Yogurt for Straightening/Loosing curl pattern in 4b naturals...

[naturalgurl]

I have used yogurt, Whole milk and now - coconut milk & lime.
what I have liked the best is yogurt..... It is a light protien and softens nicely. I also liked the milk - but it is so cotton pickin' messy. I use milk in a spray bottle. Whole milk has the most protien.

Yogurt EVOO and honey - is my light protein treatment. BTW - lowfat yogurt has more PROTEIN that full fat yogurt..... so I use that. Plain yogurt from the market is 69 cents. It does not get any better than that.

I do all protien or henna treatments as pree poos. - It just works better for me. I use the same moisture DC treatments after I shampoo.


I woke up this morning and DID not like the feeling of the Coconut milk and lime. left it on while I slept.

I may have left it on too long. I am not sure. I am not sure if my hair is weak or not. I hope not...

I am DCing now - so I will report back later.

A girl after my own heart! I've been using yogurt for months and had no idea it was a curl loosener or softener. I just thought it was good for protein. I use all natural and my hair is thriving! I did coconut milk with lime juice last weekend followed with a caramelization. My hair is like ! My hair is so soft and shiny but yet it feels like someone could swing me by the hair(I know I say that a lot, but it feels like velvet rope!)!

 

[Cheleigh]

Do/would you still consider your hair natural, if you use this combo to loosen your curls? Are the effects permanent?

just curious.....

I definately consider myself still natural. It doesn't loosen the curls like that, IMO. Also, I don't think the effects are permanent--it's not breaking any protein bonds.

 

[naturalgurl]

CurlDiva, I use all natural for my natural hair. So I would say I'm still natural. I don't think this is a permanent thing and if it is, I still consider it natural and my hair natural. In my book, if it's not produced in a lab or chemical, it's natural. JMO

 

[JustKiya]

Do/would you still consider your hair natural, if you use this combo to loosen your curls? Are the effects permanent?

just curious.....

I still consider my hair natural - I can see how some more - regimented people - might say that it's blurring the line, but to that. My curls haven't gotten any bigger, nor do they 'hang' more, but they are 'looser' - it's like the tension has been reduced - but my hair isn't long enough for the weight of my hair alone to make it 'hang'. I betcha this would be a FABULOUS pre-flat iron treatment!

I use all natural and my hair is thriving! I did coconut milk with lime juice last weekend followed with a caramelization. My hair is like ! My hair is so soft and shiny but yet it feels like someone could swing me by the hair(I know I say that a lot, but it feels like velvet rope!)!

Girl, I know EXACTLY what you mean!!! That combo makes for some smooth, fierce, STRONG, crazy soft & shiny hair - it's insane.

 

[Misshairdiva]

The yogurt did not work for me
I used Danons Plain yogurt w/Pantene conitioner and it was HARD and TANGLY!! If I leave conditioner in my hair for an hour it is always SOFT. I dont know if it was the brand of yogurt I used or what but I guess different strokes for different folks.

 

[naturalgurl]

The yogurt did not work for me
I used Danons Plain yogurt w/Pantene conitioner and it was HARD and TANGLY!! If I leave conditioner in my hair for an hour it is always SOFT. I dont know if it was the brand of yogurt I used or what but I guess different strokes for different folks.

awwwww. I use natural yogurt by itself or mixed with egg whites. I don't know if the cones in the pantene just didn't mix or what. Maybe your hair likes cones instead, cones make my hair fall out. Like you said, different strokes for different folks.

 

[Lucky's Mom]

Coconut & lime was a dream.

Will post pics soon.

 

[TrustMeLove]

I wanted to subscribe. This is a long thread and I don't want to lose it. Interesting.

 

[Prettypsych]

The yogurt did not work for me
I used Danons Plain yogurt w/Pantene conitioner and it was HARD and TANGLY!! If I leave conditioner in my hair for an hour it is always SOFT. I dont know if it was the brand of yogurt I used or what but I guess different strokes for different folks.

