Use 1 buy 1 Challenge 2009 pt.2

[Brownie518]

I actually used up a few things recently. I don't remember if I posted them yet. Let's see, Shea butter oil, Jheri Redding 100% Natural Protein Conditioner, Elasta QP H-two, Mizani Thermasmooth conditioner, and some Hydratherma Growth Lotion. I will repurchase the Mizani and the Hydratherma, and maybe the Protein, eventually. I have more Thermasmooth and Lotion.

La and Aggie, I deep conditioned with my Elucence MBC and it was wonderful!!! Made me remember how much I used to love it!! My liter is at least half full still so I'm good.

 

[La Colocha]

It seems like everyone has left the building but I'm still up so I will update tonight or I might forget to do so tomorrow.

I did finish up a bottle of Aussie Moist Conditioner in my hair tonight as a leave-in. I know you ladies might be thinking, "Why didn't you use the TW mist bodifier Aggie?"

Well my answer to that would be "My hair is still in extension braids and I don't think it would be right to use up my sweet small bottle of wonderfulness on braided hair".

I want to enjoy it's precious moisturizing sweetness on my own hair - all by it's lonesome self. There I said it and I'm stickin' to it.

Good job aggie, you know you can mix the tw mist with water. It absorbs the water and acts the same. My bottle that is almost empty should have been gone but i keep adding water to it. If you have a 4 oz spray bottle put almost but not quite 2 oz of mist and fill the rest of the bottle up with spring or distilled water. If you have an 8 oz bottle put about 3 1/2 oz of mist and the rest water. It works the same. The mist does not contain glycerin but there is something in it that sucks up water and makes the product swell. This was a suggestion from one of the ladies using the mist. It will stretch the product. And the performance is still the same.

hello ladies.
i helped a lady at the bss today. i dont know if she will take my advice but i gave it lol. she was asking the asian guy in the store about her hair. she kept saying "my hair keeps falling out, and when i used the hair mayo(organics) it burned my scalp". now i used this same mayo and it didnt burn my scalp but it made it itch really bad. i thought the guy was just gonna tell her to buy something that will help her hair stop falling out but he was really good. he told her that if her hair is breaking she can deep condition but if its falling out then the conditioner wont help. when he left i stepped in and told her that she should consider all natural products. i told her to go to safeway and buy some olive oil and some giovanni conditioner because she said she uses motions oil. i told her most of the products in the bss are filled with bad ingredients and she should use mostly natural products atleast until her hair gets back on track. i then directed her to the TW shelf and she bought the conditioner.

i also purchased my yarn today. i really hope it does not interfere with my hairs moisture because thats all i keep thinking about lately. anyway i figure as long as i spray it daily and use oil my hair should be fine. it wont stay in too long anyway.

i have my hair in individual braids right now and i like them. i should, it took me long enough to put them in. i hope im able to leave them in for 2 weeks.

That was nice of you to help her. For the yarn, i don't remember where i heard this but you could dip the yarn in oil. Like olive or something light. I don't think you let it soak in there because it might affect the yarn but you could take some oil and run it along the piece or mist some oil on. I may have seen it on you tube or somewhere but sorry i can't remember. I would google yarn braids and natural hair to see some techniques. That way you can go into putting them in comfortable and not have to worry about your hair. Hth

I actually used up a few things recently. I don't remember if I posted them yet. Let's see, Shea butter oil, Jheri Redding 100% Natural Protein Conditioner, Elasta QP H-two, Mizani Thermasmooth conditioner, and some Hydratherma Growth Lotion. I will repurchase the Mizani and the Hydratherma, and maybe the Protein, eventually. I have more Thermasmooth and Lotion.

La and Aggie, I deep conditioned with my Elucence MBC and it was wonderful!!! Made me remember how much I used to love it!! My liter is at least half full still so I'm good.

Good job ms b., those elucence products are good products, i used the mbc after my shampoo yesterday and just smiledthrough the whole process of putting it on and rinsing it off. My hair was so soft and happy. I was happy too. Thats some good stuff.


