Ovation Cell Therapy/Mega Tek Challenge

[Aggie]

I think that LD was using Surge with it - or, she might have been using the Rehydrant, and thought it was like Surge - I can't remember.

I've been MAJORLY slacking while on vacation - I'll be heading home tomorrow, and I plan on getting back on point again. [/quote]

JK, the mucopolysaccharides are found in both surge and MT and this is what LondonDiva was talking about when she was comparing them.

 

[Aggie]

Yippppppppppppeeee. I picked up my box from my Mom's today. Came in a Straight Arrow box so there were no raised eyebrows. As a matter of fact, My Mom is having repair work done at her house so i don't even think she noticed.

Go Zeal, start growing that hair girl.

 

[Aggie]

add me to the challenge!!

i just started on Aug. 10th. here is my starting pic. i have 3 months of unstretched new growth. i cut off about 2 inches last month.

i'm using Mega Tek

i plan to apply to my scalp every day and add some oil to it. i will probably wear braids most of the time and wash them 3x/week

Whoa mama, what an awesome starting point VDW.

 

[Aggie]

I used OCT daily for a week (left on for 1 hour then co-washed), then took a couple of weeks off, and started again. I'm still having major shedding issues like minimum 15 strands a day, and those are only the ones I notice. What has worked better for you all, topical garlic treatments or garlic supplements? And how long does it take to work? thanks

edit: I should mention that I think I'm getting good results growth wise. My hair already grows fast, but I fully admit I never take care of my ends. I'm hoping it'll increase my growth so much that it won't matter if I'm trimming 3 or 4 times a year.

stixx I'm taking both supplements and using topical garlic poo, conditioner and the Alter Ego Garlic Treatment, alternately. I sometimes make my garlic oil if the shedding is excessive though. The recipe is in my fotki. I had shared it in the old thread, but it's easier to find in my fotki, okay?

 

[Aggie]

Ladies, I got my hair done on Friday and I have to say that my hair grew about 1 1/2 inches since my last reveal in June. I'm so happy, to say the least.

To all the ladies that want to give up.....DON'T! Wait, you will see results soon.

I took pics, but can't show until Sept....I so want to.....

Blessings and congratulations to all the ladies that are getting great results.

VanDisel'sWife...your hair is awesome! Welcome to the challenge!

Congrats honey, all of us can't wait to see your progress.

 

[Aggie]

I would like to take part in the challenge. My starting picture is in my avatar; I began using OCT in July 2008.

Welcome to the challenge Mitre. PM dontspeakdefeat and ask her to add you to the challenge okay?

 

[Shimmie]

i use MT, I am pregnant. i obviously consulted my Dr and Eqyss before hand.((hugs))

Awwwwwww, you're having a baby? Congratulations.

I wish you so many blessings and joyful years and memories to cherish of the 'growing' years ahead. Sometimes, I wish my two were 'babies' again.

I believe you, angel. I have no doubt about your baby being your first and highest priority and that you have consulted with you doctor.

My concern is that whatever we take into our bodies, internally and topically, still enters our blood stream, and although it passes through us, it also passes through our babies in the womb. There's so much that we are not aware of in products and how it affects us long term. There's always something that we end up discovering about a product 'down-the-line' or after the fact. And while 'we' may not have an adverse reaction to a product, our 'babies' may be reacting and we have no way of knowing until after it happens.

Personally, I would stop the Mega Tek until after 'beautiful baby' is here in your arms. It's just not worth the risk. This is STILL a product used for Horses and the protein content may not agree with 'baby'. MT is still experimental for all of us here, even us who are not pregnant.

Girl, we are some bold and risky sisters up in here at LHCF. And then we all have the nerve to be 'chemists' adding other potions and lotions, herbs and teas to our mix.

Blaque * Angel, check it out..... it's a wonder we still have any hair to experiment with from all that we add to it. We've gone from wearing horse hair to applying horse products; we've gone from MTG to Monistat and from Monistat to adding Salted Fizzies to our conditioners. Lawd, we are some BOLD sisters up in here. And then have the nerve to give our formulas an acronym. We have a 'short name' for err' thing we use.

You are a beautiful angel, and a wonder of love that God has created; your baby is so blessed to have you as 'mommie'. And I am honored to know you.

 

[jamaicalovely]

Platinum I wouldn't recommend using the surge with the MT. The protein really is too strong to mix together.

Uh oh, I've been using Surge with my MT. Scared now.

 

[PapillionRouge]

So wait.. MT causes shedding???

 

[Aggie]

Uh oh, I've been using Surge with my MT. Scared now.

Have you been using them both full strength or no and how often? If not, then you should be okay. Let's keep our fingers crossed. You have been DCing your hair weekly haven't you? If so, again you should be okay.

 

[Aggie]

So wait.. MT causes shedding???

