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2011 Ceramides Challenge

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Lita said:
empressri
Awwww..Just shake it up..I love rose water..I would use it a final rinse/when I was on my henna kick...lol

*Make sure to store it in a cool dry area (low light/dark)



Happy Hair Growing!
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yeah that's how i keep all my stuff. it's in a glass amber bottle :grin: my mixture does leave my hair feeling silky so i cant complain!
 
Got a concoction that has been working for me so far, don't stone me now ladies this is what works for me lol.

two tbls blue magic
two tbls wild grow oil
two tbls hemp seed oil
 
I added a warmed up mix of Hemp seed, Wheatgerm, Rice Bran, and Cocasta to my prepoo conditioner. My hair rinsed so silky.
 
put some sunflower oil on top of my dc in my hair cause i had two weeks of shed hair that needed to come out asap.

going to seal with it when i braid it also.
 
Re-moisturize hair with TW leave-in..Oiled scalp with tonic..Sealed ends with/Rice bran & Walnut oil....



Happy Hair Growing!
 
Just DC'd with AOHSR... went ahead and purchased some Grape Seed Oil and Wheat Germ Oil tonight from amazon.com thanks to you ladies.... :look::look::look:
 
holy moly must be something to use all of these oils. id been oiling my done over twists from a braidout all week before wash day (which was yesterday). had to detangle and get out two weeks of shed hair which was no easy feat let me tell ya.

time to rinse out my conditioner...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO little hairs in the tub!!!! okay maybe like 3 or 4 but that's it!! i havent seen that in the longest time and thought it was normal at my hair changed but there was hardly any yesterday!

so err these oils are here to stay!
 
I have some Hemp Seed, Safflower, and Sesame Oil!

:yahoo:

I think I'm going to put a mix of these on top of my dc tonight.
 
empressri said:
holy moly must be something to use all of these oils. id been oiling my done over twists from a braidout all week before wash day (which was yesterday). had to detangle and get out two weeks of shed hair which was no easy feat let me tell ya.

time to rinse out my conditioner...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO little hairs in the tub!!!! okay maybe like 3 or 4 but that's it!! i havent seen that in the longest time and thought it was normal at my hair changed but there was hardly any yesterday!

so err these oils are here to stay!
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empressri Who you telling Very little hairs I have coming out after my wash on Tuesday/kept pulling my hair to make sure that was all ..My hair is in-love with Rice bran,Sesame & Walnut to seal/after wash & dc...........Poppy,Argan & Medowform added to Dc (what a treat)......Pumpkin,Safflower..(nice rinse-out)....Mustard (great pre poo) and great scalp tonic).....Hemp seed (great combo oil) does everything.....Sunflower for (doll baby hair/look/feel..lol)...JBCO (for everything)...Jojoba (a wonderful base-oil) that can be added in with the others to stretch it out/better application...Emu (started adding a little/to all oils) better absorption/scalp & hair...Grape seed (works well before & after/ heat styling)


*RICE BRAN,SESAME & WALNUT/My go-to oils/for knots on wet & dry hair..Also great refresher after I re-moisturize during the week (with-out) product build up...

~~~Wheat Germ-will not repurchase..




Happy Hair Growing!
 
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Did a hot then oil rinse with grapeseed on Friday followed by a cowash. Will be doing the hot & oil rinse, followed by a tea rinse, then cowash today. Again I used grapeseed oil. I will most likely finish my grapeseed oil this weekend so I will move on to my Sweet Almond Oil.

Oiled my scalp with Claudie's elixir on Thursday night.
 
Still using WTO as prepoo, did a prepoo last night after sugar scalp scrub with ceramics oil mix(walnut,grape seed,sesame,salflower,kukui,almond).
 
Brownie518 said:
Lita - why no repurchase on the Wheat germ oil?
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Brownie518 For me Wheat-germ & Hemp (are equal) in my experience..But,minus the smell with Hemp seed/sometimes I like to rub a little around the outer part of my eyes in the day-time/very soothing/dont need the fragrance of (WGO) to walk around with......I dont mind smelly stuff at night/because by day/its gone.....


*Forgot to add-My hair,scalp & skin loves (Apricot,Camellia & Sweet Almond oil) not only are the 3 oils great as a base/They work extremely well at keeping moisture on your skin/scalp with-out clogging pores...



Happy Hair Growing!
 
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I am loving the HOT SIX oil to seal with. But I do miss my grapeseed oil to seal with. Since it is a lighter oil, I can "build on it". But the the H6, It is heavier, so I have to be careful. But using it to seal over the Cantu Shea Butter Leave In is :yummy:

My hair overall has made a turn for the better. Between regular protein, maintaining my moisture levels, and keeping my porosity in check, I am loving my hair right now. :yep:
 
Oiled my scalp last night with Claudie's Elixir. I'm so proud of how consistent I have been with it. I have been doing it 3x/week since January. I think I've only missed 1 or 2 days.
 
Still on the hemp oil. I am loving this so much I really dunno when I'm gonna get back to the rice bran. I bought some walnut oil, I dunno when I'll use it though, right now I'm on an "If it ain't broke..." kinda vibe. I don't wanna be changing up too much stuff @ 5 months post.


Ltown your hair in your avi looks nice! :yep:
 
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I'm liking this challenge. I had never heard much at all about ceramides before until I saw one of empressri's video's and she had the link to this thread so thanks empressri. I did some research on them and I think they'd be great to add to my regimen and also this challenge is very do'able for me since I'm an oil user. I think this is my first challenge.:blush: I've never been big on them, I just kinda do my thing but this one I can handle, lol. I need anything I can get to help with breakage.

I found this online (sorry if already posted, haven't read through the whole thread yet). It's the oils that have ceramides and the percentage's they have.

Safflower oil 78%
Grape seed oil 73%
Poppyseed oil 70%
Sunflower oil 68%
Hemp oil 60%
Corn oil 59%
Wheat germ oil 55%
Cottonseed oil 54%
Soybean oil 51%
Walnut oil 51%
Sesame oil 45%
Rice bran oil 39%
Pistachio oil 32.7%
Peanut oil 32% [17]
Canola oil 21%
Egg yolk 16%
Linseed oil 15%
Lard 10%
Olive oil 10%
Palm oil 10%
Cocoa butter 3%
Macadamia oil 2%
Butter 2%
Coconut oil 2%

What ceramide oils/products will you be using?

Safflower oil, Nexxus Aloe Rid, Lustrasilk Mango, Skala Ceramide 3, Aubrey Organics Honey Suckle Rose


How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)
Pre-poo w/safflower oil and apply several times a week to seal in moisturizer, DC or condition w/ceramide conditioner (no set schedule for that)



How often will you be using them?
I'll mostly be using the safflower oil and that will pretty much be daily. I'll condition maybe once a month with something from the list.

Oh, and I just used safflower oil for the first time to day so we'll see how I like the results later.:grin:
 
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Oil rinsed with grapeseed. I finished it so my next oil rinse will be with Sweet Almond oil.

ETA: Sweet almond oil isn't ceramide rich. So I will continue to seal daily with the Moku Serum, I'm back to washing weekly with CON (green), and oiling my scalp 3x/wk with Claudie's Elixir.
 
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@Nasdaq Diva

I also seal with hemp seed and rice bran, mixed with safflower. Really nice combo!
 
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Did an over night thru Saturday pre poo with grapeseed oil - thought I needed protein so this weekend I spent fixing that error. I then washed and use matrix cera repair followed by a caster oil grapeseed mix.
 
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