What Bandwagon did you NEVER jump on? What Technique did you NEVER adopt?

[SmilingElephant]

All of em except the Juice, CG method, and JBCO. Everything else just seemed too complicated.

ETA: I take that back...i also did the Bee Mine growth serum challenge afew yrs back too.

I didn't think co-washing, fingercombing, wash n go's were considered "bandwagons" thoerplexed I just thought that that's just what some ppl do.

Sounds like im on a lot of bandwagons then!
I don't remember what else tho.

I tried baggying at the VERYYYY beginning of my hhj...didn't like it.

 

[AHeadOfCoils]

Megatek (sp)

 

[greenandchic]

Tangle Teezer
Crisco
Vaseline
Steaming
Water only
Cone Free
No Shampoo
PSing 24/7
umm...umm.. These are things i'll Never Ever do... but I'm a regular bandwagoner after tons of research and results and facts and data and pie charts

LOL, yes, the Nonie charts!

 

[kinkycurlygurl]

I don't use heat on my hair at all so I never tried the heat training technique.

 

[LovelyNaps26]

never got into the cooch cream. i considered it actually but after doing other stuff i realized, based on research, there was nothing i could do to speed up my natural hair growth. i decided to focus instead on maximum retention.

 

[Niknak20]

I've never jumped on any of these:
Used MKT
BKT
no pooing
Curly girl method
No combing
No heat or hide your hair challenges
Henna
ACV rinses
Ayurvedic

 

[levette]

I never joined the yeast infection cream for your hair-- too creepy
I have never done henna, acv rinses, baking soda
wearing protective styles 365 days of the year
no shampoo
using mn for hairgrowth

 

[D.N.A.]

CG method
The Jheri Juice craze

Come to think of it, I don't think I've hopped on many bandwagons. I may switch up products from time to time but I've kept it relatively simple.

 

[SimJam]

Ive tried most everything except

wigs, lacefronts and braids (never liked fake hair)
diatomeceous earth and skala (only because I couldnt find a suitable source)
Dominican products - only because by time I decided to try them I had cut out 'cones
Cathy Howse

I must say though that 95% of the things Ive tried have worked for me and are part of my Hair and skin regimen now

 

[InBloom]

Crisco......

 

[BrandNew]

Henna
Baking Soda
ACV

When I tell other naturals I don't do any of these they look at me crazy.

 

[Tiye]

I don't think I've ever been on a bandwagon. I tried ceramides, jbco and moon cycle cutting/trimming last year or 2010. They were fine but I didn't end up adopting any of them.

I will never do the baggy thing. My scalp has to breathe.

 

[sckri23]

skala
dominican products
tangle teezer
megatek/ovation
henna/cassia
baggying
hide your hair
no trimming
deep moisture
relaxers/stretching
lace fronts
half wigs
BKT
wet bunning
yeast infection cream
crown and glory
mega dosing on vitamins for hair growth
no pooing
oil rinses
ph balanced strands
porosity
acv rinses
baking soda rinses
ayurvedic powders
kia fizzle
scratching your scalp
raw egg shakes
cutting with the lunar cycle
shampoo bars
diatomaceous earth

Growth aids or hair vitamins
No shampoo
Protective styling
Weaves, wigs, etc.
Bunning
No combing
Detangling under shower stream

I was wondering do you actually need to stretch or protective style to have length. I'm guessing not now.

 

[sckri23]

Crisco......

Are you serious??? There was a
Crisco challenge?? What, When and WHY??

 

[ManeStreet]

acv
monistat
kimmay leave in
crisco
baking soda
ayurvedic powders
denman
tangle teaser

Omg I can't believe how many people said henna... It can be a pain in the butt in terms of preventing the messiness but its so worth. Some people make mixes more complicated than it has to be. imo

 

[Evolving78]

Henna

i don't think i will ever mess with Henna. too much mixing and i think it will make my hair hard and crunchy.

the vitamin challenges. i can only stomach one or two at the most and i am lazy.

 

[Keen]

I am such a bandwagon hopper. But some of you guys put me to shame. Yall tried everything.

 

[KhandiB]

We are almost identical on this, lol. Even though I was able to find a shampoo without Sulfates, I wasnt searching for it, its awesome

I will add MTG to this, a few years ago it seemed lik EVERYONE was doing it, and I just cant get with stuff that stinks, lol

CG method (you would have to PRY my Silicon Mix/cone laced products out of my hands when I'm dead!)

Anti-Mineral Oil (love Silicon Mix too much for that!)

