2 Week Club: The low manipulation challenge... anybody?

I failed, I failed miserably. I going to have to bow out of this challenge. I so wanted to do this:wallbash:. I can't keep the Denman brush out of my head. I'm obsessed with having smooth edges. :rolleyes: Other than that YOU GO LADIES!!!!!! I'm still here suppporting you.

Wait! wait! Is that the only place you're brushing? I might grant you a pass if it's not going through your hair.
 
Well today is day 14. I washed, oil rinsed, DC'd. My hair is now tied down with the scarf drying...I did NOT detangle! Yay! I'm going to keep going..

I think my hair is trying to detangle on its own though..anybody else seeing alot of shedding?

OH MY GOODNESS, Yes! Typically I only see shed hairs when detangling. Maybe I'll find a couple in the shower after washing but now they slip out of my hair whenever it's down now. I find them all over the place. My hair still detangles under running water so I'm not nervous about going to 2 weeks but I do find the shed hairs annoying.

ETA: I got so excited about something else having the shed hair problem I completely forgot to throw your 2 week club party. How selfish!


:club:

I know you're going to 3 but that's still a big deal.
 
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Thinking about trying low mani for one week and three days. The one week challenge has being going okay. I'm slowly trying to build up to two weeks.

Adding to the mix:
Everyday loose braiding
Oil rinses

:superbanana: You can do it!
 
ok checking in, I still haven't detangled. I have a feeling I am going to loose a lot of hair when I do. I am definitally going to use the "oil method". Tomorrow I am going to the water park, my hair loves a day at the pool or ocean, it curls so nicely afterwards. I am debating whether I should do a aphogee treatment and detangle of just rinse after the water park and slap in a leave-in and bun and keep it moving.

I can't wait to hear about results. I am planning to straighten 9/21 so we'll see how much growth we got for the blow fro I have been sportin for the last couple weeks:yep:

If you're worried at all about tangles you definitely want to give the oil rinse thing a shot. I think I'd detangle after the park. :yep: You wanna make sure you get all the pool chemicals out.
 
Hey, just doing my update!

Haven't combed for the last 7 days, i intend to wash today and comb drenched in oil.... (Amla oil) 4 hour treat, then an avocado protein treatment (on dry hair) and clarifying poo, moisturzing poo and then deep conditioning with Keracare Humecto (TUB) mixed with Wonder 8 Oil.

After that i will airdry as usual

And apply avo'coco products...

thats it for another week.

Style wise, i've been in buns literally all week, hair wont stay in bobby pins anymore, its really frustrating...i need another form of hair securing (anybody?!)

So i've been tucking ends under inside the nape hairs, which actually leaves my ends silky and smooth.

taking vits:

Biotin (1,000mcg)
B50 complex
Flaxseed oil (2 capsules = 2,400mg)
Multi vitamin

And i'll be starting Sea Kelp (400iu iodine) in the next few days!

Target: Hip length By Christmas Day! (4-6 inches to go...a BIGG TASSKK!)

WISH ME LUCK

Good luck to everyone too

Candy AKA. Cherie xxx

Go Candy Go Candy Go Candy ... go go
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...and good luck! :)
 
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Okay, include me. My wash day is today, so I'll start today. Put me down for the two week challenge. One question that I have is because my hair is so short, I normally wear buns. I've been washing and airdrying my hair and then putting my hair in a bun and baggying the ends and then applying a phony pony or bun, but this has required brushing with a boar brush to get the hair to lay down after it is dried.

Do you think it will be okay to wash and deep condition my hair and then immediately put it in a bun and let dry? Do you think it will cause breakage because it's put in a ponytail wet? I think I will do the oil rinse to ensure my hair is nice and moisturized before putting up.

Also, what is Wng? I'm a little slow, sorry.:drunk:
 
Okay, include me. My wash day is today, so I'll start today. Put me down for the two week challenge. One question that I have is because my hair is so short, I normally wear buns. I've been washing and airdrying my hair and then putting my hair in a bun and baggying the ends and then applying a phony pony or bun, but this has required brushing with a boar brush to get the hair to lay down after it is dried.

Do you think it will be okay to wash and deep condition my hair and then immediately put it in a bun and let dry? Do you think it will cause breakage because it's put in a ponytail wet? I think I will do the oil rinse to ensure my hair is nice and moisturized before putting up.
Also, what is Wng? I'm a little slow, sorry.:drunk:

Alright I cave.... Let's relax one of the rules... you can brush your edges lightly and only if you've tried the scarf method and it doesn't work. :ohwell: But you really should let your hair airdry as much as possible before putting tension on it.

Here's how the scarf method works...
first towel dry, then drape the towel over your shoulders. Put it in the approximate position you want to it be when styled. Tie your scarf on the edges and let it dry. A little gel helps.

