NEW CASTOR OIL CHALLENGE

@MissyCee - Thanks for the info. I'm excited to do something different.

@Tiff - Congrats on the new place! And I am also happy about spring break, which isn't until April 18th for us. My best friend and I are going to spend four days shopping and drinking wine in Napa Valley and San Francisco .

Tiff......I always look beat??????? I sure hope not!!!! LOL I'm hoping you meant "neat" or "great"!!! LOL

HAHAHAHA!!! LMAO...That's a new one on me... Oh lawd...lol. I'm glad I heard it here first. That is too funny!

Butterfly125 wrote:HAHAHAHA!!! LMAO...That's a new one on me... Oh lawd...lol. I'm glad I heard it here first. That is too funny!

Ha ha! That's new to me too!

CarlaAR wrote:

Butterfly125 wrote:HAHAHAHA!!! LMAO...That's a new one on me... Oh lawd...lol. I'm glad I heard it here first. That is too funny!

Ha ha! That's new to me too!

Yeah, I am not hip to that one LOL.

Hi Ladies,
It's been forever since I posted and I thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, encouraging words and whatever else was sent this way whether we crossed paths or not.

I was absent as Tiff indicated due to personal reasons and still working through it. I know she didn't want to put specifically what was going on and I thank her for respecting the privacy of the matter , but I will say my brother did pass away. It was very hard for me to deal with the grief and loss in itself and I was hurting to the point my spirit was broken. Have you ever felt that kind of pain and loss before? If not its not a good place to be where you are inconsolable and the you are not letting even God comfort you which you should be doing. That's the point I got to and literally was broken down to my knees begging for his help. I want to say God is restoring me and replacing the Grief and Loss with Comfort and Peace and has shown me a lot during these last few weeks. I again thank you all for thoughts and wanted to come back before the challenge ended to officially let you know what happened-why my absence occurred.
Stay blessed everyone and work those tresses!

Yacoomba :-)

Welcome back Yacoomba. So sorry to hear about your loss. I agree with Tiff, it's great to see you back and healthy. You now have no where to go but forward and upward. Keeping the prayers in action for you.

Yacoomba, I offer you my most heartfelt condolences to you and your family, and I continue to pray with you. I am so glad to hear that you are healing. Thanks for posting. You were missed among our little group .

Hey Tiff!! LOL oh ok.Thanks! But I have never heard the word 'beat' used that way as a compliment!!! LOL Is that Alabama slang?? lol

Good morning, girls! Okay, I think I found my spring/summer hair oil. It's argan oil. Yesterday I bought one 'n only argan oil and I also bought Eco Styler argan oil gel. The oil is light and smells kind of perfumy (that's not a word, huh?). It makes my hair shiny and I think it helps with frizz because it started defining my curls before I put the gel on. We shall see.

@ MissKris
LOL @ Alabama slang! I'm starting to think so since none of you guys have heard that before.

@ Butterfly
Lol, I think it is a word. How did you decide on Argan oil? I really need to read more up on it. When do you plan to start using it? Sounds like you're already having good results! Yay!!

Quick hair update. I prepooed with coconut and olive oil overnight, cowashed with Garnier Triple Nutrition ( this stuff), and then deep conditioned with Silk Elements Olive Oil Conditioner (1st time trying this. I got the $0.99 pcks ) mixed with a little Aphoghee 2 Minute Keratin Treatment, 1/2 tsp honey, 1/2 tsp EVOO, and 1 tsp coconut oil. I didn't use any direct heat to dc. I just warmed the mix up in the microwave for a little bit (prolly 15-20 secs) then applied it to my hair for about 30 minutes. I plan to go through with my regular routine for everything else. I will apply my Castor Oil to my scalp, spray in my leave in (Aphogee Pro-Vitamin), and style as usual using AVG and Shea Moisture's Curl Enhancing Smoothie. My hair feels wonderful! I really took some time to examine my hair today. I just really can't believe the amount of damage that I did to it. There's like 3 different textures going on. Heat damaged, heat damage to death, and new & healthy. Guess what I have the least of. After I move I am definitely going to go ahead and start putting my hair in protective styles. I am thinking a wig or sew in will do me. I also think its time for a trim. One of my shed hairs had split ends. Haven't found anymore but I haven't had a trim since October. So its been about 6 months. I'm guess I am due. I'll need to take off like a half inch. Idk how this will work out though since I don't want any more heat applied to my hair for a looooong time and Idk how to do it myself. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Butterfly125 wrote:Yacoomba, I offer you my most heartfelt condolences to you and your family, and I continue to pray with you. I am so glad to hear that you are healing. Thanks for posting. You were missed among our little group .

