WHAT ARE U TAKING OR NOT TAKING W/YOU TO 2008

[Windsy]

Are there any habbits, products, regiment, etc. that you are taking or not taking with you in the new year (2008) or any thing that you want to try?


Taking:
Oil Rinses

Not Taking:
Mild Protein Treatment

Want To Try:
Ayurveda Products

 

[DaPPeR]

Taking:
Less product is beneficial for my hair
Dominican Products
Oil Rinses
*Herbal Essence Dangerously Straight Conditioner* (slippppppppp)

Not Taking:
any Nexxus products

Might try:
ACV Rinses
Baking soda washes
Ayurvedic products

 

[JustKiya]

Taking:
Henna
Ayuverdic Treatments
Cowashing
Protective Styling

Not Taking:
Little to no leave in

Might Try:
Heat

 

[Dposh167]

Taking:
ion heat protectant
GVP flat iron
coconut oil
cocasta shikakai oil (hairveda.net)
groHealthy olive cream
hello hydration

lots of baggying
caramel/molasses treatment

Not Taking:
any elasta QP products

Want To Try:
biolage cera-repair

 

[Nightingale]

Taking:
Current regimen and products

Not Taking:
Bigen
Any color rinses


Will try:
Henna

 

[youwillrise]

taking:

kenra mc
protective styles
low manipulation
s-curl
aphogee hardcore treatment

leaving:

combs & brushes
product junkyism
inconsistency lol

 

[vevster]

I'm taking everything I'm currently doing.

 

[Whimsy]

Not taking:

• laziness
• roughing up my hair

Taking:

• regular deep conditioning
• a gentle touch

Trying:

• a new regimin
• amla oil (and other oils)

 

[curlcomplexity]

Taking
- pre-pooing
- ayruvedic products

Leaving
- wet rollersetting (at least for 2008)
- braidouts
- small combs

 

[caramelcutieinva]

Taking:
Coconut Oil
Mixing Oil in Relaxers
Nexxus Botanoil
Mane n Tail Shampoo and Conditioner


Not Taking:
Herbal Essence Products
Optimum Products
Bonnet Hair Dryers


Want To Try:
Washing hair in the shower
Some Heat
Denman Brushes
More Nexxus Products
ORS Lye
More Mane n Tail Products

 

[Glitter]

Taking:
Relaxers and stretching (I love the "oh wow" factor)
Growth Aids
Weekly DC
Light protein treatments (aubreys, ors)
Almond Oil
Olive Oil pills
NTM products


Not taking:
Oil rinsing
Rollersetting
Frequent heat usage
Loose, unprotected ends
Wigs, or ponys of any kind
Lots of hair manipulation/pulling
WGO (whack!)
Any shampoo besides Nexxus - they burn the heck out of my eyes

Might try:
Incorporating more dominican products
Using more organic products

 

[HoneyA]

Taking
Low manipulation
All my vits
coconut, castor and olive oils
regular deep conditioning with heat
regular washing
pre pooing

Not Taking
-----

Want to Try
Ayurvedic treatments

 

[SignatureBeauty]

I am with Vester on taking everything I currently do, which isn't much!!!

 

[ravenmerlita]

Taking:
Weekly deep conditioning
Regular protein treatments
Roller sets
Pre-pooing
Vitamins

Not Taking:
Too frequent flat-ironing
Too frequent brushing

Want to Try:
Curly girl routine
Oil rinses
Upping my water intake
Exercising more

 

[locabouthair]

Taking
being a DIY

Leaving
Stylists period!!!

 

[SUPER SWEET]

Taking:
Rollersetting
More salon visits while strecthing 4 months
Pre-natal vitamins
Water

Not Taking:
Flat ironing weekly
Braidouts/Twistouts

Want to try:
More Dominican Products
Ellin Lavar products

 

[DaPPeR]

bumping......

 

[Evazhair]

Taking: Dominican/Spanish products, ayurvedic herbs, oils, Kenra,Biolage, Natural Oasis, prepooing, dc on dry hair, porosity control shampoo


Not Taking: cheapie conditioners, keracare setting aids, Dove moisture mist, BB pink lotion, dabur amla oil, Joico biojoba shampoo,


Want To Try:More Dominican conditioners, Kenra shampoo/daily provision, Abba molasses shampoo Aubrey Organics conditioners, anything extremely moisturizing, Gro Aut oil.