Good morning ladies im off to the store early this morning. Gotta get up and get it out of the way. When i get home i will rinse out my dc and attempt to do my twists for a trim. My hair is already in 4 sections so i will detangle and moisturize with the tw mist then i will seal the twist with jojoba butter and when my hair is dry i will trim my ends. The thing im not looking forward to is getting to the back of my hair. Makes my arms hurt. Oh what we do for our hair. I will keep the twists in all week unless they start to unravel and moisturize with tw mist and alternate between shea amla and jojoba butter until my other butters come. I might try some olive butter that mama t sent me. Talk to yall later.

 

[La Colocha]

Ot* im back from the store, if anyone has a kmart in their area they have a bogo half off on most of their shoes. 30%-50% off clothes and there were some hair stuff on sale. Aussie, vo5 ect. Also bogo on some designer fragrances. Call before you go, different sales in different areas. Yall know i got crunk in kmart.


I got some hair scissors for my trim. Im going to do it in a while, i have to rest first. Everyone is doing a good job using up stuff. Keep up the good work.

 

[Shay72]

My moisture has been on point this week so of course these products will be keepers. I've had so many hits lately it is scary.

Leave In-Alba Botanica Leave In
Moisturizer--Darcy's Transitioning Creme
Seal--initially with Cocasta then follow up with Afroveda's Cocolatte
When my hair is dry--grease with cocolatte

This week I will be trying:
Moisturizer--Komaza's Shea Butter Lotion

So that is it for trying stuff until my stuff from My Honeychild stuff gets here. I still have to try Afroveda's Curly Custard but I have to be in the mood for it so maybe in a few weeks. I will at least be comparing it to Hairveda's whipped gelly.

 

[La Colocha]

This week I will be trying:
Moisturizer--Komaza's Shea Butter Lotion

Let me know how you like it. I tried that and the hemp lemon balm which they don't have anymore. When i first went natural and i didn't like either one. But my hair acted funny for a long time. Nothing worked. I never tried it again. Are you getting your list together for black friday?

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Hey Ya'll. Sounds like you all have been at it for a while.

btw: I used a bit of the Olive Butter this morning, and it feels really good (and light).

Imma make a 'conscious effort' not to be so heavy-handed with my products.

I'm forever slapping way too much stuff in my hair and then wonder by mid-week why my hair feels so weighed down.

This week, Imma try not to put so much stuff on my hair during my daily upkeep.

 

[Shay72]

Let me know how you like it. I tried that and the hemp lemon balm which they don't have anymore. When i first went natural and i didn't like either one. But my hair acted funny for a long time. Nothing worked. I never tried it again. Are you getting your list together for black friday?

One disclaimer for moisturizing I want to throw out there though. I always use my moisturizer on wet hair. Never on dry so keep that in mind.

For Black Friday I plan to restock dcs, spray moisturizers, stylers and detanglers. Nothing else. I'm purposefully trying to deplenish my stash in certain categories.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I'm purposefully trying to deplenish my stash in certain categories.

GOOD ONE!

Love it Shay!

Deplenish

 

[La Colocha]

One disclaimer for moisturizing I want to throw out there though. I always use my moisturizer on wet hair. Never on dry so keep that in mind.

For Black Friday I plan to restock dcs, spray moisturizers, stylers and detanglers. Nothing else. I'm purposefully trying to deplenish my stash in certain categories.

I always moisturize on damp during the week and wet after i rinse my dc. I wet my dry hair before i moisturize it. You got a good plan goin on there.

 

[La Colocha]

Hey Ya'll. Sounds like you all have been at it for a while.

btw: I used a bit of the Olive Butter this morning, and it feels really good (and light).

Imma make a 'conscious effort' not to be so heavy-handed with my products.

I'm forever slapping way too much stuff in my hair and then wonder by mid-week why my hair feels so weighed down.

This week, Imma try not to put so much stuff on my hair during my daily upkeep.

If your hair feels good, skip a day. I do sometimes, it takes longer to use stuff up. But if my hair is feeling really good. I don't want to waste product for when i do need it.

 

[panamoni]

I'm also going to make an effort not to be so heavy handed w my products -- if I squirt too much out, I will open the bottle and but some back in, etc.