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<< like that

After about 10-15 minutes take the scarf off and finishing styling.

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That's a wash and go (wng) BTW. :wink2: You could do the same thing with your buns. You only have to have the scarf on a 10-15 minutes for it to lay them down. I didn't use an tools no combs or brushes. Just my finger and the scarf.

Here's the scarf method on my hair when I was 10 months post relaxer...

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Well today is day 14. I washed, oil rinsed, DC'd. My hair is now tied down with the scarf drying...I did NOT detangle! Yay! I'm going to keep going..

I think my hair is trying to detangle on its own though..anybody else seeing alot of shedding?

Hey Madam Sareca! Where's my trophy? LOL! I've been trudging along, trying to make it so I could have a tropy too! :cry:
 
Wait! wait! Is that the only place you're brushing? I might grant you a pass if it's not going through your hair.

I just brush the edges. I did this about 3 times last week. I felt soooo guilty and then I was like forget it!!! I get mad frizzies in the front. :perplexed

But to answer you question, I don't go from root to tip :nono:.
 
I just brush the edges. I did this about 3 times last week. I felt soooo guilty and then I was like forget it!!! I get mad frizzies in the front. :perplexed

But to answer you question, I don't go from root to tip :nono:.

:lachen:@ feelin' guilty. You have my permission to brush your edges and you're welcome to stay in the challenge if you want to. :)
 
I detangled today!

It's only been 11 days, but I have a job interview tomorrow. I could have made it to 2 weeks, but I wanted to wash and style my hair.

Anyway, detangling after 11 days wasn't that bad. I'm definitely not used to seeing as much hair as I did. However, my hair looks and feels thicker. I pre poo'd with jojoba oil (still trying to use it up), poo'd with CON, and DC'd with Humecto (finally used the last of the oil during this step). The oil is really making my hair dry faster.

My hair really likes all of this low/no manipulation stuff. I will make 2 weeks this time around. I not going to comb/detangle until 9/23.
 
I detangled today!

It's only been 11 days, but I have a job interview tomorrow. I could have made it to 2 weeks, but I wanted to wash and style my hair.

Anyway, detangling after 11 days wasn't that bad. I'm definitely not used to seeing as much hair as I did. However, my hair looks and feels thicker. I pre poo'd with jojoba oil (still trying to use it up), poo'd with CON, and DC'd with Humecto (finally used the last of the oil during this step). The oil is really making my hair dry faster.

My hair really likes all of this low/no manipulation stuff. I will make 2 weeks this time around. I not going to comb/detangle until 9/23.

:yay: That's awesome. You're so close! :drunk:

Good luck with your interview too.
 
:lachen:@ feelin' guilty. You have my permission to brush your edges and you're welcome to stay in the challenge if you want to. :)


Yeah!!!! I'm back in business!!!! Thanks Sareca!

Yesterday I did a co-washed. I did the oil rinse first, MAN you were not lying about the detangling effects. I did not bother with detangling soooo I'm going on my sencond week without detangling!!!!!!! I luv oil rinses my hair was so soft and shiny when it dried. I'm so addicted now!!!
 
Yeah!!!! I'm back in business!!!! Thanks Sareca!

Yesterday I did a co-washed. I did the oil rinse first, MAN you were not lying about the detangling effects. I did not bother with detangling soooo I'm going on my sencond week without detangling!!!!!!! I luv oil rinses my hair was so soft and shiny when it dried. I'm so addicted now!!!


I feel ya, oil rinses are the only reason I don't have a hot mess on my hands on detangling day.

:happydance: I'm happy you're back!
 
I'm at day 13, tomorrow is detangling day (d-day) .:yahoo:

Just to see if I could, I decided to do an oil rinse this morning then wear a wng.
I'll post pics later, but it doesn't look or feel any different than it did on day 2. :pepper:
 
I made it and got my trophy. :yay:

Detangling went pretty well...I had 2-3 places that I really had to take my time while detangling. For the most part it was easy, just not as easy as at 1 week, but I guess that makes sense. :yep: Anywho, I definitely will be keeping the two week schedule!

ETA: I forgot about the shed hairs. Every time I comb through my hair I came out with a zillion more. They were like the energizer bunny. They kept going and going and going. Even now that my wng is dry and detangled I'm still leaking shed hairs. :mad:



How's everybody else doing?
 
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Next time I detangle will be on Wednesday and I'll try the oil rinse then for the first time. Yeah, I'm excited!
 
Ok , so I just started yesterday ..

I cowashed after a horrific rollerset, hair just looked stupid :lol:

I will not do any heavy duty maniping until Thursday.. Only cuz Im goin out friday night, and Im gonna do a nice braidout :)
 
Ok , so I just started yesterday ..

