2015 Use Up The Stash Challenge: Session 3

[CodeRed]

Useless, disastrous, unmotivated to succeed.

I bought kinky curly gel and curls passion fruit control paste.

Now not only did I break even, but I added two more.

Maybe you can concentrate on using up your conditioners. I feel like working through stylers is really hard. My daughter has 2 leave in spray conditioners, 1 cream and 1 s-curl bottle and they're probably going to last her until the end of the year. She currently has 4 conditioners going but they won't last her until June and they're all bigger than the leave-ins.

Also... the next session is going to start in 6 weeks... that's still enough time to work on something

 

[xu93texas]

I finished my 2nd jar of Chai Hair Tea from Blue Roze Beauty.

 

[Beany]

I used up 1 pbn mmm

 

[xu93texas]

I'm done with Jakeala Coconut Juice.

 

[faithVA]

I used up 1 of my kccc. And I find a little small sample jar of As I Am Curling Jelly. I'm tempted to buy a small jar of As I Am Curling Jelly because I'm testing out wngs this month. Maybe I look to see what else is in my stash to try out first

 

[ImanAdero]

Used up the APB chocolate mask and my SM Manuka honey mask.

Also used my small Bobeam shampoo bar!

 

[ImanAdero]

Updated:

¥ = used
£ = thrown away
€ = given away

Shampoo:
Garniee Anti Dandruff £
Trader Joes Nourish Spa
Bobeam shampoo bar (6 oz)
Bobeam shampoo bar (2 oz x 2.5) ¥
APB Whipped Cleanser¥

Co Wash:
HE cleansing conditioner
AIA Coconut Cowash
V05 Clarifying Conditioner

Conditioners:
Suave Almond and Shea Butter
BioInfusion Olive Oil Deep
BioInfusion Olive Oil Deep (mix)
ApHogee balancing moisture
APHogee 2 Step
Tresemme Naturals
Shea Moisture Manuka Honey¥
APB white chocolate mousse (almost done)¥
APB Ultra Conditioning Soufflé
SSI Avocado Conditioner
SSI Apple Nectar
SSI Banana Brûlée
V05 Conditioner (almost done)¥

Leave in creams:
Shea Moisture coconut and hibiscus
Shea Moisture JBCO LI
Shea butter mix (x2)
Shea butter mix (travel)
Kinky Curly Knot Today
Living Proof Perfect Hair Day 1oz
CarmaCare B'Leav-In Conditioner
CarmaCare Hair Soufflé
Darcy's Botanical's Leave In
As I Am Hydration Elation¥
APB Leave In (x2)
SSI Coco Cream Leave In
APB hair Cream (x2)
APB Hair Pudding
APB Ayurvedic Pomade

Creams/Styler:
Cantu coconut curling cream
CurlLuxe Twist and Define Cream

Leave in spray:
ApHogee keratin & green tea
Leave In Spray Mix¥
LRC Mega Bounce & Body

Styling:
Eco styler Olive oil gel €
Eco Styler (pink)
3 Sisters Natural Curling Gelo
IC Fantasia hair polisher styling gel
DevaCurl ultra styling gel (sample)
ORS lock & twist gel
ORS edge control
Luster's Slick Stick
IC Fantasia heat protectant serum
Tresseme Thermal Creations Spray
WonderCurl Curl Controlling Lotion
Eco Cocktail
Curls Blueberry Control Paste
AIA Smoothing Gel
SSI Macadamia Fixing Gel

Oils:
Safflower¥
Jojoba
Almond
Castor
Scalp Oil Mix
Coconut
Sunflower and Red Palm

I think I'm going to get rid of a few more products honestly because I just know I'm not gonna use them. Probably will get rid of the suave conditioner or a gel.... or mix the ORS and Fantasia styling products together.

 

[CodeRed]

Gave away the 1.5 Spa Haus Conditioners. They were ok - I used the old one that came in the 20 oz bottle as a cleanser before and it worked well to make my hair clean. The ones I have are "hydrating" and "moisturizing" but still have a lot of proteins in them (even though they are the moisturizing kind). I don't need them so away they go.

 

[faithVA]

It seems that I used up one of my kknt and I don't remember when.

Haven't used up anything else lately but used a few things during my last 3 washes. I did a water rinse yesterday and used the NG leave-in and did a flat twist out with the BlueRoze Flax Seed Gel. Then I cowashed today with Jessicurl Too Shea and then twisted my hair up with the BR Flax Seed Gel.

