Monday, October 4, 2010

10/4/2010

5th recipe(s):

FS Creme:
6 Tbsp FSG base
1/2 Tbsp shea butter

FS Hold Gel:
6 Tbsp FSG base
1 Tbsp Agave Nectar
1/8 tsp EV Coconut Oil

Cowash: BioInfusion Rosemary Mint
Condish: NG Hemp Condish
Curl Enhancer: FS Creme
Hold Gel: FS Hold Gel
Plop 1 hour
Pixie-Diffuse 90% Dry

Good curl formation, a little better hold than recipe #4. Going to add honey to the mix. Fun with ratios woohoo! It's not dry yet will edit when done.

Flax Seed Creme... week of 9/26-10/2 2010

So I decided to try shea butter, turns out my hair does like it. I'm keeping track of the brand and type of honey because I do think it makes a difference. The first time I tried honey it was a dud for hold. I used some from either Walmart or Ambrosia's wildflower it's been at least 4 months and I wasn't keeping track of it then.

First recipe: (FS Creme)
4 Tbsp base flax seed gel
1 Tbsp shea butter
1 Tbsp honey (Rice's clover)

9/26/2010
Cowash/Condish: BioInfusion Rosemary Mint
Curl Enhancer: Flax seed creme
Hold gel: Biotera styling gel
Air dry

I used almost the same amount of FScreme as I do FSG (approx 1oz). I had amazing hold and a lot of curl formation, more than FSG ever gets. Once it dried it was crispy, more crispy than BRHG. SOTC was tough to do, it was too crispy, some just didn't scrunch out. It was also slightly greasy looking, not wet greasy though so it was livable.

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2nd recipe: (FS Creme)
Decided to add more FSG (2Tbsp) to the FS Creme that was made.

9/27/2010
Cowash/Condish: BioInfusion Rosemary Mint
Curl Enhancer: FSG
Hold gel: FS Creme (with added 2 Tbsp FSG)
Pixie-Diffuse Dry

Great curl formation but again a little crispy, not as bad as 9/26. Thinking maybe 1/2 Tbsp honey?

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3rd Recipe: (FS Creme)
1 Tbsp shea butter
1/2 Tbsp honey (Rice's clover)
6 Tbsp base FSG
Air Dry

9/30/2010 & 10/1/2010
Cowash/Condish: BioInfusion Rosemary Mint
Curl Enhancer: FSG
Hold gel: FS Creme
Air dry

Definately not enough hold. Raked in FSG. Not a lot of curl formation. Almost no crunch.

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4th Recipe: (FS Creme)
1 Tbsp shea butter
2 tsp honey (Walmart clover)
6 Tbsp base FSG
Pixie-Diffuse Dry

10/2/2010
Cowash/Condish: BioInfusion Rosemary Mint
Curl Enhancer: FSG
Hold gel: FS Creme
Air dry

Some hold, more than 9/30 & 10/1 not a lot though.

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Thoughts after a week:

Curl Enhancer: FS Creme with no honey

Hold Gel: FSG w/honey

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

5/4/2010

Poo: Dr. Bronner's Castille Almond
Cowash: None
Condish: BioInfusion Rosemary Mint
Style: KCCC Cocktail, BRHG, JCAIS

Absolutely love the Dr. Bronner's. When the sulfate heavy shampoos are all gone the family is going to be using this as well. They'll get used to it I think.

Combed in KCCC Cocktail then scrunched with flour sack towel. Plopped up until dressed. Scrunched in BRHG and plopped for about an hour or so. Diffused dry, SoTC with JC Awe Inspiriling Spray. Big hair today.

4/28/2010

Decided to try the soap bar poo everyone has talked about on nc.com. I got Dr. Bronner's Almond liquid. Diluted it 1:1 with water, so runny have to be careful.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

4/24/2010

Went to Whole Foods to pick up a few things and grabbed a jar of KCCC, whole leaf AVJ, and AOHR that I've been wanting.

KCCC is a bit producty for me so I diluted it 2Tbsp with 2Tbsp AVJ. I put too much in (2 quarter sized) will have to try less next time.

AOHR, jury's still out on this. It's expensive and I'd rather it smell like honeysuckle than rose so probably just use it as a shaving cream.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

4/8/2010

Cowash: BioInfusion R&M
Condish: Spiral Solutions Caitlin's Conditioner
Style: Sprial Solutions Curl Enhancing Jelly, BRHG

Scrunched in quarter size SSCEJ in shower, scrunched out the wet. Scrunched in another quarter SSCEJ. Plopped and got dressed. Tried to dry with defuser on cool but I don't like using the dryer so gave up. Scrunched in BRHG.

I definately like SSCEJ. Can't wait to get SS Firm Hold Styling Gel to try. Got lots of spirals but SOTC because of BRHG eh didn't turn out as good as hoped. Have to try SSCEJ by itself tomorrow, plopped me thinks.

Monday, April 5, 2010

4/5/2010

Cowash: BioInfusion R&M
Condish: BI R&M
Style: Aloe Vera Gel, Tresemme Gel, BRHG

Finger brushed 2 quarter sized aloe into wet hair in shower, massaged scalp with it & scrunched. Mixed quarter sized Tresemme & BRHG, scrunched in. Scrunched out excess water with flour sack towel. Plopped, will leave in overnight for the first time. Here's hoping.

