fast gro regimen - week 7

I wasn't able to wash my hair last week because I was too sick. I really wanted to, but knew it would be in my best interest if I just held off until I was feeling a little better. It's been 2 weeks now since my last shampoo and I had enough. I'm not completely over this cold but heck I can't go another week like this. So I washed my hair.

Products used:
Confiderm Scalp Oil
Nexxus Therappe Shampoo
Conditioned with 1/2 cup Moisturefuse and 1/2 cup Kerafuse
Leave in Conditioners - Lacio Lacio
Rollerset with water


Results:
I wasn't too excited because it's a moderate protein week in the regimen. My hair tangles with protein. I hate tangles cause it usually means more hair than necessary will be lost trying to remove the tangles. I did notice quite a bit of shedding, but it's probably because I haven't been combing my hair for most of this week. Haven't really seen any breakage so that it good. Overall okay results.

fast gro regimen - week 6

Unfortunately I was too sick to complete the week 6 regimen....bad cold, cough - the works! Will continue from week 7. *Sigh* 4 weeks to wait till my next love affair with Mizani Fulfyl.

fast gro regimen - week 5

Products used:

Prepooed with Coconut oil mixed with a little castor oil
Stopitt Hair & Scalp Treatment Shampoo
Nexxus Therappe Shampoo
Conditioned with Mizani Fulfyl
Leave in Conditioners - Lacio Lacio, Hask Placenta Leave-in
Rollerset with water


Results:
Ok I'm going to skip to the conditioner because this was the best part of my wash day. The Mizani Fulfyl was FAB-U-LOUS! My hair doesn't respond well to protein normally. As soon as I add any kind of protein it gets tangled and hard. This Fulfyl was great! My hair was very tangled from the Dandruff shampoo but you would never guess that the way the Fulfyl detangled it. I'm ecstatic!!!! I will definitely be putting this on my list of keepers.

Great results this week (because of the Fulfyl). Little shedding and minimal hair loss while setting!

Week 6 here I come.... to be continued.

fast gro regimen - week 4

this is my documentation of my experience with Kena's 13wk Fast-Gro Regimen.

Products used:
Prepooed with Hask Placenta Leave-in Treatment
Stopitt Hair & Scalp Treatment Shampoo
Nexxus Therappe Shampoo
Deep conditioned for 20 mins with Nexxus Humectress
Leave in Conditioners - Lacio Lacio
Rollerset with water and a dime sized amount of Fantasia IC Hair Polish (in pink bottle)

Results:

I would have never thought of using the Hask Placenta as a pre-poo but I trust ya Kena lol. My scalp has been itching for the past couple weeks so I decided to try a dandruff shampoo. I was a little skeptical because dandruff shampoos tend to strip my hair like nobody's business. Bf has dandruff problems so I decided to try some of his shampoo (which works really well for him). I applied a small amount of the Stopitt shampoo just to my scalp and worked it in. I was stunned. My hair did not tangle! (I have no idea what is in this stuff but it worked well...much less itching).Next I shampooed with Nexxus Therappe then deep conditioned for about 15-20 mins with the Humectress. The results were very good. My hair was easy to detangle when rinsing and very soft. After rinsing I applied the Lacio Lacio (I love this stuff...why don't they make it in a bigger bottle??) added a little hair polish and rollerset with water only.This week's results were very nice....I'm seeing progress. I was happy that my hair showed less breakage in the shower and how soft and manageable it was. If I can keep this up I can recover from the breakage I experienced earlier this year.

Week 5 here I come.... to be continued.

fast gro regimen - week 3

This is my documentation of my experience with Kena's 13wk Fast-Gro Regimen.Products used:

VO5 Hot oil treatmentShampooed with Nexxus Therappe Shampoo
Deep conditioned for 20 mins with Nexxus Humectress
Rinsed with Smooth Down Butter Treat
Leave in Conditioners - Infusium 23 diluted with water and Lacio Lacio
Rollerset with Fantasia IC Hair Polish (in pink bottle)

Results:
I found one of the 1-minute VO5 hot treatment vials in my cupboard so I decided to use it since I've had really good results with these in the past (I'd almost forgotten how good these were.) Maybe I'll start using them more often again.Anyhow I shampooed with Therappe (I love the way this shampoo smells -like pure cocounut) and it did not tangle my hair in the slightest. Even after 2 applications, my hair was reasonably detangled.I applied the Humectress, worked it in and then plastic capped and sat under the dryer for what was to be 10 mins. I actually lost track of time, (no doubt from watching tv) so I actually spent 20 mins under the dryer.I rinsed and applied Redken Smooth Down Butter just to see if it would have any additional detangling properties. To me it didn't....my hair started to feel slightly tangled. I had to follow with more Humectress to correct how the Redken left my hair feeling. I combed through under the shower and then applied Lacio Lacio (this stuff is A-MAZ-ING!!), IC Hair polish and rollerset with heavily diluted Infusium 23.I've taken out the rollers and pin-curled. This is one of my first times pin-curling so I hope it works out well. They were very comfortable to sleep in last night.I haven't combed out the curls yet, but I didn't really notice much breakage this week in the shower. Normally my drain is clogged with hair but this week all went well.Last week I moisturized daily with Silken Child (love how this smells too) and a mix of coconut and castor oils. This actually worked well for me. I find I prefer a little oil every day after my moisturizer. My hair feels very soft and silky.Overall the results were good. I like the fact that I shed less hair and experienced less breakage than normal this past week.

Let's see what week 4 has to hold.... to be continued.

fast-gro regimen - week 2

this is my documentation of my experience with Kena's 13wk Fast-Gro Regimen.Products used:

Based scalp with Mizani Confiderm scalp oil overnight
Clarified with Nexxus Aloe Rid Shampoo & Treatment
Deep conditioned for 20 mins with 1/2 Mizani Hydrafuse and 1/2 Mizani Kerafuse
Rinsed with Aussie Moist conditioner to give better slip
Leave in Conditioners - Infusium 23 diluted with water and Lacio Lacio
Rollerset with a dime sized amount of Fantasia IC Hair Polish (in pink bottle)

Results:It's the first week after my relaxer and the clarifying went really well. My hair was not tangled after the shampoo, but got a little tangled after the treatment.The recommendation was 1cup Hydrafuse and 1 cup Kerafuse, but I found this was too much for my hair so I lessened it to about 1/4 cup each (I just eye-balled it...no time for precise measurements). I was able to get coverage like a virgin relaxer. The deep conditioner went okay, my hair wasn't tangled, but after washing out it didn't have the slip I like so I followed with the Aussie Moist conditioner. Combing out under the shower was fairly easy.
After the rollerset, I combed out and wrapped. I noticed a little breakage while brushing into the wrap. This is nothing new, as far as I can remember this has always happened to my hair.Overall the results were good, but not fantastic. I think my hair has some kind of love hate relationship with protein. Some weeks it responds well, other times it doesn't.

Let's see what week 3 has to hold.... to be continued.