There's so much you guys have commented on that I want to respond to but I'm on the phone this weekend and can't.
But, Aggie and Americka, I appreciate your exchange - the supportiveness from everyone is beautiful. I was in denial about the length of my hair. It was about full necklength when I joined LHCF, not SL. My hair was almost APL 3 years ago, and about 2 years ago, a stylist cut it to NL saying it was uneven-it wasn't (I have pictures). Then a different stylist did something sililar.
So, I've been unable/unwilling to say my hair wasn't SL, but it wan't. Anyway, it really is SL now and I've got my official length check shirt, and will be adjusting my hair goals. APL in 2010 for sure. Phew, it felt good to get that out. Thanks for listening (reading) ladies!

 

[panamoni]

I'm also going to make an effort not to be so heavy handed w my products -- if I squirt too much out, I will open the bottle and but some back in, etc.

There's so much you guys have commented on that I want to respond to but I'm on the phone this weekend and can't.
But, Aggie and Americka, I appreciate your exchange - the supportiveness from everyone is beautiful. I was in denial about the length of my hair. It was about full necklength when I joined LHCF, not SL. My hair was almost APL 3 years ago, and about 2 years ago, a stylist cut it to NL saying it was uneven-it wasn't (I have pictures). Then a different stylist did something sililar.
So, I've been unable/unwilling to say my hair wasn't SL, but it wan't. Anyway, it really is SL now and I've got my official length check shirt, and will be adjusting my hair goals. APL in 2010 for sure. Phew, it felt good to get that out. Thanks for listening (reading) ladies!

 

[La Colocha]

I'm also going to make an effort not to be so heavy handed w my products -- if I squirt too much out, I will open the bottle and but some back in, etc.

There's so much you guys have commented on that I want to respond to but I'm on the phone this weekend and can't.
But, Aggie and Americka, I appreciate your exchange - the supportiveness from everyone is beautiful. I was in denial about the length of my hair. It was about full necklength when I joined LHCF, not SL. My hair was almost APL 3 years ago, and about 2 years ago, a stylist cut it to NL saying it was uneven-it wasn't (I have pictures). Then a different stylist did something sililar.
So, I've been unable/unwilling to say my hair wasn't SL, but it wan't. Anyway, it really is SL now and I've got my official length check shirt, and will be adjusting my hair goals. APL in 2010 for sure. Phew, it felt good to get that out. Thanks for listening (reading) ladies!

That's ok pana, you know your welcomed here anytime. To the bolded why hun. I know folks can be a little rough on this board and im being way good with rough. But progress is progress to me. I rather see healthy neck length hair then, chewed up, spit out, chopped up and remixed wl hair. You get what im saying. And congrats with making sl. I wish you all the best with your hair journey and we are here for you whenever you need us.

 

[Charz]

Hey guys I did my review on the new Afroveda Prana Conditioner!

 

[La Colocha]

Hey guys I did my review on the new Afroveda Prana Conditioner!

You know im on it.

 

[La Colocha]

You know im on it.

Good review charz. Smells like paint huh. Im glad i did not get it. I think you would have liked the holy basil better.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I'm also going to make an effort not to be so heavy handed w my products -- if I squirt too much out, I will open the bottle and but some back in, etc.

There's so much you guys have commented on that I want to respond to but I'm on the phone this weekend and can't.
But, Aggie and Americka, I appreciate your exchange - the supportiveness from everyone is beautiful. I was in denial about the length of my hair. It was about full necklength when I joined LHCF, not SL. My hair was almost APL 3 years ago, and about 2 years ago, a stylist cut it to NL saying it was uneven-it wasn't (I have pictures). Then a different stylist did something sililar.
So, I've been unable/unwilling to say my hair wasn't SL, but it wan't. Anyway, it really is SL now and I've got my official length check shirt, and will be adjusting my hair goals. APL in 2010 for sure. Phew, it felt good to get that out. Thanks for listening (reading) ladies!

Panamoni: It's Good to Face Our Challenges and Overcome them. If we don't "face" them.......we can't conquer them and move on and "Grow"

Thanks for Sharing Your Story! And Stay Encourage. And Keep Moving Forward.

In Six Months from Now, We'll all have Success Stories to share. Be it Length, Health, Growth, Deplenishing......We'll all get there. (Wherever "there is") So....No Worries....

We all have Hair Issues we are dealing with.

