Use Up Your Stash 2012 - Session 2

[Ogoma]

@lamaria211 As promised:

L'Oreal Evercreme Deep Conditioning Masque.

I used it to DC for two hours with a heat cap and it made my hair feel very rough, tangley and dry despite being wet. I jumped back in the shower and used up my cleansing conditioner to get it out. I then followed the instructions (or followed a little closer than before) to leave it in for 3-5 minutes and left it in for 10 minutes or so (I was cleaning the bathtub). It didn't feel special or any different. I put on a little bit of oil, threw it in a ponytail, and went to dinner for about 4 hours. It dried really soft and smooth. I liked the end results of using it as instructed. I didn't like the way my wet hair felt, but my dry hair feels like butter.

Pros: Dried soft when I followed instructions; easy to get on-the-ground; and costs less than $6.

Cons: No slip when applying it or rinsing it out; very small container and after two uses, it is all used up; and it made my hair feel tangley and rough when left in for two hours.

I may repurchase if I am ever bored and looking for something to use on the ground, but not anytime soon, if at all.

 

[lamaria211]

@lamaria211 As promised:

L'Oreal Evercreme Deep Conditioning Masque.

I used it to DC for two hours with a heat cap and it made my hair feel very rough, tangley and dry despite being wet. I jumped back in the shower and used up my cleansing conditioner to get it out. I then followed the instructions (or followed a little closer than before) to leave it in for 3-5 minutes and left it in for 10 minutes or so (I was cleaning the bathtub). It didn't feel special or any different. I put on a little bit of oil, threw it in a ponytail, and went to dinner for about 4 hours. It dried really soft and smooth. I liked the end results of using it as instructed. I didn't like the way my wet hair felt, but my dry hair feels like butter.

Pros: Dried soft when I followed instructions; easy to get on-the-ground; and costs less than $6.

Cons: No slip when applying it or rinsing it out; very small container and after two uses, it is all used up; and it made my hair feel tangley and rough when left in for two hours.

I may repurchase if I am ever bored and looking for something to use on the ground, but not anytime soon, if at all.

Excellent review thanks very much!

 

[sky035]

Progress everyone. This weekend I used up 2 products: Ecostyler gel w olive oil and Curls Unleashed. I am really happy about this .

 

[lamaria211]

Slowly but surely working my way thru my QB BRBC and SM Curl Enhancing Smoothie im alternating my usage one each day I have less than 1/2 of a jar in each

 

[faithVA]

OK Confession Time. I BOUGHT STUFF I'm finished buying stuff though. For real. I'm just trying to get my hair moisturized and stop this breakage.

So I've been doing the curly girl method/conditioner only method for 6 weeks with the Tresemme. My hair is starting to become hydrated. So I tried the sample of the Deva Curl that my girl tashboog gave me a few months ago. And I liked it. So I bought the line to use for the remaining 6 weeks.

So adding 5 items to my stash
Deva Curl No Poo
Deva Curl One Conditioner
Deva Curl Angel
Deva Curl Set It Free
Deva Curl Heaven in Hair.

Some of the ladies in the Setback thread and the Low porosity thread have been trying to help me with my protein issue. So for the meantime I am going to stop DCing all together to see if it helps my hair improve.

So until further notice all my products are on hiatus except for the Deva Curl products, Tresemme Naturals, my oils, butters and Sta Sof Fro. I hope I can turn my hair around in the next 6 weeks.

 

[JJamiah]

faithVA, I hope you do find something that works

Sorry your going through the madness with the breakage.

 

[lamaria211]

Im going to cowash today with either Giovanni Tea Tree condish or Natures Gate Moisturizing Aloe condish im trying to use both of them up
faithVA reviews please!

 

[faithVA]

Thanks JJamiah. I hope to find out too. I have been searching for 3 years and still having issues. Hopefully this summer is the summer I can get a grasp on things.

Definitely lamaria211. I am already documenting my curly girl/conditioner only method journey in my blog and in the Curly Girl/Tightly Curly thread. But I will also post my results here. I have another 6 weeks on the Curly Girl method. I will definitely know by then whether I am progressing or not.

 

[lamaria211]

So I ended up mixing the 2 conditioners together applying on dry hair and put a cap on ill rinse in an hr the add more condish then do a sloppy rinse

 

[KiWiStyle]

I'm putting a small dent in my stash removal guys!
Over the last few few weeks, I used up and sold:

1. CHI Iron Guard (sold)
2. Burt's Bees Very Volumizing Shampoo
3. Burt's Bees More Moisture Raspberry & Brazil Nut conditioner
4. QB HoneyBush Tea Soft Gel
5. Avocado Oil

 

[lamaria211]

I have like 1oz of avocado oil left so I added some on top of my dry CW over here ill rinse in another hr

 

[JJamiah]

Okay as a treat to myself for using things up. The next 5-10 products I use up. I gave myself a large range LOL, I will buy myself some Ojon Restorative Hair treatment. I want to try this out. BUt.... I want some stipulation behind it and using up 5-10 products is a great goal to strive for

 

[KiWiStyle]

I used up my QB BRBC last week so I just replaced it with QB AOHC today. I also bought Giovanni Smooth As Silk Deep Moisture Shampoo for DD. I combined her products with my list because we pretty much use the same things even though her hair is natural. I only use the natural products on her and keep it extremely simple.