Over the weekend I opened up one of my jars of kccc and started on it.

For now going to concentrate on the NG leave-in, hazelnut oil and the BR Flax seed gel until I change styles.

 

[Dayjoy]

Used up:
L'Oreal Total Repair 5 Damage Erasing Balm--not a repurchase
Joico K-Pak Reconstruct Conditioner--not a repurchase, I think I bought the wrong one, replaced with Ion Reconstruct
CON Green liter--can't repurchase, but I have one more

I'm moving my JBCO and Grapeseed oil back to haircare from skincare. After three weeks JBCO did nothing for my brows or lashes. I'm mixing it with shampoo per that thread. I really like it.

 

[CodeRed]

Used up Eva NYC Hair Mask and 1 VO5 conditioner tonight.

Edit: Going to be using my daughter's Marianna Nature's Advantage Fresh Apple conditioner (2/3rds of a gallon left) as a protein treatment (replacing Eva NYC) until it's gone or she needs it back again I gave her enough conditioner to last until the end of June though... I've been doing a lot of light protein treatments to build my hair up for my next relaxer at the beginning of May (3 light protein treatments a week). I think I'm going to do a "corrective" one because the last time I went I thought it took really well but it didn't... It was definitely the relaxer I brought and not the salon's fault. When I was applying it at home I thought I just didn't smooth well enough... I feel bad that I gave it to them now Anyway, I hope it goes well because I've never done a corrective before.

 

[Dayjoy]

I am giving my Sebastian Cellophanes (full bottle each of clear and brilliant brown plus nearly empty bottles of each) to my sister. I used the brown a few weeks ago and not only did it do nothing for my grays, but I haven't liked the way my hair has felt since. I loved it when jk was relaxed but now I think it will be better for her type 3 hair than it will be for my and DD's type 4 hair.

 

[divinerae]

Geez this was an eye opener! I would just like to figure out my holy grail products instead of jumping around and trying any and everything. Perhaps 2 in each category is a good goal. It's a shame that out of all this stuff the only thing I know my hair likes for sure is the Aphogee 2 Step.

Bold=Will Repurchase/Holy Grail
*=Havent used
Italic= Like but the verdict is still out if it is THE one
#=Meh
-->= used up or given away

Shampoos
Bobeam Shampoo Bar Honey Shea Shampoo Bar
Bobeam Shampoo Bar Detox Black Vanilla....Clay Bar *
Shea Moisture JBCO shampoo
Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing shampoo
Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Shampoo #
OGX Ever Straight *
Suave Daily Clarifying
Agadir Argan Oil
Roux Moisturizing Shampoo
L'oreal Total Repair 5

Co-Wash
As I Am Coconut Cowash (3)
Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Cowash
Eden Cleansing Cowash *

Conditioners
VO5 Clarifying Conditioner (2)
Aphogee Balancing Moisturizer
Shea Moisture Manuka Honey(2)
Shea Moisture Curl and Shine (3)
Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter
Shea Moisture Tahitian Noni & Monoi Rinse Out
Aussie Moist
OGX Ever Straight*
Tresemme Nourishing Moisture (2)
Tresemme Radiant Volume (2)
Tresemme Perfectly UnDone
Tresemme Flawless Curls Curl Hydration (2)
Garnier Fructis Damage Eraser*
Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition*
Agadir Argan Oil Conditioner
Roux Moisturizing Conditioner
L'Oreal Total Repair 5
L'Oreal Total Repair 5 Extreme

Deep Conditioners
Aphogee Curlific Texture Treatment
Silk Elements Mega Silk*
Shea Moisture Manuka Honey Hair Masque
Shea Moisture JBCO Hair Masque (3)
Shea Moisture Superfruit Hair Masque (3)
Shea Moisture Tahitian Noni & Monoi (2)
Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter (2)
Macadamia Deep Repair Masque*
Kanechom Kaite Butter
Camille Rose Algae Renew (2)
Silicon Mix
Crece Pelo
Bee Mine Bee U Ti Ful*
Alikay Naturals Honey And Sage
Roux Mendex
L'Oreal Total Repair 5 Damage Erasing Balm

