Protein Treatments

Hi guys so right now I'm just finishing up my first protein treatment. I'm not sure if I like how I did it though. I followed Mllecafeaulait on youtube and bought the Ion protein reconstructor. On the bottle it says to shampoo and then put in the treatment then rinse. But she puts the product in first and watch her hair revert back into curls (3b) then shampoo and condition. I did this and as a 4a/b I kind of had a scare. Since my hair is more coiled it took longer to revert and my front only came back in waves. However right when I got under the water my hair went back to my afro state so now I'm rethinking Mllecafeaulait's process. Do you guys use the bottle instructions? Or do you do something differently?

hey deeplyrootedchick. I have always been scared to try this protein stuff cuz I don't know what it will do to my hair. My hair seems to be healthy (minus the shedding/breakage-LOL-it's getting better now) but I am just hesitant to do one. Was this something you had to think long and hard about or did you just do it??? Have you ever heard of anyone doing it and it messed their hair up?

I did it because a girl did my hair blow dried it without heat protectant. I have been told it is good to do a treatment before and after you use head so that's what I plan on doing nothing else. After I rinsed my hair of the treatment I felt fine with it. I just washed and deep conditioned because I havent cowashed all week and my hair loves its conditioner.

But idk if deep conditioning is smart because it is the opposite of protein treatment, but I'm going to do it for a shorter time than usual. : /

Oh ok so you were just trying to correct or prevent the heat damage form happening? I hear ya. Do you know of any other protein tx that may be a gentle version?

Hey girl! I use Aphogee Protein treatments and I follow the directions to the letter!! I am not familiar with the brand you use... I would have to say always go with what the manufacturer suggests as they would know the best way to use it.

Yes I was. Sorry I dont really know any other brands from the one I used.

Hey Deeply rooted chick,

I haven't used the Ion protein reconstructor but I have used Aphoghee and Nexxus Emergencee in the past. I've always shampooed first before using a reconstructor. The directions on the bottle said to leave the product in for 5 minutes and I actually left mine in for 15.

Next time make sure you use a heat protectant with blow drying so you won't damage your hair. Most people use protein after using heat to make sure their hair reverts back. Also you have to deep condition after a protein treatment because protein will dry your hair and you need to put moisture back in your hair with a deep conditioner. You don't have to deep condition for a long time10-15 minutes with heat should be fine.

Thanks krazy coils that is exactly what I did I just did the deep conditioning right afterwards. Would you suggest I wait a day or no?

I have been wondering about protein treatments too my hair seem to love protein but im scared to end up getting a protein overload so i only have been doing protein treatment every 6 weeks i use the Aphogee one , and i also use the ecostyler black gel witch has protein in it i want to do one this week too but im just gonna add an egg to my contioner than im a do Dc , maybe you should simplify yours i would be to scared to do all that lol

I just make my own protein treat. so that its gentler and it works just fine. i am scared to use the ones from the bss. seems too harsh 4 me

So an egg and mayo type thing would do the same thing as one of these store bought protein txs?

Oooh Curlz can you tell me what you use???

Craving curlz what do you put in yours ? share with the class please

deeply_rooted_chick wrote:Thanks krazy coils that is exactly what I did I just did the deep conditioning right afterwards. Would you suggest I wait a day or no?

Don't wait, its better to deep condition your hair right after the protein treatment.

Here is the link to a great article on moisture and protein balance and suggestions re products:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/278612/the_fine_art_of_protein_and_moisture.html?singlepage=true&cat=69

What's the consistency of your homemade treatment? I crave something thicker than what I am using. It makes quite a nice mess...

Thank you for the link

I need to start myself lol

sorry 4 the late response girls, to answer your Qs:
yes the homemade treatment does the same thing.
this is what i use: Mayo/2eggs/olive oil/honey/cheapie condish.
I protein treat. then rinse w/cool water then shampoo and DC.
This protein treat delivers a high amount of protein w/out the extreme strawlike feeling that you get from bss protein treats. But you still should DEFINATELY DC afterwards. I started using this treat when i was trasitioning, between braid installs

@ambitious the treat. is not too thick, but you can make it a lil thicker by adding more condish. I do b/c i like creamier consistencies.

Thanks girlie! I'll give it a try and let you know how it turned out for me!

mmmm i'm so ging o try that on wash day and report back ,

CrAvInG_CuRlZ:) (9th December 2010, 9:49 pm) wrote:sorry 4 the late response girls, to answer your Qs:
yes the homemade treatment does the same thing.
this is what i use: Mayo/2eggs/olive oil/honey/cheapie condish.
I protein treat. then rinse w/cool water then shampoo and DC.
This protein treat delivers a high amount of protein w/out the extreme strawlike feeling that you get from bss protein treats. But you still should DEFINATELY DC afterwards. I started using this treat when i was trasitioning, between braid installs

Hi there! How have you been doing? I'm doing my egg treatment today but lost my mixture receipe. What were the amounts of your ingredients that you used? Mine didn't include the mayo but I think I may try it. It's been about 3 mos since I've had one.

CrAvInG_CuRlZ:) (9th December 2010, 8:49 pm) wrote:sorry 4 the late response girls, to answer your Qs:
yes the homemade treatment does the same thing.
this is what i use: Mayo/2eggs/olive oil/honey/cheapie condish.
I protein treat. then rinse w/cool water then shampoo and DC.
This protein treat delivers a high amount of protein w/out the extreme strawlike feeling that you get from bss protein treats. But you still should DEFINATELY DC afterwards. I started using this treat when i was trasitioning, between braid installs

Do you get under the dryer with this?