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Nail Your Regimen Support Thread 2011

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I cowashed FINALLY for the first time last night. And it was as painful as I thought it would be. Because of the styling I didn't get to bed until 3 am. Man am I looking forward to bun length hair.

I cowashed with Suave Coconut conditioner. I thought it came out pretty good. Could see good curl definition. Then I played around with some Bronner Brothers 10 in 1 treatment which screwed the whole thing up :lol: But I wasn't going to do a WNG anywayz so it didn't matter.

I put Sunflower oil on my hair after that. That felt pretty good and I could feel my hair soften. I then applied Avocado oil on top of that and then a styling glaze and two strand twisted.

I haven't found a leave - in so I missed that step so still need to keep working on it. But I do like putting the oils on before the gel. Putting on the lighter oil helps lock in some moisture. And putting on the heavier oil before the gel gives my hair some weight so my twists hang a little more.

I think finding a leave in will get me about 60% through my regimen. That is my goal right now.
 
Leave ins are very beneficial!! I was thinking about the leave in I've been using, its so good, but its like $16 :-/ Idk if I want to make it a staple because of the price.
 
^^ which leave-in is that?

I remember the days when i didn't know the difference between a leave-in and a moisturizer :look:
 
Karen's body beautiful sweet ambrosia. It smells wonderful, it satisfies my new growth, and my relaxed hair, and it is good for my flat ironed hair too. Its versatile! I think I will go ahead and get the fanatic size, which is $8 more, but its like 2 bottles, so its an $8 saving.
 
I've been using prorosity control my last 2 washes...yesterday after a co-wash and today by itself. i like how shiny it leaves my hair
 
it's gonna take foooooorrreverrrr to finish these moisturizers -__-

once my products finish, I'm gonna use the bare minimum. Shampoo, condish, and and oil. everything else can kick rocks.
 
AlliCat said:
it's gonna take foooooorrreverrrr to finish these moisturizers -__-

once my products finish, I'm gonna use the bare minimum. Shampoo, condish, and and oil. everything else can kick rocks.
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Lol! What moisturizers are you trying to finish?
 
I tried diluting nexxus humectress with water as a leave in, and I love it!!!! I went to GA this weekend, and my hair went crazy. lol. The humidity was ridiculous.
 
Last week I had my hair in mini twists and tried misting it with water during the week. My scalp felt good and it helped with moisture but my hair dreds no matter what. So I only kept them in a week.

I decide to try shampooing in the mini twists. I know better but figured I would try it anyway. I used the my braid shampoo. I liked the shampoo but going to try it again when my hair is loose.

Conditioned with Suave Coconut just to use it up.

My hair was sooooo dreaded it was crazy. I would have had better success shampooing with it loose and letting it dry to my head. :lol: It took forever to get the twists out.

While it was still wet I applied Sunflower oil to my hair. Aha - this is a key product in my regimen now. It made my hair feel soft, locked in the moisture and wasn't overly greasy.

Applied Shea Moisture Smoothie, which makes its soft. But this won't be a staple because it makes my hair dull looking.

Finished with Diva Curl Glaze. Just using this up. It makes my twists really stiff.

I had tried to figure out what I would use for a moisturizer/leave in. With the sunflower oil, I am thinking that I may not need either.

So far my regimen looks like
Elasta QP Soy Oyl Shampoo
Taliah Waajid Conditioner
Sunflower Oil on wet hair (leave-in/moisturizer)
Midweek Moisture (TBD)
Styling Products (TBD)

:yay: :yay:

Feeling my twists right now. They feel soft, moisturized and not overly oily. They feel slightly crunchy with the gel but that will wear off in a day or two.
 
My twists still feel fantastic; moisturized; non-greasy; roots holding; soft and the crunch is gone. I do need to do something to add some moisture tonight because my tomorrow they may start to feel dry.

Going to spray my ends with water and then do an oil comparison on the rest of my hair.
I plan on putting olive oil spray on one side; oil sheen spray on the other side and sunflower oil on the back to do a comparison.