4/4/2010

Spritzed water & scrunched. Plopped for hour and a half maybe, came out very good but was still wet so it fell out.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Cowash: BioInfusion R&M
Condish: BI R&M
Style: Aloe, Tresemme Tres Clean Hold Gel, minute amount of Meditation Oil massage oil, BRHG

Soo after having found my little bottle of BIR&M last week I used it up. I loved what it did for my scalp and my hair if I had a lot to put on, it was really runny. This morning I picked up a 33oz bottle and whaddya know it's thick as any conditioner. I guess that bottle was just a fluke. Anyway, I love it period, it's an HG for me.

Mixed aloe w/massage oil, finger brushed thru hair, scrunched.
Scrunched in dime size of Tresemme then scrunch drier. Plopped while getting ready for work.
Scrunched in dime size of BRHG.
SoTC at work. I don't like the smell of the massage oil, it's not the same as regular meditation oil because it's diluted with other stuff. Will have to dig out the regular meditation oil and see. Expiramenting with oils seems to be a good thing. Will also have to try the lavendar oil I've got in the herb cabinet.

Friday, April 2, 2010

4/2/2010

Cowash: CJDF
Condish: BI R&M
Style: BRHG, Design Line Olive Oil Leave-in conditioner

Ran out of my little bottle of BI R&M. In shower finger brushed and scrunched in DLOO then scrunched in BRHG, dime size this time.

I'm thinking BI R&M just isn't enough condish, will use suave for condish only rest of the week.

DLOO no good, will have to go to leave-in heaven, or more likely DSD will be getting leave in after shower with her mess.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

4/1/2010

This morning just spritzed water (a lot) and scrunched, very pleased with 2nd day hair.

My hair has started to itch, used Suave AWl and I know people have complained suave makes them itch. Will use up the BioInfusion for Cowash and see.

Afternoon before work:

Poo:
Cowash: BI R&M
Condish: BI R&M
Style: BRHG, aloe gel

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

3/31/2010

Poo:
Cowash: Suave Aloe & Waterlily
Condish: Suave Aloe & Waterlily
Style: BRHG, aloe gel

I think I like the BioInfusion better as Cowash & Condish. We'll see, at least DSD doesn't mind using this stuff, she's 9 and loves the girly smelling ones.

Quarter sized BRHG & quarter sized aloe. Scrunched in hair while still in shower & very wet. Then Nickel sized BRHG scrunched in. Scrunch dry with flour sack.

Monday, March 29, 2010

3/29/2010

Poo:
Cowash: BioInfusion Rosemary Mint Conditioner
Condish: BioInfusion Rosemary Mint Conditioner
Style: CCCC”lite”, BRHG, aloe gel

I was looking for qtips in the linen closet and came across the BioInfusion, which I'd gotten on the cheap at DisneyWorld last year. Looked to see if anyone on NaturallyCurly.com had used it. Turned out it's HG for some. What the heck, I love the smell. Put on CCCC"lite" fingerbrushing thru and mixed BRHG & tiny squirt of aloe scrunching in. Managed to find flour sack towels at Walmart today so plopped. Waiting to see...

Updated: Made decision on CJCCCC, I'm giving it to my best friend who is at least a 3. I'll bet she loves it. To get it out I soaked my hair under the showerhead and scrunched in BRHG & Aloe. LOVE BioInfusion for cowash

3/28/2010

Poo: CJDF
Cowash: None
Condish: None
Style: CCCC”lite”

Decided to not use anything else. Used very little CCCC, much better...

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Goal for the week (3/28-4/3)

Sunday
Poo: CJDF
Cowash: None
Condish: None
Style: CCCC”lite”

Rest of week:
Poo:
Cowash: AOWC
Condish:
Style: CCCC”lite”

Stuff I have to use
CJDF-Curl Junkie Daily Fix
CCCC - Curl Junkie Coffee-Coco Curl Creme (lite diluted with water 1:2)
AOWC - Aubrey Organics White Camellia
FXCUg - FX Curls Up Gel

Saturday, March 27, 2010

3/27/2010

Poo:
Cowash: AOWC
Condish: AOWC
Style: FXCUg

Better but not great. Still don’t like AOWC that much can’t wait to get AOHR, anticipate the smell will be wonderful. Transitioning away from Poos. Will do CJDF on Sundays then CoWash/Condish rest of the week. FXCurlsUpGel has lots of bad stuff so need to try something else but man I love the soft curls it gives. The Biosilk Rock Hard Gellee sounds interesting, hope it’s not really rock hard.

Friday, March 26, 2010

3/26/2010

Poo: CJDF
Cowash:
Condish: AOWC
Style: CJCCCC”lite” & FXCUg

Diluted CCCC 1:2 with water. Still too heavy.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

3/25/2010

Poo: CJDF
Condish: AOWC
Style: CJCCCC & FXCUg mixed

Yikes! Way too much condish & CCCC too heavy.