**2010 Braid Challenge**........sign-up here

[nakialovesshoes]

I have a tiny question please. Do y'all think it's ok to pre-poo your hair for a few hours after taking out braids and detangling? I’d be doing this with coconut oil & evoo. Or I should just go on to wash, protein and DC and bypass the pre-poo and add the oils into the DC? TIA.

I think you should be fine as long as you detangle & get the shed hairs out first. Whenever I take mine down, I detangle & then do an overnight prepoo. HTH...

 

[msbettyboop]

I think you should be fine as long as you detangle & get the shed hairs out first. Whenever I take mine down, I detangle & then do an overnight prepoo. HTH...

Thank you

 

[Minnie]

My dd got her hair braided in June with medium sized individuals. When she left in late August, the braids need to be redone. When she came home for Thanksgiving, she still had the same braids. She was only here for 2 days, I didn't force her to taking them down. When she arrived on Sunday....she had the same braids This time, I told we are taking this mess down. We soaked her hair in castor oil and sat her under the steamer daily from Mon- Wed. Thursday evening we start trying to take them down using a pin because they were matted. The steamer that usually works for me....didin't work for her, but I never left my hair up that long. Anyway we ran out of castor oil and we ended up using the coconut oil I had for months and never used. This stuff worked sooooo well We put a little on the knot (solid) then kept rubbing it in. Some braids we still had to score with the pin (didn't poke all the way through) then they pulled apart pretty easily. This girl that has neglected her hair for months, hardly lost any hair. It still took 2 hrs to take 40 braids(1/3) down. Hopefully when I get home today, she will be finished. Coconut is now my fav.

Thanks for letting me share.

 

[Fhrizzball]

Wow that's amazing. I bet she retained alot from the style though. At least she knows better to not leave them in for so long.

 

[dany06]

I want to join. I'll post my starting pic in the morning. Im excited about this. I've been meaning to do the crown and glory method for some time now. I did it in the past and it worked. I guess I got sick of braids and wanted to try to do something to my hair. Right now Im at that stage where I have enough hair that I have the illusion I can do all types of cute styles with it. Sadly, my hair is too short and the more I mess with it beside doing rollersets the more I damage my hair. I'd rather keep my hair in braids and save me from myself.

Like I said I'll be following the crown and glory method. This time I will be following it to a T, well almost. I even bought 100% kanekalon hair and took off the alkaline base. I've never done those thing before iwhen attempting the C&G. I always used toyokalon or synthetic hair and totally skipped removing the alkaline base. The only difference I will be making is the time between braids. I will only be out of individual for 2 weeks tops. And during the time Im out of individuals I will be in cornrows or a french braid.

i cant wait to start. After taking my beginning picture I will be putting in my braids.

 

[Fhrizzball]

Well I started the challenge early and already have a set of small braids (sans extensions in) This will be a better starting point than the picture I already posted. I braided this set with just shea and aloe gel. It's pretty frizzy and I was too heavy handed with some of the braids (some of them feel stiff) but overall it's decent.

 

[trinigal27]

Ok, I will join this.

It will keep my hands out of my hair... and will let me get to one year post and then I can decide what to do after that..

Just don't know what kind of braid style I want...

I want to join. I'll post my starting pic in the morning. Im excited about this. I've been meaning to do the crown and glory method for some time now. I did it in the past and it worked. I guess I got sick of braids and wanted to try to do something to my hair. Right now Im at that stage where I have enough hair that I have the illusion I can do all types of cute styles with it. Sadly, my hair is too short and the more I mess with it beside doing rollersets the more I damage my hair. I'd rather keep my hair in braids and save me from myself.

Like I said I'll be following the crown and glory method. This time I will be following it to a T, well almost. I even bought 100% kanekalon hair and took off the alkaline base. I've never done those thing before iwhen attempting the C&G. I always used toyokalon or synthetic hair and totally skipped removing the alkaline base. The only difference I will be making is the time between braids. I will only be out of individual for 2 weeks tops. And during the time Im out of individuals I will be in cornrows or a french braid.

i cant wait to start. After taking my beginning picture I will be putting in my braids.

Welcome on board ladies..............

 

[Prinncipality]

oops forgot my starting pics.......

 

[dany06]

Im so sorry if these pictures turn out to be huge, but I dont know how to do adjust them. These pictures are with my hair damp. I have telaxed hair so I tried to brush it out some but it just shrinks back up. Im really not in the mood to use heat on my hair to make it look presentable. I will be putting m braids in later tonight

 

[Foufie]

I thought I would be braiding my hair this weekend, but that will be postponed until next week.

 

[Misseyl]

I'll start putting in my braids on December 28th.. I self braid so this will take me all day. Can't wait. I'm going to wash and apply Bone Marrow treatment overnight, then before braiding, I'm gonna put in Profectiv Healthy ends and Root Healthy to hair before braiding.

I'm wishing everyone on this challenge a very successful journey. Hope everyone gets the hair they desire and more. Good Luck Everyone.

 

[tricie]

Hi, ladies,

I'm in! I've had in micros for a while, but plan on getting them out the end of this month, and getting them put back sometime in January! I have about 4" of new natural hair (not BCing), and love it so far!

 

[Mattie26]

Saving my spot will post when i get off work. But plz sign me up for this one. I have to get my hair right this year. Thanks


ETA:
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr231/mlystvnsn/EMILY073-1.jpg

 

[shunemite]

I'm getting braids on Dec 26th

 

[CherieMarie]

OK count me in. I plan on wearing braids for most of 2010 with breaks in between.

