PJ Rehab Challenge - Let's do this from 12/25/10 to 3/25/11

I used up two more products today!!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

- Aubrey Organics GPB conditioner
- Hairveda SitriNillah Deep Conditioner

Woot Woot!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Lynnieluve wrote:I used up two more products today!!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

- Aubrey Organics GPB conditioner
- Hairveda SitriNillah Deep Conditioner

Goodbye Cantu Shea Butter Leave-in! Hello Giovanni leave-in. I cannot believe I have not purchased anything since December and I still have boocoos of stuff to use. One item down, 345,865 to go. Keep up the good work ladies!

good job, dream!

i'm down a couple myself. i'm going to update at a later this month

I'm trying but it's hard. . So many good products out there.

That's great DreamMerchant!!

I have so many products that have only one use left. I am looking forward to using them up and throwing out the contains!

I just installed mini twist today so I wont be using many products for the next two weeks.

one.tru.luv wrote:welcome, angelhair. have a seat near the front

i'm updating my list. down 2 more.

one.tru.luv wrote:

one.tru.luv wrote:Ok, here is my inventory. get ready to hug me! LOL

Shampoo - won't be buying shampoo/cleansers for years, literally
pounds of black soap - nasaab
various and random sulfate shampoos - used primarily for cleaning combs and brushes and a bi-monthly clarifying shampoo

Conditioner
2 1 banana conditioner - the body shop
2 1 sitrinillah conditioner - hairveda
3 2 mtcg - QB
3 2 ctdg - QB finished 1 jar and received one from a trade so still at 2
1 smooth as silk conditioner - giovanni (almost out - use it as a cowash for henna treatments)
1 olive moisture mask - komaza
1 acai berry phyto - hairveda
1 super silky - kbb
1 deep conditioner -kbb
1 curl restorative masque - ori organics

Moisturizers
2 cafe lattes - anita grant
1 honeycomb hair rejuvenator - komaza
2 1 coconut curl hair milk - komaza a successful trade
1 moku hair butter - komaza
1 shea amla whipped butter cream - afroveda past its shelf-life
1 karkady tea replenishing mist - QB (almost out. won't repurchase...lol, looks like they've discontinued it anyway...probably should just toss it out) tossing out
1 vitamin reign - komaza (almost out, won't repurchase)
2 shealoe moisturizing creme - twisted kurlzz
1 moisture balancing buttercream - ori organics

Stylers
1 honeybush tea softgel - QB
2 BRBC - QB
2 califia styling pudding - komaza
1 pur whipped gelly - afroveda (have the big container, maybe i should swap it out for QB gel?)
1 creamy mango curler - ori organics giving away to a new curly

Oils
1 shikakai hair growth elixir - afroveda
1 organic coconut oil - whole foods
1 jojoba oil - whole foods
1 blueberry/coconut oil - anita grant
1 vatika frosting - hairveda

Protein
1 2-step system - aphogee
1 protein hair strengthener - komaza

heat protectant
1 silk remedy (chi bootleg) - sally's (don't straighten my hair so its full, lol)
1 beyond shine - aquage (not really a heat protectant but used during flat-ironing)

ok, listed everything! i'm ready for my straight jacket and rubber room!

step by step, its coming down.

I've used up 2 more products!!
- Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier
- Koilsbynature Hair and Body Butter

I still have another bottle of PMB and a 2oz jar of KBN Hair and Body Butter.

Good job Lynnie!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

I have used up my KCKT, and a Donna Marie Dream Curling Cream, and my homemade Shealoe Mixture. I have one more use of one of my Shida Naturals Moisturizer detangler, and I have used 1/2 jar of both my Myhoneychild's Twist Out cream, and the Donna Marie's SuperButter cream and Moisture Maniac Conditioner. It feels very good to see product being used.

You're making good progress too Arhandy!!! Doesn't it feel good?!!

I did have a moment of weakness last week. My "hair twin" did a review on a product (that shall remain nameless LOL!) that I had been hearing good things about already. I couldn't believe the physical reaction I had. It was CRAZY!! My heart was racing and I was feeling really anxious. This PJism is something serious! No I did not purchase the product. I was too scared to even look and see how much it cost....Haha!!

