Use 1 Buy 1 Challenge pt.4

Beautyaddict- I understand bad hair days. Especially after you put a ton of time into a style. Glad you had enough time to salvage it and are going to try it again.
 
Now I remember why I never tried Carol's Daughter....that mess is expensive.

No way I'm paying $20 for 8oz regularly and $12 on sale is nice but still dang. No reason to get hooked on something I can't afford.

This really makes it easy to do a no buy.
 
hmm, I don't know about the safflower oil or HOTS in general. Maybe I did something wrong? The jury is still out, but after I washed my hair with Bee Mine poo bar, my hair still felt kind of greasy. Maybe I should have washed twice.
 
Mk- I will say at first it feels greasy, but then as I go through the rest of the process I don't feel the greasy-ness. Also I find if I don't rinse warm enough it will feel slightly "coated".

I hope it goes better for you.
 
maybe the poo bar wasnt good enough to rinse out all the oil. you might wanna use a real shampoo(liquid, maybe sulfates is you use them) after. but its still odd because i co wash after slathering my hair in oil.
is safflower a heavy oil?
 
Beauty--It was the bantu knots. They take forever to dry. You can't take them suckers out unless they are bone dry or as you experienced you will get frizz. I say try it again when you have some time to really let your hair dry, maybe sit under the dryer. I quit bantu knots a long time ago cuz I ain't got the patience.
 
I wore my braids loose today, I had them covered most of the day so when I got to work they were still dripping wet. I had to blot it dry with a paper towel. I need to bring a headband with me because they were constantly falling in my eyes between my glasses and my face.
 
Vonnieluvs08 said:
Mk- I will say at first it feels greasy, but then as I go through the rest of the process I don't feel the greasy-ness. Also I find if I don't rinse warm enough it will feel slightly "coated".

I hope it goes better for you.
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Thanks! It felt silky but greasy if that makes any sense.

chebaby said:
maybe the poo bar wasnt good enough to rinse out all the oil. you might wanna use a real shampoo(liquid, maybe sulfates is you use them) after. but its still odd because i co wash after slathering my hair in oil.
is safflower a heavy oil?
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Nope, its very light Che. Maybe like Vonnie said its not as greasy as I think.
 
beautyaddict1913 said:
Blue! Im still salty that I missed the Ayurnatural sale! Did u get to get ur pimento oil?

Good evening ladies! Im having a bad hair week :nono: Last night I lightly spritzed my hair with water and flat twisted with Curl Junkie CCCC (trying to use it up, its too light for me as a styler and why use it as a leave in) and a little ORS gel (trying to use that up too). I also bantu knotted my ends. I thought my hair was going to be bomb.com today! It wasnt even dry this morning! When I discovered that the first one wasnt dry after taking it down I started blowdrying the rest and they still didnt dry! It was a frizzy mess! I put it half up and down in a hairzing, smoothed my edges with donna marie pomade and aloe vera gel and I still wasnt satisfied! Just that little bit of water ruined my whole day! idk what to do tonight! Guess I will flat twist again tonight and not add any product. I had such a fab week last week with miss jessie's that I just dont know what to do lol. Miss jessie you are ALRIGHT with me! I dont care what they say about u maam! lol!
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Yes! I got 5 bottles of the pimento oil. It should last me 'til my no-buy is over. I'm strongly thinking 'bout doing the 3rd leg....Don't know yet.

I so enjoy this thread 'cause I gain so much knowlege through product reviews and hair regimens and styles. Now I know that bantu-knots take a long time to dry....Didn't know they did.

Hope your hair-day tomorrow is better.
 
ok, it doesnt appear to be as oily as I first thought. It feels pretty good, we'll see once I take my rollers out.
 
mkd said:
ok, it doesnt appear to be as oily as I first thought. It feels pretty good, we'll see once I take my rollers out.
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Yeah, it does take some getting use to. But the cumulative effects are worth it.