Yes it does KayKay. It sheds hair that were already ready to be shed anyway, only a little faster but at the same time, new hairs are coming out as well. So don't be alarmed about this as shedding is a natural process that the hair go through on a daily basis - 50-100 shed hairs a day is about the norm.

Use garlic oil, supllements, poos, conditioners and garlic treatments to curb the shedding. I have a garlic recipe in my fotki and you are welcomed to check it out if you wish.

 

[genesis132]

Well, I received my MT finally from Hopes Braids...why was I thinking the bottle was bigger than it actually is..anywho, I also bought me some garlic supplements today..i haven't figured out how I'm going to incorporate the MT with my beloved OCT...i hope my scalp doesn't tingle or does anything strange...OR i'll just continue to fork out the money on OCT....
Okay, I just took one sniff of the MT and it smells EXACTLY like my cell therapy!!!
Here I am afraid to use the MT and so far it smells like OCT...but cheaper...
Wish me luck ladies...off to my first megasagging <- - --did I say that right??

 

[Shimmie]

Well, I received my MT finally from Hopes Braids...why was I thinking the bottle was bigger than it actually is..anywho, I also bought me some garlic supplements today..i haven't figured out how I'm going to incorporate the MT with my beloved OCT...i hope my scalp doesn't tingle or does anything strange...OR i'll just continue to fork out the money on OCT....
Okay, I just took one sniff of the MT and it smells EXACTLY like my cell therapy!!!
Here I am afraid to use the MT and so far it smells like OCT...but cheaper...
Wish me luck ladies...off to my first megasagging <- - --did I say that right??

Yup You are sho' right.

I also use both the MT and the OCT. I've been using the MT 'only' for a little over two weeks so that I could 'see' the difference and the MT has definitely made my hair thicker. I love it. I also use the MT as a leave in; the OCT I rinsed out after an hour or so. I love both products and so will you.

 

[explosiva9]

Hi Explosiva9,

I have been using the Ayurvedic Oils, specifically the Gro Aut Oils (bringhraj, mahabringhraj and gro aut) with my MT and OCT regimen and it is working fabulously well! The only side effect is that I have extremely dense new growth and it seems like every week, I get a new layer of waves near my scalp. This is how I monitor my new growth. The MT provides more strength than growth I think but the Gro Aut oils ARE NO JOKE! My hair is sprouting big time and the only way I can control the new growth is when I put MT on my scalp every evening after the Gro Aut oils and then it becomes easier to part my hair.

Hope this helps.

Thank You

Where do you get the oils from?

 

[napgurl]

Update . . . my hair is so strong, like teflon. I feel major growth after just 3 weeks. I am so happy with MT. But my roots are like wearing a bushy . . .helmet. I have to flat iron and skip my MT treatment for 1 night to see if I can get it under control.

 

[november wind]

Just got my MT today and asked DSD to add me to the challenge. HHG everybody! I need my hair to grow as my body shrinks.

 

[trinidarkie1]

I just mega-ssaged. This thing smells really nice.
Applied to roots and rubbed, rubbed, rubbed.
Day 3.

 

[JustKiya]

JK, the mucopolysaccharides are found in both surge and MT and this is what LondonDiva was talking about when she was comparing them.

Ahh, thank you Aggie!!!

 

[lilsparkle825]

VinDieselsWifey has my dream hair!!!

you guys i need some support...i have not megassaged since thursday since i did a rollerset and i am DYING. i have also never had straight hair since i went natural and i dont know what to put on my hair...and i am afraid of it drying up and falling out while i am trying to figure out what has a low enough water content to pass. oh well, i think i will sacrifice the reversion at the roots and start megassaging again cause i will be APL by my birthday.

ETA: i bit the bullet and megassaged. bye bye roots

i think i will be washing my hair weds or thurs ANYWAY so whats the point.

 

[seraphim712]

Yup You are sho' right.

I also use both the MT and the OCT. I've been using the MT 'only' for a little over two weeks so that I could 'see' the difference and the MT has definitely made my hair thicker. I love it. I also use the MT as a leave in; the OCT I rinsed out after an hour or so. I love both products and so will you.

I know this question's been asked over and over again, but you can use MT Rebuilder as a leave in or is it supposed to be rinsed out after a certain amount of minutes? I was planning to 'grease' my scalp with it after placing emu oil on my scalp first.

 

[lilsparkle825]

I know this question's been asked over and over again, but you can use MT Rebuilder as a leave in or is it supposed to be rinsed out after a certain amount of minutes? I was planning to 'grease' my scalp with it after placing emu oil on my scalp first.

i grease and wash it out at my next scheduled wash.

 

[seraphim712]

i grease and wash it out at my next scheduled wash.

I guess that makes sense. I was thinking of washing my hair once every week or biweekly so it would give my hair time to soak in the MT. Is that to risky?