I plan on being in this challenge well pass the March 25 date so it will be a while before I can make new purchases. In the future, I will only make purchases once a product has been used up....example, when I use up my current deep conditioner, I'm going to get that product my "hair twin" is using!!!

MY UPDATED LIST AS OF 2-28-2011 [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Hairveda
2 Cocasta Shikakai oil
2 step protein treatment
Shikakai Swirl shampoo bar
Whipped Creme leave in conditioner
Amla deep cleanse shampoo
Whipped jelly
SitriNillah Deep Conditioner

Qhemet Biologics
Amla and Olive Heavy Cream
Hydrating Balm

Karen's Body Beautiful
Luscious Locks Hair Mask
Butter Love
Conditioning Shampoo (about 2 more uses left)
Juicy Shampoo Bar

BeeMine
Luscious Moisturizer (it was a gift)
Curly Butter (it was a gift)
Deep Conditioner (it was a gift)
Deja Hair Milk - sample size (won in a contest)
Peppermint & Tea Tree Shampoo - sample size (won in a contest - almost gone)
Avocado Cream Balanced Conditioner - sample size (won in a contest - almost gone)

Koils By Nature
4oz and 2oz Citrus Bliss Hair and Body Butter
4oz and 2oz Eucalyptus Gel
2oz Shealoe Leave in Conditioner (almost gone)

Taliah Waajid
Protective Mist Bodifier 2 1 bottle
Herbal Conditioner (almost gone)
Herbal Shampoo (about 3 uses left)

Oyin Handmade
Burnt Sugar Pomade
Greg Juice

Giovanni
Smooth As Silk Shampoo (sample size)
Smooth As Silk Conditioner (liter - half left)
Smooth As Silk Extreme Protein (one use left)
Direct Leave In Hubby has made this his own
50:50 Shampoo

Shea Moisture
Deep Treatment Masque
Curl and Styling Milk

Darcy Botanicals
Avocado and Honey Twisting Cream (sample size - came free with my order)
Deep Conditioner (will probably be giving this to Sweetdrk1)

Aubrey Organics
GPB Conditioner
White Camellia Conditioner
Honeysuckle Rose Shampoo

Butters n Bars
Grow My Hair Butter (won in a contest)
Aloe Vera Spritzer

Other Conditioners
Aussie Moist
VO5 Moisture Milk (not even enough for one use)
Yes to Cucumbers (not even enough for one use)
Herbal Essence Totally Twisted
Kinky Curly Knot Today (2 bottles)

Gels
Ecostyler clear and olive oil
ORS Lock and Twist gel (one use left)

Butters
mango butter
cocoa butter
my shea butter mix
Uncle Funky's Daughter Extra Butter - got in a swap (about 1-2 uses left)
Zipporah Beauty's Cocoa Butter Delight without glycerin (won in a contest)

Others
Cassia
castile soap (will be using this to clean)
aloe vera juice
Nexxus Emergence (about one use left)

Heat related products
IC Fantasia Hair Polisher Heat Protector Serum
Aphogee Keratin and Green Tea Restructurizer
Silk Elements MegaSilk Oilve Oil Heat Protection Spray

Oils
EVOO
Organic Coconut Oil unrefined
Africa's Best Herbal Oil
jojoba
avocado
JBCO
castor oil
vegetable glycerin
vitamin e oil
peppermint
tea tree
rosemary
lavendar
lemongrass
Pooka Hair Nectar

Wow, Lynnie! You are all over it. I love seeing all these items going down!

I just got done with the HE Totally Twisted (I was not happy with that product) and I used up some of that Jane Carter's.

I am now working on one of my Henna conditioners (the Skala) the Jane carters Lock and twist something or the other and the Giovanni Direct Leave-in. And of course various oils.

Here is my updated list. I need to use some oils and get rid of that shea. I may try to concoct a shealow mix. Never done it before though. I am going to be walking around like an oil slick because I am about to be GREASY! lol

HENNA'S
-2 packs of Karishma 2 packs
-2 cones of Dulhan Arbi

OILS
3/4 full bottle of Jojoba
1/2 bottle olive oil
1 new Parachute coconut oil
1/8 bottle of sunflower oil
1/4 bottle of enriched Vatica
1 full bottle of Dabur Amla
1 new bottle of Castor Oil
1 bottle vitamin E oil