Leave-Ins
As I am Leave In
It's A 10 original*
Shea Moisture JBCO (2)
Camille Rose Moisture Milk (2)
Redken Anti Snap*
Paul Mitchell The Conditioner
GVP version of PM The Conditioner
Salerm 21 Silk Protein(2)
Lacio Lacio
Crece Pelo Leave In*
Shea Moisture Raw Shea Butter Detangler
KKNT (2)
Aphogee Keratin & Green Tea Reconstructurizer (2)
Alikay Naturals Lemongrass Leave In Conditioner


Stylers
Curls Passion Fruit Curl Control Paste
Hicks Edges
Creme of Nature Argan Oil Perfect Edges
As I Am Curling Jelly*
As I Am Twist Defining Cream*
Cantu Coconut Curling Cream*
Chi Shine Infusion Spray
Chi Infra Texture Hair Spray(2)
Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti Humidity Hairspray
Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie
Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Gel
Shea Moisture JBCO Styling Lotion(2)
KKCC (2)
Camille Rose Curl Maker (2)
Camille Rose Almond Jai Twisting Butter
Eco Styler Brown*
Eco Styler Clear
Eco Styler Olive Oil
Eco Styler Argan Oil
Eco Styler Curl Cocktail*
Eden Body Works Curl Defining Creme*
Bee Mine Bee Hold Curly Butter*
Motions Foaming Wrap Lotion(2)
Shea Moisture Coconut and Hibiscus Mousse
Shea Moisture Coconut and Hibiscus Moisture Mist
Nairobi Wrap It
Alikay Naturals Creme Brûlée Curling Delight*
Alikay Naturals Hair Parfait*
L'Oreal Extraordinary Oil
L'Oreal Dry Oil

Protein Treatments
Aphogee 2 Minute*
Aphogee 2 Step

Heat Protectants
Chi 44 Iron Guard (Sample)
Chi Silk Infusion
Silk Elements Mega Silk Orginal
Silk Elements Mega Silk Olive
Kenra Platinum Blow Dry Spray*
Tresemme Platinum Strength*
Tresemme Heat Tamer *
Nairobi Cream Press *
L'Oreal Sleek It Iron Straight Heatspray *
L'Oreal Blow Dry It Quick Dry Primer Spray*


Total # of products: 129
Total # of products used:
Total # of products purchased:
Total # of products since challenge:

By the end of Session 1 I should have some Tresseme Conditioners, Alikay Naturals Lemongrass Leave In Conditioner,Shea Moisture Coconut and Hibiscus Mousse,Suave Daily Clarifying,Camille Rose Moisture Milk, KKNT, KKCC, Alikay Naturals Honey And Sage and Camille Rose Algae Renew finished.

 

[faithVA]

Was able to give away my SM Manuka Honey Conditioner

But then today I purchased 2 jars of the Sweet Soul Magic gel But it was a good sell of $10 off each jar. I couldn't pass it up. Just going to put those towards the back and focus on the CR Aloe Whip and the BlueRoz Flaxseed Gel.

 

[CodeRed]

Returned 4 Yes To conditioners today. I didn't need them... I only bought them because I got coupons

 

[CodeRed]

Used up the rest of the hydrolyzed quinoa protein today.

 

[Lanea87]

Im jumping in as usual! Copied and paste from Session 3 of 2014.

Conditioner
ORS Replenishing Pak- Professional
Shea Moisture Anti-Breakage Masque
Shea Moisture Balancing Conditioner
Shea Moisture Volumizing Conditioner
Shea Moistue Restorative Conditioner
Shea Moisture Curl & Shine Conditioner
Aubrey Honeysuckle Rose Moisturizing
Aubrey Island Natural Replenishing
Carols Daughter Black Vanilla Hydrating
Trader Joes Tea Tree Tingle Conditioner
Trader Joes Nourish Spa Conditioner
Aphogee Keratin 2 Minute Reconstructor
Alikay Naturals- Honey and Sage Deep Conditioner
Aussie 3 Min Deeeep
============================================
Aussie Moist
Suave Humectant Moisture
Herbal Essences Hello Hydration

Leave-In/Moisturizer
Coconut Souffle by Mizani
Mizani H2O Intense Night-Time Treatment
Cantu SheaButter Leave-In
Shea Moisture Curl Enhancing Smoothie (x2)
Eden Body Works Coconut Shea All Natural Leave In Conditioner
Hawaiian Silky Miracle Worker 14 in 1
Mane Choice- Doesn't Get Much "BUTTER" Than This
Alikay Naturals- Moisture Rich Hair Parfait
Alikay Naturals- Lemongrass Leave In Conditioner


**I am only listing things that I NEED to get rid of or things that I am unsure about. Staples are not listed!**

 

[Dayjoy]

I finally finished up my homemade End All Hair Balm. SO GLAD it's gone.