 

[lilsparkle825]

I guess that makes sense. I was thinking of washing my hair once every week or biweekly so it would give my hair time to soak in the MT. Is that to risky?

i have been washing once a week since i started MT; the first 2 weeks i had kinky twists, i had cornrows for two weeks, and now i have a 3-day-old rollerset that i will wash out after one week, so i think its ok. i just make sure it ONLY gets on my scalp (even though one of my cornrows got it once and was just fine). i think i will go back to cowashing every other day after this, and hopefully i will still be getting about an inch a month, BUT to answer your question i think its ok.

 

[Blaque*Angel]

Aw thank you for your kind words as always and your congrats

I moved house, so have slacked off from my regime and applying my MT for four weeks, it could be a blessing in disguise???.

The woman that I asked from Eqyss told me she has used all Eqyss products throughout her three pregnancies (it is the only line she uses) all of her babies are healthy and she has never experienced post partum shedding.

but she did tell me to consult a dr before use, i showed the bottle to my Dr and midwife who both said there are no harmful chemicals in MT so they would reccomend it.

my hair too also feels a lot stronger and i get zero breakage.

thank you again for your kind words and loving thoughts

xxxx

Awwwwwww, you're having a baby? Congratulations.

I wish you so many blessings and joyful years and memories to cherish of the 'growing' years ahead. Sometimes, I wish my two were 'babies' again.

I believe you, angel. I have no doubt about your baby being your first and highest priority and that you have consulted with you doctor.

My concern is that whatever we take into our bodies, internally and topically, still enters our blood stream, and although it passes through us, it also passes through our babies in the womb. There's so much that we are not aware of in products and how it affects us long term. There's always something that we end up discovering about a product 'down-the-line' or after the fact. And while 'we' may not have an adverse reaction to a product, our 'babies' may be reacting and we have no way of knowing until after it happens.

Personally, I would stop the Mega Tek until after 'beautiful baby' is here in your arms. It's just not worth the risk. This is STILL a product used for Horses and the protein content may not agree with 'baby'. MT is still experimental for all of us here, even us who are not pregnant.

Girl, we are some bold and risky sisters up in here at LHCF. And then we all have the nerve to be 'chemists' adding other potions and lotions, herbs and teas to our mix.

Blaque * Angel, check it out..... it's a wonder we still have any hair to experiment with from all that we add to it. We've gone from wearing horse hair to applying horse products; we've gone from MTG to Monistat and from Monistat to adding Salted Fizzies to our conditioners. Lawd, we are some BOLD sisters up in here. And then have the nerve to give our formulas an acronym. We have a 'short name' for err' thing we use.

You are a beautiful angel, and a wonder of love that God has created; your baby is so blessed to have you as 'mommie'. And I am honored to know you.

 

[blazingthru]

Awwwwwww, you're having a baby? Congratulations.

I wish you so many blessings and joyful years and memories to cherish of the 'growing' years ahead. Sometimes, I wish my two were 'babies' again.

I believe you, angel. I have no doubt about your baby being your first and highest priority and that you have consulted with you doctor.

My concern is that whatever we take into our bodies, internally and topically, still enters our blood stream, and although it passes through us, it also passes through our babies in the womb. There's so much that we are not aware of in products and how it affects us long term. There's always something that we end up discovering about a product 'down-the-line' or after the fact. And while 'we' may not have an adverse reaction to a product, our 'babies' may be reacting and we have no way of knowing until after it happens.

Personally, I would stop the Mega Tek until after 'beautiful baby' is here in your arms. It's just not worth the risk. This is STILL a product used for Horses and the protein content may not agree with 'baby'. MT is still experimental for all of us here, even us who are not pregnant.

Girl, we are some bold and risky sisters up in here at LHCF. And then we all have the nerve to be 'chemists' adding other potions and lotions, herbs and teas to our mix.

Blaque * Angel, check it out..... it's a wonder we still have any hair to experiment with from all that we add to it. We've gone from wearing horse hair to applying horse products; we've gone from MTG to Monistat and from Monistat to adding Salted Fizzies to our conditioners. Lawd, we are some BOLD sisters up in here. And then have the nerve to give our formulas an acronym. We have a 'short name' for err' thing we use.

You are a beautiful angel, and a wonder of love that God has created; your baby is so blessed to have you as 'mommie'. And I am honored to know you.

My daughter is pregnant and I was worried about whether she should use it or not, because it soaks into your scalp I am going to encourage her not to use it until after the baby is born. Can't take no chances with my first Grandbaby.

 

[BostonMaria]

Can somebody give me the link to the OCT website?

 

[AngieB]

http://www.ovationhair.com/index.htm

 

[KPH]

http://www.ovationhair.com/

 

[Nice & Wavy]

I'm just saying.....THIS STUFF IS THE TRUTH!

That tis all..... ))))

 

[BostonMaria]

Thank you ladies!