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where can I find this garnier fructis instant melting masque..not that I'm gonna get it..b/c I have products to use up..I'm just curious..:look:
 
WGO smells! lol

I think I need to cut it with another oil to mask the scent. Plus maybe provide more ....more. WGO alone as a seal didn't make me fall in love w/ my hair.
 
ok, last night i was about to start my overnight dc on dry hair, when i started really checking those ingredients of products, basically to be more aware (thanks to the increased knowledge from being on this board) of my choices, what i'm using, and how they should be affecting me.

Reecie, i think we can add Jane Carter's Nutrient Replenishing Conditioner to the "Products Containing Ceramides" list. :-)!

it's got:
NUTRIENT REPLENISHING CONDITIONER: Deionized Water, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth 20, Extracts of: Green Tea, Sage, Rosemary, Basil, Mullein, Licorice, Thyme, and Vanilla, Certified Organic: Sunflower Oil, Aloe Vera, Jojoba Oil, Lavender Oil, Lemon Oil, Wheat Protein, Wheat Amino Acids, Tocopherol, Lecithin, Panthenol, Caprylic Acid, Glycine, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium Sorbate, Citric Acid,

a part from all the good ingredients in it, the CERAMIDE is in bold. i wasn't "aware" of that fact until i started this challenge, so i will surely be using it more often now.

so i used my Jane Carter to dc overnight last night (mixed with a few other "staples").

hhj ladies!
 
Hey!! Wondering if I can join too. I've been using Sedal Ceramidas for months now but after reading this thread I ran 2 Big lots for the Skala. I was sure my Big Lots wouldn't have it BUT i saw them!! I stocked up on the ceramide and got 6 cond's, 2 of the deep cond's (cuz that's all that was left), and even the shea butter and fruit cocktail dc and leave in. I dc'd w/ the ceramide g3 dc today and my hair felt just as good as it did w/ Sedal so its def a keeper. AND it actually has ceramides higher in the list than Sedal. Great deal.but anyways...

What products/oils will you use? Skala ceramide g3 dc and cond, sedal ceramidas cond and leave in

How often will you use it? every other day
What is your application method? dc on dry hair w/ plastic wrap, rinse and apply leave in and air dry
Will you deep condition with ceramides? yes
Ceramides is the 7th ingredient in the dc, and 8th in the regular cond.
 
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hi ladies, when i first started this challenge, i'd said i was gonna get back to using Chi Keratin Mist since everyone said it has ceramides and that's what this is all about, but after having used it today, i'm sad to report that my hair turned out dry and almost brittle.

i had dc'ed overnight with a mix of AO HSR, Neaclear Liquid Oxygen, Jane Carter, so i KNOW it couldn't be those.

they've always given silky soft hair.
before using the Chi Keratin Mist, i cowashed with Jhirmack, and it always leave my hair soft, too.

the only other thing i did differently was not do the oil rinse, so i think Chi Keratin Mist must've been the culprit.
 
grow said:
hi ladies, when i first started this challenge, i'd said i was gonna get back to using Chi Keratin Mist since everyone said it has ceramides and that's what this is all about, but after having used it today, i'm sad to report that my hair turned out dry and almost brittle.

i had dc'ed overnight with a mix of AO HSR, Neaclear Liquid Oxygen, Jane Carter, so i KNOW it couldn't be those.

they've always given silky soft hair.
before using the Chi Keratin Mist, i cowashed with Jhirmack, and it always leave my hair soft, too.

the only other thing i did differently was not do the oil rinse, so i think Chi Keratin Mist must've been the culprit.
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Sorry to hear that, my hair loves this stuff. However I took it off my challenge list.