GEL
-IC Fantasia

GERI CURL JUICE
-1 new bottle of Care Free Curl activator

LEAVE-IN CONDITIONERS
- 1/2 new bottle of Giovanni Direct Leave-in
-2 new bottles of Miss Jessies Creme de la Creme leave in

STYLERS
-2 new Miss Jessies Curly Puddings
-2 new Miss Jessies Curly Meringue
-3 new Miss Jessies Curly Butter Cream
-1 new Miss Jessies Stretch Silkening Cream
-1 new bottlw of Lotta Body setting lotion

REGULAR CONDITIONERS
-1 new 44 oz bottle of Nexxus Humectress
-2 new bottles of Skala conditioner
-1 new bottles of Aussie Moist
-1 new tub of Skala hair mask

BUTTERS
-1 new tub of shea butter

SHAMPOO
1 bottle of Nyle
1 bottle of Nutrigena Anti-residue

OTHER
-1 bars of black soap
-1 bottle of MSM
-1 bottle of Biotin

Thanks!! I've used up my bottle of BnB Aloe Spritzer. It's a STAPLE but I only use it when I wear mini twist which is not often so I will hold off on repurchasing it.

Your list is getting smaller. .::looking at your Miss Jessie's list::. You will be until 2013 using up all that stuff..Haha!!

I dont know if you watch ShelleyBean729 on YT. She did a roller/rod set using the Stretch Silkening Creme and it turned out GREAT!

Lynnieluve wrote:Thanks!! I've used up my bottle of BnB Aloe Spritzer. It's a STAPLE but I only use it when I wear mini twist which is not often so I will hold off on repurchasing it.

Your list is getting smaller. .::looking at your Miss Jessie's list::. You will be until 2013 using up all that stuff..Haha!!

I dont know if you watch ShelleyBean729 on YT. She did a roller/rod set using the Stretch Silkening Creme and it turned out GREAT!

Oh snap! I am on my way to Shelleybean's page! I did experiment with the Curly Meringue and I liked it. I will be using the Miss Jessies all summer so I think it will go away rather quickly. I have been looking at the jars to make sure they are not separating or anything.

I am suppose to keep these twists in until I use up all of my conditioners. I have a half bottle of Skala to use, Nexxus and Aussie Moist. I want to keep them becuase the Skala is my after henna cheapo condish. My Aussie Moist is my after the henna and cheapo condish...condish.

I purchased that Miss Jessies on a binge. You know how people that are going to rehab binge on alcohol, drugs or food? Well, I knew I was entering Pj Rehab so I binged during that buy BOGO sale Miss Jessies had!

I used up 4 MORE PRODUCTS!!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

- cassia
- KBB Conditioning Shampoo
- Hairveda Whipped Creme Leave in Conditioner
- Uncle Funky's Daughter Extra Butter

I'm on a roll!!!! Haha!!

Dream Merchant

I was looking at the ingredients of the curly meringe. What does it feel like? Is it a whippy consistancy? The mineral oil in Jessie's products always turned me off but my PJ has been jonesing to try something new. I won't , but I thought hearing about someone else's experience might help. At the end of the PJ challenge, I get to purchase some more things to add to the things I use to make my own products. I've done lotion, butters and balms. My next things will be hair pomades, shampoos and conditioners.

I won't be selling anything, just for personal and family use.

Here is my updated list. Dwinding

Shampoo

• Suave Professionals Damaged Care - 10%
  
• V05 Herbal Escapes Strengthening Shampoo, pomegranate
  
• V05 Herbal Escapes Clarifying Shampoo, cucumber ($0.95) - 80%
  
• Design Essential Moisture Retention Conditioning Shampoo (free) – Sample size
  
• Suave Moisturizing Almond & Shea Butter (Free from Suave)

Conditioners Dwindling

• V05 Clarifying conditioner
  
• V05 Strengthening conditioner
  
• Silkience Silky-Smooth Conditioner
  
• Suave Humectant Conditioner – 85%
  
• Herbal Essence Hello Hydration conditioner – 60%
  
• RenPure Organics (free rebate)
  
• Design Essentials Instant Moisturizing conditioner (free sample) – full sample size
  
• Aussie Moist conditioner – 80%

Leave-In

• Garnier Fructis Nutrition Triple tossed
  
• Aussie Hair Insurance
  
• Lusti Organics Olive Oil Detangling Spray - new $1.00 - 80% left very nice for the price

