgiving to mid-march), and I am hoping I can get a better rate of growth now that it is summer. But I may need a trim soon (sigh).
Just spent a few bucks on products, so decided to update and write out my reggie in more det. I am using kerastase bain oleo relax shampoo (prefer this to trader joes shampoo). Emergencia is my staple protein/moisture balance conditioner, and I rinse and detangle with trader joes nourish spa condish, which I prefer to humectress. I also came upon a salon with a few last bottles of redken smooth down butter treat, my old staple leave-in till it was discontinued, so i bought two bottles. i have been using the rusk smoother as a back-up but i am glad i can go back to my old fave! i use that with chi keratin mist.
I will continue: aphogee two step 2x's a month; JBCO for my crown massages; moska oil for hot oil treatments; kenra clarifying shampoo for chelating. I also enjoy phillip kingsley moisturizing scalp mask and, when I am shedding, alter ego garlic shampoo and nettle tea rinses. I really should moisturize and seal more, although it doesn’t usually happen. Love UBH satin moisture creme with my own oil mix for this. Still just normally air drying or roller setting and putting my hair up with a claw. I like the J Crew ones that don’t snag.
Im taking msm, biotin, flaxseed, viviscal, and prenatals. baggying nightly with a bit of infusium 23/water spray mix and coconut oil.
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That's some wonderful progress Trixie! Sounds like you have a gr8 reggie down too. Keep up the gr8 work.
 
I can't wait to relax this week! I will do a LC because I plan to be in twists in July. But I love the progress I've made so far during this 44 week stretch. I honestly could transition but I don't feel like blowdrying every week.
 
Colored my hair last night and put it back up into flat twists. Sticking with the same style all month is working for me. I am able to twist my hair up much faster and not delayed trying to figure out where to part.
 
Washed and detangled hair yesterday. This may possibly be the best my hair has ever felt on day 2. Usually it's dry as hell no matter what I do after a wash lol.

I've changed up my regimen some. I shampoo (loreal no sulphate), protein, porosity control and then deep condition. I used to do porosity control as the last step, but not so sure now.

Waited till hair was dry then moisturised with Qhemet cream and put the olive oil baby bottom butter to seal. Applied the cream and butter like a relaxer. Hair is feeling soft, fluffy and moisturised.:)

In other news I'm sure my hair is breaking more than it used to. The only thing that is different is the spritz I've been using. Maybe a I put a bit too much glycerin in, IDK.
 
Hoping to be full SL by August. I'm using two growth aids. MN in JBCO mix and also just added Manetabolism vitamins to my regimen. I'm keeping my hair in protective styles 100 percent of the time. Just pull it back in a puff of flat twists.
 
Ok y'all! I'm in love with Mizani butter blend mild relaxer. Gave me perfect texture and I left it on longer than recommended and my hair has soo much swang its ridiculous. I also have more shine than I've ever seen! Here is a comparison pic of my last length check mess and now. She's making progress and I'm finally happy. My only major change was adding in jbco/Jason's Vitamin E oil mix on my scalp and I know it really made a huge difference!
I will trim about 1/4 inch because my ends aren't that bad. Then as the rest of my hair catches up I will trim because it has a weird mushroom shape!

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Babygrowth said:
Ok y'all! I'm in love with Mizani butter blend mild relaxer. Gave me perfect texture and I left it on longer than recommended and my hair has soo much swang its ridiculous. I also have more shine than I've ever seen! Here is a comparison pic of my last length check mess and now. She's making progress and I'm finally happy. My only major change was adding in jbco/Jason's Vitamin E oil mix on my scalp and I know it really made a huge difference!
I will trim about 1/4 inch because my ends aren't that bad. Then as the rest of my hair catches up I will trim because it has a weird mushroom shape!
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Looks nice! I'm glad you found something that works for you.
 
Just ended a 12 week stretch yesterday, that will be the last one until I can grow past shoulder length. My new growth nape hair was so coarse that it literally chopped up the longer less coarse hair. As a result I had to get a major cut. So I'm back from damaged shoulder length to healthy neck length. I was hoping to be at APL by end of summer, but that won't be the focus at this time. Im back to focusing on my hair health. Length will come in time.

In the meantime hopefully I will get to SL before the end of the year. And maybe it will be full SL for once. I do know that I got really lazy with my hair and very stressed at the end of 2013. I then gave myself protein overload with good old Aphogee 2 step. Never again!!! My stylist gave me her plan, and I will schedule more frequently with her as well, as I had to get 2 tracks sewn in for length on the sides.

It's cute though and I'll rock it this summer.
 
Babygrowth said:
Ok y'all! I'm in love with Mizani butter blend mild relaxer. Gave me perfect texture and I left it on longer than recommended and my hair has soo much swang its ridiculous. I also have more shine than I've ever seen! Here is a comparison pic of my last length check mess and now. She's making progress and I'm finally happy. My only major change was adding in jbco/Jason's Vitamin E oil mix on my scalp and I know it really made a huge difference! I will trim about 1/4 inch because my ends aren't that bad. Then as the rest of my hair catches up I will trim because it has a weird mushroom shape!
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Great progress! What's ur Reggie? How long did u stretch?
 
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Great progress! What's ur Reggie? How long did u stretch?
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Thanks! This stretch was 44wks! I have a once a week reggie right now although I may wash my hair earlier than planned. Prepoo, cleanse, lt protein, tea under moisture DC, leave ins then blowdry or rollerset; m/s every day or every other day. Apply jbco oil mix 3x/wk. After 8wks I protective style which for the summer means braids.
 
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Thanks! This stretch was 44wks! I have a once a week reggie right now although I may wash my hair earlier than planned. Prepoo, cleanse, lt protein, tea under moisture DC, leave ins then blowdry or rollerset; m/s every day or every other day. Apply jbco oil mix 3x/wk. After 8wks I protective style which for the summer means braids.
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Very solid Reggie
 
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