 

[Aggie]

hello ladies.
i helped a lady at the bss today. i dont know if she will take my advice but i gave it lol. she was asking the asian guy in the store about her hair. she kept saying "my hair keeps falling out, and when i used the hair mayo(organics) it burned my scalp". now i used this same mayo and it didnt burn my scalp but it made it itch really bad. i thought the guy was just gonna tell her to buy something that will help her hair stop falling out but he was really good. he told her that if her hair is breaking she can deep condition but if its falling out then the conditioner wont help. when he left i stepped in and told her that she should consider all natural products. i told her to go to safeway and buy some olive oil and some giovanni conditioner because she said she uses motions oil. i told her most of the products in the bss are filled with bad ingredients and she should use mostly natural products atleast until her hair gets back on track. i then directed her to the TW shelf and she bought the conditioner.

i also purchased my yarn today. i really hope it does not interfere with my hairs moisture because thats all i keep thinking about lately. anyway i figure as long as i spray it daily and use oil my hair should be fine. it wont stay in too long anyway.

i have my hair in individual braids right now and i like them. i should, it took me long enough to put them in. i hope im able to leave them in for 2 weeks.

Make sure you show us pics here hear. What type of yarn will you be using Che?

 

[Aggie]

I actually used up a few things recently. I don't remember if I posted them yet. Let's see, Shea butter oil, Jheri Redding 100% Natural Protein Conditioner, Elasta QP H-two, Mizani Thermasmooth conditioner, and some Hydratherma Growth Lotion. I will repurchase the Mizani and the Hydratherma, and maybe the Protein, eventually. I have more Thermasmooth and Lotion.

La and Aggie, I deep conditioned with my Elucence MBC and it was wonderful!!! Made me remember how much I used to love it!! My liter is at least half full still so I'm good.

Oooh B, what is that Jherri Redding protein like? Is it a mild, moderate or hard core protein? Does it really stop breakage?

I don't even know why I am asking, because I bought some Dudley's DRC 28 and haven't used it yet but from what I've heard, it sure does get the job done WELL! It might have something to do with the PJ in me.

Anyhoo, I'm glad to to hear you are rekindling your love relationship with Elucence MBC. I pray that I will never have to part with her, unless of course I'm dead.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I rather see healthy neck length hair then, chewed up, spit out, chopped up and remixed wl hair.

Girl........... Not the Re-Mix!

No She didn't say: the Re-Mix??

I agree. I want Health!

 

[Aggie]

Good job aggie, you know you can mix the tw mist with water. It absorbs the water and acts the same. My bottle that is almost empty should have been gone but i keep adding water to it. If you have a 4 oz spray bottle put almost but not quite 2 oz of mist and fill the rest of the bottle up with spring or distilled water. If you have an 8 oz bottle put about 3 1/2 oz of mist and the rest water. It works the same. The mist does not contain glycerin but there is something in it that sucks up water and makes the product swell. This was a suggestion from one of the ladies using the mist. It will stretch the product. And the performance is still the same.

Good morning ladies im off to the store early this morning. Gotta get up and get it out of the way. When i get home i will rinse out my dc and attempt to do my twists for a trim. My hair is already in 4 sections so i will detangle and moisturize with the tw mist then i will seal the twist with jojoba butter and when my hair is dry i will trim my ends. The thing im not looking forward to is getting to the back of my hair. Makes my arms hurt. Oh what we do for our hair. I will keep the twists in all week unless they start to unravel and moisturize with tw mist and alternate between shea amla and jojoba butter until my other butters come. I might try some olive butter that mama t sent me. Talk to yall later.

Okay the bolded just might work AFTER my treatment (which I will update later) today. Thanks La.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Hey guys I did my review on the new Afroveda Prana Conditioner!

Thanks!

*scratches off the imaginary list -- makes mental note*

 

[La Colocha]

Girl........... Not the Re-Mix!

No She didn't say: the Re-Mix??

I agree. I want Health!

Im telling you, ive seen some people have a superior complex about having longer hair than other folks. Like grade school. Well maybe they do but it doesn't mean much if it looks like ish. Let me quit before i start tellin the truth up in here.

 

[La Colocha]

Okay the bolded just might work AFTER my treatment (which I will update later) today. Thanks La.