It gets better with time. Sorta' like Henna. The more you do it, the better it looks/feels. (If it works for you):yep:
 
curlyhersheygirl said:
That's what I was referring to. Thanks Che I will put the dew back on my "to try" list for after my no buy leg ends in April.
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Also: don't Sleep on DB's Coconut Lemongrass Transitioning Hair Cream.:lick:

I Personally liked it better than the Daily L-I and the Peach Kernel H. Milk.

It's a Great Product.:grin:

Very, Very Nice.:yep:
 
I think next washday, I'll do: my HOT w/Soybean Oil under Heat Cap and Co-Cleanse with the Plueberry, Do a Mendex Treatment under dryer, DC with Komaza, apply L-I and Argan & Dry.

Sticking with the bottle of Mendex until finished then will move on to possibly SSI Okra. Will be rotating Komaza, KBB & BnB's as my DC'ers.
 
i hope the local store has some of komaza deep conditioners. i do want to try them. my only staple deep conditioner is kbb mask and maybe mhc olive you. but i dont really "deep" condition anyway so i guess it doesnt matter.

i looked through my stash today and most of my stylers are products im saving for the summer. they just taking up space lmao.
 
How long before you all started seeing results from the HOTs and ceramide oils?
 
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mkd said:
How long before you all started seeing results from the HOTs and ceramide oils?
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i dont really use ceremides like that but just from HOTS i dont know if i can say ive seen noticeable results that i KNOW came from the oil. i know it helps the hair but i cant say its something i can pin down just to the oil. i hope that makes sense.
 
mkd said:
How long before you all started seeing results from the HOTs and ceramide oils?
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I've retain moisture using ceramides oils, and it do not make it straighten so easy as butter/pomade do.

Today is 1 year naturality!(or whatever it called:lachen:)
 
Vonnieluvs08 said:
RosalindB- I feel your pain. I wear a size 11 (10.5 if it runs big) and if I find shoes I like in my size for a reasonable price I scoop them up with quickness.

That's why I was so hyped about my Nine West purchase...if I went in the store I would never have found these shoes.

I generally don't buy shoes online since I have to try them on to make sure they fit.
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Yes Vonnieluv, it is so frustrating as they include all full sizes and half sizes from 3 to 8 so it goes 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 etc all the way to size 8 and then a few stores stock a size 9. Size 8.5 just does not exist in stores :sad:

My JBCO arrived today so just awaiting for my other oils and I'm done till summer :yep:
 
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Mk-I think I really started noticing the differences this month (2-3months after starting HOTs). I know it was working before but I wasn't doing anything new/different to my hair to recognize. Now that I've changed styles and techniques I'm really noticing the difference. I was noticing my hair being shinier and feeling soft even when in a WnG.
 
Ltown said:
I've retain moisture using ceramides oils, and it do not make it straighten so easy as butter/pomade do.

Today is 1 year naturality!(or whatever it called:lachen:)
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Ceramides are permanently in my regimen, too. My hair seems to have gotten a little more ooomph to it since I've been using them. I use hemp seed oil and wheat germ oil added to my DCs or HOTs. Been doing this since Sept '10.

And CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ANNIVERSARY. Mine is Apr 4, 2011.
 
I will just spritz my hair today, I want to see how long I can keep these in for so I dont want to pile stuff on. I havent bought anything and I dont really feel an urge to.
 
Yall I am wowed at the moment. I ordered from oyin on Monday nite. I got a notice that it shipped today. I am flooored. I swore it was going to get my stuff around valentine's day. I see Oyin doing better.

Hope yall have a great day!
 
hey all.
today i went and picked up the mixed silk products(mixed chicks knock off) which was a big mistake. i dont like it. the smell is disgusting. it smells like a chemical that can do some damage lmao. the conditioner left my hair soft but the leave in took away all my definition lmao. i will not use it again and if i can return it i will:nono:
 
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