Are you using whole yogurt? Even though whole is best--at the least, use low fat. Don't use fat-free ; I don't believe it works as well and many yogurts are fat free now...

 

[Bigghair]

I love the yogurt and honey treatment as a deep conditioner. I did this today as I was detangling and my hair loves it as usual.

 

[drea3084]

Wow this thread was long...I couldn't read all of it but I'm goin to have to give this a shot and see what it does.

Thanks for posting this!

 

[filthyfresh]

Trying this tomorrow.
Yogurt and coconut milk.
CM alone works pretty nicely for me.
But I need that extra edge since I'm 20 wks post.
Will let you all know how it went.

 

[Platinum]

Very interesting... I'm not sure if I subscribed to this thread already. Do you apply this on dry or wet hair?

 

[JustKiya]

I'm doing this tommorow too, as my every other month protien treatment. Yogurt, molasses, coconut milk, and a new thickener I'm experimenting with...... It should be interesting. I'm going for a record for easiest detangling session ever!

 

[luckiestdestiny]

Hi ladies!
Ok, so I saw this thread and started thinking about the remainder of that big tub of low fat plain yogurt that I bought for a recipe last week. I thought I would give it a try, because my hair needs...something. Anyhow, I mixed about 1 1/2 to 2 cups of low fat yogurt, about 1tsp of amla oil, 2T coconut oil and maybe 1/4t of liquid SAA (it had just arrived and I was itching to use it).

Now, I planned to put it in my hair right away, but I couldn't get over the smell of the amla oil (boy that caught me by suprise!) and a friend that I haven't seen in ages called, so I put it in the refrigerator and left it overnight.

The next evening I went ahead and put the mixture on my head cold. I put on a plastic cap and got another phone call that ended up lasting around 4hrs (I can see this being an overnight treatment because of the time I left it on, but I'm not sure how much the time had to do with this result). I finally got off of the phone, rinsed and did a cowash. I put some coconut oil on, braided it and went to bed.

I woke up this morning and took my hair out of the braids. I am 4a/4b hair combination, and I have not had a relaxer since MARCH 17th of 2007.

As I combed through I looked at my roots and this is what I saw. I bet if I had banded instead of braiding I could've worn it down today. Next time I'll plan better.

This may not be much for some, but for me it's GREAT. It gives me another option. You should've seen my hair before this. If I knew the results would be this good, I would've taken a picture for comparison!

What is liquid SAA?

 

[AtlantaJJ]

Trying this tomorrow.
Yogurt and coconut milk.
CM alone works pretty nicely for me.
But I need that extra edge since I'm 20 wks post.
Will let you all know how it went.

Please provide us with an update, I haven't tried it with the CM, the Yogurt works great!!

 

[AtlantaJJ]

A girl after my own heart! I've been using yogurt for months and had no idea it was a curl loosener or softener. I just thought it was good for protein. I use all natural and my hair is thriving! I did coconut milk with lime juice last weekend followed with a caramelization. My hair is like ! My hair is so soft and shiny but yet it feels like someone could swing me by the hair(I know I say that a lot, but it feels like velvet rope!)!

I'm stalking your hair Now I have to look up carmelization...do you use steam to set any of these treatments? I think I saw you in the steam tread...I'm going to have to get a note pad to keep up with all of this...

I'm newly natural and trying to get a care plan down. I did the steam last night and oooh la la!!! My son noticed, that's saying something!

 

[filthyfresh]

Why ain't y'all tell me this yogurt is so RUNNY? Sheesh. I barely got half my head done before it started running. Next time I'm going to need something to thicken this mess up. Lawd...

 

[drea3084]

Very interesting... I'm not sure if I subscribed to this thread already. Do you apply this on dry or wet hair?

I've done both with better results on wet hair but I'm still experimenting.

 

[michaela]

Im going to try this!
HopeFully this Will Work! Shrinkage its uhhh words i cant even Explain but i need a break from it even though i dis like and love my shrinkage at the same time!