Your welcome ms aggie. I try to get the most out of my products

 

[Aggie]

I'm also going to make an effort not to be so heavy handed w my products -- if I squirt too much out, I will open the bottle and but some back in, etc.

There's so much you guys have commented on that I want to respond to but I'm on the phone this weekend and can't.
But, Aggie and Americka, I appreciate your exchange - the supportiveness from everyone is beautiful. I was in denial about the length of my hair. It was about full necklength when I joined LHCF, not SL. My hair was almost APL 3 years ago, and about 2 years ago, a stylist cut it to NL saying it was uneven-it wasn't (I have pictures). Then a different stylist did something sililar.
So, I've been unable/unwilling to say my hair wasn't SL, but it wan't. Anyway, it really is SL now and I've got my official length check shirt, and will be adjusting my hair goals. APL in 2010 for sure. Phew, it felt good to get that out. Thanks for listening (reading) ladies!

Anytime sweetheart. That's what we are here for. I know it's hard when we know we have healthy hair and stylists seem to be drawn to this never ending desire to take it all off just because.... What is up with that anyway?

It's better to look for a stylist who understands our hair objectives and when we find her stick to her like glue.

I know that when I say cut only 1/4" off, my stylist hears me, listens to me and grants me my wishes. I must say that I am one of the lucky ones and I pray that each and every one of you may be blessed with this type of stylist when the need arises to go to one.

 

[Aggie]

That's ok pana, you know your welcomed here anytime. To the bolded why hun. I know folks can be a little rough on this board and im being way good with rough. But progress is progress to me. I rather see healthy neck length hair then, chewed up, spit out, chopped up and remixed wl hair. You get what im saying. And congrats with making sl. I wish you all the best with your hair journey and we are here for you whenever you need us.

Amen ta dat Sista La, Amen!

 

[Aggie]

Panamoni: It's Good to Face Our Challenges and Overcome them. If we don't "face" them.......we can't conquer them and move on and "Grow"

Thanks for Sharing Your Story! And Stay Encourage. And Keep Moving Forward.

In Six Months from Now, We'll all have Success Stories to share. Be it Length, Health, Growth, Deplenishing......We'll all get there. (Wherever "there is") So....No Worries....

We all have Hair Issues we are dealing with.

And to this I say Amen again.

 

[Aggie]

Now today I got up and washed my hair again because I wanted to try my steamer out today. I just finished steaming my braided hair, can ya'll even believe that?

I used Avalon Organics Biotin with B-Complex Thickening Conditioner today. I think I will follow La's instructions on how to dilute the TW mist as a leave in for my braids.

I was getting too antsy watching my steamer sit there so long and not using it. So finally I used it and water was dripping everywhere from under my cap because the plastic caps were wayyy to small for all those braids to fit comfortably in them.

I will wait until I take the braids down before I use it again. The steam was coming out pretty strong which I liked so 2 weeks had better go by quickly.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Now today I got up and washed my hair again because I wanted to try my steamer out today. I just finished steaming my braided hair, can ya'll even believe that?

I used Avalon Organics Biotin with B-Complex Thickening Conditioner today. I think I will follow La's instructions on how to dilute the TW mist as a leave in for my braids.

I was getting too antsy watching my steamer sit there so long and not using it. So finally I used it and water was dripping everywhere from under my cap because the plastic caps were wayyy to small for all those braids to fit comfortably in them.

I will wait until I take the braids down before I use it again. The steam was coming out pretty strong which I liked so 2 weeks had better go by quickly.

I never Steam in a Cap! And I never have drips.

I just put on the DC. It never runs. If anything: It absorbs.

But......I always use an extremely "thick" DC Treatment.

btw: How did you like steaming????

 

[chebaby]

@ aggie, i will be using red heat. i heard its the best tp use. and thanx to La i will be using olive oil on it first.
i got some good cheap stuff this weekend. i went to tjmaxx and got a $5 hair towel, system 911 reconstructor, 100% silk scarf(its so darn beautiful i had to get it), and from the bss along with my yarn i got a pack of 3 rat tail combs and a k-cutter comb. i also ordered te curl junkie coco coffee curl cream, curl junkie rehab conditioner and curl junkie aloe fix gel.