ETA I'm down to three items on my Use It Up short list. I'm pretty sure I'll get through at least two of them before the session is over.

 

[faithVA]

The blue rose flax gel works well with my perm rods. Tonight I washed and used CR aloe whip on my flat twist and used the blue rose with my perm rod set in the front.

 

[ImanAdero]

I'm getting braids today. I think I'm getting Senegalese twists, but I dunno... I might actually just want my own hair done and leave thy for. Month.

Either way, today is wash day and I just love whittling down my stash.

For the next 4 weeks (whichever style I get), I'm going to concentrate on using a APB leave in (spray), mixing one of my other leave ins (maybe DB) with water to make a spray, and using an oil mix up.

Also got rid of the suave conditioner and mixed the two gels together with an oil. We'll see how I like it when my style comes out.

 

[NaturallyATLPCH]

So today I used up Bellezza Naturale Skin's Strawberry Restorative Mask and B.A.S.K.'s Vanilla Whiskey soak.

I've also given away some things to my brother in law and sister.

I'm just going to, for the record, say that if APB has a sale, I'm purchasing some oils, puddings, and DCs.

I have staple vendors though and that's a huge start for me!

 

[krissyhair]

I am going through this shea moisture conditioner and curl and style milk. They don't last as long as some other products. I need more to maintain the lotioney feeling.

 

[Dayjoy]

I was weak today. I went into CosmoProf to pick up something for a friend and saw a 500ml pump jar of Joico Moisture Recovery Treatment Balm for only $13. I paid $7.99 for the still untried 250ml tube I bought at TJMaxx. I HAD to buy this. With all the great reviews, my hair is BOUND to love it...I also bought Sebastian Trilliant heat protectant spray.

 

[oneastrocurlie]

Haven't used up anything

I did buy a travel size Carols Daughter leave in for $2 at Target last week. That's it.

 

[CodeRed]

Ya'll... there's still almost 6 weeks left... That's plenty of time to get through some conditioner at least, depending on how long your hair is/how much you use... I tell you, those stylers are really hard to work through but if you concentrate on using one rinse out/deep conditioner at a time, you'll use something up

 

[oneastrocurlie]

Ya'll... there's still almost 6 weeks left... That's plenty of time to get through some conditioner at least, depending on how long your hair is/how much you use... I tell you, those stylers are really hard to work through but if you concentrate on using one rinse out/deep conditioner at a time, you'll use something up

Yes on the stylers. This sm ces is going to last me decades! Lol.

Oh and I think I'm going to stick to one DC at a time instead of switching every week.

 

[Dayjoy]

Yes on the stylers. This sm ces is going to last me decades! Lol.

Oh and I think I'm going to stick to one DC at a time instead of switching every week.

I KNOW about the SM CES. I should have chosen a different styler to use up next, but nooooo, I wanted to know understand the hype behind CES. And I stick to ONE THING in the category until it's all gone. I'm really trying to WORK this challenge.

 

[uofmpanther]

Ya'll... there's still almost 6 weeks left... That's plenty of time to get through some conditioner at least, depending on how long your hair is/how much you use... I tell you, those stylers are really hard to work through but if you concentrate on using one rinse out/deep conditioner at a time, you'll use something up

I'm going to try to get back to using deep conditioner once a week. It is better for my stash list and my hair. The stylers are killing me.

 

[CodeRed]

Used up 1 VO5 conditioner

 

[gorgeoushair]

I could have sworn I posted in this thread but maybe it was the old one. Well I used up HH Peach Waves and SD Wheat Germ Leave In. Now I need to use up HH The Deep C-1 more use, HH Pink Lemonade-1-2 more uses, HH Soft Coconut Marshmallows, HH Liquid Cake Batter, HQ Go Deep DC-1 more use, HQ Coconut Mango Repair Mask-2 more uses, and MHC Buttery Soy-trying to use up half the jar. It's a 16oz jar and a little goes a long way.

Used up HH Pink Lemonade and HQ Go Deep DC