Deep Conditioners

• Olive Oil Cholesterol – 10% left
  
• Pantene Curly – 20% left This I will replace
  
• MMS Deep Hair Conditioning base

Stylers

• Suave Professionals Weather Protection 365, Anti Frizz & Flyaway Cream Gel – 95%
  
• Garnier Fructis curl Sculpting Cream Gel – 90%
  
• Aussie Mousse/Leave-in
  
• Aussie Sydney Smooth Gel – 90% - will save this for the summer
  
• Aussie Take the Heat – 50%
  
• Frizz Ease Heat Defense – 20%
  
• Pantene Style Ice Shine
  
• LottaBody Blue setting lotion – 95%
  
• Sally Hershberger Wreck and Roll – 75%
  
• BioFusion Olive Oil Shine Serum – 50%

Hair Grease

• Organics Olive Oil Extra rich gave away
  
• Cantu Shea butter Pomade gave away

Other

• Henna – 100 grams will replace
  
• Jojoba oil
  
• Aloe Butter – smidge left
  
• Shea butter – 10 oz left
  
• Castor oil – 10%
  
• Aloe Vera Gel – 40%
  
• Coconut oil – 30%
  
• Cocoa butter – smidge left
  
• Black tea Oil (Butter)- 2 oz left

Lynnieluve wrote:I used up 4 MORE PRODUCTS!!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

- cassia
- KBB Conditioning Shampoo
- Hairveda Whipped Creme Leave in Conditioner
- Uncle Funky's Daughter Extra Butter

I'm on a roll!!!! Haha!!

Woot Woot, way to go girl! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

(I'm working on it, but shoot it's hard to finish a bottle or jar of something, especially when you keep switching it up....lol) Go Lynnie Go [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

[quote="Madeaj"]Here is my updated list. Dwinding [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Woot Woot!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Nice work, keep it up!

arhandy wrote:

Lynnieluve wrote:I used up 4 MORE PRODUCTS!!! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

- cassia
- KBB Conditioning Shampoo
- Hairveda Whipped Creme Leave in Conditioner
- Uncle Funky's Daughter Extra Butter

I'm on a roll!!!! Haha!!

Woot Woot, way to go girl! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

(I'm working on it, but shoot it's hard to finish a bottle or jar of something, especially when you keep switching it up....lol) Go Lynnie Go [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

I've been using things that I know only has a few more uses. You have to stick with the product(s) if you want to find out if they work for you and to get rid of them.

Madeaj wrote:Dream Merchant

I was looking at the ingredients of the curly meringe. What does it feel like? Is it a whippy consistancy? The mineral oil in Jessie's products always turned me off but my PJ has been jonesing to try something new. I won't , but I thought hearing about someone else's experience might help. At the end of the PJ challenge, I get to purchase some more things to add to the things I use to make my own products. I've done lotion, butters and balms. My next things will be hair pomades, shampoos and conditioners.

I won't be selling anything, just for personal and family use.

The consistancy is like pudding. I really like it. I just used it again tonight. I do not mind mineral oil but I do have to prep my hair a bit because of the glycerine in this product. My hair does not like glycerine.

Hi DreamMerchant

Thanks. I'm not against mineral oil either. I wish it worked well on my hair. Well, it works for a little bit and then it gives a kind of producty feeling on my hair. My research tells me that mineral oil is a good stable oil and I wish I could use it on my hair. When I make my hair products I might experiment with it a little more. Maybe I can use it with natural carrier oils.

What do you do to prep your hair for glycerin?

Madeaj wrote:Hi DreamMerchant

Thanks. I'm not against mineral oil either. I wish it worked well on my hair. Well, it works for a little bit and then it gives a kind of producty feeling on my hair. My research tells me that mineral oil is a good stable oil and I wish I could use it on my hair. When I make my hair products I might experiment with it a little more. Maybe I can use it with natural carrier oils.

What do you do to prep your hair for glycerin?

I like to sandwich the glycerin between two layers of water so that it does not pull the water from my hair. I will start with soaking wet hair. Then I apply a layer of Vatika oil then I apply the glycerin product, thenI mist water again and seal. That way there is plenty of water in my hair and the glycerin will not suck it out of my hair strands!

Totally Twisted is now gone, a bottle of Skala condish and two cones of henna!