In other news I baggyed my ends last night with Skala ceramide leave in. My hair was so soft and moist this morning.:lick:
 
grow said:
HI LADIES! something JUST occured to me:

WHY NOT USE CERAMIDES IN THE TOUCH-UP/ PERM PROCESS???!!!

have any of you done this before? if so, please post details!

previously, for my texlax, i put some sweet almond oil directly in my perm.

then, AFTER my perm and BEFORE my neutralizing shampoo, i did a mid-perm protein treatment (just for about 3-5 min after having rinsed the perm out completely) with mostly proteins (Hydrolized Wheat Protein, Amino Acids, Keratin Protein, Silk Protein, Ors Replenishing Pak, Jbco, Evoo, Kiwi Seed Oil) and some moisturizers/oils.

then after my post perm post neutralizing shampoo, i put some sweet almond oil in my moisturizing conditioner.

now i'm thinking, i could have substituted a ceramide oil everywhere i had previously used sweet almond oil. as well as used more specific conditioners containing ceramides.:look:

also, what do you ladies think about ceramides with proteins in the mid perm process?

would they just help the proteins to "stick" in the freshly permed hair?
or hinder the efficiency of the protein?:rolleyes:

Thanks for your ideas on this!
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I just noticed an ad for Optimum Care Anti-Breakage Therapy Relaxer System and it advertises that it has Ceramide R. It says, "Ceramide R, a strengthening ingredient only available in the Anti-Breakage Therapy System, effectively penatrates hair and repairs weak spots."

Anyone familiar with this? And is it in the relaxer or a step in the process. JUST noticed this and was gonna ask. Glad you mentioned it to remind me.
 
Changing things up

I want to see how my hair does with water rinsing and hemp seed oil alone.

My mix in a 2 oz container:

  • ¼ oz emu oil
  • 4 drops of cedarwood EO
  • 6 drops of lemongrass EO
  • Filled the rest of bottle with hemp seed oil
The emu oil is to thicken the mixture slightly (hemp seed oil is very runny). The hemp seed smells like turpentine splashed on grass and the EOs balance out the scent. I applied about a teaspoon after squeezing out most of the water and left it alone. Over 12 hours later, it is its usual softness and I have to grope for any traces of oil on my scalp—my stands ate it again! I had DH buried his nose in it and he said it smelt fine to him.

I am allergic to coconut oil and others raved about are OK, but this hemp seed oil may be a keeper. I will try this routine for about a week to see what happens.
 
Hi, This line was mentioned in I think the other ceramide thread, but I just wanted to put it here too, just in cause yall r still looking for products to use. Soft Sheen Carson has a new product line called Optimum Care Anti-Breakage Therapy. It has a shampoo, conditioner, leave in spray, a styling creme, and two hairdresses. I bought the leave in spray a couple of days ago. After Ive used it for a while then I'll give a proper review. Heres some info from the site http://www.softsheen-carson.com/_us/_en/products/haircare/optimumcaretherapy.aspx

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"Optimum Care Anti-Breakage Therapy featuring Oleo Ceamide Technology with reparative ceramides, strengthening panthenol and protein. It’s proven to penetrate chemically-relaxed, natural or color-treated hair instantly rebuilding damaged internal structure for more than 100% Stronger hair after just 1 use!"
 
Been checking on you ladies every day since the challenge started-I want to join too; now that my Matrix Biolage Cera-Repair has arrived!:spinning:

I will be using wheat germ oil added to my DC's 2X's a week

Aubrey Organics GPB and White Camilla for shampooing and conditioning every other week

Matrix Biolage smoothing conditioner, :lick:Matrix ultra smoothing balm:lick:, and cera repair added to my conditioners. I'll rotate between these 3 every shampoo.

I think that's enough ceramides. I will start next week when I shampoo! Thanks ladies!
 
flowinlocks said:
Sorry to hear that, my hair loves this stuff. However I took it off my challenge list.

In other news I baggyed my ends last night with Skala ceramide leave in. My hair was so soft and moist this morning.:lick:
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thanks for your compassion, Flowinlocks! maybe it's ok for your hair, but one of my fellow Mega Tek users pointed out that whenever using MT, we have to be very careful about other proteins, whether they have ceramides in them or not.

(i'm cowashing that Chi Keratin Mist off TODAY after having done yet another overnight moisturizing dc last night!)

i'm glad the Skala worked out well for you!:grin:


NJoy said:
I just noticed an ad for Optimum Care Anti-Breakage Therapy Relaxer System and it advertises that it has Ceramide R. It says, "Ceramide R, a strengthening ingredient only available in the Anti-Breakage Therapy System, effectively penatrates hair and repairs weak spots."

