2011 Ceramides Challenge

2011 Ceramides Challenge​

Whether you are relaxed, texlaxed, permed, natural, use diect heat, indirect heat, low heat, no heat, color treated, highlighted, no color; Everyone can benefit from ceramides.
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This is a continuation of Reecie's Ceramides challenge in 2010. I had such great results last year from using ceramides consistently; I really want to keep this going Plus, I'm a challenge junkie


What are ceramides?

Ceramides are fatty molecules that naturally occur in the hair fiber. They are the "glue' of the hair fiber that hold all of the layers together.

How do ceramides benefit hair?

Ceramides form a seal on the cuticle layer, limiting the loss of protein molecules from the hair shaft; protecting the fiber against normal wear and tear from manipulation (washing & styling), UV rays, heat and chemical services; like dye, relaxers etc. This seal also helps to keep the cuticle flat and tightly packed; they fill in gaps in the cuticle, giving shine and keeping porosity low. Over time, hair loses ceramide molecules. From heat and chemical but also just from the hair istself aging. Older and/or damaged hair contains less ceramide than newer/healthier hair. So it makes sense to incorporate ceramides to maintain hair health.

*Note: Ceramides help limit the loss of protein and help strengthen the hair fiber. However they are not proteins, nor can they replace protein in your reggie. (Some people have found they need less protein though)


Where can I find ceramides?

There are plant oils and extracts that contain plant ceramides. They function much the same as those found in our own hair. Many hair products also contain natural and synthetic ceramides

(See post #2 for a list of oils and products containing ceramides)​

Challenge Rules:


1. Use a ceramide containing product at least once a week

2. Check in once a week and let us know how its going for you.

3. Share your reviews on products you have tried, as well as any ceramide info you may stumble upon.






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Aireen
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Amazhaan
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baglady215
Blessed24
Blessed2bless
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Brownie518
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ButterMilk
carlana25
chelseatiara
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cinnespice
coconut
Clubfoxxy
Cream Tee
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cutenss
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Golden75
halee_J
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IDareT'sHair
janda
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KhandiB
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Lita
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Mertzy
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NaturallyMo
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QueenFee
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renren
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skyslady
SuchMagnificance
sunnysmyler
swgpec
tapioca_pudding
tiffers
Vonnieluvs08
yardgirl
YoursTrulyRE




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Oils/extracts containing ceramides:

Eucalyptus extract
Hemp seed oil
Kukui Nut oil
Sunflower oil
Rice Bran oil
Walnut oil
Wheat Germ oil


PRODUCTS CONTAINING CERAMIDES (Taken from Reecie's 2010 thread):

