Use 1 Buy 1 Challenge 2009

[IDareT'sHair]

Hi Ladies, Really trying to cut down on the commercial products. Besides honestly I only need Moist 24/7 and Moist PRO for cowashing.

This is the Point we should all arrive at, while we're using up our enormous stashes. Deciding what to replace and what not to replace.

To seriously and honestly analyze what we're buying and why. Thanks Shay for sharing that.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Wait for the return of Vatika Frosting/Fall sale!!! I believe in you!
You can do it!!!!

Never Tried. Okay, I will. That's A Great Idea. It seems like You All Love that! It Always Gets Great Reviews. (Maybe I'll get them both)

Thanks Charz Good Looking Out.

 

[chebaby]

im so sick with myself that i saw scandalous beauty at the exit the apple store this weekend and didnt say anything. i got scurred lol.
anyway you know they introduced a 33oz bottle of the honey hemp conditioner? so i got that and a shampoo bar. thats all, didnt break the bank.
i plan on using up my hairveda amala rinse tomorrow or tonight depending on if i want to sleep with wet hair.

 

[Charz]

anyway you know they introduced a 33oz bottle of the honey hemp conditioner? so i got that and a shampoo bar. thats all, didnt break the bank. i plan on using up my hairveda amala rinse tomorrow or tonight depending on if i want to sleep with wet hair.

Lol, when I tell someone about how much I spent on a hair purchase they usually give me a shocked look. Then I tell them, dude thats not even allot, it could have been worse lol. So I guess OUR definition of breaking the bank is not what OTHERS is lol. Haha how much did your total end up to be? To me like $40 bucks isn't breaking the bank, my relatives beg to differ lol.

 

[Shay72]

I don't even have to check to know you have gallons of both!! How long does a gallon last you, and how often do you co-wash?

Also, do you know anything about her new products? Like the spray and the acv rinse?

Oh yeah that Afroveda Deep Conditioner is a godsend!! I love this stuff, if you don't like it, I will so buy it from you!!! She needs to make this in gallons!

I cowash 5x/wk. At least one is a protein cowash. I couldn't even tell how long it lasts because I'm so busy getting rid of all my other condishes. It says on the site the gallons are good for a year. I will have to look back and see when I ordered mine.

The spray is the reformulation of hydrasoft spritz. I used it to wet bun and I feel I got a lot of growth from that. I feel my hair loves to be wet. Anyways I stopped liking it because it got sticky & filmy. I'm hoping this new hydrasilica will be better. I don't know anything about the acv rinse but will most likely order it.

I used up the Afroveda deep condish.

To the bolded shay is there a different formula? Ive tried aussie moist months ago and it dried my hair out. But i see alot of ladies love this product i wonder if i got something different. Before they did not have the large pump bottles now they do.

I'm not aware of a new formulation. I do have the Aussie Moist in a large pump bottle. My hair loves it. If I ever run out of my cowash condishes which primarily I will need to order online I can run to CVS and get me some Aussie Moist.

im so sick with myself that i saw scandalous beauty at the exit the apple store this weekend and didnt say anything. i got scurred lol.
anyway you know they introduced a 33oz bottle of the honey hemp conditioner? so i got that and a shampoo bar. thats all, didnt break the bank.
i plan on using up my hairveda amala rinse tomorrow or tonight depending on if i want to sleep with wet hair.

I will so be buying that 33 oz of Honey Hemp. That was a smart move by them. It seems many of the handmades are offering larger sizes hopefully by people stocking up it won't take as long to get orders from these places.

Slowly but surely I am narrowing down all of my category of products. I am so happy with that. My love affair with Oyin's Burnt Sugar Pomade is nearly over though. It is so thick! I will use up what I have and may purchase down the line.

 

[La Colocha]

Im getting bored ladies and im getting an itch. What do you do when your bored? I know this is a challenge but i feel we can talk about other stuff here. When im bored i spend money. Ill be ok if i don't look for stuff to buy. It just came out of no where.

 

[iNicola]

Im getting bored ladies and im getting an itch. What do you do when your bored? I know this is a challenge but i feel we can talk about other stuff here. When im bored i spend money. Ill be ok if i don't look for stuff to buy. It just came out of no where.

I know exactly how you feel, which is why I started going back to the Health and Fitness forum and joined the JM challenge. That's a good distraction for me.

 

[La Colocha]

I know exactly how you feel, which is why I started going back to the Health and Fitness forum and joined the JM challenge. That's a good distraction for me.

