BSL/MBL 2014 Challenge

[SunySydeofLyfe]

I've had my hair in corn braids under a wig for 2 weeks now and I'm excited to take them out tomorrow for a good wash n DC. But Sunday there going right back in. I'm gonna hide my hair till I give birth in March

Congratulations! !! What are you having?

Suny

 

[SkySurfer]

checking in... still in my crochet braids.

 

[ckisland]

I use salon series quidad Mediterranean Bay leaf exfoliating hair and scalp treatment... wow that's long lol. I purchased it from sephora, but it last forever I'll check my past purchases to let you know just how long. I have a third left. It's great on my relaxed hair but during my stretch I put a tiny amount in a applicator bottle and mix with water so it can spread easier. Also there are lots of recipes for scalp scrubs on pinterest.

I use this to help refresh/clean my scalp kinda like cowashing but my length hates that. Crystal clear scalp and it rarely itches these days.
Hth

Ps: how is your relaxed hair coming along? I remember you were concerned with low porosity, I think. What moisturizer do you use if your don't mind? I'm on the hunt.

Eta: March 13, 2013 dang lol

Oh wow!!! You've had it since March!! I've been on pinterest like once , but I will definitely look into it .
Now I think my hair is high porosity. It feels rough even when it's moisturized, dries really really fast, and seems to get dry quickly. I'm going to use one of my porosity control conditioners when I wash on Sunday. I'm also going to leave out my Aphogee spray and being a little more heavy handed with products because my hair soaks everything right up. The leave-in I've been using this week is GF Sleek & Shine leave-in. I actually really really like it. If I can figure out how to lock everything in properly, I might even love it .

Thank you!! Of course I never feel like my hair is long. I am not quite MBL yet because I'm tall (5'11) and have a bit of a long torso, so I hit BSL at 13 inches. Waist Length for me will be about 20 inches. I do need to figure out a better way to take photos lol, my bathroom mirror is so tiny.

Hahaha!!! That would explain things. I'm only 5'3". Yeah, 20 in would put me at HL . Still your hair is definitely long

 

[ckisland]

trendsetta25 , I think your ends in the before looked just fine. Like 0.5 in would have done the trick. It just hurts me when people cut their hair (not that I can talk at the moment ). But your hair does look really nice and thick now .

 

[FollicleFanatic]

Not sure if I posted any starting pics but here are some I posted in the inversion challenge. These are with an old Curlformer set.

 

[Froreal3]

trendsetta25 , I think your ends in the before looked just fine. Like 0.5 in would have done the trick. It just hurts me when people cut their hair (not that I can talk at the moment ). But your hair does look really nice and thick now .

*side eyes ckisland*

But I agree. I think your ends looked ok trendsetta25, but you probably like blunt ends. I don't really mind a v since my hair grows in layers and I wear it curly and in updos most of the time.

 

[naturalagain2]

Prepooing with Vatika Frosting as we speak. I plan on cowashing with WEN Lavender and Dc'ing with MD Coconut Creme Condish mixed with JBCO. Then I plan to do my first braidout on relaxed hair. I hated braidouts on my natural hair. I hope I like it on my relaxed hair.

I've been enjoying my relaxed hair. I have no regrets so far at 3 weeks post.....

 

[MrsTimberlake]

Just checking in..

Today is my wash and DC day. I'm going to attempt either a roller set or flexi rods. I haven't decided yet. I'm a natural that loves her heat, but I'm trying to limit heat as much as possible to see if that will help me to retain. I had upped my Biotin to 2000mg and now I have all these little tiny bumps on my chest. I'm blaming the Biotin since that's the only thing that has changed recently.

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[ckisland]

Froreal3 , I know!!! After I wrote that, I was like I can't say anything about anyone not cutting their hair for a minute!

 

[Jace032000]

Today I tried something new…I conditioned my hair and then used QP Mango butter cream and sealed with Mira hair oil (had some left over from years ago). I could see my curls starting to define…but I'm going to wrap my hair up tonight and see what they look like tomorrow. I'll post a pic.

 

[Froreal3]

Today was wash day. I washed my braids for the first time. They look a little fuller now. I used As I am Cleansing Pudding to wash them, then Dced with Silk Dreams Vanilla Silk, used Soultanicals Knot Sauce as a leave in and sealed with Keravada Fenugreek oil in Buttercream scent. Then I put some My Honey Child Buttery Soy hair cream on my ends. I will just wear my braids up in a bun today.

My hair and especially scalp feels great.

 

[jennwantslonghurr]

Washed my hair last night, couldn't help it my hair likes to be CLEAN. When I wet my hair it felt a little mushy for the first time. I was all like wth is going on haha. So I hopped out the shower and grabbed my reconstructing shampoo and conditoner and my hair thanked me. Now I know that protein overload is in the past. I'll try my modified cowash again next week.

I ordered from the pomade shop and I am interested in purabody naturals but she doesn't have any samples avaliable Usually I gift my mom products that don't agree with my hair but she knows I'm looking so she's going to buy them off if they don't work. She is 3c/4a fine-medium texture high porosity extremely high density... like my hair opposite lol.

My ends still feel great and I don't want anymore set backs.