Thanks Butterfly for saying exactly what I wanted to say. Also want to add that time heals all things and hang in there it will get better.

Hey Butterfly...I have been doing alot of research on Argan Oil and it it a very good Oil. Been trying to get my hands on some but it is way to expensive....how much did it cost you?

It is like the best Hair Oil EVER .... but it has to be pure and then you see fantastic results.

So i finally got around to dealing with my hair after 4 weeks. My game plan for the next 3-4 weeks is to treat my hair with Garlic and Rosemary Oils to combat the shedding an braking. I actually just put my rosemary to infused ...takes about 3-4wks to set and my Garlic Oil...Ewwww Stinky, but who cares if it works.

So we'll see.

Hey Tiff. Yeah, I think that 'beat' is just there!!! LOL It's cool though. I appreciate the compliment!!! You had me cracking up at "Heat damaged, heat damage to death, and new & healthy. Guess what I have the least of." LOL Don't worry, it'll all get to where you want it to be soon enough. I think PS will surely help.

@ Butterfly, I heard that argan oil is the bomb, and that the pure kind is really expensive. Even that Morrocan Oil is pricey. I wanna try it too some day but it won't be any time soon. Keep us posted on that. How much was yours?

Hey everybody I had been reading a lot about Argan oil lately also, and it is said that it is absorbed into the hair and that's why I decided to try it. I read a raving review about one 'n only's Argan oil, which is Moroccan, but it's not pure Argan oil. They call it an oil treatment. It was 9.99 at Sally's.

Misskris, love the new avi!

Thanks Butterfly. Yeah, I have seen those too that have the argan oil in it. Is it one of the top ingredients???

Misskris, it is actually the 5th (and last except for fragrance and color) ingredient, and if you know your hair doesn't like cones, you won't be wanting to buy this. So far, so good for me, but I've only used it for one day.

I hope you get the job, Misskris!!

I did some research on the cones in the Argan oil treatment and found that these particular silicones are used primarily for shine and manageability of the hair and pose no threat of buildup so now I feel okay about using this product. Maybe one day I'll actually buy some of the 100 % pure Argan oil.

Does anyone else have a problem with Shea Moisture's leave-in? I used it with the Argan oil and the Eco Styler gel with Argan oil and my hair dried with white flakes in it. I don't think it's the gel because I had been using Eco Styler with olive oil before, and I don't think it's the Argan oil because the color of that oil is kind of red.

Hey Butterfly....Sorry cannot help with Shea moisture..never used it, but one of my favorite gel is Eco-Styler with Olive oil and i never get white flakes.

Eco-Styer is such a great gel but it does not hold my twist for very long.

Ladybird wrote:Hey Butterfly....Sorry cannot help with Shea moisture..never used it, but one of my favorite gel is Eco-Styler with Olive oil and i never get white flakes.

Eco-Styer is such a great gel but it does not hold my twist for very long.

Really?!! Do you use the #10 hold? That's the one I use (it's the only one the Sally's by me carries) and I get a really strong hold. I love the olive oil one too, but I'm really liking the fragrance of the argan oil one. I think its the Shea Moisture because I've never had flakes before this.

Yeah i use the #10 and i get very little hold. I think it is all the henna that i do, it loosen up my curls alot so nothing is really holding it.

But i would love to try the Argan Eco-styler. Been meaning to try the Shea -Moisture line as well.

Oh, yeah, you might be right. I like the Shea Moisture line, but I guess I'll do a little experiment tonight when I co-wash and NOT use the Shea Moisture and see if I still get flakes.