Ovation Cell Therapy/Mega Tek Challenge

[cocoaluv]

Man, don't check in for a day & whammo - I feel like I have to cram to catch up.

Good morning, Ladies. <Gulp>, I am going to upload my before pic later sometime this weekend before I lose my nerve so I can officially join the challenge. Please be gentle with me for the thinning and balding was horrendous (& I am as embarrassed as you can possibly imagine) - but.... since starting the MT one can hardly tell, now - I swear. Plus my twa is so soft & the curls/coils are more springy, cottony. My hair feels good. I have to force myself to keep my hands out of my head. It is more tight curly wavy versus tight, tight kinky, KWIM?

So today, as I head off to work, I walk proud sporting my gorgeous TWA which, btw, isn't so teeny any more - for real. I am just AMAZED!!!!!

I'll getcha picture proof. LOL

OH, gotta go

Thats great!!! Dont be scared at all we are all here to support one another. I'm ordering MT when I get home and will take my before picture tomorrow when I wash my hair.

 

[Brownie518]

What does the Ovation Rinse smell like? The Premier Rinse smells like baby powder, and that's not one of my FAVORITE smells (I'm already plotting on adding some essential oils to my leave-in to mask the smell, some....)

Well, I just smelled it and it's def. not powder, thank goodness! It's very light, almost citrusy, I think. Maybe a little like pineapple?

 

[JustKiya]

Well, I just smelled it and it's def. not powder, thank goodness! It's very light, almost citrusy, I think. Maybe a little like pineapple?

Oooh, that sounds SO yummy.

Yeah, the baby powder smell is kinda - - and that's just a personal thing, but it's the only thing I don't like about it.

I'll try mixing in some lemongrass EO to it, and see if that helps.

 

[PEACHEY]

Rhapsdyblu this is great. I am glad you have come around to feeling comfortable with posting your pic. Remember we are like family here and we all have gone through some ups and downs with our hair.

 

[cupcakes]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! my Megatek just came!!!
its a funny story tho because the guy just rang the doorbell at the back of my house and i wasnt sure if it was the fedex man because he pulled up in a moving truck in front of my house. when i went to go answer the door i asked who it was before opening and he said nothing. i cautiously opened the door and the guy and the truck were gone but the package is on the ground in front of my house...

weird



on another thought this MT smells exactly like Ovation cell therapy yummy

 

[JustKiya]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! my Megatek just came!!!
its a funny story tho because the guy just rang the doorbell at the back of my house and i wasnt sure if it was the delivery man because he pulled up in a moving truck in front of my house. when i went to go answer the door i asked who it was before opening and he said nothing. i cautiously opened the door and the guy and the truck were gone but the package is on the ground in front of my house...

weird



on another though this MT smells exactly like Ovation cell therapy yummy

UPS or DHL? They are both good for dropping and rolling out, as long as they don't need a signature.

For getting it!!

 

[nodisrespect]

i relaxed on the 3rd and already i look like im a month post. im not gonna say im getting ng already but my roots are not fresh relaxer flat anymore.

 

[Cassandra1975]

What does the Ovation Rinse smell like? The Premier Rinse smells like baby powder, and that's not one of my FAVORITE smells (I'm already plotting on adding some essential oils to my leave-in to mask the smell, some....)

I thought it was just me - I was also feeling like it smelled like powder and I don't like it. I need to find something to mix in with it. But I definitely like the slip it provides. I was being a slacker (too much stuff going on in my personal life), but I am back to it. All the stress is causing more grays to grow in, I swear! But I just said I wanted hair to grow in - I should have been more specific and asked for more BROWN hair to grow in.

 

[JustKiya]

I thought it was just me - I was also feeling like it smelled like powder and I don't like it. I need to find something to mix in with it. But I definitely like the slip it provides. I was being a slacker (too much stuff going on in my personal life), but I am back to it. All the stress is causing more grays to grow in, I swear! But I just said I wanted hair to grow in - I should have been more specific and asked for more BROWN hair to grow in.

If you keep using it, those hair just might turn brown!

 

[girlyprincess23]

man i dont come in this thread for 2 days and look at what happens.

i ordered the afternoon of the 8th...call me impatient but i just got the shipping notice today i wanted to CRY...but it is 3 day shipping and it was FREE so i cant complain. hopefully i can give kvvet.com a positive review...so far so good though. this means i have the weekend to A) buy an applicator bottle and B) decide whether i am going to cut the MT with EVOO or castor oil. oh, and finish these kinky twists. my proposed regimen is apply MT nightly, megassage it in, and wash once a week with diluted shampoo since there haven't been any reports of buildup. is anyone in braids or twists DCing? i know it is important to keep up with the moisture but this is my first time ever in these things.

can i start now or will it not work in time? i will be in kinky twists for the next month...or until i get so much new growth i can't stand it


if i cut mine with EVOO do i still have to oil my scalp first?