Thanks im going to get off here soon and read some. Im stuck in the house right now and im really bored.

 

[Charz]

I have a question. If I DC every other day, do you think there is a need for co-washing? That maybe I am throwing products/money down the drain?

 

[La Colocha]

I have a question. If I DC every other day, do you think there is a need for co-washing? That maybe I am throwing products/money down the drain?

I would say if your hair is feeling the way you want with dcing. I would see no need for a co wash. I dc in the middle of the week and that is my co wash too. For me this keeps my hair soft and helps me with moisture until wash day.

 

[Charz]

I would say if your hair is feeling the way you want with dcing. I would see no need for a co wash. I dc in the middle of the week and that is my co wash too. For me this keeps my hair soft and helps me with moisture until wash day.

Thanks, I think I just like putting stuff in my hair, even if it isn't doing anything. Well with that in mind, I am only gonna buy deep conditioners, except for rinsing out my henna treatment that I do every week.

That mean no gallon of Hairveda 24/7

 

[La Colocha]

Thanks, I think I just like putting stuff in my hair, even if it isn't doing anything. Well with that in mind, I am only gonna buy deep conditioners, except for rinsing out my henna treatment that I do every week.

That mean no gallon of Hairveda 24/7

Since you dc every other day and you like the 24/7 you can still use it to dc. Does it give you the moisture your looking for? I was thinking about trying it for a dc to see if i like it like that too. Right now im only using it for a rinse out conditoner on wash day.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

except for rinsing out my henna treatment that I do every week.

How's the Henna'ing going for you? Sounds like you like it since you are doing it weekly?

 

[Charz]

How's the Henna'ing going for you? Sounds like you like it since you are doing it weekly?

Henna is my baby's daddy.

I am so in love with it!!!! My FH (he's white) does it too.......first he wants to do clay masks with me and now this....lol

 

[IDareT'sHair]

Henna is my baby's daddy.I am so in love with it!!!!

So, are you doing it for Color or just Conditioning properties?

 

[Charz]

So, are you doing it for Color or just Conditioning properties?

Both!!!! It's awesome!

 

[Brownie518]

Im getting bored ladies and im getting an itch. What do you do when your bored? I know this is a challenge but i feel we can talk about other stuff here. When im bored i spend money. Ill be ok if i don't look for stuff to buy. It just came out of no where.

So do I!!!! I haven't been too bad this week but I can feel it coming! I'm not as bad as I used to be but sometimes I still get that 'itch', too. I have to keep my behind off the computer and out of the stores.

 

[La Colocha]

So do I!!!! I haven't been too bad this week but I can feel it coming! I'm not as bad as I used to be but sometimes I still get that 'itch', too. I have to keep my behind off the computer and out of the stores.

Yes me too. I think its past now. I have some things to occupy my mind with and it helping. I hate being bored.

 

[Charz]

Since you dc every other day and you like the 24/7 you can still use it to dc. Does it give you the moisture your looking for? I was thinking about trying it for a dc to see if i like it like that too. Right now im only using it for a rinse out conditoner on wash day.

Not really....the Sitranillah felt like a cowash conditioner to me even as a Deep Treatment with heat. And both products are really similar.

 

[La Colocha]

Not really....the Sitranillah felt like a cowash conditioner to me even as a Deep Treatment with heat. And both products are really similar.

Yes i see i looked and the only differnce between the 2 is the castor oil and extracts.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

So do I!!!! I haven't been too bad this week but I can feel it coming! I'm not as bad as I used to be but sometimes I still get that 'itch', too. I have to keep my behind off the computer and out of the stores.

Yes me too. I think its past now. I have some things to occupy my mind with and it helping. I hate being bored.

Both Of Ya'll Got Enough Products Right Now. Make an Inventory List. Start a Product Journal. Compile Your Fall/Winter Product "Wish Lists." Develop Your Updated Regimens, Since the Season is going to start to change soon.

There is more than enough to occupy your time that doesn't consist of buying new products....

Once You've successfully used up quite a few things, you won't feel so bad replenishing your Fall/Winter Stash.

IK....I'm just tryna' help!

 

[chebaby]

@ Charzboss, i only spent about 40 bucks. the 33oz of HH was $32 and the shampoo bar was like $7. thats not bad.
also to answer your question about co washing and deep conditioning. i think you are good with just deep conditioning every other day. like someone else already said, once you rinse it out that could act as a co wash too. some weeks back i was deep conditioning every other day and still co washing daily and i could feel my hair becoming over conditioned. so i decided to continue to co wash daily but only deep condition up to twice a week. IMO even if you co wash you still need to deep condition at least once a week because some co wash conditioners dont penetrait, they only coat the hair. most of my deep conditioners are all natural so i know they penetrait the hair.


