Caramel Treatment
January 20, 2010 at 11:22 pm | Posted in hair care journey | 1 CommentTags: acv, banana, bhm, black hair care, blackhairmedia, blackstrap molasses, caramel treatment, deep conditioner, deep conditioning, honey, lhcf, longhaircareforum, moisturizing conditioner
So about a couple of weeks ago, I tried a caramel treatment after hearing it moisturizes and adds shine. Well, that didn’t work well for me. I actually felt it dried out my hair. I’m not going to completely give it up though. I will be trying it again sometime next month. Here’s what I used:
- 4 oz baby banana food
- 2T EVOO
- 2T honey
- 1T blackstrap molasses
- 2 squirts ACV
I went under the dryer for 1 hour with this stuff on and well, I didn’t like it. It didn’t moisturize my hair at all. Maybe it’s something I did wrong?
The treatment alone didn’t make my hair any shinier or any easier to straighten. But, I’m not going to give up on it yet. I have enough ingredients to make a second batch so I’ll try again in about a month.
Here’s what it looked like:
Caruso Rollers
January 14, 2010 at 9:06 pm | Posted in hair care journey | Leave a commentTags: bhm, black hair care, blackhairmedia, caruso steam rollers, hair, hair care journey, lhcf, longhaircareforum, rollers, steam rollers
Please take the poll if you have these rollers!
So I’ve discovered there are two kinds:
1. Molecular steam
2. Ionic steam
which one do you have?
do they work the same or does one work better than the other?
My Regimen
January 12, 2010 at 12:39 pm | Posted in hair care journey | Leave a commentTags: bhm, black hair care, blackhairmedia, deep conditioner, deep conditioning, evoo, hair, hair care journey, herbal essences, lhcf, longhaircareforum, moisturizing conditioner, proclaim natural 7 oil apHogee, reconstructor, regimen, synthetic wig, wig, wigs
Like I said, I’ve revamped my regimen:
- I shampoo and DC weekly – I use Aphogee Pro-Vitamin Leave In & Green Tea Moisturizer after.
I do a light protein treatment every week – Aphogee 2 Min
Hard protein treatment every couple of months
I take hair, skin and nail vitamins daily
I moisturize and seal every other day - Protective style 24-7
I relax every 3-4 months, only use heat when I relax
added items:
- Co-washing – 2x/week
- Porosity control – 1 week prior to relaxers
One Year Later
January 12, 2010 at 12:34 pm | Posted in hair care journey | Leave a commentTags: bhm, black hair care, blackhairmedia, hair, hair care journey, lhcf, longhaircareforum, regimine
So, it’s been one year since I’ve started my hair care journey. My goal of thickness has been achieved. I am now moving on to length goals.
Before:
After:
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