I was thinking of trying that w/ DPR 11 this w/e and i'll post how it goes...but i think it will be okay because i've washed my kinkys and gotten them wet A LOT (b/c i don't like when my scalp feels sweaty) and they're just fine and they can't get fuzzy b/c they started out fuzzy and my hair is not coming out/ unraveling whatever so i think it will be fine and i really want to dc my hair b/ they have been in for since may 29th w/ no d/c!!!....and yeah i'm just about at that point where i'm ready to rip these things out....one b/c i'm bored with the style and two b/c there's almost 2 inches of ng and it's driving me crazy!!!

 

[BostonMaria]

You guys that have relaxers can see the new growth with no problem. I'm trying to figure out what I can do to see the new growth... letting the greys in the front continue to grow is a big NO NO

 

[genesis132]

If you are going to apply daily and massage in, Mega-Tek is better for you.

I now use my OVATION System as a treatment, say 1x a week versus daily or 3-4x a week like I did in the beginning. This really helps extend the usage and reduce the repurchase time and I am still getting great results for my situation.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA! I typically use the shampoo and creme rinse 1x a week,..but apply the cell therapy daily...or every other day..I may purchase some MT to alternate...or rotate my OCT and MN mixture....so many options

 

[MoeB424]

ok so I want to do the challenge but but I'm afraid!

I don't want to pick the wrong one and have my hair fall out. What's the difference between OCT and MT???... when it comes to how fast it makes your hair grown and/or make your hair shed really bad? Where are the pictures??? How much or often of each one do I have to use???

 

[Cassandra1975]

If you keep using it, those hair just might turn brown!

I swear every day I notice a new gray. There is a whole section on my right temple that I attribute to driving in Atlanta traffic for 2 years. But now it has friends on other parts of my hairline. I don't know why it can't grow in the middle.

 

[JustKiya]

ok so I want to do the challenge but but I'm afraid!

I don't want to pick the wrong one and have my hair fall out. What's the difference between OCT and MT???... when it comes to how fast it makes your hair grown and/or make your hair shed really bad? Where are the pictures??? How much or often of each one do I have to use???

Neither will make your hair fall out.

Ovation Cell Therapy is marketed for humans, Mega-Tek is marketed for horses, OCT has a few more ingredients in it that leaves your hair feeling lovely.

The shedding question was nicely covered here and the pictures are here and as far as amounts, and regimens, a good review of what most of us are doing is here.

 

[JustKiya]

I swear every day I notice a new gray. There is a whole section on my right temple that I attribute to driving in Atlanta traffic for 2 years. But now it has friends on other parts of my hairline. I don't know why it can't grow in the middle.

Girl, I went to college in Atlanta, I LOVE the city, and the #1 reason I have never moved back is the traffic.

 

[lilsparkle825]

ok so I want to do the challenge but but I'm afraid!

I don't want to pick the wrong one and have my hair fall out. What's the difference between OCT and MT???... when it comes to how fast it makes your hair grown and/or make your hair shed really bad? Where are the pictures??? How much or often of each one do I have to use???

LOL! calm down, you cant pick a wrong one IMO. there are lots of pics, there is even a thread dedicated to progress pics. start on page 1 and i guarantee you by page 15 you will not need to go any further to find these answers.

 

[AtlantaJJ]

I took a 9 day break from the MT while on vacation. I had my hair braided while I was away. I took my braids out last night to wash and DC, and boy did I shed some hairs!! I didn't have any shedding when I started using the MT, I usually loose about 5 - 10 hairs on typical wash days. Boy did I make up for lost time last night! I think I lost about 50 + hairs. I checked, they were whole strands, no breakage. Yikes! Perhaps it was a combo of not using the MT and travel stress?

 

[JustKiya]

I took a 9 day break from the MT while on vacation. I had my hair braided while I was away. I took my braids out last night to wash and DC, and boy did I shed some hairs!! I didn't have any shedding when I started using the MT, I usually loose about 5 - 10 hairs on typical wash days. Boy did I make up for lost time last night! I think I lost about 50 + hairs. I checked, they were whole strands, no breakage. Yikes! Perhaps it was a combo of not using the MT and travel stress?

Neither, I would think. Your hair was braided, which means that none of the hairs that shed over those X days were about to 'escape' - I'm assuming it's less than 9, but even if it was only 5 days - 50+/5 = 10 to 12 hairs a day?

And since you lose 5-10 on wash days (and that's just what you SEE, not what's slipping out in the breeze, falling out in the car, at work, in the shower, etc, etc, etc) that's well within the range of normal sheds.

