armyqt, she used the Affirm regular. because of the way it was applied, it wasn't a problem. i wanted mild though cuz i was scurred.
blkmane, my regimen is basically doing very little but the bun and drawstring ponytail. i put curl activator all over my hair, Vaseline on my ends and a sandwich baggie over that. this has really helped. i'll email it to you.
i recently revised my vitamin regime based on recommendations by jade. here's what i'm taking now:
- Central Vite Multi Vitamin (1/ day)
- Nature's Bounty C & E, 500mg of each Combo (1/ day)
- Natrol Vegetal Silica (1/ day)
- Country Life Biotin, 5mg (1/ day)
- Trimedica MSM capsule (1000mg, 2-3/day)
- Vitamin Shoppe Evening Primrose Oil, 1300mg (1/day)
- Vitamin Shoppe Pantothenic Acid (B5), 500mg (2-3/day)
diva4life, you don't have to tell me, girl. i am now a HUGE fan of Avlon's products. i had already been using KeraCare for quite some time. so i'm not surprised that i liked the way my perm turned out. i rarely flat iron my hair, or even wear it down for that matter—maybe 5 days out of a month, if that. i think this is another thing that has helped me get closer to my goal. oh yeah, you can get the Caruso Rollers at Sally's Beauty. online, check out:
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londondiva, yes this is my first lye relaxer in about 15 years of relaxing. talk about a creature of habit. lol! i don't notice any difference in my hair at all. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
skeegeesmb, i just chickened out because the last time i did my own retouch, my hair was about 3" long. /images/graemlins/blush.gif
kitkat, you're right. a good stylist is really important, and i would hate to injure someone for cutting off more than i want. /images/graemlins/mad.gif
thanks, niambura! /images/graemlins/smile.gif
adrienne