Board Reccomendations that worked Wonders for you!

[HoneyA]

Good heavens! Where do I begin?

S-Curl
CON detangling poo
coconut oil for pre pooing overnight
castor oil for sealing
olive oil for sealing and prepooing overnight
ORS Replenishing Conditioner
Biotin
Flaxseed Oil
B-100
heating cap
satin cap/scarf
protective styling
DC ing 2x week w/heat
frequent washing
co washing
low manipulation

 

[Tebby1017]

Great thread! Let's see....baggie was a big hit for me. Protective, lo-mani, Surge 14, and from what it looks like, MN.

Tebby

 

[RubyWoo]

Deep conditioning every 3-4 days
Protective Styling
Deep conditioning in braids
Mizani Moisturfuse
Lacio Lacio
Salerm 21
Silicon Mix Leave-in
Design Essentials Moisture Retention poo
Using salon quality products
ORS Replenishing Conditioner
Using a serum after applying a leave-in
air drying
roller setting/silk wrap/roller wrapping
Applying conditioner (with silk protein) and oil to relaxed ends prior to relaxing
Half/Half method for relaxing
combing only on wash day

 

[Jetblackhair]

1. Moisture/Protein Balance
2. Castor Oil
3. Salerm 21
4. Coconut Oil
5. Lacio Lacio
6. Silicon Mix

 

[Angelicus]

Dominican products (I loved them so much that I became an authorized retailer)
Flat Ironing (I had never heard of a flat iron until I joined this board)

 

[prospurr4]

Wow, where do I begin...let's see:

1. protein/moisture balance
2. covering hair at bedtime
3. regular deep conditioning
4. protein treatments
5. weekly washing
6. Giovanni Direct Leave-in
7. extra virgin coconut oil
8. castor oil
9. dropping direct heat
10. dropping spritz and other products with SD alcohol
11. ACV rinses
12. daily moisturizing
13. protective styles
14. vitamins/supplements for overall health as well as hair growth
15. fingercombing
16. stretching relaxers
17. limit manipulation
18. rollersetting with water only
19. postpone trimming until a major goal is met
20. diluting shampoo with water
21. stop being heavy-handed with products
22. pincurling
23. crosswrapping
24. flexirods
25. scarf method (Sylver2)

Well, that's all that I can think of right now. This board has been a Godsend..thanks LHCF!

ETA: I remembered a few more:

26. using silk protein when relaxing
27. oiling previously-relaxed ends when doing a touchup
28. the correct way to neutralize the relaxer
29. washing my hair in the shower (instead of the sink) to minimize tangles
30. Vo5 conditioners
31. dropping the brush and using the comb only when hair is wet

 

[Evazhair]

I forgot:

Alter Ego Garlic Hot oil treatment-staple!!!
ayurvedic powders
vatika oil
Biolage CeraRepair Hydratherapie

 

[Cleve_gryl]

Yes this site has been Heaven sent!!!

• Deep conditioning
• Lacio Lacio
• NTM Silk Touch
• Jojoba oil for sealing
• Detangling under shower
• Cowashes
• Protective styling
• Dusting
• Rollersets with no setting lotion

 

[sunshinebeautiful]

Right now s-curl has been saving my hair.

I have been having trouble keeping moisture in my hair during the winter. Well, I tried some s-curl and sealed and my hair has been soft for days, even when exposed to the elements.

This is a HUGE victory for me!

 

[newflowers]

Wow - I'm not sure I know where to start - I have completely and totally new hair thanks to all of you wonderful ladies.

1. new relaxer process that includes
a. using protein reconstructor before neutralizing
b. using an acv rinse - striaght to white suds
c. porosity control

2. more frequent deep conditioning with a real deep conditioner
3. castor and camellia oils
4. using my beloved phyto products in the right way
5. proteins
a. silk amino acids
b. silk peptide powder
c. hydrolyzed wheat protein
d. marine collagen

and 6 which is general better hair care

ETA - Polly and Company
From Nature With Love
Oils By Nature
Lotioncrafters
Snowdrift Farms

 

[Miss*Tress]

- Co-washing
- Using oils especially coconut oil, castor oil, Vatika
- Ayurvedic products: amla, shikikai, aritha powders
- Henna & indigo; cassia
- No more brushing and using a wide-toothed comb
- Daily moisturizing
- Protective hairstyles
- Wearing a satin scarf or bonnet for sleeping
- Baggying
- No/Low direct heat

 

[DozenRoses99]

Co-washing
Elucence MB
castor oil

 

[PecanCandy]

1. HYH (challenges, but the concept itself works wonders)
2. Relaxer stretching
3. Giovanni Direct
4. Chi Silk Infusion
5. Oil rinses
6. Olive Oil in conditioners
7. Castor Oil on ends
8. Not combing dry hair
9. Less to no direct heat
10. Jilbere shower comb

 

[youwillrise]

hooray for these.

products:

CHI silk infusion
Kenra MC as a leave-in (as a dc too w/ my added stuff)
aphogee hardcore treatment

techniques and things:

low manipulation
hiding my hair
protein/moisture balance
protective styling

 

[vevster]

1. Phytospecific Relaxer
2. Pre pooing
3. Macherieamour's advice and blog(heard about on THIS site)
4. Pibbs dryer

 

[MonaLisa]

Lo-manipulation
Cowashing
Prepooing/Conditioning on Dry Hair
Importance of Deep conditioning
Aveda Damage Remedy/Brilliant
Silk Amino Acids
Hair2Heaven End All
Garnier Fructis
Pantene Breakage Defense Mask
Shikakai/Vatika Oil
Cassia
Utilizing Essential Oils
Jamaican Black Castor Oil
Dove Moisture Mist
CHI Silk Infusion
Bone Combs
Braidouts!