Alterna Thickening Compound
Aubrey Organics Products
Aveeno nourish and Shine leave-in treatment
Aveeno nourish and Shine style cream
BPT Wheat Germ Conditioner
Claudie's Hair Revitalizer Growth Elixir
Claudie's Hair Revitalizer Ends Insurance
Crece Pelo Leave-In
Creme of Nature (Green Bottle/Old Formula)
Garnier Fructis Instant Melting Strength and Repair Masque
Hask Cerafix
Ion Moisturizing Treatment
Jane Carter's Nutrient Replenishing Conditioner
Joico K-Pak Reconstructor
Kan Kanechomn Ceramide Deep Conditioning Cream
L'Oreal Elvive Nutri-Ceramide Deep Repair Concentrate
L'Oreal Serle Expert Liss Starter Ionene G + Ceramide Pre-Smoothing Treatment
Lustrasilk Cholesterol
Lustrasilk Shea Butter
Lustrasilk Mango
Matrix Biolage Cera-Repair
Matrix Biolage Fortifying conditioner
Matrix Biolage Cera-Repair Hydratherapie
Miss Key 10 en 1 Conditioner
Mizani Therma Smooth
Motions Nourishing leave-in
Nexxus Aloe Rid
Nexxus Botanic Oil Shampoo
Nexxus Headdress
Nexxus Humectress
Nexxus Keraphix
Nexxus Therappe
Optimum Care Anti-Breakage Therapy Stay Strong Shampoo
Optimum Care Anti-Breakage Therapy Stay Strong Conditioner
Optimum Care Anti-Breakage Therapy Leave-in Ultimate Strengthener
Optimum Care Anti-Breakage Therapy Split End Reconstructor
Optimum Care Anti-Breakage Therapy Cream Hairdress
Optimum Care Anti-Breakage Therapy Featherlight Hairdress
ORS Hair Mayonaise (New Formula *WGO)
Proclaim Aloe Hot Oil
Proclaim Natural 7 Oil
Proclaim Natural Olive Oil
Redken Extreme Conditioner
Redken Extreme Rescue Force
Redken Extreme Anti-Snap
Redken 07
Salerm21 B5 Leave-in Conditioner
Salerm Wheat Germ Conditioner
Satinique Products
Sedal Products
Shalmi Vadhera Coconut Alma Revitalizing Hair Treatment
Shey Butter Oil
Silicon Mix Proteina de Perla (Pearl Protein) Leave-In
Silicon Mix Conditioner
Silicon Mix Leave-in
Skala Ceramide 3 Conditioner
Softsheen Carson Breakthru Anti-Breakage - Protecting Foam
Softsheen Carson Breakthru Anti-Breakage - Fortifying Moisturizing Shampoo
Taliah Waajid Enhancing Herbal Conditioner
Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier
TIGI Serious Conditioner

Oooooh! Pick me, pick me! I want in!

• What ceramide oils/products will you be using? Aubrey Organics White Camellia and Organic Root Stimulator Hair Mayonnaise. I'll also be buying safflower and sunflower oil in the near future.
• How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc) AO WC and ORS HM are for conditioning purposes, the oil is to add to deep conditioning and pre-poo treatments.
• How often will you be using them? For now, once a week.

I'm so happy this was created, overly excited now...

Hey Aireen! Nothing like a new challenge


Here' my ceramide pledge:

What ceramide oils/products will you be using?

Rice bran oil, hemp seed oil, Aubrey Organics White camellia, honeysuckle rose, island naturals

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)

Oils for pre-poos and sealing, conditioners for DCs

How often will you be using them?

I seal with ceramide oils daily, pre-poo 1-2x a week and use AO conditioners about 1x a month

Great!!! I'm in!!!!

What ceramide oils/products will you be using?Walnut oil, grapeseed oil (i read that grapeseed oil has ceramides)

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)
I will mix them into my DC and seal with them.

How often will you be using them?
DC once a week, sealing 1-2 times a week after i spritz with water

I was waiting on this, count me in, safflower oil for me =)

in my shampoo, condish, and Hawaiian silky oil moisturizer...

I will be using as a pre poo (lightly) tipping some in basically everything I use. Sealing with it twice a week.

I'm in...

My Dc's & oils contain Ceramides...This should help to keep me focus....




Happy Hair Growing!

Hey ladies! I'm in! HaleeJ your thread I found from researching ceremides conviced me to get some up in my reggie

What ceramide oils/products will you be using?
Hemp oil, grapeseed oil, AO White Camellia for now

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc?
HOTs, DCs, daily sealing

How often will you be using them?
Everyday to seal, will try to DC with AO weekly

I'm in.


What ceramide oils/products will you be using? Hot Six Oil, AO conditioners, Lustrasilk Shea Butter Cholesterol, Salerm 21 leave-in

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc) I will be using the AO cons for pre-poo'ing and Hot Six Oil and Lustrasilk Shea Butter for DC'ing, Hot Six Oil for sealing, and Salerm 21 as my leave-in.

How often will you be using them? weekly


I am very excited to see the difference ceramides will make. Happy healthy hair growing!

I want in too (I too am a challenge junkie) Hi halee J

I really don't know which ceramide products that I will be using. I think for now, I am going to use an oil mixed with Lustrasilk Shea Butter and Mango as a DC while steaming.