 

[Lucky's Mom]

Hey Ya'll - I have done it all
Coconut milk & lime
Milk
Yogurt

They are all wonderful.....results.....
http://public.fotki.com/samanthajones67/2008-hair-progress/march-2008/march-2008---coconu/

 

[AtlantaJJ]

I did a google and found that in many if not most of the hair styling products that help enlongate / relax / lengthen the curl pattern in kinky hair is lactic acid. I am going to purchase some and experiment (using it sparingly of course) Most of those finishing products are mega expensive. I'm going to make up a gel of my own using the lactic acid and IC gel as the base adding oils and other moisturizing ingredients.

 

[kristie21]

Hi all..I've read EVERY page of this thread......that was long but I'm dyin' to try this miuxture because i was just about to make my appt to get that creamy crack slapped onto my roots!!! but i want to stretch til june. Thanks ladies for all the great tips..I'll take sum pics and try to post them 2morrow..wish me luck!! (runnin to the grocery store 2 blocks from my job)

my mix...

-honey
-2 imes
-coconut milk
-plain all fat yogurt (fage greek-they sell this here @ my job! or dannon)
-buttermilk
-henna (maybe, not too sure if i can get my hands on some b4 2morrow)
-Apple cider vinegar (maybe just a cap full)
-Aloe vera gel (from vitamin shoppe)

 

[JustKiya]

for KrimsonKween...

 

[AtlantaJJ]

I received my Lactic Acid yesterday and will be experimentning with it soon.

I also found some Greek yogurt that looks like its on steroids it's made with Whey protein isolate and cream. It has a ton of fat, it's yogurt on streoids, I'll be doing a DC with that this weekend. This Greek Yogurt makes my Dannon look like a 10 lb weakling!!

 

[AtlantaJJ]

Hi all..I've read EVERY page of this thread......that was long but I'm dyin' to try this miuxture because i was just about to make my appt to get that creamy crack slapped onto my roots!!! but i want to stretch til june. Thanks ladies for all the great tips..I'll take sum pics and try to post them 2morrow..wish me luck!! (runnin to the grocery store 2 blocks from my job)

my mix...

-honey
-2 imes
-coconut milk
-plain all fat yogurt (fage greek-they sell this here @ my job! or dannon)
-buttermilk
-henna (maybe, not too sure if i can get my hands on some b4 2morrow)
-Apple cider vinegar (maybe just a cap full)
-Aloe vera gel (from vitamin shoppe)

Hey did you post your results??

 

[adw425]

I would actually add whey protein to my yogurt concoctions to use it up and to up the protein quotient. There is something both moisturing and strengthening about it.

 

[anon123]

I received my Lactic Acid yesterday and will be experimentning with it soon.

I also found some Greek yogurt that looks like its on steroids it's made with Whey protein isolate and cream. It has a ton of fat, it's yogurt on streoids, I'll be doing a DC with that this weekend. This Greek Yogurt makes my Dannon look like a 10 lb weakling!!

and if you find you don't like it on your hair, greek yogurt is the BOMB with some honey, cinnamon, and nuts and berries of your choice. I like pistachios and raspberries.

 

[Platinum]

I tried yogurt, powdered buttermilk, and molasses last night. I planned to leave it on for about an hour but I ended up falling asleep with it in my hair. I wasn't impressed with the results at first. I washed with CON (green&white) and used VO5 Passionfruit Smoothie condish. I noticed that my NG was much softer now. I baggied with Surge 14 and put on a wig until I can figure how how I'm going to style it

I think I'll use it again but I may add amla oil, coconut ,and avocado.

 

[BeautifulRoots]

Has anyone here tried sour cream and lemon? If so, do you like the yogurt or sour cream mix better? Not sure which one I would like to use now. I would like to try one of these lactid acid hair wonders...yogurt, milk, sour cream...idk!! lol. I think I may end up using the sour cream and lemon mixture. There is a post floating around how the mixture has about the same affect of loosening the curl as the yogurt mixes. Only thing is you have to deep condition after you use the sour cream thing. We shall see. I may try both and see which one I like better. Im going to try one of them tomorrow night. Cant wait to see how it turns out.