 

[faithVA]

Ok used my Deva Curl products tonight: No Poo, Deva One Conditioner, Angel. They aren't a fail but its too early to say whether they work for my hair.

I found some tips online about use so I put the No Poo on dry hair and rinsed Next time I will prepoo with the Tresemme Naturals, rinse, use the No Poo on wet hair and then use the conditioner as a cowash and a leave-in.

I don't think this products work as well separately because they are sort of weird. I will rate the No Poo next wash. I still like the Deva One. It's not like other conditioners though. It's not going to give you that slip feeling but it does have slip in some weird way

I like the gel on wet hair. Let's see how it feels when my hair dries.

I know its not much of a review but they are strange products and hard to compare them to other things.

 

[JJamiah]

Faith give them a full 30 days before you really draw a conclusion. sometimes the residue from other products are still in our hair.

So in order to give yourself a fair shot give it at little time

 

[faithVA]

Faith give them a full 30 days before you really draw a conclusion. sometimes the residue from other products are still in our hair.

So in order to give yourself a fair shot give it at little time

Most definitely. Just wanted to keep llamaria updated.

Nothing works on my hair anyway. I have no reason to switch

I will be surprised though if these products last 30 days. I'm cowashing 3x a week. So hopefully they will last 2 weeks

 

[lamaria211]

Most definitely. Just wanted to keep llamaria updated.

Nothing works on my hair anyway. I have no reason to switch

I will be surprised though if these products last 30 days. I'm cowashing 3x a week. So hopefully they will last 2 weeks

Thanks hun I appreciate it

 

[Lanea87]

Updated my stash, added some stuff.

***GONE
*** Goal to use up for the month or whats left to use up for the month

Shampoo
ApHogee Shampoo for Damaged Hair
K-PAK Reconstruct Shampoo
***Crème of Nature Detangling Shampoo (Green bottle)
***Crème of Nature Detangling Shampoo (Green bottle)
***Crème of Nature Detangling Shampoo (Green bottle)
***Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo
**Goal is to have 2 shampoo's (Clarifying and Moisturizing)

Conditioner
Giovanni Smooth as Silk Deeper Moisture Conditioner
Protein DC mixture
Aussie 3 min miracle
Aussie 3 min miracle
Garnier Fructis 3-Min Undo
Garnier Fructis 3-Min Undo
K-PAK Reconstruct Conditioner
K-PAK Deep Penetrating Reconstructor
ApHogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor
***Aussie Moist Conditioner
*** Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Conditioner
Lustrasilk Tea Tree Cholesterol
**Goal is to have 4 conditioners (2-3 DC's and 1 to cowash with)

Leave-In/Moisturizer
***GVP The Conditioner- Leave In Conditioner (Paul Mitchell)
Hawaiian Silky Miracle Worker 14 in 1
(Jamaican Fruit) Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship Leave-In Split End Protector
(Lemon Grass) Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship Leave-In Split End Protector
Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship Leave-In Split End Protector
ApHogee Pro-Vitamin Leave In Conditioner
Aphogee Keratin & Green Tea
Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship Leave-In Split End Protector
Mizani Coconut Souffle
***GVP The Conditioner- Leave In Conditioner (Paul Mitchell)
Mizani H2O Intense Night-Time Treatment
Design Essentials HCO Leave-In Conditioner and Blow Drying Lotion
**Goal is to have 4 leave- ins IDKY

Oil
Wheat Germ Oil
***Jamaican Black Castro Oil
Hairveda Vatika Oil
**Goal is to have 3 oils (1 ceramide, JBCO for edges, and EVCO)

Other
CHI Silk Infusion
CHI Silk Infusion
KeraCare Foam Wrap Lotion
Motions Foam Wrap Lotion
ORS Edge Control
***got2b glued SPIKING GLUE
Beyond The Zone- Turn Up The Heat Spray
GVP Shaping Spray Plus (Sebastian)
***EcoStyler Gel
***Nexxus Emergencee

 

[Lanea87]

Added More

***GONE
*** Goal to use up for the month or whats left to use up for the month

Shampoo
ApHogee Shampoo for Damaged Hair
K-PAK Reconstruct Shampoo
***Crème of Nature Detangling Shampoo (Green bottle)
***Crème of Nature Detangling Shampoo (Green bottle)
***Crème of Nature Detangling Shampoo (Green bottle)
***Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo
**Goal is to have 2 shampoo's (Clarifying and Moisturizing)

Conditioner
Giovanni Smooth as Silk Deeper Moisture Conditioner
Protein DC mixture
Aussie 3 min miracle
Aussie 3 min miracle
Garnier Fructis 3-Min Undo
Garnier Fructis 3-Min Undo
K-PAK Reconstruct Conditioner
K-PAK Deep Penetrating Reconstructor
ApHogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor
***Aussie Moist Conditioner
Silk Elements MegaSilk Moisturizing Treatment
Silk Elements MegaSilk Moisturizing Treatment
*** Herbal Essences Hello Hydration Conditioner
**Goal is to have 4 conditioners (2-3 DC's and 1 to cowash with)