 

[Kerryann]

Oiled my scalp and did the inversion

 

[Angel of the North]

I've been focussing on my ends and it's paying off, I've started using aphogee keratin & green tea restructurizer and their pro vitamin leave-in conditioner and my hair is feeling good and looking better. I'm taking priteva so I am hoping that will boost the strength of my hair which should then lead to length.

 

[FollicleFanatic]

Angel of the North how are you layering these products? I really like the green tea, curious how I'd add the leave in.

 

[BraunSugar]

I made the best batch of flaxseed gel in ever. The consistency was perfect! Since I've figured it out, I think I'm going to take a break from buying gel for a while.

I may add a few more highlights to my hair sometime this week and I'll probably trim my ends next month. My hair has been mostly in ponytails lately. It's just really easy to throw it up and keep going.

 

[Angel of the North]

Angel of the North how are you layering these products? I really like the green tea, curious how I'd add the leave in.

FollicleFanatic I spray the green tea first then I spray the multivitamin leave-in on top, the two together serve as the L in my LCO method.

 

[GettingKinky]

I made the best batch of flaxseed gel in ever. The consistency was perfect! Since I've figured it out, I think I'm going to take a break from buying gel for a while.

I may add a few more highlights to my hair sometime this week and I'll probably trim my ends next month. My hair has been mostly in ponytails lately. It's just really easy to throw it up and keep going.

I've been thinking about making flaxseed gel. How long can you keep it before it goes bad? Do you have to keep it in the fridge?

 

[ckisland]

Washed today and set my hair on flexirods for the week . I'm very proud of how well I've been sticking to my DC schedule!! I need to figure out how to best moisturize my hair during the week though. I think I'll try spritzing my hair with water (I've been leaving this out), applying a small amount of Sleek&Shine, and sealing with pomade midweek. I don't want my hair to get stiff and have too much build up, but I want to be better at moisturizing before it gets too dry. I noticed that adding a little water to my ends and rolling them up at night seemed to leave me with moist hair in the morning. If it stays moisturized for 3-4 days, I'll be fine .

 

[BraunSugar]

I've been thinking about making flaxseed gel. How long ca you keep it before it goes bad? Do you have to keep it in the fridge?

You do have to keep it refrigerated. It keeps about 2ish weeks. After I make it, I also put the seeds in the refrigerator for my next batch. You can use them one more time that way before you need some fresh ones.

 

[naturalagain2]

My braidout came out great! I used CON argan oil leave in and Paul Mitchell skinny serum on top then airdried til about 50% dry. After that I moisturize with HH hemp nostalgia moisturizer and sealed with a little Vatika Frosting. I used CON w/ argan oil wrap foaming lotion to set the style. It came out perfect! I did about 6 braids in all.

 

[KaramelDiva1978]

I'm all in, just back from the honeymoon today, unpacked and ready to get hair AND body right!

~Current hair length: Somewhere between APL and BSL
~Relaxed/Natural/Texlaxed/Loc'd: Relaxed
~Goal month: December 2014
~Current reggie and styling choices: I'm back to basics-rollersetting, roller wraps and buns or a French braid. I've started nightly oiling, Indian ayurvedic washes and deep conditioning (weekly) and my trusty WEN. I have to relax every 6 weeks or I suffer breakage. That's it!

~What do you plan on changing (if anything) to make it to BSL/MBL? I'm keeping it short and simple and my products streamlined. My hair will thank me in the process.

~Post a beginning picture
This pic is coming from my phone in just a few minutes.

 

[growbaby]

Getting box braid extensions tomorrow I'm so excited

 

[ImanAdero]

I was supposed to wash my hair last night, but I need to today... No ifs ands or buts.

I gotta finish some of these products and use them up.

My scalp has been acting up though, so not this wash, but next wash I'll so my clay wash.

 

[Guinan]

My wng go was a big fail. The gel made my hair 2 hard. So back to my trusty braidouts.

OT, I'm feeling a lot better than last week. Turns out I had acute pneumonia. Still hacking but I'm cleared to return back 2 work (I was out a week)

 

[Guinan]

My braidout came out great! I used CON argan oil leave in and Paul Mitchell skinny serum on top then airdried til about 50% dry. After that I moisturize with HH hemp nostalgia moisturizer and sealed with a little Vatika Frosting. I used CON w/ argan oil wrap foaming lotion to set the style. It came out perfect! I did about 6 braids in all.

naturalagain2, any pics?

 

[Guinan]

KaramelDiva1978, congrats on your nuptial!!!

 

[ImanAdero]

I lied... Hair is NOT being washed...

 

[MrsTimberlake]

My wng go was a big fail. The gel made my hair 2 hard. So back to my trusty braidouts. OT, I'm feeling a lot better than last week. Turns out I had acute pneumonia. Still hacking but I'm cleared to return back 2 work (I was out a week)

I hope you feel better soon. Those hacking coughs are no joke.

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[Angel of the North]

I lied... Hair is NOT being washed...

ImanAdero I know the feeling all too well, one of the reasons I've put myself on a bi-weekly wash and DC schedule is because I was not finding the time to do it weekly and I've also realised that the less frequent I wash/DC, the longer it will take to use up products. Hope you manage to squeeze in wash day.

pelohello glad to hear you are feeling better, I'm sure your next W n G will come out great.

KaramelDiva1978 Congratulations