Anyone familiar with this? And is it in the relaxer or a step in the process. JUST noticed this and was gonna ask. Glad you mentioned it to remind me.
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thanks for the info NJoy! so there IS some truth to this idea if major companies like them are using it as a marketing tool!:rolleyes:

before this thread, it had never occured to me that ceramides can enhance the perming process...:blush:

don't quote me, but i think it might be useful in all the steps of the perming process...btw, they advertise that they have the ceramides, but do they say "where" they've added them?:rolleyes:



Sondice said:
Hi, This line was mentioned in I think the other ceramide thread, but I just wanted to put it here too, just in cause yall r still looking for products to use. Soft Sheen Carson has a new product line called Optimum Care Anti-Breakage Therapy. It has a shampoo, conditioner, leave in spray, a styling creme, and two hairdresses. I bought the leave in spray a couple of days ago. After Ive used it for a while then I'll give a proper review. Heres some info from the site http://www.softsheen-carson.com/_us/_en/products/haircare/optimumcaretherapy.aspx

"Optimum Care Anti-Breakage Therapy featuring Oleo Ceamide Technology with reparative ceramides, strengthening panthenol and protein. It’s proven to penetrate chemically-relaxed, natural or color-treated hair instantly rebuilding damaged internal structure for more than 100% Stronger hair after just 1 use!"
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thanks for the info Sondice!
now i see that alot of major comapnies are marketing with this important ingredient! so there MUST be something to it!

though i don't use either of those brands to texlax, i WILL be putting the ceramides in! be it the oils in the perm, be it in the midperm protein step, be it in the after perm deep conditioners, these important ceramides are gonna be a part of that process from now on out!

again, many thanks, Reecie, for starting this thread!:yep:
 
Choices... Choices.

So I absolutely LOVE the Wheat Germ Oil that I bought last week. I can't believe I found something equal (if not better) than my beloved EVOO. So I could NOT stop there. I found myself last evening at Wegmans (a health food grocery store like Wholefoods) staring at the Organic Oil section and deciding on choosing between Sunflower Oil and Walnut Oil.

I ended up choosing Sunflower oil. Last night I deep conditioned on dry hair overnight with AOHSR, 30% WGO % 70% Sunflower oil. When I woke up this morning, my hair was unbelievably soft. I'm rollersetting my hair right now under my Pibbs Qwik Dri and I keep putting my hands underneath the dryer to feel my hair that is wrapped around the rollers. It feels like silk right now. I'll use this a few more times and then post a review for you lovely ladies. I hope my rollerset results are BANGIN'. *Fingers Crossed* :spinning:
 
great news, Reecie! i hope your rollerset comes out nicely!

also, i can't wait to hear your reviews because i'm trying to get better at rollersetting without the dryness it's caused, but your combo sounds kickin'!

got ma fingers crossed for ya!
 
Ok I'm in. The only ceramides I use is wheat germ oil I'll use it every day on my hair. I'll also use it as my prepoo once a week!!!!，
 
I can't wait to get home from New Jersey with my newly acquired stash of Skala products (yup Imma have to pay the extra baggage fee :look:)

Big Lots rocks here in NJ! I don't what was going on with the Big Lots in my home town :perplexed

Thanks, Americka!
 
I want to join.

What products/oils will you use? Aubrey Organics (GPB, White Camellia & Island Naturals), 100% Wheat Germ Oil (WGO) and Hemp Seed Oil.

How often will you use it? At least once a week, but maybe more if I seal with my oils or cowash during the week.

What is your application method? Once a week I deep condition my hair overnight (on dry hair) with AOGPB and Wheat Germ Oil. I will also seal my ends with either Wheat Germ oil or Hemp Seed oil in between wash days. I will also add either Wheat Germ oil or Hemp seed oil to my conditioner for cowashing.

Will you deep condition with ceramides? Yes, because my hair is so much more softer when I do.
 
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You got me running for the kitchen cabinet! Its been a long time since I DC'd on dry hair.

Reecie said:
Choices... Choices.

So I absolutely LOVE the Wheat Germ Oil that I bought last week. I can't believe I found something equal (if not better) than my beloved EVOO. So I could NOT stop there. I found myself last evening at Wegmans (a health food grocery store like Wholefoods) staring at the Organic Oil section and deciding on choosing between Sunflower Oil and Walnut Oil.