Leave-In/Moisturizer
***GVP The Conditioner- Leave In Conditioner (Paul Mitchell)
Hawaiian Silky Miracle Worker 14 in 1
(Jamaican Fruit) Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship Leave-In Split End Protector
(Lemon Grass) Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship Leave-In Split End Protector
Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship Leave-In Split End Protector
Herbal Essences Long Term Relationship Leave-In Split End Protector
Mizani Coconut Souffle
***GVP The Conditioner- Leave In Conditioner (Paul Mitchell)
Mizani H2O Intense Night-Time Treatment
Design Essentials HCO Leave-In Conditioner and Blow Drying Lotion
**Goal is to have 4 leave- ins IDKY

Oil
Wheat Germ Oil
***Jamaican Black Castro Oil
Hairveda Vatika Oil
**Goal is to have 3 oils (1 ceramide, JBCO for edges, and EVCO)

Other
CHI Silk Infusion
CHI Silk Infusion
KeraCare Foam Wrap Lotion
Motions Foam Wrap Lotion
ORS Edge Control
***got2b glued SPIKING GLUE
Beyond The Zone- Turn Up The Heat Spray
GVP Shaping Spray Plus (Sebastian)
***EcoStyler Gel
***Nexxus Emergencee

 

[JeterCrazed]

Hsuan Wen Hua is gone!!! Belegenza GrowOut almost gone. There was a Belegenza sale and I didn't buy one product.

 

[Ogoma]

I am down to the wire with my non-staples (end of July, they should all be done) so I decided to stock up on some staples and go about finding myself a moisturizer.

I used my pass for the past few months to re-up on staples:
- KMF UMG (2)
- Terressentials LCL (2)
- CJ Curl Rehab (2)
- CJ Smoothing Conditioner (2)
- TJ Tea Tree Tingle (2)
- Desert Essence Coconut (2)

I have been using my leave-ins as nighttime moisturizer and I am running through them too quickly. I decided to begin my search for a staple moisturizer and for products to do twist outs/braid outs:

- QB AOHC (1)
- QB Aethiopika Butter (1)
- QB CTDG (1)
- Pura Body Murumuru Lotion (1)

 

[classoohfive]

I haven't updated in a while. The new items are ones I mentioned I had purchased a few weeks ago and never added to the list. I've been good and haven't purchased new products since.

Organic Root Stimulator / Olive Oil Creamy Aloe Shampoo (staple)

I finished this but I already had a replacement ordered, lol.

Pantene / Clarifying Shampoo (staple?)

Finished, and one of the new items I have is the Ion Clarifying Shampoo to replace it. I haven't tried it yet.

GVP / Conditioning Balm
GVP / Leave-In Conditioner and Styler
Hair One Packs

I raised my goal from 10 to 13 since I've purchased a few new products that weren't staple replacements. I have a few conditioners that are getting low but I've been trying to leave my hair alone as much as possible so things are moving slow.

 

[JJamiah]

classoohfive I like the Ion Clarifying shampoo, it's the only one I use

Good job getting those products down.

Ogoma Good job getting that stash low
JeterCrazed that is definitely will power on not picking up new products and good job with using up some items
ZebraPrintLover - you'll be here with me another round (got you back ) LOL
YOu know I wub you

 

[Angelinhell]

I think I'm just going to donate the rest my products I don't want to a local shelter or something. I mean, I didn't like them so I can't really find a way to use them up.

 

[JJamiah]

Angelinhell that is an awesome way to get products out of your hands and not wasting them. I am sure others will surely appreciate it. Good Idea.

 

[NikkiQ]

I have sucked HORRIBLY this session! Products are still on their way here so I haven't been able to use any. Hopefully I'll be able to put a dent in them when they finally get here and I get out of these mini braids.

Sent by me from my Android phone.Boom

 

[Angelinhell]

Joico k-pak intense hydrator GONE
Lottabody foam wrap
Salon finish foam wrap
BB foam wrap
Aphogee Essential Oils
Joico k-pak color therapy restorative styling oil GONE
Keracare Oil sheen WILL KEEP
Keracare oil moisturizer WILL KEEP
Proclaim neutralizing shampoo
Africa's Best ultimate herbal oil THREW AWAY
Cb Smoothe cool silk conditioner
Chi Infra shampoo
Chi Infra Treatment

Just updating what I have. Nothing really "good" like some of you ladies.

 

[Angelinhell]

Oh, quick question. Can anybody recommend a good liquid leave in conditioner? It's like the only thing I haven't been able to find to complete my regimen.

 

[lamaria211]

Oh, quick question. Can anybody recommend a good liquid leave in conditioner? It's like the only thing I haven't been able to find to complete my regimen.

I like Aveeno Nourish Leave in Treatment.

 

[Lanea87]

ZebraPrintLover - you'll be here with me another round (got you back ) LOL
YOu know I wub you

JJamiah
LOL yea I will be here probably til the end of the year. I needed more moisturizing DC so I had to pick up something.