@ Shay, im no longer in love with my oyin burnt sugar pomade either. i dont even like the smell anymore. i dont why but i know its gonna take me forever to use it up now lol.

i finished off my amala cream rinse and i def. have to repurchase. it made my hair feel amazing. my hair was soooo soft.

 

[La Colocha]

Both Of Ya'll Got Enough Products Right Now. Make an Inventory List. Start a Product Journal. Compile Your Fall/Winter Product "Wish Lists." Develop Your Updated Regimens, Since the Season is going to start to change soon.

There is more than enough to occupy your time that doesn't consist of buying new products....

Once You've successfully used up quite a few things, you won't feel so bad replenishing your Fall/Winter Stash.

IK....I'm just tryna' help!

Mama gone get me, Yes ma'am lol.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

It's So Good that we are All Discovering what we Really Like. And How Much of It We Need.

It will help us make informed decisions on future purchases. And that's what I'm looking for.

For this Reason Alone, this Challenge has been Great For Me.

I certainly don't mind spending $ for Good Products, and I Love to Buy New Things, but I want to make sure my hair really likes it/benefits from it, before I purchase it in bulk.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

im no longer in love with my oyin burnt sugar pomade either. i dont even like the smell anymore. i dont why but i know its gonna take me forever to use it up now lol.

Che: Maybe Put it to the Side, Start using something else for a while and then come back to it later. Maybe as one of your Fall/Winter Products?

 

[La Colocha]

It's So Good that we are All Discovering what we Really Like. And How Much of It We Need.

It will help us make informed decisions on future purchases. And that's what I'm looking for.

For this Reason Alone, this Challenge has been Great For Me.

I certainly don't mind spending $ for Good Products, and I Love to Buy New Things, but I want to make sure my hair really likes it/benefits from it, before I purchase it in bulk.

Amen to that right there. I know as long as it took me to use up that sitrinillah and i still like it, this is a good product for me.

 

[Aggie]

Both Of Ya'll Got Enough Products Right Now. Make an Inventory List. Start a Product Journal. Compile Your Fall/Winter Product "Wish Lists." Develop Your Updated Regimens, Since the Season is going to start to change soon.

There is more than enough to occupy your time that doesn't consist of buying new products....

Once You've successfully used up quite a few things, you won't feel so bad replenishing your Fall/Winter Stash.

IK....I'm just tryna' help!

Now the bolded I can certainly agree with. I think when I am able to fully stock up on the Joico products I really want, then I will really stop the impulse buying for sure. I am getting a lot of practice with this challenge already. I think I am at that place in my hair journey where I can say no to products I haven't tried, no matter how rave a review they get. I have a goal and I am focused on the ones I know I want and they are the ones I will stick with.

I know that if you use just one type or brand of product, our hair stops responding to it so I need a choice of about 3 or 4, maybe even 5 different brands to prevent this from happening.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I think when I am able to fully stock up on the Joico products I really want, then I will really stop the impulse buying for sure. I am getting a lot of practice with this challenge already. I know that if you use just one type or brand of product, our hair stops responding to it so I need a choice of about 3 or 4, maybe even 5 different brands to prevent this from happening.

I also Enjoy & Love Having a Variety Of Products. There is Nothing Like Having A Nice Selection Of Great Products.

But You have to know when enough is enough. And Not Start to Hoard or Stockpile Stuff. And Start Feeling Overwhelmed (Like I Was).

Or Even a Little "Guilty"

 

[La Colocha]

I have tommorrow off and i can check at my local bss to see if she has any old jars. She ordered some for me earlier this year and i didn't like it. So there might be some jars left because she didn't carry it before i asked. I felt bad but it didn't work.

I called this morning and she said all the jars are gone. Dang we got pj's everywhere. Sorry i tried t.

 

[IDareT'sHair]

I think I found a 'temporary' substitute for my Elasta QP Mango Butter. It's Black & Bossie All Natural Hair & Scalp Oil:

Aloe Vera, Biotin, Jojoba Oil, RNA, Vitamin B-5, A& E, Wheat Germ, Hydrolized protein, Cystin, Keratin, Bee Pollen and other natural ingredients in a Natural Base.