I ended up choosing Sunflower oil. Last night I deep conditioned on dry hair overnight with AOHSR, 30% WGO % 70% Sunflower oil. When I woke up this morning, my hair was unbelievably soft. I'm rollersetting my hair right now under my Pibbs Qwik Dri and I keep putting my hands underneath the dryer to feel my hair that is wrapped around the rollers. It feels like silk right now. I'll use this a few more times and then post a review for you lovely ladies. I hope my rollerset results are BANGIN'. *Fingers Crossed* :spinning:
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Hey ladies I was reading some labels last night and the creme of nature old formula green label has Wheat germ oil as the 8th ingredient
I also got some Shea butter oil(purchased from BSS) has Sunflower oil as the 4th ingredient. It really does not have a name it just says Shea butter oil and they are like $1.00
 
Claudie's Hair Revitalizer products to add to the list:

Growth Elixir-Sunflower Oil 2nd ingredient
Ends Insurance - Hemp Oil 1st ingredient

And Nexxus:
Nexxus Botanic Oil Essential Oils- sunflower oil 3rd ingredient
 
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grow said:
thanks for the info NJoy! so there IS some truth to this idea if major companies like them are using it as a marketing tool!:rolleyes:

before this thread, it had never occured to me that ceramides can enhance the perming process...:blush:

don't quote me, but i think it might be useful in all the steps of the perming process...btw, they advertise that they have the ceramides, but do they say "where" they've added them?:rolleyes:


thanks for the info Sondice!
now i see that alot of major comapnies are marketing with this important ingredient! so there MUST be something to it!

though i don't use either of those brands to texlax, i WILL be putting the ceramides in! be it the oils in the perm, be it in the midperm protein step, be it in the after perm deep conditioners, these important ceramides are gonna be a part of that process from now on out!

again, many thanks, Reecie, for starting this thread!:yep:
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Yeah, that's what I was asking. I'll have to see the actual box to see the breakdown of the ingredients in each component to tell. I'm still hoping someone here can save me the trip. :perplexed

In any case, I planned to to add wgo to my relaxer. I suppose it can be added in the protein and conditioner steps also.

Reecie said:
Choices... Choices.

So I absolutely LOVE the Wheat Germ Oil that I bought last week. I can't believe I found something equal (if not better) than my beloved EVOO. So I could NOT stop there. I found myself last evening at Wegmans (a health food grocery store like Wholefoods) staring at the Organic Oil section and deciding on choosing between Sunflower Oil and Walnut Oil.

I ended up choosing Sunflower oil. Last night I deep conditioned on dry hair overnight with AOHSR, 30% WGO % 70% Sunflower oil. When I woke up this morning, my hair was unbelievably soft. I'm rollersetting my hair right now under my Pibbs Qwik Dri and I keep putting my hands underneath the dryer to feel my hair that is wrapped around the rollers. It feels like silk right now. I'll use this a few more times and then post a review for you lovely ladies. I hope my rollerset results are BANGIN'. *Fingers Crossed* :spinning:
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I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE WGO! Now ya got me thinking about trying sunflower oil too. :lick:
 
i tried some sunflower oil for my oil rinse between my cowash steps yesterday.

i'm happy to report that it's very light (i'd been using evoo, but sunflower oil is lighter, i think) yet my hair still felt like it retained the benifits of the oil rinse.


hhj ladies!
 
Global Goddess by Shalmi Vadhera Coconut Alma Revitalizing Hair Treatment--Sunflower Seed Oil is 2nd ingredient

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I am trying this a pre-poo now.
 
sqzbly1908 said:
Hi Grow!...

I relaxed this weekend and I put Sunflower Oil (along with my other proteins) in my relaxer and I followed up with Redken Deep Fuel as my midstep...Redken Deep Fuel will be my follow up from now on!

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Hi Sqzbly! i'm so thrilled to have actually found the Redken Deep Fuel right here in Italy, and if the post office is right, it should be here by Monday!:yep:

it was almost by coincidence because i was actually looking for a poo..:rolleyes:

anyhoo, i cannot wait to try it the way you outlined above!

and guess what, Reecie? we've got another addition to the List Of Products! :yep:(it's totally different from the Redken Extreme Products already on the list.)

not only does it have ceramides, but i found out it also redefines the strength of the hair shaft lasting up to eight shampoos!
http://www.redken.com/products/haircare/extreme/extreme-deep-fuel

hhj ladies!
 
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