 

[caramelcutieinva]

Kids Organic Shea Butter Detangling Moisturizer
Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
Garnier Fructis Curl and Shine and Sleek and Shine styling products
Adding oil to a relaxer
relaxer stretching
co washing
mane n tail shampoo and conditioner
bantu knots
braid outs
twist outs
shower comb
pre poo
caruso rollers
protective styles
satin bonnets

 

[mzcris]

*Rollersets then saran wrap hair
*Nexxus Heat Protection when I flat iron my roots
*Pantene Mask
*Joico Products
*Going back to a lye relaxer...no more no-lye relaxers
*Stretching...although I only will go to 8 weeks
*Lenzi's Request...I get growth all the time
*Dusting
*Using serum, leave in cond & water to set my hair vs. using setting lotion

Good Thread by the way!!!

 

[bbdgirl]

Coconut oil to seal, and to soften new growth
EVOO
Jojoba oil
Amla oil
BB Growth oil- it's actually a nice mix of oils
Stretch relaxers
MSM, flaxseed oil, Biotin,
Silicon Mix
Giovanni Direct leave in
Co-washing
Comb hair only when wet and saturated with Cond.
moisture/protein balance
and most importantly DC every week

Thanks LHCF

 

[Sounique]

Castor oil
Deep conditioning
Moisturizing
Low manipulation
Relaxer stretching
Sealing
Patience
Saran wraps
Satin scarfs & bonnets
Co-washing
Braidouts
Carrot juice
serums
leave-in conditioners

 

[The Girl]

MSM
Dominican conditioners (this thread sealed it, I am buying Lacio Lacio tomorrow)
Giovannis Leave In
Vatika Oil
Liquid Multivitamins
rollersetting
Castor oil for lashes brows and edges
Flaxseed oil
Bonnets at night
MN
Low/No mani
No/Low direct heat
Maxiglide
Chi Silk Infusion/ NTM serum
Protective Styles to get past shoulder length
The no metal hair things for lil momma's hair
aspirin and lemon face mask
hydrogen peroxide for lots of stuff


I think that is it

 

[pazyamor]

Umm...how about

1. Oil Rinses
2. Cowashing
3. Relaxer Stretching
4. Lo heat/lo-mani
5. Deep conditioning with every wash
6. protetin/mositure balance
7. protecting my ends
8. moisturizing and sealing
9. MN
10. Loving my New growth...it's a good sign!

 

[audacity.]

Aloe Vera Gel
Nightly Baggy
CON Shampoo
Pre-pooing
Supplements
DCing

All have worked wonders for my hair!!!

 

[mercedes826]

Products
Alma oil
CON(green label)
Motions Moisture Plus
MTG
Lacio Lacio
S-curl
ORS Replenishing Pak
Vatika oil
BT
Vo5 strawberries and cream cond.
supplements


Pratices
Oil rinsing
protective styling
co-wasing
protein/moisture balance
finger combing
Rollersetting
co-washing
moisturizing/sealing daily
combing on wash day
deep conditioning
covering hair at night(silk/satin scarf)
trimming as needed
airdrying
relaxer stretching

 

[ShaniKeys]

1. deep conditioning in sections under a hood dryer
2. baggying my ends
3. moisturizing daily (esp. the ends)
4. scalp massages with essential oils
5. protective styles to retain length
6. Keracare Humecto

 

[Evolving78]

Co-washing
clarifying
Suave naturals conditioner

 

[MrsQueeny]

Co washing
Clarifying
Oil rinses
Pantene hair mask
bone combs
Washing hair in 4 sections
Shower filter
Micro fiber hair towels
Braid outs
Castor oil !!! Q

 

[foxieroxienyc]

I'm still fairly new around here but I've picked up some GREAT pointers and products that have worked wonders for me. Those are:

Aphogee Keratin 2 min Reconstructor
Pantene Relaxed and Natural Breakage Mask
Salerm 21 (my stylist used this on me today just by chance, I AM IN LOOOOOVE with this stuff - went and bought some immediately).
ORS Olive Oil Moisturizer (stylist recommended this one too)
Roller setting (wet and dry)
Air drying
A genuine LOVE for my hair for the first time in my life. I look forward to nurturing it and taking care of it as best I can.

Gosh I cant wait to have my own natural WL hair. Patience will be rewarded.