 

[ayoung]

SEPTEMBER UPDATE QUESTION:

When I take my Sep. update pics for this challange I want to see my OCT/MT growth in full--soooo do u ladies think it will be cool to NOT trim my ends with my relaxer tomorrow and wait until my next one in Sep.??????

I got it trimmed in May and I was gonna tell my stylist not to trim this time.....

 

[JustKiya]

SEPTEMBER UPDATE QUESTION:

When I take my Sep. update pics for this challange I want to see my OCT/MT growth in full--soooo do u ladies think it will be cool to NOT trim my ends with my relaxer tomorrow and wait until my next one in Sep.??????

I got it trimmed in May and I was gonna tell my stylist not to trim this time.....

*points at sigge*

I vote for don't trim. But I always vote for not cutting off undamaged hair.

 

[ayoung]

Thanks JK,

I needed some reinforcement from my LHCF gals....so yep---no trim this time.

 

[Cassandra1975]

Girl, I went to college in Atlanta, I LOVE the city, and the #1 reason I have never moved back is the traffic.

I miss the skating rinks sooooo bad - I was working out and didn't even know it, and my hair was thriving (I just wasn't taking good care of my ends ) But, I also like my job here so I don't see myself moving back any time soon. Maybe if I hit the Powerball and I can afford to live downtown and let someone else drive me around.

 

[sunshinebeautiful]

I miss our former stickie status. *crying*

I'm still hanging in there. I'm on week 3, I think, and my roots are super thick! But the new growth that's coming in is very soft and wavy.

 

[JustKiya]

I miss the skating rinks sooooo bad - I was working out and didn't even know it, and my hair was thriving (I just wasn't taking good care of my ends ) But, I also like my job here so I don't see myself moving back any time soon. Maybe if I hit the Powerball and I can afford to live downtown and let someone else drive me around.

See!! That would get me back there, too!! *sigh* I so love Atlanta - I want to go back as a 'grown woman' and see if I still love it as much....

I miss our former stickie status. *crying*

I'm still hanging in there. I'm on week 3, I think, and my roots are super thick! But the new growth that's coming in is very soft and wavy.

I know, right??? *sigh* I put a link to the thread in my siggy, to make it easier to 'guide' people here.... being a sticky was niiicee. *sigh*

That just means we have to work harder to stay in the first two pages.

 

[rhapsdyblu]

OK, here are my pics. The second, third, and 5th pic were taken June 14 before MT & the first and 4th pics were today - 1 1/2 wks post MT . I tried to show both right & left sides & front, pre & post but could only upload 5 pics.

OK, I did it - the burden is lifted. Now, what do I need to do to officially join? (I guess I just need to go back & read the first post. LOL)

 

[JustKiya]

OK, here are my pics. The second, third, and 5th pic were taken June 14 before MT & the first and 4th pics were today - 1 1/2 wks post MT . I tried to show both right & left sides & front, pre & post but could only upload 5 pics.

OK, I did it - the burden is lifted. Now, what do I need to do to officially join? (I guess I just need to go back & read the first post. LOL)

My mouth is literally hanging open!!! Oh my gods, that is SUCH fabulous progress - I have tears in my eyes just seeing how far you have come so FAST!!!!!!!!!!

:wow: :wow: :wow:!!!!!!!

Thank you so much for being comfortable enough sharing that with us!

Oh, I can only imagine how your feelings have lifted!!

 

[PinkPebbles]

Awesome Progress!!!!

OK, here are my pics. The second, third, and 5th pic were taken June 14 before MT & the first and 4th pics were today - 1 1/2 wks post MT . I tried to show both right & left sides & front, pre & post but could only upload 5 pics.

OK, I did it - the burden is lifted. Now, what do I need to do to officially join? (I guess I just need to go back & read the first post. LOL)

 

[cocoaluv]

OK, here are my pics. The second, third, and 5th pic were taken June 14 before MT & the first and 4th pics were today - 1 1/2 wks post MT . I tried to show both right & left sides & front, pre & post but could only upload 5 pics.

OK, I did it - the burden is lifted. Now, what do I need to do to officially join? (I guess I just need to go back & read the first post. LOL)

You have nothing to be shy about!!!! Thats some EXCELLENT growth Rhaps. OMG I'm so happy for you. All of that progress after 1 1/2 weeks?!?!?! Can you imagine what its gonna be like after a few months

 

[EOAA]

OK, here are my pics. The second, third, and 5th pic were taken June 14 before MT & the first and 4th pics were today - 1 1/2 wks post MT . I tried to show both right & left sides & front, pre & post but could only upload 5 pics.

OK, I did it - the burden is lifted. Now, what do I need to do to officially join? (I guess I just need to go back & read the first post. LOL)

excellent growth Rhapsdyblu !!!congratulations