I am excited about my regimen firming up. :yahoo:
 
I actually stuck to my plan :yep: and I prepooed, used a moisturizing shampoo, did my hair mask (egg yolk, coconut milk (i like thai kitchen because its very creamy), honey, wheat germ oil), and DC'd w/ heat using ORS replenishment. I actually am seeing good results. before I did all that my hair was shedding like crazy and I knew my protein/ceramide mask should help but it stopped it all together :yay: . I know that mask is a definite keeper :grin: and I'm going to do this every 2 weeks.
 
I finally found a replacement for HE Smoothing Leave-In Creme - UBH Satin Cream Moisturizer. The only thing is that UBH has no scent what so ever and I LOVED the scent for HE Creme. In fact, I loved how Hello Hydration smelled too when I was using that.

I think I finally have it down.
 
Hey ladies any regimen updates to end April and start off May? We would love to hear about and changes, aha moments, or anything else. If you have shared recently, please xcuse the mention. Haven't figured out a better way to get the word out.

@JaszG, @NikkiQ, @growinghealthyhair, @Napp, @Hikmah1986
@ceecy29, @Vashti, @Imani, @alive, @AlliCat, @prettyfanceANB, @DayDreamist
@Lita, @chrisanddonniesmommy, @FoxxyLocs, @Hairlosophy, @maxJones
@mamafree, @Poohbear, @cia_garces, @bernag06, @@blcbuty@
rwayda, Anonymous53
 
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I actually stuck to my plan :yep: and I prepooed, used a moisturizing shampoo, did my hair mask (egg yolk, coconut milk (i like thai kitchen because its very creamy), honey, wheat germ oil), and DC'd w/ heat using ORS replenishment. I actually am seeing good results. before I did all that my hair was shedding like crazy and I knew my protein/ceramide mask should help but it stopped it all together :yay: . I know that mask is a definite keeper :grin: and I'm going to do this every 2 weeks.
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What did you prepoo with? And which moisturizing shampoo did you use.

Glad you are having good results.
 
Vashti said:
I finally found a replacement for HE Smoothing Leave-In Creme - UBH Satin Cream Moisturizer. The only thing is that UBH has no scent what so ever and I LOVED the scent for HE Creme. In fact, I loved how Hello Hydration smelled too when I was using that.

I think I finally have it down.
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Perhaps you can find some essential oils or a blend that you like and spice it up.
 
Hello!!!

Update:

My hair is definitely making progress. I have continued to keep my regimen pretty simple. I wash every 2 weeks and protective style with twists under a wig. Tomorrow i'm going to sew on a wig and wear that for a few weeks instead of an install. I can't wait to see how much my hair grows, when I completely hide it. I'm also going into my third month using nioxion vitamins and I'm really sing ALOT of thick new growth. Overall my hair is doing great and if I keep this up I'm excited to see my hair at my one year mark.
 
My regimen is coming along but I am stalling it some by trying to use up some products. I guess by using them up it is teaching me something about my hair.

I did an official Chicoro's prepoo yesterday with Jojoba oil. I really liked that and will add it to my regimen. I will eventually try the prepoo with different oils but I the general idea of prepoo is a keeper.

May 1 Starting Regimen (Weekly)
1. Chicoro prepoo
2. Shampoo - Elasta Soy Oyl
3. DC - Taliaah Waajid Conditioner or Kenra
4. Seal wet hair with oil (sunflower at the moment)
5. Styling products - still working on but not crucial
[Go to try more flat twists to see if it cuts down on styling time]
6. Mid week Moisturizing - still working on. Going to try Chicoro's leave in.

Feeling very good about my progress. :dance7:
 
faithVA said:
Hey ladies any regimen updates to end April and start off May? We would love to hear about and changes, aha moments, or anything else. If you have shared recently, please xcuse the mention. Haven't figured out a better way to get the word out.
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I'm still hanging in there with the two strand twists. I am so tempted to wear it out but what helps me stick to the twists is by looking at pictures and videos of twists only. I did unravel my small twists after 3 weeks and immediately put my hair back into twists except I made them big twists. Today, which marks 4 weeks of having twists, I plan on washing my hair.