Add me Add me, please

I'm SO down!! I'll be using hemp seed oil nightly/bi-nightly on my scalp, as well as to seal. I may get some AOHSR as a good moisture DC.

renren said:

Great!!! I'm in!!!!

What ceramide oils/products will you be using?Walnut oil, grapeseed oil (i read that grapeseed oil has ceramides)



How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)
I will mix them into my DC and seal with them.

How often will you be using them?
DC once a week, sealing 1-2 times a week after i spritz with water

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Hey renren! Welcome

QueenFee said:

I was waiting on this, count me in, safflower oil for me =)

in my shampoo, condish, and Hawaiian silky oil moisturizer...

I will be using as a pre poo (lightly) tipping some in basically everything I use. Sealing with it twice a week.

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Welcome aboard QueenFee! Iknow, I thought I could do without it, but no I need a challenge!

Lita said:

I'm in...

My Dc's & oils contain Ceramides...This should help to keep me focus....



Happy Hair Growing!

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Hey Lita! welcome!

baglady215 said:

Hey ladies! I'm in! HaleeJ your thread I found from researching ceremides conviced me to get some up in my reggie

What ceramide oils/products will you be using?
Hemp oil, grapeseed oil, AO White Camellia for now

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc?
HOTs, DCs, daily sealing

How often will you be using them?
Everyday to seal, will try to DC with AO weekly

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Thanks baglady! I can't wait to see your progress!

BrooklynQueen said:

I'm in.



What ceramide oils/products will you be using? Hot Six Oil, AO conditioners, Lustrasilk Shea Butter Cholesterol

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc) I will be using the AO cons for pre-poo'ing and Hot Six Oil and Lustrasilk Shea Butter for DC'ing and Hot Six Oil for sealing.

How often will you be using them? weekly


I am very excited to see the difference ceramides will make. Happy healthy hair growing!

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Yay! I'm excited for you too! Welcome

cutenss said:

I want in too (I too am a challenge junkie) Hi halee J

I really don't know which ceramide products that I will be using. I think for now, I am going to use an oil mixed with Lustrasilk Shea Butter and Mango as a DC while steaming.

Add me Add me, please

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Hey cutenss! welcome aboard! We can be challenge junkie buddies LOL

tapioca_pudding said:

I'm SO down!! I'll be using hemp seed oil nightly/bi-nightly on my scalp, as well as to seal. I may get some AOHSR as a good moisture DC.

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Yay! welcome tapioca! hemp oil is lovely isn't it?

I think we already are We are in a few of the same challenges

Count me in!

What ceramide oils/products will you be using? Grapeseed oil, Soybean oil, Skala Ceramides condish, Nexxus Aloe Rid shampoo, Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier.

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)
Pre-poo weekly with the oils and use the ceramide condish. Mositurize with PMB and seal nightly. Clarify with Aloe Rid monthly.

How often will you be using them?
DC once a week, sealing 1-2 times a week after i spritz with water

Yaay! Finally, the 2011 thread! I'm definitely in.

What ceramide oils/products will you be using? How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)? How often will you be using them?

I try to incorporate the use of ceramides into all aspects of my regimen.

• I mix WGO or sunflower oil into my twice/weekly CWs.
• I use Taalid Wahjid (sp?) as my leave-in/alternating daily moisturizer.
• I seal daily with WGO mixed with castor oil, or Hot 6 Oil.
• I DC weekly with Lustrasilk Shea Butter Mango.
• I pre-poo monthly using Chicoro's recipe with WGO as the oil.

I just found out they opened a Big Lots about 10 mins away :bouncegre Why I am just finding out (they opened in November) is another topic for another day! But I'm headed there today to see if they have any Skala.

After seeing pics Halee_J's bun results, I'm in.

What ceramide oils/products will you be using? Wheat Germ Oil, Hempseed Oil, AOHSR, Taliah Waajid Protective Mist Bodifier.

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)
Pre-poo weekly with wheat germ/hempseed oil mix, use AOHSR once a week as DC (may add extra wheat germ oil). Mositurize with PMB and seal 3x a week with pre-poo mix.

