So I DC'd overnight for the first time. . .

by Muz 25th February 2010, 8:00 pm

I LOVE the results! I should have done this sooner, I think it will officially become part of my regimen/routine. I have photos and all that good stuff on my blog, but here's what I did:

So last night during a very boring American Idol (I wasn’t motivated to call in and vote for anyone) I decided I needed to DC my hair because my ends were looking raggedy and the results of that last flat twist-out were not good at all. I ended up doing something different. Instead of using my ORS Replenishing Conditioner, I decided to try mixing Herbal Essences HH and Honey since I remember seeing or reading about someone doing that. After talking to my Soror I also added a little Olive Oil. I don’t have EVOO, when I went to the store and got the OO I have, I got the “pure” olive oil. I don’t see a point in wasting it (and any OO is not cheap), so I’ll use this up and next time I’ll get some EVOO. Anywhoo, I didn’t really measure anything but the OO since my Soror told me to use about a teaspoon. I think I may have put in a BIT too much Honey because it’s smell was kinda overpowering everything else ~lol~ and I put in more HH than anything.

So I sprayed my hair with bottled water (LOL) and then added this. I did it by sections the way I normally DC to make sure it got on everything, but I didn’t put Castor Oil underneath. Then I put on a disposable conditioning cap and my satin bonnet over that, and then I wrapped all of that in a scarf. (I was NOT trying to get that stuff on my pillow, nor did I want to hear plastic crinkling around my head all night). I did all of this around 9, I washed it out this morning around 11 after my work out, so it was in my head for about 14 hours.

When I washed it out I used ice cold water as I normally do, and then I co-washed with V05 Strawberries ‘n Cream Moisture Milk to make sure I got all of that honey out of my hair and to get the smell out.

I think my hair loves me again after that! LOL

My twists:

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by **Lynnieluve** 25th February 2010, 9:27 pm

Your twist look really good. You have a lot of growth too for 9 months of transitioning!!

by Hair2Me 25th February 2010, 9:37 pm

You really do! I normally use the ORS for overnight deep conditioning but may give this a try, thanks for sharing!

by Russet 26th February 2010, 4:22 pm

I DC'd for the first time too after my last relaxer and I loved the results. I forgot how often I used to do this during my last transition (which failed due to lack of knowledge) and I used to LOVE them.

Does ORS Replen. Con leave hair oily?

by Muz 26th February 2010, 4:48 pm

Oh, I DC once a week, this was the first time I slept in it. ORS doesn't leave my hair oily at all, even when I put Castor Oil under it.

And thanks for the compliments ladies Smile

by Russet 26th February 2010, 9:16 pm

I've got to try this DC. Love yur twists Muz, by the way.

by marcysuburbs 27th February 2010, 5:40 pm

I might have to try the overnite DC. I have a half empty bottle of HEHH because it just didn't work as a co-wash for me but I decided to try it is a DC (I added EVOO and honey, a few days ago on a whim) because I'm not wasting money and I'm gonna need a good treatment after I take these kinky twists out. I hate sitting under the dryer so this might be a better alternative. Hopefully I get results as good as yours. Your twists look great!!

by HAMPTONSFNST 1st March 2010, 12:53 pm

Perhaps I'll try this idea this weekend. I'm lazy when it come to DTs but I do baggy often. Your twists look nice and moist, like lil fat catapillars.

by Muz 1st March 2010, 1:26 pm

HAMPTONSFNST wrote:Perhaps I'll try this idea this weekend. I'm lazy when it come to DTs but I do baggy often. Your twists look nice and moist, like lil fat catapillars.

Yeah, until you get to the permed ends ~Lol~ but they are still moisturized and I haven't really been doing anything to them but spraying a little Carol's Daughter Black Vanilla leave-in conditioner on them before bed (and I don't think that stuff does anything for my hair, I just like the smell, so once I use up this bottle I don't plan to re-purchase)

I kinda started out my DCing method with the 45 minutes recommended (without sitting under a dryer) by the package, then I started leaving it in for a couple of hours, and last week I decided to go on and try overnight and using a different conditioner. I'm VERY happy with the results, plus HH is much cheaper than ORS and you get a lot more. It's also a good pre-wash, but I don't use it as a co-wash anymore (strange I know, but I like Aussie Moist and V05 better for the actual washing part).

So if anyone else tries this, let me know how it goes!

by HAMPTONSFNST 1st March 2010, 1:42 pm

That's what my twists look like too but I roll the twists with gray perm rods for better blending.

I purchased the CD's Black Vanilla set but I use the shampoo more than the deep conditioner. I love that smell. I only shampoo once a month and add baking soda for clarification. I used to cowash with VO5 while wearing weaves but once I ran out I purchased HE conditioners and use Totally Twisted.

by Muz 1st March 2010, 1:45 pm

Those pics were taken right after I did them, but for some reason I don't like the way they look when the ends are curled ~shrug~ I have them pulled back into a little bun right now which inevitably curls the ends ~lol~ sometimes I put them all into one big flat twist too, I like the way that looks.

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