Edited to Add: Took me 2 hours to just wash, blowdry, and twist my hair. I updated my fotki and posted pics here: http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showpost.php?p=13357661&postcount=713
 
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Hi! Still lightly oiling my scalp 2-3xs a week..wash with sulfate free poo 1x a week....Deep Conditioning 1x a week..Leave-in after every Dc..Dampen my hair 2xs week & reapply moisturizing product...Pomade on ends 2xs a week...Ceramide oil 2-3xs a week on length..JBCO mix on edges daily...

*Applying Nioxin 3min treatment after each wash/before final rinse..To Prevent Shedding..



Happy Hair Growing!
 
faithVA said:
Hey ladies any regimen updates to end April and start off May? We would love to hear about and changes, aha moments, or anything else. If you have shared recently, please xcuse the mention. Haven't figured out a better way to get the word out.
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faithVA no worries about the mentions. i actually like them because they allow us have "real" conversations :yep:

My only update is that i had an aha moment regarding deep conditioning. i use the same deep conditioner as a leave in (HE LTR) but up until last month, i would put copious amounts of the product in my hair, DC, and rinse, only to put it right back in my hair as a leave in :lachen:

last month, i cut out the rinsing part and simply reduced the amount of conditioner i put to begin with. I don't know the long term effects this will have on my hair, but i plan to keep this up for at least 2 more weeks. i would be on cloud 9 if this actually works :cloud9:
 
alive said:
@faithVA no worries about the mentions. i actually like them because they allow us have "real" conversations :yep:

My only update is that i had an aha moment regarding deep conditioning. i use the same deep conditioner as a leave in (HE LTR) but up until last month, i would put copious amounts of the product in my hair, DC, and rinse, only to put it right back in my hair as a leave in :lachen:

last month, i cut out the rinsing part and simply reduced the amount of conditioner i put to begin with. I don't know the long term effects this will have on my hair, but i plan to keep this up for at least 2 more weeks. i would be on cloud 9 if this actually works :cloud9:
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Interesting. Please keep me updates on how that works for you in a few weeks.

Do you apply anything else to your hair after that? Or do you just style?
 
I'm finding that cowashing and DCing are extremely necessary in my regimen. I am trying to keep it as simple as possible, and keep my hair moisturized at all times. So I will be cowashing a few times through out the week, and DCing with light protein. We will see how that goes over the next couple of weeks. I'm planning on picking up some of the ORS Replinishing Conditioner.
 
JaszG said:
I'm finding that cowashing and DCing are extremely necessary in my regimen. I am trying to keep it as simple as possible, and keep my hair moisturized at all times. So I will be cowashing a few times through out the week, and DCing with light protein. We will see how that goes over the next couple of weeks. I'm planning on picking up some of the ORS Replinishing Conditioner.
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Sounds good. I want to try co-washing more when my hair gets longer.

Keeping it simple definitely sounds goo.
 
My ah-ha moment is realizing after I wash my hair before I Dc/I have to use a rinse & after I Dc I have to use a rinse..This is what my hair craves for at this MOMENT...it may change later...lol


Happy Hair Growing!
 
Lita said:
My ah-ha moment is realizing after I wash my hair before I Dc/I have to use a rinse & after I Dc I have to use a rinse..This is what my hair craves for at this MOMENT...it may change later...lol


Happy Hair Growing!
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What type of rinse? More details please. :prettyplease:
 
The main thing I am learning is to be gentle, and take my time. I'm naturally very heavy handed, and I'm usually rushing, so I'm finding that it takes a lot of time to do my hair. But, I shed less if I section, and detangle properly, so I will just have to do the process when I have time and not when I'm trying to hurry up and get to class or work.
 
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