How often will you be using them?
DC once maybe twice a week, sealing 3x times a week (infusium spritz, PBM moisutrize, seal with oils).

What ceramide oils/products will you be using?

hemp seed
wheat germ oil
sunflower
thinking of getting walnut oil

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)
Hot Oil Treatments (HOT)
sealing

How often will you be using them?
weekly HOTs
sealing 3 to 4 times a week

I'm in!

I'm going to be using hemp seed oil as my ceramide of choice. I currently using hempseed on my scalp but normally I seal my hair. I plan on using the oil twice a week.

Im in ........I was waiting for the the new challenge to open up after seeing halee j's pics and the evolution of her bun im in. Especially if can balance my hair out.
What ceramide oils/products will you be using?

Either sunflower oil or wgo not sure yet.

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)

I will be using in my dc and sitting under my dryer or steaming with a hot towel.

How often will you be using them?
Once a week when i dc my hair.

• What ceramide oils/products will you be using?

WGO and Hemp Seed Oil

Giovanni Tea Tree Condish
I'm going to try to find more products that have these oils in there ingredients.

• How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)

In my Pre-poo and my moisturizing and sealing

• How often will you be using them?

2-3 times a week.

I needed to get back on my ceramides game do I'll join.

I will be using wheat germ oil, safflower oil and maybe taliah waajid protective mist.

I will be using the safflower oil and wheat germ oil as a prepoo/HOT once a week. The protective mist as a moisturizer when needed.

I'd like to be in this one. I'm hoping to see a benefit from using ceramides primarily, as opposed to having them in my oil blends.

I'll be using sunflower, hemp, and wheat germ oils. Aubrey Organics Honeysuckle Rose, as well.

I'm using the oils to seal my twists, and between installs, I will shampoo and DC with AOHSR.

Oils will be used for daily sealing, DC will be done every 2 weeks.

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Welcome Ladies! Everyone has been added up to this point For you ladies new to ceramides, I'm really looking forward to what ceramides will do for you. For those of us already on the ceramide train; I hope we continue to see improvements in the health of our hair. Remeber, as with everything else, consistency is key. So let's keep each other motivated

halee_J said:

Welcome Ladies! Everyone has been added up to this point For you ladies new to ceramides, I'm really looking forward to what ceramides will do for you. For those of us already on the ceramide train; I hope we continue to see improvements in the health of our hair. Remeber, as with everything else, consistency is key. So let's keep each other motivated

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Glad to be a part of the challenge....




Happy Hair Growing!

I'm in again, I"ve been using this since Reecie challenge and my hair retain moisture very well.
I have a mix of walnut, safflower, grapeseed, almond, seseme, wgo that I use to seal every day.
I'll be using wheat germ oil(wgo) with aloe vera as preoil treatment before shampoo, I also use Aubrey conditoner.

I want to join!

What ceramide oils/products will you be using?

Wheat Germ Oil and Aubrey Organics White Camellia

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)

I seal with WGO at night and I cowash with AO WC.

How often will you be using them?

I seal with WGO nightly and I cowash with AO WC often.

I want to join!

What ceramide oils/products will you be using?

grapeseed oil, hemp oil, and Proclaim natural 6 oil ( lots of ceremides and argan oil). DC with Miss Key 10 in 1.

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc)

How often will you be using them?

Sealing nightly with my oil mix. dCing weekly, and adding grapeseed oil to my shampoo and cowashing conditioner. And pre- and doing HOT's with my oil mix.




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I have a question. I usually do a pre-poo with conditioner under a heat cap. Since I'm joining the challenge I want to use Hempseed/Wheat Germ oil mix as my pre-poo. Can I still sit under a heat cap with these oils?

What ceramide oils/products will you be using? Mizani Thermastrength

How will you be using them? (pre-poo, shampoo, DC, leave-in, sealing etc) Heat protectant on wet hair before styling

How often will you be using them? twice a week

I fell off the wagon last year, not again. This stuff makes ALL the difference with my hair.

OP, Mizani ThermaSTRENGTH can be added to the product list