HOW MY HAIR'S DOING....

I washed my hair on Wednesday afternoon and as of today, my hair feels great. On Friday, I moisturized with rosewater/glycerine mix and then added mango butter and castor oil.

I have been using BT as well. I am impressed by the way my hair looks and feels. It looks straight and feels strong. But, there is still some breakage and that is not nice.

Thank God, nevertheless!

I WASHED MY HAIR!

So, my scalp was itching and hair was falling out. I decided to wash my hair today. I co-washed with VO5 freesia, then I applied TE's KO Protein conditioner and then my DE Stimulations for moisture. I scritched often and noticed some breakage. I applied KODL, then mango butter with emphasis on my ends and then coconut oil. I also took off a teeny bit of my ends.

I went for a run and the hair at the back was drenched so I sprayed rosewater and reapplied mango butter and coconut oil. I then wrapped it and my hair looked healthy and fuller in the morning.

AYURVEDIC SKIN MIX

I made a mix some time ago for my face that seemed to work pretty well at clearing pimples and dark spots. For some reason, I cannot find the recipe but I think I can replicate.

So, today, I mixed some neem powder, some cinnamon powder, some rosewater glycerin (very little) some more glycerine, and a couple drops of honey.

I hope this works because I need to calm my skin down.

MEGA TEK & OVATION CELL THERAPY

I was just reading through threads on BHM and LHC forums There is a new fad - Mega Tek and OCT are being used to create serious growth.

Now, OCT is approximately $60.
While Mega Tek Rebuilder (16oz) is $24

So, I think I might actually use it but not now. I am trying to enjoy my fresh relaxer and once I am 1 month post (4 wks), I will start using BT for a month. That coupled with a month of ayurvedic rinses should produce some growth. If at the end of July, I do not have .5" to 1" of new growth then I will purchase Mega Tek and use it in September.

The threads for info on these products are -

1. BHM - Mega Tek challenge
2. BHM - OCT thread
3. BHM - OCT/Mega Tek
4. LHCF - OCT/Mega Tek challenge

Procedure: It is advised to apply the product daily to the scalp when hair is wet/damp and leave on for as long as possible. Some people wash once a week with the product.

UPDATE: Since I live in horse country, I think I will call around and see if they carry Mega tek in stores/pet stores around here.
UPDATE 2: In solidarity with the LHCF ladies, I will not order from stagecoach.com, but will instead use this $5 coupon at easypetstore.com. The coupon info is as follows - Code: ezpet2008A
Expires: 9/30/08
UPDATE 3: it appears that there is a difference between Mega Tel Cell Rebuilder (equine) and Mega Tek Coat Rebuilder (pets). The former has more protein and the latter is just like OCT save for a minor difference in ingredient order. That is the one you should get so as not to experience protein overload. Page 170 on the thread has various places to buy the 2oz coat rebuilder.
UPDATE 4: How are you using yourOCT/MT? Thread on LCHF
UPDATE 5: Another site to buy Mega Tek.
UPDATE 6: tHE 2OZ Version for $9.99

A WEEK & A HALF LATER

And my hair is fine. My scalp is beginning to itch a little but its fine. I am thinking that I will go until next weekend and go back to B Natural. I will have a wash and deep condition so that my hair can get some nourishment. I will use that for 2 weeks and then I will start my home treatments with a shikamlaritha rinse and a deep condition with ORS Mayo. I will follow that treatment up with a cowash and my ORS Con/Cinnamon conditioner and leave that on over night. I will wash it out and scrub my scalp. That will then be followed with another ayurvedic rinse.

I hope I can get my Amla, it is a necessary part of my hair routine and it is affecting my hair.

Next: I want to learn more about Elasta QP's DPR 11. I found it for cheap in Landover and am considering getting it. Off to do some research...

UPDATE: After a little research, it seems that DPR-11 is simply a "remoisturizer". It doesn't give much slip, so people add coconut oil to it for slippage. Well, I really like how the Stimulation conditioner from Design Essentials works but it is too expensive. Additionally, I already use ORS Con. So, the only way I would buy DPR-11 is if I run out of ORS Con which costs approximately $16-19 versus DPR-11 which costs approximately $6. I now need to find a more affordable replacement for ORS Mayo. That runs approximately $9-11.

I GOT A RELAXER

After over 22 weeks, I finally got a relaxer. I went to B Natural at Bowie Town Center. I wrote about my experience at the Round Brush hair site and will leave it at that.

I really loved the way my hair looked, but the length I achieved was unsatisfactory. My hair is basically at my collar bone. Thus, I need approximately 2 more inches to reach APL. Oh well.

My pre-relaxer process was a good one as I had absolutely no burning even though the night before, I combed my hair from the roots and put coconut oil on my scalp. I thank God. Next time, i will indeed apply some conditioner to my hair (sans NG) to protect it from over processing.

So, in general, I love my hair, just came back from a run and am happy. I am going to apply some mango butter to my hair and coconut oil, but very little because my hair feels a tad bit dry. All that time under the relaxer has my scalp feeling a little dry as well, so tonight, I will apply the castor oil pomade to my scalp but just a tiny amount.

CREAMY CRACK DAY!

In less than 24 hours, I will get a relaxer. I currently have approximately 3 inches in the back and 2 inches everywhere else.

God help me!

PRE-RELAXER PROCESS

I am preparing my hair for a relaxer and I know that my hair needs a serious deep treatment of some sort. So, here is what I am going to do.

I am going to wash my hair with my DE shampoo. I will then apply a protein mix of coconut milk, molasses, 2 eggs, coconut, glycerine and castor oil. I will leave the conditioner on overnight and will then rinse and apply ORS con and leave for a few hours as well.

After the deep conditioning, I will apply KODL, coconut/castor oil mix only to my NG. Then I will either roller set my hair or wrap it up. Once it is dried, I will add some Mango Butter to the strands.

The key is to ensure that my hair is moisturized AND strong. I also do not want to over manipulate my hair. I will try Marcherie's (Healthy Textures) suggestion of applying Castor oil to my scalp every 48 hours.

REVISION (06/07): i WASHED WITH de ANTI ITCH SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONED WITH de sTIMULATIONS. Stimulations is a super moisturizing conditioner and they weren't lying! I then applied my 'protein mix' which included coconut milk (1 can), 2 eggs, some glycerine, castor oil and coconut oil and left it on for 20 minutes which resulted in stronger hair. I then applied TE's KOProtein Conditioner for a few minutes and that gave me a little more slip. I then added Stimulations, again. Some more slip. I then applied ORS Con and left it on for 1 hour and washed. My hair felt strong and soft but not as silky as I would have wanted.

I applied rosewater, KODL, coconut oil and allowed my hair to air dry for an hour. Then I went to bed. Today, i am about to apply Mango Butter and then some castor oil, and apply castor oil w/mink oil to my scalp.

I MIGHT SUCCUMB...

To the creamy crack. lol!

My hair is not thriving as it once was. Thus, i will spend the next week, pampering my hair and preparing for a perm in mid June. I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that I have done an ayurvedic rinse in over 2 weeks?