I tried a version of this 3 weeks ago my hair. I say a version because I kept the amino acids, but created a conditioning clay mask instead.
In my water phase I used fresh AVG and a bit of water, honey, and cetrimonium chloride for conditioning and detangling. (I made the mistake of not straining the aloe very well.) In the oil phase I used tallow, babassu oil (in place of coconut oil), BTMS, cetyl alcohol, and cetearyl alcohol. These last three ingredients would make the conditioner base.
After combining the two phases, I added kaolin clay, goats milk powder, and the three amino acids and some more water until it got to the consistency that I wanted.
I totally forgot how long
@Chicoro said she left hers on for and since I didn't want my hair to get too hard I left it on for only 10 minutes.
The result, really soft hair! Like, REALLY soft. I was a bit concerned that my strands had been loosened a bit, but because I did this mask in twists I couldn't tell.
I only used about half of the mix, so I strained it properly and stored it in the fridge with the intention of using it a few days later.
Week 2 I used the mixture, but this time added triphala, spirulina, and kelp powder so that I could continue with my capillary schedule. This time I left the mix on for 20 minutes. I still wasn't sure if my hair would feel super strengthened. After this my hair felt super soft, like the afro Barbie that I bought baby girl for Christmas. The only time that my hair has felt like this is when my hair is fully, FULLY detangled. I did this mask in twists, again, but when I rinsed, I loosed each twist. My coils didn't appear to have been stretched.
This week I tried my regular clay mask + ayurvedic herbs along with the three amino acids, but a slightly different quantity (1/4 tsp each of cystine and cysteine, and 1/8 tsp methionine). I pre-pood over night with coconut oil. My hair felt sooo good. Yes, it was damp from being covered in plastic for hours, but still. Then I used my mask. I did this in twists again. Later in the evening, I went to break down my twists, but I noticed that there were quite a few areas that are matted and holding on to sheds. I'm not sure if that happened during the week or during this wash. Until I wash my hair next week, I won't be able to tell if it just
feels like a bunch of shed hair, but are only just a few or if I had extra shedding this week.
Overall, I like this treatment, so I'll have to figure out how often I should include it in my routine. I'll lay off until at least March so that I can figure this out.