 

[BeautifulFlower]

This one is fun

Taking:
Shikakai Shampoo Bar
Amla Oil
Coconut Oil
Scalp Massages
Exercise, Vitamins, Proper Eating

Not Taking:
Defeating Thinking (Your Thoughts Create Your World)
Alot of different products (No More Bandwagons, Do whats been working)

Try:
Daily Co-wash
Rollersetting
BSL+ hair

 

[gymfreak336]

Taking:

Joico conditioners
Silk proteins
Mizani relaxer
CON shampoo
more oil usage
Pantene mask and ORS conditioner
Rollersetting

Not taking:

Attempting long relaxer stretches
no heat
infrequent trims
HARD protein

Might Try
Finding a colorist
Finding a stylist
Going back to Salon Exclusives product line-I loved the moisture sheen therapy

 

[Windsy]

BUMPING Bumping

 

[fivetimestwo]

I'm taking:

Nexxus Shampoos (the conditioners are just so-so)
Ayurvedic products (amla oil regular or lite)
Oil Rinses (going to try with new oils/currently using olive oil)
DC w/ heat
Cholesterol conditioners for mild protein
Giovanni Direct Leave In
Protective bunning 90% of the time
CW between poos
Silica vitamins

I'm leaving behind:

DC w/o heat
K-Cutter comb (more like K-Rippererplexed)
Henna
Heavy Protein (apparently I never "need" it b/c it never works)
All other vitamins (too much pill poppin' 4 me)
Rinsing in the sink instead of shower/tub (hair is getting too long for the weak water pressure in the kitchen)

 

[Proudpiscean]

Taking:
Low manipulation/protective styles
Frequent deep conditioning/co-washes
Henna
shikakai oil, castor oil, coconut oil, amla oil
Staple dominican products
Stretching relaxers (16 weeks)
V05 Tea Therapy
WRTC
Aphogee 2 minute protein treatment
Pantene R&N hair mask
Kenra MC
Dusting

Leaving:
Oil rinses
Combs/brushes

Want to try:
Caruso roller set

 

[naijamerican]

Taking
- Daily CO-washing
- Giovanni Direct Leave-in Conditioner
- Qhemet Biologics Olive Cream Conditioner and Detangler
- Shea butter (I re-discovered this in the past few weeks)
- Jojoba, almond, and olive oils
- Denman Brush
- Twists and protective styles
- Trims every 12 weeks

Leaving
- Inconsistency with hair care
- Laziness
- Not wearing a scarf at night
- Not deep conditioning as frequently as I really need to (probably about twice a week)


Want to try
- Afro Detangler
- DIY for different hair styles

 

[Windsy]

Leaving:
Oil rinses
Combs/brushes

Oil Rinsing??? I think you are the first to not like this. May I ask why?

 

[Moroni]

Taking
being a DIY

Leaving
Stylists period!!!

YEAH! DAT'S WHUT UM TAWKIN' BOUT!!!

Also Taking
Henna
Coconut Milk/Lime Treatment
Caramel Treatment
DC with every wash
Ayurvedics
Silk Amino Acids
Growth Aids
Co-washes 3X/wk
Rollersetting

Not Taking
Nexxus Humectress
EVOO
MTG (straight)
Peppermint Oil
Paying someone to freak up my hair!

ETA: Want To Try:
Viviscal

 

[dinaaike]

Good thread!

Taking
-Co-washing
-Kerasilk URC
-Porosity Control conditioner
-"Healthy body, Healthy hair" policy
-My new flat iron
-A solid regimen
-Picture-taking to track results!

Leaving
-Kerasilk RC (blehck!)
-Hurried hair styling
-Scissor-happy behavior/unscheduled trims
-Inconsistency and experimentation
-Bathroom chemistry (too much to do)

Want to try
-More creative styling
-Keracare Humecto
-Skin lotion as a leave-in (I've just gotta know)

 

[amwcah]

TAKING
Stretching
Protective Styling
Baggying
Consistently(Products/Supplements)
UBH Conditioner/Moisturizer
S Curl
Amla Oil
Deep Conditioning(dry hair)
Frequent Washes

LEAVING
Henna(too much work and mess)
Growth Aids(it will grow regardless)
Portable Hard Hat Dryer(upgrading to salon standing hd)
Bandwagons(need consistency)
PJism(gets expensive)

 

[bluevalentine]

TAKING ::
my beloved mizani moisturefuse
CON poo
amla oil
mizani lye relaxer for FINE/COLOR treated hair
smooth n shine 60 second reconstructor
aphogee treatment for damaged hair
V05 extra body conditioner for co-washes
co washing everytime i work out (which can be up to 5 days a week)
coconut milk soaks
giovanni direct 50/50 conditioner, smooth as silk poo and conditioner
oil rinsing
my fhi
detangling in the shower and my shower comb
my pjimsm (ima slow it down but its coming with me lol)



LEAVING::
Silicon mix and all the other dominican conditioners i have
mizani lye relaxer for medium/normal hair
pantene mask (please don't stone me )
working out without rinsing or washing my hair
herbal essences conditioners
NTM products
my hand held blowdryer (this is gonna be TOUGH)

that is all

 

[Artemis]

Taking
My Current Regimen
Joico and Paul Mitchell products
Vitamins
Moderate heat use (low temp)
Enjoying my hair at every length
Frequent dusting and S&D (once/month)

Leaving
Bigen haircolor
PJ-ism (pointless due to my solid reggie)
Non-salon quality tools and products
Airdrying hair loose

Might try
Stretching relaxers to maximum 10-12 wks
Going to a stylist for touch-ups
More confidence when wearing hair down
Semi-permanent haircolor