I cowashed after a horrific rollerset, hair just looked stupid :lol:

I will not do any heavy duty maniping until Thursday.. Only cuz Im goin out friday night, and Im gonna do a nice braidout :)

Sounds good. :up:
 
I made it and got my trophy. :yay:

Detangling went pretty well...I had 2-3 places that I really had to take my time while detangling. For the most part it was easy, just not as easy as at 1 week, but I guess that makes sense. :yep: Anywho, I definitely will be keeping the two week schedule!

ETA: I forgot about the shed hairs. Every time I comb through my hair I came out with a zillion more. They were like the energizer bunny. They kept going and going and going. Even now that my wng is dry and detangled I'm still leaking shed hairs. :mad:



How's everybody else doing?

Well I'm going through the same thing. Whenever I unravel my bun to apply my moisturizers, I get alot on shedded hair. I'm like "oh well" its to be expected. I like this challenge along with the oil rinses. My hair is thanking me for it and I know by the end of this year my hair will be totally transformed.
 
Well I'm going through the same thing. Whenever I unravel my bun to apply my moisturizers, I get alot on shedded hair. I'm like "oh well" its to be expected. I like this challenge along with the oil rinses. My hair is thanking me for it and I know by the end of this year my hair will be totally transformed.

I believe that! My hair seems thicker and much longer already. I know neither are possible in 3 weeks, but that's really how it looks. :ohwell:
 
I made it and got my trophy. :yay:

Detangling went pretty well...I had 2-3 places that I really had to take my time while detangling. For the most part it was easy, just not as easy as at 1 week, but I guess that makes sense. :yep: Anywho, I definitely will be keeping the two week schedule!

ETA: I forgot about the shed hairs. Every time I comb through my hair I came out with a zillion more. They were like the energizer bunny. They kept going and going and going. Even now that my wng is dry and detangled I'm still leaking shed hairs. :mad:




How's everybody else doing?


OH THE SHED HAIRS!! When I take my hair down to moisturize they are there...when I wash or cowash they are there. I am a veteran of long term braiding and I know about the shed hairs, but I'm used to seeing them after quite a few weeks of braids!

Anywho...I am on day 18 with no detangling. Still washing once a week, cowashing once a week. I don't know how long I will go. We shall see. :grin:
 
I can tell my hair is stronger. This is my third detangling session and my hair feels greeeeeat! I think I am a lifer for this regimen, and I did the oil rinse and detanging was a pleasant suprise. It also grew fast. I am two inches from my brastrap stretched. Special thanks to LHCF,Syver 2,Lonei, and Sareca. You ladies know how to grow some hair!lol:yep:
 
Some (not all) of my favorite long hair Divas are masters of low (almost no) manipulation. I love the concept but I've never been able to pull it off for more than 5-6 days. I want to be in the 2 week club! :yep: :eek:

So I'm starting a personal challenge with the goal of seriously LOW manipulation. It goes something like this...
  1. You CANNOT comb, detangle, rollerset or blow dry (less it's with a diffuser) more than once every 14 days.
  2. No protective styles... unless you really really want to.
  3. Work up to 2 weeks gradually (start with a few days, then 1 week, 1.5 weeks and finally 2 weeks.)
The goal is to only detangle, comb/brush, rollerset, or blowdry 8-12 times for the rest of this year (August - December 2007). :eek: With that said, once your reach your goal you get three passes when you're allowed to detangle before the 2 weeks is up.

The goal is to be at 2 weeks (or 1 week) without detangling by December 2007.
If you get there early that's awesome, but take it slow and listen to your hair.


This is not about protective styles or hiding my hair. I'm only wearing hairstyles that look good on me, are my real hair, and that I can repeat everyday with almost no manipulation. For inspiration visit sylver2, lonei, lala, pokahontas ... <I'm blanking, but I'll think of the others in a minute> :blush3:

As my lo-mani style I've chosen the WnG. It's my favorite anyway, but it allows me to restyle my hair with a spray bottle and wash it once/week without breaking any rules. :)

I would like to join this, if it's not too late?

I've been detangling once, sometimes twice a week, and my hair has not been loving that. I've tried to go longer than a week, but for some reason, it seems like I can't.

I'll try and start off w/ a week and half of no detangling. I wear puffs/wng's most of the time, so I don't need a comb for styling, and I can easily achieve a puff w/ no brush.

I think that is it.

For detangling I already have a technique and products that work for me.
When it's time to detangle I coat my hair in oil, rinse it, apply conditioner and detangle with a wide-tooth comb under running water. SLOWLY. Starting from the ends and working my way up.

Also, I will try this way of detangling, since I've never really had a method. Sad as that sounds.
 
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