 

[winnettag]

I would like to join!
I'm in braids now, so I'll post my starting pic in December.
I'll be alternating between individuals w/extensions and cornrows under a wig.

And here's my starting pic:

 

[ycj1]

Pls sign me up! I plan on keeping them for 2 yrs!

 

[trinigal27]

Hi, ladies,

I'm in! I've had in micros for a while, but plan on getting them out the end of this month, and getting them put back sometime in January! I have about 4" of new natural hair (not BCing), and love it so far!

Saving my spot will post when i get off work. But plz sign me up for this one. I have to get my hair right this year. Thanks

OK count me in. I plan on wearing braids for most of 2010 with breaks in between.

Pls sign me up! I plan on keeping them for 2 yrs!

Welcome to the challenge ladies.....

 

[ycj1]

My dd got her hair braided in June with medium sized individuals. When she left in late August, the braids need to be redone. When she came home for Thanksgiving, she still had the same braids. She was only here for 2 days, I didn't force her to taking them down. When she arrived on Sunday....she had the same braids This time, I told we are taking this mess down. We soaked her hair in castor oil and sat her under the steamer daily from Mon- Wed. Thursday evening we start trying to take them down using a pin because they were matted. The steamer that usually works for me....didin't work for her, but I never left my hair up that long. Anyway we ran out of castor oil and we ended up using the coconut oil I had for months and never used. This stuff worked sooooo well We put a little on the knot (solid) then kept rubbing it in. Some braids we still had to score with the pin (didn't poke all the way through) then they pulled apart pretty easily. This girl that has neglected her hair for months, hardly lost any hair. It still took 2 hrs to take 40 braids(1/3) down. Hopefully when I get home today, she will be finished. Coconut is now my fav.

Thanks for letting me share.

I am so glad you shared this info because I had my individual braids in since 21 Nov and they are matted already. I am not taking them out til 21 Jan which will be my 2 mo. mark. I had no idea how I was going to deal with taking them out especially being so tenderheaded. Thanks so much about how well the coconut oil worked on yr dd hair. I will definitely try this method.

 

[Fhrizzball]

I am so glad you shared this info because I had my individual braids in since 21 Nov and they are matted already. I am not taking them out til 21 Jan which will be my 2 mo. mark. I had no idea how I was going to deal with taking them out especially being so tenderheaded. Thanks so much about how well the coconut oil worked on yr dd hair. I will definitely try this method.

Do you think the matting is from product buildup or rinsing your hair too much?

 

[ycj1]

Someone please join me and give Minnie an applause and a standing O! Minnie your were absolutely correct about the coconut oil. I took a braid out that was matted and used the coconut oil working it through as per yr instructions and it seemed as though the matting melted away!

It's better I think than using the detanglers and more cost effective.

You are my hero girl! Seriously!

Thanks so much for sharing that with us.

It will be helpful to alot of ladies in this challenge. That's for sure!

 

[nakialovesshoes]

Someone mentioned this product on another thread. Supposedly you can undo dreads with this. I get matting after just 4 weeks but not bad enough to order this but if I decided to do a long term sew-in I would definitely get some.

http://www.takedownproducts.com/index.php

BTW Winnettag, your hair is gorgeous!

 

[mocha.li]

I'm going to start taking my braids down Dec 29th..I will wash, deep condition and do my first henna treatment and then I will do cornrows and wear my first wig, hehehe. I can't wait to see what my hair looks like, I've missed it.

 

[PaleoChick]

Hey all. I was planning to get cornrows so I have the wig option. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to shampoo and DC with cornrows?
Should I get the braid shampoo?

 

[Twix]

Count me in please! =) Will update this post in a jiff.

ETA: I will be attempting tree braids on myself here within a week or so. Will update with a picture once I get either those or regular individuals done...

 

[Firstborn2]

Hey all. I was planning to get cornrows so I have the wig option. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to shampoo and DC with cornrows?
Should I get the braid shampoo?

I dilute poo in a 24oz cup of water and pour over my head and repeat with the conditioner.

 

[purplepeace79]

I removed my micros because the hair didnt blend well with mine and after one wash it was a mess, so I installed some long kinky twists

I'm so glad I can do this stuff myself because I have the SHORTEST attention span with hair styles lol

I'm ready ladies! All year, I'm trying to stay braided/twisted up!!

 

[PaleoChick]

I dilute poo in a 24oz cup of water and pour over my head and repeat with the conditioner.

Thanks. Will ixnay the braid shampoo.

 

[nakialovesshoes]

Hey all. I was planning to get cornrows so I have the wig option. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to shampoo and DC with cornrows?
Should I get the braid shampoo?

I'm in cornrows under a wig & I dilute a few capfuls of poo in a spray bottle with bearable hot water. I spray it all over my scalp. Then I pour the rest all over my cornrows & rinse.

I don't dilute my DC though. I just slather it all over my braids & either let it sit w/ or w/o heat & rinse. Sometimes I use a big pot of nettle tea to rinse the conditioner out.

HTH...

 

[trinigal27]

Count me in please! =) Will update this post in a jiff.

ETA: I will be attempting tree braids on myself here within a week or so. Will update with a picture once I get either those or regular individuals done...

Welcome Twix.........