No Poo (that's just gross to me)

Baggying(too lazy)

Anti-Parabens( sounds like a crock of sh*t to me; sorry, but I would like for my products to NOT spoil after 3 days)

Sulfate Free Shampoo (well I actually tried it and it turned out to be an epic FAIL)

Shea butter mixes for moisture (Shea butter does not moisturize my hair at ALL!!)

"Natural" online hair companies (too damn expensive and I like going to the store to smell/see the product before purchasing)

ETA: No heat challenges (my relaxed hair THRIVED when I was blowdrying/flatironing my hair weekly and getting Dominican blowouts occasionally and I have straightened my natural hair since October at least 5x without any heat damage so far)

Stone me now because I definitely have spoken blasphemy to some of you guys!

 

[Angelinhell]

^^all of this and more

 

[Ogoma]

I will try most things at least once. I have done most of the stuff mentioned above, my only exception is putting stuff on my scalp. I have kept a few of the things I have tried (henna/ayurveda, finding alternatives to shampoo for cleansing (clay, co-washes, etc), and no cones/mineral oil).

I don't consider styling (WnG, twists, wigs, etc) and where products are bought bandwagons.

 

[JBunnie]

I see a few people put the KimmayTube leave in. I never did it knowing it as the KimmayTube leave in.

To me it just seems like all the products I layered in my hair rolled into one step. And that just doesn't work for me, my curl detention just isn't the same if I use that method. I HAVE to layer my products one by one after I do a wash in order for it to be effective. I do mix all the ingredients up in a spray bottle and use that as a refresher for second/third day hair. But I tried it on my own before I ever heard about the Kimmaytube leave in.

To be honest I'm super new to all of this so there are a TON of things I haven't done. But things I don't see myself doing are: wigs, henna/indigo, Indian powders, denman brush, no shampoo, baggying..... that's all I have for now

 

[candy626]

I've gotta add:

-Low/no shampoo regimens (my scalp needs shampoo)

-Going natural (though my hair is still curly, a relaxer tames it a bit without any breakage issues)

-Hide your hair challenges

 

[soon2bsl]

I never used grow aids. In the beginning of my HHJ I would hear about all these different grow aids that I could try to get my hair to grow faster. But since my issue wasn't growth but retention, I figured I'll just be patient and see my hair retaining the 1/2 inch a month that it already grows.

 

[Solitude]

I jumped on the rollersetting bandwagon, several product bandwagons, and the stretching bandwagon.

I'm still rollersetting and I still love it.

I never jumped on the BKT, oil rinsing, or MegaTek bandwagons.

I tried transitioning, so I guess you could say I was on the natural hair bandwagon or part of the "movement" for a while.

 

[lilpooky]

Henna. I would like to try it, but it looks messy. Plus, I don't have the patience to leave it on my hair for that long.

 

[curlcomplexity]

BKT
Full head baggy
oil rinsing
al organic products

 

[PinkSunshine77]

Hairdrinalin, Megatek, BKTs, MN, GHE & going weeks without washing my Hair. That's never happening.

 

[fatimablush]

plopping

yeast cream

no heat--my hair likes heat. as long as a person knows how to take care of their hair..there shouldn't be any hair damage. one time i went to get my hair done a couple years ago,she didn't use a heat protectant..that was the last time i had heat damage.


biotin challenge or any other vitamin challenge. there is always a day or two that i don't take my vitamins.- biotin cause horrible breakouts..

hide your hair for 6 months- i got bored. and it is too hot in florida to do it every day.

green smoothies for growth- too much darn money and this is the reason why i have a hard time eating anything green now.-i am forcing myself.

sheamoisture curl milk-the coconut one--i use that as a body lotion.

all natural--the only line that i really like without all chemicals-Claudie's-she is soo nice and i have never experienced bad customer service.

no comb/finger combing challenge.--really. this dense hair natural or relaxed needs to be comb. when i was sick and my mom was cornrowing my hair--she never fussed and cussed so much in her life.


not using grease--i never stopped. i just never use it daily.

hairfinity
bkt oil rinses--an oily mess.

olive oil--too heavy
shea butter--i don't like the smell

egg shakes--made me hurl.
diatomaceious earth and azteck clay--dry hair for days
scritching--i hate that word and didn't like the feeling on my scalp- as a matter of fact it irritated my scalp.

ayurvedic regimens--
henna- i read on another board a poster's had green pee.

 

[vmerie]

Henna - at least not yet
ACV Rinsing
Oral Growth Aids
Monistat Cream
Lace Fronts
Domincan Blowouts
Baggie Method
Bentonite Clay
Denman Brush

 

[Kurlee]

the horse stuff. Mtg.